The tale comes closer to its finale.. forces gather in opposition, the clash of wills and ideals. But some lines have yet to be drawn, and others, yet to be crossed. Who will stand by whose side, when the sparks fly? And who will yet stand at all, when the dust settles..?
Act V: Falling Star, Rising Sun
Scene II: The Gathering Flames of Retribution
Rumors and Story Aspects
a) Attack on Crucible: Part II (Friday, February 2nd, 2018, 9 pm CST)
The outer bulwark of the Crucible, the true birthplace of the Falling Stars, has been breached. The mundane Warriors defending it have been slain or captured.. but what remains, beyond the inner gates? Aside from the secrets of the ancient Nymian stronghold, are said to await the guardians, the last sentinels.. the Unfallen, of the Falling Stars. Once Warriors, bodies and lives now twisted by use of the Crucible itself into something between their old selves and the Fallen they failed to become.
"Are we going to have to kill them? I don't know. I only found out they existed recently.. until X'red I never had to think about what becomes of those whom the ritual fails. I hope they're not as dangerous as her. Either way, if X'zarann's not parading them around, they're probably stuck in there. Maybe they're eager for company..."
1. Orrin Halgren
2. Nihka Mioni
3. V'aleera Lhuil (sick, Zaphir Zurlac subbing in)
4. Artoria Aldsan
b) A Golden Shade of Grey (Monday, February 5th, 2018, 7:00 pm CST)
After X'zarann's shocking display of Primal-like powers of Tempering upon infamous Monetarist mastermind Moiraine Astervane (AKA Goldentail), she was not seen or heard of.. until recently, where she returned to Ul'dah, only to be summarily arrested for crimes both against the state and against nature. The Ossuary won the bidding war to put her on trial first, for void-summoning.
The city was just beginning to gear up for the trial of the century, when her cell was breached.. by none other than her one-time teacher, rumored lover, and man whose ruin she brought about, U'dorian the Grey (who at one time was accused of crimes at least as bad, and managed to evade full punishment, though it cost him all his money and influence.. a sentence as good as death, in the eyes of Ul'dah).
Adventurers are being called upon, to take first crack at making him listen to reason.. or, failing that, at breaching his mansion and bringing both him and his erstwhile pupil to justice.
"U'dorian has been an ally, though clearly he's still conflicted over Goldentail. It would be good to have him back on our side.. can never have too many mages, against the Falling Stars. We also owe it to ourselves to see Goldentail.. dealt with.. conclusively, one way or the other. Is she still Tempered? Or was it only a temporary influence? X'zrann's NOT a Primal.. not yet, anyroad."
1. Reis Okeya
2. Uzuki Jana'salt
3. Virara Wakuwa
4. Khira Lhizahla
c) The Ultimate Relay Race (Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 7 pm CST)
The floating continent of Azys Lla. A place of legend, until recently, though even now only the most well-traveled can claim to have laid eyes upon its forbidding countenance. Tunneled rock and soaring, futuristic construction lay side by side in this vista of most unnatural nature, secreted among the clouds and refusing to be bowed... be it to the whims of Adventurers or the will of the Garlean empire, whose mighty flagship Gration threatens to become a permanent fixture of the landscape.
Somewhere in this mysterious and terrible place, an antenna relay with the power to broadcast a telepathic signal across the breadth of Hydaelyn rests, untouched for ages. The Nunh of the Falling Stars has sent his minions to scouring the land, to find it, and secure his ascension to godhood. Those who oppose him mean to find it first.
"So, first we need to find the damn place. Thing. Outcropping? Is it gonna be a single room? A giant fortress? One of those fancy terminals? A living bio-weapon? The Allagans will never, I fear, stop surprising us with the horrors they created.. but trust my brother to make a superweapon out of one of the few things they didn't ACTUALLY intend to be one."
1. R'shesha Otharn
2. X'cinna Ares
3. Seito Moonclaw
4. Akiko Nomura
Reserve List
1. Zaphir Zurlac
2. Naoh'a Aznable
HOUSE RULE: For Starsfall, players are allowed to, if they wish, purchase a Stunt (like any other stunt, this is not a bonus stunt, simply a bonus rule for Starsfall) that works in the following manner: +1 to a single skill, with a single, simple condition, otherwise always active. The cap to which a skill may be brought with this sort of Stunt is 5.
NOTE: This Stunt is not available to characters who already have a natural +5 in a skill.
EXAMPLE: Gain +1 to Fight as long as you are fighting with fist weapons. This may not bring your Fight higher than 5.
Act V: Falling Star, Rising Sun
Scene II: The Gathering Flames of Retribution
Rumors and Story Aspects
- /End of the Golden(tail) Age/ - Infamous recluse Monetarist Moiraine Astervane (AKA Goldentail) has returned to Ul'dah to face lawful prosecution for the strange happenings, said to be void-related, surrounding her manor and affairs. The vultures close in, but you know what they say about a wounded and cornered beast...
- /A City Lit By Flames/ - With a major faction of the Brass Blades taking a major hit, and the leadership of the Golden Horde seeming unfocused without an enemy to fight, the power vacuum in Ul'dah has been filled by the Immortal Flames. Naturally, where power goes, corruption follows...
- /Falling Stars, Rising in the West/ - A tribe of miqo'te from the arctic seems to have not only found their way to La Noscea, but engaged in some form of protracted tribal warfare with the kobolds in and around the U'ghamoro Mines. Working in concert with a growing faction of arcanists, numerous crippling blows have been dealt to the beastman tribe, to general acclaim by all the good (non-beastmen) folks of La Noscea.
- /A Curious Exodus/ - Warriors from the savage Falling Stars sept have been piqued with a curiosity for the outside world. By land, sea and air, more of them are leaving their home - and traditional, xenophobic mindset - behind in favor of seeing this Outside World that both the Nunh and some of their spear-sisters have been making such a big deal about.
- /The Growing Legend of the Nunh/ - The story of a legendary Nunh is growing.. a savage hero, master of man and beast, powerful and alluring and clever. They say the Golden Horde in Ul'dah venerates him, as do a number of small cults appearing, especially in Ul'dah, but also in the other City-States. More tangible than the Warrior of Light to many, it's said that those who believe in and celebrate the Nunh of the Falling Stars receive boons in the form of protection, or the downfall of their enemies...
a) Attack on Crucible: Part II (Friday, February 2nd, 2018, 9 pm CST)
The outer bulwark of the Crucible, the true birthplace of the Falling Stars, has been breached. The mundane Warriors defending it have been slain or captured.. but what remains, beyond the inner gates? Aside from the secrets of the ancient Nymian stronghold, are said to await the guardians, the last sentinels.. the Unfallen, of the Falling Stars. Once Warriors, bodies and lives now twisted by use of the Crucible itself into something between their old selves and the Fallen they failed to become.
"Are we going to have to kill them? I don't know. I only found out they existed recently.. until X'red I never had to think about what becomes of those whom the ritual fails. I hope they're not as dangerous as her. Either way, if X'zarann's not parading them around, they're probably stuck in there. Maybe they're eager for company..."
1. Orrin Halgren
2. Nihka Mioni
3. V'aleera Lhuil (sick, Zaphir Zurlac subbing in)
4. Artoria Aldsan
b) A Golden Shade of Grey (Monday, February 5th, 2018, 7:00 pm CST)
After X'zarann's shocking display of Primal-like powers of Tempering upon infamous Monetarist mastermind Moiraine Astervane (AKA Goldentail), she was not seen or heard of.. until recently, where she returned to Ul'dah, only to be summarily arrested for crimes both against the state and against nature. The Ossuary won the bidding war to put her on trial first, for void-summoning.
The city was just beginning to gear up for the trial of the century, when her cell was breached.. by none other than her one-time teacher, rumored lover, and man whose ruin she brought about, U'dorian the Grey (who at one time was accused of crimes at least as bad, and managed to evade full punishment, though it cost him all his money and influence.. a sentence as good as death, in the eyes of Ul'dah).
Adventurers are being called upon, to take first crack at making him listen to reason.. or, failing that, at breaching his mansion and bringing both him and his erstwhile pupil to justice.
"U'dorian has been an ally, though clearly he's still conflicted over Goldentail. It would be good to have him back on our side.. can never have too many mages, against the Falling Stars. We also owe it to ourselves to see Goldentail.. dealt with.. conclusively, one way or the other. Is she still Tempered? Or was it only a temporary influence? X'zrann's NOT a Primal.. not yet, anyroad."
1. Reis Okeya
2. Uzuki Jana'salt
3. Virara Wakuwa
4. Khira Lhizahla
c) The Ultimate Relay Race (Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 7 pm CST)
The floating continent of Azys Lla. A place of legend, until recently, though even now only the most well-traveled can claim to have laid eyes upon its forbidding countenance. Tunneled rock and soaring, futuristic construction lay side by side in this vista of most unnatural nature, secreted among the clouds and refusing to be bowed... be it to the whims of Adventurers or the will of the Garlean empire, whose mighty flagship Gration threatens to become a permanent fixture of the landscape.
Somewhere in this mysterious and terrible place, an antenna relay with the power to broadcast a telepathic signal across the breadth of Hydaelyn rests, untouched for ages. The Nunh of the Falling Stars has sent his minions to scouring the land, to find it, and secure his ascension to godhood. Those who oppose him mean to find it first.
"So, first we need to find the damn place. Thing. Outcropping? Is it gonna be a single room? A giant fortress? One of those fancy terminals? A living bio-weapon? The Allagans will never, I fear, stop surprising us with the horrors they created.. but trust my brother to make a superweapon out of one of the few things they didn't ACTUALLY intend to be one."
1. R'shesha Otharn
2. X'cinna Ares
3. Seito Moonclaw
4. Akiko Nomura
Reserve List
1. Zaphir Zurlac
2. Naoh'a Aznable
HOUSE RULE: For Starsfall, players are allowed to, if they wish, purchase a Stunt (like any other stunt, this is not a bonus stunt, simply a bonus rule for Starsfall) that works in the following manner: +1 to a single skill, with a single, simple condition, otherwise always active. The cap to which a skill may be brought with this sort of Stunt is 5.
NOTE: This Stunt is not available to characters who already have a natural +5 in a skill.
EXAMPLE: Gain +1 to Fight as long as you are fighting with fist weapons. This may not bring your Fight higher than 5.
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