Journal of Arcadius

Appended, for official record, is a Writ of Justice, in the old and correct manner as detailed in lessons sent by my father during my apprenticeship in the service of Pelor at Point of Origin. This document was used in the wilds to properly hear and record the matter of the charge and execution of an evildoer. Because we were pressed in terms of time, I have used the short version of the traditional Writ.

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WRIT OF JUSTICE

Before witnesses
Before our consciences
Before the law
Before the watchful eyes of the gods

Let it be read, let it be heard

Judgment must be made
Justice must be done

O' Witness
O' Reader after the fact

We commend you to do, to see, to speak, to think what is right

O' most exalted gods

We beg you to guide us in that which is right

For grave choices must be made. Grave deeds must be done.

Before us stands one accused of evil purpose
Before us stands one against whom evidence of evil can be presented
Before us stands one accused of crimes
Before us stands one against whom evidence of crime can be presented

Before the gods, let the witnesses be named...

Ragnarr,

Priest of Lord Pelor, Radiant Servant of the light of Pelor, speaker of truth and doer of what is right,
Let him be known!

Aurelia,

Servant of Diana, hunter of the wilds, mistress of wild creatures, brave one in this time of danger
Let her be known!

Chris,

Wizard, dutiful follower of Lord Pelor, pillar of wisdom and calm reflection, font of mighty power,
Let him be known!

Jacob Cayle,

Wielder of strange yet undoubted powers, under the firm watch of Lord Pelor, valiant companion,
Let him be known!

Fflam,

Heroic paladin of Moradin, he who fears not the fires of danger, enduring and persevering no matter what the consequences,
Let him be known!

Walter-Tupper,

Let him be known!

I stand before you,
Ar-Khadesh, son of Ar-Mahdin, Paladin of Pelor
Know my name and hear my words

We stand, ones who follow a path of right
We stand, in a remote place bereft of authority, even that served by Walter-Tupper
We stand, worthy to act with authority where there is none
We stand, with knowledge of the matter at hand

Now then, let the light of inevitable justice shine down on one more...
The evildoer. a Gnome, whose name even now remains unknown to us, for he cannot be trusted to speak without using his voice to work evil magic.

This one sits before us, his deeds, as are known, must still be detailed, for him, for us, and for the gloried gods, so that nothing may be missed and all may be recorded.

He has attacked you in the wilderness with ill intent
He has sought to harm you
He has sought to rob you
He is in service to forces of immense malevolence spreading harm and destruction in many lands
He has sought, specifically, to steal a piece of a staff of great importance and power, in furtherance of the aforementioned forces.
He has refused to negotiate or reason in any way
When brought before proper authorities in the land of his attempted robbery, he used corrupt means to escape
He has lied and borne false witness
Through his lies, he arranged for your false and unjust arrest
To achieve his goals, he has aided in the corruption and undermining of rightful governments, aiding in their destruction from within.

[several page detailed description of the Gnome's actions, with notes and commentary, follows]

I call upon you, o' Ragnarr, to give your assent and seal to the truth of this
I call upon you, o' Aurelia, to give your assent and seal to the truth of this
I call upon you, o' Chris, to give your assent and seal to the truth of this
I call upon you, o' Jacob Cayle, to give your asset and seal to the truth of this
I call upon you, o' Walter-Tupper, to give your assent and seal to the truth of this
I do myself give assent and seal to the truth of this

[signatures, marks, seals etc]

Now then,

But one fate can await one who as done such deeds, who has escaped punishment from prior misdeeds and has begun his misdeeds anew. For such a one, no lesser punishment can be trusted. For such a one, only death awaits.

In a remote place bereft of authority, even that served by Walter-Tupper, the duty of imposing and carrying out such punishment must fall on those who are at hand.

We stand, ones who follow a path of right
We stand, in a remote place bereft of authority, even that served by Walter-Tupper
We stand, worthy to act with authority where there is none
We stand, with fitness to impose punishment

I call upon you, o' Ragnarr, to give your assent and seal to this punishment
I call upon you, o' Aurelia, to give your assent and seal to this punishment
I call upon you, o' Chris, to give your assent and seal to this punishment
I call upon you, o' Jacob Cayle, to give your asset and seal to this punishment
I call upon you, o' Walter-Tupper, particularly, to give your assent and seal to this punishment
I do myself give assent and seal to this punishment, and shall carry it out

[signatures, marks, seals etc]

Before witnesses
Before our consciences
Before the law
Before the watchful eyes of the gods

Let then, it be done.