ATTENTION:
This is the *original* script of the "Rites of Saul" play that was performed during Mantlecon 1080 AE.
Tiny revisions were made in ID2, while some bigger ones happened in ID1.
If you got screenshots/text of the ID1 performance, please PM me (Karuro) on GWG(2) or GWO.
If my PM box is full, just spam my Requiem Webcomic thread or something. Maybe my wiki talk page, it needs love.

Volunteered Actors were:

ID1:
Liston Worrek: Saul, Dorian
Sightkeeper Seleon: Mursaat, Monster, Peacekeeper
Raminus Spellflame: Malchior, Hablion
Simol Taneous: Zhar, "Hero"
Dutch Sunshine: Sethiroth, The Demagogue
Sora Wingedshot: (Accidental Female) Villager, Blade Member
Karuro Silvershot: Narrator, Charr, Isaiah
Kicked out: Thommis, isn't it sad?

ID2:
Shemp the Absent-Ithaqua Zhar
Fire Ghost Killer-Malchior Devenholm
Grek The Hammer-Lord Sethiroth
Ambitious Elemental-Peacekeeper
Wire Angel & Safran Darkanan-Peasants


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For this years Mantlecon,
I, Karuro Silvershot, have written the play "Rites of Saul".
It will be filled with joy and laughter, but also with drama and respect.
But most of all, that which was the "Heart" of the White Mantle.

Shall we begin? As they say, "Raise the curtains!"

Our story begins with a dive into the past..
Our Lord and Savior, Saul D'Alessio was but a man low on his luck.
Kicked out of Kryta he was. Into the treacherous Jungles.
Not the best place for a Drunk to end up with all those spiders and centaurs.
Especially the centaurs. Nasty folk.

Here he met the glorious Unseen Ones, who patched him back to a.. Higher rank in society.
This angel of gold approached him and said:

Murdaat: No more, are you a mere bum!

And so, Saul was no mere bum anymore.
No, now he was a bum wearing clothes made of the finest linen and gold!

Saul: Praise the Unseen Ones!

After Saul returned with his tale of the Unseen, many joined him to fight together against the threat from the North. The Charr.

Saul: Citizens of Kryta. We must act now!
Unite under my banner and together, we shall defeat the Charr!

Later that week, Saul and his men ventured through the night to fight against the Charr!

Charr: We are the Charr! We will kill you now!

Saul: No foolish feline. It is US that shall kill YOU!

And so, Saul and his men took out the entire invasion army! But, at a cost.

Many lives were lost, and so was Saul's.

Saul: Alas, I have been slain! Tell of my tale to my followers.
Let my teachings about peace and brotherhood not be lost!

(I could add my own propagenda in here, but that might turn my fate into something worse than a Charr's)

*Ahum* Anyways! Saul taught us that we should fight together. As brothers in arms.
Peace is all that is important. That is why the farmers and citizens of Kryta banded together under Saul's banner to form the White Mantle.

But Saul's meaning was lost through the years..
Some meddling kids and their Moa murdered Justiciar Hablion after the Chosen incident.

Hablion: I could've gone away with it if it weren't for you-BLARGH!

put down the Demagogue

Demagogue: I WAS THE STRONGE-BLARGH!

and turned Confessor Dorian into a Phantom or two!

Dorian: Well, this isn't so ba-OMG WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY CORPSE!?

The highest in leadership who took up Dorian's position only made it worse!

======Turned into Narrator in ID1=======
Confessor Isaiah: So, I had this great idea.

Thommis: Tell me about it.

Isaiah: Let's hire whatever is left of Verata's cult and those bandits from Ascalon as Peace Keepers!

Thommis: You go do that. I'll rage about my brother with those Stone Summit dwarves.
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And so, the White Mantle was swung to the bottom of the devourer pit.
But, there was a shining ray of hope! And luckily for them, it wasn't a Ray of Judgement!

Zhar: I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

Sadly, Saul isn't here anymore so somebody else had to do it.
A small group banded together inside the White Mantle.
A group who couldn't agree with the direction their guild was going to.

Especially after last weeks incident..

Villager: Oh woe is me! The harvest has gone bad and I only have enough to feed myself!

Peacekeeper: Pardon ma'm, but I see you got some cabbages there.

Villager:
T-That is correct.. Who are you?

Peacekeeper:
We are the Peacekeepers. The Unseen have told us you are hiding Shining Blade members.

Villager:
The Unseen!? Why would I hide rebels!?

Peacekeeper:
We suspect the Shining Blade are disguised as those cabbages.

Villager:
No! What are you doing!? My harvest! Give it back!

Peacekeeper:
Look here, ma'm. It's either giving us these rebels or us chopping your head off.

Villager:
...

Peacekeeper:
Silence is golden.

The small group could not approve these acts! Across the nation, farmers their land got taken away, citizens were killed for false accusations! Some were even bribed!
These Peace Keepers were turning the Mantle into a criminal underground organization!

No, our group of friends could not let this continue.
This was against the teachings of Saul!
What would be the best way to reach peace?
What about the Unseen Ones?

It was time to make a choice.

Sethiroth:
It is time to make a choice!
We either continue as thugs in the White Mantle, or join forces with those who share our goal: Peace.


Zhar:
What do you mean!?

Malchior:
I agree. Conflict can be no more! *Ele stands up*
We shall find allies! We shall put an end to this criminal empire!

Zhar:
But the Mantle is not fit to lead. Corruption is deep inside their bones!

Malchior:
No, my brother. The Mantle obey's, but does not lead.
We need someone who is set on their goal.
We need someone who desires peace.
We need someone who acts like Saul did.


Zhar:
You don't mean..

Sethiroth:
Yes. Let us unite with our krytan brothers. Fight for peace, for the Queen!

Malchior:
Then we shall head West. I have a contact of the Shining Blade waiting for us to make negotiations with.

And so, the group of outcasts set out West into the swamps.
They had to slay many monsters on their way

Sethiroth: Take this, foul beast!

*random monster*: Blargh!

At last, they arrived at the designated meeting spot.
There was no need for talk. The intentions of both parties were clear.
A confused man cannot pick a single side.
So why can a man not benefit from both?
This is what it means to find peace.
The White Mantle is no more, for this group of outcasts.
Following Sauls teachings, praising their saviors the Unseen and turning their back to their old corrupted leadership.
From this day on, this group of outcasts.. Became legends.

The Shining Mantle.

A name that regains the glory of the old days.
A Guild who's brotherhood is stronger than ever before.
Krytans who have banded together to find peace.

All hail the Unseen and their blessings.
All hail Saul and his teachings.
And all Hail the Queen, who shall return peace to our nation.