Tamarid's Address: A Final Bid for Alderman

[yandeer 734]

 

Artist’s Rendition of the Battle of Hangman’s Bridge, Anonymous Female Soldier Center (c. 1743)

 

“Firstly, I must state this: I have nothing but respect for Lord Ivan Ruthern, who I am now in direct competition with. No matter the outcome of this election, I know that Haense will be in safe hands, as I trust the man to be steadfast and competent in his work. But, as I have stated, we are in competition, and thus I cannot with good conscience go down without a fight, for that would undermine the honorable position for which we both campaign. 

 

There is no greater honor that I can think of than to be elected to speak for the people I walk beside every day- not only the soldiers of the Brotherhood but the commoners of Reza, those who have not had the privilege to speak their mind in public forum. I have nothing but respect for the great gentry and nobility of this city who rule with sharp mind and steel alike, but they do not live as the common man of Haense does. 

 

I mean no disrespect in these words: I have nothing but admiration for the men and women I have spent ten years of my life serving.  I am told that the Princess Adryana Eleanor, during her tenure as Alderman, put forth many bills to better the common man of Reza, to uplift him and to safeguard him, and I cannot express gratitude enough for her efforts. It is these same reforms that I wish to model. I have lived the life of both soldier and commoner, and thus I wish to speak for the many who have lived the same experiences as me, who have not been able to voice their mind for the sole reason that nobility has taken up the one venue that they might otherwise possess. 

 

During my tenure as Alderman, if the voting people of Reza so see fit to elect me, I would strive to enrich the lives of the commoners of the city without intruding upon the rights and privileges of the nobility, namely a collaboration with the Canonist Church to create more events and feast days for the common man, to uplift our spirits during this long and arduous struggle against the pagans of Morsgrad, as well as a push towards safety both within the city and outside it, establishing defenses that protect our civilians as well as our soldiers. Finally I would wish to work with the other members  of the Duma to incentivize local business within Reza, and create a strong and uniquely Haeseni marketplace, which will attract merchants and tourism as the individual markets of many other cities in our great Empire do.

 

With all this said, I thank you very kindly for your time, and pray that GOD keep us all.”

 

Signed, 

Zaraleen Tamarid, Armiger of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl 

[Aidoro 464]

Aedan reads the address, admonishing "Do we niet already have a marketplace? As for feasts, we should wait until the war is done" marking down notes on the bill he is working on.

 

"As for defenses.. That will be settled soon" scribbling some extra points on the Defense bill, before thinking "From a Duma member to a Duma aspirant, the common man angle serves little use... once in Duma, your status means nothing, every vote is the same. You can get elected, but if ye are always outvoted, there is no point." 

[yandeer 734]

33 minutes ago, Aidoro said:

 

 

Zaraleen Tamarid, proud representative of the common man, thinks internally that perhaps the burglar and chicken thief Aedan Capulei should pay more heed to his own work than breaking into other people’s property, lest the good lady level formal charges against him!

[Aidoro 464]

Aedan Capulei wonders if Zaraleen Tamarid has sprouted magical abilities that grants her the ability to read into peoples minds, or comment on matters that never occurred!

 

(There was never any roleplay, please don’t metagame)

[rukio 8924]

“I have never been a fan of those who claim to be of common people yet run for offices. They’re simply not built for it. They end up corrupt or vanish without a trace, leaving the commoner worse off than he was before.” Edyth would say as she cleaned a chicken for the soup she was preparing.

[TH3GHOSTWAFFL3 489]

Dietrich notes that this candidate's focus is on trade, defenses and the common classes.

[gavyn 1362]

Wilhelm wonders why his wife still goes by Tamarid and not Wick after all this time.

[Ci_Kelp 2]

“Ha... Zara still goes by Tamarid. Poor Wilhelm.”