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Haldor wakes up to the situation in Selucia.

November, 5688

Commentators and experts laughed as one of them spoke on Dorvish TV when one of them quipped "It's as if someone stepped in the State Chancellery and reminded the world that they use to be respected." The experts were speaking in regards to the on-going political situation within Migrant's Pass, the 3rd Point Federation and Selucia. The Kingdom has remained rather tight-lipped over the situation since its outbreak several decades prior and has "adapted" to the situation according to the Dorvish Trade Commission and the Ministry of Finance. The Dorvish quietly abandoned the use of Migrant's Pass large in part due to the "bad blood" within the area and have adopted to newer trade routes, albeit longer, but those without controversy for the time being. These alternative routes, largely subsidized by the Dorvish Trade Commission and the Foreign Economic Fund, have drawn ire from Dorvish citizens and have prompted the State Chancellor to take a harder stance in recent years towards Migrant's Pass. Robert Aumeier, a Dorvish citizen interviewed outside a beer hall in Largonia, stated that increased pricing should not be tolerated by the government in Haldor and "...the State Chancellor should do something about that...".

The State Chancellor who has served since November, 5660 but has remained popular, has waded carefully over the past few years due to a significant scandal involving the Dorvish Amred Forces. In a rare public showing, the Dorvish government announced the arrest of 37 officers and non-commissioned officers of the Dorvish Armed Forces and another 59 members of the Dorvish defense industry for a scandal relating to procurement and post-government service pay-to-play. The sprawling raid, carried out by the State Criminal Office and the State Security Service, saw daybreak raids across Dorvik and the arrest of the individuals. The initial arrests occurred in early June, 5686 and thus far 43 members of the scandal have either entered pleas or were imprisoned after a trial. In the wake of the scandal the State Chancellor while not named, was implicated that he was aware of the scandal but had not actively involved himself in resolving the problem. This prompted a wide-scale review of government contracts and military procurement, which has been hastily growing as the Dorvish saw new conflicts on the horizon.

As the situation in Selucia has grown more unstable the Dorvish have sought to capitalize on the situation in September, 5688 announced a new task force assignment to Migrant's Pass to ensure "freedom of navigation". The details of which have remained a closely guarded secret but it is expected that in January, 5689 the task force will be in place and actively operating within Migrant's Pass.

In recent weeks the situation in Selucia has "deteriorated" according to the Foreign Office and the Dorvish have issued a "Yellow List" notice for Selucia, actively noting that domestic situations might spiral and cause further issues. State Chancellor Knoerr has condemned the treatment of Yeudi's in Selucia but has largely remained on the sidelines of implementing wide-scale sanctions on the nation opting for more monitoring of the situation. According to the Supreme General Staff and the State Security and Defense Council the Dorvish government has opted to send one of their High Seas Monitoring Squadrons to the area to monitor the situation. These High Seas Monitoring Squadrons are largely intelligence-gathering operations but include some potential response options according to the Supreme General Staff.