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The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1: PASS
    10 Economy
    -1 Orbit Penalty
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13: PASS
    Auto pass
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2: PASS
    10 from Economy Score
    -1 from differing orbit
     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • New ruler next round, rolled in rolls section.
    Name: Cinder Skye (she/her)
    D:4 M:2 E:5 F:4 I:2
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    10 Economy
    -1 Orbit Penalty
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Auto pass
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2: PASS
    10 from Economy Score
    -1 from differing orbit
     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • New ruler next round, rolled in rolls section.
    Name: Cinder Skye (she/her)
    D:4 M:2 E:5 F:4 I:2
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    Auto pass
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Auto pass
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2: PASS
    10 from Economy Score
    -1 from differing orbit
     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • New ruler next round, rolled in rolls section.
    Name: Cinder Skye (she/her)
    D:4 M:2 E:5 F:4 I:2
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

spacer.png

Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • New ruler next round, rolled in rolls section.
    Name: Cinder Skye (she/her)
    D:4 M:2 E:5 F:4 I:2
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • New ruler next round, rolled in rolls section.
    Name: Cinder Skye (she/her)
    D:4 M:2 E:5 F: 4 I: 2
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
    As suggested at the Bironian Bash and Pirate Party, duels are the archetypical way for Bironian succession to proceed. The importance of the leader of the Bulwark to be a character of legendary martial skill has, through all time, been paramount to the culture of the Aerostat. In recent history this is no longer the case, creating quite some friction, but the traditions remain strong.

    Two people face off in a one on one combat, bringing with them any equipment or preparation they desire. Stimulants, potions, or concoctions, are expected, as it is desired that the competition fights as they would on the battlefield where their life is on the line. However, all actual fighting is limited to martial weapons. Those conjured by spells are allowed on technicality, but each must occupy a hand and primary be used from the grip of the fighter. Duels are until submission, knockout, or death, the stakes for which are decided by the fighters in advance. If, in a non-lethal duel, a participant should be killed, this brings great dishonor to the victor. Their victory stands, but the chivalric values that motivate the contest are considered violated. There are many historical examples of Archknights being refused their position after killing their opponent, their council citing a lack of control or regard for others as a critical flaw in a leader of men.
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Summary: A Noble Metal cage around a (Biron based) super-condensed magical fluid creates a sliver through space that, after charging up to a size that can fit the ship, shoots it out at about 1% of light speed once it moves through. Lacking any braking technology, this makes the most distant worlds across the great gap available instead of the closest. It is not an effective weapon due to the sheet cost of creating the portal, limiting travel to the select few who trade in noble metals.

    Context: The Bulwark had entered a period of ultimate excitement with the ability to reach the outer system becoming possible. As public opinion shifts hard in the direction of exploration and off-world industry, Novacore Foundries, the most impressive Noble Metal factory in the Crosspaths, makes attempts to find a faster way to reach the outer system with their new wealth from the recent economic boom. 

    The Novacore Drive concentrates the most advanced forms of Bironian Hazemancy in a Noble Metal reactor, forming a level of pressure that destroys even the strongest mundane equipment before forming a sliver in the fabric of space that can grow to form a sort of portal that shoots ships in their entirety across the system. Problematically, these ships that suddenly shoot out at roughly 1% of light speed move too fast. Even the closer planets in the great gap are dangerous destinations with the Novacore drive, as they very often fail to stop before slamming into their destinations or falling apart due to strain of braking. Only the outermost world of Huma is considered a ‘safe’ destination, as the vast distances of the solar system’s edges compensate for these faults.

  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Fluff:
     
  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)
     
  • Coronal Catalogue of Duelists: Bironian Single Combat
     
  • International Renown: Status and Extravagance
    Among Bironian people, there is a unique ability to inhale concoctions made of Biron and other chemicals that do any number of things to the body. Some are used as combat enhancers, some for highs, and others for any number of purposes. Each lasts in the body for 4-8 weeks, and due to how close to impossible they are to manufacture they happen to be very expensive. Due to this limited availability and cultural significance, bespoke and artisan gas samples are the highest luxury and status symbol a Bironian can possess. Each concoction turns their typically near-translucent bodies opaque and full of color. Those mixtures that provide multiple colors or gradients suggest that a Bironian has one of the most capable Hazemancers in in their sphere of influence - better yet if they can be made to also include other beneficial properties beyond aesthetics. Since the death of the legendary duelist Shi Lithium, no other Bironian has been able to craft a mixture that combines the two - it seems her trade secrets died with her.

     

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.

Political Parties in the Bironian Bulwark (Bold is in power)
Neon Syndicate (Econ/Intrigue focus, motivated by coin)
Oasis Initiative (Faith/Dip focus, motivated by prophecy)
Archknight Rofl'Biron (Mil/? focus, motivated by honour)
Iridium Order (Mil/Faith focus, motivated by glory)
House Lithium (Mil/Dip focus, motivated by legacy)
Argon Alliance (Int/Faith focus, motivated by Yanji)
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

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Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Fluff:
     
  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap)

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

Zayuz

Zayuz

The Bironian Bulwark

spacer.png

Actions
  1. [Economy 10] Invent a Technology (Unapproved)
    Name: Novacore Drive
    Requirements: Noble Metals Resource, Nuclear Fusion Technology, Arcane Amplification Technology
    Effect: Allows travel beyond the Great Gulf into the outer system. Huma (Orbit 8) is considered the point of arrival instead of Wakinyan.
    Fluff:
     
  2. [Economy] Buy R101 Helium-3 TP1!
    With the discovery of a new world across the great gap and the subsequent rush to explore it and its many moons, fuel has become the most in-demand resource in the solar system. Even though the Bironian Bulwark lacks the tech to use it - or any technology at all, being one of few powers not to have adopted a single innovation since the pronunciation of the elect - they know that the Black Cloud Coalition region of R15 requires it for proper function, and this makes the needs of their liege matter more than the threat of foreign competition.
     
  3. [Economy] Impress Merchants in R13!
    Using the Vibrating Crystals of R85, the Bironian Bulwark sways the Merchants of the newly prospected colony producing so much of the Shadowsilk they've become obsessed with. The agreement is mutually beneficial, stabilizing the needs of the land while drastically increasing the financial pull the Bulwark is receiving in turn. A win for free trade! Next, the Bulwark sets their sights upon the new planet across the great gap, if only they had the means to get there...
     
  4. [Economy] Purchase Grigialfheim (R51) Ryban Fish TP2

     
  5. [Intrigue] Secret
     
Fluff, Non-Actions, and Character Building
  • Support the conversion of the Bironian Crossroads (R17) and Kinella (R14) to Soul's Fascination
     
  • Support the conversion of Kinella (R14) to Coedd
     
  • Permit the conversion from Fascination to Soul's Fascination in the Bironian Crossroads (R17)

Pure Fluff (Most relevant to Kythia, Aerin, Role, Imperial Fanatics, and Explorers of the Great Gap

The Iron Masquerade claims Admiral Kazi
When Admiral Kazi went missing during the apex of the civil war, most presumed he was dead. He vanished into nothing well before the climactic battle between Yanji and Meifeng, backing the Neon Syndicate. Kazi had a reputation as a brave, often extreme, man of military background. A reputation once known for a career faithfully serving the Archknight and working in the Empire's name on Mercenary contracts across Badal quickly soured as he declared the Emperor unfit for rule due to naming pirates a member of the elect. In his final days as commander of the Order of Sodium, he was supposedly increasingly insane and willing to strike his own people for vengeance against his foes. He was not missed, but many of the former elite would still have preferred he win to the dissolution of their power. Seeing him appear in the clutches of the Iron Masquerade raises Bironian attention to the city of Narsai like never before. What did this mean? How did this happen? A delegate from the noble houses travels to the city for answers, taking with him his priest of Soul's Expression and some cocktails that allow Bironian people to enhance themselves through breathing Biron based chemical magic; that they might remind Kazi of home.

"My Lord, where have you been? Yanji is exiled, and the realm remains in the clutches of our foes - weaker and more decadent than ever. We could rebuild the Argon alliance and take back the place of the noble knight as leaders of our realm, we need only to find our lost prince and make the rallying call..."


Bulwark Politics - Election Upcoming
The incorporation of Kinella into the fabric of the Bironian Bulwark's government would have with the prior system been very difficult. But with the cooperation of the Satrapies, Kinella will now remain the most fortified location on Badal... The people of Kinella demand that the Chairman drastically increase his military presence if they wish for his respect, but he refuses - the economy must come first. With a strong financial seat, he reasons, the new army when it is founded will be better equipped and trained than any of their forbearers. This receives some scoffs. With the election around the corner, despite how much wealth the Chairman has brought to the Bulwark, it seems he may be unseated.
 

Yinasse - Living Plants, and the Oasis Initiative
Not all interaction with Kinella is so negative. The Yinassi people - beings of plant material that take the shape of humans - seem to be more interested in collaborating with this new government than their old imperial 'rulers.' Some take their opportunity to move from Kinella to the Bironian Crosspaths where the wealth from trade is accumulating, and begin to take the desolate cities of steel and sand and shape them into grand gardens with real trees and natural beauty. Chairman Alchire adores these efforts to make the Crosspaths more inviting, and becomes close with one of the Yinassi during this time. Her name is Cinder Skye, a Yinassi woman with a long mane of orange leaves for hair marked with red and yellow blossoms. She comes to be something between Chairman Alchire's political protégé and his lover, and founds a new movement among the political groups to make their first priority bringing their civilization across the Great Gap. It is known as the 'Oasis Initiative,' and with the buzz at the discovery of the first planet out there and the synergies with Soul's Expression's desire to find what fate lies out there, it becomes very popular very quickly.
 

image.png.9840e50558f8fb0a5725dc11eefd8dd1.png

Chairman AlchireHe wore a clean set of armor, whose interlocking black and white plates, whose texture resembled hardened glass, were highlighted by hints of neon pink beneath. No doubt this was skin, which was apparent enough that he was clearly the same size and shape as a human, though the sawed off horns protruding from his head and that hue of pink suggested that was not the case. Long black hair falls from the back of his helm, which otherwise covered the face.
(He/Him)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 2
Economy: 10
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 5
Unit Cap: 3/8
Treasure: 1

Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 2

Regions:
The Bironian Crosspaths R17
Kinella R14

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