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[traumaticus]

Salutations to all The Chosen of Aldrip,

My name is Richard Plantagenet, the Duke of Gloucester of England and the son of Duke of York. My time in this world may be merely a blink of an eye compared to some of you who have been residing here for over a full calendar year, experiencing the change of all four seasons under the sky. However, during my brief stay I have come to notice that there are plenty of wrongs in this world, which threatens the peace of our lives here. Now, some of these wrongs might be out of our control, such as the afflictions plaguing our environment. Or the activities of the council. However, this does not mean that we are completely powerless.

It has come to my attention that thee has been a several times when we have been faced with a violent threat and an attack, be it from monstrous creature from the depths of the ocean or a curse spreading among ourselves. I fully believe that we, as a community, could benefit from organizing ourselves so that we might be prepared when the next crisis arrives to our doorsteps.

I call forward anyone with any combat training, be it from military training, self-taught or magically oriented, and share their knowledge to those who might lack skills in self-defense. It is not in my intention to position myself as a leader, nor a raise an army, but to strengthen our teamwork and cooperation as a community. I am myself experienced knight who fought and served my king in a civil war known as War of Roses, and currently I'm learning the usage of firearms under the tutelage of Mr. Valentine. I am willing to train and pass down my knowledge to anyone who is willing to learn. However, I am aware that I am out of my depths and that many of you possesses abilities both as fighters and as tacticians that I could not even fathom. Which is why I sincerely hope those individuals to answer my call and step forward and help create a safer city.

Signed,
Richard Plantagenet, The Duke of Gloucester

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[conflictresolution]

[Silco stared at the request which was completely away from their previous conversation. Zaun was, if nothing else, a point of pride for him. It was a safe topic, but perhaps it would also enlighten Richard as to why he was the way that he was.]

It is call the city of iron and glass. It is down river from our rulers, where we have been cast aside to be the catch-basin of the failures and filth of the golden city. We were originally founded first, mining and thus building deep into the underground, and the deeper one goes, the more poisonous the atmosphere becomes. We build from the scrapes tossed to us, and we fill our cities with innovation from Chem-tech, paint murals on buildings, rooftops and storefronts. Our people are an uncouth but eclectic rowdy lot, and we thrive based on few rules or oversite. Zaun is a nation yearning to be free, even though we are irrevocably tied to Piltover for as long as both cities stand.

[traumaticus]

[It is a safe topic, yes. But Richard is also genuinely curious as he has heard the name mentioned more than once by Silco and Jinx. The previous points have been making it clear that the difference between their worlds is like a day and night. And Richard does want to learn of these different backgrounds and understand them. He does want to understand Silco better.]

You are fighting to claim a land back that once belonged to you, formed by the hardships, tears, sweat and blood of your people. I understand.

When you say uncouth and eclectic rowdy lot.. What do you mean.

[conflictresolution]

I am, yes. We have all been oppressed in Zaun, but it has instilled a strength they will never understand. For freedom, we must fight until they fear us so they release their grip. We were... so close, but it will come. In that, I have faith.

The worst of the worst. Our people may be a community, but if you show weakness, they will eat you alive. Innovation is never stifled, but formal education is loose at best. We swear, we fight, we steal, and we make the disloyal disappear.

[traumaticus]

[There is another brief silence from him. As someone who fought a war against a false king who's reign had humiliated and stripped his father down from power Richard could very well understand the earn for freedom and desire to fight against the oppressor.

But then comes the second part. Richard had thought Zaun to be a city of demons, a place where monsters could thrive. But from that description it sounded nothing more like thieves den. He now could understand Jinx a little more.

However, the issue Richard finds himself from looking at is that his sympathies also lie with this 'Piltower.' Could place like Zaun truly thrive if its people were so barbaric? Or would it to just seek to spread its darkness until it destroyed itself and those around it? Nay. He could see why a place of light would want to keep Zaun under control and guide it.

But if there's something Richard has learned, it is not to speak his mind so freely.]

And once you've obtained the freedom? What comes next? Who will sit on the throne?

[conflictresolution]

We breathe fresh air as a people. We will be free to make our own decisions for the best of our people. I assume that you understand similar desires?

We don't have thrones in Zaun. While men, women and other inhabiting species are equal, there is... disparity that will need to be rectified. We will do that once there isn't a boot on our throats.

[He would not apologize for his city. He had taken advantage of the system as he saw fit because it was beautiful and broken. Would he have sat a throne? No, but he wanted a seat at the table.]

[traumaticus]

<font face="courier>How can you be so sure that your people will not burn themselves when there is no clear true leader to unite all of you?

[conflictresolution]

We have our own leaders that will come to power. It won't be complete chaos otherwise what's the point?