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¤ SUBJECT: Aland situation
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To whoever may receive this message;
I am Guang Yao, Guildmaster of the Independent Miners Guild.
I imagine at this point, almost everyone will have heard that we are at war with the Kingdom of Bretonia. With a lot of the preliminary discussions out of the way, we felt it appropriate to issue a public statement on the matter.
The Independent Miners Guild is currently engaged in a war with the Kingdom of Bretonia, over the attempted Bretonian Conquest of Aland Shipyard.
This is the result of an ultimatum issued to us, which was essentially a demand to hand over or "lease" the shipyard to the Kingdom of Bretonia to assist in their war effort against the Kingdom of Gallia.
Of course, the seizure of the shipyard, whether with our cooperation or without, will not help the Kingdom of Bretonia in their war situation. Aland is a civilian shipyard, it is not staffed, crewed, or supplied to construct IMG warships, much less Bretonian ones.
However, given the Kingdom of Bretonia's dire situation, they saw the opportunity to seize a shipyard from a neutral power that didn't have major house backing, even if it offered low chances of success in prolonging their war against the Kingdom of Gallia.
We were issued a demand, to hand over control of Aland Shipyard, or face forceful seizure of all our assets in Bretonia, as well as the shipyard itself.
We refused.
I'm happy to say we have received support from many sides, some expected, some not, and we intend to hold fast and defend Aland and our other Bretonian holdings against the aggression of the Bretonian Crown.
We had always attempted to maintain a neutral stance between the houses, as an Independent Miners Guild that is not tied to one of the great houses. Until the Bretonian demand, it seemed like all five of them respected our neutrality, now this number has been reduced to four. We have seen the aggression of the Bretonian Crown against the independent populace of Gran Canaria, and perhaps acted too slowly in their support. We have watched many independent organizations rise and fall, some of which perhaps could have survived with greater support from the Guild.
Now we find ourselves a victim of our balancing act, targeted by the aggression of a house. But we will not submit to them, and we have backing of some of our allies and friends we have made over the years. We will continue to resist the Bretonian aggression, and pledge ourselves to greater support of the independence movements in the Omegas and elsewhere.
We remain open to reasonable talks about the situation, until then, we will find our supporters where we can, and will accept any help against the Bretonian onslaught.
I imagine at this point, almost everyone will have heard that we are at war with the Kingdom of Bretonia. With a lot of the preliminary discussions out of the way, we felt it appropriate to issue a public statement on the matter.
The Independent Miners Guild is currently engaged in a war with the Kingdom of Bretonia, over the attempted Bretonian Conquest of Aland Shipyard.
This is the result of an ultimatum issued to us, which was essentially a demand to hand over or "lease" the shipyard to the Kingdom of Bretonia to assist in their war effort against the Kingdom of Gallia.
Of course, the seizure of the shipyard, whether with our cooperation or without, will not help the Kingdom of Bretonia in their war situation. Aland is a civilian shipyard, it is not staffed, crewed, or supplied to construct IMG warships, much less Bretonian ones.
However, given the Kingdom of Bretonia's dire situation, they saw the opportunity to seize a shipyard from a neutral power that didn't have major house backing, even if it offered low chances of success in prolonging their war against the Kingdom of Gallia.
We were issued a demand, to hand over control of Aland Shipyard, or face forceful seizure of all our assets in Bretonia, as well as the shipyard itself.
We refused.
I'm happy to say we have received support from many sides, some expected, some not, and we intend to hold fast and defend Aland and our other Bretonian holdings against the aggression of the Bretonian Crown.
We had always attempted to maintain a neutral stance between the houses, as an Independent Miners Guild that is not tied to one of the great houses. Until the Bretonian demand, it seemed like all five of them respected our neutrality, now this number has been reduced to four. We have seen the aggression of the Bretonian Crown against the independent populace of Gran Canaria, and perhaps acted too slowly in their support. We have watched many independent organizations rise and fall, some of which perhaps could have survived with greater support from the Guild.
Now we find ourselves a victim of our balancing act, targeted by the aggression of a house. But we will not submit to them, and we have backing of some of our allies and friends we have made over the years. We will continue to resist the Bretonian aggression, and pledge ourselves to greater support of the independence movements in the Omegas and elsewhere.
We remain open to reasonable talks about the situation, until then, we will find our supporters where we can, and will accept any help against the Bretonian onslaught.
To my fellow Guildswomen and Guildsmen;
For the Guildsmembers in the Taus and in Coronado:
I urge cessation of all non-essential patrols, no cardamine interceptions, no Outcast skirmishes unless in immediate defense of the bases. Any excess manpower is to be transferred to the Bretonian front, if South Shields isn't a safe passage, the long way around Kusari is to be used.
Keep your eyes open, do not let your internal security be compromised, and most certainly do not give any kind of clearance to the "Crayterian Republic". Any operations related to them shall continue as planned, and end as planned. All contracts with them should be allowed to expire, and not be renewed. Their Republic is to be treated as an unreliable partner at best, and an enemy at worst.
To our guildsmembers in the Omegas, Bretonia and Rheinland, you've likely already been the target of this war.
I urge you to remain strong, find your friends where you can, and treat your enemies as such. The current instructions are to engage all members of Bretonia law enforcement and intelligence to with extreme prejudice.
But we will not yet target the Crown corporations, we will not attempt to make a bad situation worse, even though they are not giving us anywhere near the same considerations.
One instruction I can give to all guildmembers regardless of position or occupation: The Crayterian traitors are to be exterminated with unlimited prejudice. There should be nothing left of their bodies after they encounter us.
I urge cessation of all non-essential patrols, no cardamine interceptions, no Outcast skirmishes unless in immediate defense of the bases. Any excess manpower is to be transferred to the Bretonian front, if South Shields isn't a safe passage, the long way around Kusari is to be used.
Keep your eyes open, do not let your internal security be compromised, and most certainly do not give any kind of clearance to the "Crayterian Republic". Any operations related to them shall continue as planned, and end as planned. All contracts with them should be allowed to expire, and not be renewed. Their Republic is to be treated as an unreliable partner at best, and an enemy at worst.
To our guildsmembers in the Omegas, Bretonia and Rheinland, you've likely already been the target of this war.
I urge you to remain strong, find your friends where you can, and treat your enemies as such. The current instructions are to engage all members of Bretonia law enforcement and intelligence to with extreme prejudice.
But we will not yet target the Crown corporations, we will not attempt to make a bad situation worse, even though they are not giving us anywhere near the same considerations.
One instruction I can give to all guildmembers regardless of position or occupation: The Crayterian traitors are to be exterminated with unlimited prejudice. There should be nothing left of their bodies after they encounter us.
Guang Yao
IMG Guildmaster