User blog comment:Doctor Ibrahim/Adelaide Full Concept/@comment-25808351-20161023231908/@comment-28358106-20161024175426

What a stroke of luck for him to find both peace and a beautiful woman! Its a happy ending to what could have been tragic circumstances.

Richter was in a bad position for a many years, because if he gave up his citizens to the mercenary companies, he would have sent innocent people to their deaths. If he didn't, he would have been accused of treason against the ruling ministry and prosecuted, and his people collected anyway. The ministry had made the deal with the northern nations to keep them at bay during the war. Richter was buying time for open rebellion, but the barons under his rule hesitated because they had no other backing. Adelaide came along and promised to get the Elves of Arenesse, the Dwarves of the Fatherhalls and the Centaurs of the North Ranges to come to his aid...somehow. Through her sheer charisma, shrewd negotiations and pure force of will, they joined, giving Richter the help he needed in ousting the ruling ministry. Afte that, the capital was rebuilt, the Free States Charter signed, and the realm that is now Whitemarch was born.