Guild Wars 2

First the five signed posters, then the unsigned notes in the bandit champion supply crates (the game UI includes “the author of this note seems (emotion).”

1 – By CM – People of Kryta, it is I, your faithful servant, Lord Minister Caudecus Beetlestone. I know the queen has said terrible, nasty things about me, and I must assure you: I am here to return Kryta to its former glory! It is true, I am the supreme leader of the White Mantle. What is not true are the lies and slander the royal family and their lackeys have spread about our noble organization. I intend to set the records straight! – Lord Caudecus Beetlestone

2 – On bandit house near pumping station, Shaemoor – See how the Shining Blade hunts down all who question their false queen? See how they hold you with no trial, with no shred of justice? While I was legate minister, Kryta was a land of laws! It saddens me greatly to watch the tyranny of Queen Jenna from afar! It is clear I have no choice but to liberate Kryta from the royal bloodline who fails Kryta from one generation to the next! Fear not, Kryta, for your day of salvation is imminent! Blood will be shed, and for that, I weep. But we shall return Kryta to the honorable, just, and lawful rule of the White Mantle, with me as your supreme leader! Soon, your suffering will end, and together we will return Kryta, nay, all of Tyria to the glory days! – Lord Caudecus Beetlestone

3 – By Ascalon Settlement east gate – My brothers and sisters from Ascalon, you know my history. I fought with you against the charr! I bled with you, I wept with you as the once-great country was consumed by the ravenous beasts. And this is not the first time the White Mantle aided Ascalon in their fight with the charr. Generations ago, Zain the Merciful brought food and clothing for your countrymen. What did the Shining Blade send? Assassins, who your king had hanged from Ascalon City! Join me, and the White Mantle will reclaim your home from the charr, and we shall form a grand human empire the likes of which has never been seen before! – Lord Caudecus Beetlestone

4 – By the south gate of Seraph’s Landing (Harathi) – My fellow humans, do you remember the tales of the Titans? The false gods of the charr, who ravaged Tyria centuries ago? What the Shining Blade refused to tell you is that it was we, the White Mantle, who kept the beasts at bay, and it was agents of the Shining Blade who released them! The refugees from Ascalon, still weakened and tired from their trek across the Shiverpeaks but beginning to enjoy life under the wise and just leadership of the White Mantle, nearly burned due to the Shining Blade’s psychotic decision to open the Door of Komalie! The history you know is false! Join me, and I will protect you from all those who would harm you! – Lord Caudecus Beetleston

5 – By the Triskell Quay docks – Generations ago, it was the White Mantle who protected Kryta from the charr. Your queen wishes to sell you out to them! Is that the sort of leadership you want? Someone whose weak policies on the charr have opened our streets to their kind? Think of your families! Join me, join the White Mantle, and together we will close the borders to those beasts, and all other nonhumans! We will make Kryta strong; we will make humanity strong! We shall return to the glory days when man, not beast, not floppy-eared pseudointellectuals or plant beasts or brainless giants, ruled Tyria! – Lord Caudecus Beetlestone

Bandit Crate 1 (angry) – Faithful members of the White Mantle, hear the words of your wise and true Confessor: This supposed god is false! He is not who he says he is! He is an imposter and has led you astray! For those who return to my graces, I will be merciful. For those who do not, my wrath will be unforgiving, and my pursuit unending.

Bandit Crate 2 (frustrated) – My brothers and sisters, ask yourself: Why would Lazarus forsake our countrymen? Why would he leave them to suffer under the tyranny of an incompetent queen, as weak and cowardly as her bloodline has proven to be for generations? I say again, he is false! There is no other explanation! Return to me, and together we will liberate Kryta, and usher in a new age of prosperity not seen since the days following Saul D’Alessio’s supreme sacrifice!

Bandit Crate 3 (determined) – It was a noble effort to bring the Unseen Ones back, as they aided our supreme hero Saul D’Alessio on the faithful (sic fateful?) day he sacrificed himself to save Kryta. But it was the White Mantle, not the Unseen Ones, who truly won that day! It was the White Mantle, not these “mursaat,” who ruled for the most prosperous time Kryta has ever seen! We must be the change we wish to see in Kryta! The Unseen Ones are gone; they have forsaken us as the old gods have forsaken the heretics. But fear not, for I will shoulder the burden of leadership!

Bandit Crate 4 (desperate) – More of our brothers and sisters have returned to our fold – disenfranchised with the supposed “noble pursuits” of this false god who calls himself Lazarus! He wished to use them as pawns against Dragons, have them throw their lives away while their families at home suffer at the hands of weak leadership. I promise you wealth, titles, and land for your service in returning the crown of Kryta to where it belongs – on the head of the Confessor of (the) White Mantle! So what will it be: Throw your life away at the feet of a dragon like the foolhardy Pact? Or return to my good graces, and be rewarded with wealth and power?

Bandit Crate 5 (vengeful) – Many of our brothers and sisters still follow the false Lazarus, willing to throw their lives away for his schemes. This saddens me! My offer of forgiveness can only extend for so long, as our day of reckoning is nearly upon us! Return to me, your one true leader, and you guarantee your family’s place at the table for the new ruling class of Kryta! Refuse, and they stand trial in your stead for your heresy. My patience has ended. Return now, or suffer the consequences!