Intergalactic Summit

Lady Devonshire --

I have in previous postings made statements controversial even among the Amarr, as in my Tibus Heth and Jove threads. Should I have written something heretical, I shall answer to God whether in this life or at the Judgement.

Regarding the Disciples of Ston, however, my posting here has remained within undisputed Amarrian orthodoxy.
Do Amarr (and Khanid) have slaves? Yes.
Do we stuff them with Vitoc and fit them with slave collars? Yes.
Do believe that slaves are saved or redeemed through multi-generational service to God's chosen, the Amarr Empire? Yes.
Do so-called "rescues" that short-circuit redemption by prematurely freeing slaves thus endanger the salvation of those prematurely freed? Yes.
Does selling rescued slaves back on the market or retaining them in service keep them on the path of redemption and salvation? Yes.

On what basis do you judge me truely terrible? I have saved 113 slaves from death in this life, and kept them on the road to life in the world to come!

You sure ma'am? What about your Tengu's narrow escape the other night? Sounds a little like Bob's mercy to me.

You'd think the 24th Crusade would have better things to do than harassing a bunch of pacifist monks. Like, oh I dunno, protecting our borders from Minmatar terrorists or something. Crazy, right?

Four new Centers have been opened in the Parud constellation of the Domain region to accommodate new Matriculants coming in through the Resources for Freedom initiative as reported below:

Reception Report: Ashab CCA 34,120 former slaves (received from NUVOS Resources for Freedom Fund)
Reception Report: Penirgman CCT 20,748 former slaves (received from NUVOS Resources for Freedom Fund)
Reception Report: Khopa CCT 18,060 former slaves (received from NUVOS Resources for Freedom Fund)
Reception Report: Arbaz CCT 27,084 former slaves (received from NUVOS Resources for Freedom Fund)

There is a bit of irony in this situation. When the slaver Nauplius first began posting here on this thread, I thought little of it. We have seen such posts in the past from other slavery oriented people. I forget that Edaine Numenor from NUVOS tends to react differently. He saw the posts and decisively acted in an opposite way. First he liberated one hundred times the numbers re-enslaved by Nauplis. Then, through Resources for Freedom, he went on and added thousands to those numbers, all in the Parud constellation. It is the policy of DSTON to not purchase the freedom of slaves; ours is rescue work. However, we receive into our centers any and all. That is what has happened here.

NUVOS has asked us to prepare to open new centers in other regions as well in anticipation of continued activity.

I think at this time it might be appropriate to explain a common misconception. Many equate the religiously defined slavery of the reclamation with the capsuleer slave trade. This is a serious error. In Amarrian religion, Holders (almost always non-capsuleer) maintain various numbers of slaves in the name of religion. These slaves are held by Holders and only Holders. Quite different is the capsuleer slave market. Millions of human beings are for sale to anyone with the ISK to buy them and for any reason. The reason we do rescue work is because Amarrian, Gallente, Minmatar, Caldari, Khanid, etc capsuleers buy, obtain, steal slaves and attempt to sell them across borders for profit. There is nothing even remotely religious in Nauplis' action of selling slaves on the capsuleer market. In fact it is rather the opposite of reclaiming. Ironic, though it may be, it is far more likely that those who wish to follow the Amarrian religion in our centers will do so than if left in the capsuleer slave markets. (We provide clergy access, albeit liberal as well as any number of religious/spiritual options for those who choose so.)

Strange as it may seem, these 100,012 people would still be in the slave market were it not for Nauplis posting here on this thread. Their freedom was motivated by his posts. I guess that is what I mean by irony.

The Disciples of Ston may be the most vile, most destructive capsuleers of all time. The have purportedly taken tens of thousands of slaves off of the path of redemption and salvation and led them on the road to Damnation apart from God's Chosen, the Amarr Empire. Have even the most famous and controversial Empyreans such as The Mitanni or Shadoo ever done something so wicked?


And in response to my accusers, a note on the SCC slave markets:
As any SCC market participant should be aware, the SCC markets are not isolated from, but rather connected to national markets in the matter of slaves and other trade goods. The buy and sell orders that connect the capsuleer markets to national markets are readily identifiable by the predictable size and and duration of the orders. I have in fact always sold my rescued slaves to national market buy orders (one can verify this because I have identified the station at which I sold the rescued slaves upthread; a search of the Domain market will reveal that a national market buy order for slaves exists there). The upshot of all this is that I am not guilty of turning over my rescued slaves to the whims of the Empyrean class, but rather returned them to Amarrian slave markets, where Amarrian law and custom prevails; thus, I am justified in claiming that I have returned my rescued slaves to redemption and salvation.

Amen. Amarr Victor.

Vitoc is really a horrible method for controlling a slave. Firstly, it's curable, which really defeats the point. Secondly, if it's gotten to the point where vitoc is needed, best to fit them with a TCMC.

116.01.15 02:20 43 Slaves, 3 Slavers in two cans

All 43 rescued slaves were stuffed full of Vitoc, fitted with replacement slave collars as needed, and sold back into slavery at Akhragan V — Moon 1 — Amarr Civil Service.

Note on Vitoc:
Casual use of the word "Vitoc" to mean the drug, the antidote, and the entire regimen has been common practice among Empyreans for as long as I remember, and I refuse to discontinue it.

Vitoc is a glorious spiritual tool. God does not require willing obedience; He requires obedience. Millions and millions of wicked Minmatar have been and will continue to be redeemed and saved through the Vitoc method. Amen. Amarr Victor.

Nauplius, you're insane. An quite unorthodox, I might add. Damnation? Hell? What religion are you talking about? Because it sure isn't the Amarrian Faith. I think the Theology Council might want a word with you...

Rescue Report:

116.01.15 15:05 DIMONZAY 26 Slaves, 3 Slavers rescued
116.01.15 21:37 Zero Charante 9 rescued

It has been quiet at this border the last day. When we get ready to rotate duties, we are also going to have to check up on our planetary operations and make sure out fresh water production and food production are keeping pace with the growth of our centers. Since we have run surplus in the past, this one could easily get away from us if we do not pay attention. We may also have to look seriously into disbanding and moving some of our production facilities due to exorbitant tax rates at some of our planetary locations. Its always something.

Re-Enslavement Report:
116.01.16 00:36 10 Elite Slaves
116.01.17 02:31 11 Slaves
116.01.17 23:45 46 Slaves

As usual, all standard slaves were Vitoc-ed, collared, and sold back into slavery.

I have decided to begin sending the following message to those pilots who jettison slaves. Amarrian Loyalists are welcome to evaluate it:

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Pilot —

Having picked up 46 Slaves that you left to die at the Amarr-Caldari border, I am pleased that you have not only embraced the holy Amarrian custom of slavery, but also understand that it may be righteous and just to execute slaves in your possession. However, please be aware that there exists a vile corporation known as the Disciples of Ston who "rescue" jettisoned slaves; such slaves, ripped from the bosom of the holy Amarr Empire, have lost their chance at salvation and redemption and will face the wrath of a righteous and just Amarr God at the Judgement. I therefore suggest that should you have the need to execute slaves in the future, be sure to destroy the slave container after you have jettisoned it.

Amen. Amarr Victor.

— Nauplius, Divine Commodore, 24th Imperial Crusade