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The Anarcho-Syndicalists are making things difficult at a major street junction. The town square, to be more precise, where Baphomets have to transit, as it's the most centralized location of the city and home to the largest fountain still functioning. The water that sputters intermittently from the spouts is clean and pure, excellent for drinking and other needs of the goat men.
"Comrades, are we to submerge the true state of society under the insidious authority and tyranny of external government? Remember how much better it was without Kings coercing cooperation from us free goats? The liberation from class domination and exploitation!" The Baphomet stands on a raised ledge of the fountain with some sort of speaking trumpet made of brass to carry his voice. Around him are seven Baphomets carrying wooden placards with Runes written upon them. To your surprise, the speaker is not the 'Chairman' but a different one of the denizens of the Watch Tower. You check over the protesting Baphomets and note that the Chairman with his distinctive broken-off horn, is nowhere to be seen.
From the looks of things, almost every Baphomet transiting through the public square ignores the speech. A few make rude gestures and meep with annoyance if the placard carrying goats gets in their way to the fountain for water.
"Out of the way, ya lazy bastards."
"I can't believe it; you managed to agree to do something together."
"So felt like coming out of your Tower at last?"
"I'm not listening to a herd of treacherous goats who use fancy words."
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
"I just want to get some water!"
It's relieving to know that this faction is unpopular with their fellow Baphomets and that they are hobbled by their sheer incompetence in convincing fellow Baphomets. If you start using words like 'class consciousness', 'socialism', or 'proletariat', you need to actually make sure the audience understands what the hell you are trying to say. Their feudalistic-minded colleagues are not going to care much to listen to weird terms they don't understand.
But you still wonder: just where did these Baphomets learn such things? Eventually, you ask Yatagarasu when you meet up with him again to learn how to summon your Mana Reaper.
He had this to say: "Ah, those queer Baphomets, they're all former Guides. In fact, they were the most experienced Guides of the Wayfarer Guild back in the dark days of Ser Rodomonte. I was a junior guide at the time. I believe Lord Mordred repeatedly went on a Quest to a place called 'Commune' to acquire Relics. Meep. Ended up stealing a bunch of odd books and magical items called DVDs. Those Relics managed to retain their properties for a day or two, but eventually Avalon rejected them. Be aware, Your Majesty, that sometimes you will bring false Relics that, at first glance, will endure their time in Avalon, but they eventually fade away."