First I want to thank my counterpart, Lord Stripetail, for convincing the Council to free us from captivity. I will join the Wizard's Council, evemn though my powers are not what they once were. Now many of you have suffered abuse at the hands of the Dinotons. I'll tell you what happened to me. When I was arrested, the Dinotons clubbed me in the stomach repeatedly, punched me in the face and were more or less beating me to death. but then they stopped . I have the scars on my midsection to prove it." he lifted up his shirt and his midsection was indeed crisscrossed with scars. It was not a pretty sight and it was a testiment to the ferocity of the Dinotons. he continued"I was groggy and winded, so I wasn't thinking clearly not could I see clearly. After a while they grabbed me again and dragged me on thier ship. " Stripetail said, rage in his eyes. They then threw me in a small cell and left me there to rot. Ok, so I had violated thier stupid laws 17 times, I could accept that I would be facing some prison time. But at that time, if you practiced magic,you were a target for beatings. Many magical creatures were beaten to death by Dinton guards, one of my friends suffered that fate at the hands of my captors. I witnessed it, it was just before they arrested me. I tried to revive him, but the Guards interfered. Had they not interfered, I would have been able to revive him. I was just below Level 1 Status at that time, an extremely powerful wizard. Yet they refused to let me help him. When I pleaded with them to let me save him, they beat me even harder. I have since learned that the Dinotons responsible are dead. Fortunately for them, because if they were here right now, I'd kill them persionally." he raged. "calm down Stripetail" a sorceress said. "You have survived your ordeals, we can begin to rebuild our lives."
Nick