Trade Event: Creation of Trade Alliance

Messengers have been sent to all important faction hubs to inform the merchants of the large empires about further administrative changes and a new alliance that has been forged. And the word spreads:

We are proud to announce a new alliance that has been forged between the Illyriad Trade Council, the Illyriad Trade Union and the Non-Aligned Alliance Movement:

The administrative changes implemented in the previous months led to a significant diversification of trade activities in the land of His Majesty King Sigurd of Illyria and beyond. The long efforts of the Illyriad Trade Council and the Illyriad Trade Union to liberalise Elgean trade have proven beneficial for all races, despite the resistance of parts of the backward nobility preserving their privileges and controlling trade. The current state of trade is satisfying compared to the previous situation but in cooperation with the Council of Five, this alliance has revealed a disgraceful act of treason by the Lannigolds.

Their bold and ruthless behaviour and their desire for power are well known, as is their desire to play King Sigurd like a puppet-king! We have proven to His Majesty King Sigurd of Illyria that the Lannigolds are not only responsible for the leak that made public the secret trade talks in July this year, they actively disturbing trade activities by influencing the trade policy of the Council of Illyria. Their spy activities led to an excessive amount of concessions for trade hubs. We even have strong indications that the Lannigolds are actively cooperating with various perverted factions that are marked as enemy of the crown, in order to aid them establish their own trade hubs. We have observed various secret deliveries of substantial amounts of gold and other resources from such perverted factions to the Lannigolds! We wonder what they plan to do with this riches?

All this treacheries aim for the suppression of common trade activities by splitting up the market, reducing competition, demand and supply and driving up the prices. Sadly, our once brave King seems to be already under control of the Lannigolds and did not dare to openly move against them. But the merchants of Illyriad and the nobles still loyal to the ideals of our King are smarter! Coordination is required to counter the backward policy of the foul Lannigolds!

Therefor we call upon the fair and free lords, ladies and commoners of Elgea:

1. To declare the Lannigolds outlawed and impale every single member of this inbred and dishonourable family and their servants! Boycott the faction hubs of the Lannigolds and the perverted and monstrous faction hubs part of this unholy league! 

2. Instead, concentrate your trade activities on the trade hubs of the Illyriad Trade Council, which are well distributed in Elgea and will allow the establishment of a well-functioning regional and long-distance trade system. Help depriving the Lannigolds of their questionable incomes and (let us!) coordinate Illyriad wide trade activities to resolve the flaw of insufficient regional demand and supply by establishing a large amount of trade activities in the trade hubs of the Illyriad Trade Council.

3. Join the Illyriad Trade Union to increase your trade possibilities, if you like a more personal atmosphere or if you do not have a trader to access faction hubs!

4. Cooperate with or join the Non-Aligned Alliance Movement, if you want to assist in fighting the Lannigolds, or if you feel such a neutral alliance movement could be a good way to develop some long lasting relationships with other alliances in this sometimes rough game.

The Illyriad Trade Council, the Council of the Illyriad Trade Union and the Council of the Non-Aligned Alliance Movement make this joint policy declaration and the outlined trade policy an integral part of their common efforts to prevent the perfidious activities of the Lannigolds and aid in the coordination of a manageable Illyriad wide trade system.

Edited by NAAM Spokesman - 04 Dec 2012 at 14:11

And NAAM is stepping up a gear, focusing on economy opposed to military!  I really do wonder how badly NAAM members are going get hit by Lannigold later on in the game, but I personally love this post ^^

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