[Artemisia] Barons' War: WAR COUNSEL!!!

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By Treaty agreement, a Counsel of War will be held on Friday, being the 24th day of the month of July at 8:00 PM at the pavilion of the Ancient Barony of Loch Salann on the site of Barons' War. 



The purpose of this most sober Counsel is to set Alliances for the conduct of the War. (It should be noted that soberness is optional) 



Here is the excerpt from the Treaty: 



I.                    Alliances 

A.     Alliances will be established at a War Counsel on Friday Evening, July 24 th .   Absolutely no alliances may be set, implied or agreed to prior to the War Counsel. 

B.      Individuals, Households, Baronial Troops and War Bands that live within the confines of one of the Principal Baronies must ally for the Barony where they reside.   

1.       Households whose members cross Baronial borders will ally with the Barony where the Head of the Household resides. 

2.       War Bands that cross Baronial borders will be treated as Freebooters or Mercenaries, at the Band’s discretion. 

C.      All other troops will establish their Alliances at the War Counsel 

D.     Conduct of the War Counsel 

1.       Preparation 

a.        Each Baronage of BLS and BGL will prepare a reasonably accurate count of all Heavy and Light troops available for battle from their Baronies. 

b.       Other Baronies, Provinces, and Shires will each send a representative with a reasonably accurate count of all Heavy and Light troops available for battle from their respective groups. 

c.        Freebooter and Mercenary Bands will each send a representative with a reasonably accurate count of all Heavy and Light troops available for battle from their respective Bands 

d.       Other individuals may be gathered-up and attached to groups or bands.   Note: BLS and BGL may not gather individuals from outside of their Lands. 

2.       Food and drink are welcome.   Drink is encouraged. 

3.       Alliances 

a.        BLS and BGL will declare the number of troops they have 

b.       Other Groups and Bands will be broken down to create a reasonably equal number of troops on each side.   Note:   A Barony that takes a Mercenary Band is expected to pay that Band their negotiated price. 

c.        Light Fighters, Thrown Weapons and Artisans will ally according to the alliance of the Heavy fighters.   For example: If Arrow’s Flight allies with BGL, all Rapier, Thrown Weapons, and Artisans will ally with BGL. 

d.       If the alliances create a wide disparity in Light fighters, this will be worked out in Counsel. 



Anyone who dares to take this too seriously will be forced to tithe in either victuals or libations. 



Baron Ryryd ap Gwerstan of the Most Ancient, Nobel, Couragous, and Modest Barony of Loch Salann