When we conquered Azrain we rejoiced at the hacking & chopping of
bodies. It seemed the best of times, for Conan says that what is best
in life is to defeat your enemies, see them driven before you, &
hear the lamentations of the women.
But we now think the blood lust that overcame us in our desire to oust
the tyrant Fox may have led us to hack & chop some of the wrong bodies.
& this is not what is best in life.
We hear now, as the victors always do, that the war was unecessary,
and that the heirs of Fox would have listened to reason and
abandoned his crooked ways. To this we cannot say yea or nay,
for the land of the "what if"s is not a land we visit. We do know,
however, that our zeal has led us to injure and pursue those who
are not the most guilty, as well as some of those who bear no guilt.
Such are the ways and means, the fortunes & fates of war. Even
the sharpest sword blade, keen as it is, cannot cut so fine.
Therefore, in recognition of this fact, & because it seems
the right thing, & because we are willing to give of ourselves to
offset the harm to the innocent, Plato, through its generals,
warlords, and admirals, announces the following changes on New
Provinia, effective immediately:
1: All prisoners will be released on day 1,
2: Nobles incorrectely caught up in the fruckus will be
compensated, insofar as we are able, to the extent of their
damage, and be given any reasonable aid under the
circumstances of their injury. All who feel they have
been wronged in this campaign are invited to contact us
at <mrhendri@gulftel.com> or <whalen@digitalboardwalk.com>,
3: The area ruled by the Broken down castle, formly the
Crimson Citadel, roughly the landed area forming a square
between dd74 to dj81 & dm81, will be a non-combat zone (except
of course for questing). Anyone attacking nobles or garrisons
or robbing the peasantry of their already low wages, will be dealt
with in such manner as we can contrive, being of a vigilante-like
spirit as we are. Resource collection is open to all in the
area. If military needs require it, we reserve the right to
the resources immediately around the Broken down palace. But
at this time, it's all open. The same is true for the markets.
4: the state of hostilities between Plato and the New Empire
is hereby ended. We will defend ourselves if attacked,
obviously, but other than that, the war's over.
5: The seige of Toppe is ended.
I am,
the faithful minister of PLATO,
Servant of Ming,
hewer of flesh,
friend of the great Dog,
Listener to the Loudmouth,
spewer of sound & fury,
sometimes card player,
& as always,
your faithful servant,
Captain Arrrrr.
The Creepy Crawlers, tt7