This document is used when Ar’s Station captures a high-value individual—such as a High Caste member, a wealthy Merchant, or a decorated Warrior—and wishes to offer their return in exchange for coin or concessions rather than keeping them as a slave. It is delivered by a messenger under a flag of truce.
❖ FORMAL DEMAND FOR RANSOM & RESTITUTION ❖
AR’S STATION: THE SCARLET BENCH
DIPLOMATIC NOTICE: To the High Council and Home Stone of [CITY NAME]. Let it be known that your citizen, named below, has been taken as a captive of war by the forces of Ar’s Station. By the Laws of the Steel, their life and freedom are now forfeit. However, we offer a window of exchange before the collar is permanently locked.
❖ THE CAPTIVE ❖
Name of Captive: ____________________
Caste & Rank: _______________________
Captured During: ____________________ (Event/Location)
Current Status: [ ] Unharmed [ ] Under Physician Care
❖ THE PRICE OF FREEDOM ❖
The Home Stone of Ar’s Station demands the following for the release of the subject: [ ] CURRENCY: The sum of ________ Gold Tarsks. [ ] EXCHANGE: The release of our citizen, ____________________, currently held by you. [ ] CONCESSION: (e.g., Withdrawal of troops, trade rights, or land claims) __________________________________________________________________________
❖ TERMS OF EXCHANGE ❖
DEADLINE: This offer expires at the [____] Glass of the [____] Day.
FAILURE TO COMPLY: If the ransom is not met, the subject shall be: [ ] Stripped of Caste and sold upon the Public Auction Block. [ ] Executed as a prisoner of war.
TRUCE: A temporary ceasefire is granted for the designated Messenger only.
❖ JUDICIAL & MILITARY AUTHORIZATION ❖
MARSHAL OF THE GARRISON: ____________________ PRESIDING MAGISTRATE: _______________________ OFFICIAL SEAL: [ ]
❖ RESPONSE OF THE FOREIGN CITY (OFFICIAL USE) ❖
[ ] ACCEPTED: Ransom delivered. Subject released at the border. [ ] REFUSED: Subject moved to the Slave Registry (Record #________). [ ] NEGOTIATED: (See attached Scribe’s notes).
❖ ARCHIVAL FILING ❖
OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL RECORD: This demand is filed in the Secret Vault of Foreign Intelligence of the Ar’s Station Grand Municipal Archive.
FILING OFFICER: ______________________ DATE: ______________ SEAL: [ ]
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