(Amber City) Several score citizens have been arrested this week and are pending trial following the announcement of the sundown curfew in Amber City by the newly appointed Lord Mayor, Princess Breyd. She has promised that each case will be heard in a timely manner, if only to make sure there are enough public whippings by the time Friday's execution night comes around. In the few cases where there is justifiable doubt, only a heavy fine will be levied (equivalent to three month's income for an average household in the city) otherwise the offender will be hung. If the fines cannot be paid, then a public whipping with a week in the stocks will be sentenced instead. All proceeds from curfew fines will be sent to fill Amber's depleted coffers.

"I cannot emphasise enough that noble houses are no exception to this curfew," the new Lord Mayor commented from her office. "Only Royals can walk around at night without a pass. This is part of the martial law that I am declaring in this city. Until this town is whipped into shape, I'm afraid these sorts of measures will be in place for a while. I know His Majesty is particularly sick of foreign spies running around causing mayhem in his lands and these measures have been adopted to at least curb that sort of nonsense."

"Besides, it gives HRH Alexis a clear city at night to get her rebuilding work done. I'm a bit sick of seeing spots of this city still blighted with unsightly rubble and derelict buildings. She should stop mucking about plotting against Rory and neutering pets and get those torn down and a few new parks put up. I'm going to request a coliseum to be built in one of those areas so that we have a proper place to hold public executions and other amusements for the public. It'd be a good idea to hold some games there next autumnal equinox as well. This town could do with a good harvest-tide celebration just to blow off some steam."

"Back to the topic of curfews though, I've already stated I won't make exceptions and I don't hear excuses very well. I only want to say something once. I hate repeating myself. If you really want to see something funny, come to this Friday's execution night. Some dumb housefrau threw her nightsoil out into the gutters and now everybody on her block has to turn up and drink piss from their jugs before the whole city. I'm expecting a few of them to be sick. They'd better get used to it. That's all they're getting to drink for a week."

This text is copyright © Craig Lucas and Beth Major; "Amber" is copyright © Roger Zelazny; "Amber" the diceless RPG is copyright © Phage Press. No copyright infringement is intended.

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