Before we get any further, any supporters of Duiran
and its evil cause can skip this message if they do
not feel like knowing the truth. That said, let us
continue.

First off, in response to Ysni's essential denial of
assassins sent after me on behalf of Duiran I would
like to point out that as an accountant for Duiran
speaking out against an enemy of her organization
one should listen to Ysni's claims with at least a grain
(a pound is recommended) of salt. Furthermore, I
stated that assassins were sent after me on behalf of
the Duiran/Sentinel/Haernite confederacy. This means
that any members a part of said confederacy falls
under this category. As for the existence of these
assassins, my scars can testify to the lengths Duiran
has gone to.

As for Ysni's second assertion, that I "chose to give
up my citizenship, I would like to first let it be known
that Ysni attempted to control a skill outside the city
of her jurisdiction. Second off, anyone with an intellect
equivalent to a Horkval (no offense to the insect-like
race) or better will understand that it was not much of
a choice if submitting to Ysni's threat meant
subjugating oneself to one's enemies. Since Ysni
either does not understand the subtleties of the
circumstances she was dealing with or she is
willingly ignorant to support her bias of me (after all,
she is a member of Duiran), I will explain it briefly:

The case is thus- Ysni threatens to revoke my
citizenship to Ashtan if I do not capitulate to Duiran
and cease exterminations. Here I of course have two
choices: 1) Bow down to Ysni's threat that in light of
her membership to Duiran was most likely influenced
by the organization itself, and thus be defeated by
such a tyrannical regime, or 2) Continue to defy the
cruelty of Duiran and the officials in its pocket. There
was no real option here. If I had taken the former I
would be still enemied from Duiran, and they would
further believe that they are entitled to trample on
others. I chose the latter. Someone had to stand up
to this arrogant administration and show that just
because one has numbers does not mean that one
can do as they wish to those weaker than them.
Claiming that I "chose" to lose my citizenship is like
claiming a husband/wife "chose" to get beaten by
their spouse because they made their spouse angry,
or that a male/female "chose" to be violated by
somehow "asking for it" or "being in the wrong
place. It may make sense, but only on a sick,
twisted level.

As for my guild, the circumstances were basically the
same, though my guildmaster was significantly
more polite than my city head. Then again, my
guildmaster did not have an allegiance to my
enemies. Technically, I did indeed quit. However, if I
had not quit, I would have been kicked out. As I tend
to extend politeness to those that haven't proven
themselves unworthy of my courtesy, I chose to save
them the trouble of having to outguild/outcity me. I'm
sorry that the public must read my explanation of my
past circumstances since they most likely
understand the implications of what befell me, but
apparently Ysni had to be enlightened. Either she
truly was that dull, or she chose to act in the way she
did because (as the information on Duiran states)
allegiance to Duiran is put before allegiance to any
city (as they claim that doing otherwise implies
putting something else before the wilderness).
Whichever of the two is true, neither is too accrediting
to her position as the head of Ashtan. I say it would
certainly bother me if the leader of my city was a
member of another organization- an organization that
has their members prioritize itself over anything else
(such as their own city).

My second round of exterminations that I started up
was initiated before my guild, city, or the public
was even made aware of my situation. And
furthermore, it was started up approximately seven
months after my enemy status was given to me.
Apparently your memory isn't serving you so well
nowadays, in lieu of this and your suspicious ties with
Duiran perhaps you should consider retirement and
allow a citizen truly loyal to the city to replace you? If
anyone from Duiran "verifies" Ysni's allegations, they
are simply lying. Which by now is a common
occurrence among members and allies of the
Duiran/Sentinel/Haernite union.

Article IV of Ashtan law states thus:

'Treason is any act in which 'material' aid or comfort is
provided to the enemy, in which the perpetrator
intentionally compromises his/her allegiance to the
city. Disloyal thoughts or attempts to replace
officers within the government are not treason.
Violators will be enemied for 5 years, and will pay a
fine of 25,000 gold to the city.'

Seeing as Dillon did not receive any 'material' aid or
comfort, it would be hard to be guilty of Article IV.
Unless of course, you believe that dying is aiding or
comforting. In the second part of the first sentence, it
states 'in which the perpetrator intentionally
compromises his/her allegiance to the city.' First off,
it was non-intentional as I was not aiming to harm
Ashtan in any way (and if I intended to, it wouldn't be
walking in there with a city enemy so they could be
killed). Second off, I do not have any allegiance to the
city seeing as I am not a citizen, and in either case I
had no desire to harm the city even if I could. And
third off, I didn't have any idea the overseer would be
so biased against my conflict that they would seek to
so grossly misinterpret such a law to support their
own ends. Hey, how about charging me with Article II:
Wrongful attack and Murder? You can say that
because Dillon died thanks to me, I am responsible
for murdering him. You can even be like Duiran and
triple the fine! Never mind that a key point is 'law
abiding guest' or 'citizen,' after all your allegiance to
Duiran comes first!

In response to Gracie:

Any assassin sent on behalf of Duiran or its allies are
basically the same as Duiran sending them itself. I
am simply using the sort of twisted logic that Duiran
itself employs. If a person hired an assassin for a
personal reason, that is their choice. If a person hired
an assassin for a reason related to this current
conflict, I hold Duiran responsible- as they have the
power to end this conflict at any time by simply
recognizing their own corruption and coming to terms.

As for the 'joke' about me killing Zahmekoses while
he was 'otherwise engaged,' if one is dumb enough to
leave themselves open to such a death, they don't
deserve to escape it. After all, he was the one who
was fled not just me, but the realm of Sapience
ITSELF when he was forced to become a fog to
escape defeat. But what I find as a bigger joke is
when you people sent your six man hit-squad led by
Relandroc to try to end my life. Perhaps your lone
survivor, Landara, can give you the details on what
happened. It appears she was the only one who
understood the evil cause she was supporting, seeing
as she refused to support your oppressive
organization and deserted your team.

As for your death by rejuvenation, I would suggest
you read the terms of hostile discernation that I had
put forth long ago. It would help to get up to par with
the conflict. You can claim it is your job to support
Duiran all you want. It is currently my job to bring
down tyranny and its supporters whereever it rears its
ugly head. As for your accusation of me 'cheating,' I
am not suprised Duiran has sunk even lower.
Anything to spread the propaganda eh? Someday
those you have tricked into backing you will see that
you are far worse than many other groups out there,
and on that day you will find yourself devoid of the
means of your survival. I guess your definition of
a 'cheater' is anyone who doesn't bend over
backwards and let you win.

Penned by my hand on the 17th of Variach, in the year 78 MA.