****Incoming Transmission****
****Comm ID: Arbiter Jack Crow****
****location: The Rocinante****
The following transmission is for all Junkers. Furthermore it may be copied and distributed to anyone who inquires about our policies regarding Gallia. This is not now and never will be a secret. The Junkers came from Gallia, we can never hide that. Most Junkers were not even aware of this before the minefields were opened, but it has always been true. It was a secret passed down by the arbiters and those who had ties to the old Gallic families. Our founder was one of those who came from a wealthy aristocratic family of Gallic Junkers. He left us however and left Hannibal Bishop and myself to handle the politics of reunification.
I was born and raised in Liberty. While I still love Liberty, I never liked the fact that you cannot become anything in Liberty unless you want to play by the rules of the big corporations. They are the ones pulling all the real strings around here. Without the billions they bring in, none of this would exist. The Junker way of life is a way to exist outside of all that. It's a way anyone can do business without crawling beneath the corporate umbrella. Nothing has changed about our philosophies and nothing will change. Bishop and I decided early on that we had no desire to be agents in a royal court. The Gallic crown expects us to return home and become their long lost sons. Well they can keep waiting. The Gallic aristocracy that was once a part of the Junker Congress is long gone.
We have not made any formal requests to be doing business in Gallia and we will not be doing so. I'm not kissing any monarch's hind quarters and I can't imagine that any self respecting Junker would ever do so. We will not be aiding the Gallic crown in any fashion. Furthermore, we will not be offering any aid to Gallic Junkers either. This has been a hard decision since they are still brother Junkers. However, they are still agents of the Gallic crown and that is something we can never be. Junkers who leave Gallia and wish to embrace our way of life will be given refuge. However, we will not be going to Gallia anymore to offer them our assistance.
I know some of you have business interests in Gallia. Business is still business and if there is money to be made I expect you will be taking advantage of the situation. Know that if you venture into Gallia, you do so at your own risk. Junkers are used to doing business in dangerous situations and this will be one of those circumstances. I wouldn't be expecting much help from the Gallic Junkers and we will not be bowing to any throne to get you out of trouble.
Please feel free to direct any questions to Arbiter Trenton or myself at any time.
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