[EVENT] Yokudan's Unite

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Dejiiu stepped off of Tava's Treasure in the largest settlement in the Daggerfall colony. He nodded to Admiral Olo as he departed. "Be back," he said as offhandedly as he could muster. His brother Baron Talib had tasked him with addressing the people of the colony now in upheaval after the dissolution of the council. He arrived in tow with 7,000 infantrymen and 500 mages to relieve the original infantry that were sent so long ago to aid in the rebuilding of the colony. He proceeded to the center of town winking at women and giving hearty handshakes to men that approached recognizing him from Heart's Day. He gave chocolate to the occasional child who were able to squeeze to cracks in the gathering crowds to get close enough to see him. Finally, as he reached the heart of the city one of the accompanying mages cast a shield and voice amplification spell on him as he stood beaming at the crowd gathered before him. A booming clearing of his throat got the attention of the few citizens around who were not yet paying attention to him. Internally he sighed and thought well here goes nothing.

"I promise to keep this brief citizens. As the son of a long winded man, I know how it feels to hear a man drone on. The past few years have been troubling for you good people. There has been war, there have been zombies, and there have been golden golems vanishing citizens and destroying your way of life. There have been corrupt councilmen and scheming merchants interested in only the gold that they can take from you the honest hard working citizens. You are tired and you are weary you wish only to work a honest living and enjoy what you have worked for. Well, today I offer you that and more. I offer you stability, I offer you safety, I offer you statehood in the Federated Kingdom of Hammerfell." With this Dejiiu paused waiting to see the response of the crowd before him.

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The crowd has many Yokudans, but also Nords, Imperials, Orcs, and even Altmer, mostly from Balfiera. But there are two Altmer from the Summerset Isles who arrived to open a clothing shop called Fantastic Fabrics. The majority of the crowd are natives to High Rock, though a significant portion of them are immigrants.

A female councillor steps forth:

"Monsieur Dejiu," she says. "We appreciate your gifts and aid. However, we established ourselves as the Free People of Camlorn, and we will not pay taxes to anybody but ourselves, nor swear allegiance to a distant king. We kindly ask that you and your soldiers leave. We are perfectly capable of defending ourselves, and we are tired of war."

"You ought to keep your voice down as well. You are scaring the children."

[[Edit: The Councillor is not interpreting the soldiers as replacements, but reinforcements, and also foreigners not accustomed to the way things are run in the city. Therefore she sees them as threats.]]

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Dejiiu nods at the mage who stops casting his spell on him. He looks for the citizen who spoke up and spots an Altmer who is expertly dressed. He never expected to see such fashionably dressed citizens amongst the crowd. He bows and smiles at the Altmer who spoke.

"Any taxes you pay will indeed go back to you. My Baron does not want your taxes. He wishes to help his brethren, the selfless ruler that he is. All of his councilors and his Vizier have warned that this addition of your colony will be more gold that he will have to pay instead of gold that will be received. But the honorable Baron Talib cares not, and wishes to invest heavily in the colony and development of the current businesses that are trying to gain a foothold. (I'll have to ask her what shop dresses her so smartly once this is over he thinks to himself.)

He looks away from the Altmer and again addresses the crowd. "As for war it is something my Baron also wants to prevent. With Orsinium expanding and the recent attack on Shornhelm agreed on by the council he wishes to guarantee the safety of his brethren though they we be separated by a gulf."

He searches in the crowd again and locks eyes with the Altmer. " I spoke loudly not to spook the children, but to be heard and show our seriousness. Similarly, we come not with soldiers to frighten, but to prove to your people our seriousness in securing and improving the future of this colony.

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The Altmeri councillor is shorter than her brethren from the Isles, has olive skin, and speaks perfect Bretonnic without a hint of an accent. "This crowded square is not a suitable place to discuss matters of import. "Allons dedans. Let us go inside."

She brings Dejiu to the office of the local government, and seats him down at a table. Other leaders fill in the empty chairs. A Redguard servant brings in local flower tea.

"My name is Maeve. I am a second generation immigrant to Daggerfall. My mother is an Altmer from Balfiera. My father was a Yokudans like you. But he was banished from his home for dishonouring his family."

"The city has many Yokudans now. The call of home is alluring, but all of them left for a reason. Whether to escape taxes, poverty, military service, arranged marriage, servitude, prison, or a variety of other hardships."

The councillors begin to draw up a long list of demands:

• No taxes to Hammerfell except by a vote of council
• No appointed leaders from Hammerfell
• Freedom to elect their own leaders
• Freedom of trade with all nations they desire
• Not being subject to Hammerfell's trade restrictions
• No longer providing financial aid or housing to Hammerfell's military; all troops stationed here must live outside the city
• Trial in own courts
• Prisoners to be held in own prisons. No transport of prisoners to Hammerfell's prisons.
• No mandatory military service or draft
• Maintenance of existing code of laws. Adoption of any of Hammerfell's laws must first be voted on by the council
• Maintenance of Bretonnic as official language and culture
• Ability to place restrictions on migration from Hammerfell any time.
• Freedom to secede at any time by vote of council.

[[So I think they basically want to be Hong Kong.]]