Luthori

[Ligbruderkrieg]

Kalistan & Luthori finds last-minute agreement in Gaduridos; sees CSG Clockwork retreat and replaced by 7th Flotilla.
November 5736 (backdated)

Following the imperial intervention from His Imperial Majesty to press for the establishment of diplomatic talks between the Luthorian Empire and the Kalistani Empire, it seems that negotiations reached a breakthrough in Gaduridos. A delegation led by the Secretary of State for the Imperial Household, Sir Oswald Knightley has been announced to have a reached an agreement with the Kalistani delegation led by the Kalistani Emperor.

Knightley’s appointment as Imperial Plenipotentiary was encouraged by the Emperor to the Prime Minister in an attempt to sideline the problematic Foreign Secretary, Dylan McAffie and his allies at the Foreign Department. Since the beginning of the crisis, the Foreign Office has pushed for an alarming jingoistic and militaristic rhetoric, with Foreign Secretary McAffie being noted as one of the main proponents for continued confrontation with Kalistan. His presence at these negotiations was noted to potentially be of a “disruptive” nature, hence the reason why he was sidelined.

The negotiations were held in neutral Gaduridos, after an invitation was extended to both the Holy Luthori Emperor and the Emperor of Kalistan by the King of Gaduridos. Following intense diplomatic back-and-forth between diplomats, a settlement was reached which for many concluded the Schismatic Sea Crisis. 

For many outsider observers, the agreement found between Luthori and Kalistan was “moderately on Luthori’s favour” with the Luthorians affirming a naval presence in the Schismatic Sea, although agreeing to withdraw their Clockwork CSG from the area, in exchange Kalistan would withdraw the Third Fleet from the Schismatic Sea.

Luthorian naval fleets were ordered to lower their alert standing, with the specifically the Prosperity Fleet in Southern Majatra/Seleya being ordered to lower its readiness level from “Orange” (Level 2) at “Yellow” (Level 3). 

Under the terms of the agreement, the Luthorian “Regina” CSG will be able to retreat from its current position in the Mad Dog Ocean towards the Artanian Sea and their home base on Luthorian soil, as the threat of war between the Luthorian Commonwealth and the Kalistani Empire was lowered significantly by the signature of this agreement. Furthermore, Kalistan recognised Luthori’s continued policy of supporting the Mordusian Commonwealth’s defence capabilities both in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, while the Luthorian delegation tacitly recognised Kalistan’s pre-eminence in the Northern Anantonese.

According to a Luthorian diplomat in Ciudad de Gadur, the agreement managed to “effectively kill off the greatest threat for the world economy since the Lost Souls War.”

The risk of a general escalation in the Schismatic Sea caused a general panic in worldwide markets, with the Fort William Stock Exchange experiencing one of its worst downturns in the century, with the risk of war growing quieter, it seems that every economic actor can breathe a sigh of relief as the threat of war on the Anantonese Ocean, the world’s busiest trade route and the possibility of the Aldegar Canal being blocked have both been significantly reduced.

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The agreement on the basing rights of Luthorian ships in Mordusia’s eastern coast have prompted the Imperial General Headquarters, and more notably, the Navy Headquarters in Randworth to lobby the Wittfield administration to lead an effort to create new bases in Eastern Mordusia.

This demand has also been coupled with demands from Army Chief of Staff, Maj-Gen. Paul about the future status of Mordusia within broader Luthorian security strategy from now on.

He allegedly stressed during a meeting with Defence Secretary Kyle Dabble that, in virtue of Luthori’s ‘new role’ in the Anantonese Ocean, that the current Luthori-Mordusian security relationship should be “extended”, with him having mentioned the potential construction of ground military bases and airfields on Mordusian soil, filled with Luthorian military personnel.

These demands were “duly noted”, although any modification of the current Luthori-Mordusian relationship would need the agreement of both Fort William and Randworth and currently it seems that Randworth is uninterested in such a brash turn of long-standing policy, although negotiations might happen during the upcoming Imperial Conference on the subject of expanding Luthorian naval presence to the Anantonese through new naval bases.