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| Action Id: 179 | Crisis: | Participants: Silas | |
| Status: Resolved | Public: True | GM: None | |
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Action by Silas
Silas reminds his guardsmen that if they wish to remain gainfully employed they will continue to heed his commands, and his commands are to continue to enforce city laws (which in turn means obey the Regency council) and protect the citizenry of Arx. Failure to do so will result in immediate dismissal, and likely imprisonment if any violence is made against the Crown or the clergy alike.
He has granted Inquisitor Prince Laric a small squadron of twenty five Iron Guards to escort the Dominus to the Inquisition's interrogation chambers from his hiding place in the Rectory, with Prince Ainsley being assigned to command the squadron should the need arise. The guardsmen patrolling that particular area are also given notice to assist their colleagues should they hear violence break out, and to ensure no violent mobs converge onto the Rectory before the escort can finish their business.
He will let the Faith conduct their Convocation without interference. Should they come to the wrong conclusion, however, and shield the Dominus from justice - force will be used to take him into custody. Really, it's for his own good, at that point. Should he put up a fight, so shall the Iron Guard.
Result
With several hundred armed templars and knights of solace barring the entry way to the Rectory, the Iron Guard flatly refuse to mount an armed assault on holy ground to change this. A fundamental precept of any holy ground, and one of the most bedrock concepts of the Compact in general is the respect for Sanctuary, and if the Dominus says, 'No I'd rather not', the Iron Guard aren't going to storm the rectory to change this. Frankly, they assume Silas only intended them to ask politely if the Dominus would surrender himself and wait in vigil if he leaves so he might be arrested, since the idea of spilling blood on holy ground is so unthinkable to them they just assume he didn't mean that.
But, of course, should he dodge the convocation and leave, then he's not on holy ground anymore.