Been conversing with the ArdContinuator regarding a Tellian stake in this mêlée. I'm very aware I have no direct ties with Shireroth, so I don't want this to come across as being an attempt at a land grab, but I thought that with such an upheaval across the continent, the Tellians would have something to say.
Completely negotiable, but the map below combines the current Benacian borders with the former-Ashkenatzi boundaries of Hither and Thither Tellia as a basis for Tellian involvement here. Hither - essentially what constitutes the current Mandate - comes under Tellian Confederation control, with Thither being yet another disputed area; notable Tellian populace (such as the existing independent exclaves) but not core territory, and something the Confederation probably wouldn't have the power to administer (both IC- and OOC-ly) but would look at as an eventual goal of claiming no matter how unlikely.
I have no problem if there are any objections to any of this; like I said, I have no real history with Shireroth other than the few agreements with Tellia, so any long-standing Shirerithians can rightly tell me to where I can sod
Correspondence from the Tellian Confederation to the Kaiser's Court
Your Niftiness,
I hope this letter finds you well, though it is with sorrow that I send it.
The recent developments in Benacia have led to a regretful situation. Instability has hit the continent and the Tellian Confederation's primary concern is the welfare of the Tellian people. Having respectfully held dominion over a large percentage of Tellian-majority land for a number of years, Shireroth has been a friend and ally of Tellia.
However, due to the collapse of Shirekeep's undeniable influence over the majority of the continent, which has led to the rise of antagonistic factions across Benacia, the Tellian Confederation cannot stand by while its kinship request help. As a result, the Confederation will be establishing control over those lands last under the jurisdiction of the Mandate of Tellia which have yet to fall to other forces.
The Tellian Confederation will also make it its goal to bring stability to Tellian-majority areas north of the Mandate; the easterly regions of the division known as Malarboria. The enclave cities of Fiorecittà and Scoglitto will initially be the only fully recognised Tellian land in this region, due to the current uncertain political climate of southern Benacia not permitting for Confederation control to be universally enacted across this vast swathe of land at this time.
A map of this political situation as is expected to be recognised by the Micronational Cartography Society and its membership has been attached.
Once again, I regret that this outcome is the Confederation's only option as a response the events within, and as a result of, what has become to be referred to as the Kalirion Fracture.
Sincerely,
Vittorio Vllazërim Fabbri Transitional Co-President of the Tellian Confederation