Aquileian Revolution Fails, Again
January 28, 1008

The Kingdom of Aquileia, located southwest of the Griffonian Empire, has crushed a republican revolt within its borders and maintained the monarchy. The news reaches Cloudbury, causing a dour mood to sweep the city. When word first had arrived of the revolution, everygriff cheered; there was hope then that the Aquileian republicangriffs would succeed and bring republicanism to Aquileia. For a moment, it had seemed that true republicanism forged in the fire of civic virtue might take root once more in a land long ruled by kings. The news has dashed those hopes.

In 980, following the 978 republician revolution in the Griffon Empire, republicangriffs in Aquileia revolted in the First Aquileian Revolution. They succeeded, but a counter-revolution five years later restored the kingdom and monarch to the throne. Republican sentiment has simmered in Aquileia since then. But now with the Second Aquileian Revoluution failing, it is likely that a brutal crackdown on reublicangriffs will occur, preventing a third revolution anytime soon.

It is a sobering moment for republicangriffs across the continent. For every defeat suffered by the republicangriffs, the fight for a republic rooted in liberty and civic brotherhood becomes harder, but never meaningless. As long as the ideal lives on in the hearts of Griffons, so too does the hope that one day, all shall be citizens, not subjects.