We, Goldmund I, Lord of the Goldmund Isles, Lord Founder of the Goldmundian Freehold, and Protector of the Four Goldmunds, to all who shall see these presents, send greeting.
Whereas in Our absence the inheritance of the Goldmund Isles was cast into dispute and contested by force of arms;
Whereas it was declared that the Isles were held only in trust against Our return;
Whereas We have now returned, and it falls to Us alone to name Our heir;
And whereas there is one house that stood ever beside Us as a true and faithful friend, that shared with Us the bonds of the Society of Dionesian Amity, and that, when Our lands lay silent, came forward first to take them up and rescue them from darkness;
Now therefore, having weighed every claim, We name as true, sole, and lawful heir to the Goldmund Isles, being the four central islands of the Dark Forest, with all lands, waters, and structures thereupon:
THE CROWN OF THE KINGDOM OF ASTONIA.
We hereby abdicate the Lordship of the Goldmund Isles, that Our inheritance pass at once and in perpetuity to Our heir.
With it pass all rights of every kind, including rights of sovereignty, title, ownership, and possession; of governance, law, and jurisdiction; of settlement, construction, fortification, and claim; of all harvest of resources; of passage, defence, and war; of succession and inheritance; and all rights reserved to Us under any grant previously made to any other party.
Our heir shall henceforth hold and bear the titular dignities of Lord of the Goldmund Isles and Protector of the Four Goldmunds, together with the name, arms, and banners of the Goldmund Isles and all honours appertaining thereto, to be borne by each sovereign of Astonia in turn, forever.
Any claim to the Goldmund Isles by any party other than Our heir is hereby declared null and of no effect.
Given under Our hand this twenty-third day of October, two thousand and twenty-six, effective immediately and for all time.
Signed,
GOLDMUND I
GOLDMUND I