Mercykiller Against Mercykiller ?

[*Hydra]

To any superior officer,

To my great dismay and shame I've to report an incident that happened today. As I spotted a beggar wearing openly the Revolutionary League badge, I tried to apprehend him, since anarchists are working against orders and the law and are partisans or collaborators of the terrorists, I legitimately wanted to bring him to the prison, deemed he is already guilty.

The things started to worsen, when I was threatened by a member of the Harmonium Notary I called Noristant trying to stop me. I told him the matter wasn't of his resort since the man was found guilty and he tried to stop me. He was soon joined by another, this time one within our ranks *She gave an accurate description of Dace* whom tried to act beyond his rank commanding me to release the man and stop doing my duty, instead of giving me assistance. When I insisted and stood firm to follow my duty, this Namer drawn his sword, charging it with eldricht magic, his voice filled with anger and his eyes glowing. He was soon joined by the Notary who also drawn his sword. The both made threats, and where ready to attack me when the culprit decided he'll follow the harmonium officer into the barracks. Since I felt threatened and betrayed by both my "comrade" and the harmonium officer I didn't opposed him taking the anarchist into custody for interrogation.

This whole calamity happened in the middle of the Bazaar. Instead of showing a united triad, and a firm justice, we showed division and discordance, especially when weapons where drawn against each other.

For justice,

Namer Malakai.

[*Archangel]

Kierisen reads the report left for any officer to find and takes it to Charae's office.

"Factor, would you like me to filter these ignorant pups? You have enough to do without having to act the mother hen as well." Kiera awaits a response.

[*Taurus Daggerknight]

Not long after, Dace himself hands in a report.

Earlier today in the bazaar, there was a bit of comotion over at one of the stalls to the left of Khazeet's Cafe'. A ragged clothed man, surrounded by three other individuals; Harmonium Officer Noristant, a civilian woman of elven lineage whose face I recognized but do not know the name of, and another Namer from our own faction. *a description of Karra Malakai is supplied*

I went over and found that the Namer was harassing the old man, and attempting to arrest him over his wearing a badge bearing a Revolutionary League insignia. Problem is, the Harmonium officer did NOT request any such aid, nor did he decree the man to be under arrest in the first place. He infact insisted that the man had done nothing wrong legally, and was to be left to in peace, yet the Namer insisted, having her weapon out by the time I was there, her other hand already dragging the man about in his stall. I tried to warn her about the fact that such was -not- our place legally. Matters of arrest are not within our jurisdiction unless specified by order, which was NOT the case here, as she produced no such orders from either our own officers or the guvners.

Further complicating the matter was the fact that she repeatedly ignored the officers report of having read the mans mind (Noristant is an illithid) and having found nothing condemning, repeatedly asked her to stand down. She continued to refuse.

In the interest of upholding the law of our city, the law of justice, and the dignity of our Faction, I reminded her that if she continued to slander the badge with her illegal actions, I would be forced to assist the Harmonium officer. By this point the officer and I both had our weapons drawn.

I understand that as a faction, we must present a united front, but I also understand that we are supposed to uphold law and justice before all else. It was my opinion that neither were being upheld by the Namer in question, and that assisting her in the crime would have not only been a massive injustice, but also brought on more complications with our Triad allies, as well as slandered our name in the city at a time when there are already many lies being spread about us.

Signed,

Name Dace Andor

[*Archangel]

Kiera would grab the second report as it filters through the chain, looking to Charae to see if she wants to handle it or not.

[*DarkArc]

Charae read both reports at her desk. She set them aside after, shaking her head.

"If you would please, Justice. I understand and sympathize with Namer Karra's zeal, but the process is clear here. The anarchist is knowingly inciting tension by displaying his badge out in the open, but it is not up to us to make the arrests. As much as I want that anarchist dragged into our prison, we must stay our hand until he is convicted of a crime by the guvners. I am sure you can handle this. We can't allow this incident to sow chaos in our ranks. Infighting is what that anarchist wants. I would suggest Karra's energy be directed into finding proof that would link this Rev to any illegal activity, not because he holds the badge. That simply will not satisfy the Fraternity. Once we get proof, then we can spur the Harmonium to action."

[*Archangel]

Kiera salutes and nods, "I understand Factor, we cannot give them the rope with which to hang us."

She takes the reports for her reference and finds her runner. "Find this Namer Malakai and bring her to me on the drilling field in the courtyard."

She then turns to heads to the aforementioned courtyard, peals her armor off down to her padded suit beneath and sets to working out while she waits.

[*Archangel]

After her meeting with Namer Malakai (held IC) a frustrated Kiera goes to Khazeet's to pen to quick letters and send them off.

Namer Dace,

I have your report and I need to clarify a couple of points.  Did you hear Namer Malakai report the revolutionary to officer Norisant before attempting to make the arrest herself?

If so what was the officer's response?

Was Namer Malakai armed with her flail before swords were drawn by the two of you?

Please respond as quickly and concisely as possible so that justice may be served.

Justice Kierisen

Officer Norisant,

I am Justice Kierisen, and have been put in charge of our internal investigation into the actions of our namers in the bazaar, surrounding the incident involving the revolutionary.  If you would be so kind as to forward any comments you may have, and answer the questions below honestly and as concisely as possible we will see what action must be taken to discipline and train our own.

Did Namer Malakai report the revolutionary displaying his badge openly in the bazaar to you before attempting her own arrest?  If so, what was your response?

If Namer Malakai did not report him, but you did see his open display of a violent terrorist organization, why was he not apprehended and questioned by due process before our own officer wrongly stepped in?

Was Namer Malakai armed before Namer Dace and yourself drew your own weapons in the altercation?

Justice Kierisen

She gives the notes to her runner to deliver to both addressees.

[*Knolden]

A letter arrives at the justices office.

To Justice Kierisen

to answer your questions:

1. I did not notice the badge until after Namer Malakai kicked the man unprovoked and declared SHE would arrest him after witch she then called him Guilty and an anarch and THEN pionted out the badge.


2. After seing the badge i will admit i was not initially interrested in arresting the man as he was openly pacifistic and unresistant to Namer Malakai. After several minutes of arguing including Namer Malakais utter denial of the proof i obtained. Did i then agree to take the man into protective custody as to prevent an open fight breaking out in the bazaar. It must be noted that she also declared it was HER duty to take the man in.

3 . Namer Malakai Was indeed armed from the start of the affair and we - myself and Namer Andor did not draw weapons till later on when the situation heated up.


- Notary I Noristant.

[*Taurus Daggerknight]

Namer Dace,

I have your report and I need to clarify a couple of points.  Did you hear Namer Malakai report the revolutionary to officer Norisant before attempting to make the arrest herself?

If so what was the officer's response?

Was Namer Malakai armed with her flail before swords were drawn by the two of you?

Please respond as quickly and concisely as possible so that justice may be served.

Justice Kierisen

Dace responds to Kierisens letter with the following.

Justice Kierisen,

By the time I had arrived the argument semed to have already been well underway. Namer Kierisen had her flail out at the start, and was acting like a child throwing a tantrum with her repeated calls for Officer Noristant to arrest the man based exclusively on the badge he was wearing.

From what I gathered, officer Noristant was already in conversation with the man before this, though I cannot say with complete certainty, just based on the situation. Either way, he was aware of the mans badge (partially from before, and partially thanks to it being pointed out by Namer Malakai many times after), but had made the decision not to arrest him at the time, after which, as I report said, she refused to listen and attempted to drag the man to the prison  herself.

Sincerely,

Namer Dace Andor

[*Archangel]

After putting some thought into the reports Kiera sits down to write up her report for Charae, leaving the completed page in the Factor's box.

Factor Charae,

I've conferred with all three parties involved, and seem to have a complete vision of the events.  The important notes are as follows.

I.  Namer Malakai did assault the beggar, but called for the arrest of the revolutionary before taking it upon herself to arrest him.
    A.  Her actions were too zealous, but in light of recent attacks against our own, 
        understandable.

II.  It was after Notary Norisant refused to arrest him that Malakai acted, again, without proper protocol.

III.  Namer Dace entered the scene during this exchange, and from the best of his knowledge he did hear Malakai's call to arrest the man for his open display of rebellion.

IV.  Namer Malakai was the first armed, so the response of the others, while shameful of all three in public, is not unwarranted.

I have discussed our role with Namer Malakai and she is ready to accept any punishment we deem necessary for overstepping her bounds.  I believe she understands now, that except in cases where life and property are in danger, we are not to engage criminals or criminal activity outside the Prison.

I believe all of this is the result of lack of training, and clear definition of roles among the namers of the Triad.  I also believe there needs to be a clearly defined protocol from the Harmonium about handling open displays of subversive material.  It was all well and good to let the Harmonium deal with their war with the anarchists before we were personally dragged into it, but now that we are, tensions are up and the Harmonium cannot allow any confusion when it comes to dealing with rebels. 

My recommendation, and only a recommendation because I believe some of this is above my pay-grade, but I will be glad to carry out any and all of these, or any others you deem necessary.

Namer Malakai displayed discipline and compliance with my instruction, once I explained where she wronged and how it should have been handled.  As this is her first infraction, and it did not lead to serious injury or death on any party I recommend ten lashes from standard leather, and mucking of the lowest cells for one week.

Notary Norisant may or may not have been acting as he believed correct, but according to the report instead of making an arrest he read the suspect's mind and determined him innocent of any wrong-doing.  As it is not our place to arrest, it is not the Harmonium's place to pass judgement of guilt or innocence.  Bear in mind, this is the same Notary I witnessed in the bazaar allowing a citizen to openly slander and threaten himself and the Harmonium.  I have little confidence in his determination to uphold the law.  It is possible there is no clear standing order on how to deal with open displays of rebellion and subversive material, which should change.  My recommendation in this case is to communicate with his superior, advise more direction when it comes to handling the anarchists, and to remind the Notary that his abilities, though useful, are not part of his duty.  It is not his place to read a mind, and determine if a soul is guilty or innocent when a crime is reported.  If it is his desire to use his skill in this way, he should be directed to the Guvners.

Dace chose a side, and while I do not feel it is necessary to discipline him, he needs to be included in my recommendation below.  There are no sides, and if faced with this situation in the future there needs to be a mediator, not an instigator.  Someone to talk sense into the two parties, recommend a private discussion, get everyone, including the suspect, off the street and somewhere it can all be sorted out in private.  He failed in that regard, but as a new recruit, we cannot expect him to change overnight without more training.

All three namer rank officers should be reminded of our public face, and how their actions have further darkened our standing with the public.  In my opinion, the beggar should have been arrested immediately, and if innocent released.  If the argument progressed to the point where Malakai felt the need to arrest him, all three should have brought him to the prison to have his custody, and determination of wrong-doing among the order sorted out.  At no time should one of the Triad draw blades on another in public, argue like children, or resort to blows. 

Let me know how you would like me to proceed, or if you need more information.

Justice Kierisen