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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Halford" data-source="post: 4505412" data-attributes="member: 64844">Basic Proposal for the contents of the play "Years of Steel." Narrated by the Devil Invidius, set during the Years of Steel when there was a strong anti-magic movement coupled with increased racial rejudice and persecution of the non-human races in Daunton. Counciler Sirus Varn was the Cities most influential man and the leader of the Sons of Steel.  His son Restin is one of the main protagonists, having fallen in love with the Cambion Cleric of Peresefa Elira, daughter of Arga the Black.  Restin is also considered to be Daunton's greatest warrior and has recently come to be reguarded as a great hero. Much of the plot is unfolded in conversations between Arga - who is watching events unfold, but has apparently promised not to intervene - and her tempter and Elira's father the devil Invidius.  Invidius and Arga have a contract which apparently entitles the Devil to one chance to corrupt his daughter free of Arga's interference. The play begins with a soliluquay(sp?) from Invidius and moves into a love scene between Restin and Elira.  Elira's faithful servant girl is revealed - to the audience only - to be the succubus Aranna. We then see Sirus Varn presiding over a meeting of the Sons of Steel, in which he incites the group against magicians and non-humans telling them that these freaks have had power over decent god fearing men for too long, etc.  As the meeting ends Aranna arrives and speaks to Sirus alone, after Sirus threatens to kill her and insults her, she tells him of restin and Elira's tryst. The next scene features Arga and Invidius and their conversation reveals that Aranna is an agent of Invidius, that Invidius and Arga are Elira's parents and the details of the contract.  Arga is sitting by a mirror and Invidius sits in a comfortable chair within a magic circle.  There is also a passing reference to Arga's recent battle with a Blue Dragon. Elira is then depicted bowing before a statue of Peresefa and expresses her sorrow over tearing Restin away for his father.  She bemoans the inevitable failure of their love because of her infernal ancestory and petitions her goddess for aide.  The statue responds and tells her that events are in motion with which she, the goddess, may not intervene, but that she can give her one piece of advice - which the statue whispers to Elira. Sirus confronts Restin as they spar and as they exchange blows he insults Elira calling her filth, etc.  Restin easily disarms his father and holds his blade to his throat telling him that he is a bigoted fool, etc.  Restin the storms away. Invidius and Arga argue about the fate of mankind.  Invidius argueing that mortals will end up destroying one another.  Arga counters that mortals, though less powerful, have far more potential than devils and will ultimately dictate their own fates whether for good or ill. Restin comes to Elira at the Temple of Peresefa and asks her to run away with him.  She tells him that she cannot, that they have a duty to the City to remain and show them that it is what a person does that matters not where they come from or who their parents are.  Restin agrees and proposes to Elira - this is seen by Aranna, who flies off and tells Sirus. A maddened Sirus leads the Sons of Steel to the Temple of Peresefa - in classic mob fashion.  Sirus denounces Peresefa as a false goddess a demon in disguise, etc.  As the temple burns Restin defends Elira from a mob of Sons of Steel.  Sirus comes forward and demands they surrender so he can burn the infernal harlot.  Restin refuses, and tells his father that livge would not be worth living without Elira, and that to kill her he must kill him.  Restin then exposes his throat and drops his sword stepping forward. Sirus stabs him and Elira grabs Restin's sword and holds it across Sirus's throat.  At this point Invidius arrives and urges her to kill the one who took her true love.  Elira resists the urge and instead goes to Restin's body.  Arga appears and tells them that they are all fools she then freezes them all - insert high level badass Wizard power effect - and takes Restin and Elira to her sanctum. Restin is restored with the help of Peresefa and they embrace. When his mob flees Sirus gives an impassioned soliluquay in which he regrets his actions and then kills himself.  Invidius then appears and ushers the old mans soul away to the hells telling him that prejudice and hatred will ever be the tools of devils.</blockquote>

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