A call to action!
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To the men and women of the city of Arabel and the Council of twelve and their peers,
My name is Argun the strong. I am the DawnHammer of Lathander the Righteous! I write to you today not only to express my feelings, but those feelings shared by many others. Surely you are all aware of the conflict between EveningStar and Tilverton. It is no secret to us how many view this war. Many call it pointless. Folly. A war Eveningstar will surely lose being out numbered ten to one. But I say to those who believe such things, you miss the point of it all.
Our High Bishop does not wish war upon the innocent people of this land. He does not wish for conquest or for glory. No, this declaration of war is more than that. It is a ripple. It is to create the opportunity for the good men and women of this Kingdom to unite and rise up together against the Tyranny of Duke Obyn and his court before it is too late!
Fifty men, women, and children were slaughtered by the Duke and his flock as they fled the oppression of Tilverton. So heinous and obvious were his crimes, he was caught red handed and executed was the late lord Calantar. You can walk into Tilverton today and witness with your own eyes how the Duke rules with a bloodied, Iron fist and fear over the very subjects he was charged with! No. There is no longer the ability to deny how evil the Duke is. It is clear as day.
And so, it is now that we point our fingers at you, the other members of the council of twelve and the city of Arabel. For you have chosen, to do nothing! You have allowed the sinful vices of contentment, ignorance, and fear to bind you!
Was the Council of twelve not created for the betterment of -all- within the Kingdom?
Was it's purpose not to make sure all within the Kingdom could prosper together in unity?
Yet it has chosen to remain neutral and blind to the suffering of the very people it was made to protect!
You must condemn the Duke at once!We at Eveningstar are tired of excuses. We are tired of watching people suffer. We are 900, brave and willing, to sacrifice it all for the betterment of the Kingdom. Are you?
If the answer is no, then I dare move for the disbandment of the Council of twelve, as it is clearly proven it no longer has the spine to fulfill it's purpose. Standing by and watching from the sidelines as the people of this Kingdom suffer cannot be allowed!
-Dawnhammer Argun the Strong
Below is stamped the symbol of Lathander
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And the noise resumes. Not even a full days rest.
Raven Arn Targon.
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This Council was not created for politics but to handle extraordinary threats to the country, which we have many of at this time. This war is low on the priority list.
The Beholders of the Helmlands, the Demon-worshipping Sahuagins of the Lake, the Slaadi plague, and now the Red Mist, are greater priorities in the eye of the Precept Arcanum due to their magical nature. And it is one of the purpose of the Precept Arcanum to handle such matters.
I do not choose to do nothing, Councilor Argun, I choose to see to the greater threats.
True Bloodhound Ydira
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Actually well said and more constructive than my response. But I stand by both.
Raven Arn Targon
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I take umbrage at this line as I've been busy dealing with Slaadi infestations.
And so, it is now that we point our fingers at you, the other members of the council of twelve and the city of Arabel. For you have chosen, to do nothing! You have allowed the sinful vices of contentment, ignorance, and fear to bind you!
Please redact this.
-Wildwalker Sunny
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I am of the mind that reform is superior to war, and that Tilverton treatment of it's serfs is letting down the kingdom as whole.. no lord should ever feel killing 50 people in there care is aceptable usage of there authority, especialy when the deaths include children.
Thus I ask what reforms to the treatment and protections of serfs would make the Lathanderites consider peace being on the table once more, and ask that the Ravens look at these reforms with serous eyes.
Julien
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I am fully aware and understand there are many things to do in the Kingdom to keep it safe. I do not claim that the council has done nothing to protect it.
Eveningstar has helped with all of these matters from the Red-fog and Mist to the South, the rising undead, to the undead troubles of Deadwell, to the Bandits strung throughout the Stonelands, to the Slaadi infestation of our forests and sewers, to the rabid rat-king curse affecting many people, to the plaguing of our crops, and to the fishmen invasion of Immersea.
Stating here and now that "We are too busy to deal with this" is absurd. The only thing Arabel has done is claim to remain neutral on the affair and state that no fighting shall be done to damage Arabel city itself.
Once again, I say that Arabel must do something. The council must step in and save the citizens of Tilverton, lest they fail at their duties. The High Bishop has already stated three conditions to do so, all we must do is enforce them. This will be the last I speak on this matter however, as you've all heard this many times already.
-DawnHammer Argun the Strong
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I will hold you to your promise 5hat this is the last you speak of it.
Raven Arn Targon
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I can personally attest to the foul machinations of the Ravens of Tilverton under the rule of Duke Obyn. He rules through threats of violence and his serfs are treated no better than slaves. His servants have the morals of a louse, and would not consider any vile act too low in their endless quest to earn a pat on the back from their leader.
Priests are unable to give sermons within his lands without the permission of the Ravens, and they only give such permission when it suits them.
That we can sit here and speak of greater threats is a travesty, your inaction is leading to untold suffering.
Make no mistake here, the Church of Tymora fully supports Eveningstar in this war, and I intend to spend the coming days gathering what allies I can.
You know what? I'll help against the beholder threat too, as it turns out we don't need to choose one issue or another.
Luckkeeper Alexander Kincaid
I'm quitting Barabus Fen, he was a character I made for the election and in retrospect I should have quit him after the result as you can only wander around insulting Verks clergy robes for so long before it gets old.
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Can we trust your word on this? Or are you merely here to report on the Twelves achievements to the Bloody Baker?
-Clerk Steinhouser
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That's what they all do, Clerk Steinhouser.
-Clerk Johnson
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But this one is an admitted spy!
Therefore, it's impossible to truly trust him, or trust his opinion of you. He's a liar, and liars can't be trusted. Sadly, some people are so horribly uncomfortable with what lies beneath the surface that they alter reality. They get so used to lying and shading the truth that even they begin to believe their own lies. Now he is here, he watches over -our- shoulders, and will be treated the same as his former masters?
-Clerk Steinhouser
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All clerks are summoned to the meeting room.
Dame Drakebane
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