Episode: Paved With Good Intentions III
Posted by Story on 05/21/19
Throughout Arvum, immense efforts have been made to aid refugees displaced by fighting, provide safety for prodigals, and make the Great Road itself far more safe and secure. Diplomatic initiatives led by Princess Saoirse Velenosa helped see local lords take more responsibility for guarding the travelers on their own domains. Pilgrimages led by Princess Alarissa Thrax and another by Lord Kaldur Seliki brought more attention and support for the difficult task for the Knights of Solace. Guard towers built with Gemecittan stone and manned by templars are being built or planned throughout the continent, and numerous initiatives against Abandoned or quarrelous forces have stemmed the bleeding of the Compact's wounds. Perhaps the most noticable change has been in the Oathlands, where so many of the houses have put great effort into talking down their vassals and ending the bloodshed. Houses Fournier and Daveiga are finally in talks that look promising, the raids from the Oathlands into the Lyceum have stopped, and the region has gone from threatening to boil over to a merely dangerous simmer, though violence is still possible and many of the guilty have not yet been brought to justice. There is, of course, still alarm at what happened at Highhill as well.