>>32521684>>32522161Alright. Now that we have an /ahoy/ rep I can do this. For the sake of lore consistency, this deal probably takes place around... 250? 450? 600?-ish VTE. Centuries before the start date of 1130.
Around the time of... Feb 15 2021.
https://warosu.org/vt/thread/S587682#p587876The first ever instance of Akira-Marine on /vt/
We, the people of Teocuacayotl (We are known as /sbg/ back then), offer our hands to the nation of /ahoy/.
We wish to not just conduct trade, but offer mutual trust with a vow of non-aggression and security.
The reasonings for this are:
1. Mutual Activities
While you are a nation built on freedom and we are a theocracy, we share a common goal of intercepting and acquiring resources by plundering the vessels and coasts of our enemies. Our vikings will not raid the east coast of /ahoy/ and the privateers of /ahoy/ will not intercept the activities of our vikings.
In return, we will inform /ahoy/ each other of our activities to ensure we do not cross paths. That way /ahoy/ privateers will not encounter our raiders on the same cities and trade lanes.
2. Mutual Enemy
The living skeletons of Moriji dare declare themselves the sole law enforcer of the Holo Sea. Such a prideful obstruction to our shared goals. Out of pragmatism, it is best we do not point the barrels of our locks and the blades of our swords at each other. Instead direct them towards the self-proclaimed sovereign of maritime law who hinders our activities.
3. Shared Culture
Marine is into ryona. Nuff said.
/ahoy/ fleets are allowed to freely port and restock on our coasts, and use our services and amenities.
4. Myth
A syncretic myth has been going around for a thousand years since the antediluvian age of /jp/. That the goddess Houshou Marine and Mazono Akira are siblings.
https://warosu.org/jp/thread/24408672#p24408750https://warosu.org/vt/thread/S7621188#p7621626https://warosu.org/vt/thread/S674992#p675626While we chose not to canonize the myth due to the eschatological-esoteric nature of our religious activities [aka Marine is a corpo and the implications is nasty], the syncretic myth has become such a popular belief among the people that it's become de-facto part of our faith.
We respect such beliefs to not anger the gods and gain popular trust in faith and country.
If they are truly sisters, we vow not to harm the believers of Marine.
In return, if you need any assistance in satisfying your ryona needs, our chaplains are happy to help.