Whitewater Village and Wormwood's other townships are not so amiable and open armed as they once were. Under the full control of Tyral's self-proclaimed harbinger Valarous Sunshield and his Swords of Salvation, Whitewater Village has become a fortified and fully occupied military town. Walls and towers of gleaming white stone are in the process of being constructed around the full perimeter of the village, and gated checkpoints have already been established at its entrances and exits. The lives that are lived in Whitewater are now penitent and fearful, for Valarous Sunshield has established new laws within the walls of Whitewater; the Tenants of Tyral. These Tenants are viewed by both Valarous and all of his soldiers as the words of Tyral Himself, and are vigilantly upheld and enforced. The Tenants can be found posted in every district of Whitewater, and on every prominent building. They read as follows:
BLESSED BE CREATOR TYRAL. HIS LIGHT BURNS THROUGH THE DARK AND IMPURE.
He hath delivered his righteous word upon Wormwood, and it shall be honored by all who call Wormwood their home. Keep these seven tenants in your heart and mind forever, and you shall be blessed and protected.
1. Lovers of Light, the darkness harbors sinners, secrets and the wicked. No man or woman is to walk the streets past the Sun's setting without an escort from the Swords of Salvation. Those found reveling in the night shall be seized and questioned.
2. Lovers of Light, my radiance reaches the world's darkest corners. It burns through the shadows of deceit, and nothing shall hide those who seek to keep foul secrets from my Swords of Salvation. Truth shall is rewarded with my boon and blessings. Lies and their speakers shall be purged from the land.
3. Lovers of Light, Wormwood's age of evil and corruption is over. Agents of faithless and malicious intent have no place in my chosen lands, and will be put to the sword. Faithful citizens, you are charged with reporting any suspicious individuals to the Swords of Salvation. If it is within your means, the successful capture of any such suspect will be justly rewarded.
4. Lovers of Light, the Swords of Salvation serve as my hands. Their work is the work of Tyral the Lightbringer, and shall not be doubted or questioned. Find comfort in the glow of their virtue, and seek to live as they live. Those who dissent against my Swords are faithless, and have no place in my Holy Lands.
5. Lovers of Light, give no mercy or charity to the faithless and their allies. Citizens and strangers alike found aiding or hiding my enemies are the most heinous of all monsters, for they wish to profit from your continued ruination and suffering. Shut your doors to these villains, and ignore the seduction of their words. Those who entertain the agendas of the wicked forfeit their place in my Holy Lands, and shall face my wrath.
6. Lovers of Light, turn away from vice and sin. Seek not the company of liquor, drugs, lechers, gossip or games of chance. In such sins is found weakness, corruption and sloth. You, my blessed faithful, must remain focused and keen at all times to ensure malicious forces find no footholds in your home. Those who seek to continue such corrupting habits or hide their pursuits will face a test of faith. Those who fail this test are faithless, and have no home in my Holy Lands.
7. Lovers of Light, be vigilant and pious. Spread my holy word. Live these tenants and preach them to travelers, neighbors and kin alike. Never stray from these holy words, and never allow your beloved companions to slip into darkness. Do this, blessed faithful, and you shall receive rewards beyond measure.
