*Oz enters Ralinwood through the Skein gate, carrying his usual burdens and banners. He immediately goes to to the notice board. His eyebrows shoot up as he mouths the words to what he is reading. He pulls out his notepad and begins to copy down a few things*
Sevatar walks up besides Oz, looks at the notice board, and then looks up at Oz. "Blood Red Rose wouldn't happen to have a spare 1000 gold to save the farmers from taxes?"
"Sir Oz!" Pawp!, peddling her wares, flips her sign to closed and hurries over to him, giving him a tentative hug on the leg. "Its terrible, isn't it?"
*Oz nods to Sevatar and Pawp, still reading and copying*
As ya know... Law be a hobby o' mine. An' dis don't be a proper contract. It be someting else entirely.
"You've got your captive audience. What is it to you?"
Pawp! nods. "Its scary...I dunno if I can live here with them all here..." she lowers her ears ever so slightly. "I'll be loyal to the clan but a never ending tax..." She shakes her head and listens.
Eris is sitting in the tavern, watching and listening.
Weeeellllll..... *Oz mutters to himself as he re-reads from the copy in his book* ... Technicalities be dictatin' dat there be no such land as Tiffanue. But bad spellin' an' grammar always been a twitch causin' ting to me. Dis were written hastily, an' it shows.
But da more important ting - dis only be PARTIALLY valid if Ralinwood be fully a part o' da White Raven, an' its laws are in accordance wit dat. Which causes conflicts in da wording.
Let us be assumin' dat Ralinwood is fully signed into the White Raven Alliance. Dat means da Arch Bishop o' da Church o' Light must be in agreement wit dis. It states dat local laws may be breached as necessary. But if dat's da case, then the Citadel be breachin' da laws of the White Raven Alliance, which be requirin' da authority of all the appointed Council seats of the Alliance. Not even da Warden who be visitin' has authority to speak on behalf o' da Arch Bishop. That will only be seen in da hands o' dem high witch hunters.
There be many references to da mandate of the Citadel, but the mandate be never told. A contract cannot be bindin' without da conditions properly defined.
So, in all, it be about the Citadel promotin' dere way of life, to promote da Church of Light, to act in it's best interests, and dat Ralinwood has to accept this, with possible breaches of law.
Hmm.
It also don't establish da terms of the debt. It just be sayin' it be owed. Clarification be needed.
Also I ain't never be hearin' of a position called "Govenar". Also be notin' there ain't no accepting signature of the Citadel, which would need to be a Witch Hunter or da Arch Bishop.
To be concludin' me rants, if Ralinwood is part o' da White Raven Alliance, da terms o' this can be adjudicated by the Council of da Alliance as it were not made in good faith. If Ralinwood be remaining independent, it be terms of occupation.
"Do you believe this was signed under duress, Oz?"
Yup.
But like I be sayin', dis all comes down to whether or not Ralinwood be White Raven, or independent.