Feint Whispers Chapter #3: Festival of Falling

[jasamcarl]

Flattered that his name is known, Bhartus strokes his beard and smiles. "Of course... it will be done! What will you do with them under your jurisdiction by the way, Father?"

The Father replys, "I will make them wards of the church. They can work our lands while living a virtuous life..."

Both the sheriff and Stefan roll their eyes at that.

Daris then speaks, "If that is not a suitable solution to some, I can take the slaves off your hands. Conditions for your festival have not been conducive to steady business, what with the fighting between your nobles, pickpockets and now this. I can purchase your excess slaves as I have done for my poor fellows, providing you with capital while I try to find the poor wretches suitable masters."

The sheriff nods politly, "Does anyone else have something to say?"

 

[Mirth]

"It's about time we took down that young, insolent pup Nicos," Tarowyn says as he looks at the assembled group.

"However, I don't have any liking for the church or the brokerage of sentient beings," the elf glances at both Father Samual and Jericho before continuing. "I say the slaves should be freed, not given to some other power to control. If they have been subject to the kind of gross sport as you have decribed, then surely they have paid any so-called dues that they owe." He pauses before finishing, "I cannot agree to do this task and then simply hand the slaves over to another owner. I will not do it."

OOC: My character should be completely updated by the time you read this, jasamcarl.

 

[Tokiwong]

"It's about time we took down that young, insolent pup Nicos," Tarowyn says as he looks at the assembled group.

"However, I don't have any liking for the church or the brokerage of sentient beings," the elf glances at both Father Samual and Jericho before continuing. "I say the slaves should be freed, not given to some other power to control. If they have been subject to the kind of gross sport as you have decribed, then surely they have paid any so-called dues that they owe." He pauses before finishing, "I cannot agree to do this task and then simply hand the slaves over to another owner. I will not do it."

OOC: My character should be completely updated by the time you read this, jasamcarl.

Jericho listens and sighs...

"If the slaves are treated fairly then where is the problem, we go to free them of their mistreatment and place them in better care. They perform their service, and the world is all the better, such talk of freeing slaves is madness, where would they go, and what would they do? You would burden the town, with vagrants, who have no money, and no purpose."

 

[jasamcarl]

The sheriff looks sympathetically upon the elf, "That status of the slaves is a matter of law. I will appeal to the crown for a definitive ruling. For now, it is imperative that we remove those slaves from the Aporos hands."

"Stefan, Daris, your assistance and advice is appreciated and has been a great help. Would you now excuse us? I will let you know the state of things when there is something to report."

Both merchants bow to the knight and depart from the offices.

The sheriff continues, "I have something of a surprise for the lot of you, or perhaps it would be best described as a burden." He sheriff steps to a door in the side of the room which leads to the underground prison cells and knocks. A few moments pass before two guards emerge. Between their leather-bound legs you note a small figure. A halfling, chained..."

"This is Norri Tallgeese. Like many small folk, he appears to have a tendency to run around with the wrong company. Further questioning at the camp revealed that he was in the Tongue's company in his journey from the King's City. We promptly arrested him. Unfortunatly, Father Samual, speaking for his god, revealed that Norri is in fact a virtuous young lad who has no knowledge of the gnome's plans. Much like Dalik, I do not see releasing him as an option, as he would surly be pegged as a traitor and killed. Instead I would like to make use of him. We still do not know who hired the Tongue and his gang to pillage this city and assassinate you. To that effect, I wish the halfling to travel with your company. Hopefully, one of the Tongue's associates will recognize him and assume he already has a plan for your deaths. These associates will thus plan to make peacful contact initially instead of through swords."

The sheriff turns to the halfling and bends down to look directly into his eyes, "Does that sound good to you, or should we look deeper into your background in the King's City to find you some other task?"

Your move Festy.

 

[Tokiwong]

Jericho kneels... chuckling...

"Hey its a little person... one of them wee folks... smaller then a baby jackal he is... how yah doin' little one... Nori is it... Nori Tallgeese... funny name for a such a little fellow."

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Jericho furrows his brow...

"As much as you find slavery distasteful, it is a part of this region's wealth and well-being... perhaps you shouldn't be so judgemental of different cultures... oh enlightened magician..."

"I am from this kingdom, and look at what slavery has done to this region.. rapant banditry, and slave games." Mist peeks out of Whitney's hair to give Jericho a 'hairy eyeball'. "I would say that it has encouraged decadance among those who should be leaders and rulers. Too much free time among the nobility encourages irresponsible behavoir like this." shakes her head. "My opionions aside, this must be addressed. It's both immoral and illegal."

 

[KaintheSeeker]

The Father replys, "I will make them wards of the church. They can work our lands while living a virtuous life..."

Both the sheriff and Stefan roll their eyes at that.

Daris then speaks, "If that is not a suitable solution to some, I can take the slaves off your hands. Conditions for your festival have not been conducive to steady business, what with the fighting between your nobles, pickpockets and now this. I can purchase your excess slaves as I have done for my poor fellows, providing you with capital while I try to find the poor wretches suitable masters."

The sheriff nods politly, "Does anyone else have something to say?"

"I thought the proper action under such circumstances was that the slaves in question turned over to the custody of the crown. Not resold or held in 'virutous' indenture for others."

 

[Tokiwong]

"I am from this kingdom, and look at what slavery has done to this region.. rapant banditry, and slave games." Mist peeks out of Whitney's hair to give Jericho a 'hairy eyeball'. "I would say that it has encouraged decadance among those who should be leaders and rulers. Too much free time among the nobility encourages irresponsible behavoir like this." shakes her head. "My opionions aside, this must be addressed. It's both immoral and illegal."

"It may be immoral to you, but I think it is highly legal... as far as I can see. And banditry exists in any region where a man wishes to make a quick copper... now slave games are undeniably horrid... and that I can say should be stopped, unless they were trained gladiators it is a waste of property," he counters.

OOC: I thought the whole of this land accepted slavery as a genral rule of thumb or is this just reserved to this town, and I get the impression much of the world accepts it or is Jericho in the minority?

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"It may be immoral to you, but I think it is highly legal... as far as I can see. And banditry exists in any region where a man wishes to make a quick copper... now slave games are undeniably horrid... and that I can say should be stopped, unless they were trained gladiators it is a waste of property," he counters.

OOC: I thought the whole of this land accepted slavery as a genral rule of thumb or is this just reserved to this town, and I get the impression much of the world accepts it or is Jericho in the minority?

"We're not having this argument now." Whitney says calmly. "I know my opionions are just that of an 'overeducated woman' but I am entitled to them.. however much others disagree with them. I do abide by the law." nods to the sherriff.

OOC:Figured Whitney was in the minority

 

[Festy_Dog]

Norri grins nervously at the sheriff's statement.

"Ah, heh, more than happy to help ya hit squad m'lord, no need to look into me past. Whats done is done is it not?" He says.

Norri looks at Jericho blankly but shrugs and extends his hand to shake.

"Dunno where our last name came from, all I knows is that we've had it for a VERY long time. Goes many generations back, in fact it goes right back to the first generation of the Tallgeese family," he says with a sly grin.

"I see there is a debate on slavery going on, while we're on that maybe a little while later after I've done what ya need me to I could be, err, relieved of my duty of service to ye and could head on me way," Norri ends this statement with a cheesy grin.