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So in all practicality, blaming the duchess for what duchy the lords happened to have their region in is kind of ludicrous.
I'm not here to agree or disagree... But don't you have this backwards? The Duchess took the action, the Lords are always along for the ride if they don't have any warning. The Duchess is the only one that could shoulder the blame.
But at the same time, the action is easily reversible. All one had to was be in the capital, and witch allegiance back. None did that.
Which has nothing whatsoever with the original act being right or wrong.
I think it should be noted that FR's Ruler and lord of Golden Farrow (the last remaining region in FR) eventually joined Asylon anyway after the city went rogue. I did not notice any real effort to even keep GF; it's like we just waited for taxes before jumping ship into a different realm (D'Hara for my character, Asylon for the last FR Ruler). That makes everything seem like a realm merger, personally.
Which is, again, irrelevant. Someone brought a case, it got discussed, and voted. But if you want to know who voted, ask them. Maybe they will tell you.
I think we should have the right to know who the magistrates of the case are.
Its completely relevant. For example, if you voted, I'd consider it biased voting.