Here are the facts:
FCC came to the Northern Empire for aid against the Merc's in return for a peace agreement and future cooperation.
Mercs also came to the Northern Empire for aid against the FCC.
The Northern Empire decided that it was in our best interest not to help either.
Merc's offered 3 players in the empire gold and heirlooms to fight one battle. Those players accepted.
In return, we provided the FCC with 11-15 players in 4-5 battles to make sure we remained neutral and on good terms.
After the FCC used Chaos to mediate a peace with the Mercs, they used the troops/gold supplied from the Mercs to attack the Northern Empire after ATS just finished a battle. Let it be known they cannot be trusted to honor or respect deals.
Most of you know the Northern Empire, we are not aggressive, nor wish to expand. We hold to our word. If you wish to help us, we cannot give you anything in return. The choice is yours. Anyone caught helping the FCC or the guilds attacking with be considered declaring war.
We do not believe we will lose this war, but we do believe it is necessary to warn guilds of backstabbing behavior.