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THE LEGACY OF RUNATH by Averis -------------------- After the voluntary retirement of Runath from the realms of Thera there has been a great deal of speculation and conjecture as to the causes and effects of this event, in this report I Averis Malefact, Slayer of rumor, Banisher of misinformation shall lay the matter to rest once an for all. My investigation took the form of interviewing members of the five cabals to gather their personal perspectives on the subject. Here are my findings. JUSTICE Vhrael was the first to grant me an audience, although at first he gave me but brief responses that he "didn't see it" and that I would be better advised "to ask at the castle". With just a little fine tuning of line of enquiry I was able to tease the following information from him. "His [Runath's] presence directly represented a chaotic opposition to the services that justice provides....... Good riddance" . Having seemingly touched upon a raw nerve i could not help but to press him further to which I got the response "Honestly you can take whole lot of KNIGHTS and their foolish town and toss them into the abyss for all I care" . After exchanging a few additional fairly benign questions and answers with one another I asked Vhrael for a closing comment. He said as follows "When the Knights and their foolish nobles attempt to claim the title 'lawkeepers' within that backwater town of Valor it is a mockery of everything JUSTICE stands for". KNIGHT I next, in accord with the advice of Vhrael, decided to interview a member of the KNIGHT cabal. It took many attempts before one of the denizens of the castle would submit to be interviewed, however I eventually caught up with Navatar in the naive of Valours great cathedral. Once again I found my interviewee to be at first reluctant to speak of the departure of Runath not for the same reason as Vhr ael (enmity) but because he had told the tale many times before. It was only when I explained that i was writing the definitive scroll on the subject after which it would be no longer necessary to answer these questions again that Navatar's tongue was loosened When I asked how his view of the world has changed as a result of the passing of Runath Navatar had this to say in response " My work is easy now because of the legacy that Runath has left me..... Runath put us [KNIGHT] at the pinnacle..... And i in tend to hold the lands as much as he [Runath] did When asked for a final comment to summise his opinion on the subject he pronounced "Runath was a true leader, who departed with honor" WARLORD So there we have the opinion of a friend and ally who knew him well but how would an opposite equal evaluate the life and retirement of Runath ? To find out I tracked down Daritas of WARLORD and discussed the issue over a cup tea and a warm scone at Serinagle's Echo point cafe [Just south of the market square] . Daritas was welcoming of a forum within which to discuss the Retirement of Runath. He had the following to say ".... Feels like he [Runath] deserted his comrades, he was after all an executioner. As leader, his leave should only have been caused by final death. He was still quite the slayer of evil 'tho, but i'm not sure anyone has the right to retirement. In more carefree times Daritas informed me that Runath and he would duel for sport , at the time of Runaths retirement the score was [according to Daritas] 3-1 to him and regretted not being able to give Runath the opportunity to level the score. LEGION It took much goading to get any kind of response from LEGION. Eventually Thkot gave me this comment "It was a relief to see the ruffian leave..... The fortunes of Legion are unaffected by his departure" HERALD Torkalen had this to add to the debate " The loss of a strong leader like that could turn the balance in favour of LEGION..... Runath was long a thorn in their side. Conclusion One thing is certain he WILL be remembered. |
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