Another Candidate Joins the Race

[CurledSpiral]

With the newly opened office of Mayor of Sudbury open for the running. An odd candidate has stepped forward for the running. Claude vey Pelleaux, an Instructor from the Imperial Academy and currently aiding the Royal Osronian Constabulary in it's new direction under Commander Task. Most well known for his Organization of the Gala of 1600 AC. From his contacts within the Fraternity of Osrona, to his sworn knights in the Order of the First Light, to those commoners who've chosen to support the noble. Have begun spreading word of his campaign for office. Excerpts from his stance on the topic have been published throughout the city. Seemingly casting the net to not just current residents of Sudbury but to those who have moved out of the district.

To the residents of Sudbury, the poor and down-trodden who have found themselves struggling for work in an economic depression, who have struggled to gain adequate medical assistance, to put food on their tables, and to keep themselves safe from the elements and criminals who prey upon you. My name is Claude vey Pelleaux, I know my name will turn many of you away. You will say that I am only after more wealth, only after more power. That I simply desire to lord over you all directly rather than from Aarandale. Yet, just as many say that the nobility doesn't care and have ignored them. 

To those who feel such I wish to tell them who I am and why I wish to be their Mayor. I mentioned those issue I believe have strangled Sudbury the most and to them I have spent years personally investing my fortunes into ceasing. Many a young orphan from Sudbury have found themselves not only employed but offered shelter by House Pelleaux. To those who have been hurt and sick, I have spent countless hours tending to them within the Church where I volunteer my medical knowledge. To those who fear the criminals I have taken the Oath of the Royal Osronian Constabulary, working to personally better your safety and the training of the Watch. I am Claude vey Pelleaux and whether I win your hearts or not, I will continue to live by my campaign slogan.

 

Because in short, despite the claims that we of Nobility do not think of you. I can assure you, we do. I've no need for more power or wealth, I was born to those things as you know. Which is why you can understand that I take up the running not to improve my own station but to bring change to the district. I've spent my years within the hall of the Imperial Academy, learning from the finest minds of Esshar on how to govern and bring about change in the Parliament. 

To bring about this change my first order of business will be to utilize my connections to construct a grand hospital within Sudbury. Offering to employ and give the reigns to those enterprising physicians who have opened clinics in the district. Paying them for their work and ensuring the needed medical aide is available to all.

This will kick-start my next step, employment opportunities. After the Rhoynish Conquest we found our city overburdened with refugee's from Hessalia and the Rhoynish themselves. It will be with the construction of the new Hospital that many of these people will find work. Then, once hat is accomplished I shall utilize my influence with the mercantile class to secure a steady stream of not only employment but also advancement opportunities working under the able merchants of our fair city.

Next affordable housing must be constructed for the people and the housing that currently stands must be brought up to code. To long have the sewers below Sudbury been left to decay without proper maintenance. To long have the buildings themselves served as death traps for their residence. No, a new wave of safe and affordable housing must be brought to bare against the homeless epidemic we face.

With these three issues tackled you will see an improvement in crime within the city. For it is not an Osronain's nature to prey on their fellows. It is a condition forced upon them by desperation for the need for shelter, good health, and work.  Yet, to help subdue any radicals I will be working with the Order of the First Light as well as the Royal Osronian Constublary. Because before noble or commoner, Sudbury resident or Caelfall, Knight or Watchman, we are Osronians.

If you've any questions for me I will gladly answer them you may find me most often within the Messaris Market or Caelfall Park. Now, thank you for your time and patience.  So, to end this I am Claude vey Pelleaux and whether you choose to cast a vote for me or against my political rivals. I shall continue my efforts to improve our fair city. 

[CurledSpiral]

All throughout the city men and women bearing the crest of House Pelleaux have been seen handing out transcripts of a speech given by the mayoral candidate Lord Claude vey Pelleaux himself. With each of the papers is also passed out a flyer for what's to come, upon the flyer is a stylistic Osronian Wild Boar, wearing a blue tabard. Named the Sudbury Boars! Elementa grand tournamnet to determine the team of the district! Date to be announced! 

"Citizens of Osrona, thank you for taking the time to read this message. I've spent the last two years eagerly pushing for this election to come about. In that time my life has been threatened not once, but twice by Syndicate reprisal. The first time the stalwart Knight Khaine Vanador rose to the occasion in my defense. The second time my own chef from Sudsbury, Ser Ravan Karnstein took the blade of an assassin, fighting them off despite the injury. Quickly rising to Knight in the Order after that event.

I'm telling you this to make one thing clear, I do not fear those who would threaten my efforts to invigorate this district.

When I began my campaign I as mocked as an outsider with a passing interest in the district. A noble with to much free time on his hands and who didn't care. I have shown despite the deadlock of the election process, despite the attempts on my safety which still continue as Anderson cos D'Arnette attempted on my life at my latest Gala. A gala hosted to garner support for not only my revitalization plans for Sudsbury but the young Asphira's as well. A local who approached me as my election began and has been instrumental in giving me a different perspective on the area. 

I've persevered and now stand as one of two choices for the Mayoral position. 

I've listened to the opinions of others, magi of status. That does not mean I do not hear the rumors and the concerns of the common citizenry of Sudsbury. Rest assured I have heard you all and I have a plan for the district. I've spoken before on my wish to improve the infrastructure and healthcare in the region. To that ends I will propse an expansion of the district to accommodate the population. It shall expand in the direction of Messaris where there is currently open lands and space, this will help create roads through the woodlands and connect the district more fully to the Messaris markets.

The keystone of this expansion will be the construction of an Elementa Stadium, of which you should have been handed my suggestion for the District of Sudsbury's team. I hope to gather support once the stadium is built to found teams for each district. This shall provide a place of discourse and communal enjoyment for the city. Within Sudsbury, helping to expose the disenfranchised with others who can present them more opportunities beyond the district. The revenue from the stadium shall be used to enrich the district itself. 

This will also bring in the attention of wealthy merchants, helping to connect the district with the financial flow of the city. The stadium will have an expansive area outside it for discourse. As well as, at first, a city sponsored temp agency to connect those seeking work with merchants who are in need of labor. Not to mention the sheer amount of jobs this expansion will create in the first place.

There is also a clear need for a Hospital but I have noticed the cropping up of several clinics. This lead me to thinking of the poor state of the Church. Brought to me by several priests who have found the church in a state of decay thanks to poor leadership. To that end I have a plan to expand the roadways to the church and expand the grand cathedral itself so that it may serve as both a place of worship and a place of healing. For they are both one and the same, healing the soul and the body. That will take time so until then I will be redirecting funding to supporting the free clinics that have sprouted in the district.

My battle with the Syndicate that began nearly five years ago when they raided my first gala. Attempting to turn the nobility against the residents of this district will continue. Thanks to my close friendship with Commander Task I have been assured that an increased presence of the Constabulary will be brought into the district. This as well as laws I shall push for the outlaw of dangerous chemicals and weapons of which the Syndicate have used to terrorize our citizenry for years.

To recap expansion of the district to open more housing, building of an Elementa Stadium, expansion of the Church into a Hospital for the district, introduction of more jobs in the district, and finally taking the fight forcefully to the Syndicate who still plague Sudsbury.

In a farewell, I am Lord Captain Claude vey Pelleaux and I will not cease to improve this city and solve what ails it. That is an Oath sworn before the stars. May the light guide your steps and I hope you will honor me with the right to serve you all as your mayor.

[Cherury]

In the long absence of the Stellus at his Abbey in Osrona, the Celestial Church has had to make do with its reducing numbers of Clergymen and a growing concern over the Kingdom's Soul and that of the Faithful. Penning a letter with several signatures from the Body of the remaining Clergy of the Faith, the Curate of the Celestial Church has endorsed the Noble Lord Captain Claude Pelleaux for the Mayor of Sudbury. The Sign of Leonaus marking the letter as Official, this was an Endorsement by the rest of the Clergy, absent the Stellus.

Dear Peoples of Osrona,

Now is the time of conflict and strife, our Benevolent Kingdom laid siege upon by traitorous forces that have attempted to bend those in the most suffering of Districts. It is the time of battle against those that break the confidence and laws of these lands by subjecting themselves to the Evils of the Soul, garnering the power of the Occult and Demonic Forces. With these horrible things happening, we must not forget the responsibilities that we have to All the Peoples of the Kingdom.

One of those responsibilities is the renewal of Leadership to Sudbury, to create opportunities for those in the poorest of Districts of our lands. To bring equality and wealth to these unfortunate souls that have been forgotten by the rest of Society for far too long. We must remember that we are all One People under our Kingdom, and that title or no title, prestige or no prestige, Faith or Not, we all bleed for Esshar. With our sweat upon our brow, we all work in our own ways to secure a greater, brighter future for our peoples, our families, and our friends.

With the Council of the Clergy coming to agreement, the Body of the Celestial Faith has elected to choose the Lord Captain Claude Pelleaux as our pick for the Mayor of Sudbury. With the conflicts rising in our Great Kingdom, we trust and have Faith in Ser Falstrik, but believe it better that he remain as a Knight to continue his fight against the Darkness that is staining and corrupting the Peoples of Osrona. Surely to become a Paladin in his lifetime, the Celestial Church remains his staunch friend. The Lord Captain Claude Pelleaux, however, has many plans that will unite the many Factions of the Kingdom and bring together prosperity for all in the Sudbury as it is transformed into a new land full of jobs and opportunities that will guide our people to a better tomorrow.

In the Name of Unity and Peace, we urge the Government and the Peoples to come to a close the Mayor's Race and give the position to the Noble Claude Pelleaux, that his works may begin and that our Kingdom's lands be brought a more prosperous future.

Sister Emily,
Curate of the Celestial Church
Signed Names of the Body of Clergy