Levying of Charges | HEARTLANDS

[Crevel 7557]

 

LEVYING OF CHARGES

 

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I am certain you have all heard of the turmoil within our glorious Union. I speak foremostly of Renilde Temesch, of Sorrel von Theonus, and of Bon’Ox- these figures have presented themselves as a knife not only to split the Heartlands in two, and therefore as its enemies, desiring to defile their dead and with no doubt a desire to destroy them as well.

 

It is necessary to mete out justice to these traitors, for their actions attempted to undo our Confederation from the inside and are undoubtedly acts of high treason.

 

Bel Aurum, now revealed to be the Archtraitor Renilde has schemed with her words to destroy our Union directly through the publication of several treasonous articles, they have put shame upon the house of Alstion, slandered the legitimate government of the Heartlands as corrupted and nepotistic, and have fomented a sense of doubt in our natural and just Union. Queen-Emerita Renilde has also been revealed by the testimony of Helene-Olympe Temesch to be the murderers of two of our nations Knight Immortals, posthumous members of the Order of Emperor Henry the Lion, Sir Sigismond Varoche and Sir Charles Varoche; in doing this she violated sacred guest right. And in her final and most vile crime, she personally executed her own son, Paul Temesch, in an act of Kinslaying.

 

Sorrel von Theonus has also been revealed to be guilty of High Treason with a plot most grievous hatched by them. This plot involved the forced grave robbing of Prince Alexander Alstion’s body and its delivery to the Duke of Blackworth in exchange for an unholy alliance to support an uprising against our nation. This is an act of High Treason and of utter evil, it must be dealt with profoundly and with swiftness.

 

Bon’Ox has for many years defamed the High House of Alstion, he has posted a number of missives poking at both the Royal House and at its members, most specifically Prince John Valentinus Alstion, an upstanding member of our Union and a peer of the realm in his own right. This slander bites at the unity of our nation and slanders the reputation of the House of Alstion. Such crimes bring about a charge of Defamation and Lack of Honour.

 

For formality’s sake, a trial shall be held for the following with the appropriate charges to be tried by a Heartlandic Councilor or monarch given the severity of the crimes:

 

CHARGES LEVIED UPON RENILDE TEMESCH—

 

Article III, I TREASON: The act of betraying the Heartlander Confederation, its Sovereignty, or the Crowns.

 

Article III, III CORRUPTION: The act of an official putting their own gain above the needs of their nation and station, forsaking their own integrity and the integrity of their position.

 

Article IV, II MURDER: The act of killing another person, be it intentional or by mistake.

 

Article IV, III KIDNAPPING: The act of taking and holding another against their will.

 

Article IV, IV HARASSMENT: The act of purposely causing issue for another person or continuously bothering them with the intent to cause non-physical harm.

 

Article IV, V DEFAMATION: The act of unrightfully harming a person's reputation by spreading false information or rumours.

 

Article VI, I PERPETUATING HARM: The act of neglecting the suffering of others, be it ignoring corruption, or standing by during the assault on an innocent.

 

Article VI, III DISRESPECT OF THE DEAD: The act of allowing the desecration or disrespect of the dead, be it allowing the mutilation or a corpse, or denying a person a proper burial.

 

Article VI, IV LACK OF HONOUR: The act of behaving dishonourably or disingenuously. Lying, breaking one’s word, cheating, or acting without common respect to another.

 

THUS, with these charges, Renilde Temesch is hereby given the suggested sentencing of execution by way of hanging until dead from the noose and then to have her remains scattered to the four corners of Aevos.

 

CHARGES LEVIED UPON SORREL VON THEONUS—

 

Article III, I TREASON: The act of betraying the Heartlander Confederation, its Sovereignty, or the Crowns.

 

Article VI, I PERPETUATING HARM: The act of neglecting the suffering of others, be it ignoring corruption, or standing by during the assault on an innocent.

 

Article VI, III DISRESPECT OF THE DEAD: The act of allowing the desecration or disrespect of the dead, be it allowing the mutilation or a corpse, or denying a person a proper burial.

 

Article VI, IV LACK OF HONOUR: The act of behaving dishonourably or disingenuously. Lying, breaking one’s word, cheating, or acting without common respect to another.

 

THUS, with these charges of guilt, Sorrel von Theonus is hereby given the suggested sentencing of execution by way of hanging until dead from the noose and then to have his remains scattered to the four corners of Aevos.

 

CHARGES LEVIED UPON BON’OX—

 

Article IV, V DEFAMATION: The act of unrightfully harming a person's reputation by spreading false information or rumours.

 

Article VI, IV LACK OF HONOUR: The act of behaving dishonourably or disingenuously. Lying, breaking one’s word, cheating, or acting without common respect to another.

 

THUS, with these charges of guilt, Bon’Ox is hereby given the suggested sentencing of having his tongue removed so that he may not repeat such defamation again.

 

 

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ISSUED AND PROCLAIMED;
On the 13th of Sun’s Smile, 1987

 

AUTHOR;

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, Emilio Sigismondo Varoche

Count of Ves and Varoche, Baron of Napoliza, and Lord of Cors-Suticae

 

EDITOR, AFFIRMING AND ISSUING AUTHORITY;

His Royal Highness, Robert Tiberius Alstion

Prince of the Heartlander Confederation, Bailiff of Enswerp, and Judge of the Heartlands

 

[CasualNuker 1113]

"Down with the Arch-Traitor!" commented Golden Dragoon Elijah di Alessandria from the Fort Alba.

[FireAGN 1207]

"I wonder why the Count didn't simply issue it in the Garmont Assembly, had he planned to release it to the public anyways." Konstantin Leon, the Grand Speaker of the Heartlands thought to himself, as he sat at his desk in Whitespire, penning the transcript of the Garmont Assembly that occured hours ago.

[Enlightenment 2295]

“We shall have justice, the courts will make it so,” Emilio Varoche said, a yawn escaping him after a very long and tiresome Garmont.

[ratlordmagic 1484]

“HAH!” Barked Sir Karol Walewski, loyal Petran Patriot. “Good luck enforcing this.” 

[tilly 5115]

Sorrel looks at his clean hands, hands which had never exhumed a body from a grave in which he had no idea was located, nor was he given order to following his report from Ravenmire. He smirked, murmuring, “Nice try, pal. Stooping as low as to make things up now, like that dastardly Bel Aurum, are we? Just as fictional as your titles, and your position.” Sorrel then guffawed, realizing with a start, “It isn’t as if the charges hold any weight, once the disunion is finally done with! Hah! IDIOT!”

 

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Renilde labored alongside the construction workers - albeit at a much slower rate - to restore her schoolhouse following its desecration by the Alstions’ hounds, the Brigade of Marna. Upon hearing of her charge by the faceless prince, she shrugged, and motioned to the charred state of Courteis Hale. “Should I be this Bel Aurum, it certainly is a shame they burned any sort of evidence they could have had, and killed any witnesses that might have testified.” Renilde continued the restoration of her home, the charge from a greedy nation that would not exist in the next decade the last thing on her mind. 
 

(( after some thought… this is starting to feel like some OOC targeting with getting two of my personas involved now for no reason, when I have gone out of my way not to get involved on Sorrel, my second persona, once this conflict properly broke out to respect the spirit of the rules. ))

[MrMojoMordor 2413]

Bon'Ox taps his chin in surprise: "Oh wow - this is almost exactly the same as the bill I made & presented at a meeting with Queen Adalia I, Queen Jadwiga & legionnaires, but towards Brigade of Marna, Enswerp & Rosius!" he says, noting quite a few similarities. "Perhaps the two legionnaire who turn-coated from the legion, delivered it to them? Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery." the goblin muses. "They can't.. exactly enforce a punishment however still.. ah no one seems to care anymore." With that - the goblin goes & grabs a knife...

[wowj 9747]

"DOWN WITH THOSE WHO STRIPPED JARL HELVETZ OF HIS LEMON HILL, DEATH DEATH KILL MURDER!" Jon The Lemon Knight screamed, throwing lemons out of his pockets

[satin 7600]

Spoiler

forum quipping is so back

 

[Yeetboy0206 1574]

Estevot sighs as he reads the missive. "The Queen can be at least understandable, but this Bon'Ox seems to be targeted simply out of disagreement rather than association with any real crimes. Then again, I'm not surprised. Cravers of power always tend to hijack these movements if not defended against." He touches the discolored patches from where he healed from an attack by revolutionaries. "I hope no more innocent people die from this foolish conflict over power and freedom; no matter who wins, it seems freedom will lose."

[Axelu 4333]

"It is often said that age withers the mind," commented the elderly Princess Augusta of Aaun, an aunt to the Apostolic King regarded by the faith and mankind as honourable, yet by the disgraced Queen as 'greedy'. "In her prime, The Queen-Emerita Renilde was brilliant, and welcomed me so humbly into her home when I was betrothed to her son, Paul, who she has discarded from memory. There was a time when she, in fact, favored him." The woman adjusted her wimple as she sunk further into her rocking chair, speaking to her grandson, Louis ( @rep2k). "It is a shame how one so provident, so wise, could sink into the gripping of pride. Mere decades ago, Her Majesty would not have acted this way. If she was not stricken with dementia, I wonder, would she have descended to this decimation of her reputation?"

[i.uomini 2552]

Spoiler

goodness these guys

 

[ydegirl 2357]

Isabeau retreated home from the Aaunic capital, the red carriage bumping and bouncing along the dirt roads. In the hour or so it took to get from Whitespire to Rosius, she began to re-read her favorite book: Witches of the River by a niche human author, simply known as Eleanor Anne Reeds. The aforementioned book was eerily accurate to the situation plaguing the Heartlands, albeit, set in a small village. The main character of the book, oddly, resembled Renilde - although, she was named Emmeline, and sported gaudy blonde hair. How womanly, Isabeau thought, thumbing the page for note, How womanly it is of me to read a book in times of conflict. Her fingers wrestled with the pages as she tried to flip it.

 

Later that night, she wrote to a certain Alstion princess she had recently acquainted herself with. The note, written on a simple piece of boring white parchment simply read: "Witches of the River by Eleanor Anne Reeds. Published 1902. Eerily similar to the current situation - I'll send a copy."