The Rampant Lion

In every land, in every age, there are always tyrants that will prey on those who are weaker than themselves. Given free reign, they will spread their lies across the land. They build empires on a foundation of deceit, manipulation, and boundless ambition. Left unchecked these tyrants will devastate East Island, and all it's inhabitants, in wars without end. The Kingdom of Perdan will not stand idly by while the East Island is led into ruin and destruction. The Rampant Lion will stand forth as a beacon of truth regarding the travails of Perdan as it seeks to oppose those who would bring destruction upon our lands. As events in Perdan unfold, they will be chronicled here so all people on the East Island have access to an accurate, fair accounting of the events taking place in our world.

The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke (attrib.)

Commentary    September 6, 2007    Sagarmathism Expands Its Borders Lord Austin, Marquis of Bescanon has recently constructed a temple of Sagarmathism. The construction of this temple has aroused the ire of Queen Evangeline, Duke Nightmare, and many other nobles of Perdan. Sagarmathism is a worship of the mountains of the Eldoret Range, and was founded by Prime Minister Ryan, ruler of Ubent. Many nobles wonder what could have caused Lord Austin to turn to the worship of the mountains, and what business such a religion has in the coastal plains of Perdan, where mountains can hardly be seen. Marquis Austin's brother Firebrand is a noble of Ubent, and is suspected to hold a high position in their hierarchy. It has also been noted that Prime Minister Ryan's kin, Lord Hrothgar, is the Count of Meuse, a region of Caligus that lays between Bescanon and Ubent. Is this apparently newfound religious zeal some form of expansionist plan of Ubent's? Prime Minister Ryan, the leader of the Sagarmatists, has been quoted in the past as stating that Sagarmathism is a religion of the mountains, and will not expand beyond the borders of Ubent. We know that such claims, however, are not completely true. Sagarmatist priests have been spotted preaching in the region of Meuse for any months. Count Hrothgar, the lord of Meuse, did not inform the Caligan government of such preachings. Nor did the Sagarmatists discuss the matter with the Caligan government. Nevertheless, the Sagarmatists have been expanding into Meuse, and now Bescanon. What exactly is the Sagarmatist agenda? Are they a tool of the Ubentian government? Or is the Ubentian government a tool of the Sagarmatists? In any case, the two seem inextricably linked. Prior to building the temple of Sagarmathism in Bescanon, Marquis Austin approached Queen Evangeline for her blessing to build the temple. Queen Evangeline denied Marquis Austin permission to build the temple without prior approval of the Perdan Senate. Marquis Austin failed to attain such approval. Indeed, he never approached the Senate to obtain approval or even notify the Senate of his plans in any manner at all. A fine of 100 gold pieces was levied upon the Marquis for his disobedience of the Queen. Marquis Austin has so far failed to respond to public calls for an explanation.    August 17, 2007    Assassin Apprehended, then Escapes The rogue assassin Jorel of Kent was captured in Bescanon two days ago during an attempted break-in at the tax offices. During his time in prison, Jorel of Kent admitted in letters to Arch Priestess Balkeese that he had come to Perdan to assassinate several nobles and collect their bounties. In payment for his crimes, Lady Balkeese sentenced Jorel of Kent to execution by hanging. However, the execution was marred by the escape of Jorel of Kent. Through some as yet unknown method, Jorel of Kent managed to overcome a guard. The guard was disguised as Jorel, drugged, and switched out for Jorel. The deception was not uncovered until after the hapless guardsman was executed in Jorel's place. The city guard has been called out, and a city-wide search is in progress to capture Jorel. His location is unknown, and it is feared he may have escaped the city altogether. In other news, the other rogue assassin plaguing Perdan, Yaki, was deported by Arch Priest Cartor of Caligus. Yaki attempted the assassination of at least one noble of Perdan, and was caught attempting to steal gold from the tax offices of Caligus.    August 6, 2007    Goodbye Lord Cesare! Today all of Perdan is in mourning over the departure of our long-time Royal Treasurer, Cesare Salinado. Lord Cesare was the driving force behind feeding the commoners of Perdan despite a large shortage of Perdan's food supply. Lord Cesare was unavoidably called away on family business, leading to a sudden retirement from public service. In fact, Lord Cesare has disappeared altogether from Perdan. We hope that some day he may return. After a long, and somewhat tumultuous, search, Queen Evangeline has announced the appointment of Lord Fire Fox Wylie as the new Royal Treasurer of Perdan. Lord Fire Fox was appointed immediately following the stepping down of Lord Cesare. Lord Fire Fox will have a difficult task in feeding the commoners of Perdan, but he is confident that he can meet the demands of his new office.    August 1, 2007    Turbo Returns Wins the Joust Congratulations go out to Turbo Returns for winning the 700 gold first prize in the joust during the tournament in Fontan.		The News Bounty Watch! Queen Evangeline's Current Bounty: 4,700 gold September 12, 2007 Ibladesh has elected Barzelli as their new Pontifex. August 1, 2007 The realms of Light of Fountain and Fontan have signed a cease-fire.
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