Congress of Democracy/Civil Suit/Argument One

The Three Minute Mania

This first part of the court will present the rationale of the Count on the day of the guild’s destruction. I call it the Three Minute Mania because I find the accused decision making process extraordinarily fast and I believe it to be an insightful item for the Supreme Justice to consider when making her decision at the end of this court. I would also very much wish to hear his explanation for the thought process during this moment.

Here are the facts:

Letter from Jon Paul Ogren (13 hours, 43 minutes ago)

Message sent to everyone in "Congress of Democracy" (6 recipients)

I was proud to be a member of this guild until this morning. I am the lowest rank and it seems I am being extorted.

Monthly Fee Paid (1 hour, 23 minutes ago)

Your rank of Recruit in "Congress of Democracy" has to pay a monthly fee of 100 gold. Your balance with this guild has been adjusted accordingly.

If this is not a mistake, remove me from this guild immediately.

Sir Jon Paul Ogren

Count of An Najaf

[reply to sender] | [ignore] | [userdetails] | [vulgarity]

Important Event for "Congress of Democracy" (13 hours, 42 minutes ago)

Sir Jon Paul Ogren, Count of An Najaf has sacked the small guildhouse in his region, and taken 28 gold from the treasury. Also check the Guild Log for recent events.

Letter from Jon Paul Ogren (13 hours, 40 minutes ago)

Message sent to all elder members of "Congress of Democracy" (3 recipients)

setting a 100 gold fee for the lowest rank and not allowing the lowest rank to even have a chance to see that they will pay such a fee is criminal.

I will not have a guild in my region that will do this.

Sir Jon Paul Ogren

Count of An Najaf

[reply to sender] | [ignore] | [userdetails] | [vulgarity]

Important Event for "Congress of Democracy" (13 hours, 40 minutes ago)

Sir Jon Paul Ogren, Count of An Najaf has destroyed the small guildhouse of Congress of Democracy in his region, burning it to the ground and taking the 34 gold that were stored there. Loyal servants could save 1 gold, which have been added to the global treasury.

Also check the Guild Log for recent events.

This court should be impressed with the lightning speed of Count Jon Paul’s motivations. In roughly three minutes he first expressed how proud he was to be a member of the guild, then asked to be released should the mistake have been deliberate, then a desire to exit the guild, then he sacked it, then he destroyed it.

Supreme Justice, I present this information to you as a character measure. I argue that a man who went through this rapid change of mind was either sloppily using his judgment as Count, or, was always planning on deliberately destroying the Congress and got excited when he realized this was a ripe opportunity. Let this Three Minute Mania echo in your mind Supreme Justice as you deliberate on this man’s deed. And to any public who are witnessing these proceedings remember this the next time you are dealing with the Count of An Najaf. In a matter of three minutes he could go from laughing with you to stabbing you in the back without sense or reason, an unpleasant quality in a Count.