Mordish Birding Society

The Mordish Birding Society was a secret group working for the creation of a Mordish Republic. They were the driving force behind the start of the Mordish Civil War. The society was extensive and consisted of many powerful lords and prominent scholars. In AeP 446 they launched an expedition led by Lord Keel to the Southern Isles in a successful attempt to retrieve human enchantment rituals. Janie Kerias and Sylvie worked to translate and complete the rituals. However in Mortus of the same year, parts of the notes were stolen by a man from Pellisberg. A group was sent to get them back. They tracked the Thief to Miirshire. However the Kaiser also sent an agent after The Thief. In Miirshire they came face to face with her.

The Society officially declared war on the Crown in Ghuramus of AeP 447, by organizing a series of assassinations. One target was Lord Gavin Bellest of Port Thresthelm. He was killed on the streets of the city by Ricard.

Pre-Civil War
The first known action of the Mordish Birding Society was when Emilio Kent (going by the name Lord Keel) organized a trip to the Southern Isles after Janie Kerias came to him with a True Compass. She believed it would lead to human enchantment rituals. Keel assembled a crew mostly of people not in the Birding Society. He traded documents stolen from the Mordish military to the Roadani Military in exchange for the sailor Jack. This lead to the death of the Iron Tempest Commando Vreeli Szere in Sar-Makashi. He also brought on more scholars and the mercenary Daxian as muscle. J’Kar Burin tried to forge his way onboard when he intercepted a letter between Keel and the Count of Tasserich. Keel realized it was a forgery but was impressed with the skill. He later recruited J’Kar. The trip was a success and they recovered two rituals. One would give people wings and the other would give people great strength. Janie would go on to become a Lord Professor and recruited her students Genna and Sylvie. J’Kar recruited Daxian and the two went on to try and plot a path through the Viridian Bog.

In AeP 446 just after The Professor’s return from Toalla, an assistant in her group named Dan Irem, stole some of her notes. The Thief tried to flee Pruzer. K.R., Vella, The Curator, Skua, Osprey, and later Sylvie were called together to find the Thief and get back the notes. They tracked the Thief through the city eventually finding out he had left and was going to meet his allies in the town of Miirshire. They also found out he was working for a group in Pellisberg and not the Kaiser. Irem tried to use the Procession of Peace to escape. The Society group tracked him through the parade using their prisoner Terrance. However he led them into an ambush set up by his Captain. The Society group dispatched the ambushers and took the captain alive. They found out he worked for the Count of Pellisberg, a very powerful man. He wanted the enchantment rituals for himself. The group turned the Captain and Terrance into the local authorities and chased the Thief to Miirshire. They found him there under the protection of the local lord. They infiltrated the lord’s house and stole back the notes. They pretended to be allies of Dan and found out he did not make copies. Just before they could escape back to Pruzer, the Woman in the Suit arrived with Osprey as a prisoner and a regiment of Mordish soldiers. She was about to have Osprey executed when Sylvie disrupted the event with a sea stone. The members of the Society then rescued Osprey and fled to the mines. Along with a group of miners who were worried about the Kaiser, they fought the Woman and her regiment. With the Woman dead they returned the notes to the Professor. The miners took some of the soldiers hostage. However in the middle of the night, the guards were killed and the soldiers freed.

After the uprising, the Count of Tasserich began negotiations with the Viceroy of Pruzer for the miners safety. They were hidden by the Society and guarded by Vella. This was a delaying tactic to give the Society more time to prepare. Blame for the uprising had shifted to Pellisberg. Emilio Kent and the Professor were disappointed that the human enchantment rituals hadn't been used. He promised her he would find loyal members to enchant. He also suspected that war in Mordehall would be atypical, focusing more on subterfuge than battles.

Declaration of War
While the attention of Dorlon was focused on Pellisberg, Emilio Kent planned a declaration of war to take place in Ghuramus of AeP 447. This would take the form of a series of assassinations of high ranking nobles loyal to the crown. The intent was both to demonstrate the strength of the Society and cripple the Kaiser’s response to the war. He also hoped the assassinations would convince neutral nobles to join the Republic side. One such target was Lord Gavin Bellest, Shipmaster of the Kaiser’s docks in Port Thresthelm. However, the Society did not have many resources in Port Thresthelm. Penelope Shevenor, the Count of Quarinov lived there but remained neutral. Kent sent J’Kar Burin and his bodyguard Daxian, to Port Thresthelm, along with a sizable budget for hiring local help and acquiring resources. J’Kar, now going by the name Stellars Jay, hired four people. They were Ricard a local gang lord, Jorso a local thief, and two Nurmendemar warriors from Carufell Alekiai and Willa. The four studied Bellest, eventually stealing documents from his workshop, lighting the building on fire, and confronting Bellest as he ran to stop the fire. In the fight that followed Willa killed Bellest’s bodyguard, and Alekiai subdued Bellest, allowing Ricard to execute him.

Members
Count of Tasserich- As a Count he was one of the highest ranking lords in Mordehall.

Emilio Kent- Spymaster of Tasserich and the one responsible for finding a way to combat the Iron Tempest Commandos

J’Kar Burin and Daxian- J’Kar was recruited by Kent on the trip South and in turn recruited Daxian. They were tasked with finding a way to bring troops through the Viridian Bog.

L.P. Janie Kerias, Genna, and Sylvie- Janie recruited her two students. They worked on finding more ancient relics and using the living enchantment rituals they found on Piyla.

L.P. Henrus Kline- As a lord professor and a famous scholar he provided legitimacy to the Society. In practice he didn’t contribute much but his name.

Kingfisher- Someone stationed in Pruzer than J’Kar and Daxian were told to contact when they were done.

The Curator and Skua- A rich art collector in Tasserich, he was known in the Society as The Curator. Skua was his bodyguard.

K.R.- A messenger for the Society who lived in Pruzer. K.R. was a reliable courier. He later became an agent of Emilio Kent.

Vella- A pirate captain turned bodyguard for the Society. She protected the miners who had risen up against the Kaiser.

The Crown
The Kaiser was the main enemy of The Society. He mostly held power by the Iron Tempest Commandos. Emilio Kent was convinced the only way to topple the Kaiser was by first crippling the deadly Tempest Commandos. The Woman in the Suit was an agent of the Kaiser. She was involved in the ordeal with The Professor’s notes. At first she only hunted the group from Pellisberg who had stolen the papers. Eventually in Miirshire, she captured Osprey and ordered his execution.

Lord Gavin Bellest was another agent of the Crown. He ran the Port Thresthelm Shipyards. Bellest was assassinated by the Society in Ghuramus of AeP 447.

Pellisberg
At the end of AeP 446 a group of people from the county of Pellisberg including Dan Irem and Terrance, stole some notes from The Professor. Dan Irem fled Pruzer after being ambushed by the Woman in the Suit. Dan Irem had many allies who helped him on the way including. However by the time Dan reached Miirshire, all but one had been killed or captured. They fell to both the Mordish Birding Society and the Woman in the Suit.