Declaration of Righteous Sovereignty

== Declaration of Righteous Sovereignty ==
The Declaration of Righteous Sovereignty was the formal document declaring the independence of Essotori, from the Trekan Republic, in 1703. The Declaration was sponsored by the Nozerod Eternal Freedom, and authored by several dozen scholars under heavy scrutiny, advised by a legion of historians, before being editted by the Nozerod personally. It began with a rhetorical speech, the preface begining with pontificating the moral case for independence and tradition, based in a millenia of rights and aristocracy. The text then reaches it's largest section, 'Litany of Temporal Injustices', a compilation and collection of sins commited by the Trekan governments, other Lords, and the society at large. These included large offenses, such as treason, assasination, intrigue and betrayal, as well as more minor or bizare offenses, lik