PaxLair, Chessie (PaxLair Times) – December 20, 2005 – by Tatania
Tatania Karthinia reporting for The PaxLair Times in the cities of PaxOku and Zentos. The day is Tuesday the 20th of December, 2005.
Leaving the Library, I ventured through the city of PaxOku, mere minutes before a special defensive meeting called by Mayor Winfield of PaxLair. I found the rebels sparring one another in front of the PaxOku City Hall. The rebels, secure in their holding of the city had much to say. CryptKeeper commented, “there is nothing to report. we have taken over. no one will go against us. It is a sad day for Pax.”
Spotting Valtos the Void, a man who recently began to despair that there was not enough evil in the world, I made my way through the rebels to question him. I asked Valtos if he was the reason for this unrest and his reply was, “I am not the reason. I am the solution. I sense little evil here. Only anarchy.The solution is evil though. The darkness will come when it is time.”
I replied, “Evil never solved anything.”
“Oh it does.”, he [Valtos] replied, “It solves the riddles of many things people of the light are blinded by. I will watch.”
When asked if he was planning on joining forces with the rebels, Valtos stated, “Oh no. The rebels are anarchists. Not evil.”
Freak Out injected, “tis true. we want a revolution.”
Valtos added, “Evil is deeper than causing death.”
Kaelin replied, “I’m not sure if that’s an insult or a compliment.”
To which Valtos replied, “Just a fact.”
At this point the rebels continued the spar between themselves at the PaxOku City Hall, each hoping a citizen of this abandoned city would show up so they might fight with them, as Valtos watched with interest. One brave soul, showed up to fight the rebels and was promptly stunned. As Jasper left, his voice carried on the wind, “There shall be a reckoning….”
As I left for the Alliance meeting in Zento, I asked if any had any parting words for this reporter, which Valtos the Void replied, “Let evil reign. All will be calm then.”
I spotted Gil standing to the side watching the sparring and asked, “Are you planning on joining forces with the rebels?”
Gil simply replied, “Mayhap…”, before he became once again lost in thought.
Next, I found myself in Zento, where the Alliance was holding a meeting. Jasper was heard asking the Mayor, “Winfield, what in the virtues is going on?”
The Mayor’s answer summed up the problem, “Rebels seek to take over PaxOku.”
The conversation at the meeting went to strategy at this point, several were gone over and discussed. Mayor Winfield said, “I am trying to formulate a plan. There is a delay as the planning is in the works. Last night, the Mayor of Zento told me Gareth was in Zento. Anyone seen Gareth in town here?”
A prompt search of the city of Zento was organized, although Viceroy Gareth was nowhere to be found. This search gave Winfield time to formulate his plan. He then told the Alliance members present, “Here is what can be done. I have a short plan. Alright, I need a team of 3 to 4 fighters, for a quick attack and return.”
After some discussion of the honor of attacking and leaving, Mayor Winfield replied, “Oh, these are tactics. Honorable tactics. We must test the enemy. Not stand there and be bashed until all dead. We must fight with our minds.”
It was decided. The Alliance was to hurry in and back out to test the Rebel’s strength and hopefully the Rebels would be left confused after the short frey. Kerrs Holly of the Pirate town of Baldmor Port was to check the Waters around Paxoku to check for enemy ships in case they had rebels aboard ships waiting to get deployed.
Before the plan could be carried out, Freak Out of the Rebels came striding into the Alliance meeting. Mago Excelente and Lord Kaelin were asking about capturing him as Zento was not the War Zone, to which Winfield replied, “Surround him and see if we can capture him.”
As the members of the Alliance present surrounded Freak Out, the Mayor cried out, “The powers of the alliance are here… you are surrounded in Zento! Do not flee.”
Freak Out cried out as he was surrounded, “The Rebellion will survive against the alliance! you will never take me alive!”
A scuffle broke out as Freak Out tried to escape but could not break free from the tight circle of the Alliance surrounding him. He immediately poisoned himself and began calling on his skills of magery to finish himself off. The Alliance tried to keep Freak Out healed, but to no avail.
Moments later, I asked Freak Out, “what made you decide to turn against the Alliance?”
Freak Out replied, “Teja changed my mind.”
I asked this time, “is it your wish to return to the alliance?”
To which his reply was, “Maybe… the rebellion is just so clear in my mind and I am not sure why.”
Mago Excelente added, “Your mind seems clouded.”
To which Freak Out replied, “tis a little perhaps.”
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Soon, Kerrs Holley reported, “Sir no signs of enemy ships around the cost of Paxoku. It would be really hard to land an army anywhere by Paxoku because of the rocky shore.”
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I asked the Mayor during a quiet moment, “Mayor Winfield, do you see any chance of this rebellion ending peacefully?”
Mayor Winfield replied, “I am not sure yet. I think there needs to be clear planning on our side. And my ministers are not around for defense. Minister Jasper, my Diplomat, is bravely taking on the role of defense tonight. I give great credit to him for stepping in. Even now I receive reports of his reconnaissance. Leaders like Jasper we need. More will become leaders in these times of trial. And I am confident the rebellion will be put down soon. Maybe not today, but in the days ahead.”
The Mayor stroked his beard in thought, as hoof beats announced the arrival of jasper in Zento. The Mayor asked, “Jasper, what have you learned?”
Jasper replied, “I have been annoying them in only such a way that I can. Tis a lost cause my Mayor, I am only one man.”
***
I ventured back to PaxOku to check the situation there as it was getting late in the evening. Jasper’s yard was in flames and explosions rocked the city. A lone figure was on the porch watching the fight, looking frightened…. the Pax Flag girl is now a hostage of the Rebels. The girl tried desperately to enlist aid from anyone near by crying out, “help me! these evil men have taken me hostage!”
Godiva of the Rebels replied to the girl, “There is no help for you.”
Near this time, a yamamdon was dragged into PaxOku and fighting broke out again. The monster was soon history and this reporter calls it a night. As it stands now, The Rebels still hold the City of PaxOku and Viceroy Gareth is nowhere to be found.
Postscript: Before this report went to press, I recieved the following notice from Orin, the leader of the rebellion.
***Rebel Offical Notice.***
1. Anyone entering Paxoku city limits will be asked what their intentions are within the city. If they are acceptable they will let you pass. If not you will be asked to leave city limits. If you do not they will engage you.
2.Any diplomat entering the city will NOT be attacked, unless attacking a rebel.
3. We the rebels only want one thing. For PaxLair to leave our city so we may run things ourselves.
Until the next report,
Peace and Knowledge be with you.
Tatania Karthina
PaxOku Historian
Editor – The PaxLair Times