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[strength_of_will]

[ William appears on the feed looking quite chipper. He looks to be in a building made of stone. ]

Hello. I've decided to take it upon myself to help maintain the church in Aldrip since its minder has disappeared.

[ He steps slightly to one side to show off the background: it is indeed one of the places of worship for the local residents. ]

Although the people here seem to have grown less fond of us than before, I thought it might be nice to try and introduce them to some of the deities that we worship ourselves - as well as give people somewhere to pray or leave offerings to their patrons while we're in this new land. So I'm inviting anyone who follows some form of deity to create a small shrine for them in the church. I've set aside some space.

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[conflictresolution]

Ah yes, practicing missionary duties will ingratiate them to us. What deity do you worship?

[strength_of_will]

My patron is Gracefeel, goddess of flux and rebirth. Her worship waned over the past two hundred years in my world but She has allowed me to act in Her stead and spread Her name. I was ordained as a paladin a little over two years ago.

[conflictresolution]

A paladin, you say? Interesting. If you have a goddess' blessing, how could you end up in a place like this?

[strength_of_will]

[ He chuckles sheepishly. ]

I'd like to know that myself... I was in the middle of a quest for Her when I found myself here. She had already accepted the resolve I'd made to fight and die in Her name, so I don't think this is a result of Her trying to save me from death.

[conflictresolution]

Another mystery as to the arbitrary nature of our being brought here. So not even the so-called gods can prevent it. Or they are as subjected to this as we are.

[strength_of_will]

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that another god other than Gracefeel could bring people to their world. Moreover, even if Gracefeel wanted to bring me back, She may be too weak to do so. It's only been two years since I began to spread Her name through the southern lands again after all.

But then, that's part of why I'm doing this I guess. It may not be wise to attract the gods' attention but it's better than actively doing harm.

[ Watch him get accused of heresy or something later... ]

[conflictresolution]

If she is so weak, perhaps she will become subjected to the same treatment as we have been. Would that please you to meet her on such a level?

As we don't know the full scope of mystical elements here, one might not want to put too much stalk on the idea of gods here. To each their own though.

[strength_of_will]

What? No! [ He looks mildly offended by the mere suggestion. ] I don't plan to rely on Her power too much here but She's an important part of the balance of power with Stagnate back home. If She fades away completely, the undead will have no-one to send them on to their next lives.

[conflictresolution]

Are we certain of the effect our coming here has on our previous worlds? Does anyone know or has the ability to investigate?

[strength_of_will]

Not that I know of. It's not like we'd just be allowed to go back home and come back if this is supposed to be a prison, right?

If the gods here can bring our own over to be judged then... I don't know. I don't know if I'd feel comfortable with an entity or entities who think themselves above even another god.

[conflictresolution]

Another matter to add to the list of investigation or at least to probe the Council with. Likely we'd have to start a petition.

If one is arrogant enough, they can claim to be a god. Some will believe almost anything if the other is convincing enough.

[strength_of_will]

I could easily believe that. We've yet to see any of these gods ourselves so there's no evidence one way or another for their existence. I, at least, have seen a few of the gods of my own world.

Do you think a petition would really move the Council though? There are so few of us to begin with.

[conflictresolution]

Of course not. The Council doesn't seem to be so reasonable as to entertain any kind of petition, but it provides grounds for escalation of insistent on our end.

[Yes, he's definitely talking coup.]

woops I forgot he was speaking

[strength_of_will]

[ He crosses his arms, thinking. ]

I know I'm still young for a lord, but I'm not naive enough to believe that rulers can't be corrupt... If the Council won't give us answers then I would support a peaceful demand for answers.

[conflictresolution]

[Oh you sweet boy. Corruption was part of the job description.]

A good productive activity would be to gather opinion of what our demands would be and prioritize them to present.

[strength_of_will]

[ He refuses to be corrupted!! ]

It should be easy enough to poll others using these devices. I can do that if you like and summarise their responses. I'm used to handling that sort of thing.

[ Being the lord of a region and all that comes with the responsibility of managing the people. ]

[conflictresolution]

Yes, it would. Would you be willing to take that task on? It would be beneficial to bring people together and give them a voice.

[And also find out what people wanted to potentially bring them to heel should it be necessary.]

[strength_of_will]

Gladly. I'll think about how to put the question forward and let you know the results afterwards. I'm not sure if everyone does use these charms so I might also go around in person just to be thorough.

[ Poor guy doesn't suspect a single ulterior motive here. ]

[conflictresolution]

If you need some assistance with that, I am available. Otherwise, it seems as though you have it well in hand. Your dedication to a proper audit of opinion is admirable.

[Excellent. This boy is a good find.]