Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20150518062512/@comment-24696651-20150522233321

(Time to see what use my GCSE in English is. Hamble, if this speech is really bad, make sure Lysander faces a suitable reaction from the crowd.)

Lysander made his way over to a small, slightly raised area in the front of the hall. He waited for the chatter to die down a bit before beginning. He was slightly nervous as he felt a thousand pairs of eyes fall upon him, but his sanity would hold for a while yet. He suspected the outcome of his speech would affect whether he went to mania or depression.

"I stand before you today as a fellow Breton," Lysander began, loudly enough for those at the back to here clearly, but no more. "A Breton seeking nothing more than unity, equality, and liberty."

He paused for a moment before continuing, his voice rising.

"But some do not desire this. The Elves conspire to suppress the Bretons, and the traitorous nobles act with them to crush our dreams, our hopes. They have imprisoned members of our party, too craven to face them as a true Breton would - with courage, respect, and honour. They think that if they imprison us, they can destroy us. But let me tell you this: you cannot destroy an idea. You can torture me, you can hang me, but on the day I die, my last words will be thus: unity, equality, liberty! The nobles do not understand this. The elves do not value this. They are weak, they are craven, and they are harlots! The nobles would sell themselves to the elves if they could get but a single gold piece from it. They have no spine, no soul, no spirit! I would sooner die than let those pigs rule me! Every Breton should be free! Every Breton should be able to live his life without fear of arrest or poverty! And every Breton should be united!"

After the previous cruscendo, he went quiet, as he approached a louder one.

"Do you want to be ruled by nobles who have never done a day's work in their lives? Do you want to be subject to the terrifying influence of the insidious Elves? Or do you want to live your life with but three simple principles? Unity! Equality! Liberty!"