| 
				 Re: Proclamation of the Prieshood of Ulm Reborn 
 We have seldom seen such twisting of the truth!  But what can one expect from those who live on the life force and suffering of others?
 
 Yes, our knights did execute some villagers.  But executions were far from
 random.  When our forces entered the provinces in question, they were aghast at
 the rioting and destruction.  Corpses were littering the landscape, the unrest
 had reached levels that made any production impossible, and there were no
 supplies to be had for any price.  The history of the Civil War is part of the
 education of every commander of Ulm.  We have never engaged in pillaging
 ourselves, but we recognize the signs!
 
 And in the middle of this vampire-made Hell, some rather peculiar villagers were
 strutting around, helping Sanguine Reeves prey on the innocent.  These
 vampire collaborators were in the best of moods, cheerful and confident despite
 the desolation around them.
 
 Even if we had wanted to let these immoral wretches live, they did not give us
 the chance.  They threw themselves under our warhorses' hooves, and died.
 We guess they feared the justice of their former neighbors, whom they had
 betrayed to the vampires of Sanguinia.
 
 We are happy to report that after just one month under our rule, the rioting has
 greatly diminished, no one is starving, and the grateful population has taken
 Lady Elena into their hearts.  They have noticed the undead horde moving north,
 and are joining the local militia.  Your soulless minions and cowardly harpies
 will be given a chance to appreciate the difference between the enthralled,
 ragged scum that was policing the lands under your rule, and the well-trained,
 well-equipped militia, who defends it now.
 
				__________________No good deed goes unpunished...
 |