Atlantic:Buccaneers Den Pact

When I first picked up the quill and began to write I thought I was mad to do so. After being unjustly exiled from the isle of Buccaneer’s Den by the tyrant Greypawn I found myself in a situation of absolute despair. At first I did not know what I would do next, then thoughts of all those I have let down flooded my mind. I was told I would be killed if I opposed the Moonglow Alliance. I bit my lip and watched as my very own creation, the Buccaneer’s Den pact was taken by Greypawn and made into what is now the Moonglow Alliance pact. I was driven to a suicidal state because I had nothing left. No family, no home, no influence in the world. I knew that Sosaria was moving towards a terrible future for the Humanis Ideals would be lost if I am lost. So I stayed, no matter who listens to me now, so long as I remain there will always be a Humanist.

Within this world that we inhabit there exist various institutions and forms of government that claim they hold the answer to your prayers. What prayers are these one might ask? The simple truth is people want security in their life, they want equality and advancement. Now taking a close look at two of the supposed major forces of influence in our world I will expose to you, the reader, that in reality said forces only live to advance their own goals and the goals of the institution leaders. The institutions that will be criticised are the Moonglow Town Council and The Heralds of the Awakening. Once I thought that Moonglow was a promising partner. It is the strongest island on the realm, has a vast store of knowledge and represents Honesty, a virtue I find myself close to. After the mayor approached me and we formed an alliance the true face of the MTC was shown. Like starving dogs on their neighbours they turned and accused it’s allies of treachery, hand in hand the MTC and members of YEW fabricated a plot to make the Human Nation a victim of lies, and it was their lies that had wounded and unmade us. For the heart of the matter is that under the guise of a herald of honesty one can walk unmolested in the shadows and spread deceit for who will blame the known figurehead of Honesty? Or perhaps a better question, who will believe a man most find “evil” for his views? So thus I was not listened to, cast aside while my enemies prayed I would go away. But this paper is not about ravings and finger pointing, I am giving facts here. Let us begin with the root of deceit.

The following is an excerpt from the Buccaneer’s Den Pact.

d The competent leadership of Moonglow and Buccaneer’s Den realise that each power has it’s own goals and methods. As such both parties agree to never work to undermine the actions of the other.

f The Sosarian Human Nation does not recognise the lands controlled by members of the non-human population. Actions taken against such peoples will not be considered a breach of article d no matter of the relation said peoples hold with Moonglow. The Sosarian Human Nation was blamed for breaking a pact with Moonglow for acting against its ally Findar (A nation run by Dwarves). This was perfectly legal in regards to article (f). So why did the sage of Justice Thrawn say that the SHN broke the pact? The answer is simple, Greypawn having ties to the HoA used his friendship with the sage of Justice to suppress the growing nation of Buccaneer’s Den.

Also the Moonglow Town Council is against slavery, or so they say as it’s pact with Findar had a clause which allowed the cursed dwarves to possess and sell slaves. Moonglow sides with evil. Theses truths show the regard in which Moonglow holds it’s allies, also it brings us to our second argument.

The HoA, or Heralds of the Awakening are based on a truth which I admire and uphold to the best of my ability. The virtues are the strongest thing we have to bind us together as a superior race. Passed down by lord British it is what brought order to chaos and separates us from the sinners of the realm. But this organization is no longer the shining star it once was, age is the eternal foe and it has ravaged the HoA like any other organization. Rather than preach the teachings of our lord they now use their power to influence change in the world according to what they want. Using their position these “worthier than thou” types do little to help out the dire situation the world finds itself in. With the exception of a hand full of heralds and sages the HoA is more of a social club then an active body of positive change. They act only in self interest and rarely come to the aide of those in need unless the needy party is someway affiliated with the HoA. Thus when the mayor of Moonglow needed a pact broken who better to turn to then a friend, a Sage of Justice in his very own affiliated organization.

It can not be denied that all beings have faults for even I have weakness. The best diagnosis for an diseased limb is to cut it off. Any healer in their right mind would rather cut off their patient’s arm rather than wait for the disease to spread to the heart, why is this not true with the Heralds? Why not be rid of the evil within? To answer that I have an example. Picture you are a hungry dog. You wander the streets of a major city looking for food and you see a mouse. The mouse is small and has easier access to the various stores and homes where you could get food. The mouse like all rodents is weak, it lacks the loyalty of dogs but is devious. Because both mouse and dog hold things the other wants you team up even though you know it is immoral to call a mouse friend. The mouse brings the dog food and the dog protects the mouse from cats. It is a marriage of convenience.