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Quote from: Regina Yn'vylynThe Cinquefoil Rose offers their deepest thanks to Legate Dante, whose incredible generosity has given some of our disgruntled guests outside warm soup and warm blankets, as well as some spending money, to compensate them for the loss of their lights.

Truly, he is the People's Man.

Quote from: Bajica GilleniMhm, Dervish Bajica, blessed is the message, and holy are those who hear. As those who have walked the Scald, felt blood boil on hungry sands, Fire is the enemy, the tool of the Demon's Eye. Yet with flame comes light, and with light, guidance in this dark age...

It is our burden, each and every one of us to offer such guidance to those who come here weary. Even those of far shores and fal-... hn... foreign ways have done so. Consider the message you carry and the guidance it may offer. Wheel above all.

Quote from: Dante MorettiI came to Ephia's Well as most did, a poor immigrant with nothing to my name... but for the Ash-bitten clothes on my back...

I was just as the men huddled outside our gates now. Just as the frightened, the hungry, the coinless. All I had in my hand was hope. Hope, for this city of opportunity. Hope, to make something great of myself. To rise, from no one at all, to someone atop the world.

And so now that I have, what can I do but look back at where I was?

I went out today, to the angry masses. I heard them. Cold. Starving. I bought each of them a warm blanket, and a hot bowl of soup. A few dinars, to help them make their start, and work hard toward the light of greatness... as I did, in their shoes...

They are the working men, the labor class, the backbone of our city. They should be uplifted and honored, and given every opportunity to succeed, to earn their place among the princes of the Voiced.

I believe in every one of them, the potential and strength to do exactly that.

Quote from: Giacomo TizianoThe Legate Dante, a young boy runs to him at the Pilgrim. The boy shouts, "you are my hero, thank you for saving the Well!"

The Legate gives him 100 dinar for a wondrous cake for his family, or a box of dozens from Xu Yin.

Find the Legate and your own fortuna may change.

Quote from: Haknar GrametrankenThe Legate Moretti's generosity knows no bounds, may the Gold Guild live long. Dug and I shall live long on his donation to this humble sell-axe refugee. So sayeth Haknar, praise Warad. Live and drink.

Quote from: Tomma ScamperUh, hi everyone. Just, uh, wanted to say that Legate Moretti really is the People's Man. A new food stall opened in the Palm Heights. Usually, it'd be really out of my budget but, uh, Legate Moretti treated me to a three hundred dinar steak from the place.

He's so, uh, great! Really the People's Man, he is.

Quote from: Babu BurakPeople of Ephia's Well, it is Babu Burak that speaks; Most Serene Waterbearer, Tender of the Fifth Fountain, Virtuous Attendant to the God Mother of the Great Temple of Baz'eel, your chosen Hakem of the Wheel.

I have walked the streets at this early hour, spoken to many. The vagrant, the merchant, the beggar and the Legate. Many are their woes, and fears, and many are their dreams, and desires:

Of the vagrant, he spoke to me of his fear of his liberty being taken from him. Of his dream, that he would rise above the desperate acts of his past, to a bright future. I prayed to B'aara for him, for Her Mercy is endless.

Of the merchant, she spoke to me of her fear that the suffering and war we are now faced with will cause her to lose her business. Of her dream, that she may, through her mercantalism, lay the foundations of a legacy for her child. I prayed to B'aara for her, for the Great Line is blessed.

Of the beggar, they spoke to me of their fear of hunger, and of thirst. Of their dream, that they might see another sunrise, free of the aching pangs of desperation. I prayed to B'aara for them, for under Her Gaze, all must be warded and protected.

Of the Legate, he spoke to me of his fear, not for himself, but for those people to which he owes his support, those that with the great actions of state, he serves. Of his dream, it was of Ephia's Well made in the image of the Golden Age. A place of prosperity, and opportunity for all men. A place of protection, where the walls are strong and its people have warm beds and security. A place of learning, where the great minds of the desert speak of philosophy, and progress. A place of opportunity, where the vagrant, the beggar, and the merchant, all may allay their fears, and think only of their dreams.

To be a Legate is to dream of the future, to dream of what may come to be, for your people. Simple dreams no longer come to you, in sleep; they are dreams instead, of progress. B'aara delights in the good charitable works of men such as Legate Moretti who, despite being a man not from these shores, has grown to love its people as they may have grown in turn to love him; many have told me that he has looked to feed, and cloth the helpless. We must applaud this, no matter the League. To be a Legate, is to further the designs of His Sublimity.

And Legate Moretti plays his part.

Quote from: Regina Yn'vylynI saw something precious in the Souk today. A haggard mother, fresh-arrived, corralling two hungry children in the Souk of Salt and Spice, clearly lost and unable to afford a thing. Legate Dante gave the children candy and showed her around, buying a week's worth of healthy food for them.

He's truly taken to his charge as the People's Man. I hope to se such generosity from our candidates in the upcoming election!

Quote from: Stanley StellariLo and behold, fate has done me a good turn in the shape of Dante Moretti! A real People's Man! He done put me up with a room in the Krak, so I can move out of my two-body apartment with that one mummified man behind a worm nest in the Gutters!

I'll be providing some more readings in the Krak, if anyone wants to have the fortune read!

Genuine readings, I swears! I ain't never lied where the cards is concerned...

Quote from: Dante MorettiPeople of Ephia's Well! I was so moved by the passionate arguments put on display tonight, by the eloquence of Janissary Turul and Recluta Yn'vylyn, that I could not help but be inspired to assume the seat of judgement from the selected Magistrate...

...and sentence the Accused to the justice that I believed to be most fitting the charges before us...

Melody Stearwood is found guilty of murder, and hereby sentenced to receive the same punishment that her victim, Zoturu, had been remanded to for his parallel crime of lobotomizing a Balesterie.

She is to be taken outside the Gates and lashed, in exactly the same manner, and exactly the same number of times.

And so, may her crime of passion be duly scorned...

Quote from: Linlett LonghandsHey, Recluta Longhands here.

The People's Legate has blessed you citizens of Ephia's Well with free coffee at the Soot Lamp, as distributed by La Banda Rossa. Come, join and partake in some fookin' coffee. It'll wake you right up.

Quote from: Dante MorettiFree coffee, for every citizen who asks!

Come one. Come all. Treat yourself to a hot cup of ambition, brewed by the finest artisan this side of the Edutu.

After all the hard work you've done, you deserve it.

Quote from: Solina LyonsenI wish to thank Dante Moretti, the People's Man, for taking the time to assist and mentor me in some sorcery. He's been quite helpful to me since my arrival and continues to be so throughout.

I'm not one for politics, but a good man is a good man.

Quote from: Zina ZizzoDear people of Ephia's Well! This is Zina Zizzo speaking. Ashsail travel to the War Camp can be expensive. It is why I come to all of you with an offer: for a mere 120 dinari, I will take you and your group to the War Camp. Save your money for supplies!

You need but seek me out if I am available. And why do I do this, you ask? Well, for one thing, I rather like ashsail travel, it's a welcome change. For another thing, I love helping people, it's just in my nature! It's what we do in the League of Gold, as the People's Man would tell you! Live and drink!

Quote from: Caliban RunehartGood Ephians of the Well, I am you like to express my gratitude to the Peaple's Man, Legate Dante Moretti. Bless him for taking those of us newly arrived aspiring wizards and mages under his wing to provide us with lectures, knowledge, and wisdom to further advance our studies.

Thank you, Legate Moretti, I look forward to your leadership in the future of the Well.

Quote from: Lucian LunarisThis is Doctor Lunaris. A well-known man, named Dante Moretti, said to be "the People's Man," has decided to offer his support to my research by investing a good amount of dinari.

This funding, given by the People's Man, will be used to increase our knowledge on addictions. Thanks to Dante Moretti, I will offer twenty dinari to anyone who answer a survey I prepared to help with my research.

There is still good people in this world.

Quote from: Ephraim bar CephasThis morning, Warad has smiled upon his humble servant, this simple merchant.

Long have I hoped to make a home here in this beautiful Well and, today, Dante Moretti has given my business the boost it needed! Needed to have bread, to have water, to have hope! Thank you, Dante Moretti!

Quote from: Serphina VeilsongFrom the depths of my watery heart, I give the deepest thanks to our honoured Legate, Dante Moretti, "the People's Man!" For providing potent wards and enchantments to our adventuring party, he is a lifeline in tumultuous waters.

His support is vital as water to parched land...

And just as refreshing!

Quote from: Stanley StellariDear Ephia's Well, I have a confession to make!

When I came to you, I was broke.

With a deck scavenged from cards abandoned in the trash, I'd been fortune telling my way through the 69 Stops of the Giant's Road, subsisting on worm soup or worse, and sleeping under wagon wheels if I could find 'em.

But my luck changed soon after I crossed your gates.

A man believed in me, and paid for an inn room so I could live with dignity, instead of huddling in the gutters, in a tiny studio niche.

That man is Dante Moretti, the Man of the People. And now he's once again shown his willingness to believe in the dreams of the downtrodden, investing in the new company my friend Sally Santoro and I will be starting.

Santari Dynamics.

I can't think of anything that speaks as to the spirit of charity and industry that this wonderful city stands for. Live and drink, friends!

And now a word from my partner, Sally.

Quote from: Sally SantoroMy ma's dying last words up in the caravan camp were: "Sally, you find Dante Moretti. The Man of the People. Make a name for yourself in Ephia's Well. But more importantly, find Dante. If you ever think of a wonderful enterprise, he will aid you, for he is a Man who believes in the People."

Today is that day, Ephians. Santari Dynamics will bring the entertainment industry in Ephia's Well to new heights.

And if you're out there, Ma. Listen well. I found him. I found Dante Moretti, the Man of the People. I found him.

[Sobbing noises?]

Quote from: Ulfgrim GrimgarsonNow speaks, VOICED CITIZEN, Ulfgrim, son of Grimgar! Thanks and praise to Dante Moretti, the People's Man, for recognizing my courage and sacrifice; my own, and that of the Duunthall, in this war upon the orcs!

Quote from: Alexandria SayburghThose of you who are pledged to the League of White, those of you without a Voice, downtrodden, a boot upon your neck, or otherwise, are all invited to the Krak des Roses to discuss our future in this citadel.

Quote from: Alexandria SayburghA lovely discussion, open and public, where the Voiceless were able to tell the Legate Dante of the Gold League why they are angry, why they are upset. One woman even accused that her words meant nothing to him! But they are heard, so loudly and boldly spoken. Where are the funds for the People that were stolen for some foreign district of machines and otherwise? Where is their refuge in the Shade from this terrible Ash?

The answer of the Gold Legate?

He claimed it all to be nonsense, that we are confused. He claimed that they should just join the Gold League, as they were valued there. Do you feel valued, where you are?

Quote from: Dante MorettiIt is nonsense. Every one of these demands for the corporate district to be "built faster" is a fit of confused hysteria over a situation that is intentionally being distorted and misrepresented by the League of White.

The money is in place. We do not lack for funds. We face a problem of priority, as our material and manpower is committed to a war that we must win if mankind is to persist in Ephia's Well at all.

Throughout this year, we have been locked in deadly, all-consuming battle with an existential threat.

Our able-bodied men...

Our material resources of metal, stone, and wood...

Our magical reagents for extending the Shade of the Giants...

All of this, we must commit to war.

Some of you are emboldened by the Drifter's Stockade, pointing to it as an example of what can be achieved. You are wrong to. While I applaud the charity work of the Sibylline Sisterhood, and the dedicated effort they have put into feeding the poor, that Stockade is a crumbling ruin, one of many. They have not renovated the abandoned building they have taken up in. They have not raised up new walls. They have not laid pipes for plumbing, or started fountains for drinking.

They have inhabited a structure, with little more than a dream of doing good. They have done all they can with it. They have spared just one Recluta and one Acolyte to staff it, and cannot give much more, because the amassed force of the Banda Rossa's soldiers fight, burn, and die in the Scalding right now, as we speak.

Quote from: Alexandria SayburghThe kindest of speeches, Legate. Deflection is a fine tool for the initiated of the Voiced system, but one that the People surely do not admire. The White League, admittedly at the lead of the Sisters, built a refuge. A small step forward. But far greater a step than offered by the League of Gold, which left the People out in the Ash, with the law of the Sultan preventing them from setting camp or resting within the city walls, as is written at the Gate of Roses.

Yet still, towers of Gold cast a shadow upon their dreams. The merchant halls of the Souk piss down waste upon the Stockade. I imagine your own pockets are so deep that you could pay for those renovations personally, yet here we are, and the People are housed like rabid dogs while you feast, and while you beg of them to join in your steps, relentless for their votes.

A chip of the stone is nearly free, Legate. They hear you. They see you. They see your worth.

Quote from: Dante MorettiThe Cinquefoil Rose, which voted Purple in the most recent election, inhabited an abandoned building and set up a serviceable counter for a charitable soup kitchen. They did this. Not the League of White.

Worse for you, revolutionary, is that the great achievement of the Rose, in all this, is not the furniture they wheeled into the Ash-bitten barrows, but the haoma; the manna that they are distributing. And that haoma only exists to feed these people at all because the League of Gold provided the grain that Sisterhood needed, to diffuse it into this cheap meal.

You have jumped into circumstances you do not understand, and wave a torch of ignorance as though its imaginary light ought to inspire.

You are not a statesman. You do not work in our government. You squeal that, because we are busy fighting for our lives, we have somehow failed the people we are fighting to save. Whether it is because you do not know better, or instead because you enjoy cosplaying as a Seeker-After-Death, it does not matter.

You are, in the righteousness of all things, objectively wrong.

Quote from: Alexandria SayburghIn one night, I have inspired you to a public discussion, and a frenzy of bellows to defend your deceptions. Have I touched a nerve yet, Legate of Gold? The People hear your desperate screeching, like a wingless harpy.

But enough of the stone heads.

Come all and share with me your worries and perhaps we, the People, can help resolve them. We do, after all, march forward together.

Quote from: Dante MorettiI don't even know your name. But it would break my heart if more of the People were suckered into the deceit of your hysterics.

Quote from: Loryn FlickergraceLet me spin you a tale, people of Ephia's Well; one woven by myself, the famed and bankrupt Loryn Flickergrace.

No longer bankrupt, due to the magnanimous charity of this Man of the People, this First Citizen, Dante Moretti!

And I have come into undoubting belief that his accent wins over many a fair Ephian woman, and that his sense of adventure allures even the most disillusioned of madcaps and sell-swords. I wish to learn his language. I want to join his political party. The League of Gold calls out to my heart, and plucks at my heart strings as if playing a lyre.

And what's more, just minutes ago, a goblin rogue grazed my side with an arrow, very narrowly missing that heart! Hrm! A deadly place, this city that I've come to. Goblins hide within your abandoned homes, and I was told it was free real estate. Much already needs to be done to clean up what we already have, and some of you fret over homes not built yet!

Quote from: Lesthrae IlphudelWell now, Mr. Moretti, yer generosity done brought a ray o' hope to this here poor worminger's heart.

A thousand and five hundred for my continued labor! Wow! Raise a cup to this Man of the People!

Reckon I ain't never seen such kindness from no one 'fore. Bless ya soul, may the Great Frog favor ya every step!

Quote from: Euphronia Barakat'Tis I, Euphie Barakat! Hear me as I illustrate my experiences! A life spent amongst the ash is cruel. To be left clawing across the desert, to know thirst for so long it becomes a companion. Abandoned to fear and hunger by the Ringfall!

That I come here, and find the generosity of a man! NO, a symbol! That here, you will find kindness and generosity. To find your want, finally, sated!

I am so very grateful to have found this place, and hopefully will continue to be, as I find my place in the very JEWEL of civilization!

Thank you, Ephia's Well! Thank you, Legate Moretti!

Quote from: Dante MorettiThe League of Gold stands firm at the side of the middle class.

We will never forget our origins in the Souk, our quiet and earnest beginnings in the trade stalls.

Our League shall be extending low-interest loans to any merchants at risk of being driven out of the market by the festering, malicious business taxes of the Purple-White regime. And I will be donating 10,000 dinars of my own capital to this relief.

Quote from: Hubert BricksonPeople of Ephia's Well, it is I, Voiced Citizen Hubert Brickson. You will know me from my very popular restaurant!

These recent changes in the tax codes would have put me out of business and crushed my dreams of operating the # 1 restaurant in all of the sands! But Former Legate Moretti, the People's Man, gave me some coin to make sure I can continue operations!

Thanks be! The Gold League feeds your dreams! Live and drink!

Quote from: Ammon KhaldunBut that is not all! Dante Moretti, the People's Man, saved I from poverty after I was struck by a sand-faced robber! It is thanks to him you get to enjoy my many wonderful services in the coming days! What a man!

Quote from: Dante MorettiAlthough I had committed myself to remaining out of the election cycle, out of concern for the health of my family, it seems that there is simply no choice but to answer the plaintive calls of the People...

I shall, as is my duty to my supporters, of course run in the Iyar election.

And my first step toward this end? Why, of course, it shall to be donate to this brave hero, Ammon Khaldun, who has survived a horrific attack by the lawless bandits of the White League.

He shall be Voiced.

Quote from: Ammon KhaldunDo not make Selwyn cry! The People's Man wants us to be happy! We all deserve a shot at happiness and prosperity! Up the Gold!

Quote from: Aurelio d'LyonI suppose I will throw Dante Moretti a bone and agree, he truly is living up to his namesake as man's best friend.