[In what is becoming a semi-common occurrence, Tyro addresses the tavern while there are several groups of people having several different conversations.]
Hi everyone! In a few more months, we have to make--
[At this point, somebody else yells "HEY, SHUT UP!" which actually quiets the tavern.]
Thanks. Uh, hi everyone. In a few more months, we have to make one or two big decisions that will affects the security and future of New Wagonslist.
The first is whether we join the Imperium completely. This is a choice that each person must make individually, but also a decision we need to make as a community. We need to stand together if we're to ever get our shard back. I'm not exactly sure yet how it's supposed to be done, but I think it will be just everybody gets one vote to decide what the town does, and then if you disagree so much with the town, you can choose to leave.
If we do join the Imperium, it seems like not much will change from how things are now. For those that don't know, they really hate Fae here, because they make a mockery of consent. If a member community decided to negotiate with Fae, that would be treason. Otherwise, you basically know how things are. I've talked to the leader of the local Praesidio, and they would not object to us working toward restoring a shard again if the opportunity comes.
If we decide not to join the Imperium, we will be escorted through a mist portal like how we came here, they will help us clear the immediate area so we have some place to sleep, and then they'll leave. We can potentially have good or hostile relations thereafter depending on whether we're trading with the Fae breaker gang. For those who remember what we had to go through to get here, you remember how overrun the place was. We will not be able to survive there long without some other plan. If you don't think we should join the Imperium, you have a few more months to come up with another plan that we can choose from. Complaints without solutions are not very useful.
Should we join the imperium, we'll also have to decide who we want to own New Wagonslist and the nearby areas. The official title for this is the Consul, and it's what Lord Magistrate Jothi has been doing since we got here. He's been responsible for ensuring there's an adequate number of soldiers, scouts, and guards and for collecting the poll taxes when voting comes. The Consul is also responsible for ensuring the laws of the Imperium are followed, which as you know has a high emphasis on personal autonomy. This is a permanent position. That is, there will only be one vote, and that's as soon as we join. If you believe the Lord Magistrate isn't fair or isn't capable of doing that kind of management, then you have a few more months to figure out who could do the job better. I know that sounds bad to suggest out loud that someone else should be in that position, but we're not in A'kh't anymore. Still, complaints without solutions are not very useful.
There's also a vote for senator, but that affects more people and isn't permanent.
To support a well-informed first decision, I'm taking a trip to Pokeu along with anyone who wants to join me. They joined the Imperium about 10 years ago, so that seems like the best way to find out what happens when you join. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but luckily we need to take a couple of criminals there to stand trial, so we can travel with Horatio and the others who are transporting them. Let me know in the next few days if you'd like to come too. I'd appreciate getting a lot of different perspectives from that trip.
[OOG: Please PM me your email address if you'd like to join the info-gathering trip as a group downtime]
Hi everyone! In a few more months, we have to make--
[At this point, somebody else yells "HEY, SHUT UP!" which actually quiets the tavern.]
Thanks. Uh, hi everyone. In a few more months, we have to make one or two big decisions that will affects the security and future of New Wagonslist.
The first is whether we join the Imperium completely. This is a choice that each person must make individually, but also a decision we need to make as a community. We need to stand together if we're to ever get our shard back. I'm not exactly sure yet how it's supposed to be done, but I think it will be just everybody gets one vote to decide what the town does, and then if you disagree so much with the town, you can choose to leave.
If we do join the Imperium, it seems like not much will change from how things are now. For those that don't know, they really hate Fae here, because they make a mockery of consent. If a member community decided to negotiate with Fae, that would be treason. Otherwise, you basically know how things are. I've talked to the leader of the local Praesidio, and they would not object to us working toward restoring a shard again if the opportunity comes.
If we decide not to join the Imperium, we will be escorted through a mist portal like how we came here, they will help us clear the immediate area so we have some place to sleep, and then they'll leave. We can potentially have good or hostile relations thereafter depending on whether we're trading with the Fae breaker gang. For those who remember what we had to go through to get here, you remember how overrun the place was. We will not be able to survive there long without some other plan. If you don't think we should join the Imperium, you have a few more months to come up with another plan that we can choose from. Complaints without solutions are not very useful.
Should we join the imperium, we'll also have to decide who we want to own New Wagonslist and the nearby areas. The official title for this is the Consul, and it's what Lord Magistrate Jothi has been doing since we got here. He's been responsible for ensuring there's an adequate number of soldiers, scouts, and guards and for collecting the poll taxes when voting comes. The Consul is also responsible for ensuring the laws of the Imperium are followed, which as you know has a high emphasis on personal autonomy. This is a permanent position. That is, there will only be one vote, and that's as soon as we join. If you believe the Lord Magistrate isn't fair or isn't capable of doing that kind of management, then you have a few more months to figure out who could do the job better. I know that sounds bad to suggest out loud that someone else should be in that position, but we're not in A'kh't anymore. Still, complaints without solutions are not very useful.
There's also a vote for senator, but that affects more people and isn't permanent.
To support a well-informed first decision, I'm taking a trip to Pokeu along with anyone who wants to join me. They joined the Imperium about 10 years ago, so that seems like the best way to find out what happens when you join. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but luckily we need to take a couple of criminals there to stand trial, so we can travel with Horatio and the others who are transporting them. Let me know in the next few days if you'd like to come too. I'd appreciate getting a lot of different perspectives from that trip.
[OOG: Please PM me your email address if you'd like to join the info-gathering trip as a group downtime]