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* 3579: First sighting of Night Terror. | * 3579: First sighting of Night Terror. | ||
* 3581: The Present. | * 3581: The Present. | ||
| - | == The Night Sky Regime == | + | == The Night Sky Regime == |
| + | '''The Sun has set on Meru.'''This is the official motto of the State, plastered across thousands of banners that flap defiantly in the breeze over a still-smoldering city. En masse, the Sidereal and Lunar host have torn down the depictions of Creation's former masters, of the Sun, and anything else that would so much as inspire a Solar thought... and replaced them with glorious depictions of Luna and the Maidens. They have commanded the Sky Mantises to keep a heavy cloud cover over the White City in order to block out Sol's rays. The sky is only clear at night so that all may gaze upon the splendor of the Maidens Five.<br>Much of the White City lay in ruins. Many of its residences and buildings destroyed, leveled or torn to pieces in the urban war that broke out during that fateful Calibration. The decadent empire of the Solar exalted has been transformed into a grim, stern-faced military state. | ||
| + | === Leadership === | ||
| + | '''Ten Steps Ahead''' leads the Lunar faction of the Night Sky Regime. He's an ancient and venerable Half Moon Lunar who hearkens back to the Ochre Fountain Era. He's the picture of tactical shrewdness. Many credit the regime's victory to his plans, though the clever man denies ''all'' credit. He was the Mate of '''Maylei Seagold''', an Eclipse Caste Solar who has been missing in the Wyld since the beginning of the Second Deliberative Era.<br> | ||
| + | '''Chejop Kejak''' leads the Sidereal faction. You guys know all about this guy, and I'm not changing anything about him. | ||
| + | === The Jade Prison === | ||
| + | A Secrets named '''All Revealed in Daylight''' drafted the first plans for the Jade Prison based on her long life's worth of Essence study. The Jade Prison plans were kept in the deepest recesses of the Forbidding Manse of Ivy, away from public scrutiny... and even away from the Sidereals' Lunar compatriots. All Revealed in Daylight had four associates with whom she worked to plan and create this incredible artifact. Their names are not on record, and thus they remain anonymous. The Jade Prison group had a suicide pact in place for when their invention succeeded, so that the secrets of such an artifact would die with them. All Revealed in Daylight herself lied and skipped out of this, but the remaining four died.<br>Perhaps this is because ''someone'' sabotaged the artifact, causing it to malfunction and fall apart once attached to Lytek's cabinet. No one knows who damaged the Prison. | ||
| + | === Killing Your Mate === | ||
| + | Anger and discontent ran rampant among Lunar society. By the time of the Usurpation, the number of abused Lunar spouses was astronomical. To make matters worse, most were unable to rise against their abusers, so, they had a friend do it for them. How foolish to let Lunars stay angry for so long...<br>The streets ran red that day. | ||
| + | === Claiming Meru === | ||
| + | * Meru was once rife with Manses. Many Solar manses were re-aspected to become Lunar or Sidereal Manses in homage of Luna and the Maidens and the world's new rulers. There are around half a dozen Solar Manses remaining. One of these is '''The Fortress Upon the Mountain''', a level 5 Manse that once belonged to the Zenith '''Gloriana Bloodwing''', the Linebreaker. It is currently occupied by the military unit '''The Seigelords''' who are allied with the cause of the Rebellion. Thus far, no one has managed to capture the Fortress, not even the elders of the Regime. Many of the remaining low-level Manses of varying aspects have been co-opted into power sources so that many of the amenities left behind by the Solars can continue to function. | ||
| + | * Many of the important places in Meru were renamed, in order to rid the City of the Exalted of Solar influence. For instance, the Five Temples have become places to worship Luna... save the ''Eternal Temple of the Golden Bull'' which has been destroyed. ''The Radiant Temple of the Bronze Tigers'' has become ''The Opalescent Temple of the Bloody Huntress''; ''The Ingenious Temple of the Copper Spiders'' is now ''The Introspective Temple of the Walker at the Crossroads''; ''The Exclusive Temple of the Iron Wolf'' is now ''The Ecstatic Temple of the Silver-Horned Watcher''; and the ''Silent Temple of the Quicksilver Falcon'' has become ''The Reticent Temple of the White Navigator.'' The Statues no longer animate, and the theme colors have been altered to match that of their new patron. The Solar symbolism removed and destroyed and replaced with Lunar sigils, however, the structure of the buildings remains largely the same. | ||
| + | * The Districts of Meru have been renamed for the Five Maidens. The ''Zenith Archdiocese'' is now ''The District of Serenity''; ''The Dawn Archdiocese'' is now ''The Battles District''; ''The Twilight Archdiocese'' renamed ''District of Secrets''; and ''The Eclipse Archdiocese'' is now called ''The Journeys District.'' | ||
| + | * In order to strike the greatest blow to Solar nationalism, the would-be Regime ordered that the ''Crown Residence'' be completely and utterly destroyed. In the dead of night, Thousand Forged Dragons were dispatched to completely level the manse after it had been sieged by Essence cannons. And then they dropped a Soulbreaker Orb on it, and decided that no one, not even the great Queen, could survive such an assault. The utter destruction of such a powerful manse shredded the area for miles around the Crown Residence, which resulted in the subsequent elimination of the ''Eternal Temple of the Golden Bull'' and most of ''The Ruling Palace''. <br> ''The Ruling Palace'' was then reconstructed for use by the Regime. However, the area around where the ''Crown Residence'' used to be is now a quarantined zone, where only authorized personnel are permitted. | ||
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== The Rebellion == | == The Rebellion == | ||
[[Category:Rebellion_Setting]] | [[Category:Rebellion_Setting]] | ||
Revision as of 01:56, 13 July 2009
Contents |
A Timeline of Events
- 3516: the height of the Era of Dreams
- 3536: The Grand Conclave is held, and the three fates of Creation discerned.
- 3537: Construction of the Jade Prison is begun in secret. The project is headed by a Secrets named All Revealed in Daylight.
- 3546: Some time during this year, scholars argue that the Sun turned his back from his Chosen.
- 3566: Calibration: the Usurpation begun at Salina's great feast. The Godkings escape into the Threshold. The Crown Residence destroyed. Varan Pen captured by the Godkings. Jade Prison sabotaged.
- 3567: The Night Sky Regime declared in power. Salina executed publicly. The project to assume complete control begun. Manse re-aspecting begun.
- 3572: Manse re-aspecting finished. Names of major locations officially changed. Temples officially co-opted.
- 3575: Larquen Quen publicly announces that he is alive, well, and has established an empire. He also publicly announces his desire to siege and reclaim Meru.
- 3579: First sighting of Night Terror.
- 3581: The Present.
The Night Sky Regime
The Sun has set on Meru.This is the official motto of the State, plastered across thousands of banners that flap defiantly in the breeze over a still-smoldering city. En masse, the Sidereal and Lunar host have torn down the depictions of Creation's former masters, of the Sun, and anything else that would so much as inspire a Solar thought... and replaced them with glorious depictions of Luna and the Maidens. They have commanded the Sky Mantises to keep a heavy cloud cover over the White City in order to block out Sol's rays. The sky is only clear at night so that all may gaze upon the splendor of the Maidens Five.
Much of the White City lay in ruins. Many of its residences and buildings destroyed, leveled or torn to pieces in the urban war that broke out during that fateful Calibration. The decadent empire of the Solar exalted has been transformed into a grim, stern-faced military state.
Leadership
Ten Steps Ahead leads the Lunar faction of the Night Sky Regime. He's an ancient and venerable Half Moon Lunar who hearkens back to the Ochre Fountain Era. He's the picture of tactical shrewdness. Many credit the regime's victory to his plans, though the clever man denies all credit. He was the Mate of Maylei Seagold, an Eclipse Caste Solar who has been missing in the Wyld since the beginning of the Second Deliberative Era.
Chejop Kejak leads the Sidereal faction. You guys know all about this guy, and I'm not changing anything about him.
The Jade Prison
A Secrets named All Revealed in Daylight drafted the first plans for the Jade Prison based on her long life's worth of Essence study. The Jade Prison plans were kept in the deepest recesses of the Forbidding Manse of Ivy, away from public scrutiny... and even away from the Sidereals' Lunar compatriots. All Revealed in Daylight had four associates with whom she worked to plan and create this incredible artifact. Their names are not on record, and thus they remain anonymous. The Jade Prison group had a suicide pact in place for when their invention succeeded, so that the secrets of such an artifact would die with them. All Revealed in Daylight herself lied and skipped out of this, but the remaining four died.
Perhaps this is because someone sabotaged the artifact, causing it to malfunction and fall apart once attached to Lytek's cabinet. No one knows who damaged the Prison.
Killing Your Mate
Anger and discontent ran rampant among Lunar society. By the time of the Usurpation, the number of abused Lunar spouses was astronomical. To make matters worse, most were unable to rise against their abusers, so, they had a friend do it for them. How foolish to let Lunars stay angry for so long...
The streets ran red that day.
Claiming Meru
- Meru was once rife with Manses. Many Solar manses were re-aspected to become Lunar or Sidereal Manses in homage of Luna and the Maidens and the world's new rulers. There are around half a dozen Solar Manses remaining. One of these is The Fortress Upon the Mountain, a level 5 Manse that once belonged to the Zenith Gloriana Bloodwing, the Linebreaker. It is currently occupied by the military unit The Seigelords who are allied with the cause of the Rebellion. Thus far, no one has managed to capture the Fortress, not even the elders of the Regime. Many of the remaining low-level Manses of varying aspects have been co-opted into power sources so that many of the amenities left behind by the Solars can continue to function.
- Many of the important places in Meru were renamed, in order to rid the City of the Exalted of Solar influence. For instance, the Five Temples have become places to worship Luna... save the Eternal Temple of the Golden Bull which has been destroyed. The Radiant Temple of the Bronze Tigers has become The Opalescent Temple of the Bloody Huntress; The Ingenious Temple of the Copper Spiders is now The Introspective Temple of the Walker at the Crossroads; The Exclusive Temple of the Iron Wolf is now The Ecstatic Temple of the Silver-Horned Watcher; and the Silent Temple of the Quicksilver Falcon has become The Reticent Temple of the White Navigator. The Statues no longer animate, and the theme colors have been altered to match that of their new patron. The Solar symbolism removed and destroyed and replaced with Lunar sigils, however, the structure of the buildings remains largely the same.
- The Districts of Meru have been renamed for the Five Maidens. The Zenith Archdiocese is now The District of Serenity; The Dawn Archdiocese is now The Battles District; The Twilight Archdiocese renamed District of Secrets; and The Eclipse Archdiocese is now called The Journeys District.
- In order to strike the greatest blow to Solar nationalism, the would-be Regime ordered that the Crown Residence be completely and utterly destroyed. In the dead of night, Thousand Forged Dragons were dispatched to completely level the manse after it had been sieged by Essence cannons. And then they dropped a Soulbreaker Orb on it, and decided that no one, not even the great Queen, could survive such an assault. The utter destruction of such a powerful manse shredded the area for miles around the Crown Residence, which resulted in the subsequent elimination of the Eternal Temple of the Golden Bull and most of The Ruling Palace.
The Ruling Palace was then reconstructed for use by the Regime. However, the area around where the Crown Residence used to be is now a quarantined zone, where only authorized personnel are permitted.
