Rowland Weekly: Sectional Strife in the Empire

On March 14th, Rowlanders were in disbelief as the basement of Rowland attempted to declare independence from the Empire.
The situation was quelled within a matter of hours, but Rowlanders no longer know what to make of their comrades below.
“All this time I thought we were at peace. I don’t know whether it is safe here anymore,” said Jennifer Parker. Ms. Parker is a 1st floor Rowland resident who live only a few yards away from the entrance to the basement. She could hear the rapid fire of the Rowland Defense Force Nerf guns suppressing the uprising.
The uprising is believed to revolve around the purpose Rowland basement serves in the empire. For years, they have been the labor backbone, providing food and manufactured goods to the rest of the empire.
“We want freedom of advancement and penicillin,” said an anonymous Basement Official. “We are human beings who have worked too hard for your material wealth! We have been abused for the final time.”
Grand Chancellor Michael Crosby calmly replied, “We have never abused the basement! We’ve just exploited their workforce to the breaking point, what’s so wrong about that?”
Indeed.