Taxes and Tribulations

Taxes and Tribulations is the second saga of Overture V. This saga introduced the character of Cedric Payne and showcased the king's brutality.
==Synopsis ==
In order to fund the construction of a massive statue of himself, King Jacques Bacon IV began to call for the taxation and fining of citizens, his loyal lapdog, Lord Cedric Payne would be the one to carry out the deed.
===Lord Payne===
Cedric Payne, a sadistic man enjoyed draining the citizens of Belmont of their money. Cedric Payne also enjoyed bringing pain onto others, carrying around a whip used to harm those who defied his rule. Cedric Payne quickly became the enemy of the pirate crew known as Albatross. When the captain Hilden hit Payne with the hilt of his sword, Payne ordered his capture and execution. Hilden would be spared execution but one of his crew would end up a victim of the gallows. Payne particularly enjoyed tormenting the people of Belmont by planting contraband in their businesses and punishing them. Lord Payne was especially cruel towards Cor'ag Sharvac and Frances LeTroux, fellow workers under the king. When Cor'ag lost a sword that belonged to Payne, Payne had the orc tied to a wooden post, whipped, and stabbed. When Frances LeTroux was dismissed and killed himself, Payne decided to crucify the body, as a a show of the king's might to the citizens. Lord Payne proposed to Katzi Furston and she accepted after believing the Pirate Captain Hilden did not want her. At the wedding, the pirate captain would crash it and run off with the bride. Dejected and defeated, Payne left Belmont in order to take a vacation in Naturelles.
===Ignacio Pelota===
When Cedric failed at sucking enough money out of the people, King Jacques hired Ignacio Pelota, one of the generals of the Seven Thousand Sinners to do the dirty work. Ignacio revealed he had a unique amulet which allowed himself to become invisible at will. As a showcase of his abilities, Ignacio challenged the pirate captain
Hilden to a fight in the arena. Ignacio would lose the duel, but only after allowing himself to be revealed at certain intervals. Ignacio sought to make the Snake Eaters stronger by giving them uniforms and capes to make it clear who the military power was.
Captain Hilden, the Martyr
Having throughly taxed the of Belmont, the king was able have the statue of 
himself completed. King Jacques held a ceremony in which he dedicated the grand staue to himself. The King managed to spot the pirates of the Albatross in the crowd and ordered Ignacio Pelota to take care of them. Ignacio and Hilden engaged in a fight and Hilden would take a sword in the stomach affter defending Katzi Furston. Hilden died and Ignacio stabbed another young boy during the whole ordeal. Now it was clear, the King's men had taken a step too far and needed to be stopped.
Category:Overture 5
Category:Sagas