Nearly 50 years ago this town was known as Golden Oaks, home of the most relied upon lumber mill in all of Briars-Veil.  Just look at the forests that surround us.  But when The Alliance took notice of our growing influence over trade, they couldn’t keep their hands out of our business.  They sent notice via the TTA (Tri-City Trade Administration) that an increase in tolls and tariffs was necessary to upkeep the roads.   They vowed to impose a 50% tax on all orders traveling into any of the three bigs or buy the mill from me at a fraction of its worth so that I could rent it from them on an annual basis.  I told them they could kick rocks and within 48 hours in a totally “unrelated accident” Golden Oaks lumber mill, the town pub, our local inn, our artisans guild and some homes were engulfed in flames.  The fire grew so large my home which neighbored the Guild also caught fire.  I was deep in the forest marking lines for the following month’s harvest when I heard faint screams of terror echoing through the woods.  As I rushed back towards town the smell of smoke hit me first, then the stinging cloud of acrid fog burned my eyes and filled my lungs.  But it was the cries of terror that burned the most.  Many lost only their livelihoods.  I lost my wife, my son and my soul that night.  I vowed to never trust The Alliance again, and I’ve dedicated myself to balancing the scales of power so to speak.  What once was Golden Oaks is known today as Ashton Oaks, and to the Alliance it is merely a shadow of its former glory.  But we of Blue Trident know from the ashes arose a Phoenix.

- I would like to officially invite you to join Blue Trident.  We are a group of dissidents dedicated to upholding The Covenants.  We secretly represent the masses who live their lives day after day under the regime called The Alliance but remain afraid to resist their insidious and unlawful reign.  We work in the shadows, gather intelligence and mark every corrupt official to hold those in power accountable to The Covenants.