The lower house
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Hanee
Since according to the lower houses latest posters you were a member what are they up to?
It seems they are against the council because Ercole didn't get a seat when he got caught lying about being clergy of the Tymoran church.
Sir Pierre
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Sir Pierre
The Lower Houses are trying to make good in the Slums and the poor forgotten districts in Arabel. It is less with Ercole in specific and more with the view that they can make changes that benefit the people of the slums, trying to uplift them.
Hanee
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The lower house should be seen as a criminal group in my opinion.
They are against the values of the council and the rule of law and the nobility.
This minister of faiths tithe requests sounds very much like a protection racket
Sir Pierre
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It should also be noted that around a week or so before the masquerade ball Ercole approached me claiming to have been hired to perform a heist on my Dukes estate and wishing a key to Tilverton so he could lead them into a trap.
Naturally I refused but make no mistake, Ercole is a crook.
Sources within the Ravens who have gotten at least somewhat close to him also indicate he is no Tymoran as he claims but follows a god of shadows.
Sir Pierre
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I would see a list of his actual, not imagined, crimes before judging the man. Lying about ones religious standing and bruising the precious ego of our more easily upset members aside.
Councillor Cormack Blackstock
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I'm fairly certain that the Tymoran temple being the largest faith in Arabel even if they do have a disturbing tendency to reward bandits and traitors by making them clergy would have something to say about someone posing as a member of the clergy to try and get on the council.
We should also consider the high likelihood he is allied with this lady of bells she does seem find of him from her sendings and leaves him samples frequently
Sir Pierre
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I read 'fairly certain' and 'high likelihood'. If the Church of Tymora decides to make a complaint against the man (not the organisation of course), then we may take action, though I'd have thought them more likely to object to your insults of their clergy. If he is in league with the Lady of Bells then we can seek evidence, but from what I have witnessed he fears her greatly, even if he wouldn't say so.
Councillor Cormack Blackstock
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Ercole and this half orc calling himself the warden attacked Therku and cut a hand off him.
Surely you consider such a crime Cormack?
Sir Pierre
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He claims self defense, and given Therkus associations I would be inclined to believe him.
Councillor Cormack Blackstock
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He also claimed he was Tymoran Clergy and the apprentice of the traitor Alexander Kincaid.
He certainly isn't clergy and being an apprentice to a traitor and oathbreaker is hardly a good thing to be.
Sir Pierre
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One mans traitor is another mans hero. I have certainly seen no kingdom wide declaration that this Kincaid fellow was a criminal.
If the Tymoran church wishes to pursue the man for impersonating clergy they are more than capable of bringing such to our attention.
If you want the man to face charges for all or any of these things in Tilverton then have at it. As for the kingdom in general none of these things are worthy of the attention of the council.
Maybe its time for another of your little extrajudicial bounty posters.
Councillor Cormack Blackstock
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Ercole has also tried breaking into House Mossmeres vaults. He was caught however.
At this point I say we consider him a menace to society.
He had Therkus hand cut off, planned a heist on House Misrim, And attempted one on House Mossmere.
Sir Pierre
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According to Jace, he was "invited" to try to rob house Mossmere.
So if we are leaving it at that. Then it's the "planned heist" which never happened, and this hand thing, which does sound quite nasty.
Not entirely sure that's menace to society level yet?
-Izereth
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Jace "thinks" they were invited because he doesn't want to accept they got broken into.
There's also this mock council they seem to be forming with titles such as minister of faith.
Sir Pierre
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With the Lower Houses latest proclamation it becomes clear that any of the council who support these seditious wreteches and heathens who would proclaim a man a god cannot remain on the council.
They are anarchists.
Sir Pierre
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A man a god?
Ridiculous, there is a silence, a dead king (even a great one like Gondegal) cannot break it, if gods such as Mystra and Tymora cannot.
I certainly don't support the idea of Gondegal having ascended to godhood and broken the silence.
I certainly do support Gondegals ideals, on which this country was founded. Anyone who does not, should never have been appointed to this council, and should feel ashamed to be on it.
-Izereth.
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I have heard whispers and sometimes more, that other councillors think I support the Lower House.
Hopefully I can remedy this.
We all know Ercole is a scoundrel, he has attempted to rob a noble house (though this has been settled by the house itself)
If we want to have this man (and by extension, the Lower House, he IS the Lower House) actually held to account, we need some real charges. Something solid.
I believe I can bait him into doing something that may achieve this.
Hopefully this will prove to you all that I do not "support" the Lower House's criminal activites.
Something I do support is the ethos on which this Kingdom was founded, but that is not the same thing, do not think that they are.-Izereth
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You stood idly by as they stole from the tomb of Gregory Hightower the first. In fact you joined them in plundering the tomb in front of Lucius Hightower.
If you do not support the Lower House as you claim you should return what you took and accept any punishment the current Lord Hightower gives you for stealing.
Sir Pierre
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You also stood idly by Pierre, after traveling with and working alongside them just the same. You asked if Lucius was letting the items be taken, and he did not protest.
Let's not start trying to litigate adventuring practices around loot, the higher council would be under a mountain of grave robbing/theft cases.
This is a pretty bad and off topic argument to claim I support the Lower House, by the way.
-Izereth
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As a show of respect between council members, I will do as asked and return the item to Lucius Hightower. I will also tell him I will accept any reasonable punishment he deems is neccessary.
(I won't accept execution, or removing my powers or anything silly, obviously, some kind of penance, or fine) - NOTE: I am -not- accepting guilt as a grave robber, or any other law in the lawbook of the Kingdom of Arabel, I am returning an item and apologising, that is all.
Hopefully this can begin movement towardcs more co-operation within this council.
-Izereth.
