The Magnaura

**Redemption** · 02-20-2009, 01:44

A courrier enters the new Magnauria. By his looks he has traveled far. As most of the senators ignore the lowly man, he simply leaves his letter in the care of the Protoasecretes who leaves it on a nearby table for any who wish to read it.

I, Avgoustinos Cavasilis, hereby inform all parties that I have no intention of fighting in your senseless power struggles and declare neutrality in all conflicts.

My sole devotion is to the Empire and the wellbeing of its citizen.

Avgoustinos Cavasilis,
Roman Senator

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 02-20-2009, 09:43

Theo turns towards Avgoustinos...

If you are interested of the wellbeing of our citizens then your help against the Turks is most welcomed!

Theo smiles his rare smiles...

As for you, Basil, as far as I can remember.. Rebels, and their representatives, can not speak in Magnaura!

Well.. they can but I doubt they will live long enough after that..

**mini** · 02-20-2009, 10:53

Iosif ek Artos rose.

"All this sqibbling for power. What has become of us?"

He peered around, well aware of his junior status among this most august collection of important senators.

"We prate ourselfs on being Romans. We call ourselfs the heirs of the great Roman empire, once ruling from east to west. Yet over 500 years ago, that magnicient empire collapsed.
You may point to the barbarians who overran our borders as cause."

He sneered, expressing his opinion about those whom believed this.

"Yet we all know what really brought down the western half of this great empire, don't we?"

Again he peered around, as if looking for answers

"GREED" He shouted. "CORRUPTION" he thundered.

"Our empire was not overrun by barbarians! It was rotten to its core! Left to decay by centuries of senators and other power hungry opportunists who prised themselves before the empire.
The empire was weak, rudderless. It's borders no longer the solid defenses they once were.
Its resources depleted for no other meanings than to advance oneselves, or to prevent another from rising even.
JEALOUSY! SPITE!"

He pauzed, catching a breath.

"Yet, you think we would have learned our lesson. Here we are, 500 years later. And we are no hair better than those we look down upon in history as responsible for lettign the empire go to waiste.
Again, I admit I'm everyone's junior here. A mere Strator, unbound, no lands of his own.

Yet I do not need to be a wealthy man or a powerful man, to be a righteous man. Maybe I am the latter, because I am not the former.

I leave all of you to your games, and I will travel east to fight the Turks. As with the former Western Empire, our borders are threatened by enemies. If I die, I die a righteous man.
That will be more than many of you can say, and god will know.

I will pray that one day, when the threat is gone, I can return and stand again in awe of majesty of these vast halls, instead of wheeping about what was amidst its ruins. Vale!"

He marched straight out, not even waiting for reactions.

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 02-20-2009, 13:59

Theo stands..

I would like to announce that I will propose safe haven to all those Senators without an army and the chance to protect themselves. You are all welcomed in Antiokheia! You also have the chance to fight against the Turks who threaten our holdings in Levant and Syria. At least that fight would be much more honorable than the fight against our own countrymen!

Theo takes his seat...

**Andres** · 02-20-2009, 15:46

I don't need no civil war to keep drinking. I will be neutral in whatever conflict between Roman Senators.

More wine please!

**The Celtic Viking** · 02-20-2009, 17:55

A young man stops at the entrance to the Magnaura, looking around a little before finally stepping fully inside. His political inexperience was shining out through his nervous face; reluctant to speak at first, but finally gathered courage and cleared his throat.

"Senators! I am Appollonas Komnenos, and I, uh..." He cleared his throat again, and blushed. "I am just going to declare myself neutral in this conflict. Thank you."

He quickly bows a little clumsily, and then finds a seat, cursing breathlessly to himself.

**KnightnDay** · 02-20-2009, 18:09

A messenger from Ammonathas Kalameteros enters

Senators, I have received disturbing reports that the city of Bucharest is in a state of civil unrest. This most likely is the result of its considerable distance from the capital. Whatever the reason, it is most apparent that our territories of Sophia and Bucharest cannot be managed properly by the present governor who betrays our people by showing no interest in affairs now reaching dire proportions. Order must be restored to preserve our northeast territories.

I assure my fellow senators that what I do, I do for the good of all. My quarrel is with this man only, and I trust others will remain neutral in this affair. I hereby declare war on Apionnas Vringas.