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March of the Golems

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Starkson Golems have been seen arriving at the Blackstone Docks. Each seems to be seeking specific people. Each person who holds a Starkson citizenship scroll or was of Knights rank or higher and remained in good standing will be sought out by at least one of the golems. If any speak to the golem who is not part of the intended list, the golems simply state that they do not have a package for you. The golems are set to home in on the magic of the citizen scroll, the old assigned keys and other Starkson items of note from the past and present.

The leadership of those that Starkson has active agreements with are also sent these envelopes. Kynan Bladvick is also sent a similar envelope.

As these people are found they are given an envelope with two papers.



The letter wrote:"Dearest citizen, companion and friend,

You will find a second sheet in the envelope you have received. The contents of that sheet will not be possible to read until at least 10 are gathered in friendship in Starkson Island to discover the reason for this sending. I apologize for the mystery in this. I know some of you do not care for such things, but it is necessary in light of recent events.

Thank you in advance for your attendence.
May Lia's blessings find you well,
Lady Winesa Kenders"
//Since getting that many people gathered in game is hard, lets keep this a forum RP. Those who were members, friends or allies of Starkson interested in finding out what the meaning behind the letters is should post here.
Note: Those that would not recieve these letters have not be forbade from attending and if the evelopes are taken from a golem, they simply return to the island for another. There is no ward in place to keep the first letter from being read, but the second sheet will continue to appear blank until the mentioned conditions are met.//
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*Two identical letters have been left in the care of the young flower girl and the Inn Keeper at Starkson*

My Dear Lady Winesa Kenders,

How very thoughtful of you. I should be delighted to accept your very kind offer, on the understanding that there are no conditions to my attendance. I shall take the opportunity to restock my personal supplies of that most delightful fermentation called Starkson Wine during my visit.

Please be so kind, if I may beg your indulgence, to keep me informed as to when and where this meeting shall take place. I shall, of course, dress formally, unless otherwise instructed.

Yours,

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*Edmund Dantes watches the commotion below from a roof near the docks*

Perhaps it is time I spoke with lady wine about that offer...
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standing by the great oak Pheadra is startled to see the golem approach the tree, wondering why it has ventured from the island it extends its huge hand with two envelopes and she takes them.... the golem turns around and heads back towards the dock.
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BlackRose looks at the letter the golem just gave her a few moments ago. She reads it over several times then looks at the blank letter trying to see something on it. She holds it up to the light but there is nothing there. "How very strange. Well nothing for it other than to gather others together and see what this is all about." She says quietly to herself. She then pockets the letters and heads from her ship to the docks of Blackstone.
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...One of the golems travels through the woods and comes across a raven haired woman who appears in her middle years. She is dressed in white robes and bears the holy symbol of Lem. Accepting the letters from the construct, she silently reads the first and inspects the second. Then she wordlessly begins to make her way towards civilization... and the island she had left so long ago...
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As each of the intended people arrive to the island, they may note that writting will appear on the blank page they carry. At the bottom of the page appears a number...



"Dearest citizen, companion and friend,

Thank you for your response. There will be accomidations and meals provided for you on request. A golem will also be provided to allow you access to the tavern, the library and Lia's Temple if you would care to visit those locations. This letter will inform you of how many have gathered and renew that count each morning at sunrise. This letter will also disclose the purpose of this gathering once ten of the invited have gathered.

My deepest apologies regarding the mysterious nature of this gathering. It is my hope that the hospitality of the Protectorate will suffice to dull any inconvienence for you.

Peace and fortune be on you,
Lady Winesa Kenders"
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Arial sits on the Dragon Cliffs and reads the note handed to her. She looks around to see that Marcus isn't looking, and quickly tucks the letter into her armor for safe keeping.
"What's wrong Dear?" He asks.
She smiles at him "Nothing my love ... just some business needing my attention."
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"Five so far."

"Will more come?"

"I do not know."

"We shall wait."

"Yes."

"Let the golems do their work."

"Perpare the rooms and the grand hall."

"Yes."

"...And the other place."

"Yes."

"And the mirror?"

"It is still intact... for now."

"Then we wait."
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Weeks have passed and only five came to the calling.

Other will come.

What if they don't?

Then all will be lost.

Let us wait a little longer.

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//Sorry for the delay, but there is RP that had impact on this on LoT and with the hacker attacks on their site it has been difficult to proceed.

Ova Laden, one of the Starkson officers sends word to those gathered on the island that it is time to meet. All are escorted into Lia's temple and Ova introduces each on the off chance that any are unknown to the rest. Ova seems to be composed, but clearly upset about something. Any requests of what has her upset or shows of concern are responded to with appreciation, but she states that, "All will be explained shortly."

"I have a letter from Lady Winesa to read to everyone. I will read it out loud, but also have a copy for each of you."

She hands each an envelope in turn and then opens the copy she is holding.

"Dearest citizen, companion and friend,

It is possile the rumors have already spread about why you have all been called. In the simplest terms, if you are reading this letter then either I have passed on without leaving another in the role of Treaty Holder or something has led to the death of all who hold that title. Such events lead a situation were there is no one to maintain the various wards on Starkson Island. This means that without the help of one of you, the wards here will fail.

The failure of the wards will have various effects to be listed here in no particular order:
The wards on the doors will weaken and eventually they will be come normal mechanisms.
The control and command wands will not recharge; leaving them unable to manage the production and behavior of the Golems.
The summoning room in the mage tower will lose the builted in energy source that provides the defences against whatever is called forth. It is possible, but unconfirmed, that a permanent portal to the last realm accessed could form."

At this point Ova clears her throat and speaks, " You all should be informed that the last plane accessed was the Demon Weave. " Then she resumes reading...
"The water and sewage is also powered by the wards. This means that the supply of fresh water, the removal of waste, the changing of the waters in the bathes, etc... would slow and stop in time.

The elementals and dragons that inhabit the island are all held to an agreement with the Treaty Holder. With this post unfilled, the agreements may not be honored.

If any present are not prepared to accept fullfilling such a responsibility, there is no burden to. The Protectorate's treasury is large enough to provide our citizens who lack independent means enough funds to start over on the mainland. The Mayor of Blackstone is already aware of this possibility and the island will be offically returned to the Lord of Blackstone should it not reconstitute."

Ova addresses everyone again, " Before the rest is read, I need each of you to decide if you will stay and accept the possibily of becoming a Treaty Holder. If your unable to accept such an appointment, please return your envelopes to me. You may remain, if you wish to hear the end of this reading if you turn over your envelope."

Ova looks to each to see what their choice will be before she continues to read on.





//There was an RP on LoT that lead to a few perma-deaths, including the perma-death of Winesa. Several other characters were trapped or otherwise lost. Ortel was captured by the being that is the antagonist in the DM event. The short version is that Ortel is out of the picture for the rest of the year - possibly forever. The Starkson survivors on LoT are refugees (the entire island was lost during the attack) and living in and around o'Dell. I will provide a link for those interested in knowing what happen OOC once the LoT forums are recovered.

There has been a lot happening with the RP and adding the hacker issues.... I can only apologize for the slow pace of this thread. I had intended on rapping this up days ago. Anyways, the only thing holding this up will be getting the necessary replies. I'll press forward and just provide the OOC backstory once it becomes available again rather than wait for it.

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Arial looks at Pheadra for a moment then looks at the envelope in her hands. "I know there are many things I am still to learn .... but I will not see this Island perish without trying to do something."
Slowly she turns over the envelope and a single tear rolls down her cheek.
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Ova hesitates just a moment to allow the envelope to be reclaimed should Arial wish to keep it. If she shows no intent to retain it, Ova accepts it with a pleasant nod.

"Once the reading is done, all those holding envelopes will be asked to select another, other than themselves, and turn their envelope over to their choice. Who ever holds the most envelopes will be the one chosen by their peers. By keeping the envelope, you gain the chance to chosen who that person may be... though you may also find yourself being chosen by your peers here. Center point to our process is that one can choose to be amoung those to be selected, but one can not vote directly for themselves.

Turning the envelope over to me does not signify any negative reflection for anyone. What is being asked and offered is no small task. The Starkson people are peaceful and the mean by wish we select leaders is also peaceful. If none present are prepared for this transistion, then it will be us that will move to the mainland and do our best to recreate the same environment there under the protection of the Mayor.

That the protectorate might not last forever is a reality that has never been far away. The lands of this region are ripe with turmoil and trouble. The Starkson has stood for 52 years... that is exactly 51 years longer than those hostile to us projected. If this is to come to an end, it would be better to sail back with you on Zim's ship than any end that others had planned. If it is to come to an end, what better way than amoung friends and comrades?"

Ova takes a deep breath and sighes. It is clear that she would rather not see the Protectorate fade away, but she seems to take pride in the fact that in this dark time, these decisions (either way) will be made in peace.
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The doors of Lia's temple swing open to admit a short, darkskinned, winged demoness with a thin layer of flames dancing over her skin. She is covered in a sooty like substance and smells like someone who has been dungeon diving for weeks. Those who know her will be able to tell that she seems worn out, tired and much of the gusto and spit fire she usually has appears to be lacking. Some will recognise her as Enigma, Lil'Tail, Mouse Tail, Demon B!#(H, or an assortment of other names.

She glances over those gathered and pauses to eye each one in turn as if disappointed, "Well, I guess I'll just give my report an' hope for the best..."

She doesn't seem to take notice that she has interrupted the group, she just begins talking...
"It's a good thing that the abyss brushes both realms, but it'd be nice if the passages didn't move. I almost couldn't find my way back here. I would've used the mirror, but the Kildarian side is too far underwater."

Her comment appeared to be about as close as she was willing to come to apologizing for taking almost a month to arrive. She squares her attention on Ova and begins her report in hurried clips.

"The Island was attacked by some being that has the ability to suck the life essance out of things, even stone. I hadn't heard of it before the attack on the island, but in the days after the attack I learned it had staged several assaults before it hit us. The day that the our isle was lost, it attacked from the gardens. Several of the druids and elementals were lost trying to cancel the decaying effect it was having. Based on Winesa's evacuation order, I would guess it had been undermining the deep foundation undetected for a while. Ortelassa was using that creepy magic of hers to bolster the druids and Winesa was talking to some form in a blood mist that hovered over the garden."

Enigma raises her hand and flaps the fingers and thumb together to indicate excessive talking, " You know how she is. Well, she didn't like what she heard from him, ordered a full evacuation of the island and started chanting something about marking the attacker so he could not attack others undetected as he had done Starkson. The last thing I had heard from her as I left... per orders... was her offering herself to channel a direct blow against the thing attacking the island.

Well, divine magic is my cue to leave anyways....

When we did a count of the refugees and sent some druids to search for the missing.... well... we lost most o' our local Council and many others who refused to board ships to flee while the commoners were still trying to get off the island.

I was told to report in here and make sure this branch knows what happpen since I am one of the few able to make the trip between without using the mirrors. Graves is still MIA and Zortak is to busy with whatever druids do during a time like this. My spells can't hurt the thing, so that made me the messanger.

And thats more talkin' than I am used to... unless one of ya' has questions, I need to get back and it'll probibly take me a week or two to make the trip."

She does not seem interested in questions, really, and she begins moving back towards the doors in hurry. Those whose awareness is acute would notice that unless she was looking directly at someone, her eyes kept darting to the floor and she is avoiding making eye contact with any of the deity based adornments in the temple.
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Arial holds the envelope tightly as she waits for the others to make their choice.
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