Inquiry of Tomas Savos

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Inquiry of Tomas Savos

Post by Court Courier » Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:44 pm

It comes before this Court a matter of looking into past evidence to determine the guilt or innocence of Tomas Savos, Commander of the Royal Guard, for purpose of adequatly advising Her Majesty, Queen Dawn, for purposes of determining how Britannia shall view the actions of Savos here in the days that follow the Cascan regime. So then must actions and events of that era be brought to light in order to best determine both the probability of Savos' involvement in a conspiracy to poison Britannian crops, as well as the likelihood that Savos was a willing participant in the events that unfolded around him.

This case, sadly, comes down to one single key set of evidence: writings purported to be those of one Tomas Savos. The Court is presented with one tome which Savos himself admits to having written, and a number of notes that Savos denies having written. Gregor Corosi, a noted scholar at the Lycaeum, has testified that in all likelihood the notes are, indeed, in the hand of Savos, however he has acknowledged a potential -- if only small -- that these notes are forgeries.

All other testimony, in the view of this Court, serves only as indication that indeed Savos was seen in the Britain farms and that indeed knew and encountered Imperus Noxum. However, in light of no damning evidence in this area, the Court sees no solid ground to believe that Savos was in league with either Imperus Noxum or the orcs near Yew. Save, of course, for the notes which indicate someone else was acting in the purported role of that same Imperus Noxum.

The only additional testimony given surrounds the capability and competence of Tomas Savos to serve as Commander of the Royal Guard, a position that he, himself, admits that he was likely unfit for, but which presented the unique opportunity to work in tandem as Royal Historian.

It is this final area of testimony that, in the opinion of this Court, gives key to determining the potential guilt or innocence of the alleged activities in this Inquiry. This Court, during recess, took the time to locate and review transcribed proceedings that were broadcast secretly during the original trial of Tomas Savos under the jurisprudence of Justice Verina, for it is at this very trial that interesting events occurred. First, it is true that the foundation of much of the case in Verina's purview was based on what is now known to be bought testimony on the part of one Carina who was paid to testify about a young boy who was injured by an orcish assailant. What is as important as this perjured testimony is the accusation as to who purchased the testimony, for it is now Carina's testimony that Casca himself paid a sum of five thousand gold for the testimony.

Further, as many who were able to attend the private broadcast of the proceedings are aware, the communication crystal broadcasting from Verina's court malfunctioned for a short period which was later revealed to be a period in which Casca himself testified at the trial of Tomas Savos. What is curious about this is that it is considered very irregular for the sitting ruler to attend, much less to testify, at such a trial, but further, that some magical force was present during Casca's testimony is also of interest.

Thus this Court is led directly to the involvement of Casca and the Shadowlords in the recent events affecting Britannia and her peoples. This Court has but notes which may or may not have been forged. It is clearly difficult to the minds of most to grasp the concept that the ruler they are sworn to serve in the name of Britannia would go to great lengths to incriminate others to serve his own ends, and yet, recent history is replete with examples of Cascan treachery and deceit in the name of the Shadowlords. It then stands as a very real and true possibility that Casca himself is at the heart of these shameful acts and used Savos as his scapegoat. We know through testimony that Savos himself was surprised by the promotion to Commander of the Royal Guard, and we also know that Casca himself appointed Savos and others to their positions to weaken Britannia herself. Thus it is not beyond the realm of belief that such could occur.

In the end, this Court is faced with determining guilt or innocence by weight of each potential scenario, the weight of each increased or decreased by the testimony given at this Inquiry and at the original Trial of Tomas Savos. Perhaps, indeed, Savos is duplicitous and worked willingly with Casca or another party to poison Britannian crops, but it is so very difficult to take anything of that era at face value. Therefore it becomes a question of faith in the character of Tomas Savos. Is he the kind of man who would willingly deceive others for the sake of gaining power or knowledge? To this end it is raised that Savos appears to be a man on an eternal quest for knowledge who possesses an inate ability to stay out of harm's way. Is this the sort of man who would find it necessary to abuse power for some unidentified gain?

Perhaps the true answer to this we shall never know. However, this Court finds that of all testimony presented, the one question never answered is that of, "Why?" Why would Tomas Savos commit these acts? What would be gained?

Therefore, this Court finds Tomas Savos not guilty of conspiracy to poison Britannian crops. As to the question of Savos' fitness for continued duty with the Royal Guard of Britannia, that decision is one for minds with wisdom greater than ours, but we hope that the details provided in this Inquiry shall help to be a guiding force in any such decisions.

This Court acknowledges that perhaps the full truth will never be known, and as such, we must go on what information we have. In these days following the evil of the Cascan reign, those who may yet believe Savos to be guilty will clearly watch his future actions with scrutiny; this Court believes in his innocence, and prays his future Virtue will show this Court's faith well placed.

So it is written in this first year of our Queen, Lady Dawn, during the 445th year of our Lord British. This Court now stands adjourned.
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