Episode: Siege Stories
Posted by Story on 04/06/17
A small crowd gathered in the Lower Boroughs to stop a few cartloads of grain going into the Uppers. Though the crowd was armed, violence was averted.
Lord Commander Silas Mercier and Princess Reese Grayson of the Iron Guarded were on the scene to quiet the initial agitation. Prince Luca Velenosa was also there, though his presence wasn't exactly calming! Tensions remained high, and there was talk rising prices, greed, grain meant for bread being sold to make whiskey, and Bringer infiltrators. It wasn't until Lord Karadoc Saik offered a solution to the immediate bread supply issue and Guildmaster Joscelin Arterius promised to address the price-gouging that the crowd relaxed, reassured by Asher Morrlin, a man of the people.
Later, a local distiller was convinced to part with his newly acquired grain in exchange for assistance from the Crafter's Guild, but not before some windows of his shop were shattered and a crowd gathered, while rumors spread that the man was working with the besiegers. That crowd dispersed, and Lord Karadoc Saik pulled the strings needed to have bread delivered to the Lower Boroughs. But rumors continue to simmer under the surface, and there have incidents of mild violence against grain merchants, millers, bakers and distillers alike, accused of either naked greed or being in league with the Shavs. There are a lot more broken windows and overturned carts throughout Arx.
Lord Commander Silas Mercier and Princess Reese Grayson of the Iron Guarded were on the scene to quiet the initial agitation. Prince Luca Velenosa was also there, though his presence wasn't exactly calming! Tensions remained high, and there was talk rising prices, greed, grain meant for bread being sold to make whiskey, and Bringer infiltrators. It wasn't until Lord Karadoc Saik offered a solution to the immediate bread supply issue and Guildmaster Joscelin Arterius promised to address the price-gouging that the crowd relaxed, reassured by Asher Morrlin, a man of the people.
Later, a local distiller was convinced to part with his newly acquired grain in exchange for assistance from the Crafter's Guild, but not before some windows of his shop were shattered and a crowd gathered, while rumors spread that the man was working with the besiegers. That crowd dispersed, and Lord Karadoc Saik pulled the strings needed to have bread delivered to the Lower Boroughs. But rumors continue to simmer under the surface, and there have incidents of mild violence against grain merchants, millers, bakers and distillers alike, accused of either naked greed or being in league with the Shavs. There are a lot more broken windows and overturned carts throughout Arx.