Welcome to the Age of Incurable Aconite

There must be something terrible in the air, maybe too many vibrations
have been used or unknown rites have poisoned the minds of so many
people. I have thought that at least leaders of cities and guilds
would have some sense of reasoning and logic. It do not seem like that,
as everyone can see in the latest venom ban announcement in the public
board (7709). These names are now written in the history as creators of
the most pathetic treaty of all times. Never have I seen so terrible
and pathetic excuse of treaty as this is.

I do not know what is the logic behind this treaty since leaders who
"agreed" on this haven't bothered to discuss publicly about their
silly plans - obviously for good reasons as you can see from the treaty.
I have been member of Shadowsnakes guild for long time but lately, as
seemingly in all serpent guilds, leading of these guilds have been
disgraced and standards have been lowered. If not even secretaries who
are more active than leaders themselves do not know what leaders are
planning there is definetly something wrong.

Serpents are supposed to be a family, a tribe - descendants of Loki and
Ekanel. What are the motives behind this secret plan to sell even your
own family? How can anyone even think selling their own family for
something, this is something that we Mhuns can't understand. If you lose
your own identity, your family, your true spirit inherited from your
ancestors - what do you have left? A leather bag filled with blood, a
bucket ready for defiling and wasted piece of rotten meat.

I always thought that freedom of opinions and speech was one of the
main ideologies in group of intelligent individuals of Shadowsnake
leaders and followers of Vastar, the Skylord. Lately there has been
ever increasing number of "treaties" made by "leaders" who don't even
bother to discuss about them. Venom bans have been the worst sign of
weak leadership - one year they create secret treaties to add more
venoms for ban and individuals like me have to fight against that! Now
there is no illegal venoms at all and again "treaty" was made in
a secret club of "leaders".

The worst part of this new pathetic excuse of treaty is the direct
attack against shopkeepers. I have many times written for Shadowsnakes
that the problem is not honourable and honest shopkeepers. The problem
is the black market thiefs who sell their items from hand to hand. They
are often insane demon possessed cowards who have illusions of helping
their multiple personalities and families by selling out their current
physical forms - they are the worst whores of this world. They do not
sell only their body but they sell their own identity to demons and
illusions.

The treaty do not only give the markets to demon possessed lunatics but
it has been made by people who have no connections at all to current
business world. Mistral hasn't been selling her venoms for long time,
Xandor has never even owned a shop and Cyre can't even milk venoms. I
do not know motives of Grellek, Hamel or Doomhammer but they are
allowing black market suppliers to sell their venoms for prices like
300gp per refill! Do they sell venoms in their shops or are their trying
to destroy competetion while selling venoms in black market? I have to
repeat this question which I have written long time ago for Shadowsnakes.
Now this is not directed only to Doomhammer but to everyone who has
been part of this pathetic treaty.

"Who are you working for? Are you working for serpents, shopkeepers or
are you selling your family and heritage to some secret club of black
market thieves? Prove me that you are not a traitor in family working
against honest serpents and trying to sell us to black market rogues."

I am sick of this arrogant attitude which you have showen to us. We
Mhuns have been victims of prejudices and ignorance for long time. Now
these signs of mental weakness can be seen in attitudes against my other
family, the tribe of serpents, descendants of Loki and Ekanel. I will
not just sit back while others are selling my families and heritage to
their personal gain. It is time for serpents to wake up and look around.
What has happened to our heritage, our identity and our leaders?

Zbniebniz of Moghedu
"Everyone knows that Mhun means loylty to family, whether it is ancient
blood of serpent tribe or being born in Moghedu. Mhun do NOT mean
stupidity or apathy when traitors are selling their families."

Penned by my hand on the 3rd of Valnuary, in the year 267 AF.