[RP] Birmingham Revolt

Arthur_loxley wrote:[OOC: There are Guards at the castle, people cannot just walk in. While Salter would have been called to answer for the events in Birmingham, he hasn't yet and so the Guards would not be aware to let him pass through. ]

Arthur paced inside of his office. He needed more information prior to approaching councilors. He wanted to summon Salter, but would wait until after the town was secure. As each minute passed, Arthur became increasingly agitated. A clerk came in, his head down. Your Grace, Lord Salter is at the foyer of the castle. Also, a census of Birmingham from three days ago has been located. He took the paper from his hands, looking it over. Three days is still too long. We need daily census from each and every town. Inform Lord Salter that I shall be with him soon. The clerk nodded, and stepped back out of the office. Paymaster Rhenova entered again with more news about the rogue who took Birmingham.

Cj_, who has taken the town of Birmingham, is a vagrant. He is not well known at all, (7 rep). I also am to believe he had came from Wiltshire with many of the people who have admitted to trusting him are from, (3 from Oxford). He also has no fields to what I'm told, and has a surprisingly high amount of money. He uses an axe as his preferred weapon.

How is a vagrant, barely known, able to take the town hall? A rhetorical question to the Paymaster. He didn't want to know. He looked at the information that the Paymaster had gathered. Witchery, was all that crossed his mind. Wiltshire had been competing with Stafford with trade and prestige in the last few months and would they use witchery to harm Stafford? Revolts always had a negative effect on the prestige of a county. He closed his eyes, breathing deeply to control his anger at the thoughts coursing through his mind.

I need to go inform council. Please head to the foyer, coordinate defenses with Salter. He must be the most charming to revolt or he will not be maintain his mayoral seat. I trust you can handle this while I inform council about the events of Birmingham.

Rhenova wrote:"Yes m'lord," he said as he saluted. "I will go and coordinate the removal of the suspect and apprhend any others that were with him in this assualt to our county. Lord Salter will be pleased about our quick actions." He then bowed and left the room to find Salter, and go over the plan to take over the town for him once more.

Rainchaser77 wrote:The sun is up but still low in the sky when the messenger arrives in her office in the Ludlow Town Hall. She had risen before the sun in order to get her work done for the town and still have time to attend to council business. He tells her what happened and what is known about the incident and the person who had muscled his way into Birmingham Town Hall. "What? How?"

Corruption? Well, she'd be the last person to defend Salter on that charge, but a mayor who arranges trades for his town can't be all bad. Birmingham is his town but...the censuses are outdated. Evidence of witchery all over them. Could that be it? Or was it something else? No way of knowing if there were masses of strangers in Birmingham. Certainly foolish not to maintain the census given that Salter has been marked for death by unsavory types off and on for over a year--even she knows that.

Trade...trade...

Realization rushes through her mind and she slumps a little in her chair. The trade certainly can't go through now. And how is she going to explain to her brother that she sent the woman he is growing fonder of by the day out on the roads to trade with a town that is now in rebel hands. She looks up at the messenger. "Please find Eamon Jamieson. Tell him what has happened...and that the woman he is courting may be in danger." She stands and starts to gather her things. Town business would have to wait. Today the county is more important. In the midst of putting on her cloak she pauses and calls after the retreating messenger. "And tell him I'm sorry."

Debie2008 wrote:[rp]Greetings Squire Debie,

say good bye to your friends in Stafford city and be ready to head for Birmingham
there was a revolt there and they may need help

meet me at the south gate of Stafford at 10 pm tonight with the horses

Squire Joris will buy food for us

Knight Apprentis Jeroen234
Division 1 combat team 001 Commander [/rp]

it was 7 pm when she got the message
did he have any idea how long it takes to get the 3 horses ready ?

she made a sound with her mouth and her eagle came flying to her and landed on her leder glove

she feeded it a piece of meat and then let it go again
flying high above the town

it is trained to warn her for danger and to protect her if needed

she hired 2 boys to help her with the horses and the 3 of them left the town
just outside Stafford at the grounds of a landlord where there horses
she told the boys what to do

and 2 hours later 3 warhorses in full armer where ready

they walked them to the south gate and she payed the boys

Jeroen234 wrote:it had been a long day for him
after he had read in the newspaper about the revolt
and knowing that the council was at the point of switching he did not think that council had allowed this revolt to happen

catching the Duke before he left home to go the castle confirmed that
he offered his help to the Duke and was told to make contact with the disposed mayor of Birmingham to see if he would need help getting into his office

it remembers him of when they had to break down a door in Salisbury
the mayor had closed the door with the key still on the inside of the door
and had no way of getting back into his office

the militia had not wanted to listen to them
they did not know the mayor and did not know better then that the mayor was inside
they had to fight the militia and tie them up and then break the door out
he smiled while he remembers that

he found a tavern and orderd a ale
then he wrote 2 orders
[rp]Greetings Squire Joris,

say good bye to your friends in Stafford city and be ready to head for Birmingham
there was a revolt there and they may need help

meet me at the south gate of Stafford at 10 pm tonight

Squire Debie will have the horses with her
i want you to buy food on the market for us it will have to last 4 days

Knight Apprentice Jeroen234
Division 1 combat team 001 Commander [/rp]

[rp]Greetings Squire Debie,

say good bye to your friends in Stafford city and be ready to head for Birmingham
there was a revolt there and they may need help

meet me at the south gate of Stafford at 10 pm tonight with the horses

Squire Joris will buy food for us

Knight Apprentice Jeroen234
Division 1 combat team 001 Commander [/rp]

and give them to a messenger both where long enough in Stafford to be know by a lot

Joris with his unusual weapons and Debie with her Eagle where hard to miss if you where looking for them

he was just about ready to leave for the Inn when a messenger arrived from Wiltshire

just what i need more bad news he thought

Lady_bunny wrote:Having been up late this evening I read the papers that another revolt has happened in B'ham I begin to worry and hope to hear word from the Duke soon..

Jeroen234 wrote:Jeroen and his troop ride into Birminham

and hears again about a new mayor there

he rides to the town hall singing the KoP marching song to let the town know they are coming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5sANHYp_IQ&NR=1

and call the people to come to the town square
and wait till the guards tell them if they need to revolt or defend the town

ooc:
my men will wait for 12 hours for what to do
my charm is to high to get Salter into his seat Deb and Joris have low enough

Debie2008 wrote:she rides slowly into Birmingham singing and waving to people to come

at the town square she dismounts and then takes all 3 horses to a save place
they wouldn't be needing them for now

she looks up and sees her eagle sitting on the roof of the townhall

Arthur_loxley wrote:Arthur had been in the military chambers with councilors most of the night informing them about the situation in Birmingham. There was not enough information except what the Paymaster could gather, and he wasn't very pleased. He made a note to revise the way intelligence was gathered in the county, and the logical place to begin this discussion would be to visit the Guard Barracks and speak directly with the soldiers. This is exactly why census and intelligence gathering was crucial and why the cooperation of mayors was necessary as well.

Certain councilors were questioning the purpose of the revolt, but Stafford law did not distinguish between harmful revolts versus displeased citizens. The law was clear. If the council did not sanction the revolt, it was illegal as stated by Girls and Lynna. If any citizen was dissatisfied with the mayor or the operations of the town, they had a few options: petition the council for a sanctioned revolt or participate and get involved in the local politics to make changes.

Arthur was frustrated with the way the last two terms in council had begun. Last term, Derby was revolted upon by Basileus on several occasions, and threats were made that he would be back to seek revenge. His threats were directed towards Derby and Girls as mayor, but now this revolt occurring in Stafford was highly suspicious. Witchery was already being cried out in the streets of the capitol, and by the rightfully elected mayor of Birmingham, but there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

Arthur met with Salter during the night to discuss the situation. They'd spoken about the Guard and local townsfolk, and Salter did not seem very pleased with the county's help. Realizing this, Arthur reevaluated the situation and requested information from him about the Birmingham town guard. If they were already taking care of the situation, he would recall the Stafford Guard and allow the mayor to secure his rightfully elected position in Birmingham. However, the mayor was not willing to part with the information insisting that his priorities were elsewhere. Arthur nodded in acknowledgement and affirmed that regardless, the Guards would help him oust the rebel mayor from the town hall. That is one thing that the town could count on.. the Guard. Mobilization of the soldiers had already been placed into effect and it was now a waiting game. Arthur sat in the foyer with Salter as they awaited news about counter-revolt. A clerk found him and delivered a letter to both men from Lady Lily Bunny, Baroness of Codsall. He knew her well as mayor of Coventry. He had worked with her on several occasions and was proud to be a citizen of Coventry. Her letter filled him with warmth with her concern over Birmingham. She was always one to think of others and never herself. In a way, she reminded him of his wife with her willingness and caring demeanor. He opened the letter, and knew he should send word, but until the situation was resolved.. there was nothing he could say.

[rp]My Lord Loxley,

I hope things are well for you, pray tell what news do you have of the revolt I just heard the distressing news and the towns people of Coventry want to know what is going on.

Give my regards to Lady Lynna and to young William.

Sincerely
Lily Bunny Sutton
Mayor of Coventry
Baroness of Codsall[/rp]

Debie2008 wrote:Debie was sitting with Mayor Salter in the tavern and they talked about what that happened
Salter wanted to see the books of the townhall but there was no way in only a small open window with bars for it

she asked for a old book of the townhall
and got it why do you need it asked Salter
she explained that her eagle was trained to do a lot of things
bringing or getting things was one of them

after showing the book and then the window and search
the bird flow away to the window and got inside

after a few min he came back with the townhall book in his claws
and droped it in her hands

she gave it to Salter

ooc: salter spoke with the mayor who is now in the townhall
and got the books from him

Deekay wrote:It had been a long hard journey back from Worcester
Deekay and Arefin had been carrying out a trade mission for the town, and were now returning with a sack of money, having sold the town's corn.

While they were there, they had received disturbing news - cousin Slater had been ejected from the town hall, back home.

They had left the jocular mayor and his friends and hurried back.

The town felt different this morning. Dirty, violated, unclean. Things needed to be sorted. Perhaps Georgesilver could do a service of cleansing.

As they found their way through the town, they heard rumours -
The former mayor had been seen without any pants
Arthur was demanding town lists and heads
The usurper CJ had retreated to a monastery

What a mess. And what to do with the grant money?

"Hey Sir Arefin, can we get to the town hall. Let's see if we can be of assistance"

Arthur_loxley wrote:Arthur had to go; he wasn't the patient type. He couldn't sit waiting around when he had things to do. He excused himself, apologizing to Salter, and left to his chambers. He sat in his chair reviewing the papers before him. He had many things to discuss with council, and this situation was not the only thing requiring their attention. Flipping through the papers, he separated the reports.

• Court of Appeal applications of Lordrichy, Nick97
  
• War games compensation
  
• Mining upgrades
  
• Prestige report
  
• Points of law brought from Parliament

While he concentrated on other county matters, time passed quickly. He didn't realize the time until a knock at his door came. He lifted his head to see the clerk enter. Your Grace.. News has come. CJ has been removed from the town hall. The Guards have him in a holding cell.

That is great news! A broad smile spread over his lips. Salter must be happy to be back in office. The clerk's eyes cast down. He did not regain his seat; another Birmingham citizen was more charming.. And Lord Salter has organized another revolt on the town hall. Arthur sighed before standing. We must sanction a counter-revolt before it can occur. Is he not aware that there are procedures we must follow?? The question was rhetorical. He knew that Salter knew the law well. He was a former Duke of Stafford himself. He sent news to the military chambers where some councilors were gathered to inform them of the news.

I need to speak with Salter. Sighing, he handed some papers to the clerk to take to the council. Make sure these get read and that these polls are initiated. Grabbing his cloak, he wrapped it around his shoulders and headed towards town. Hopefully, he'd be able to find Salter before the second counter-revolt was in action.

[OOC: It's really difficult to RP a different mayor in office and having to sanction another counter-revolt when Salter should be in the capitol so I am just saying he is organizing instead of participating.]