Monarchist High Council

The **Monarchist High Council*,*** abbreviated as the **M.H.C.** or **MHC**, is the governing body of the Monarchist alliance that arose during the Great War. It was founded in the wake of the War of the Four Kingdoms, which saw the establishment of the Hexad Empire. Due to the various factions, nations, and cultures fighting under the Monarchist banner, the High Council was formed to aid in long-term and large-scale cooperation in the field of diplomacy, trade, and war planning.

The Monarchist High Council includes the leader of the Monarchist states, with two notable exceptions in the Kingdom of Avateaux and the Loyalist State of New Wyrsia. Each head of state is allowed to take one associate with them for assistance in negotiations or simply as a confidant. Furthermore, the MHC has five advisory members from non-Monarchist nations that do not get a vote yet can be called upon for a different perspective if needed.

## Exceptions

### Kingdom of Avateaux

The Fühlgartian Invasion of Avateaux saw King Victor III fleeing the country, abandoning his troops and his court, and fleeing to the Duchy of Redwall. Unsurprisingly, this lost most of the popular support he had enjoyed, with some of his closest advisors defecting to the newly formed Republic of Avateaux. The Monarchist-aligned resistance in Avateaux remained, however, led by Eveline Lecuyer.

Lecuyer formed the Blue Rose, a patchwork organization of partisan groups and former officers that continued the fight against the Republican invaders through guerilla warfare and sabotage. Critically, however, none amongst the Blue Rose leadership intend to restore Victor III to the throne in the event of a Blue Rose victory. The official Monarchist stance on the issue is that Lecuyer is currently acting as the regent of the Kingdom of Avateaux, and a new monarch will be selected when the Republic of Avateaux falls. This leaves Victor III as the official head of state of the exiled Kingdom of Avateaux, yet he is essentially deposed. He is, therefore, not included on the Monarchist High Council.

### Loyalist State of New Wyrsia

After the betrayal of Governor Liam Ashfrey in 1212 AW in the Wyrsian Wintersong Colony, most of the Wyrsian forces from the mainland were decimated by the colonial betrayal. Most officers and troops were killed in battle, with those who surrendered later being executed. King Frederick was personally shot by Ashfrey, leaving the Wyrsian crown with Stephen II's last living child, Cecilia. Critically, however, not all Wyrsian loyalists died at Starport.

Captain Lawrence Galwyn gathered what remained of Wyrsia's forces from the mainland who had not escaped with Princess Cecilia and Erik von Kalzberg and instead fled northwest into the endless frozen wastes of the continent. Ultimately, they captured a village so small it rarely appeared on most maps: Crowhill. From here, they would eventually proclaim the Loyalist State of New Wyrsia.

The loyalty of this state to the Wyrsian crown is disputed by none, and the forces under Galwyn have been locked in a guerilla war with Wintersong's Republic and the Frozen Horde alike for nearly two decades. However, they notably lack a seat on the Monarchist High Council. This is simply due to the Loyalist State being trapped. Communications between Crowhill and Woodhall are unreliable and slow at best and non-existent on a regular basis. Furthermore, as long as Wintersong's Republic holds the ports, it will be nearly impossible for the loyalists to leave the continent, let alone travel to the Gemstone Islands.

Proposals to extract the population of the Loyalist State via teleportation, airships, or dragons have all been considered, yet the risk of an attack by Wintersong's Republic is too significant. Until the Kingdom of Wyrsia attacks their former colony and conquers it, Lawrence Galwyn and his men will be trapped.

## Members

* **Erik von Kalzberg-Mitthel** - King of Fühlgart, De Jure Head of the Monarchists.
* Elissa Luftschwert - Queen-Consort of Fühlgart, Head of the Fühlgartian Diplomatic Corps.
* Cecilia von Kalzberg-Mitthel - Queen of Wyrsia, Acting Head of the Monarchists.
* Cerathael Pinewhisper - Diplomatic Minister of Wyrsia, Head of the Wyrsian Diplomatic Corps.
* Kazimir iz Toscov - King of Toscov.
* Diana iz Toscov - Queen-Consort of Toscov.
* Zinoviy iz Kinzova - Duke of Kinzova.
* Sergei Vinov - Prominent Kinzovan Noble.
* Eveline Lecuyer - Regent of Avateaux, Head of the Blue Rose.
* Robin Neri - Former Avateauxan Spy, Partisan Leader.
* Masaharu Ushido - King of Amagoi.
* Akeno Tujiga - Amagoian Admiral, Prominent Noble.
* Liang Nadai - Empress of the Hexad Empire, Grandmaster of the Hexad Lotus, Champion of Adyana.
* Heng Jui - Hexad Lotus Master, General.
* Nivhael Laetien - Queen of the Green Grove.
* Agachi Redpelt - Queen of the Redpelt Vulpesians.
* Matthias Kaufmann - Regent-General of Vachstadt.
* Stephan Lormann - Republican Defector, General of Vachstadt.
* Brandon Harsent - Duke of Woodhall Island.
* Michael Moonwood - Admiral of the Insular Navy.

**Advisors**

* George Northpath - Ambassador of the True Republic of Redwall.
* Marinus Bulmann - Ambassador of the Free City of Rosendorf.
* Herman Degen - Ambassador of Grey Kingdom of Weckstein.
* Cario Upus - Ambassador of the People's Republic of Daletia, former Rooftop Rebellion leader.
* Tycho van Corberg - Red Serf Officer, Representative for the Crestian, Wyrsian, Innyrian, and Fühlgartian Syndicates.