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<blockquote data-quote="Friday" data-source="post: 5210310" data-attributes="member: 90051"><p>This is the in-character thread for the The Malazan Book of the Fallen game using the Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Edition system. The game is based in the world of Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen novels, and details can been found in the OOC thread: </p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/talking-talk/277157-malazan-book-fallen-recruiting-m-m-2nd-ed.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/talking-talk/277157-malazan-book-fallen-recruiting-m-m-2nd-ed.html</a>.</p><p></p><p>In the Free City of Kindle, a small city that sits to the north of Greenwater Lake on the Rhivi Plain. Its position is neither strategic nor particularly advantageous in terms of trade or resources but Kindle has prospered. It may not match the tall spires of Pale or the cosmopolitanism of Darujhistan, but it has its own charms.</p><p>Kindle is governed by the Five Houses:</p><p>House of Blades, essentially the city’s own assassin’s guild which serves the functions of keeping petty squabbles amongst the other Houses from spilling out onto the cobbled streets of Kindle</p><p>House of Faith, these are representatives of the many religions that have temples within Kindle’s walls</p><p>House of Wyrd, a collection of prominent mages and scholars</p><p>House of Manners, the nobles of Kindle that can trace their lineage back to the city’s founding</p><p>House of Coins, arguably the most influential House as it comprises the city’s most successful, and therefore wealthy, merchants</p><p>The expansion of the Malazan Empire had appeared to pass Kindle by, lying so far to the west it was believed that this small city had been largely ignored by Malazan strategists. Boasting little of import save its excellent relations with the Rhivi tribes and as such indirectly support the efforts of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard, and the Ascendant Caladan Brood, to drive back the encroaching forces of the Malazan Empire. </p><p>But news has arrived of Pale’s fall, and the Empress has turned her eye from the ‘glittering jem of Genabackis’ that is Darujhistan to the west. The legendary Moon’s Spawn, which had been described as: “ ..Ragged as a blackened tooth, the basalt fortress was home to the most powerful enemy the Malazan Empire had ever faced. High above the earth, Moon’s Spawn could not be breached by siege. Even Laseen’s own undead army, the T’lan Imass, who travelled as easily as dust on the wind, were unable, or unwilling, to penetrate its magical defences.”, was said to have been driven off by the Malazan High Mage and his cadre. Even now a Malazan company as detached itself from the clearing of Pale and is moving towards Kindle across the Rhivi Trail towards Greenwater Lake…</p><p></p><p>You have been hired into the service of a merchant known as Goble Fenn, known to have a great deal of influence within the House of Coins, and while he has not laid out the specifics of his needs for your services he has offered a substantial amount of coin for them (or 'houses' as the currency is imaginatively known in Kindle...). Goble has asked that you all meet him in the Griffin's Nest this evening where he will elucidate somewhat.</p><p></p><p>The night begins in the Griffin's Nest, a small but well known inn on the edge of the Fisherman's Quarter. The night air is cool with a slight breeze, carrying with it the almost palpable sense of tension through the crowded streets of Kindle. Something about this 'tension' sets those with magical sensitivities a little on edge. </p><p>The Nest is abuzz with talk of the approaching Malazan force, on its way to stake the Empress' claim for Kindle. </p><p>Rumour has it the Houses are locked in a bitter argument over how the Malazans should be dealt with. The nobles and merchants clamour for peace and surrender, for Kindle to welcome the approaching army in the hopes that the Malazan hegemony will not crush them. However the mages and priests of the city hold no hope for a peaceful strategy, having heard of the nearby city of Pale's struggle against the Malazans and its subsequent fall. Tales of slaughter, virulent sorcery and the devastating Moranth munitions have become the cornerstone of their arguments.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=OOC]I do have a small, badly drawn, map of Kindle but I need to get it scanned in and so I'll try to do that this week, if would make the place names make a little more sense and be handy for you guys to refer to as well...assuming you can make out my scrawl!</p><p>Feel free to holler if you have any questions, or if you think I've missed anything out![/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Friday, post: 5210310, member: 90051"] This is the in-character thread for the The Malazan Book of the Fallen game using the Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Edition system. The game is based in the world of Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen novels, and details can been found in the OOC thread: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/talking-talk/277157-malazan-book-fallen-recruiting-m-m-2nd-ed.html[/url]. In the Free City of Kindle, a small city that sits to the north of Greenwater Lake on the Rhivi Plain. Its position is neither strategic nor particularly advantageous in terms of trade or resources but Kindle has prospered. It may not match the tall spires of Pale or the cosmopolitanism of Darujhistan, but it has its own charms. Kindle is governed by the Five Houses: House of Blades, essentially the city’s own assassin’s guild which serves the functions of keeping petty squabbles amongst the other Houses from spilling out onto the cobbled streets of Kindle House of Faith, these are representatives of the many religions that have temples within Kindle’s walls House of Wyrd, a collection of prominent mages and scholars House of Manners, the nobles of Kindle that can trace their lineage back to the city’s founding House of Coins, arguably the most influential House as it comprises the city’s most successful, and therefore wealthy, merchants The expansion of the Malazan Empire had appeared to pass Kindle by, lying so far to the west it was believed that this small city had been largely ignored by Malazan strategists. Boasting little of import save its excellent relations with the Rhivi tribes and as such indirectly support the efforts of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard, and the Ascendant Caladan Brood, to drive back the encroaching forces of the Malazan Empire. But news has arrived of Pale’s fall, and the Empress has turned her eye from the ‘glittering jem of Genabackis’ that is Darujhistan to the west. The legendary Moon’s Spawn, which had been described as: “ ..Ragged as a blackened tooth, the basalt fortress was home to the most powerful enemy the Malazan Empire had ever faced. High above the earth, Moon’s Spawn could not be breached by siege. Even Laseen’s own undead army, the T’lan Imass, who travelled as easily as dust on the wind, were unable, or unwilling, to penetrate its magical defences.”, was said to have been driven off by the Malazan High Mage and his cadre. Even now a Malazan company as detached itself from the clearing of Pale and is moving towards Kindle across the Rhivi Trail towards Greenwater Lake… You have been hired into the service of a merchant known as Goble Fenn, known to have a great deal of influence within the House of Coins, and while he has not laid out the specifics of his needs for your services he has offered a substantial amount of coin for them (or 'houses' as the currency is imaginatively known in Kindle...). Goble has asked that you all meet him in the Griffin's Nest this evening where he will elucidate somewhat. The night begins in the Griffin's Nest, a small but well known inn on the edge of the Fisherman's Quarter. The night air is cool with a slight breeze, carrying with it the almost palpable sense of tension through the crowded streets of Kindle. Something about this 'tension' sets those with magical sensitivities a little on edge. The Nest is abuzz with talk of the approaching Malazan force, on its way to stake the Empress' claim for Kindle. Rumour has it the Houses are locked in a bitter argument over how the Malazans should be dealt with. The nobles and merchants clamour for peace and surrender, for Kindle to welcome the approaching army in the hopes that the Malazan hegemony will not crush them. However the mages and priests of the city hold no hope for a peaceful strategy, having heard of the nearby city of Pale's struggle against the Malazans and its subsequent fall. Tales of slaughter, virulent sorcery and the devastating Moranth munitions have become the cornerstone of their arguments. [sblock=OOC]I do have a small, badly drawn, map of Kindle but I need to get it scanned in and so I'll try to do that this week, if would make the place names make a little more sense and be handy for you guys to refer to as well...assuming you can make out my scrawl! Feel free to holler if you have any questions, or if you think I've missed anything out![/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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