Public call for help!

I will be taking three volunteers from the guard to come, and assist in this matter. I would suggest giving the prisoners a chance to give themselves up before running them down. If they do not reply with surrender, it will be treated as a prison break, and they will be brought back by the means needed to do so.

V.C. S. Oren Tenderson

Sir Cypher,
I have been given leave of Kaledonia to come and assist. Please let me help another way. There is a way to stop this without causing more blood to run in the streets. I will get there and tell you my plan as soon as I am able. No one else need die.

Tari

From the Code of Laws of the Barony of Travance...

None shall steal, damage, or destroy another’s property.

Whosoever breaks with this law shall be fined in the amount of the damages three-fold. The Barony will remit two-fold to the victim and retain one-fold. If property was stolen and is recoverable, the convicted will restore the property to the victim, and shall be fined twice the full value of the property; one-fold will be remitted to the victim, one-fold to the Barony. If the convicted has broken with this law before, then the convicted will additionally spend from one to three months in the dungeon. If the convicted has broken with this law twice or more before, then the convicted will be publicly executed, will be stripped of all belongings, and upon the decision of the Baron may be exiled or obliterated.

None shall invade the domain of another.

Whosoever breaks with this law shall be fined between ten and twenty gold pieces, one half of which the Barony will remit to the victim. If the convicted has broken with this law before, then the convicted will additionally spend from one to three months in the dungeon. If the convicted has broken with this law twice or more before, then the convicted will be publicly executed, will be stripped of all belongings, and upon the decision of the Baron may be exiled or obliterated.

None shall bring harm or attempt to bring harm to another, excepting in the virtue of defense.

Whosoever breaks with this law shall be fined between ten and twenty gold pieces, one half of which the Barony will remit to the victim. If the harm inflicted was grievous, then the convicted will additionally spend from one to three months in the dungeon and the victim shall be entitled to one belonging of the convicted. If the harm inflicted was mortal, then the convicted will be publicly executed, and the victim shall be entitled to one belonging of the convicted. If the victim of the crime is an Officer of the Barony or one who is of noble title, then the convicted will be publicly executed, will be stripped of all belongings, and upon the decision of the Baron may be exiled or obliterated. If the convicted has broken with this law before, then the convicted will be publicly executed, will be stripped of all belongings, and upon the decision of the Baron may be exiled or obliterated.

None shall attempt to escape from lawful detainment or imprisonment.

Whosoever breaks with this law shall be publicly executed, shall be stripped of all belongings, and upon the decision of the Baron may be exiled or obliterated.

The criminals who were confined within the dungeons of Hellock Keep have broken these laws by their very action of rioting, escaping confinement, & taking over of Hellock Keep. These crimes are in addition to whatever crime (or crimes) thy were found guilty of that caused their initial imprisonment. These criminals are already in the midst of their 2nd offense.

I ask Sir Cypher and VCS Tenderson to review carefully if an opportunity for surrender for these criminals is really feasible and the punishment that they must enact for these most heinous of crimes.

It is not my place to say what should or shouldn't be done with these criminals but if your neighborhood is plagued by a mob of curs there are two things you can do:

You can kill them or you can discipline them.

One removes a problem and the other gives you a pack of trained and well behaved dogs to be used for any number of tasks.

I promise you, even old dogs set in their wicked ways can learn new tricks given the right discipline and conditioning.

[strike]Sir Cypher. It would be with much pleasure that I have been released by Master Edwin from duties in Pendarvin to perform civil service in Hellock Keep for a moon. I await your instruction. I ask no physical payment, only the token of a favor to grant later.[/strike]

*written in a hasty scrawl underneath the struck-off text*
I have been ask to perform duties within Pendarvin. If ye have any enquiry, ask Master Haroldson.