THE NATURE OF A BANDIT

[mothsthetic 2250]

 

THE NATURE OF A BANDIT

Issued and averred by

Her Majesty

Atstana de

Regne Petrère

139

 

IN THE TIME OF RENILDE I, 

 

Bandits roamed the lands of the Commonwealth, under many names and banners. One of these banners was that of House Mogg. A name that, after years of being known for nothing but the blood it shed, faded into disgrace and obscurity. Excommunicated, schismatic, and unrepentant. An enemy to the Church, a poor memory to our people, and nothing more.

 

IN THE TIME OF CATHERINE I,

 

Bandits roamed the lands of the Commonwealth, and they needn’t walk far to do it. They made their home within the walls of those who claimed to be our allies, and reaped the benefits of our trade in the same breath that they struck down our people. A bandit state grew upon our borders, like an infection creeping over the land. Before we realized the monster that had appeared beside us, we were already under its heel.

 

IN THE TIME OF ADALIA I,

 

Bandits roam the lands of the Commonwealth, and their nature is now made clear. They will find a holding near you, and attempt to pacify you with their words. They will act as a vile disease, spreading over the lands they inhabit until what it once was has diminished to nothing, and in its place is a machine of war. Then, when the growth has been permitted to swell, it will strike. One cannot live in peace, beside a Bandit State. They may only bide their time, and watch lives be lost.

 

Petra will not again wait. Petra will not again watch.

 

AS PER THE LEX PETTRES,

 

II. On The Bandit Clause

i. Bandits are considered below the Law of the Commonwealth if caught in the act of banditry, and their lives are forfeit if they are undeniably bandits.

ii. Any person may kill an active bandit within the Commonwealth without trial, as long as they can prove that they were undeniably a bandit.

 

If the orders of Tar-Caraneth Aryantë are not heeded, and if these men are not cast from our neighboring lands, the Commonwealth of the Petra shall raise its banners to join the Númenedain and wipe out the excommunicant bandit clans that have infected Silasia. We shall not repeat the mistakes of our past, and wait for the threat on our border to grow. 

 

In defense of the faith, and in defense of the people, we must act.

 

AVE PETRA

 

 

Signed, 

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Adalia I “The Dawnmade”, By the grace of GOD, Queen of the Petra, Marquise de Val d’Estenou, Countess of Temesch, Torm Marian, and Moere, Viscountess of Mies, Baroness of Garmont, Vallagne-en-Petra, Eagles Peak, Brasca, Hrenthorne, and Resmore, Knight of the Petrine Laurel, Defender of Liberty

[MrMojoMordor 2413]

"WHY WUZ THIZ NUB DONE WHEN BRIGADE OB MARNA WUZ ZKAHHIN' AROUND!?" The goblin screams into the whimsical cave he's currently exploring with utter annoyance

Edited September 17, 2024 by MrMojoMordor

[AstriaS 4988]

Tar-Caraneth Aryantë read over the declaration and drew in a steady breath, contented. Setting it on the table before her, she took a new miniature from a drawer and set it upon the map where a star marked the location of Vallagne. "Bless them - I knew they'd make the right choice."

[TN_TURKEY 298]

Prince Arathor of Númenost drums his fist upon the table in jubilation upon reading the missive "That's what I'm bloody well on about!"

[North 995]

"Petrans, half-elves — they are all the same," Lazarus drawled, hoisting his axe over his shoulder.

[SilverTirith 122]

A lone elf sitting on the edge of Numenost reads the missive, “Good lord… this war is getting big.” She murmurs before continuing her idle enjoyment of the view.

[sergisala 3451]

Father Marc of Lotharia nodded in agreement to the wise words of the Queen of the Petra "May God continue to bless Her Majesty Adalia I for many years to come. I am sure that, together, Canondom shall overcome and the so-called Dreadlanders shall be ultimately defeated." he said, after joining his hands in prayer "Amen!" he concluded, signing the Lorraine Cross.

[Pancho 4197]

“They forget what happened last time Petra was at war with a nation with an army.” Marshal Cerrick prepared to muster his men to strike at the Petra’s lands. “Heed my calls, you evil bitch.”

[Enlightenment 2295]

“The half-elven experiment of numendil has gone awry, they shall burn. If Petra desires the same fate, they are welcome to it.” Mark said, consulting with a friend before they heard the Orenids coming.

 

[Boom_steel 538]

Theodore Mogg angrily slams his fist on the table. “Those were Mogs! We are Moggs! Completely different.”