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<blockquote data-quote="Lou" data-source="post: 4082656" data-attributes="member: 51567"><p><strong>Alton Kanri, Human Cloistered Cleric/Battle Sorcerer of the Light</strong></p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Purple">Interesting. Very interesting. We must know more about the terms of the sealed treaty that would create the Colony, and the identities of the five lands.</span>" states Alton, matter-of-factly. "<span style="color: Purple">The sealed treaty's terms, it seems, would govern our collective futures.</span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple">What is the proposed form for the initial local govenrment? An appointed governor, I presume. Appointed by whom? What about local police power? Courts? How are disputes to be settled? It would be easier with a smaller group, than with the large group we would appear to be leading.</span>"</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Purple">On to questions of a more personal note, supposing we were to elect Letters Patent of nobility from the Colony for thirty thousand, would we gain diplomatic status in the five lands? For several years, no doubt, it would be a moot point, for we would have to keep the Letters Patent to ourselves outside the Colony, for security reasons. As clergy of the Light, Ederin and I are forbidden to marry. Would a dispensation for marriage be included for us, signed by the Prelate? They are not unheard of. Being a man from an <em>ivory tower</em>, as a nobleman, I would not know where to even find a suitable wife.</span>" Alton looks over at Ederin and snorts with laughter. </p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: Purple">That said, a title of nobility in an existing land would be worth more, especially in the short term. Accepting one could unbalance the relative powers of the five lands. This is something requiring must thought and discussion.</span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple">Being a man from an <em>ivory tower</em>, I would be willing to establish a school system and a local university as a part of my grant. I would also be willing to aid my new friends through my other abilities, in exchange for some joint business deals, so I too can repay my loans.</span>"</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">OOC: Looks to me like we have some interesting parallels to the historical settlement of <em>New France</em>. I hope we are dealing with the English and not the French.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lou, post: 4082656, member: 51567"] [b]Alton Kanri, Human Cloistered Cleric/Battle Sorcerer of the Light[/b] "[COLOR=Purple]Interesting. Very interesting. We must know more about the terms of the sealed treaty that would create the Colony, and the identities of the five lands.[/COLOR]" states Alton, matter-of-factly. "[COLOR=Purple]The sealed treaty's terms, it seems, would govern our collective futures. What is the proposed form for the initial local govenrment? An appointed governor, I presume. Appointed by whom? What about local police power? Courts? How are disputes to be settled? It would be easier with a smaller group, than with the large group we would appear to be leading.[/COLOR]" "[COLOR=Purple]On to questions of a more personal note, supposing we were to elect Letters Patent of nobility from the Colony for thirty thousand, would we gain diplomatic status in the five lands? For several years, no doubt, it would be a moot point, for we would have to keep the Letters Patent to ourselves outside the Colony, for security reasons. As clergy of the Light, Ederin and I are forbidden to marry. Would a dispensation for marriage be included for us, signed by the Prelate? They are not unheard of. Being a man from an [I]ivory tower[/I], as a nobleman, I would not know where to even find a suitable wife.[/COLOR]" Alton looks over at Ederin and snorts with laughter. "[COLOR=Purple]That said, a title of nobility in an existing land would be worth more, especially in the short term. Accepting one could unbalance the relative powers of the five lands. This is something requiring must thought and discussion. Being a man from an [I]ivory tower[/I], I would be willing to establish a school system and a local university as a part of my grant. I would also be willing to aid my new friends through my other abilities, in exchange for some joint business deals, so I too can repay my loans.[/COLOR]" [SIZE=1]OOC: Looks to me like we have some interesting parallels to the historical settlement of [I]New France[/I]. I hope we are dealing with the English and not the French.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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