The Parliament of Children
During the festival which saw the High King of Gore overthrown, the Parliament of Gore traded their places with children. The Sanguine Lords have no interest in parliaments, and sent the politicians home. However, the children claimed that if the Sanguine Lords could keep their new positions as lords instead of returning to being butchers, the children should remain members of Parliament.
The Lords were unimpressed, but could not undermine their position by dismissing the children out of hand. They simply let the Parliament continue. The children aged, and new children were appointed to take their place. Even today, the Parliament sits in Rhegard Town in sight of the abandoned castle that was once the seat of the kings (05.20).
Their legislation goes ignored, but they have some influence over Gore’s downtrodden people. Recently, they have declared Sulgrim’s presence an abomination and are mustering a children’s crusade to expel him.
Hooks
- Do the children have agents around Gore?
- Does one have to leave the Parliament when one reaches adulthood? Is that fourteen? (See 07.18)
- How are new children appointed?
- Does this crusade have legs? Won’t the children be massacred?
- Given Lady Natala’s dislike of Sulgrim, is she backing the Parliament?
- Does the Parliament have contact with The Jester Prince?
