Karnath demands Surrender
Diplomatic action
Rhaan 23rd, 930 YK
In the fall of 930 YK, Kaius II offered harsh terms of surrender to King Connos and the kingdom of Cyre. King Cannos rejects the offer using the events to his diplomatic benefit.
The dictated terms would have ceded land to Karrnath, renounced the Cyran claim to the crown of Galifar, and imposed yearly tribute. Cyre rejected the offer and began a propaganda campaign, decrying the “martyrdom of Metrol,” the “rape of Cyre,” and the presence of cannibalistic undead in the streets during the sack.
Although a dismal time for the Cyre military, the aftermath of the sack of Metrol was a triumph for Cyran diplomacy. Cyre played the wronged victim to the hilt. Liaisons with Breland, Thrane, Aundair, and even the Cyran cities to the south and west presented graphic accounts of the Karrns’ depredations, particularly their corpse-harvesting. Their performances were masterful and rallied the world to Cyre’s side. Karrnathi atrocities during the sack of Metrol, while tragic, might have actually saved Cyre from annihilation. Those acts fully united all of Cyre against Karrnath and gained it great sympathy from the other nations. - Renowned Zil librarian Augusta Wainwocket