
Several hundreds flyers with Maavu Arlintal's plea for action has been found in Cauldron "Fellow citizens, hear me! Hear my voice and repeat my
words tenfold so that those who have turned their backs on us are forced to
hear! Hear me, for I speak for all of us! My name is Maavu Arlintal, and I am one of you! I call
Cauldron my home even though I have been unjustly exiled! I lived here and I did
business here and have for many years! Many of you know me, and I know you… We
are all hard-working, trustworthy people! Hard times have fallen upon this land! The roads grow more dangerous
and threatens to cut us off from our neighbors and partners in trade! An inn
full of people – one of them the high priest of one of our own temples – were
all senselessly murdered not a ten-day ride from here! In recent days, dragons
– yes, dragons – have threatened the skies and the passes! Stories of creatures
unthinkable lurk in the fringes of the wild.
Demons, constructs, kidnappers, all have plagued Cauldron. But we are a tough people and have weathered tough times
before! Heroes and brave citizens like yourself have answered the challenges of
protecting us and our lands, though others have been charged with that duty… But the troubles have also found us at home… We have
suffered in recent months, as our sons and daughters were stolen away from us
by evil lurking beneath our streets! We have suffered as the rains came and
flooded our dear city and threatened to erode the very foundations of our
livelihoods! A vile umber hulk from the darkened tunnels of the Abyss itself
have torn through our homes and businesses in broad daylight – I know, for I
suffered a great loss that day, though I came away with my life, and consider
myself fortunate, and mourn those who perished. But again, we have not lain down, for we know how to get
through hard times. Again, we have been blessed by the actions of brave
citizens who have put their lives on the line to defend the defenseless. And
again, others who should have answered that call have done nothing! Alas, I misspeak, for actions have been taken. The leaders
of Cauldron have spoken through the voice of the tax collectors! They offer
promises with each outstretched palm, with each cut they take! For the good of
Cauldron, they say! To repair the damage, they claim! To help those in need,
they promise. But what have they done with your hard-earned coin? Nothing!
Where are the repairs to the buildings damaged by the flood? They have not done
any! Warehouses stand abandoned, about to fall into the lake! Where are the
repairs to the street and the structures attacked by the hulk? They have not
been done! And I was not the only one to lose business and property that day…
There are many who have received nothing but empty words for their suffering! As I said, many of you know me, and you know me as a man of
action. I am not one to complain without a plan of recourse! I am here to say
that Cauldron needs new leadership, a new protector who is not corrupt on power
or gold. I am here to tell you that a challenge has been issued for the removal
of Michelle Castilian as Captain of the Town Guard. A formal written challenge, which has been presented to Castilian
and the Lord Mayor. This challenge invokes one of Cauldron’s oldest laws, the
Law of Peers. Under this law, the five founding families of Cauldron have the
right to challenge the office of the Captain of the Town Guard if one of them
should feel that he unworthy, immoral, or incapable of seeing to his duties,
which is the protection of the people. This law, laid down with the founding
stones of our city, has never been needed – until now. By the Law of Peers, only one of the five founding noble
families has the right to challenge the Captain of the Guard. This does not
leave much hope that one with the interests of the common citizen – of you and
I – will be represented. But I am here to tell you that the one who has issued
the challenge is such a person. They herald from one of the founding lineages,
but their life has not been one of pampered luxury. They know what it means to
suffer, as you do, and to rise above it, as you have before. The challenger is
indeed one of the brave, heroic citizens who I have spoken of who is willing to
risk death to protect and help our city. I am speaking of Alek Tercival. Sir Tercival, Cauldron's only paladin of Athena, had issued
this challenge in accordance with the old ways, and the Laws of our city. But
so far, no response has been made. By law, the issued challenge should be made
public by the Lord Mayor, but Vahlanru hopes to protect his puppet Castilian by
keeping the challenge secret! Since the
challenge has been issued, Alek Tercival has turned up missing. Strange tiding indeed. The very person capable to challenge for the
leadership of the guard and to challenge the Lord Mayor’s authority has turned
up missing.
I, Maavu Arlintal, true born citizen of Cauldron, merchant,
and employer of many, ask of you to not to allow such corruption to fester in
our fair city. I ask for all of you to
stand up together and face the threat that is the Lord Mayor and the
council. I ask of you to look into your
hearts and decide if it is to be a life of oppression and lies, we shall be
given, or the freedom and liberty that we all deserve.