Drums of War

[SpidaManz111]

The Warden, Seria, called upon the Inner Council to gather. As they had all heed her call and assemble in the throne room, the Warden moves to announce the reason for the gathering.

"My dear Imperials", Seria says, "We can not allow the Royal House of Purrty to insult us in such a manner." She looks at the people in front of her and smiles confidently. "Not only did they take the property of an Imperial, Lady Donari Tyndale, and called it their own, but now they claim it is rightfully theirs. This we did raise with Gag Harmond, but he did nothing but laugh at our attempts to find a diplomatic solution." She swallows and pauses for a moment. "Not only that, but grave reports indicate he is trying to form an alliance to protect his theft, lying to people about the origin of their house. This we can not allow."

She opens a small chest on her desk and takes forward a scroll, presenting it to her fellow councilors.

Declaration of War
Proclaimed by the Warden and the Inner
Council

§ 1

The Inner Council finds that:

1. The guildhouse of the Royal House of Purrty had come to be auctioned off by the Octarchy several years ago, due to them not paying their taxes. Donari Tyndale, Imperial and member of the Inner Council, purchased said property and, out of friendship for the Royal House of Purrty, rented it to them for as long as they pleased, free of rent, with the sole obligation of paying their taxes.

2. During the absence of Lady Tyndale, the Royal House of Purrty approached the same Octarchy that once tried to auction their house off illegitmately and bribed them to hand the property over to their guild, thereby depriving Lady Tyndale of her legitimate possession.

3. Not only does this constitute blatant theft, but their hypocrisy and treachery of their friend constitute a major diplomatic offense as well.

4. The Empire has approached Gag Harmond in an effort to find a diplomatic resolution, but the efforts were rejected. Furthermore, he tried to raise public sentiment against the Empire in an effort to cover up his theft.

5. By trying to involve third parties, Sir Harmond is trying to sacrifice the lives of innocents in case of armed conflict. The Dark Empire is committed to keep the conflict strictly between the two relevant parties to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.

§ 2

In the face of such aggression, the Inner Council has decreed:

1. The Dark Empire is now in a state of war with the Royal House of Purrty. Any of its members is to be taken into custody dead or alive.

2. The guildhouse of the Royal House of Purrty is considered forfeited to the Empire. Anyone entering or leaving without Imperial permission commits an act of war.

3. The Imperial Scholar shall publish the true history of the House of Printh, exposing the truth behind their lies.

4. If the Royal House of Purrty seeks the involvement of other guilds, the Inner Council has agreed to call together the Dark Alliance. And lives lost shall be attributed to Sir Harmond and his treachery.

Consent among the Inner Council is quickly reached, the Warden then passes the document around for signing. Once it is signed, she takes the document again and takes a long look at it. Uttering the final orders, she dismisses the meeting.

[Mouli]

[DE against the world ]

[LigH]

I do not appreciate how you play upon us, instead of with us. I feel tricked into this plot and forced to either react IC or opt-out OOC. But for the community, I will try to take the first choice...

[Rigwyn]

[ Did all this really happen ICly? It sounds strangely familiar to the discussion about getting rid of *unused* guild houses. ]

[SpidaManz111]

[Dear Gag, I assure you. Despite any IC hostilities, the resolution of this event will be something you too can enjoy. It should be fun for everyone. And no, Rigwyn. It is a purely OOC happening. We had a Dark Empire meeting in Schlüffenflüffen castle, we'd have invited you, but Suno said you'd lack the guts required for the meeting. In so many ways...]

[Mouli]

I do not appreciate how you play upon us, instead of with us. I feel tricked into this plot and forced to either react IC or opt-out OOC. But for the community, I will try to take the first choice...

Gag its time to call all your friends, and resolve the problem... DE want a war... Well it's OK, but what if they loose it ? Is their house will be taken and given to the winner ?

otherwise you can just call the octarchy to deal with the problem and put all them in jail...

[SpidaManz111]

[Calling the Octarchy with stolen property in their hands sounds like a good idea ]

[Mouli]

[and I think that the Octarchy doesn't allow a guild to own 2 houses]

[SpidaManz111]

[So let us get some facts straight before this thread derails. The idea for this roleplay has been, as correctly noted by Rigwyn, derived from the mentioned thread. Still, there is a very well laid IC base for this event. The "facts" stated in the declaration are mostly true IC wise.

This is in no way meant to be some OOC harassment of Gag or the RHoP. I am aware that IC wise, the tensions are high, and I am also aware that these things tend to get on the player. I too am very excited about this event.

This however is meant as a way to generate IC conflict. Something different from the usual good vs. evil vs. Dark Empire. Your characters should get involved and take a strong stance. The event is in no way scheduled or predetermined. Everything can happen and the involved players (on our side, in the very least) are accepting that, which isn't necessarily a good thing, IC wise, for the Dark Empire. I do hope for plenty of stabbing and politics.

We do -not- intend to throw the RHoP out of their guildhouse (Only ICly ). There will be no IC resolution without the full OOC agreement of all involved parties. And yes, Gag, this goes to you. We do not mean to force you to take part, but roleplay isn't always meant to be cooperative. There is no cooperative game of chess, either. However, I assure you that there will be no resolution to this that you are not fully comfortable with. You should involve yourself because it generates IC conflict. And clearly, you are excited about this just as we are. So. The Dark Empire has made its opening move and now let us see where this is headed.]

Edit:

[I totally forgot to mention that this is yet another love triangle plot devised by Evirea.]

Edit 2:

[To make things very very clear: If the status quo is the only thing you feel comfortable with, Gag, then status quo will be the resolution of the event. I.e. the RHoP keeps their guildhouse, no changes whatsoever.]

[Pierre]

[I love the idea, especially because it is possible to come in on the side of the RHoP as defenders.

It's definitely something that should have been discussed with LigH before the declaration of war - typically that's how the RP plots go.  But maybe it was.  If not, apologize to that fine dwarf and then get the ball rolling.]

[SpidaManz111]

[Previous announcements are boring Also, the RHoP didn't announce it to the Empire when they stole the Empire's second guildhouse ]

[Suno_Regin]

[...but Suno said you'd lack the guts required for the meeting. In so many ways...]

[To be fair, I never said any such thing

Also, to everyone else: these things have been brewing for weeks, now. Many results and resolutions have been contemplated across all sides for a long time, but even when things have been agreed upon happening ICly, and I don't want to cause any hostilities by saying this, the other side has made it imperative that the event be delayed yet again, at a time when none of our members could be online for a proper resolution. As a result, this thread has come into being.

I'm personally not one to harass anyone in any way, shape, or form, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that the community needs some good roleplay to bolster feelings of pride in things that have lain dormant for so very long. But if we're still at the stage when OOC feelings have an impact on what happens ICly, especially after the acknowledgements given in the other thread about unused guildhouses, then it's frustrating to have been planning events only with the result being feigned cooperation and later sudden disapproval.

I know that I personally have sent out PMs that have received replies acknowledging full cooperation and added excitement at what events would unfold, with planned dates and all. So this post is what we've had to do to ensure that the events boiling up do not simply fall due to sudden changes in heart, but that they actually go somewhere. The discussions have been extensive and quite exciting, and in no way would the house suddenly fall to the wayside in regard to what the community wants done with it; on the contrary, it would be doing something that makes use of the legacy that has been left since what has befallen Lolitra, and quite possibly give a final resolution to what has been sitting for quite some time now, ICly and OOCly, in many ways.

I don't mean to force anybody into anything, but I want to make it clear that this has been long in the making, and because we have been humored off and on for all of this time, it's about time that something happens; otherwise, we've just been wasting our time and the time of others, and we would rather that not happen due to OOC feelings that, really, have been cleared by other parties involved, directly and indirectly.

But I've said my bit. This is one of many ways that the Empire is attempting to expand; and as for the "guild owning two houses" thing, one resolution that has been given is making the House a public entity with organization similar to that of the Red Crystal Den, because in its history, the Empire was what originally purchased that house, and having it open to IC remembrance and other kinds of events may be a great way to keep relevance to what has sat for so long untouched.]

[Sen]

[Previous announcements are boring Also, the RHoP didn't announce it to the Empire when they stole the Empire's second guildhouse ]

[ Your character can claim whatever he wants, but be careful with putting such a statement OOC.

Just because it's clear that this is event is explicitely meant to be fun for everybody, I hope a char of mine finds some way to take part. ]

[SpidaManz111]

[

Your character can claim whatever he wants, but be careful with putting such a statement OOC.

Lulz. Sarcasm isn't your strength, is it? Thank you so much for your advice anyway! The RHoP eats babies.]

edit:

[Someone was kind enough to provide me with logs of the whole thing. It seems that the RHoP -did- really steal the house They never paid a penny for it.]

[bilbous]

If I am not mistaken the Tyndale's  were subjected to the true death for treason (bug exploitation) and had their worldly possessions confiscated.

I suppose I should show up with my share of the Tydale Trading Company and claim possession in its name. I highly doubt anyone else could produce such a thing although there might be one or two buried away somewhere. We all knew Tolian was just shilling for Donari.

Perhaps the mists of time have shrouded the truth.