The city states of Okeanos and Vermilion City have rejected the Kliegmean ultimatum. The City states have issued their own demands that Kliegme remain neutral and allow the Terminans to determine their own path by “wiping the slate clean” for the creation of a new “Democratic” Terminan Republic.
Governor “Bert” Graham of Vexen village issued a statement condemning Higurashi for “selling out the Confederacy to foreign interests.” in response to the Kliegmean ultimatum. The governor also rebuffed the Nationalists claims of “wiping the slate clean” claiming the TCC already had democratic institutions in play at the national level while leaving local governance to the heads of city-states.
The Governor then declared the creation of the Southern Terminan Provisional Government with those city-states still aligned with their interests. The Governor then said, “The declaration of this provisional government is to show the world Termina is not only a land of commerce and order, but that we categorically reject the Nationalists for their recklessness and the Termina Commerce Guild for selling out to foreigners to stay in power.”