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[[File:Ablackthornsymbol1.png|350px|thumb|right| The Resistance often wears black thorn shaped symbols for recognition and to let others know they do not stand alone. Symbol generated in Midjourney. ]] |
[[File:Ablackthornsymbol1.png|350px|thumb|right| The Resistance often wears black thorn shaped symbols for recognition and to let others know they do not stand alone. Symbol generated in Midjourney. ]] |
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==History== |
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Founded at the end of 5122 as a result of perceived aggression by the human [[Turamzzyrian Empire]] when it unexpectedly expanded north and claimed a new barony very close to [[Wehnimer's Landing]], The Landing Resistance, also known as the Black Thorn Resistance, is a collection of individuals who support the continued independence and freedom of the north from foreign powers. A motley crew that generally rallies behind the idea of ongoing democracy and freedoms from feudal control. |
Founded at the end of 5122 as a result of perceived aggression by the human [[Turamzzyrian Empire]] when it unexpectedly expanded north and claimed a new barony very close to [[Wehnimer's Landing]], The Landing Resistance, also known as the Black Thorn Resistance, is a collection of individuals who support the continued independence and freedom of the north from foreign powers. A motley crew that generally rallies behind the idea of ongoing democracy and freedoms from feudal control. |
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== Manifesto == |
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'''It has come time to recognize the path forward even as we honor the path that brought us here to this place. We are a collection of those desiring Freedom, not bound by blood or ancient rites. We are the manifestation of Freedom in the North. |
'''It has come time to recognize the path forward even as we honor the path that brought us here to this place. We are a collection of those desiring Freedom, not bound by blood or ancient rites. We are the manifestation of Freedom in the North. |
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== Timeline - From a Resistance Perspective == |
== Timeline - From a Resistance Perspective == |
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'''Eoantos 4-5, 5122''' |
'''Eoantos 4-5, 5122''': The empire declared that it will form a new Barony of Darkstone "The new lands will reach to many edges of the Locksmehr River, and far west to Darkstone Bay. Such landmarks included within the new region will be the Graendlor Pasture, the mountainous ranges of Wehntoph, Sentoph, Zelatoph, and Thanatoph along with Melgorehn's Reach and Darkstone Castle." there is some confusion in the north about the extent of this new Barony but later clarifications says it comes all the way up to the [[Locksmehr River]]. |
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'''Eoantos 9-10, 5122''': [[Elidal]] Dhenin is declared the new Baron and ruler of the Barony of Darkstone. Some question his qualifications other than being well connected and a rich merchant's son. |
'''Eoantos 9-10, 5122''': [[Elidal]] Dhenin is declared the new Baron and ruler of the Barony of Darkstone. Some question his qualifications other than being well connected and a rich merchant's son. |
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Speaking approvingly to Ceilia, Leafiara says, "I like it." |
Speaking approvingly to Ceilia, Leafiara says, "I like it." |
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Queatus asks, "May I have a look?" |
Queatus asks, "May I have a look?" |
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'''Lormesta 8, 5123''' : Talmaris, a retired gate guard, is seen at |
'''Lormesta 8, 5123''' : Talmaris, a retired gate guard, is seen at [[Helga's Tavern|Helga's]]. He speaks about some citizens having concerns with the way things are going in town. |
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<div class="mw-customtoggle-kestrels2" style="font-size:16px;overflow:auto;color:#0000FF">[Snippets of Conversation]</div> |
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'''Lormesta early month, 5123''' |
'''Lormesta early month, 5123''': During the early months of Lormesta the Black Thorns travel the city and talk to several organizations and individuals about a call to end the protectorate, some fear reprisal if they sign, others sign on willingly. During this time Saraphenia, Urpy, Ulyrka, Queatus, Dendum, and others reach out to many. It is decided that the majority spoken to are either neutral or anti-protectorate in outlook. |
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'''Lormesta 10-11, 5123''': Word of the resistance has reached the new soon |
'''Lormesta 10-11, 5123''': Word of the resistance has reached the new soon-to-be Baron, He says he hopes that the Landing will work to squash the movement. This is the first time the resistance is officially called the Black Thorns by outsiders, the name would stick [[North By Northwest - 2023-01-10 - Hire and Higher Walls (log)]] |
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<div class="mw-customtoggle-kestrelssquash" style="font-size:16px;overflow:auto;color:#0000FF">[Snippets of Conversation]</div> |
<div class="mw-customtoggle-kestrelssquash" style="font-size:16px;overflow:auto;color:#0000FF">[Snippets of Conversation]</div> |
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'''Lormesta 13, 5123''' |
'''Lormesta 13, 5123''': The proclamation is posted on the doors of Moot Hall. |
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<div class="mw-customtoggle-kestrels3" style="font-size:16px;overflow:auto;color:#0000FF">[Call for the Vote]</div> |
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'''Lormesta 13-14, 5123''': News of the call for a vote for independence reaches the human empire, so shocked are they by the idea of people deciding their own future they immediately ban any signatories from a diplomatic mission from Ta'illistim in Torre. |
'''Lormesta 13-14, 5123''': News of the call for a vote for independence reaches the human empire, so shocked are they by the idea of people deciding their own future they immediately ban any signatories from a diplomatic mission from Ta'illistim in Torre. |
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'''Lormesta 15-16, 5123''': Mayor Thadston, former knight of the empire and the overseer of the construction of the empire's outpost near the landing summarily rejects any unscheduled vote. |
'''Lormesta 15-16, 5123''': Mayor Thadston, a former knight of the empire and the overseer of the construction of the empire's outpost near the landing summarily rejects any unscheduled vote. |
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[[North By Northwest - 2023-01-15 - Freepudiation (log)]] |
[[North By Northwest - 2023-01-15 - Freepudiation (log)]] |
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People of Wehnimer's Landing, |
People of Wehnimer's Landing, |
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Let it be known that the ‘Black Thorns’, as we have become known, mean no harm to any who do not threaten the independence of the landing. We simply demand to have a say in how our own town exists within the world. While droves of adventurers flood this way and that at the first sign of something to sink a sword into, we are the ones that man the walls in times of woe and defend our friends and families from harm. We are the farmers, dockworkers, tradespeople, and artisans |
Let it be known that the ‘Black Thorns’, as we have become known, mean no harm to any who do not threaten the independence of the landing. We simply demand to have a say in how our own town exists within the world. While droves of adventurers flood this way and that at the first sign of something to sink a sword into, we are the ones that man the walls in times of woe and defend our friends and families from harm. We are the farmers, dockworkers, tradespeople, and artisans that make this town vibrant, and we are the ones still here working day in and out when adventurers leave for more grand escapades. |
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Thadston Andrews and Amos tell you that they know better, that we don’t deserve a voice for this made-up reason and that. But we ask, why do an Imperial knight and Imperial merchant that we hardly know deserve voices more than those who have lived, breathed, and toiled here since birth? Why must we trust their opinions on this current issue? They are both aligned so clearly with the banners that now camp outside our town that they appear prepared to unlatch our gates under cover of night. |
Thadston Andrews and Amos tell you that they know better, that we don’t deserve a voice for this made-up reason and that. But we ask, why do an Imperial knight and Imperial merchant that we hardly know deserve voices more than those who have lived, breathed, and toiled here since birth? Why must we trust their opinions on this current issue? They are both aligned so clearly with the banners that now camp outside our town that they appear prepared to unlatch our gates under cover of night. |
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We will continue to voice our right to displeasure as the Empire plots “phase two” of whatever it has planned for us. The Landing and the North as a whole are places of freedom and will not bow in subservience to an Empire known for taking things away from people to fuel their ever |
We will continue to voice our right to displeasure as the Empire plots “phase two” of whatever it has planned for us. The Landing and the North as a whole are places of freedom and will not bow in subservience to an Empire known for taking things away from people to fuel their ever-expanding growth. There are many good people within the Empire, and they are welcome among us, just as they always would have been. Their banners and their ruling nobility are not. Their shifting borders are the enemy of freedom, not any action the common settler may take. We wish to be left alone and not have our forests torn down and resources stolen out from under us under a fancy banner of servitude. |
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We are the Black Thorns, and a thorn will only draw blood when stepped upon. |
We are the Black Thorns, and a thorn will only draw blood when stepped upon. |
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To Amos, the man so ready to flee in the night that he has never ever graced us with even a last name, |
To Amos, the man so ready to flee in the night that he has never ever graced us with even a last name, |
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Let it be known that you do not speak for all merchants, as we count many traders among our ranks that feel the sting of the Empire on the horizon. You must be speaking |
Let it be known that you do not speak for all merchants, as we count many traders among our ranks that feel the sting of the Empire on the horizon. You must be speaking of merchants like yourself who swoop in to make silvers off the back of this town, always able to fly away to greener pastures and newer ventures while the town burns, walking away with pockets full of silvers and not a scratch upon you. |
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You neglect to mention the multitudes of people that don’t move from town to town making money off the backs of others. The local woodcutters are suddenly pushed out of service by Imperial logging camps. The dockworkers are seeing half-shifts if they are lucky as the threat of the reckless Imperial captain Bodal out on Darkstone Bay keeps the ships away. So many citizens of this town are making sacrifices to share food with settlers during this devastating winter. The Empire floods us with people, who they neither supply nor adequately protect from the dark forces they have bought out against us. We shoulder the burden with compassion, but we’re facing the most dire winter these lands have seen in generations. Will you open your pockets to help these poor souls or keep hoarding your piles of growing wealth? Singular people in Shantytown have shared and offered more to these people than you. |
You neglect to mention the multitudes of people that don’t move from town to town making money off the backs of others. The local woodcutters are suddenly pushed out of service by Imperial logging camps. The dockworkers are seeing half-shifts if they are lucky as the threat of the reckless Imperial captain Bodal out on Darkstone Bay keeps the ships away. So many citizens of this town are making sacrifices to share food with settlers during this devastating winter. The Empire floods us with people, who they neither supply nor adequately protect from the dark forces they have bought out against us. We shoulder the burden with compassion, but we’re facing the most dire winter these lands have seen in generations. Will you open your pockets to help these poor souls or keep hoarding your piles of growing wealth? Singular people in Shantytown have shared and offered more to these people than you. |
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== Invasion Maps == |
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Here are the proposed borders of the new Barony of Darkstone, land now claimed by the Turamzzyrian Empire. |
Here are the proposed borders of the new Barony of Darkstone, the land now claimed by the Turamzzyrian Empire. |
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[[File:Barony_of_Darkstone.png|350px|thumb|left|Barony of Darkstone, created by GM Kenstrom.]] |
[[File:Barony_of_Darkstone.png|350px|thumb|left|Barony of Darkstone, created by GM Kenstrom.]] |
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[[File:IGinvasionmapnxnw.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Parts of the Barony of Darkstone rendered on an in game map created by Tsoran, created by the player of Dendum.]] |
[[File:IGinvasionmapnxnw.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Parts of the Barony of Darkstone rendered on an in game map created by Tsoran, created by the player of Dendum.]] |
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==See Also== |
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[[North by Northwest]] |
* [[North by Northwest]] |
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[[Category: KST]] |
[[Category: KST]] |
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[[Category: North by Northwest]] |
[[Category: North by Northwest]] |
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[[Category:Landing Independence]] |
[[Category: Wehnimer's Landing Independence]] |
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[[Category: Organizations]] |
Revision as of 09:31, 26 March 2023
History
Founded at the end of 5122 as a result of perceived aggression by the human Turamzzyrian Empire when it unexpectedly expanded north and claimed a new barony very close to Wehnimer's Landing, The Landing Resistance, also known as the Black Thorn Resistance, is a collection of individuals who support the continued independence and freedom of the north from foreign powers. A motley crew that generally rallies behind the idea of ongoing democracy and freedoms from feudal control.
Manifesto
It has come time to recognize the path forward even as we honor the path that brought us here to this place. We are a collection of those desiring Freedom, not bound by blood or ancient rites. We are the manifestation of Freedom in the North.
We declare that the ability to speak freely, unbeholden to titles born of stolen lands or hordes of silver, is necessary for the continuation of Freedom in the North. We do not silence and will rise up to defend against those who would.
We recognize that the Empire to the south is built upon lands stolen and never returned. We recognize that the Krolvin empire is built upon lands stolen and never returned. We believe that land should not be stolen or taken by a government against the will of those who inhabit and defend it. We shall fight any such taking of any lands in the North.
Inside the walls of the Landing and outside the walls, in the Free North, the Resistance does not condone the impediment of any to travel from place to place, shop to shop, or shrine to shrine and will rise up to defend against this. The freedom to travel is necessary for the continuation of life and the spreading of ideas in the North.
Whether it is Illoke, come to kill, or agents of empires, come to drag away a resident to the South for trials without consent, we recognize that freedom from fear is as important as any other. We will rise up to defend those of the North from all such threats.
In all other matters, the Black Thorns are governed as all free souls must be. Let no one voice speak for all. Let all the voices be heard equally and a consensus be reached so that we may reach the end of this road in the same spirit in which we took the first steps.
While our voices are many and varied, these are the core principles by which the Black Thorns stand. Only those who violate these principles need fear us.
Timeline - From a Resistance Perspective
Eoantos 4-5, 5122: The empire declared that it will form a new Barony of Darkstone "The new lands will reach to many edges of the Locksmehr River, and far west to Darkstone Bay. Such landmarks included within the new region will be the Graendlor Pasture, the mountainous ranges of Wehntoph, Sentoph, Zelatoph, and Thanatoph along with Melgorehn's Reach and Darkstone Castle." there is some confusion in the north about the extent of this new Barony but later clarifications says it comes all the way up to the Locksmehr River.
Eoantos 9-10, 5122: Elidal Dhenin is declared the new Baron and ruler of the Barony of Darkstone. Some question his qualifications other than being well connected and a rich merchant's son.
Eoantos 13-14, 5122: Wagons are seen approaching from the south but this turns out to be a trap for trolls and they explode taking many of the trolls with them. Some supplies and settlers arrived by the river instead, the river boats barely able to make the journey are washed away by the river after everyone disembarks.
Eoantos 19-20, 5122: Settlers from across the southern empire's lands pour into the north. They quickly establish a fortified camp.
Eorgaen 22, 5122: The first resistance meeting is held, called to by Wolfloner a free Tehir and he is joined by Urpy, Xanlin, Opalina, Maevie, Ulryka, Ceilia, Falvicar, Aidamo, Fahlo, Queatus, Gutstorm, and Dendum. The aggressive moves by the empire are discussed, it is decided on this first meeting to have no one central leading authority but instead act as independent bands, the idea to call for a vote to end the protectorate is discussed, some call for more physical responses but at this time that is decided against.
Eorgaen 30, 5122: : The number in attendance grow, a plan is made to call for the vote to end the protectorate while keeping an eye on the new invasion camp.
Lormesta 8, 5123 : Talmaris, a retired gate guard, is seen at Helga's. He speaks about some citizens having concerns with the way things are going in town.
Lormesta early month, 5123: During the early months of Lormesta the Black Thorns travel the city and talk to several organizations and individuals about a call to end the protectorate, some fear reprisal if they sign, others sign on willingly. During this time Saraphenia, Urpy, Ulyrka, Queatus, Dendum, and others reach out to many. It is decided that the majority spoken to are either neutral or anti-protectorate in outlook.
Lormesta 10-11, 5123: Word of the resistance has reached the new soon-to-be Baron, He says he hopes that the Landing will work to squash the movement. This is the first time the resistance is officially called the Black Thorns by outsiders, the name would stick North By Northwest - 2023-01-10 - Hire and Higher Walls (log)
Lormesta 13, 5123: The proclamation is posted on the doors of Moot Hall.
Lormesta 13-14, 5123: News of the call for a vote for independence reaches the human empire, so shocked are they by the idea of people deciding their own future they immediately ban any signatories from a diplomatic mission from Ta'illistim in Torre.
Lormesta 15-16, 5123: Mayor Thadston, a former knight of the empire and the overseer of the construction of the empire's outpost near the landing summarily rejects any unscheduled vote. North By Northwest - 2023-01-15 - Freepudiation (log)
Lormesta 23, 5123: In an unprecedented move Amos declares that the merchants of the landing will not serve anyone wearing a symbol of the Black Thorns, the reasons for this are not known. His poorly trained guards manage to anger several citizens who just happen to be wearing any type of thorn or even carrying the wrong runestaff.
Lormesta 23, 5123 The Resistance posts a response
Lormesta 27, 5123: Mother shows up to a meeting of the resistance, peace between the Black Thorns and the Rooks is established for now. Mother invites any to join her as she takes a stand against the empire. North By Northwest - 2023-01-27 - Word to Your Mother (log)
Lormesta 27-28, 5123 : The rich merchant's son and Baron to be requests a meeting with the Black Thorns, oddly enough both sides seem to think the other desired to speak with them and both seemed to think they were being the better party by showing up. Queatus, Jadedragon, Ceilia, and Tikba speak to the Baron, Vaemyr also speaks. North By Northwest - 2023-01-27 - Thornabout is Their Way (log)
Lormesta 28-29, 5123: Eddric Jovery, the Northern Sentinel of the Human Empire, sends words clarifying the status of the protectorate. He claims the empire has a final say on all trade, internal laws, and which foreign powers may set up near the landing. The empire claims the right to extradite anyone they wish for trial in the south. North By Northwest - 2023-01-28 - The Earl Unfurls (log)
Fashanos 27 5123: Members of the Resistance release The Free North News to provide information to the townspeople of the landing that was not controlled by the imperial authorities. Black Thorn Resistance/Free North News Issue 1
Black Thorn Resistance/Free North News Issue 2
Invasion Maps
Here are the proposed borders of the new Barony of Darkstone, the land now claimed by the Turamzzyrian Empire.