The Belvitz Massacre of 1696

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The Raider Scourge of the 23rd of Amber’s Cold, 1696

 

 

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of a single hour. 

At the town of Belvitz, several bodies laid side by side, awaiting undertakers to take them away to their graves or the Cloud Temple. A white sheet covering them was stained a crimson red, hiding their gruesome ends. However, the tavern itself was scrubbed clean, a kindly gesture by those who remained in the aftermath.  

Wrapped in a scroll of an easterner design would be a notice bearing the handwritings of the Otsugowara written in a translated, Common language. 

 

 

To the administration of Belvitz, 

 

As the midnight oil burned in the town of Belvitz and its tavern filled with a handful of guests lingering for the evening, riders armed to the teeth spilled into the tavern and swiftly overwhelmed those within with potent brutality, seeking to cause havoc in the shortest time possible. They wore non-descript grey armor with little details that told of their origins initially. Survivors of the initial fighting were forced to fight one another at knifepoint while an unknown man was thrown from a height after suffering a grievous stabbing. Amidst the depravities between the entrapped civilians, shameful displays of dishonor reared its ugly head among the weak-willed. It culminated when a relief force rallied to battle the marauders but eventually succumbed. I am but a traveler, but the leader of the band of raiders was burned into my memory by his look of bloodthirst and vengeance, as if an oni, or demon in your language, has consumed his mind. 

 

Correlated witness accounts of the subject in question

He was a giant man with hair as black as his heart, and a thick beard, his eyes a peculiar shade of violet/blue hue. Rife with demonstrable madness, his clothes were stained with blood from the blood and gore brought about throughout the evening. He proclaimed himself the King of Norland and declared that he had come for those who killed his people, taken his lands, and exiled his family. Ivar Ruric, the last of the Rurikid. 

 

 

Correlated witness accounts of the subject in question

Another raider of notable detail was a 6’4 figure with a nasty laugh skilled on horseback,  appearing quiet at times during the havoc of the raid, yet this Otsugowara suspects that he could very much have been the true leader and instigator of the raid itself displaying such intriguing shrewd behavior.. He left behind a note in the bloodstained tavern, insinuating this group to have been part of the Cursus Honorum and declared for it. 

 

 

On my familial honor, I did as much that could be done to assist civilians injured during the aftermath and devoted the rest of my time in Belvitz cleansing the tavern, leaving at the break of dawn. The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. 

 

Suzuhito of Clan Otsugowara

Clan Seal of the Otsugowara

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13 minutes ago, Cassiflorn said:

Ivar Ruric, the last of the Rurikid.

 

Vykk Ruric hears this from Viktor Kasodnik and then silently turns to Astrid Kasodnik, going to finger-crossbow her with a knowing look.

 

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Vesna Carrion prays for the injured.

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Ryon Errmark, at the news of a living, breathing and honest Ruric takes to the road to find such a man.

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Vykk Ruric hears this from Viktor Kasodnik and then silently turns to Astrid Kasodnik, going to finger-crossbow her with a knowing look.

 

 

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Adelith throws her hands up in the air as though in a shrug. “What am I, chopped liver?” She says to no one.

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Vykk Ruric hears this from Viktor Kasodnik and then silently turns to Astrid Kasodnik, going to finger-crossbow her with a knowing look.

 

 

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A young Sigfreid Ruric would look to Albrecht. “There’s more of my family?”

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On 1/1/2019 at 5:00 PM, ohhehe said:

A young Sigfreid Ruric would look to Albrecht. “There’s more of my family?”

Albrecht looks over to the young boy saying “It seems so, who cares anyway. Keep reading those books on the bookshelf.” 

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