Vote tally - A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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[X] "To answer in the order asked, I have few intentions to specifically grant lands in Westeros to those born in Essos except in the cases where they might better relations than act as a source of strife, such as in the Northern Vale, as well as those who are already well-familiar with Westeros and the culture, such as the First Legion's own commander."
-[X] "Though his wife is Braavosi, I hope that most could look beyond such petty things as the land of one's birth when of one realm forged there is a commonality beyond which all concerns should stem, that we are all one people and hold hopes and dreams similar to one another if not in every aspect."
-[X] "Yes, I will rule from Sorcerer's Deep, but I will not be a distant ruler who's hand is only ever felt by proxy. The word of my traveling about the Riverlands righting wrongs isn't in essence just a manner of mummery to make the people think well of me, I am in truth always moving, always working my will where my eyes can rest upon the source of the ills that plague the realm.
-[X] I can only be in so many places at once, but I hope to meet with each of my Lords in person as regularly as I can and have efforts in the works to ensure that their own representatives will have a direct link to the Crown, that its arbitration is not only readily available but my ear can be bent directly to not only that which troubles the Lords of the land, but their hopes for the future."
-[X] "Lastly, these "New Men" which you speak of no more replace the necessity of the Lords who do swear me fealty than magic of translocation replaces ships, or for that matter mages replace a craftsman.
-[X] By their skills they can enhance the work of the other, this is true, and men with the will and dedication commiserate to the task in question can rise above the mire and muck which had left them sunken beneath the reeds of ignominy, but in essence it is loyalty I reward, of all varieties, so long as the one possessing it has the virtue to fill the role they aspire towards, and no further.
-[X] I do not, on the other hand, reward mediocrity in all things, but for the one talent involving a glib tongue readily offering fulsome praises, as Magisters have learned quite sharply in these lands." Which means to say, those who rule in Westeros will be sorely tested if all they continue to offer is bluster. Repeated and stubborn hostility to an open hand is met no more or less sternly than sycophancy.
-[X] "New Men or King's Men, it makes little difference, they are both mine to lead and protect into a brighter tomorrow, just as it is my duty to reconcile the desires of both until they are equally satisfied. If one should declare the other free to be dispensed with for they are 'no longer necessary'," you don't even try to hide the rolling of your eyes, "then they shall be most disappointed."
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