Order of Patriots

Order of Patriots\|-style="background-color: #c3ddc3; text-align: center;"		In-game page
Leadership:	Wouldn't you like to know?
Members:	If you need to ask, you don't need to know.
Goals:	Upholding the values of security and civilisation.
Recruitment policy:	Don't call us, we'll call you. When you least expect it...
Contact:	Yeah, right.

A secretive paramilitary group active in and around York, whose main goal is to rid the southern peninsula of its pirate infestation.

Rumours

York is beseiged from within. Pirates and brigands roam our streets, stealing from our people, looting our town supplies, and attacking our people at whim, whilst corrupt colonial authorities look the other way and line their own pockets. The groups who claim to protect us war and squabble amongst themselves, whilst the proud folk who built this nation live in fear and danger! As if that were not enough, our fair town has also been the target of repeat attacks by savages, who have killed a good number of our people in the past weeks. York is in peril!

Through all this, rumours have begun to circulate of a secret order of righteous men (one might say, patriots), fighting to protect the common man and preserve the integrity of our young civilisation. The first true heroes of our land, they must netherless operate secretly, to avoid certain death at the hands of the forces that seek to enslave and destroy us all.

A Warning

Pirates, be forewarned! The Order of Patriots will not tolerate your presence in York any longer. Know that from today onward, you stay in York and surrounding area at your own risk! Know especially that if you are a pirate known to harass Yorkmen, we will find you, and we will give you free "lessons" on how to dance the Tyburn Jig.

Bounties

In keeping with our policy of fostering community initatives for a safer York, the Order has decided to offer financial support and rewards to those fighting to keep undesirables out of our town. Starting immediately, the Order is offering a bounty of 10 gold coins to anyone who kills a pirate or similar felon (see list below for details) near or in York. To claim these rewards, follow these simple steps:

Slay your pirate or other undesirable.
Log the kill on the Shartak Underworld.
Post a bounty request either on the talk page, or by emailing Davidclements@hotmail.com with the subject "Shartak Bounty". Remember to include your name, the name of the undesirable, and a link to their profile.
Bounties will be distributed outside Czechy's Tavern (1W of Trader Harry's in York) [-70.368,+26.313] nightly, generally between 1800 and 1900 BST. If you are not present to collect your bounty, we will keep it until you are avaliable. (Alternatively, we may be able to deliver your bounty to a given square within the boundaries of York at around the same time. Email if you require this service.)
Repeat!

Undesirables in York

This is a complete list of the people who we will pay bounties on:

Any pirate, especially those who have killed Yorkmen.
Any member of the Lord Paul Reefer Terror Cell, who are plotting atrocities in York.
Any member of the Mercenary's Guild, as they have been implicated in the past waves of pirate violence in York.
Any member of the Destruction Lords, a group dedicated to maintaining a state of violent disorder in York. (this group has dibanded but we will continue to offer bounties on former members, for now)

News

5th September 2006

The Order's operations to protect the people of York continue, with three of our greatest foes slain in one day, including Tom Failur, the Butcher of York, and Mal, a murderous headhunter who has slain over 50 Yorkmen to date.

3rd September 2006

Good News: Pirate activity in York is at at one of its lowest ebbs since pirates first began to contaminate our town and the York Peninsula with their presence. Bad News: A new threat is on the (westward) horizon. A violently pro-pirate gang known as the Durham Pistoleers seem insistent upon waging covert war on York. This group has become open and strong allies with murderous anti-York pirates, and have made it a policy to aid and abet pirates who are out to destroy York. There have even been unconfirmed reports of suspected Pistoleers attacking innocent York citizens. The Council believes they may be planning a joint Pistoleers/Pirate invasion of York as we speak.

22nd August 2006

The Order of Patriots has utterly rejected the plea for mercy by the craven crew of the Hell-Born Strumpet. If pirates are safe in York, then York is not safe!

10th August 2006

Pirate, murderer, criminal, and all-around low-life Michael Edwards, leader of a newly-formed gang of thieving marauding pirates, has been apprehended and executed by the Order of Patriots, after being spotted in York recently by one of our men (bad idea for any pirate, especailly one like him). Another victory for York!

23rd July 2006

Serial killer Red Jimmy Jimson was slain last night in a flawlessly-executed Patriots operation. The Council would like to take this opportunity to praise our brave frontline operatives, who risk life and limb on a daily basis to keep every upstanding citizen of York safe from the depredations of brigands such as these. The risks they take to protect us became more apparent than ever yesterday as a consoritum of pirates driven from York by our actions issued dire threats against popular local hero W.B.Hazen.

The people of York will not back down to blackmail or death threats, and the Order promises swift, fatal retribution against these buccaneers and any who aid them.

17th July 2006

Under repeated attack from the Order of Patriots and the Colonial Police, the 'Gangsterz of York' have disbanded, and their surviving members are believed to have fled to an island south of York. To ensure the continued safety of all citizens, the Order will still be paying bounties on any former gangsterz found near York.

13th July 2006

In an operation supported by the Order through the Bounties Program (see above), notorious terrorist leader Lord Paul Reefer was executed last night in the south of York.

11th July 2006

Prominent Mercenary and known pirate sympathiser and collaborator HVLD was executed outside the old Guildhouse in York today as part of an Order of Patriots operation targeting those trying to revive the criminal "Mercenary's Guild".

7th July 2006

The Order of Patriots has concluded negotiations with the Colonial Police, and is pleased to declare that both groups have affirmed their commitment to a safe, pirate-free York.

A Long, Long Time Ago...

Tom Failur, the 'Butcher of York', known murderer and scallywag, was executed by the Order of Patriots last night.