eliana, a young girl.You have all spent roughly three weeks in El Minha, and many of you have dug up plenty of information on what has been happening in the city. Most importantly, you have made a name for yourselves -- many of you have introduced your mission, your purpose, and why you are here. Most people seem skeptical, but you all have definitely made some kind of impact . . . if anything, people don't see you as a threat.
But that is about to change.
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On the morning of June 1st, every single magical watch in the Circle will alight with a message. What sent this message is a mystery, but all over the city, the same message written in flyers and pamphlets will be posted. They will seem to appear overnight, with no trace of from who, or when. They will be nailed to any possible surface, and scattered in the streets, with the unmistakable sigil for The Syndicate on the back: a broken crown.
The peace has been broken, the first innocent blood spilled.
The Palace, nobility, and Crown’s Guards are corrupt, ignorant, useless, and cannot be trusted.
We are taking back our city. Enough is enough.
Eliana was four years old. We will not forget.
At first there will be whispers, a slow building tension across the city, but then - as if on the stroke of a particular hour - it will be chaos. People will pour into the streets, wielding weapons, demanding justice for this young girl named Eliana. It doesn’t take long for sporadic clashes to begin with the Crown’s Guard, who look as surprised and caught off-guard by the turn of events as all of you. People are angry, people are furious, and within hours of the flyers being spread through the city, martial law has been imposed. a message appears.It does not take long, after the scattering of violence has begin, for a second message to pop up on your watches . . . but it feels more invasive, than that. This message comes into your very mind, a whisper in your ear, a quiet caressing of your mind . . . and to those who have spent time talking to him, it is clearly the voice of the sitting King Kathashun: his tone calm and quiet, but insistent in nature:
People of El Minha.
The murder of Eliana, a child in Syndicate territory, is an unspeakable tragedy -- but violence is not the answer. I understand your anger, and your frustration, and I know that this fury has been present for some time. Believe you me -- I want to bring the individual who committed this act to justice, but I cannot do so unless I have a name.
I cannot help you unless you help me.
Once that message disconnects in your mind, the surrounding people around you -- the citizens of El Minha -- seem to have . . . varied reactions. Some scoff and continue to take to arms. Some seem to take pause, looking uncertain.
Most, though, regardless of how they react to the King’s beg of reason, have a single-minded goal: the Crown has got to fall.
make your choice.he War has begun, and it is time to pick your sides.
An inciting incident - the death of a child - has occurred, and The Syndicate has decided that enough is enough, and it is time to act. It has been enough of their corrupt politics, their unbiased arrests, the silent way they would rule through unfair laws, and ultimately, the wrongful death of a young girl, shot in the streets (allegedly) by a Guardsman.
While the Syndicate has been ready, though, the Crown’s Guard has also been preparing - for this moment, for this war, you’re not sure. But while the Guard seem to be shocked at the sudden uprising, they are also ready to fight. They’ve been preparing weapons, anticipating something . . . and that something, apparently, has come to pass.
You can try and discern what has happened, but the panic has already spread. Though some know the child Eliana, and will tell you stories of her wonderful smile, her curious eyes, her bubbly laugh. But, like it is with most orphans on the street, no one can really tell you where she lives, or where she’s been, or what happened. All you know, from both sides, is that a girl is dead. The Syndicate claims that a Guardsman shot her in the street in order to make a statement of power; the Guard denies this, and states that the Guard was under fear of his life from another individual who attacked the Guard from behind, and the girl was collateral damage from the ensuing struggle.
The Crown’s Guard will not be able to talk to anyone: their higher ups always watching, barking orders, and anyone who attempts to interrupt a soldier may be clapped with a set of irons and taken to prison for temporary holding while they attempt to quell the rebellion. The ‘suggestion’ is to stay inside, get to your room, and wait for more orders.
Should you talk to the people, however, they will voice their discontent. The Guard murdered a child, the King refuses to take a side, and the Crown must pay for these sins. The people, and the Syndicate, call for blood. King Kathashun’s head on a stake is a popular claim, though some members of the public (albeit a few) seem to be a little less thirsty for royal execution. They simply want justice for the girl who was killed.
However, every member of the Circle will be given a choice- whether they are contacted by the Syndicate, or the Crown’s Guard, each side asking are for their support. These are dire times, both sides argue, and these Circle members have made absolutely no secret of their offerings to help the population. You want to help, they say? Pick up a sword and come to combat.
What will you do?
As a group, the Circle will be left to make a decision - do you side with the Palace and Crown’s Guard? The Syndicate? Or do you feel that as outsiders, you have no room to interject? Do you have specific ideas of what you would do, in this situation? Do you not choose a side, but do something else that may turn the fate of the city?
The (potential) fate of El Minha is in your hands.
VOTE HERE: LINK TO POLL
mod's notes.(1) The official event log concerning the murder of Eliana will be posted on June 1st. Until then, you all have plenty of time to investigate whatever you wish to investigate . . . or, honestly, you could continue investigating it! Your character is by no means obligated to do anything with this plot, but your efforts in navigating the city may be impacted by what is happening as of June 1st.
(2) If you do not vote in the poll, it will be assumed that your vote will count toward do nothing.
(3) Voting will be closed by 12:00 AM EST on June 1st . . . but as the mods do, indeed, sleep, we may not actually check until that morning, so you late-birds or folks in different time zones have some extra time. ;)
(4) Please drop comments below in the appropriate top levels in order to let us know what you'd to do, or what your characters have been doing/planning in the interim! Use this post to plot, to plan, to figure out what you all have been doing with the information you've been given, ask questions of the mod team, and try to figure out what your character would do when the shit hits the proverbial fan.
(5) This is our first event post in the game, so we ask for patience and/or a willingness to offer a learning curve to your new mods. We promise we're working as hard as we can to provide a great playing experience! We are thankful for all of your involvement and excitement in the plot thusfar, and love how active you all have been!
(6) Have fun (and also don't forget to turn in your AC, due May 31 by 11:59 PM EST because we love you and want you to stay in the game)!
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acatalepsy_ooc2018-05-28 11:49 pm
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1) The Palace district is where the nobility live! There are a small handful of noble families that compromised the King's court. They all live in rather beautiful buildings on the outskirts of the Palace's actual property, in a semi-circle around the King's structure.
2) The Palace is mostly populated by Crown's Guard and folks in fine linens and silks. You would find similar people in the House of Wisdom -- the library and the institutions of higher learning tend to be for the richer folk and, by reason, they are the ones who tend to populate those types of areas. Nothing of real interest is to be said with the richer folk . . . they talk neutrally about Kathashun, not super jazzed with their new ruler, but also not disparaging. It's very much a "loose ships sink ships" atmosphere, and all of them tend to put on a perfect air that everything is fine and nothing at all is wrong whatsoever!! They tend to just remain where they are and wander back and forth between the places in the higher district.
3) There is a general of the Crown Guard, a burly looking man with one eye named Maliq. He, according to the lower guards, is a real son of a bitch who will kill you as soon as look at you. The General was the right hand of King Kallathor and, the Crown's Guard, by and large, seem fairly married to King Kathashun only because they have to be, due to his royal blood. Some Crown's Guard have direct contact with the King, but it's only his personal guard, hand picked by General Maliq. The Crown's Guard is the police, the judge, the jury, and the executioner . . . or they used to be, before Kathashun took over. The Syndicate is on the hit list, but King Kathashun hasn't executed anyone since he's taken control.
4) There is a tax collector in El Minha, but no one seems to know who he actually is. He's sort of this guy that shows up whenever you owe money, and if you owe, the Crown's Guard tends to be the ones who get it out of you, if you know what I mean. Anyone killed was either killed by the hand of the King or General Maliq. King Kathashun hasn't killed anyone since rising to power. There is a jail in the city, a construct off-site, on the very outskirts of the Palace's property. Nobody in the high district wants to see the criminals in their backyards.
5) You can definitely ask around! The General of the Guard is the right hand to the King . . . or he was, when King Kallathor was in charge. If the King is indisposed, the General maintains authority over the Crown until the King returns. However, if the King dies and has no heirs, the Blessing of the Phoenix transfers to the next in line -- someone related to the magical line, but not necessarily whoever is closest. The city must respect whoever has the next gift.
6) Yes! The first wielder of this gift was a woman, named Amaani. She was bestowed this gift by the goddess Thaamira, who wished the people of El Minha to survive. This city was built by Amaani, and Thaamira's gift has been passed down through her ancestors ever since. It presents differently in everyone. There's not really a religious structure in place like priests and whatnot, but the people within the city definitely pay worship to Thaamira, who is the guardian of the city. People in the higher-ups are educated by private tutors or the private academy, but the poorer people are pretty much shit out of luck if they can't afford it.