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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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Comments

[entreats]

Yes.

You would be surprised how often that assumption ends up being right in this place.

[traumaticus]

that does not surprise me.

however, as a veteran to this world, would you care to share your previous experiences here where that might have been the case.

[entreats]

One time a bunch of people from our group here disappeared.

Not the way people usually disappear here. We were out of town back then, and it was a much bigger group all at once. It turns out they disappeared because the locals over there kidnapped those people to sacrifice them to some sort of huge sea monster.

I'd say that's pretty close to a worst possible outcome.

[traumaticus]

i see.
that is indeed something i would describe as worst case scenario, yes.

however, i hope that with these training practices we can have people be more prepared and prevent such instances from happening again.

how did this trial end?

[entreats]

We tried to stop the sacrifice. It was half-successful. Some people survived. Others died.

The same thing happened to the people that died that always happens here when someone dies.

[traumaticus]

that is very upsetting to hear, indeed. i can understand why one would grow jaded under such circumstances.

but still, i hope that you can one day place your trust in me, my lady.

[entreats]

[ .. huh. It's a little surprising to her. Not the first part - people are a little more understanding about that sort of thing here than they ever were back home, in her experience - but that last part. ]

Do you really care whether I trust you or not?

[traumaticus]

of course. we can never truly be united and stand together if there is no trust between us.

[entreats]

If you need to convince everyone of unity, then I really don't think I'm your biggest obstacle.

I'm just a sceptic. That's not so bad. The ones you really have to worry about are the loose cannons.

[traumaticus]

then who would you describe as a "loose cannon?"

[entreats]

The people who go around blowing up stuff here?

That one seems obvious to me. Especially when it's not like it only happened once.

[traumaticus]

really? unfortunately i have no information of such events. but if true, that is very concerning to hear.

[entreats]

Just spend a little bit of time here and you'll experience it for yourself. If past experience is anything to go by, it never takes more than a few months at most for someone to attempt and blow at least something up.