Kennex Diplomacy
Posted by Puffin on 05/28/18
In the wake of Ian and Zoey Kennex's marriage, the Kennex family is touring their lands, looking for places to shore up and strengthen as their marriage strengthens their family. It's nice imagery for sure, and it provides the family with an opportunity to look for problems and address them before problems turn into trouble.
They are focused on unifying their people. Not so long ago Marquis Ford Kennex freed all Kennex thralls with a proclamation, and while the Compact was ready with aid, it did create a period of great upheaval. Kennex lands are now a mix of former thralls, long-term Kennex villeins, and settlers from the Compact who have decided to come and make sure that thralls aren't simply being enslaved under another name. Oh. And Orazio's Sentinels, of course.
It's a difficult time, and the Kennex family and their allies seems to be focused on unifying their people and building them up. Marquis Ford leads the Kennex Navy in maneuvers and some pirate-hunting. Taking Lord Porter, Prince Luca, Lady Jan, Lord Eamon, and Lord Aethan with him, the Kennex Navy makes itself known among the Isles, targeting a small group of pirates that has been preying on their merchant fleet.
This is not simply a military action, however. Under Lord Ian and Lady Zoey, along with Princess Sorrel, Lady Catalana, Lord Niklas, Princess Sabella, Lord Wash, Lady Christine, Countess Titania, and Lady Eirene, they go forth and meet and greet, talk to people, encourage them, and speak of shared experiences together. Lady Eirene works with their medics to improve their skills, Countess Titania works with their diplomats, the entire delegation focuses on how they're all more alike than they are different. They work to create a culture of shared experiences, emphasizing how similar they are and how much they share and can build together.
All in all, it's a good time for them. More workers come, day by day. More people inclined to build Kennex up. And Lady Elara performs a song at each stop to highlight the strength of the Kennexes. By the time they get word back of Marquis' Ford and his success against the pirates, the chorus has caught on and her song is spreading throughout Kennex lands with unity and jubilance.
Let the pirates and monsters beware us, for we are the strongest and bravest
Threaten our waters, your ships will sink under
And the tide will be red before the Kennex Navy!
They are focused on unifying their people. Not so long ago Marquis Ford Kennex freed all Kennex thralls with a proclamation, and while the Compact was ready with aid, it did create a period of great upheaval. Kennex lands are now a mix of former thralls, long-term Kennex villeins, and settlers from the Compact who have decided to come and make sure that thralls aren't simply being enslaved under another name. Oh. And Orazio's Sentinels, of course.
It's a difficult time, and the Kennex family and their allies seems to be focused on unifying their people and building them up. Marquis Ford leads the Kennex Navy in maneuvers and some pirate-hunting. Taking Lord Porter, Prince Luca, Lady Jan, Lord Eamon, and Lord Aethan with him, the Kennex Navy makes itself known among the Isles, targeting a small group of pirates that has been preying on their merchant fleet.
This is not simply a military action, however. Under Lord Ian and Lady Zoey, along with Princess Sorrel, Lady Catalana, Lord Niklas, Princess Sabella, Lord Wash, Lady Christine, Countess Titania, and Lady Eirene, they go forth and meet and greet, talk to people, encourage them, and speak of shared experiences together. Lady Eirene works with their medics to improve their skills, Countess Titania works with their diplomats, the entire delegation focuses on how they're all more alike than they are different. They work to create a culture of shared experiences, emphasizing how similar they are and how much they share and can build together.
All in all, it's a good time for them. More workers come, day by day. More people inclined to build Kennex up. And Lady Elara performs a song at each stop to highlight the strength of the Kennexes. By the time they get word back of Marquis' Ford and his success against the pirates, the chorus has caught on and her song is spreading throughout Kennex lands with unity and jubilance.
Let the pirates and monsters beware us, for we are the strongest and bravest
Threaten our waters, your ships will sink under
And the tide will be red before the Kennex Navy!