Our Response

[Venico]

My fellow Osirans:

As many of you are already aware, Todd McCloud, a longtime member of this community and the root administrator of our former forum, has proposed a deal between the Osiris Fraternal Order and The Empire. That proposal is available here.

While we thank Todd for his efforts and his longtime service to our community, the Osiris Fraternal Order cannot and will not accept the proposal he has made. We acknowledge his efforts to try to act in good faith as a neutral arbiter between the Osiris Fraternal Order and The Empire. We commend and thank him for wanting to see peace in Osiris. However, we maintain that there cannot be peace in Osiris until The Empire has been removed from the region. Having at long last found both the will and the practical ability to take a stand against The Empire's subversive influence, the Osiran community cannot take steps backward by returning to the status quo. That is not compromise. That is a death sentence for the community of Osiris.

We cannot accept Todd's proposal for the following reasons:

1. We cannot accept the unbanning of Biyah and Dalimbar from Osiris, nor any cessation of action against other Empire members. We reject the notion that they have shaped this region in a positive way. The history of The Empire in Osiris demonstrates that they have shaped the region to meet their own ends and preserve their own power, something they have repeatedly admitted since the December 2012 coup d'etat.

2. We cannot accept the retention of any Empire administrators on the Osiran forum, nor would their removal from the administrative team even be sufficient. They have demonstrated on numerous occasions that they are using their positions on the administrative team to hold power over Osiris that has not been granted to them by the community. Even if they are completely removed from the administrative team, they will just find another power structure to exploit. In December 2012 it was the Council of Ma'at. Recently it has been the administrative team and the former Security Council. Tomorrow it will be something else.

3. We cannot and will not archive this forum. New citizens have registered on this forum, new community members are joining veteran members, and this forum is already far more active than the former forum. We acknowledge the efforts six months ago to save the historical Osiran forum and we hope that it will be maintained for historical purposes and made accessible to all Osirans. This forum, however, is here to stay.

4. We cannot accept an arbitrary deadline of January 10 for establishment of a permanent government structure. While establishing a permanent government structure is a priority we all share, another far greater priority is reestablishing this community and building trust among its members. The community will not be rushed toward an arbitrary deadline. Neither The East Pacific Concordat nor the government structure of any other region will be imposed upon Osiris. The permanent government structure of Osiris will be determined by members of its own community, in due time. Until then, the structure currently in place will remain in place though we will remain flexible to meet the needs of the community.

5. We cannot accept abolition of all government positions while a new government structure is determined. The abolition of government structure would introduce further instability to Osiris, and that is something that neither our own community nor members of the interregional community who are supporting Osiris wish to see. The Osiris Fraternal Order has promised stability to the people of Osiris and to our partners abroad and we will deliver on that promise.

Again, we thank Todd for his efforts. We are reasonable people and we too want to see peace in Osiris. We reassert that peace is only possible with the removal of The Empire and the subversive influence they have exercised over Osiris. Having finally taken a stand, we will not agree on behalf of the Osiran community to stand down. To do so would mean the betrayal of Osiris to an endless cycle of instability maintained by The Empire to preserve their power over the region, and that is something we cannot and will not accept.

Venico the Nightfather
Pharaoh of Osiris

Ambroscus Koth
Pharaoh of Osiris

Cormac Stark-Holland
Vizier of Osiris