[licker]

For the first time since the early years when C'tis sent armies through the astral node into what were to become Ulmish lands our dominion has been breached by a middling sized force of skinshifters from Midgard.

It was not unexpected though, as our raids into his lands were certain to provoke just such an occurrence, but the presence of the army dose not sit well with the ulmish high command.

They fear our rear forces have become too soft and unbattleworthy as the main ulmish host still remains in the former lands of C'tis quelling the remnants of the lizard empire. To be sure, our main battle host has seen combat with the C'tisian would be god 3 times, and twice emerged victorious, with the last victory hopefully crushing enough to finally spell the end of Lizard rule in the north of the land.

But as plans are made, so must they be unmade, the untrustworthy lizard riders of Pythium apparently broke all agreements, and sealed themselves in seclusion, refusing any communications and beginning to amass forces along our once peaceful border, while the forces of Midgard remain mostly hidden in their vast southern lands, with only sporadic armies retaking the provinces we raid with our host of sanguine counts.

However, all is not so amiss, the noble giants of Utgard have remained our friend, as we to them, during this time, and the secretive cave dwellers of Agartha have likewise given no cause for immediate concern, though our scouting reports from their lands remain sketchy at best.

The ulmish commanders have finally given in to the ever growing hoard of emo goth kids and their blood cutting ways, realizing that there is potential power in the horrors these children revere, even occasionally working with them to summon these horrors into existence, though always far from the ulmish homeland.

Only time will tell what the ultimate result of the nascent war with Midgard, and the brewing war with Pythium will bring, or even if the lizards of Ctis are finally beaten or if they have yet some trick to spring, but the sanguine counts assure everyone that they have nothing to fear from their sweet kiss, it brings only happiness and release from the burdens of this world, and all should be happy to embrace it.