[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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"You must be quite new to the game of politics to dismiss the opinions of 33% of the population, one in three people - who by the way, elected me - as a minority. I have seen all the wealth of my home leeched first by kings, then the sons of kings, and now you come with a show of force asking us to bow to the rule of another king. Ha." She laughs bitterly.

"We ought not to be called the Duchy of Illesia, for we have no Duke. Perhaps the Specially Administered Region of Illesia. Or even better, the Free People of Illesia."

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Smirking he replies, "Thank you councilor Maeve for referring to me as a new to politics, because I'm sure there are more less flattering terms that came to mind when wanting to describe my politics. As for the men behind me they are not a show of force, but instead a show of support. For the entirety of Illesia. Not just for those who agree with me but also for your 33%. Your 33% of the population is as important to us as the rest of the population, and we have agreed to the majority of your terms. However, it seems you disregard the 67% who agree with us. Your fellow countrymen have decided that they will be called Illesia. Illesia will decide on a council. Illesia's council will decide upon candidates for Dukedom. Illesia population will declare a Duke. Now I have been as accommodating and cordial as possible, but if you continue to fight the majority I will insist you take your 33% and show us your force.

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Maeve rolls her eyes. "What a silly man. Calling your foreign soldiers a show of support."

"You assume the majority of the population welcome you with open arms. That is simply not true. You will find they are mostly like me, who will join with Hammerfell, but only on condition we maintain the sovereignty we worked so hard to build."

"Oh, did I come across as rejecting union with Hammerfell? No. I presented you with a list of conditions - most of them reasonable - to protect our rights as Illesians. I presented them because I believe we can make this union work. And you agreed to them. That was not tres difficile, was it? I thought we solved this issue. Yet you continue to argue with me. How warlike, really."

On his suggestion that Illesians will declare a duke, she says, "It is not your place, newcomer, to dictate the future of Illesia. That is up to the council. I expect that in the unlikely event we do have a Duke or Duchess, his or her power will be limited by the council. We have a distrust of rulers with too much power."

"Hammerfell is my ancestral land as well, but I really am glad now that I grew up in a more civilised society. You warriors are always threatening force, even after you've seen this problem solved by diplomacy."

"Oh, it is time for my lunch break. I ought to check on my order at Fantastic Fabrics." She leaves in a flurry of elegant cloth.

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Dejiiu turns to his assistant confused."When did I... Where did I... What? "Ah, the more civilized," he says to the assistant as Maeve leaves. "How could I have not known I was dealing with the more civilized." He lets out a heavy sigh and then gasps "Tava's droppings! I forgot to ask her about her clothes."