Governor’s Mansion, Skara Brae, Trammel, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – July 13, 2013 – by Ashlynn – In a true miscarriage of justice to shock all good virtue-minded folk, Ozog was found guilty this evening by a jury of his peers.
Lord Ikerous was the presiding judge with Belle Starr acting as crown prosecutor, and a man of dubious origin by the name of Vinnie representing the defendant. The jury was mostly made up of other town governors and one goblin. King Blackthorn was also present to oversee the trial.
Ozog was standing trial on charges of vandalism, assault, and arson. The arson charge was dropped on condition that Ozog enter a guilty plea for vandalism. Ozog had already admitted the charge so there was little point in contesting it.
The charge of assault however was still in debate but in the end, the jury took only minutes to reach a unanimous verdict of not guilty. There were both cheers and boos from the crowd and for some the verdict was hard to stomach.
Ozog was however issued a 200,000 gold crown fine for vandalism and was also ordered to pay a further two million to pay for repairs to the town stone.
It should also be mentioned that by order of King Blackthorn, goblins are now free to roam Skara Brae so long as they obey the law.
Governor CharGar Resigns
In reaction to the verdict Lady CharGar of Skara Brae pulled me aside to issue a statement on the matter and informed me she would be resigning as town governor.
Governor CharGar had this to say:
“I am resigning due to the travesty that happened. I will not rule a town that allows that to happen without justice. The riot yesterday was uncalled for – it destroyed my town and I have no way of making those that did it pay for their actions.
I will not rule over a lawless town. The brutal beating I took at the hands of those goblins left me with no recourse.”
This is a shocking turn of events that I’ve no doubt will be discussed at length at the next Royal Council meeting.