The Common Treaty

"The Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss must be signed by all nations who wish to join in this bright new future. With the signing of this treaty, the promise of peace, trade, prosperity, wealth, and joy is at hand. For all who live on the same one planet of Laeriss deserve peace, trade prosperity, wealth and joy, and may the signing nations understand that with the signing of this treaty, they are entering into a contract of honor. A contract of acceptance into the Common Laeran Union and a contract of respect to their fellow neighbors. May the signatures of the nation leaders be written below, to seal this idillic future which we all desire, and promise the people that they will do all they can for the prosperity of our world."
-An excerpt from section F of the Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss

The Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss, or just the Common treaty for short, was the massive peace treaty which created the Common Laeran Union. Ten nations were included in the treaty and signed it, the treaty put the language of Common and the Common calendar into effect in these ten nations, included multiple trade deals, and dubbed the new year zero as being the very ratification of the treaty itself for these ten nations. It was written after the Blood-skull wars between the dangerous Blood king and the villanous High Skull Lich. It was a last ditch attempt headed by Queen Emoris II of The Kaeslaran Dominion and King Alusche of the Kingdom of Casrea, in order to secure international peace for Laeriss. Luckily for them the treaty worked, tensions settled and war lessened over the next seven thousand years. There were many times where different nations violated the treaty at different points but all of them paid their fines and chose not to back out of the Common Laeran Union. In recent years though, the union and the Common Treaty has become the shakiest its ever been in millenia. A treaty which has managed to survive seven-thousand years, is beggining to come to an end as different nations fight for power in the new post-split world of Laeriss.

Purpose

The Common Treaty was written as a way of unifying the nations of Laeriss after the events of the war between the High Skull Lich and the Blood King placed the world in turmoil. The treaty was written to achieve lasting peace and unity between multiple powerful nations and to combine the forces of the many Laeran nations so that the people of Laeriss could defend themselves from future catastrophies.

Document Structure

Clauses

The Common Treaty is split into four clauses:
"Section A: Explanation of the Treaty," is a summary of what the treaty is about and why it matters.
"Section B: Conditions of the Treaty," is a detailed explanation of all the trades, agreements, and decisions being made official with the signing of the treaty.
"Section C: Caveots of the Treaty," is an explanation of the duration of the treaty, the penalties for breaking it, and the enforcement of the new rules being put in place.
"Section D: Writing of the Treaty," is an explanation of the processes through which the treaty was written, signed, and agreed upon.

Caveats

The Common Treaty states that if one of the included nations breaks one of the set rules, they must repent by paying the power(s) who they wronged with a fine equivelant to the crime they committed. If they fail to pay this fine, they will be removed from the union and lose the protection offered. Leaving the union by choice is allowed, but the Common Treaty was written with the intent of the union staying together as long as possible, though it has lasted for thousands of years already.

Publication Status

Many people have copies of the treaty and most towns have at least one. In The Kaeslaran Dominion, every county governor is required to place a copy of the treaty somewhere visible on their home so that people in their respective towns can view the important agreement every day.

Legal status

In the current day of 7532, the laws of the treaty are valid within the borders of The Kaeslaran Dominion, The Surrani Empire, The Union of Delaria, The Ilkasias Republic, The Soverign Nation of Celestial Rena/Celestia, and the nations of Ulekxir, Tolkar, and Oarilī. While Oarilī was not its own nation during the time of writing for the Common Treaty, it signed onto the council after it gained independence from Celestia. Since the signing of the treaty, the nations of Polkaer and Ytemar have fallen due to being literally torn apart after The Solstice of Shadows. All of these nations are, or were, a part of the Common Laeran Union.

Historical Details

Background

The Common Treaty marked the creation of the Common Laeran Union, the group of nations who signed the treaty. The union is meant to work together in helping to stop the problems which plague Laeriss. Though often the union may not meet for many months or even years at a time, as different countries are constantly having their own problems to deal with.

History

The Common Treaty was created after the Blood-Skull war between the Blood King and the High Skull Lich ravaged Laeriss. After it was signed, the nations included agreed to work together, even if it was begrudingly. Even in times of turmoil, they managed to stick together even though there were many people who wished to end the union at different times. Though in recent years the union has become less unified than ever as everybody tries to recover from The Solstice of Shadows, though tensions in the union are forming.

Public Reaction

People were informed of the signing of the treaty for weeks leading up to when it was signed, most people were simply releived to have a chance of peace after the last few decades had been so hard. As with most treaties, some peolpe felt like they were being cheated or that they should not have been making these binding agreements but it worked out well in the end anyways. Thousands of people crowded around the central castle of Kemler in wait for the treaty to be signed during the dead middle of Sunflame on what would become the new first year of the common Laeran calandar.

Legacy

The Common Treaty was perhaps the most important document to ever be ratified and is seen as one of the most important parts of Laeran history, being the treaty which created the new year zero. The treaty satisfied the needs of many nations and eased the tensions between them when things were at their most strained. It also put Common into effect as an official language of all major nations and made the god-based calandar official. Every nation which signed the treaty has two individual copies in their own native languages and in Common, these documents are extremely valuable and heavily guarded. The documents belonging to the island nations have been obliterated by the core while the ones belonging to The Kingdom of Casrea are most likely still out there. The document written in Common was said to have been stolen ages ago but the one written in the Casrean-Kalor language is said to still exist within the treasury of castle Casrea. No treasure hunters have ever successfully recovered the Casrean-Kalor Common Treaty as it is said that even now, Alusche values it highly.

Term

The agreement of the treaty was that it would last forvever untill the people involved chose to back out or broke the treaty. It has lasted for over seven-thousand years and even though conflicts have arisn over the years, no nation has abandoned the treaty. Though there have been many times where different countries broke the treaty and had to pay the fine.

Read the Document

The Common Treaty

The Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss

Section A: Explanation of the Treaty

We, as a collection of beings residing on one world, must work together to ensure that peace, prosperity, and security is maintained. This is a universal fact of the very existence we call ours, and this document shall be an eternal declaration of that essential unity by the major powers of Laeriss. Far too long have the different beings of Laeriss been unable to properly communicate because of nothing but a simple language barrier, this separation in language is a separation in the very worlds people as a unified force. The signing of the common treaty will be primarily to announce the ascendance of the main human language of Kalor into a universally spoken "Common" language; this new evolution of the Kalor language as a universal mode of communication shall be dubbed "Common." It will also serve to create a unified calendar for all the nations involved. In return for the signing of this treaty and many trade deals as is specified below, each nation will receive the protection of the newly created "Common Laeran Union." Nations included in the union shall be expected to help each other out in times of need in exchange for the comfort in knowing the other nation would help them if they needed it themselves.

Section B: Conditions of the Treaty

For the signing of this treaty by the major nations of Laeriss an exchange of land is promised as well. The Kaeslaran Dominion agrees, in return for the signing of this treaty and the acceptance of the conditions which should come with it, for the gifting of the land occupying western Xalia, spreading across the west side of the Erio Mountains from Greymountain to Qu' Va and from the Erio Mountains to the Woodverge Hills, to the nation of Ulekxir, relinquishing the ownership of the previously said area of land from The Kaeslaran Dominion. The Surrani Empire as well agrees that in return for the signing of this document by the nation of Tolkar, they shall relinquish ownership of the western Tonkir region spreading from the Green Sea to Dawn Mountain of the Perinè Plateaus and from the border of the Southern Glacier Sea to the northern border of the Tonkir region. Lastly, The Union of Delaria agrees to trade all of their controlled land south of the Yēk river to The Kaeslaran Dominion in exchange for the assurance of The Kaeslaran Dominion that they will pay for the expenses of the northern region of the Casrean Kingdom being sold to The Union of Delaria from the Dolnkes river north. In exchange for the signing of this treaty, it is agreed that The Ilkasias Republic will receive a collective two million gold peices drawing from the funds split across each of the nations involved in this treaty. As well with the signing of this treaty, Pokaer shall reopen up its borders to the nearby nation of Ytemar as a sign of faith and peace in return for the agreement that neither nation shall attack each other. Unless a national emergency transpires, all borders of the listed nations shall be kept open to each other, as a signal of faith and to inspire the flourishing of trade. No preemptive strike or war shall be declared between any two nations included in this agreement, as doing so would break the unity we so desperately must maintain, unless both nations agree that they shall go to war in a scheduled manner, for then they may do so. All taxes shall be raised by one percent, this one percent tax will go towards paying for the sustainment of the union. This tax will go towards an emergency fund for each individual nation. Each year on the first day of steal bring, this one percent tax shall be brought to the union treasury of Kemler, where it will then be evenly distributed into each of the nation's emergency funds for them to draw upon. Relinquishing the union by a nation is an instant forfeit of this fund and breaking a union law by a nation will cost them the funds distributed to them that year in addition to the fine as detailed in section C. With the rest of these conditions fulfilled, lastly, and most importantly, the language and writing of "Common" shall become a secondary official language to the hereby listed nations, and the primary language of the other hereby listed nations.

Primary Official Language

- The Kaeslaran Dominion
- The Casrean Kingdom
- The Surrani Empire

Secondary Official Language

- The Ilkasias Republic
- Ulekxir
- The Union of Delaria
- Tolkar
- Pokaer
- Ytemar
- The Nation of Celestia

Finally, for all nations and peoples signing this treaty, the year of signing for this treaty shall be marked as the new year zero as we begin a hopefully bright new age of prosperity and peace. All years before the signing of this treaty shall be marked as P.C, or Pre-Common, all years after the signing of this treaty shall be marked as C.A, or Common-Age. We will leave the past behind for it only slows our progress towards a great future.

Section C: Caveats and Consequences

Breaking a union law is a serious crime by the nation which commits the crime and these crimes will be punished rightly. Any violation of one of the rules specified in this document will, in addition to the fine, cost the amount in which the violating nation(s) received that year from the union into their emergency fund. Failing to pay the cost of breaking a union rule shall result in the nation being removed from the union and losing the benefits it provided. Closing of borders to the people of another nation included in the union is one such crime. If a nation chooses to close its trade to another union nation, then a vote by each of the leaders of the nations shall be taken on the subsequent first of Wasteblight, if half of the union leaders or more agree that it was a violation of the treaty, then a one thousand gold fine must be paid for every month in which the borders were closed, rounding up. A preemptive or surprise strike on another nation within the union will cost a ten thousand gold fine, any battle not specified by a written notice addressed to the union counts as a violation, even if it was planned beforehand. In this case, both sides would have to pay their fine to the union. Not paying the one percent tax to the union each year is another violation. Failing to pay the tax will result in both the loss of the yearly emergency fund distribution as is usual for a violation, and an additional triple of what they would have had to pay to the union that year, to a minimum of eight thousand gold. If a leader or multiple leaders in the union decide that they believe one of the members of the union is not contributing properly to the union or is attempting to cheat the union in any manner, that leader or those leaders may call a vote to transpire on the first of whichever month they choose as long as the meeting is announced three months in advance. If two-thirds of the chosen nation leaders vote that one of the nations should be removed from the union, the removed nation will no longer be included in any part of this treaty.

Section D: Writing of the Treaty

It is our responsibility as writers of the treaty to describe the process in which it was written. The Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss was written over the course of the year 1 P.C. as is described in the Common Laeran Calendar of section E. Each month of the Common Calendar leading up to the ratification of this treaty, a meeting between each of the leaders of the included nations was conducted. During these meetings, offers would be put up and drafts of this treaty would be written and revised. Each leader was allowed to bring as much of their legislative body as they wished, many votes were taken in each nation as the leaders and legislators asked them to happen. The process of writing this treaty was headed by Queen Emoris II of The Kaeslaran Dominion with King Alusche of the Casrean Kingdom acting as a secondary head. The idea for the writing of this treaty was concocted at a diplomatic meeting between all of the included leaders in this agreement back in early 2 P.C, as is specified by the Common Laeran Calendar of section E. Each of the leaders, advisors, and legislative bodies involved in the writing of this treaty will have their names written to ratify this treaty at the end of section F. The documents themselves were each written by hand, by the hands of Queen Emoris II and King Alusche.

Section E: References

The new Common Laeran Calendar

The new Common Laeran Calendar will be immediately put into effect within all nations which sign the Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss after its ratification, it goes as follows: The year will be split into sixteen months, the first month being around mid late winter. Each month of the Common Laeran Calendar will last for twenty-four days, as a year is approximately three hundred eighty-four days, this calendar is preferable.
1. Stealbring, taking place slightly after mid-winter.
2. Bloodlust, nearing the end of winter.
3. Highstorm, being early spring.
4. Moondown, located in spring.
5. Windgust, taking place around mid-spring.
6. Rainfall, situated around late spring.
7. Earthbloom, taking place around early summer.
8. Sunflame, during midsummer.
9. Heatwind, also being around midsummer.
10. Starfly, around late summer.
11. Duskmoon, near early fall.
12. Bronzeye, taking place in the fall.
13. Bullscry, being around mid-late fall.
14. Lovedie, taking place between fall and winter.
15. Deathsoon, located about winter.
16. Wasteblight, taking place during midwinter.

The Common Language

Local teachers and people shall be taught the updated version of Kalor, dubbed "Common," using the five essential Common dictionaries produced by the royal advisors of Queen Emoris II and King Alusche. Copies of these five dictionaries shall be distributed to each settlement within each included nation, educators, mothers, and fathers are expected to read over these books in order to teach the next generation of Laerans the ways of the Common language. The five books are as follows: "The Updated Kalorian Common Dictionary Volume 1," "The Updated Kalorian Common Dictionary Volume 2," "The Updated Kalorian Common Dictionary Volume 3," "The Updated Kalorian Common Dictionary Volume 4," and "The Updated Kalorian Common Dictionary Volume 5." These books are the definitive descriptions of the Common language.

Official Selected Leaders of Each Potentially Included Nation

It is vital that we make sure, since the leaders of each nation are the primary council members on the Common Laeran Union, that we establish exactly who is being considered as the leader of each potentially included nation.
The Kingdom of Casrea - King Alusche
The Kaeslaran Dominion - Queen Emoris II
Ulexkir - Lord Leseiral
The Ilkasias Republic - High Council Member Selarius Starwalker
Tolkar - King Eliri
The Surrani Empire - Emperor Yria Morelin III
The Union of Delaria - High King Tünürog Steelbrow
The Nation of Celestia - Champion Hilhihria
Ytemar - Chief Osekev IX
Polkaer - Great Master Uniehihs

Section F: Signing of the Treaty

With all else complete, the Common Goodwill Treaty of Laeriss must be signed by all nations who wish to join in this bright new future. With the signing of this treaty, the promise of peace, trade, prosperity, wealth, and joy is at hand. For all who live on the same one planet of Laeriss deserve peace, trade prosperity, wealth and joy, and may the signing nations understand that with the signing of this treaty, they are entering into a contract of honor. A contract of acceptance into the Common Laeran Union and a contract of respect to their fellow neighbors. May the signatures of the nation leaders be written below, to seal this idillic future which we all desire, and promise the people that they will do all they can for the prosperity of our world.

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Type

Treaty, Diplomatic

Medium

Papyrus

Authoring Date

1 P.C.

Ratification Date

0 C.A.

Location

Kemler

Signatories (Organizations)

• The Ilkasias Republic
• The Kaeslaran Dominion
• The Surrani Empire
• The Union of Delaria