Episode: Foreign Powers
Posted by Story on 12/29/18
Arx is astir, with two foreign powers suddenly landing dignitaries here in the capital of the Compact. Rumors as to why they suddenly have taken such an interest in the Compact are widespread. Some claim that a great treasure has been found -- an enormous vein of alaricite far to the North, which both foreign powers wish to claim. Others say that the two great powers stand on the brink of war, their forces evenly matched, and so both turn to the Compact to gain more troops -- and greater advantage -- over their rival. Still others claim this is the consequence of the passing of some semi-mythical figure known as "Copper", who has long protected Arvum... a claim that would once have seemed more ridiculous than it does now.
Whatever the cause, the morning after the proclamation by Cardia, the city awakens to find yet /another/ proclamation posted throughout Arx. This one is strangely unsigned, making no claims to foreign allegiance or anything similar, though some people claim they saw figures in red cloaks posting the proclamation during the night. Rumors spread about the source of this latest proclamation: some claim that it's all a fraud, while some claim that it is a message from an apprentice or successor to this "Copper" figure... and some even claim that it was a final message from Copper herself, one last message of hope from the woman so few actually knew but whose passing is rumored to have had such an impact on the world.
Whatever the cause, the morning after the proclamation by Cardia, the city awakens to find yet /another/ proclamation posted throughout Arx. This one is strangely unsigned, making no claims to foreign allegiance or anything similar, though some people claim they saw figures in red cloaks posting the proclamation during the night. Rumors spread about the source of this latest proclamation: some claim that it's all a fraud, while some claim that it is a message from an apprentice or successor to this "Copper" figure... and some even claim that it was a final message from Copper herself, one last message of hope from the woman so few actually knew but whose passing is rumored to have had such an impact on the world.