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<blockquote data-quote="Wrahn" data-source="post: 1740647" data-attributes="member: 9191"><p>Bishop Kross~</p><p></p><p>The narrow streets were decorated by the occasional vagrant and the contents of a chamber pot which the residence in this part of the city had a tendency to throw out their doors.</p><p></p><p>Say what you want about the Aserians, sure they were heartless bastards who didn't mind the occasional human sacrifice, but at least they could keep the streets clean of refuse, both the human and otherwise.</p><p></p><p>They had conquered the Parrian Confederation a few years ago. With a huge army of fanatical follower, they crushed what little resistance the Confederation could muster and quickly lay siege to the various member city states. Parria, the largest most prosperous of the states was burnt to the ground, it's people put to the sword. Most of the other cities surrendered to avoid the same fate. Sharo was a member of the Confederation that had been controlled by a council, which had all been put to death when they had surrendered to the Aserians. </p><p></p><p>Truthfully though, that had not overly concerned the Black Cloaks, the criminal organization which operated in Sharo and a few other cities in the Confederation. One government trying to stop their business was much the same as any other government. Or so they had thought.</p><p></p><p>Once the Aserians defeated a country with their military, then came what they called the divine order of Keopt, the most polite thing the non-Aserians called them was the Thought Police, at least out of their earshot. The Thought Police would randomly grab people and put them under the question. Using their psionic power to rip through their minds looking for thoughts of disloyalty. Those that passed were released, those that didn't were tortured to death so that pain could "purify" their souls.</p><p></p><p>Which is what caused the unlike role the Black Cloaks were cast in. In the Black Cloaks business, loyalty to the current regime was not something that was considered a benefit. The Thought Police, rapidly exposed the Black Cloaks from information ripped from the minds of one of a hapless Cloak that had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Aserians captured most of the Guild and was preparing to "purify" them, when a small handful of men, the remainder of the Black Cloaks, broke into the prison and freed their fellows.</p><p></p><p>The Black Cloaks realized that they could never operate in a city under such control, began assassinating the Seer-Priests who ran the Divine Order of Keopt. Soon news of their deeds spread. The Black Cloaks, at least in the stories, had become the noble rogues attempting to free their city from the cruel clutches of the Aserians. They had become the symbol of the resistance. People flocked to their “banner”, though in truth the Cloaks really didn’t care one way or another, they were just trying to run a business. They added the Resistance in small ways, both because the Aserians would be more likely to focus their efforts on the Resistance and that the Aserians were bad for business. Besides they were making a fortune smuggling weapons and men.</p><p> </p><p>Sharo was on he verge of armed revolt when word came that the Aserian armies had been routed by the forces of the Empire of the Golden Sun. Realizing this was the time to strike, the Resistance rose up and overcame their oppressors. The Black Cloaks had helped and even managed to loot some of the wealthier homes that the Aserian leadership had taken for their own. The Black Cloaks had annoyingly become heroes, legendary figures, champions of the oppressed, liberators of Sharo.</p><p></p><p>That was two years ago. Business had slowly returned to normal, Sharo was now the Free City of Sharo. The Empire of the Golden Sun had conquered a few of the cities that were once part of the Parrian Confederation. The Aserians held a few more, but Sharo was free and neither the Empire or the Aserians seemed to be willing to commit the forces necessary to take her.</p><p></p><p>The new council, ironically, had two "former" Black Cloaks on it, which included Kaven Dusk, the leader of the Black Cloaks, to whom Bishop Kross had been summoned.</p><p></p><p>Kaven was a pragmatic man who ran the Cloaks with an iron fist. Not exactly without a conscience, he certainly wasn’t the Noble Rogue that he currently painted himself as. Bishop had known him for years, some might have called them friends, but their relationship was more of a mutually beneficial association.</p><p></p><p>Bishop was a little concerned over the way Kaven had been running things the past few years. He had originally taken the position for an advantage, but he had become more and more involved with the operation of the city and less and less involved with the Black Cloaks. Truthfully Bishop thought that Kaven had bought into his own press.</p><p></p><p>This morning, when he had received a message to meet Kaven at his office seemed to be a great departure, as he strictly kept Cloak business separate from his council business. It didn’t seem to bode well for things to come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wrahn, post: 1740647, member: 9191"] Bishop Kross~ The narrow streets were decorated by the occasional vagrant and the contents of a chamber pot which the residence in this part of the city had a tendency to throw out their doors. Say what you want about the Aserians, sure they were heartless bastards who didn't mind the occasional human sacrifice, but at least they could keep the streets clean of refuse, both the human and otherwise. They had conquered the Parrian Confederation a few years ago. With a huge army of fanatical follower, they crushed what little resistance the Confederation could muster and quickly lay siege to the various member city states. Parria, the largest most prosperous of the states was burnt to the ground, it's people put to the sword. Most of the other cities surrendered to avoid the same fate. Sharo was a member of the Confederation that had been controlled by a council, which had all been put to death when they had surrendered to the Aserians. Truthfully though, that had not overly concerned the Black Cloaks, the criminal organization which operated in Sharo and a few other cities in the Confederation. One government trying to stop their business was much the same as any other government. Or so they had thought. Once the Aserians defeated a country with their military, then came what they called the divine order of Keopt, the most polite thing the non-Aserians called them was the Thought Police, at least out of their earshot. The Thought Police would randomly grab people and put them under the question. Using their psionic power to rip through their minds looking for thoughts of disloyalty. Those that passed were released, those that didn't were tortured to death so that pain could "purify" their souls. Which is what caused the unlike role the Black Cloaks were cast in. In the Black Cloaks business, loyalty to the current regime was not something that was considered a benefit. The Thought Police, rapidly exposed the Black Cloaks from information ripped from the minds of one of a hapless Cloak that had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Aserians captured most of the Guild and was preparing to "purify" them, when a small handful of men, the remainder of the Black Cloaks, broke into the prison and freed their fellows. The Black Cloaks realized that they could never operate in a city under such control, began assassinating the Seer-Priests who ran the Divine Order of Keopt. Soon news of their deeds spread. The Black Cloaks, at least in the stories, had become the noble rogues attempting to free their city from the cruel clutches of the Aserians. They had become the symbol of the resistance. People flocked to their “banner”, though in truth the Cloaks really didn’t care one way or another, they were just trying to run a business. They added the Resistance in small ways, both because the Aserians would be more likely to focus their efforts on the Resistance and that the Aserians were bad for business. Besides they were making a fortune smuggling weapons and men. Sharo was on he verge of armed revolt when word came that the Aserian armies had been routed by the forces of the Empire of the Golden Sun. Realizing this was the time to strike, the Resistance rose up and overcame their oppressors. The Black Cloaks had helped and even managed to loot some of the wealthier homes that the Aserian leadership had taken for their own. The Black Cloaks had annoyingly become heroes, legendary figures, champions of the oppressed, liberators of Sharo. That was two years ago. Business had slowly returned to normal, Sharo was now the Free City of Sharo. The Empire of the Golden Sun had conquered a few of the cities that were once part of the Parrian Confederation. The Aserians held a few more, but Sharo was free and neither the Empire or the Aserians seemed to be willing to commit the forces necessary to take her. The new council, ironically, had two "former" Black Cloaks on it, which included Kaven Dusk, the leader of the Black Cloaks, to whom Bishop Kross had been summoned. Kaven was a pragmatic man who ran the Cloaks with an iron fist. Not exactly without a conscience, he certainly wasn’t the Noble Rogue that he currently painted himself as. Bishop had known him for years, some might have called them friends, but their relationship was more of a mutually beneficial association. Bishop was a little concerned over the way Kaven had been running things the past few years. He had originally taken the position for an advantage, but he had become more and more involved with the operation of the city and less and less involved with the Black Cloaks. Truthfully Bishop thought that Kaven had bought into his own press. This morning, when he had received a message to meet Kaven at his office seemed to be a great departure, as he strictly kept Cloak business separate from his council business. It didn’t seem to bode well for things to come. [/QUOTE]
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