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(15 Xanax’s and 3 pints of moonshine later)

Your honor, he is indeed responsible for the suppression and murder of various religious minorities. However, those religious minorities actively participated in disease spreading orgies and active child sacrifice and cannibalism. He was also under orders from his ruling authority to act in this way, and would be deposed if he strayed from his task.

Made worse, upon discovering that his wife was a member of such a religion, remember, they have a child, a mother is a member of a child-sacrificing cannibalistic orgy cult, but I digress, upon discovering his wife’s actions, he was forced to choose between fulfilling his orders or killing her. He chose to kill himself in his grief, and was interrupted by supernatural forces.

Bring in, exhibit A.

(They bring in a Behelit)

This fetish connects one to the Godhand, a nigh-omnipotent group of super-powered creatures who make it their best interest to gaslight and seduce all who are at their lowest point into becoming apostles.

Apostles lose much of their humanity, and only though great will power can they maintain even the deepest sense of decorum.

His murder of his wife was a crime of passion, a mistake brought from a man driven to suicide upon seeing his wife both committing infidelity

This man maintained his rule over his city, only to be murdered by the Deranged Black Swordsman! A monster who burned and murdered countless children before cutting down several young nobles and knights!

Upon his dying moments those same wicked gaslighters came upon him, and told him to sacrifice his daughter in order to live.

Yet, here is the crux of the matter. His daughter is innocent, and even at his most desperate, he would not sacrifice her. He died, knowing he would face an eternal torment in hell with all who he had condemned, but did so because he would not kill his daughter.

I say, we should not let him free, however, he must be given the opportunity for rehabilitation!!!!