A stack of letters
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I am not enforcing secular law. I am merely enforcing what is written within the Nation's own Lawbook.
-Dawnsquire Aritian Faressain
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Shall we outlaw gravedirt then?
What about the urns of ash from our loved ones?
Waldemar Scarbrough
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I have gone down this path with him. He is too stubborn to reason with. I have asked for a vote on his conduct, and at it's logical conclusion, if he does not yield, with the First Peer's approval, I will order his arrest, and have him put in stocks for a few hours. It will not dissuade him, but it might stop others from trying to post similar declarations. And I fully intend to bring charges against any knight or free citizen that harms any citizen under this misguided interpretation of the laws.
Polk
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Possessing onyx is not a crime. Using it for nefarious purposes is. But LOTS of stuff is made from onyx that is just mundane jewelry. You cannot seriously think to put criminal charges on every jewelry shop in the nation, do you?
Osco -
How much of the stone was needed to bring the most vile of creation to rise?
- N
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At least one crate-full was delivered. But - a crate-full of onyx could also supply a merchant for a long time, depending, of course, on the demand for items made from it. However, due to the recent hoopla caused by the Dawnsquire, most of those merchants have had to close shops and are out of jobs, their children probably hungry!
A sword is a weapon, but until you kill someone with it, it's not illegal to have the sword. Even then it's not the sword that's illegal - it's what you did with it. The same is true for gemstones. A LOT of gemstones are used for magical enhancements. But until you do something evil with the gemstones, they're just stones! It's not onyx that is illegal, it's what they're DOING with it that is illegal. Punish the crime, yes. But don't put good, hard-working, honest craftsmen out of work just because one person did something stupid!
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A ban on just onyx is not going to ruin the market, nor gem sellers. it's a fairly common gem, and not one used in much aside possibly statues. It is not even that common in jewelry, thus if people are going broke from the demand of onyx, they are putting too much of their coin into the recent large shipments of it. Which, is most likely to be bought and used by necromancers.
-Dawnsquire Aritian Faressain
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This new, reasonable style of discourse from you Aritian would have been wonderful a few days ago when we could have put it to a vote on wether the Council should or should not ban onyx.
You had no right to do this. And the time is up. Take down your posters immediately.
Polk
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I will not, Retainer Polk. Nor am I required to, as the vote has yet been called.
-Dawnsquire Aritian Faressain
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Retainer Osco, we are thankful for the information. The manlings they met in the forest must have had something to do with this. Do they recall their names?
As for the gemstone...
Banning the stone would probably not work. It is used in many other things and is midly common. This would indeed require a vote from a council.It is a council can decide not to bad the gemstones and do nothing of it.
They can monitor those with large quantity so they are not used in the foul creation of undeath.
They can issue a limit on the numbers owned.
They can ban the use temporarily until a situation is resolved.
They can ban it completely.If they seek to limit or ban, merchant can seek out similar gemstones to replace their stock. We suggest jet, obsidian or the common black tourmaline.
- Nan
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