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*comment *set lname "Katenatou"
*comment *set aristo true
*comment *set ruthreal 46
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*comment *set weapon "sword"

*comment An uneasy mutter stirs the agora as people see that the captives include children.  To Harrow a Canon-breaking child isn't unheard of…but child-murder is a notorious custom of the Halassurq Empire, one of the abominations that has repeatedly brought them to war with the Hegemony.

*comment "The Angels knew of your crime," Theurge Chirex declares, "and brought it to pass that you were caught in the very act of succoring this fugitive!  Now only the Harrower and Taratur await you."
*comment *fake_choice
*comment   #I need to stop this Harrowing at any cost.
*comment   #I need to stand still and keep a low profile, like any sane person.
*comment   #I'd normally have held my tongue…but Angels, I can't stand by while they Harrow children.


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Pin tries to straighten her small shoulders, but can't stop shaking. "Wh…why aren't you letting Radmar and the rest get us food from the nobles, Captain?  Or the Tithe Barns, or the f-fat traders?" Her thin voice sounds as much lost as accusatory.
*fake_choice
  #I feel an overwhelming shame. "Never mind, Pin. I'll tell them they can raid as they wish."
  #"Because we're not thieves," I reply firmly at once.
  #"Because we'll need those nobles and traders one day, Pilyin."
  #"Because that's how the Hegemony works.  It's what we're rebelling against."

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"Us?  Damn you, de Serin. You think you're part of us, just because you pitch up in the woods and get everyone fawning over you?" He curses and writhes against the others' hands. "Best thing you could do for us is give us your corpse to sell to the swiving Hegemony."

You stare at the knot of outlaws pinning down the man who tried to kill you and know what you have to do.
*fake_choice
  #I kill the traitor myself, quickly and cleanly.
  #I make a brutal example of him.
  #I tell Zvad to kill him.
  #I exile him from the band.
  #I ask the full moot to decide his fate. 

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  Memnon de Merre's age-hoarsened voice quavers from his chamber.  "And when the noble houses unite to hunt you down like wolves, remember this night.  Remember you brought your deaths on yourselves!"

  It's not necessary for you to kill the de Merre—you could easily loot as much wealth as you can carry from the rest of the mansion—but your outlaws are eager for revenge.  Are you going to let them take it?
  *fake_choice
    #No. We won't treat House de Merre with the same inhumanity they showed their helots.
    #No. The aristocracy of Shayard might yet join us.
    #No. True justice cannot be done by a mob in the night.
    #Yes, it's as close to justice as we can get—but it should be clean and quick.
    #Yes. By making a terrifying example of these nobles, I'll mobilize my fellow helots behind me.
  
  
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"Your movement will remain vulnerable to Xaos, milady—unless your followers are wholly devoted, prepared to follow their leader without question.  Let me help you." Sweat streaks the priest's bald head, but the passion in his voice goes beyond fear.
*fake_choice
  #Yes—I want him to proclaim me the Chosen of the Angels.
  #No—I want to declare myself Eclect, relying on my own charisma.
  #I want to lead them myself in a new Angelic ritual—one which requires neither Chosen nor priest.
  #I want to free them from fear of Angels, Xthonos, and all other phantasms.
  #No—I don't want to meddle with religion at all.

  
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The giant, baying beast crests the ridge. Mingled with the elements of its flesh, you can sense the fire that gives suppleness to every living creature.  Wielding Theurgy, you coax that fire into rising—and find yourself opposed. 

As the Plektos hound charges down the slope, you see its keeper floating behind it, one bloodied hand outstretched toward you.
*fake_choice
  #I break two blood phials and strive harder to lift the monster.
  #I fight back against the enemy mage with all my will.
  #I jump off the cliff just before the Plektos reaches me, using my remaining power to levitate.