The Great Purge of Sparrows

[Stevie 1598]

 

 

Several large men in lightly armored Banardian plate meander through the streets of Felsen, grunting and shoving through the crowd of otherwise refined cityfolk. One of them carries a large stack of parchments, another a set of nails and a hammer. The small party stops before the town square and begins to nail the parchments onto the message board. The bearded and burly men do their work quickly and then march off once again, their intentions clear to all those who would read the recently posted note:

 

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The Great Purge of Sparrows

 

Terror strikes the Province of Agathoria as Lord Governor Benda Chivay issued the Edict of Treason, detailing capital offenses incurred by several prominent members of House Chivay. Several noble manors have been set ablaze, and Bishop Hectorius, the representative of the Owynist Church of Aeldin, has been publically crucified in the city’s square. The Chivay mansion, located on top of the Henseltic Hill, has been raided by the Lord Governor’s retinue, where Lord Helton’s newborn daughter, Marigold, was slaughtered. Perishing in her defense was Lord Hadrian Chivay, Lord Tarmin Chivay, and Castor Chivay. Several hundred soldiers from the Agathorian garrison have been sent out to search for the rest of the traitors. Robert Sparrow, Marked Master of the School of the Sparrow, has been apprehended and will receive a public execution in the coming week. This massive manhunt by the Lord Governor has also rooted out the illegitimate members of the dynasty, capturing or killing almost all of them. A list of the captured fugitives is provided:

 

Edwan Sparrow –  Found near the mountains of the Divide trying to evade capture. Chained to a rock and fed to a harpy.

 

Declan Sparrow – Murdered whilst inspecting a local countryside village. His limbs were scattered across the village and his head spiked in the village center as a warning.

 

Valic Sparrow – Discovered among a mercenary party protecting a caravan. When the party would not give him freely, a fight ensued, forcing the Governor’s soldiers to raze the caravan and order the execution of all dissenters.

 

Roland Sparrow – Son of Hectorius who was birthed before the Bishop’s ordainment. The young Roland was found with a Kaedreni cross carved into his forehead, followed by the words ‘Elf lover’ sliced into his back.

 

Richard and Adrian Sparrow – Found across the Divide in the nation of Couentre. The two merchants were captured on their ship The Dancing Drachman.The assets of the ship were seized and the ship was steered into the port city of Justern, its two captains hung from the mast.

 

The Lord Governor continues his search for the treacherous members of his dynasty, and has spent a great deal of time in his palace planning for the constant searches. The Lord Governor has not been seen in public for three months now, and will refuse to divulge the crimes laid upon the Chivay dissenters. The Edict of Treason states that anyone caught harboring or assisting a fugitive Sparrow in any way will be publicly crucified. Anyone with information regarding fugitive Sparrows will be rewarded handsomely from the Governor’s treasury.

 

 

[lev 627]

An old Kaedreni man cheers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

((is dat real stevie ornah))

[Stevie 1598]

((yes its really me u dolt

[big narstie 1701]

Rocco smirks, stroking the Chivay Shoulder Crusher, an ancient Romstun heirloom from days long past, as his orchestrated attack on the Chivays comes to fruition.

[Ford 1996]

((wow you actually remembered black boy valic. love you stevie keep up the good work

[DelaneyG 1279]

Roland Sparrow of Aardwen returns from his long winter in Kaer Aardwen, stretching his arms.