Lord Winburgh, held hostage for a saint's week...

[Kardika 1057]

 

Imperial Noble, Larkin Winburgh, held hostage

 

 

 

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We have in our possession, a noble of the empire named Larkin Winburgh. We demand the Imperials, the numendillards, or whatever mongrel institution of the empire to arrive with payment for his swift release, come in full force if thou fear us so. If not… we shall execute this man. We shall hold this prisoner for a total of 4 saint's days, come forth and storm our mighty fortress to retrieve him... should no one manage to breach our defenses or pay a bounty of 3 precious minerals comrpising of boomsteel, azhl, or thanium upon the ending of the last saint's day, we will kill this noble!

 

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Signed,

The Salvon People

 

Edited August 26, 2025 by Kardika
missive sent out with revision

[DeadraSlayer 419]

Vik reads it over ". . . Really. . .if they don't pay that. . .I have that much"

[Kardika 1057]

Another revised Missive is swiftly sent out... correcting an embarrassing mistake.

Edited August 26, 2025 by Kardika

[Animael 1500]

 

 

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Ark rushed towards the front gates of the impenetrable fort to pay the five hundred minas. Her portal snapping shut behind her- But when she arrived... Not ten minutes later after the missives reached the rest of the continent... they laughed in her face from behind locked doors and told her that they'd made a 'mistake' and that it was now three rare minerals worth well over twenty thousand minas in total. A fee she could never afford and that would damage even the empire. Well within the knowledge that the Empire would never pay such a fee, even for a duke, let alone the baron of the Isles.

 

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[Kardika 1057]

A Tertiary missive has been sent out on the subject of Larkin's Ransom, it reads as follows...

 

In our infinite mercy we have lowered the metals we previously demanded from 3 to 2. two people have so graciously sent bird of their willingness to exchange such.... bring forth the Argentum Ingot to our fortress the rock... and the other bring forth the starsteel dagger to the rock... If thou desires to receive Larkin unmaimed... bring a small trunk (single chest) of leather as well... THIS IS OUR FINAL OFFER!!

To the two, come forth to our fortress and receive the Larkin at an agreeable time... there we shall present he to thee.

@Frisket
@LithiumSedai

 

Edited August 30, 2025 by Kardika