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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 3926212" data-attributes="member: 704">Consider the noble McHalastar family, while not wealthy, they have the support of the military, since Gregor McHalaster helped win the war for the king.  They came to promenance when a recent Gregor exposed a traitor during the recent War, none other than General Terrance Mhorial.   The betrayal was shocking, since the Mhorial family was a long renowned family with a glorious military history.  The newly promoted Gregor also played a key part in the peace negotiations with the opposing side, which has secured his reputation as a just and righteous lord.  As a reward, the Mhorial family had their lands and titles seized, and said lands were granted to the McHalastar family.  The Halastar Knightly order was formed shortly after, and is now the most prestigeous military order in the kingdom.  What is left of the Mhorial family now serves the McHalastar's as household slaves.What no one knows is that McHalastar was the traitor.  His side was already losing the war when Terrance discovered him.  McHalastar was able to kill Mhorial, and decided to frame Terrance.  He then contacted his handlers on the others side, and gave them enough information to bring the war to at least a stalemate.  Then he and his counterpart proposed the peace, and both profited from it.McHalastar is hoping to position himself to eventually rule the kingdom.  However, his counterpart has evidence of his treachery, and McHalastar is desperate to destroy that evidence before it can harm him.Also, his treatment of the Mhorial survivors is noted to be particularly harsh and depraved.  He throws parties where Mhorial survivors are chained to a wall so guests can beat them and spit at them.  Every year at the anniversary of the end of the war, the Mhorials are paraded in chains throughout the kingdom.  Every new Mhorial child is branded from birth as a traitor, with a mark burned into their face.  And on the 16th birthday of any Mhorial, they have their tongues torn out, and are then told the true story of the treachery.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

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