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{{quote| Humph. Looks like you're doing very well here. | Kanaan}}

The corrupt former military commander of [[Rockland]], Grady took Rockland's taxes and kept them from himself. Eventually, [[Kraze Miles]] noticed that Rockland was not paying its taxes and sent the [[Imperial Guard]] in order to investigate the reason behind Rockland's tax woes. When a party of Imperial Guard members arrived, Grady placed the blame for the taxes on the [[Mt. Seifu ~~Bandits]]~~, claiming that bandit pillages had kept him from being able to collect taxes<ref>"You see, some bandits have settled on nearby Mt. Seifu, and have been pillaging the local villages. That's why we've been unable to collect taxes and deliver them to you." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Though it was not their mission to do so, the Imperial Guard members went to [[Mt. Seifu]] and brought back [[Varkas]] and [[Sydonia]], the leaders of the Mt. Seifu Bandits. Upon hearing of this, Grady immediately imprisoned the two<ref>"We'll place them in this dungeon here." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, despite Varkas' protest that they were innocent and that it was Grady himself who was the tax thief<ref>"What do you mean, tax thieves? You're the tax thief!" - Varkas ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Grady thanked the Imperial Guard for their service, and gave them a cash prize, claiming it to be a gift from the townspeople<ref>"Please take this. A small gift from the villagers." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Later, after the Imperial Guard left, Grady bound the men upon stakes outside his mansion, waiting for the two to starve to death.

The corrupt former military commander of [[Rockland]], Grady took Rockland's taxes and kept them from himself. Eventually, [[Kraze Miles]] noticed that Rockland was not paying its taxes and sent the [[Imperial Guard]] in order to investigate the reason behind Rockland's tax woes. When a party of Imperial Guard members arrived, Grady placed the blame for the taxes on the Mt. Seifu bandits, claiming that bandit pillages had kept him from being able to collect taxes<ref>"You see, some bandits have settled on nearby Mt. Seifu, and have been pillaging the local villages. That's why we've been unable to collect taxes and deliver them to you." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Though it was not their mission to do so, the Imperial Guard members went to [[Mt. Seifu]] and brought back [[Varkas]] and [[Sydonia]], the leaders of the Mt. Seifu Bandits. Upon hearing of this, Grady immediately imprisoned the two<ref>"We'll place them in this dungeon here." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, despite Varkas' protest that they were innocent and that it was Grady himself who was the tax thief<ref>"What do you mean, tax thieves? You're the tax thief!" - Varkas ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Grady thanked the Imperial Guard for their service, and gave them a cash prize, claiming it to be a gift from the townspeople<ref>"Please take this. A small gift from the villagers." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Later, after the Imperial Guard left, Grady bound the men upon stakes outside his mansion, waiting for the two to starve to death.

Eventually, however, [[Hero (Suikoden)]] and his party, some of the members of the Imperial Guard who had captured Varkas and Sydonia, learned how cruelly Grady was treating the two men<ref>"Outrageous! Execution without trial! Even by Imperial Law, that's illegal." - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and, feeling that they were responsible for this<ref>"It's our fault." - Tir McDohl ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, the group vowed to help the [[Toran Liberation Army]] rescue them. Thanks to a fiery distraction from [[Viktor]], the group was able to free the thieves. Grady would flee his position toward the end of the war, much to the delight of his subjects<ref>"Grady ran away, and hasn't been seen since. Good riddance." - Villager ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.

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 {{quote| Humph. Looks like you're doing very well here. | Kanaan}}
-The corrupt former military commander of [[Rockland]], Grady took Rockland's taxes and kept them from himself. Eventually, [[Kraze Miles]] noticed that Rockland was not paying its taxes and sent the [[Imperial Guard]] in order to investigate the reason behind Rockland's tax woes. When a party of Imperial Guard members arrived, Grady placed the blame for the taxes on the [[Mt. Seifu Bandits]], claiming that bandit pillages had kept him from being able to collect taxes<ref>"You see, some bandits have settled on nearby Mt. Seifu, and have been pillaging the local villages. That's why we've been unable to collect taxes and deliver them to you." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Though it was not their mission to do so, the Imperial Guard members went to [[Mt. Seifu]] and brought back [[Varkas]] and [[Sydonia]], the leaders of the Mt. Seifu Bandits. Upon hearing of this, Grady immediately imprisoned the two<ref>"We'll place them in this dungeon here." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, despite Varkas' protest that they were innocent and that it was Grady himself who was the tax thief<ref>"What do you mean, tax thieves? You're the tax thief!" - Varkas ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Grady thanked the Imperial Guard for their service, and gave them a cash prize, claiming it to be a gift from the townspeople<ref>"Please take this. A small gift from the villagers." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Later, after the Imperial Guard left, Grady bound the men upon stakes outside his mansion, waiting for the two to starve to death.
+The corrupt former military commander of [[Rockland]], Grady took Rockland's taxes and kept them from himself. Eventually, [[Kraze Miles]] noticed that Rockland was not paying its taxes and sent the [[Imperial Guard]] in order to investigate the reason behind Rockland's tax woes. When a party of Imperial Guard members arrived, Grady placed the blame for the taxes on the Mt. Seifu bandits, claiming that bandit pillages had kept him from being able to collect taxes<ref>"You see, some bandits have settled on nearby Mt. Seifu, and have been pillaging the local villages. That's why we've been unable to collect taxes and deliver them to you." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Though it was not their mission to do so, the Imperial Guard members went to [[Mt. Seifu]] and brought back [[Varkas]] and [[Sydonia]], the leaders of the Mt. Seifu Bandits. Upon hearing of this, Grady immediately imprisoned the two<ref>"We'll place them in this dungeon here." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, despite Varkas' protest that they were innocent and that it was Grady himself who was the tax thief<ref>"What do you mean, tax thieves? You're the tax thief!" - Varkas ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Grady thanked the Imperial Guard for their service, and gave them a cash prize, claiming it to be a gift from the townspeople<ref>"Please take this. A small gift from the villagers." - Grady ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Later, after the Imperial Guard left, Grady bound the men upon stakes outside his mansion, waiting for the two to starve to death.
 Eventually, however, [[Hero (Suikoden)]] and his party, some of the members of the Imperial Guard who had captured Varkas and Sydonia, learned how cruelly Grady was treating the two men<ref>"Outrageous! Execution without trial! Even by Imperial Law, that's illegal." - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and, feeling that they were responsible for this<ref>"It's our fault." - Tir McDohl ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, the group vowed to help the [[Toran Liberation Army]] rescue them. Thanks to a fiery distraction from [[Viktor]], the group was able to free the thieves. Grady would flee his position toward the end of the war, much to the delight of his subjects<ref>"Grady ran away, and hasn't been seen since. Good riddance." - Villager ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.