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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 99):

Within the stiff parchment box are three items; a half parchment packet of thinly sliced fried potatoes, a roundish object wrapped loosely in greasy parchment, and a red and black oblong object inside of a filmy clear pouch of some strange material.

Chye unwraps the roundish object....
OOC:Chye has a cheeseburger happy meal with fries, and a toy?
This message was last edited by the player at 01:24, Tue 27 Oct 2020.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 103):

There as a piece of meat draped with something yellow in side of two soft round pieces of bread, possibly a bad attempt at bao? The item inside the clear packet resembles a wagon but has no place to attach an ox.


Occ: yes! Travel with folks with weirdness magnet, get weird results.

Chye sniffs the odd foodstuff.
"Chye think it some kinda sangwich..."
He cuts the burger into 4ths, shoves one of the 1/4s into his mouth,followed by some fries, in true glutton style!
OOC: lol and he got a mcdonald's hotwheels! my personal favorite were the fraggle rock cars.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:14, Wed 28 Oct 2020.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 105):

"I do not believe that is good, but it does appear to be the work of an alchemist. I want no part of my mistake!"

[Lol, funny touch, though a naturalist would probably not touch it!]

"They forget Chye's beverage! Bwahahahaaaaa!"

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 107):

The elder has the malefactors brought before the villagers for judgement.  Is there any to plead mercy for them?

"If any are recognized, let them face justice. But, they should have a chance to say something for themselves... That is all I have to say, Senyor."
Iskander says, evenly.

Chye looks on sternly, but is silent.

His expression unreadable, but surely unpleasant, Chou-Zhen steps forward.

"But days ago, my friends and I fought to defend the Omo Sakemoko's home place in the city.  Shortly before that, we stood together to attack the Omo's enemy Akira Aku No and his followers.

"In either case, we did as we were ordered by our employer.  Surely these men did nothing more or less -- aside from the officer of their unit, who at least had some authority to interpret his orders, whether to approach with deadly force or with diplomacy.  That one, however, fell at the wall in the first attack.

"How should these suffer for having survived following evil orders?  They made no decisions, save to obey rather than suffer punishment, punishment which might perhaps have been extended to their loved ones as well as themselves.

"Baron Pequenaud and his officers are to blame, not these mere foot soldiers.  We may not send them back, lest they tell of our defenses, but we should offer them mercy rather than further suffering, and be prepared to allow them to return to their homes once the matter of the Baron's authority here is settled."

Having said this, he turns away from the Elder's bench and returns to his place in the crowded room.

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 111):

Saishi watches the defence to gauge the reaction first...

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 111):

"Only men without honor could claim that they were only following orders,if the commands were cruel and dishonorable.  A man of honor might have taken a stand, or died by their own hand rather than act in such a manor."

"Yet the Aralaise do not think as do Sahudese.  What they call honor has more to do with revenge and obedience than with right action and community.  It is very likely these men believed they acted with honor, by their definition, and would have thought it the height of dishonor to turn against their orders, no matter how cruel."

"Mercenaries and soldiers have codes of honor and follow rules of war, and conduct. If any of these men have abused any of the women here, for example...Then, they have breached their codes, and justice may, and should be satisfied..."

"Beatings, stolen food & livestock, and any brigandage too!"

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 116):

Saishi did not accept their excuses for dishonorable actions, so he remained silent.

In reply to Saishi Jin (msg # 117):

"As the official swordsman of this district,it may fall to my duty to perform executions. As I see this to be my task, I  cannot engage in the judgement, or that would be an undue display of bias. I strive to be an honorable man, and cannot act out of vengeance."

In reply to Tanaka Kojimaru (msg # 118):

"Chye can help, am good at chopping off heads!..But not if they're okay."

"We can use these men to supplement reinforcements when they arrive. These men are archers, which are valuable, tactically. If they wish, if found innocent, they may enlist under our commanding officer, when he arrives."
Iskander says.
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In reply to Iskander (msg # 120):

Of the four prisoners, you get the following responses:

1 "To the devil with the lot of you!"
2"I don't deserve to die!"
3"I don't know about shooting some of them, a few are friends of mine"
4"Wait, what commanding officer?"

Iskander looks at the prisoner 3 and 4.
"That's honorable. You can opt out of the fight, if you're not found guilty of any crimes here.
and as for an officer, It may be Lee Phuong, or perhaps someone else, leading our house troops."
He looks at prisoner one, with narrowed eyes...and gives prisoner 2 the side eye.

"Iskander, I think he's claiming the unit we routed wasn't commanded by an officer.  We assumed so, based on his bearing, attire, equipment, and horse, but he might have been a noble without specific rank, or something of the sort -- or something else entirely."
This message was last edited by the player at 23:58, Fri 06 Nov 2020.

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 123):

The horseman who was leading the group looked to have been similarly equipped, and was probably a low ranking non noble officer, like a sergeant rather than a captain.



Some of the villagers seem to recognize the first two men with angry familiarity.

"Let's bring the villagers forward, and hear their testimonies!"