Today, I, the Lord Daimyō Shiba, in the name of His Imperial Majesty Hajimari the Glorious, Emperor and Heavenly Sovereign of the Empire of Japan, regret to inform you that a State of Siege must be declared across our great Empire. A duplicitous cabal of would-be usurpers, lead by the self-styled "Chancellor" Taqn the Mad, and his co-conspirators Mob the Treacherous, a foreigner from no known civilized land, and Justa the Barbarian, an avowed spy acting on the orders of Enigma the Cruel, Khan of the Mongol Hordes, have declared an open rebellion against the rightful rule of Emperor Hajimari. His Imperial Majesty, the beloved and just ruler of Japan, calls upon the proud and noble citizens of this great nation to resist this unlawful rebellion, who refer to themselves as the DPRJ, and obligates his sworn vassals and retainers to take up their arms, and assemble with the Imperial Army marshalling at the Imperial Capital of Tokyo. Praise be to Emperor Hajimari the Glorious! Praise be to the great Empire of Japan! Praise be the the noble Japanese people! Together, these rebel scum will be quickly crushed, and their ringleaders brought to justice!