I too was dreadfully confused by all of this. It seems shoddily contrived, and I'll have no part in it. Everyone talks about how great of a realm Sorraine is, because of all the roleplaying, but only a few rare moments were actually interesting to me; the rest was just garbage. It seems that random chaos and disjointed storytelling translate into "good literature" for a lot of people. Did the Nobility of the Middle Ages really behave like so many children in a sandbox? I mean, yeah, it wasn't exactly a bright moment for humanity, but there was some sense of decorum and reason.
It was also disappointing that my request to the Realm Council went completely ignored. When Sorraine left Cathay the night before the allied forces were to fight in Pates, Lendin, in so many words, accused basically the entire government (Caspius, Selene, and Mathilda) of cowardice and heresy (A true Sartanian never leaves on the eve of battle, or deserts a friend in need!). I guess they were all just too busy trying to figure out their own personal RPs to bother.
By contrast, Arcaea seems excellent, and I'm glad I joined! The people actually speak like Medieval Nobles, and there is *gasp* some respect for the hierarchy! Fancy that!
If you felt things were lacking, then you should have contributed ideas; I called for participation and ideas multiple times, but you offered nothing - save accuse people of heresy,
like everybody else was doing at the time, except I guess the other accusations were just garbage anyways. On that note, Caspius ignored your letter because it was evidently tied to Garamonde's interests in Cathay. A true Sartanian never shies away from a battle, especially one challenged directly against the faith. A crusade was called against us, and we responded by regrouping the army. Cathay was not in need, as Arcaea's forces alleviated the Sorrainian burden of absence.
On a final note, I'm sorry we didn't make fiction novels that appealed to your tastes. I'd answer this more respectfully, but frankly, the tone in your writing isn't all that respectful.
Edit: I missed some things.
Where did people not "speak" like nobles? I have no idea what you're talking about here, especially when you tie that to proper medieval play. If you were there, then please, enlighten us with your experiences, but frankly, things were much worse and much less reasonable in the middle ages. People were hung all the time, Lendin himself would have been executed for heresy, and so on and so forth.
Respect is earned. Caspius evidently didn't earn the respect of many, through his anger and irrational behavior, making him a perfectly imperfect King. If you think everyone should follow some kind of standard personality and rule, then I think you have a twisted vision of this game. Caspius is nothing compared to Henry VIII, for example, or the many other mad kings. As a consequence of his behavior, there was little respect for the authority of the government in Sorraine.
