Name: Of Politics: Blood & Destiny Difficulty: Epic Participants: Astrid Venier Story: A destiny promised. A destiny tampered. A destiny realized. Long having forsaken her fated destiny as a hero of the people, to never to return to Crocus or hear of the plight of Fiore would be the only satisfying condition that the woman known as Astrid could hope for of life. That choice has been ripped from her. Left with no choice but to not only enter the world of Fiorian politics that she so long sought to evade, Astrid finds herself at the table playing the deadliest game with one of the greatest players within King Reign's Court, her own father. Daughter vs. Father as one seeks to move Fiore into the progress and prosperity while the other wishes to severe the last chain around her neck, while preparing Fiore for what will be her own idea of prosperity. Objective: Once hoping to escape the world of politics within Fiore, Astrid finds herself diving headfirst into its waters. Embroiling herself within the darkest aspects of the system, there is little time before she finds herself engrossed in a war of influence, murder, conspiracy, and betrayal, all in the efforts to bring down the man who once would have championed her to his dying breath; her father. Now, he is a man who holds a power that she seeks, and will bring Crocus down to achieve it. Lore Ramifications:
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Name: Breaking News Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: What should have been a regular day is cut abruptly short with an excited announcement that grabs the attention of all. A man, a political hero and long-time advocate of the people, is being offered an opportunity for a place within King Reign's Court. It does not take much time for Astrid to realize the hallmarks of her father, now citing the death of her mother and - to her disbelief - herself as the motivation towards him seeking such a role within the Court. Others:
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Name: At the Eleventh Hour Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: Left in a state of disbelief at the news of her father's ambition, Astrid finds herself at a loss for action. Time is no friend, the effort that would be required to arrive in Crocus leaving her with no hope of gaining an audience with the King's Court, certainly not before her father is granted his boon. Fortunately, aid comes to her in the form of a figure, one she left confused towards, but one who knows her, her true identity, her plight, and comes forth with a gesture of aid in hasty and secretive escort to Crocus. Others:
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Name: The Die is Cast Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: Having arrived in Crocus under the quick and effective cover of night and shadow, Astrid has been gifted considerable time to formulate a plan. But she is without direction, until running into an unexpected, but welcome, face; An old friend of her family, or more appropriately, a former friend. Scorned by Astrid's father and having become involved in her own dark affairs, a rift now exists between the two, a rift deep enough that she is more than willing to help Astrid with her plot. Even perhaps knowing some who may help. Others:
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Name: Comrades Over Wine Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: Though two are more than one, it is hardly enough to set forth a coup. The Lady Tsara knows this, and with Astrid being alive and in Crocus, the floodgates have opened with options. That night, as a chance to catch up and show her the city, Lady Tsara has a number of friends whom Astrid should meet. Despite the claims of her death, with Astrid alive, suddenly there is a liveliness to a shadier part of the Crocus system, with figures who know exactly who needs to go, who needs to stay, and what needs to happen to shift the threads of fate into her favor, once and for all. Others:
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Name: The Domino Effect Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
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Name: Thy Lover's Keeper Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: The death of the Jr. Senator was a step in the right direction, and enough to convince doubters of Astrid's willingness to carry out this proposed coup. The next step will be to convince one of the more influential members of the Crocus Representatives, Senator Elena Catlin. An intimately close friend of the Lady Tsara, discussions over support towards Astrid quickly end upon the Senator's husband having felt his wife's infidelities were justified. And so, a mess for Astrid to clean. Others:
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Name: The Ripper Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: Progress continues to be made as Astrid builds her collection of supporters within the Representatives of Crocus. But it's not enough. And despite the lies of her father, Astrid is not able to win over one of the most important supporters available. Disgusted at her father's lies, but unable to argue the safety he's brought to Crocus, the Senator finds himself unable to turn against Astrid's father barring something happening. And that is exactly what she aims to do. On a given night, for death to befall the streets so much that it fractures a city to its core, it's not the most unreasonable ask. Especially not when there's the potential for an excellent scapegoat. Others:
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Name: Signed & Notarized Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: Astrid's late night adventure has left an impact upon the people of Crocus. For the first time in years, there suddenly exists a sense of fear, the feeling that nobody is safe. It's the ideal conditions to sway opinions of those who once championed the city as safe, her father chiefly among them. But with the support gained, it's time to shift the focus towards bringing him down. An ally has stepped forward with the means of achieving that, the very same who knew of Astrid from the beginning. Astrid's new advocate and benefactor, Iblis, Guild Master of Phantom Lord. Others:
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Name: Double Jeopardy Rank: A Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: With the backing of Iblis and the Senators and other politicians whom have aligned themselves to Astrid's cause, all that remains driving the dagger through the heart. With the promise of executing a rival of Iblis whom had taken refuge within Crocus, Iblis has guaranteed that he will set forth a plan that will see Astrid's father guilty of the murder of his wife, Astrid's mother. All it would require is a few hands shaken with influential characters in Oak Town and they will have full proof evidence of Astrid's father's involvement in a ghoul attack of his wife. But, after Iblis' foe is dealt with first. Others:
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Name: Seduction of Man Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: From Oak comes a signed confession, a direct link between Astrid's father and mother's untimely death. There are only a few small steps left before the last of the dominoes fall, chiefly among them the further implication of her father's guilt. Not enough to kill the mother and fake the daughter's death, but to also plunge the city into disarray for his own benefit. Provided a gift from Iblis, concentrated Succubus blood, Astrid is to make sure that the man slain a few nights before, the supposed "Ripper" of Crocus, was known by his associates as a devout follower of her father's twisted scheme. Others:
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Name: Homecoming Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: It is now only a matter of time. With everything seemingly in place, Astrid has everything that she needs to not only ruin her father's ambition, but ruin everything that he ever sought to achieve. But there is one thing left to do, the final nail in the coffin for Astrid's coup; planting the incriminating evidence in his own words of his plot to eventually betray King Reign. A last resort option, if her attempted coup were to fail. But to achieve this, she will have to venture where she had not been for many years, her old home. There, she must walk the halls that she lived within seemingly a lifetime ago, live through the unclosed chapter of her life, through blood and all, in order to kill off the last family blood she has. Others:
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Name: Patricide Rank: S Type: Bad Participants:
Summary: It has all come to this. Astrid has gathered her support, those who for one reason or another will support her claim before King Reign. She has the evidence, masterfully prepared to paint her father - a man who had more than devoted his life to service - as a calculated, cold-blooded murderer. Any hope that he may have had for a place in King Reign's Court dies today. If lucky, he dies today. And Astrid, from the ashes of her father's tarnished legacy, she will finally realize the destiny that was long promised to her and achieve what he had only wished to accomplish. Others:
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