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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4006697" data-attributes="member: 386"><p><strong>Scene. Archcotare Sibil, Colour.</strong></p><p></p><p>Alone in a posh suite in the city of Ahodyia (Erik came up with this name - +1D advantage die for doing so next time he makes a roll in the city), the Archcotare writes in his journal. "Lord Tovol must pay for his crimes. He's been a blight on the church for far too long. Something must be done about him. I will see him pay for all the pain he's put me through!"</p><p></p><p>A knock on the door. "Send her in."</p><p></p><p>In walks Jinna - the prostitute that has agreed to assassinate Sibil.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Pali Edrene, Colour.</strong></p><p></p><p>Children play in the streets of Ahodyia. They spin stones and bet on the results.</p><p></p><p>A dark, brown, withered hand reaches out and spins a stone. It spins and spins.</p><p></p><p>"How do you do it?" the children ask.</p><p></p><p>"When you walk the Lar ta Largi, the stone spins itself," the Pali answers.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Colour.</strong></p><p></p><p>A lone figure walks on a broken plain, red sky in the background. He is dressed in pilgrim's robes.</p><p></p><p>"The Pali Edrene has bested me each time I confronted him. I thought I was the Prophet, the second coming of the Ahmilak. Am I wrong? I must learn how the Pali defeated me - it is the only way I can best him."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Interstitial.</strong></p><p></p><p>Kofer Pyatt arrives at the gates of the Podalah Palace. Bortai greets him.</p><p></p><p>"I seek knowledge from the Pali. Knowledge and forgiveness."</p><p></p><p>"The Pali is not here, but you may enter, Seeker."</p><p></p><p>Kofer Pyatt enters the palace and sits, cross-legged.</p><p></p><p>"You know the way of the Lar ta Largi."</p><p></p><p>"I seek to learn."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Hammer Lord Tovol, Building.</strong></p><p></p><p>Lord Tovol sits on the bridge of his Hammer. An image flickers before him, grainy and distorted. A signals operator gives him the thumbs up. It jumps into focus.</p><p></p><p>We see Archcotare Sibil and Jinna move his bed.</p><p></p><p>Lord Tovol watches. Groans of pleasure come from the Archcotare.</p><p></p><p>"The Scarbara leaf we gave Jinna will take effect soon," Tovol thinks. "Sibil will be disgraced."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Interstitial. (ooh, we screwed up!)</strong></p><p></p><p>In the square before the Archcotare's palace, the Pali sits, dressed in beggar's robes.</p><p></p><p>"A coin for a prayer," he says, reciting the beggar's litany.</p><p></p><p>A man approaches. The Pali knows it is Kofer Pyatt.</p><p></p><p>"What do you want?" The Pali asks.</p><p></p><p>"I want to drink from the well of your wisdom."</p><p></p><p>"You me to teach you, but you have taught me. You have taught me that I am a vain man. I must go back to my beginnings."</p><p></p><p>"I, too, am vain. I thought I was the reincarnation of the Ahmilak. But how could that be, when I submitted to your will? I know now that I have much to learn."</p><p></p><p>"Then we will learn together. You will be my eyes and ears, keep me grounded in this temporal world."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Colour, Draz Tolo.</strong></p><p></p><p>Fat Chaz's apartment. Draz Tolo sits, looking out the window to space, drinking space coffee.</p><p></p><p>"Lord Tovol must pay for killing Chaz. I will have my revenge."</p><p></p><p>He fingers an ounce of the tainted Gul Janat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Kaelei, Interstial.</strong></p><p></p><p>Kofer Pyatt and the Pali Edrene. Walking the streets of Ahodyia. </p><p></p><p>A street urchin approaches. Ragged epaulettes show that he is devoted to the Fire. He hands the Pali a message.</p><p></p><p>"It appears you are to be feted," the Pali says to Kofer Pyatt. "And I am invited."</p><p></p><p>Enter Kaelie. "Lord Tovol wishes your presence to fete the newly appointed Kofer Pyatt as Cotar Fomas." She nods at Pyatt, who returns the gesture.</p><p></p><p>The Pali's Bright Mark flares, and the two of them are joined.</p><p></p><p>"I will be there."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Draz Tolo, Interstitial.</strong></p><p></p><p>In his dressing quarters, Kofer Pyatt casts aside his pilgrim's robes for the uniform of an Anvil Lord and Cotar Fomas.</p><p></p><p>His communicator buzzes. Draz Tolo appears.</p><p></p><p>"Pirate. What do you want."</p><p></p><p>"I speak of alliance."</p><p></p><p>"Why would I want to ally with a pirate? We have seen what happened to Fat Chaz."</p><p></p><p>"Turn against Tovol! Side with me, and I will remove him for you!"</p><p></p><p>"I have no need for that. Tovol is a strong man, a warrior. And what are you? A pal-wan pirate, preying on others."</p><p></p><p>"I will have my revenge, with you or without!"</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Archcotare Sibil, Interstitial.</strong></p><p></p><p>Kofer Pyatt's fete is an impressive affair. Drink, food, dancers.</p><p></p><p>Sibil enters the room with a mask, covering his face. He sits next to Lord Tovol.</p><p></p><p>"Sibil. A strange fashion choice."</p><p></p><p>"It represents the masking of the Ahmilak - the words are more important than the man who speaks them."</p><p></p><p>"Ah. I had hoped that was the case, not some local virus. I have heard of a disease that scars the face - a disease that is spread by sexual conduct."</p><p></p><p>Sibil raises his goblet. White knuckles grip it. "To your health."</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Draz Tolo, building.</strong></p><p></p><p>Tovol's goblet is filled by Fat Chaz's son, amongst the crowd with Kofer Pyatt's retinue. He drinks.</p><p></p><p>His pupils dilate and he leans back. "Demons," he says. "Demons amonst the crowd!"</p><p></p><p>The Gul Janat has taken effect.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Pali Edrene, Conflict.</strong></p><p></p><p>The doors to the feast hall burst open and children mix among the precise movements of the dancers. Restrained gasps of surprise call out amongst the nobles.</p><p></p><p>The children sing a song:</p><p></p><p>"" (I forget. Related to Sibil's disease, pointing it out.)</p><p></p><p>Sibil stands. "These urchins are the last straw. Does the Pali have no respect? If we allow this heretic among us, we stand on the slippery slope. We will all become heretics ourselves!"</p><p></p><p>The Pali rises, full of fury. "You are nothing but a venal man, who cares for the pleasures of flesh above all!"</p><p></p><p>Sibil sputters and chokes.</p><p></p><p>A child reaches up and pulls the mask from his face. We see the scarred flesh, the result of Scarbara leaf. Everyone knows what this means. The Archcotare is disgraced.</p><p></p><p>Tovol screams. "Demons!" He draws his force sword. He swings. Children fall. He runs, screaming.</p><p></p><p>Archcotare Sibil uses this cover to flee.</p><p></p><p>The Pali Surene Vachir Edrene sits on the throne of the Archcotare. "There will be an Inquisition," he states.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Archcotare Sibil. Conflict.</strong></p><p></p><p>Lord Tovol sits in the Hall of Trials. A burning wheel in the middle of the hall casts shadows of demons against statues of the Ahmilak. Each shadow represents a new sin.</p><p></p><p>"Demons," he mutters, lost in the stupor of the Gul Janat.</p><p></p><p>Archcotare Sibil enters the hall. His eyes are shot with violence.</p><p></p><p>He moves to the shadows, creeping up on Tovol. But when he comes round the pillar, Tovol has gone, fled to the darkness.</p><p></p><p>Sibil pounds his fists to a bloody pulp on the Burning Wheel.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scene. Building, Kofer Pyatt.</strong></p><p></p><p>Days have passed. The Pali has been accepted as Archcotare of Boldaq. First among his duties is to spend 101 days among the people, listening to their plight. He travels by foot across the broken plains of Boldaq.</p><p></p><p>Kofer Pyatt is next to him, his newly-appointed herald.</p><p></p><p>"The Lar ta Largi is beset on all sides by pain. But as my herald, you shall walk it with me."</p><p></p><p>"I shall do as the Pali - did you see that?"</p><p></p><p>"My son, your eyes are brighter than mine. What do you see?"</p><p></p><p>"A marsh rat, hiding on the salt pans. It is ready to strike-"</p><p></p><p>A ten-foot long rat, back covered in thick white fungus to hide among the salts and mud, leaps from its hiding spot.</p><p></p><p>"Pali! Get back!" Kofer Pyatt beats at it with his beggar's stick. It slams him aside, and he collapses in the mud.</p><p></p><p>The Pali's Bright Mark flares - but too late, as the rat clamps down on his shoulder, sending him into unconciousness.</p><p></p><p>They are dragged across the mud plains to a hidden cave. Reinforced by steel, a relic of the war with the Worm.</p><p></p><p>The marsh rat stares at them - unsettling intelligence in its eyes - and a door slides open. A hideous alien steps out.</p><p></p><p>"You who are blessed, be still. For you are to be brought into the whole, to serve the destiny that awaits the galaxy.</p><p></p><p>"You are to be Vaylen."</p><p></p><p><strong>Maneuver. Vaylen Gambit, Human Inundate. </strong></p><p></p><p>Across the planet, the people hear of the disgrace of Archcotare Sibil. They know that Kofer Pyatt, one of their own, is the only man who can lead them out of this - and if he has accepted Pali Edrene as Archcotare, then they will as well.</p><p></p><p>The noble houses also look to Kofer Pyatt. He is an Anvil Lord and worthy of the title the Black Duke Zagas has bestowed upon him.</p><p></p><p><em>Next: It all ends.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4006697, member: 386"] [b]Scene. Archcotare Sibil, Colour.[/b] Alone in a posh suite in the city of Ahodyia (Erik came up with this name - +1D advantage die for doing so next time he makes a roll in the city), the Archcotare writes in his journal. "Lord Tovol must pay for his crimes. He's been a blight on the church for far too long. Something must be done about him. I will see him pay for all the pain he's put me through!" A knock on the door. "Send her in." In walks Jinna - the prostitute that has agreed to assassinate Sibil. [b]Scene. Pali Edrene, Colour.[/b] Children play in the streets of Ahodyia. They spin stones and bet on the results. A dark, brown, withered hand reaches out and spins a stone. It spins and spins. "How do you do it?" the children ask. "When you walk the Lar ta Largi, the stone spins itself," the Pali answers. [b]Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Colour.[/b] A lone figure walks on a broken plain, red sky in the background. He is dressed in pilgrim's robes. "The Pali Edrene has bested me each time I confronted him. I thought I was the Prophet, the second coming of the Ahmilak. Am I wrong? I must learn how the Pali defeated me - it is the only way I can best him." [b]Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Interstitial.[/b] Kofer Pyatt arrives at the gates of the Podalah Palace. Bortai greets him. "I seek knowledge from the Pali. Knowledge and forgiveness." "The Pali is not here, but you may enter, Seeker." Kofer Pyatt enters the palace and sits, cross-legged. "You know the way of the Lar ta Largi." "I seek to learn." [b]Scene. Hammer Lord Tovol, Building.[/b] Lord Tovol sits on the bridge of his Hammer. An image flickers before him, grainy and distorted. A signals operator gives him the thumbs up. It jumps into focus. We see Archcotare Sibil and Jinna move his bed. Lord Tovol watches. Groans of pleasure come from the Archcotare. "The Scarbara leaf we gave Jinna will take effect soon," Tovol thinks. "Sibil will be disgraced." [b]Scene. Kofer Pyatt, Interstitial. (ooh, we screwed up!)[/b] In the square before the Archcotare's palace, the Pali sits, dressed in beggar's robes. "A coin for a prayer," he says, reciting the beggar's litany. A man approaches. The Pali knows it is Kofer Pyatt. "What do you want?" The Pali asks. "I want to drink from the well of your wisdom." "You me to teach you, but you have taught me. You have taught me that I am a vain man. I must go back to my beginnings." "I, too, am vain. I thought I was the reincarnation of the Ahmilak. But how could that be, when I submitted to your will? I know now that I have much to learn." "Then we will learn together. You will be my eyes and ears, keep me grounded in this temporal world." [b]Scene. Colour, Draz Tolo.[/b] Fat Chaz's apartment. Draz Tolo sits, looking out the window to space, drinking space coffee. "Lord Tovol must pay for killing Chaz. I will have my revenge." He fingers an ounce of the tainted Gul Janat. [b]Scene. Kaelei, Interstial.[/b] Kofer Pyatt and the Pali Edrene. Walking the streets of Ahodyia. A street urchin approaches. Ragged epaulettes show that he is devoted to the Fire. He hands the Pali a message. "It appears you are to be feted," the Pali says to Kofer Pyatt. "And I am invited." Enter Kaelie. "Lord Tovol wishes your presence to fete the newly appointed Kofer Pyatt as Cotar Fomas." She nods at Pyatt, who returns the gesture. The Pali's Bright Mark flares, and the two of them are joined. "I will be there." [b]Scene. Draz Tolo, Interstitial.[/b] In his dressing quarters, Kofer Pyatt casts aside his pilgrim's robes for the uniform of an Anvil Lord and Cotar Fomas. His communicator buzzes. Draz Tolo appears. "Pirate. What do you want." "I speak of alliance." "Why would I want to ally with a pirate? We have seen what happened to Fat Chaz." "Turn against Tovol! Side with me, and I will remove him for you!" "I have no need for that. Tovol is a strong man, a warrior. And what are you? A pal-wan pirate, preying on others." "I will have my revenge, with you or without!" [b]Scene. Archcotare Sibil, Interstitial.[/b] Kofer Pyatt's fete is an impressive affair. Drink, food, dancers. Sibil enters the room with a mask, covering his face. He sits next to Lord Tovol. "Sibil. A strange fashion choice." "It represents the masking of the Ahmilak - the words are more important than the man who speaks them." "Ah. I had hoped that was the case, not some local virus. I have heard of a disease that scars the face - a disease that is spread by sexual conduct." Sibil raises his goblet. White knuckles grip it. "To your health." [b]Scene. Draz Tolo, building.[/b] Tovol's goblet is filled by Fat Chaz's son, amongst the crowd with Kofer Pyatt's retinue. He drinks. His pupils dilate and he leans back. "Demons," he says. "Demons amonst the crowd!" The Gul Janat has taken effect. [b]Scene. Pali Edrene, Conflict.[/b] The doors to the feast hall burst open and children mix among the precise movements of the dancers. Restrained gasps of surprise call out amongst the nobles. The children sing a song: "" (I forget. Related to Sibil's disease, pointing it out.) Sibil stands. "These urchins are the last straw. Does the Pali have no respect? If we allow this heretic among us, we stand on the slippery slope. We will all become heretics ourselves!" The Pali rises, full of fury. "You are nothing but a venal man, who cares for the pleasures of flesh above all!" Sibil sputters and chokes. A child reaches up and pulls the mask from his face. We see the scarred flesh, the result of Scarbara leaf. Everyone knows what this means. The Archcotare is disgraced. Tovol screams. "Demons!" He draws his force sword. He swings. Children fall. He runs, screaming. Archcotare Sibil uses this cover to flee. The Pali Surene Vachir Edrene sits on the throne of the Archcotare. "There will be an Inquisition," he states. [b]Scene. Archcotare Sibil. Conflict.[/b] Lord Tovol sits in the Hall of Trials. A burning wheel in the middle of the hall casts shadows of demons against statues of the Ahmilak. Each shadow represents a new sin. "Demons," he mutters, lost in the stupor of the Gul Janat. Archcotare Sibil enters the hall. His eyes are shot with violence. He moves to the shadows, creeping up on Tovol. But when he comes round the pillar, Tovol has gone, fled to the darkness. Sibil pounds his fists to a bloody pulp on the Burning Wheel. [b]Scene. Building, Kofer Pyatt.[/b] Days have passed. The Pali has been accepted as Archcotare of Boldaq. First among his duties is to spend 101 days among the people, listening to their plight. He travels by foot across the broken plains of Boldaq. Kofer Pyatt is next to him, his newly-appointed herald. "The Lar ta Largi is beset on all sides by pain. But as my herald, you shall walk it with me." "I shall do as the Pali - did you see that?" "My son, your eyes are brighter than mine. What do you see?" "A marsh rat, hiding on the salt pans. It is ready to strike-" A ten-foot long rat, back covered in thick white fungus to hide among the salts and mud, leaps from its hiding spot. "Pali! Get back!" Kofer Pyatt beats at it with his beggar's stick. It slams him aside, and he collapses in the mud. The Pali's Bright Mark flares - but too late, as the rat clamps down on his shoulder, sending him into unconciousness. They are dragged across the mud plains to a hidden cave. Reinforced by steel, a relic of the war with the Worm. The marsh rat stares at them - unsettling intelligence in its eyes - and a door slides open. A hideous alien steps out. "You who are blessed, be still. For you are to be brought into the whole, to serve the destiny that awaits the galaxy. "You are to be Vaylen." [b]Maneuver. Vaylen Gambit, Human Inundate. [/b] Across the planet, the people hear of the disgrace of Archcotare Sibil. They know that Kofer Pyatt, one of their own, is the only man who can lead them out of this - and if he has accepted Pali Edrene as Archcotare, then they will as well. The noble houses also look to Kofer Pyatt. He is an Anvil Lord and worthy of the title the Black Duke Zagas has bestowed upon him. [i]Next: It all ends.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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