Of all the deliberative bodies throughout history, it was the the Diet of the Ramathusian Territory that racked up the biggest body counts. The delegates routinely fought duels over trivial matters of policy; the pen may be mightier than the sword, but swords are longer and sharper.
Counsellor Thumpkin found the fights, both with swords and words, tiresome and a nuisance. He resolved to unite the Territory under a single ruler: him.
His first plan was to gouge a hole in anyone who got in his way. But he was a terrible swordsman. Plan B: buy everyone off.
It worked.
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