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Iridni Ren

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A Petition Against Maiming
« on: August 01, 2018, 10:12:45 PM »
[Posted throughout Eastern Barovia and printed in an immature hand in basic Barovian diction]

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// OOC: Placed several locations in game


Whereas His Excellency Count Strahd Von Zarovich, the 11th of his name, is the absolute ruler and law of this land,

Whereas the Count has declared as punishment for all crimes against him death,

Whereas the Count has for minor offenses not against his person prescribed lashings,

Whereas the Count has prescribed only for specific crimes—that is, the distribution of the works of Von Richten—the punishment of maiming,

Whereas the Count’s justice is infallible and due all respect of those who serve him, nor should those who serve him usurp greater power over his subjects to themselves than the Count has entrusted them with,

Having considered that the maiming of a criminal makes him permanently less able to serve the Count and less productive as a subject, whether from the loss of eyesight or speech or the deprivation of a limb,

Being mindful that an unproductive subject is more likely to become a burden to the hardworking men and women of Barovia as well as the Count,

Judging that an unproductive life of dependency is likely to foment rather than deter both a rebellious spirit and criminal activity,

We the undersigned respectfully petition the various Functionaries and Servants of the Count throughout Barovia, from Burgomeister to Garda, to eschew the maiming of criminals. No good limb ought be removed or sensory organ damaged. We ask that in obedience to the Count’s own exemplar and decrees that henceforth all punishments be limited to fines, lashings, or death (when warranted).

Signed,

Iridni Ren, Priestess of Pelor the Ever Merciful

[Space is left on each petition for additional signatures.]

// OOC: Please feel free to post in this thread a note if your PC adds her signature or mark.


[Over time, the tracts disappear and are not replaced.]
« Last Edit: August 03, 2018, 02:22:01 AM by Iridni Ren »

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