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Vote tally - The Heir of the Dragon: A Rhaenyra Targaryen Quest

Adhoc vote count started by Fanhunter696 on Jan 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM, finished with 378 posts and 82 votes.

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  • 76
    [X] [Second] Execute Him
    ... and 10 more.
    [X] [Second] Send him to the Wall for inciting the fight and have a wergild paid to the families of the dead from his possessions.
    [X][Second] Execute him. Also decree that the first claim on the traitor merchant's estate will go to pay customary damages for wrongful death to the survivors of each of the three dead men. If there is anything left for the merchant's heirs to inherit after the wrongful death damages have been paid, then they can have it.
    [X][Second] Write-In: Execute him. Also decree that the first claim on the traitor merchant's estate will go to pay customary damages for wrongful death to the survivors of each of the three dead men. If there is anything left for the merchant's heirs to inherit after the wrongful death damages have been paid, then they can have it.
    [X] [Second] Execute him and have a wergild paid to the families of the dead from his possessions.
    [X] [Second] 5 lashes with a whip
    [X] [Third] Send him to the Wall
    [X] [Second] Write-in "With three men dead at your feet do you have anything else to say in your defence?"
    -[X]If he pleads for the Wall then allow it. Otherwise execute him.
    [X][Second] Write-In: Execute him. And pay damages to the survivors of the three dead men from the seditious drunkard's estate.
  • 79
    [X] [First] Side with House Whitehill, Keep the Tolls in place
    [X] [First] Compromise: With no document proving if the road can be tolled or not, you find it reasonable that House Whitehill does so. However, you also find it reasonable that House Forrester is receiving recompense for the actions of the Whitehill armsman. House Whitehill will have to pay for the reconstruction of the dam.
    [X][First] Compromise: There is no evidence for Forresters' claim that the road should be toll-free. As the Boltons are currently maintaining the road, it is their right to allow the Whitehills to levy tolls along it. So far as this court is concerned, the tolls stand as they are now, not to be altered until the dam is completed. However, the saboteur confessed to being a Whitehill armsman before dying. As the Whitehills apparently have no evidence that the saboteur was not one of their armsmen, they must be held at least partly liable for the sabotage. The court holds that the Whitehills must pay half the costs of the dam reconstruction. The court admonishes the Forresters for having tortured the key witness to death, thus weakening the evidence of their own claims. Hypothetically, if the saboteur was here to testify today, then the Forresters might have been awarded higher damages.
    [X] [First] Side with the Whitehills and keep the tolls in place. Make it clear to the court that by torturing the sabotager to death the Forresters denied the court the ability to assess his testimony, thus both foiling the court's ability to examine potentially valuable evidence as well as leaving the foresters with no evidence to their claims, forcing you to rule against them.
    [X] [First] Side with neither, Reduce the Tolls by half
    [X] [First] Write-in: House Whitehill as a vassal of House Bolton is allowed to levy tolls on the road given their previous maintenance work and the lack of documentation provided by House Forrester. However, the levy must be set at a reasonable level that is comparable to other road tolls levied in the North. House Whitehill is responsible for the actions of its armsmen and must provide recompense to House Forrester. The recompense shall be set at half the cost of repairing the dam. Any further actions against the dam or similar infrastructure by House Whitehill or servants of House Whitehill will face significantly more harsh punishments as decided on by House Stark
    [X][First] Side with the Whitehills and keep the tolls in place. Since the Boltons are the ones maintaining the road, it is their right to allow the Whitehills to levy tolls along it. Make it clear to the court that if, as the Forresters allege, a Whitehill armsman had hypothetically destroyed the dam, then the Whitehills might hypothetically be liable, even if the sabotage did not occur at their orders. However, it appears that the Forresters have destroyed the evidence of their own claim by killing the only witness in the process of trying to torture a confession out of him. While the Forresters' own word is not in doubt, it is now impossible to determine whether the dead saboteur was lying or telling the truth. As such, the court cannot hold the Whitehills liable for the destruction of the dam.
    [X] [First] Write-in: It's clear that the 'evidence' obtained at the point of a knife from a bandit is suspect. No doubt once the brigand was put to the question he would claim anything in the hopes that it would end the questioning. Were such flimsy evidence reliable it would be cause for war, given Lord Forrester has started no war he clearly sees how such flimsy claims from a bandit are less than reliable and has chosen to limiting himself to claiming coin for the damages wrought. Damage with no proven responsible party. Still. A bandit did the deed of destroying the dam which caused damage to Forrester land. Damage for which they deserve recompense. The road was allegedly built for the use of both houses, but no evidence or records of such exist. Despite this the road lies on Whitehill land and they are responsible for it's upkeep, thus a toll for it's use seems reasonable. What is not however reasonable is raising the toll to take advantage of ones fellow nobles plight. The tolls charged to House Forrester Stand. They will pay them. And the coin shall go directly to The Lord Paramount of the north to go towards the reconstruction of the dam. Thus forth, the Lord Stark and his house Shall be responsible for the upkeep of the whitehill road and the levying of any fair tolls for their use. Until and unless that he or his duly appointed representative is convinced that it can managed fairly. We suggest their fair and honourable conduct be reviewed in two years. (Subject to QM approval)
    [X] [first] Suggest that Whitehill and Forrester each put forward a champion to determine whether the armsman belonged to house Whitehill or not in trial by combat. If he is determined to belong to Whitehill then they have a responsibility for the actions of their armsman, even assuming Lyanna did not order it of him, and so must pay for the reconstruction of the dam. If he is determined to be unrelated to house Whitehill then they owe Forrester nothing.
    [X] [First] Compromise: With no document proving if the road can be tolled or not, you will find it reasonable that House Whitehill does so. However, you will also find it reasonable that House Forrester is receiving recompense for the actions of the Whitehill armsman. House Whitehill will have to pay for the reconstruction of the dam.
    [X][First] The Boltons maintain the road, so if they want the Whitehills charging a toll, then they can. But no raising the toll any higher than it is now. The Forresters have evidence that a Whitehill man destroyed the dam. But because the Forresters tortured the only witness to death, their case against the Whitehills is weakened. The Whitehills pay only half the cost of repairing the dam, and get to keep the money from charging the Forresters the higher tolls.
  • 75
    [X] [Third] Send him to the Wall
    ... and 1 more.
    [X] [Third] Write-In: Send him to the Gift, to farm the land in bond to the Watch
    [X][Third] Write-In: In recognition of the poacher's unusual and desperate conditions, and that he may remain able-bodied and capable of supporting his daughter, the court will allow him to compensate Lord Stark by forfeiting all his land. The land is now Stark property, to rent to tenants or otherwise to do with as they see fit.
    [X] [Third] Give him the choice; the hand, or the wall.
    [X][Third] In recognition of the poacher's unusual and desperate conditions, and that he may remain able-bodied and capable of supporting his daughter, the court will allow him to compensate Lord Stark by forfeiting all his land. The land is now Stark property, to rent to tenants or otherwise to do with as they see fit.
    [X] [Third] The father is sent to the night watch, the daughter can become a servant at Winterfell or another castle if her mother agrees. The mother can follow her daughter, or stay on the farm.
    [X] [Third] Send him to the Wall, but only after a set period whereupon it is ensured his wife and daughter are able to safely provide for themselves without his presence.
    [X] [Third] Write-in "The punishment is intended to ensure you don't steal again. Your farm is blighted, easy enough to return that to the Lord Paramount for him to bestow it on another. Congratulations on hunting the buck. You'll serve your lord with both hands as an archer, until your service has paid off the worth of the buck. And the rations the soldier spared you. Your wife can't handle the farm alone and your daughter can't be allowed to starve. Your wife and child will be employed by the lord Stark, to serve his guests, work in his kitchens, cook and clean. (Subject to QM Approval)
    [X] [Third] Remove his Hand
    [X] [Third] No matter what happens, we need to make sure this guy's daughter gets food.
    [X][Third] Since the poacher was a desperate man, we commute his sentence. Instead of death or maiming, he will forfeit all his land to the Starks. He is now a tenant of the Starks and not a freeholder. They can decide his rents.
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