Gold Oak of Gyldenfeld

The Fellowship held it's bi-weekly meeting to discuss various guild matters. Among the topics was a proposal by Tancred that the Fellowship assume protectorate status over the Town of Gyldenfeld. With the recent departure of the remaining non-Fellowship town resident, all current residents were guild members. In addition, a common, yet persistent, misconception over the years has been that Gyldenfeld had been a guild town under the Fellowship of Virtue. In an effort to straighten out matters and to simplify the administration of the town, Tancred's proposal was considered and then put to vote. The measure passed and Tancred, being the current mayor of Gyldenfeld, was affirmed to continue his role in the town's administration as the Representative.

Among Tancred's first acts under the new governmental structure was to affirm the goals and philosophy of Gyldenfeld wherein all are always welcome. He next composed a letter addressing the Kaar Barashalu Orc[ORC] clan which had recently been noticed building an outpost at the southern border of Gyldenfeld. In the letter, Tancred requested a meeting with the orcs to discuss a peace treaty and offered a welcome gift of some horses. The letter was then dispatched by courier to be delivered to the orcs.

Orcs go into a rage at prospect of peace

Dire news out of PaxLair has reached Gyldenfeld regarding the orc situation. With the Fellowship of Virtue assuming protectorate status over Gyldenfeld recently, Tancred had composed a letter and sent it to the orcs offering to hold a meeting to discuss a peace treaty. The orcs, of the Kaar Barashalu Orc Clan[ORC], had recently been sighted constructing a small fortress outpost on the southern border of Gyldenfeld. The letter was indeed received by the orcs, but unable to read the Common language, the orcs had their human slave, John Duke, read them the letter. After hearing what the letter said, the orcs went into a rage at the mere thought of peace and issued a reply with the following demands:

1. All Elves, Vampires, and Kobolds within and surrounding the town of Gyldenfeld will be killed on sight and their possessions destroyed.
2. The town must fund the importing of Female Orcs at four females per every male Orc.
3. The town will pay a weekly fee of 500,000 shinies if they wish any peace to stand.
4. At any point in time, the Orcs may take control of any building in town and call it their owns, it will be expected of the owners to hand over any buildings claimed by the Orcs without incident. Any resistance to do so, will result in war.
5. The only law is Orcish law, and the chain of command is Wargod first, Orcs second, anyone within Gyldenfeld town limits will obey and understand these laws.

Orc situation discussed

The Fellowship held it's bi-weekly meeting to undertake guild business. Among the more pressing topics was the recent response from the Kaar Barashalu Orc Clan[ORC] which had recently constructed a small fortress outpost at the southern border of Gyldenfeld. Tancred had sent a letter offering to arrange a meeting to discuss peace. The orcs were enraged at the prospect of peace and issued a reply with several near-impossible demands(see prior News story). As Tancred recited the orc demands in the guild meeting, incredulous members laughed and guffawed. Finally, some became a bit uneasy and even indignant that the orcs would presume the town of Gyldenfeld would even consider the demands!

Incensed at the petulance of the orcs, a response was quickly drawn up of counter-demands by those present which included:

1. The town of Gyldenfeld will receive 1,000,000 gold weekly from the Orcs, hand delivered.
2. Each home in Gyldenfeld will receive one Orcish servant to slave, bathe, and work their weasely little arses off.
3. A donation of one major Artifact will be donated per week to the Gyldenfeld armory.
4. All Orcs will wear a required outfit of pink while inside the Gyldenfeld town limits
5. The Orcs will mine the local mountains for 10,000 iron ingots a week to help sustain the town’s economy and craftsman’s trade. The ingots are to be freshly mined and never bought.
6. Finally, all the floors of the Red Wolf Café will require scrubbing, preferably with a toothbrush by the orcs.

Aurora Eldi

In addition to the orc-related crisis, the meeting also saw the induction of two new guildmembers, Blood and Aurora Eldi! Both are welcome additions to the Fellowship and had been in the prospect stage for a while. Please give them a warm welcome if you have not had a chance to meet them yet.

Blood