That is me. I am the leader of this city of Okriana. Well, not the real leader, just the one who keeps the flow of tax zorkins going to Fae Rhan so he can continue to pay his soldiers.
[zot_greet_B_1]
*ZOT*
You have hurt talan and now you want to do business with Zot?
[zot_greet_B_2]
*CUTTER*
Who's Zot?
[zot_greet_B_3]
*ZOT*
I am he. Leader of Okriana. I oversee the businesses here and make sure the tax to Fae Rhan is paid on time.
[zot_greet_G_1]
*ZOT*
You have come to do business with Zot, but he wonders why?
[zot_greet_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Who is Zot?
[zot_greet_G_3]
*ZOT*
I am that talan. Leader of Okriana, or rather, the gatherer of taxes for Fae Rhan.
In order to allow a talan to sell in Okriana, they must pay a tax to Fae Rhan. Fae Rhan then uses these zorkins to pay his soldiers. When we are late with our payments, the soldiers get upset and begin to leave Fae Rhan's forces.
[zot_tax_B_1]
*ZOT*
I am trying to think of a way to gather taxes quicker. You should come back another time.
[zot_tax_G_1]
*ZOT*
When a talan begins a shop here, he must pay a large tax every few moons to the forces of Fae Rhan. These zorkins go towards paying the soldiers, or otherwise they would begin leaving Fae Rhan and going off on their own.
Is there any way you could stop paying the taxes to Fae Rhan?
[zot_stop_taxes_1]
*ZOT*
I would be reverted for sure if I even thought of doing such a thing. But watching other talan suffering for not paying their taxes is something I can not bear to watch again. I could only find the courage to do this on a few conditions, Ulukai.
[zot_stop_taxes_2]
*CUTTER*
And those are?
[zot_stop_taxes_3]
*ZOT*
Every business leader in Okriana would have to meet with me and we would have to all agree to do this. Also, all talan who live here would have to believe that you were the Ulukai so they would want to follow your word. Plus, the number of soldiers in the city would have to lower, otherwise we all would be reverted quickly.
You are not doing bad, Ulukai, but still not enough talan believe in you.
[zot_lower_taxes_B_1]
*ZOT*
The way I believe you are acting gives me no reason to trust you, Ulukai.
[zot_lower_taxes_G_1]
*ZOT*
You have done a great job, Ulukai. But there is still unrest in the essence of the talan. All are upset about the fight between Zoss and Heza because it is slowing the flow of lampe.
[zot_lower_taxes_G_2]
*ZOT*
You have done well Ulukai and all are ready to follow, but they fear still the number of soldiers left in the city.
[zot_lower_taxes_G_3]
*ZOT*
As leader of Okriana, I am pleased to announce that I am calling a meeting of all business leaders to consider halting the flow of tax zorkins to Fae Rhan. Give us a bit of time, please.
You were the one who did all the work, Ulukai. It was easy for me to convince them all. We only need to hope the soldiers are more upset at Fae Rhan than they are at us.
[zot_thanks_B_1]
*ZOT*
I feel that as leader, I may have led my fellow talan down the wrong path helping you.
[zot_thanks_G_1]
*ZOT*
We only wish we had been able to do this sooner. The number of soldiers will surely be less from now on, Ulukai. They do not sit long in Fae Rhan's forces without zorkins to warm their essence.