Intergalactic Summit

Tobias, you should probably reword that last sentence fragment.

pirate cartel sounds a little tame for a genocidal blood obsessed religious cult.

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Seven Tribes.
One Matari People.

If ever there was something I agree with the Amarr on, the Blood Raiders are that thing.

Hopefully they one day will all face justice. Or they'll all die, which, come to think of it, is precisely the justice they deserve.

A scourge almost as bad as the Sansha's Nation, I agree all Blooders should be put to sleep like the rabid dogs they are.
However, I don't see why this is relevant in any way; let the fools play with their newly acquired trinkets.

The fact that the appointed Kador guard was not present at the site is what should be the main topic. It is well known a large number of House Kador's vassal Holders are closet Sabik. Maybe it's about time something should be done about that.

Quite well known. I don't mean to sound condescending, but having to deal with such all the way from Zinoo to Mod and living two stellar jumps from the border of Kador holdings, I'd think I'm a bit more familiar with the situation than a Federal Navy Academy... well, whatever your position there is. Of course, I can imagine the situation in the Bleak Lands itself even worse, given that it's a Kador enclave and that the Bleak Lands have a... history with the Blood Raiders. A lot of the Holders there pay mere lip service to the Empire.

In any case, let's get back to the topic. If you re-read the news article again carefully, you'll notice that the security was enforced due to the Empress' decree, while Kador guard was busy sorting out the 'revelry' of... oh look, what a surprise. House Kador's vassal Holders.

These Holy Relics are now in more deserving hands, where they can be properly respected and revered by the faithful.

This is a good thing.

Mr. Chu-Li, you should be advised that you are speaking to an agent of the Cartel who spent some time running around pretending to be a Holder. During this he regularly accused his enemies of being tied to various unsavory elements while presenting no evidence and furiously denying the considerable bulk of evidence regarding his own affiliation with the Cartel.

In other words, take what he says with a grain of salt. Or several. Or a freighter's worth.

You have my utmost appreciation for your warning, Lord Pitoojee. May you walk forever in wisdom.

Msr. Chu-Li, you should be advised that you are speaking to a person pretending to be a Holder whilst openly keeping friends with Sansha, Blood Raiders and other pirate groups, under the pretense of serving the Amarr Navy in its corrupt militia. During this he regularly accused me of various things and lies, trying to smear my good name and reputation for the sake of some personal grudge he holds against me I suppose, and furiously denying the considerable bulk of evidence regarding his own criminal background.

In other words, take what he says with a grain of salt. Or several. Or a freighter's worth.




That's a matter of protocol, of course. I can understand the Empress' desire to make things per that decree, otherwise it would be a rather harsh faux pas, on her behalf. You sometimes have to choose less of two evils, and unfortunately this time the Sabik took advantage of it.

The key issue when it comes to amarrian religion is being appropriate. There are places and times where you have to be austere, silent, thoughtful; there are others in which the joy of a shared religion can be made manifest in the joy of the brotherhood that it implies, such as this is the case, and joy must be celebrated in an appropriate manner. The sin arrises not on being one way or another in the appropriate moment, but in being so in the wrong moments or in the wrong ways.

Of course, there are things that are always wrong, like murder, blood drinking, and other heretic rituals. Or attacking a religious celebration to steal relics. Guess we'll have to make the Blood Raiders atone for those sins under laser fire.



Your words just prove how Wolf Pitoojee's words were right. Once again, lies are all that come out of your mouth, angel. Wolf Pitoojee has fought in the frontlines of the Faction Warfare for a long time and in a succesfull way, and his deeds bring him honor and glory which you can't reach nor taint with your words.

Joy and happiness exist in the Empire, despite common misconceptions. Celebration and jubilation are not sinful on their own--only certain acts undertaken during such celebrations would be sinful. While I expect that some such acts are certainly going on, and that such an event encourages it, that does not make the entire event civil unrest. Such individuals are simply weak in their faith, and will be punished for their misdoings.