Gunnish Media

[Gunnland]

St. Daniel the Stylite
The Stoke News Letter
No. 18

DUKE OF CLYTH DIES. Lord Commander Robert Gunn, the old and childless Duke of Clyth, former chief of Clan Gunn, and brother of the late King Josias, died peacefully at home last night. The new chief, a much younger Robert Gunn (né Wylie), said, "The Old Duke deserved that rarest of blessings in our country: dying peacefully in his own bed." Lord Commander Gunn will be remembered for uniting and professionalizing the Gunnish Army, bitterly divided after the 1945 Clan War, even if critics claimed he ran the Keiths out of the army. A near clan war with the Keiths this summer, based on false accusations of Princess Julian's kidnapping, seriously damaged his reputation and led him to resign his post. The death was announced by Dionysius G. MacHugh, the chief attorney for the clan. Klippenstein announced that Princess Julian would attend the funeral. Her brother Prince Joachas inherits the title Duke of Clyth.

EXTRADITIONS REQUESTED. The Foreign Office has asked the Kingdom of Elben and the High Kingdom of Warre to arrest and extradite 77 MacAllisters that have been summoned by the Fine Court of Clan MacAllister for misappropriating clan money. The men are living abroad among the Keiths that are officially subjects of those two kingdoms. Clan courts are legally recognized under Gunnish law, leading to the request, which is unlikely to be filled, since no other countries recognize the fine courts or the "wild justice," which offers a wide remit for revenge.

On Windhaven newstands, you can see the following headlines from the national newspaper, The Advocate:

• Duke of Clyth, 71, Passes Away; May Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him
• Black Smoke A Second Time: Cardinals Again Fall Short of 2/3 Majority
• Reviewing Policy, Foreign Office Will Phase in Limited Exit Visa in 2018
• Home/Foreign Inter-Service Office Established at 15 Alexander Rex Avenue
• SPORTS: Stephanitic Basketball Team Falls to Eiffelland, 107-123
• Hunters Called in as Wolves Claim Two More Children on Isbre Glacier

 

[Elben]

Königreich Elben
Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

Communique 2017-12-11/01
Marked: General

Regarding extradition

Police forces have been ordered to be on the watch for the persons sought by the clan courts that are recognized by the Kingdom of Gunnland. Vehm courts, courts of the free people of Elben, survive to this day in certain areas where they have not been abolished in favor of more recent judicial creations.

OOC: Have your fugitives dribble in in ones and twos as you like.

 

[Great Engellex]

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In JOINT COMMITTEE, December 15 2017
a LETTER of ADDRESS by the PARLIAMENTARIANS of the​

ENGELLEXIAN REPUBLIC​

In the ENGELLEXIAN REPUBLIC PARLEMENT ASSEMBLED the FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOINT COMMITTEE,

On behalf of the Engellexian Republic, in pursuance of notice agreed within the Foreign Affairs Joint Committee, I speak to extend a message of condolence to the Kingdom of Gunnland, and to Gunnish citizens throughout Europe, on the lamented and unfortunate death of his Grace, Lord Commander Robert Gunn, Duke of Clyth.

The Engellexian Republic do condole with the Kingdom of Gunnland, and it's people.

signed on Order and on Behalf of the Foreign Affairs Joint Committee,

Lord Benjamin Boxer,
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Joint Committee

 

[Gunnland]

O Sapientia
The Stoke News Letter
No. 19

LARKIN: 15AR IS "DICTATORIAL." Before the Thing adjourned yesterday, Covenant Party lawmakers attacked the Inter-Service Office at 15 Alexander Rex Avenue, or "15AR." Theo G. Larkin (C-Dalmyre) slammed the "15AR troika" as "a backroom junta," "a knot of clan, crown, and Church," and "a dictatorship." The 15AR is led by Fr. Gregorius Keiper (former chaplain to HH Cherra), the prime minister's son-in-law and Gunn chief, Professor Robert Gunn, and Gunnish Army chief Col. Stephen mA. MacGarry. Leader Blackthorn dismissed these concerns, saying that 15AR is meant to coördinate between the Home and Foreign Offices, and the Thing and the Regency.

PRINCESS SKIPS DUCAL FUNERAL. Princess Julian did not attend the funeral of her uncle, the Duke of Clyth, in St. Tears yesterday. Dionysius G. MacHugh, attorney for Clan Gunn, said this was because her royal highness came down with a sudden illness; however, there was no statement from Madeleine mD. MacNicholls or Schloss Klippenstein.

MacALLISTER RESTRUCTURING. Clan MacLeish will file bankruptcy this week, and legally transfer its assets and debts to the MacAllister Restructuring Corporation (mARC). The board of the company lists five prominent MacAllister fine: Peter mA. Farrier, Prof. Thomas mA. Fick, Col. Stephen mA. MacGarry, Walter mA. Matthew, Colmac mA. Stoke (my father). Interestingly it does not list Chief Yorc MacAllister, who is rumored to be in the process of applying for permanent residency in Weissenfels, Eiffelland. Rising medical costs and the failure of the clan's insurance scheme made this drastic move necessary.

CLANS RANKED BY NET WORTH: J.P. MacMorgan released the following rankings in response to criticism that it would not extend credit to Clan MacAllister. The bank did not release further financial details except for these "estimations." (1) Clan MacLeish, (2) Clan Gunn, (3) Clan MacLeod, (4) Clan Cameron, (5) Clan MacDougall, (6) Clan Keith, (7) Clan Buchanan, (8) Clan MacAllister.

On Windhaven newstands, you can see the following headlines from the national newspaper, The Advocate:

• The Lion of the North: Army and Clan Remember Lord Commander Gunn
• Rebuffed By Ayr Banks, MacAllisters Request g4 Billion Central Bank Bailout
  
• OPINION: It's Not Émigré Rule, It's Educated Rule - Madeleine mD. MacNicholls
• Wolf Killed on Isbre Glacier Is Maneater, Hunters Claim, But Villagers Doubt It

 

[Remuria]

WEGELIN & CO, PRIVATBANKIERS

Wegelin&Co. places an expression of interest in the MacLeash & MacAllister restructuring proceedings.

Further correspondence from the due Executor anticipated in confidence to our representative:
Joseph Blatz
WEGELIN & CO, PRIVATBANKIERS
Museumstrasse 1
Sankt Gallen, 1734
Nichtstein


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From OSINT:
Wegelin &CO. One of the older family private banks and asset mangement institutions in Nichtstein, founded in 1741. Owned ad controlled by its liable partners. Not publicly traded. Known for closed club approach and for undercover dealings abroad.

 

[Rheinbund]

Trierer Stadtschloss
Kanzleramt
Trier, Eiffelland

We reach out our condolences to Queen Julian and her brother Prince Joachas for the death of their uncle.

Albrecht von Dietz-Hadamar, King of Eiffelland and Grand-Duke of Nichtstein
Matthias Graf von Seydewitz, Chancellor

 

[Gunnland]

John the Apostle
The Stoke News Letter
No. 20

ARMY UNITS SENT SOUTH. Mobilization orders the day after Christmas have sent thousands of Gunnish Army servicemen south, towards the Crotobaltislavonian border. Leader James B. Blackthorn released a terse joint statement with Prime Minister James G. Gallagher: "All of Europe hopes that news of a Christmas coup in Banja Luka, orchestrated by well-connected Jewish financiers, is untrue. But we must be prepared." The recent focus on global Freemasonry has perhaps left the Kingdom exposed to serious threats from other hostile global conspiracies.

DO WE HAVE A QUEEN? Reports from the Foreign Office before Christmas indicated that Eiffellandian communiqués have referred to Princess Julian as "Queen Julian." Do they know something most Gunnishmen don't? While secret kings have not been unknown in Gunnish history, there have been no secret queens, nor evidence that the Council of Thegns elected Julian queen in secret. Schloss Klippenstein and the Thing have not commented on the matter.

On Windhaven newstands, you can see the following headlines from the national newspaper, The Advocate:

• Leader Blackthorn's Christmas Message: "Gunnland Is Stronger than Ever"
  
• Europe Responds to Crisis in Crotobaltislavonia: A Yiddish Christmas Coup?

 

[Gunnland]

The Stoke News Letter circulates among 'those in the know' these days: Gunnish élites and leading figures, foreign intelligence services and diplomatic corps, and even wealthy or well-connected Gunnish expatriates. It is not quite secret information, but not quite public information either. It is not simply the personal opinions of Elizabeth MacAllister Stoke, but nor is it entirely objective either. One might wish there was a good international newspaper of record between the County of Arundel and the Duchy of Lower Marpesia, but the censors are careful to stifle any real public sphere in Gunnland proper.

Circumcision of the Lord
The Stoke News Letter
No. 21

QUEEN FACES LEGITIMACY CRISIS. Julian Gunn's accession to the throne is no longer rumor, but news. [

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] Why now? In her televised message, Queen Julian offered the crisis in Crotobaltislavonia and the Xinhaiese militarization of Calidia as reasons for making her reign public. However, there are rumors that she is more interested, as always, in domestic reforms to liberalize the country. But she has grown frustrated, sources say, that the government is ignoring her orders. Now that the world knows she is queen, her demands will be more difficult to ignore. Is she headed for a showdown with the Thing?

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED. Leader James B. Blackthorn has declared a state of emergency in response to the increased Kadikistani and Xinhaiese military presence on the Kingdom's southern and eastern borders. Colonel Stephen mA. MacGarry, chief of staff of the Gunnish Army, reports that over the next few days, the military will increase its states of readiness. Paramilitaries including the fine of the eight clans, the National Guard, the Highland Watch, the Earl of Arundel's Mounted Police, and the Border Reivers will report to Army Council for the duration of the state of emergency.

On Windhaven newsstands, you can see the following headlines in The Advocate:

• BARBARIANS AT THE GATES! Yellow Devils to Turn Calidia Into Armed Camp
• Queen Julian Calls Plenary Session of the Thing; Expected to Appoint New PM
• "Important Work": Prime Minister Gallagher to Remain at International Open Forum
• OPINION: A New Frankish Empire? Gunnland Has Vital Part in Christian Civilization

 

[Polesia]

Office of the President of the Free State of Trivodnia

Perhaps now the Gunnish media will retract its earlier claims of a "Yiddish Christmas coup" and see the crisis in Crotobaltislavonia for what it clearly is: a power grab by Kadikistan and its lackeys in Xinhai to establish themselves in Gallo-Germania, with a permanent military presence beyond the Polesian Sea.

We implore the Gunnish government to work with us to bring a diplomatic, peaceful end to the brewing conflict that upholds the previous balance of power without compromising any nation's sovereignty.

 

[Gunnland]

St. Pharaildis
The Stoke News Letter
No. 22

FOREIGN POLICY SHOWDOWN? In the wake of the militarization of Calidia, many voices are calling for Gunnland's diplomatic isolation to come to an end. But the Stone Chair and the Thing seem to be at loggerheads already. Sources close to Queen Julian say Her Majesty prefers diplomacy with Ivar, a clarified doctrine of armed neutrality, and (as a last resort) appealing to Trier for security guarantees. The government, however, may have been actively looking closer to home for military partners. There are rumors that Prime Minister James G. Gallagher did -- as Ivar alleges -- pursue a military alliance with Chagny, but that these talks have stalled or failed entirely. There are contrary whispers, however, that the Lower Marpesians' mistrust of Bourgogne has scuttled any potential deal. Now, inside sources claim, the Blackthorn government wants to pursue a mutual defense agreement with northern kingdoms that are decidedly more conservative than Eiffelland: Geotri, Elben, and perhaps Caledonia (though the latter country is an SQT signatory). Who will have their way, Queen Julian or "her" government?

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT PM? Schloss Klippenstein has strongly hinted that Queen Julian will replace Prime Minister Gallagher imminently. Crown attorney Dionysius G. MacHugh, royal advisor Madeleine mD. MacNicholls, and (Chief) James Buchanan, Earl of Uishcaster have been named to a search committee. While there is no official shortlist, several likely candidates come to mind:

• David B. Smith: A pharmaceutical executive in the "pious conservative businessman with family connections" mold of PM Gallagher. A safe choice to conciliate opposition parties, like King Josias's prime ministers.
• Robert Gunn: A Marian University professor and new chief of Clan Gunn, informally a "steward" during the regency, thought to be close to Queen Julian, but also close to Leader Blackthorn and many in government. Son-in-law of PM Gallagher. Gunn would make a powerful prime minister, but has refused a seat in the Thing before.
• Theo G. Larkin: The liberal opposition leader from Dalmyre and a moderate reformer with principles at seem to align with the queen's. With this choice, the queen might choose to govern with a minority government, the Liberal-Covenant alliance, setting up a conflictual dynamic between the Stone Chair and the Thing.

On Windhaven newsstands, you can see the following headlines in The Advocate:

• ROYAL CORONATION: All Christendom Invited to Queen Julian's Crowning
• Search Committee Formed for Queen's PM; Gallagher to Remain at Foreign Office
• Record Lows in the Highlands: -23 Degrees Recorded Below Isbre Glacier
• OPINION: Destroying Ayr and Retreating to Mountains Is No Grand Strategy

 

[Rheinbund]

Trierer Stadtschloss
Trier, Eiffelland

We are very thankful for the invitation to Her Majesty Queen Julian's coronation. My wife and I will attend.

Albrecht von Dietz-Hadamar, King of Eiffelland, Grand-Duke of Retalia

 

[Gunnland]

St. Simeon the Stylite
The Stoke News Letter
No. 23

A WOMAN BECOMES PM. In a shocking announcement, Queen Julian named Dr. Maria Huyldrich prime minister. Dr. Huyldrich, age 30, is a research fellow in history at the Marian University, and the wife of Dr. Peter Huyldrich, a mathematics professor. Born Maria Plutarska in Visislava, Lower Marpesia, she is of Borovangen descent and has no clan affiliation. A personal note: I never dreamed a woman would be tenured professor at the Marian (much less me), and I certainly never imagined a woman would become prime minister. The political consequences of this bold move from the Stone Chair remain to be seen, but there is a well-known story around the Marian that James B. Blackthorn dumped a bag of haggis crisps on her head once at a party.

WASHBRIDGE SHOWDOWN. Yesterday evening it was clear that secret diplomacy between the Stone Chair and Ivar was successful, and Xinhaiese troops were moved east of the 80th meridian. Queen Julian seems to have acted without the knowledge of the Foreign Office, since an emergency meeting was called early this morning at Washbridge House. It is known that the meeting was attended by Her Majesty, Leader Blackthorn, army leader Colonel Stephen mA. MacGarry, crown attorney Dionysius G. MacHugh, and Robert Gunn. Whether, and how, the queen and her government resolved their different foreign policy visions is for now unknown, but clues may be garnered when the northern kings and King Albrecht of Eiffelland arrive for the coronation this weekend. It is unknown whether Grand Duke Charles of Bourgogne will attend.
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On Windhaven newsstands, you can see the following headlines in The Advocate:

• Diplomatic Victory! Peace Secured As Yellow Barbarians Retreat Behind 80th Meridian
• University Fellow Appointed Prime Minister Shows Diverse Face of Gunnland
• As Winter Looms, Army Closes Strategic Arundel Mtn Passes Kennaquhair, Purpoole
• Freehold Discusses Taking CBS Refugees, Allowing Public Religious Practice of Sects
• Highland Scenes? Peaceful Retreats? Tourism Gunnland Unveils Slogan Contest

 

[Bergenheim]

As one woman to another, I personally congratulate you on your appointment, Dr. Maria Huyldrich. We all look forward to working closely with you to enrich and strengthen the ties that bind our nations, and to promulgate peace and prosperity for both our peoples.

-Archchancellor Sigrid Vogt,
Republic of Bergenheim

 

[Rheinbund]

Kanzleramt
Trier, Eiffelland

Also our congratulations to Dr. Huyldrich for her appointment as Prime-Minister of Gunnland, on behalf of Government, Parliament and People of Eiffelland. We look forward to a fruitful cooperation with the new Prime-Minister of Gunnland.

Matthias Graf von Seydewitz, Chancellor

 

[Gunnland]

The Advocate
Informing the Inns of Court and all Gunnishmen since 1665.

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EDITORIAL: Challenging Times, Foreign-Policy Wise, for Mrs. Huyldrich's New Government​

The sleeping bear to the east has stirred, and the borders between Christian civilization and the barbarian nations of the periphery are more confused than they have been since the 1920s. Fortunately, our young queen and her new lady prime minister have experienced advisers around them.

Ever since the Great Schism, the Orthodox Slavic belt separating the northern and southern Germans has nearly divided Christendom in two. This strategic weakness was compounded in the early twentieth century, when the communist revolution in Kadikistan coincided with the Jews coming to power in Kranislavia. Between 1919-1921, the communist revolutionaries, many of them Jewish-educated, gave protected status to their Jewish financiers and backers, handing over Trivodnia to them and forcing it upon the Kranislavians in the "Luchenhok convention."

Now the Jewish-communist pact shows signs of fraying, with Amstov backing a putsch attempt in Crotobaltislavonia. All Christendom recoils at the idea of using the occasion of our Savior's birth -- and no European leader was more enthusiastic about the true meaning of Christmas than President Raoul Farrago. Even the communists, wisely, thought overthrowing him on Christmas was a bridge too far.

Unfortunately, Christian civilization did not unite in defense of Mr. Farrago, forcing the popular president to appeal to Ivar for help. Even worse, the great powers of Gallia have attempted to insert themselves into the lovers' quarrel between Jews and communists. Eiffelland and Bourgogne have issued strong statements in defense of Alexander "Genghis" Kahneman, the Trivodnian strongman, to whom they sell deadly weapons. Chasing profit over peace is nothing out of the ordinary, especially for Chagny which regards the northern kingdoms as nothing but renegade provinces or client states. However, this time, the Gallian powers have left the northern kingdoms exposed to barbarian threats. No doubt so that they can begin to tell us what to do.

Queen Julian is young and foreign-educated, and our new prime minister is herself a young lady of Slavic descent. Meanwhile, Leader Blackthorn has little foreign policy experience, though the former surgeon has learned quickly. It would be a good time for the Stone Chair to listen closely to the experienced foreign policy advisers at Washbridge House and in the Freehold.

Nathaniel Marlow and Joel MacPhail
Editors, The Advocate​

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[Elben]

Sent to all news outlets across Europe:

Elbener Institute of Christian Family Life
OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT
+pax+​

We are saddened to see such a respectable publication as The Advocate supporting wholeheartedly the regime of Raoul Farrago. Regardless of the circumstances of realpolitik and the relationship between Kadikistan, Trivodnia, and Crotobaltislavonia, one cannot turn a blind eye to the fact, the fact from the mouth of Raoul Farrago himself, that Crotobaltislavonia practices population control through the regulation of birth using contraception and other means to ensure that only those approved couples may have children as permitted by the government.

We hope and pray that The Advocate and its editors will have a change of heart and return to the true fight against those who oppress the human person, created in the image of God.

In Christ,
Father Pawel Jablonski
President, Elbener Institute of Christian Family Life

 

[Gunnland]

Feast of the Epiphany
The Stoke News Letter
No. 24

A BUSY CENSOR. Father Cóemgein Gallagher, not back twenty-four hours from Eiffelland, has already kicked off two controversies. First, he forced editor-in-chief Nathaniel B. Marlow to resign from the masthead of The Advocate. Asked why, Censor Gallagher explained, "Her Majesty is inclined to respect what she calls 'free speech' and criticism of the government, however she objects to the tone Mr. Marlow's paper has taken towards the Jewish Question. The government wishes for the country's paper of record to be to Her Majesty's taste." Editor Joel mA. Gudsyr remains on the masthead for now. Second, he arrested Professor John K. Skylaw for heresy, but released him with a warning and no charges. Neither party commented on that issue.

WILL LUDWIG COME? Eiffellandian tabloid Schau! reported that Prince Ludwig, 24, is "dating" Queen Julian, referring to the southern custom where young couples rendezvous unaccompanied prior to making a marriage engagement. An unnamed source close to Her Majesty confirmed that the handsome prince does indeed spend many evenings at Schloss Klippenstein, but that this amounts to nothing more than a Platonic friendship. While the Stone Chair refused comment, Censor Gallagher called the article "trash" and justified the Kingdom's policy of censoring "scurrilous and rumor-mongering" foreign media.

ELBEN DEPLOYMENT. The Army Council has ordered special forces units, reconnaissance teams, and logistics units -- a total of 2400 soldiers -- to a base southeast of Eschenbach in the Kingdom of Elben. Col. Stephen mA. MacGarry has said that the Army Council is worried that the "brigands" fighting for "disgraced" General Radek will attempt to cross the frozen sea between the two countries and infiltrate streams of refugees pouring out of Crotobaltislavonia. The Gunnish Army may help set up refugee camps in Elben similar to the ones it is beginning to build in the extreme southeast of Lower Marpesia.

On Windhaven newsstands, you can see the following headlines in The Advocate:

• Crowds Gather to Welcome the "Queen of the South" to Windhaven
• With Gen. Radek, Brigands on Frozen Sea, Colonels Pledge to Defend Elben

 

[Polesia]

Ministry of Culture, Media, Sports and Tourism

While we welcome the removal of editor-in-chief Nathaniel B. Marlow, the Advocate will remain a banned publication in the Free State for its vicious anti-Semitism until it has proven it to be a paper of repute that takes its responsibilities as a publication of record seriously.

Joint statement
Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of National Defence and Office of the President of the Free State of Trivodnia

Given the already tense regional situation, we are deeply concerned by the deployment of further military forces close not only to Crotobaltislavonia, which slides closer each day to civil war each day, but also the Free State. We seek urgent clarification from both Gunnland and Elben on the nature of this mission. Special forces and reconnaissance teams seems excessive to simply filter rebels from refugees. Given the recent rhetoric if the Gunnish establishment, we suspect far more sinister motives.

 

[Gunnland]

Officium Ducis + Regnum Marpesiae
Office of the Leader + Kingdom of Gunnland

The deployment of military forces to a country bordering a country sliding closer to civil war each day is self-explanatory. At the invitation of the Kingdom of Elben, the Kingdom of Gunnland is moving military personnel to help handle a refugee crisis and a military threat from General Radek and his brigands.

While I am not precisely sure what "rhetoric" the Free State refers to, Amstov has no right to complain when sovereign countries cooperate to ensure their security, especially if Trivodnia is guilty of stoking this rebellion and arming these rebels, as various outlets are reporting.

Since we now know that the Free State Trivodnia does not take the Radek threat seriously at all, I plan to ask the Thing to approve the Army Council to send up to two brigades to Elben, quadrupling our force posture in that country.

James B. Blackthorn
Leader of the Thing of All Gunnishmen

 

[Elben]

Königreich Elben
Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

Communique 2018-01-07/01
Marked: General

His Majesty's government welcomes the forces of the Kingdom of Gunnland. Its support during this time of crisis in Crotobaltislavonia is greatly appreciated. All of Elben's neighbors can rest assured His Majesty is only interested in protecting his subjects and preserving the integrity of his realm.