Albion is to begin ceasefire negotiations with the Ros United Duchy.
If this news were to spread within the Human Faction, it would have the effect of a magnitude 9 earthquake or the detonation of a million tons of TNT, but for the Elf Camp, it was merely a foreknown outcome happening on schedule.
With the rise of the Age of Exploration and the scramble for colonies, those thick medieval religious sentiments had been receding from the minds of the leaders of various countries. While not entirely apparent yet, foreign policies were increasingly displaying a preference for national interests, with the fervor for "holy wars" being replaced by the practical question of how to profit from war. In other words—Machiavellianism.
