Post by Macabrevity on Jan 30, 2005 8:52:51 GMT -5
Mareks speech in the Inn of the Fallen Unicorn;
"10 years ago, three of the more influential trade guilds in the region joined forces. These guilds had reach far beyond your normal merchant coalition, and controlled numerous political bodies, thus allowing them to extend their profits in numerous areas. The new coalition, now operating under the title "the white tower" has been quite thorough in either covering up all traces of illegal activity, or else making sure that whatever agency might snoop around in their business would give a clean report. In Saracen alone, they control most of the town guard and are holding the strings of various senators and city judges.
"Not even the brotherhood of the cudgel is totally above their influence. (with this he gives a glance in Korbach's direction).
"Little can stop their growth in power, nor their accumulation of wealth, but their continued spread of influence bodes badly for the balance between nations, as more and more merchants fall in line, they have begun to transcend political borders and are now playing in a much broader arena. Its not just the buyers and traders that are under their thumb, but the bandits as well.......yes, I would say that the White Tower is the largest thieves guild in the history of the Sunderlands, there isn't a major crime in the region that isn't without their approval....
"Proof? Yeah, we've got proof..... my boss used to be in their employ. He openly disagreed with those pigs that run the organization. They saw he was growing a little too independent for their taste, and so they tried to kill him. Almost succeeded too, except I really do doubt that man can be killed.
"10 years ago, three of the more influential trade guilds in the region joined forces. These guilds had reach far beyond your normal merchant coalition, and controlled numerous political bodies, thus allowing them to extend their profits in numerous areas. The new coalition, now operating under the title "the white tower" has been quite thorough in either covering up all traces of illegal activity, or else making sure that whatever agency might snoop around in their business would give a clean report. In Saracen alone, they control most of the town guard and are holding the strings of various senators and city judges.
"Not even the brotherhood of the cudgel is totally above their influence. (with this he gives a glance in Korbach's direction).
"Little can stop their growth in power, nor their accumulation of wealth, but their continued spread of influence bodes badly for the balance between nations, as more and more merchants fall in line, they have begun to transcend political borders and are now playing in a much broader arena. Its not just the buyers and traders that are under their thumb, but the bandits as well.......yes, I would say that the White Tower is the largest thieves guild in the history of the Sunderlands, there isn't a major crime in the region that isn't without their approval....
"Proof? Yeah, we've got proof..... my boss used to be in their employ. He openly disagreed with those pigs that run the organization. They saw he was growing a little too independent for their taste, and so they tried to kill him. Almost succeeded too, except I really do doubt that man can be killed.