Dialogue[]
| “ | A young shepherd reports that commoners <of your clan> have <felled/downed> a deer and eaten <all of it/every last morsel>, without sharing any of it. Worse, they stole several <jars/containers> of <pickled/preserved> food to complete their feast. They threatened the boy with a <beating/thumping> if he told the ring about this. He counted <number> squanderers. Most belong to <ring member's>'s family.
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— Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out | ||
Consequences[]
If you scold them, the people may say that words are not enough. If so, mood may fall. Alternatively, this will satisfy your clan, in which case mood may neither rise or fall.
If you banish them as outlaws, then you will lose however many squanderers there were in population number, but the mood may improve for clan leaders taking this harsh but necessary action. If the ring member urged for this action, then they may receive credit for putting the clan over their own kin; mood may improve.
Advice[]
- "Do not blame them; they were overtaken by <pig/badger> spirits." - <Dresta/Doresa>, if squanderers are members of her family
- "I would strangle them the lot of them, were kinslaying not a crime worse than furtive gluttony." - Hanth, if squanderers are members of his family
- "They are my kin, but deserve death for this. Outlawing them will accomplish that." - Hanvan, if squanderers are members of his family
- "I severed my family ties when I swore fealty to Humakt, so if I slash their throats it will not be kinslaying." - Kerenna, if squanderers are members of her family
- "It is true that, upon her initiation to Humakt, Kerenna renounced all family ties. Still, ordinary folk think of the squanderers as her kin." - Other ring members, if squanderers are members of Kerenna's family
- "Our ancestors cry for forgiveness." - Ancestors worshiper
- "I'll pool the wool over people's eyes." - Eurmal trickster
- "Where I was born, not sharing food was the worst crime." - Agimori Adoptee
- "These days, no one survives banishment."
- "Squandering our limited food stores is a serious matter."
- "We do have enough food for now, but won't if people squander it."
- "I want to forgive them, but think of those who could have eaten, if they had shared."
- "I have many a harsh word for them."
- "Everyone is taught from a very young age how to share."
- "If the people learn of this, it will mean big trouble for everyone."
- "Before Beren became king, a group called the Antler Society arose in our ranks. They were betrayers but not everyone wanted them sent away."
- "King Beren would never have tolerated this."
- "They won't do it again."
- "We could hide this, or ignore it, or banish them, or upbraid them, or tell them to never do it again."
- "If the people learn of this, it will mean big trouble for everyone."