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Court Gossip Isaac Send a noteboard - 07/01/2011 08:03:29 PM
Captain Nerce, the famous Defender of Abne XI, has remarked that a great deal of pirate activity has been seen in recent months, and they must be getting ready for something big, he has advised everyone to garrison tempting offworld targets.

Alternatively, the Mentat Klish Jenar of CHOAM reminds everyone that fundamentally raids can only do so much damage, typically less than the cost of recruiting a legion and moving to a site. In his detailed 19,989 page report to CHOAM titled 'Brief Summary of known pirate raid statistics for the years 9,000 AG to 10,000 AG' he points out that there is a direct statistical tie between average annual raids and the owner's skill at diplomacy, as well the number of assets that they control. Jenar informs his audience that he will be happy to provide detailed probabilities of raids.

Some whisper that militia are not to be trusted, that they are little better than peasants at combat and little more trustworthy than the pirates they guard against. Many nobles feel that arming peasants who have not been properly conditioned for loyalty is simply feeding fuel to any potential rebellion on their fief. Worse, because militia leaders prefer to hire those who already possess some skill with weapons, it is thought that many militia members are outlaws or deserters, and that their greater initial skill in martial matters results in promotion inside militia ranks, potentially causing entire units to be at risk of disloyalty, and perhaps some are merely spies for the pirates and outlaws they are supposed to defend against.

Zum Garon, the Supreme Bashar, is overheard to say "It's true your average militiaman has little fight in him, but they can cause problems, I and a company of Sardaukar I commanded in my youth once grew so fatigued stabbing militiamen to death that we didn't have the energy to climb over their corpse heap to reach our target." Pausing to consider, he says "Admittedly they are more effective against pirates and common house legions"

There are whispers that Dysaz has been secretly offering bribes to many nobles, the numbers involved make the credibility of such claims dubious however, where could he be getting so much wealth after all?

The Personal Shield Generator, which has changed the dynamics of combat from firearms and lasguns back to hand to hand combat with knives and swords, has become so ingrained into military doctrine that they are routinely used by everyone of importance in modern times. As many Weapons Factories produce them as they do weapons.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein

King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
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