Lawsuit: Pending emmythegremlin v. roy405 [2026] DCR 24

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT

CIVIL ACTION

emmythegremlin (Represented by xXTheoryXx, Talion and Partners LLC), Plaintiff
v.
roy405, Defendant

WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PLAINTIFF

On February 20, 2026, while lawfully present on private property and actively engaged in writing a 22-page literary work commissioned for a commercial library, the Defendant unlawfully murdered the Plaintiff at approximately 11:56 BRT. The murder caused the permanent and total destruction of approximately five pages of unsaved literary work — pages 7 through 12 of the in-progress manuscript — which formed part of a work valued at approximately 170 DC$ and represented 15 minutes of active creative writing. The Defendant subsequently bragged publicly about the killing, dismissed the Plaintiff's legal rights, and threatened retaliatory litigation. The property owner independently characterised the Defendant's conduct as materially damaging to his business productivity. This action seeks compensation for the harm caused.

I. PARTIES

Plaintiff: emmythegremlin
Defendant: roy405

II. FACTS

On February 20, 2026, at approximately 11:56 BRT, the Defendant, roy405, murdered the Plaintiff, emmythegremlin, as confirmed by server kill notification and death screen. (P-001, P-002)
At the time of the murder, the Plaintiff was lawfully present in a private room on the property of .CaldironJa1 (plot c135), with the express permission, knowledge, and active involvement of the property owner. .CaldironJa1 had personally invited the Plaintiff to his office, assigned her a workspace in the room adjacent to his, and was actively engaged with the literary work being produced. (P-007)
The Plaintiff was engaged in writing "A General History of Redmont (Vol. 1)," a 22-page original literary work commissioned for .CaldironJa1's commercial library and listed for sale at approximately 170 DC$. The Plaintiff publicly shared her writing progress in the server's Discord #general channel at 09:50 BRT, posting a photograph of an in-progress draft of the book showing "Page 3 of 3, Part I: Prolegomena and Prehistory," and announced her planned research interviews at 10:51 BRT. The Plaintiff actively developed the work across the session, including conducting research using source materials held in .CaldironJa1's locked library. (P-003, P-004, P-005)
The Plaintiff worked actively for approximately 15 minutes writing the in-progress manuscript immediately prior to the murder. At the time of the killing, the Plaintiff was on page 12 of the work, having begun the session's unsaved writing from page 7 — producing approximately five pages of dense original text, beginning with "Herodotus wrote both to preserve history and to explain it..." and ending mid-composition at "I will treat Redmont..." This unsaved content, spanning pages 7 through 12, was permanently destroyed by the murder. (P-003; Plaintiff's statement)
The literary work was being produced for commercial purposes. The Plaintiff stated publicly in global chat at 12:14 BRT: "i was writing, on Cald's property, to be sold on Cald's business." The property owner .CaldironJa1 independently confirmed the commercial nature of the work in global chat at 12:11 BRT, stating: "It's not emotional. It's material. It's effecting my business productivity." (P-006, P-010)
In DemocracyCraft, items are retained on death as keepInventory is active. The Defendant himself confirmed this at 12:06 BRT, stating "keep inventory is on lol." The Plaintiff immediately responded: "keep inventory doesn't I love DemocracyCraft!ing save books." Accordingly, the sole property loss resulting from the murder was the approximately five pages of unsaved in-progress manuscript being actively composed at the time of the killing — pages 7 through 12 of the 22-page work. (P-006)
The approximately five pages of unsaved literary work were permanently and totally destroyed. The Plaintiff confirmed this loss in global chat immediately following the murder: "i lost five full pages of written stuff." This loss was independently corroborated by Hunter IamJeb_, who stated: "comet killed someone and it removed 5 pages of work from a guy." (P-006)
The Defendant, upon being confronted in global chat, acknowledged the killing and systematically dismissed the Plaintiff's legal rights. The Defendant stated: "murder isnt suable," "u cant sue for that lol," and "if she sues me ill countersue for triple that lol." The Defendant further stated: "i can argue that she shouldve saved or that i had no way of knowing," an admission of awareness of the legal implications of the book's destruction. When the Plaintiff stated she had a book in hand as visible evidence, the Defendant responded: "means nothing." (P-006)
Earlier on the same date, the Defendant had publicly identified himself as the server's most notorious murderer when directly asked by another player. At approximately 10:40 BRT, approximately 76 minutes before the murder, the Defendant admitted he was managing his murder cooldown in order to commit further killings, stating he was "waiting for my murder limit thing." (P-006)
Following the murder, the property owner .CaldironJa1 issued a formal written ban notice to the Defendant at 12:11 BRT: "You are banned from plot c135 and from causing harm, disruption, or distress to anyone here. Further interference will be treated as material damage to my business, and legal action may follow." (P-009)
The Defendant, appearing aware that his conduct would result in a fine, stated in global chat: "if it makes u feel better ill lose like 250 for allegedly murdering u," acknowledging both the killing and the likelihood of criminal consequences. (P-006)

III. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

1.MurderCriminal Code Act, Part IV §3; Civil damages pursuant to CCA Part I §6(1)

The Defendant unlawfully murdered the Plaintiff. Server kill logs and death screen screenshot confirm the act to the civil standard of proof (balance of probabilities). Per CCA Part I §6(1)(a-b), crimes may be used to establish civil liability without a criminal conviction. The Defendant is civilly liable for all damages flowing from this unlawful killing.

2. Destruction of Literary PropertyCompensatory Damages, LDA §4(2)(a)

The Plaintiff's literary work constitutes an original creative work automatically protected under IPA §3 from the moment of creation. The Defendant's murder caused the permanent and total destruction of approximately five pages of unsaved in-progress manuscript — pages 7 through 12 of "A General History of Redmont (Vol. 1)" — the only property loss resulting from the killing, as DemocracyCraft's keepInventory mechanic confirmed by the Defendant himself preserves all other items on death. The destroyed content formed a substantial portion of a commissioned literary work listed for sale at 170 DC$ in .CaldironJa1's commercial library. The Plaintiff claims compensatory damages for harm to property and harm to earning capacity under LDA §4(2)(a).

3.Loss of Enjoyment in RedmontLegal Damages Act §7(1)(a)(IV)

The Plaintiff was present on the server on February 20, 2026, for the specific and documented purpose of writing literary works, as evidenced by her public Discord announcements at 09:50 and 10:51 BRT and the entirety of her server session being devoted to research, collaboration, and writing. The Defendant's murder directly and completely destroyed the Plaintiff's ability to engage in the activity for which she was present on the server. The Plaintiff is entitled to consequential damages for loss of enjoyment under LDA §7(1)(a)(IV).

4.Punitive DamagesLegal Damages Act §5(1)(a)

The Defendant's conduct was outrageous and warrants punitive damages. The pattern includes: (a) entering a private room on another player's property without authorisation; (b) murdering the Plaintiff while she was visibly holding a book and actively engaged in creative work; (c) causing the permanent destruction of approximately five pages of unsaved commissioned literary work; (d) publicly mocking the Plaintiff's legal rights and dismissing her loss as meaningless; (e) threatening a bad-faith countersuit; (f) self-identifying as the server's most notorious murderer and admitting to managing his murder cooldown 76 minutes before the killing; and (g) stating "book in hand means nothing," confirming he saw the evidence of her work and chose to disregard it. The property owner independently and contemporaneously characterised the conduct as materially damaging to his business productivity.

5.Nominal DamagesLegal Damages Act §6

In the alternative, should the Court find that specific damages have not been sufficiently proven, the Plaintiff requests nominal damages of $7,500 as recognition that a legal wrong was committed.

IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF

The Plaintiff seeks the following relief from the Defendant:

(a) $5,000 in compensatory damages for the destruction of copyrighted literary property and harm to earning capacity (LDA §4(2)(a));(b) $7,500 in consequential damages for loss of enjoyment in Redmont (LDA §7(1)(a)(IV));
(c) $15,000 in punitive damages for the Defendant's outrageous conduct (LDA §5(1)(a));
(d) In the alternative, $7,500 in nominal damages (LDA §6); and
(e) Legal fees amounting to 30% of the total damages awarded, payable to Talion and Partners LLC (T&P) (LDA §9).

Total primary claim: $27,500 plus $8,250 in legal fees.

V. EVIDENCE

Source: latest.txt
Lines: [11:56:40] and [11:56:41]

Code:

[11:56:40] roy405 has started the fight, you can legally defend yourself!
[11:56:41] 911 roy405 has murdered you! Type /911 to report them to the authorities

File: 1771796058705_image.png

The in-game red death screen confirming the murder event.

View attachment 1771796058705

File: Book33.png

Shows:
"Page 3 of 3, Part I: Prolegomena and Prehistory"
Sign and Done buttons visible, confirming an open, unsigned, unsaved book in active use.

File: teeheeend.png

Message:
"alr first person i need to talk to / end / teehee,"

Confirming active research and interview planning.

Title: A General History of Redmont (Vol. 1)

This document contains creation and edit timestamps establishing authorship, ongoing development, and 22-page scope prior to the murder event.

View Google Document (P-005)

Full Post-Murder Global Chat Excerpts

Code:

[12:03:09] Emmy: because i was writing something... and you killing me kinda like... deleted everything
[12:04:04] Emmy: you're lucky i had a save on a google doc
[12:06:08] Roy: keep inventory is on lol
[12:06:47] Emmy: keep inventory doesn't I love DemocracyCraft!ing save books
[12:08:15] Emmy: i lost five full pages of written stuff
[12:09:43] IamJeb_: comet killed someone and it removed 5 pages of work from a guy
[12:11:05] Roy: i can argue that she shouldve saved or that i had no way of knowing
[12:14:10] Emmy: i was writing, on Cald's property, to be sold on Cald's business
[12:15:00] Emmy: book in hand
[12:15:01] Roy: means nothing
[12:16:16] Roy: ill lose like 250 for allegedly murdering u.

File: 2026-02-20-3.txt

Code:

[10:55:32] Caldiron invites Emmy to his office
[10:56:27] the room next to yours
[10:42:05] Emmy copying from Google Doc into game
[10:45:22 - 10:46:14] Caldiron praising the work as "like an academic article" and "babado"
[10:56:52] System: This Display Lectern is locked by .CaldironJa1

File: Consent.png

Discord screenshot showing xXTheoryXx requesting formal retention confirmation and emmythegremlin replying "yes!" at 15:50 BRT on February 20, 2026.

File: Ban notice.png

Code:

You are banned from plot c135 and from causing harm, disruption, or distress to anyone here. Further interference will be treated as material damage to my business, and legal action may follow.

Source: latest.txt
Line: [12:11:56]

Code:

It's not emotional. It's material. It's effecting my business productivity.

VI. WITNESSES

.CaldironJa1, Property Owner. Will testify to: (a) the Plaintiff's authorised presence and assigned workspace on plot c135; (b) his active knowledge of, involvement in, and praise for the literary work being produced; (c) the commercial purpose of the work for his library at approximately 170 DC$ sale price; (d) authorship of the ban notice (P-009); and (e) his characterisation of the harm as material damage to his business productivity (P-010).

IamJeb_, Neutral Third-Party Witness. Will testify to: (a) independently observing and publicly stating that the Defendant killed someone and that it resulted in the removal of five pages of written work; and (b) witnessing the post-murder global chat exchange including the Defendant's admissions and dismissal of the Plaintiff's legal rights in real time.

By making this submission, I affirm that I understand the penalties of lying in court and that I am subject to perjury should I knowingly make a false statement in court.

DATED: This 22nd day of February, 2026

Respectfully submitted,

xXTheoryXx Junior Associate, Talion and Partners LLC
On behalf of emmythegremlin, Plaintiff

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