Of Stones and Sins
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Statement of Purpose
This is a plot document, intended to provide information on various aspects of the ongoing TP. It will contain a brief summary of what has already transpired, as well as give some info on factions and characters that have been used thus far.
Summary
Part I
It is shortly after the Fifty Years War, the peasants are revolting against the nobility because of receiving no pay for their service in the war and also because of their horrid living conditions. Disease, famine, war, and the greed of the ruling class have driven them to desperation and beyond. The most significant of the Rebel Forces are the Corpse Brigade and the Order of the Ebon Eye. Opposing them are the Knightly Orders of the Northern and Southern Sky. Battles were waged all across Ivalice (some of which Union and Unaffiliated players participated in), both sides vying for supremacy. Though the knightly orders continued to dominate, due to having superior numbers, more resources, and better trained men, they had yet to suppress the rebellion... much to the dismay of the Royal Family.
The Church continues its mission of promoting peace in the region and providing succor to the faithful as well as promoting their faith outside the region (in fact, a cross-factional gala was held for this purpose). In Lionel, territory of the sitting Cardinal Delacroix, an event broke out in which the Marketplace of The Clockwork City was nearly destroyed (several Union members participated). The cause: an outbreak of monsters. An investigation was launched, by the Church's Office of Inquisition, to attempt to discover the cause of the outbreak (several Union members and Unaffiliated participated). The end result of the investigation was yet another investigation... this time into the activities of Baert Company, owned by Lord Ludovich Baert, which was entrusted with many important tasks by the Royal Family - including the operating of Ivalice's mines.
This investigation was lead both by the Royal Investigatory and the Office of Inquisition (Union members again were of help here), in response to the great furor caused by the incident in Goug. Baert was charged with corruption, willing violation of contract, mismanagement of Royal Assets, and criminally negligent manslaughter. During this investigation, suspicious activities (including an attempted assassination, once again stopped by Union members) occurred. Despite evidence supporting the charges, Baert was indemnified by both investigative parties. He would have gotten off with minor fines and reprimands, but he then made the mistake of attempting to end the life of Faruja Senra - who was in charge of the Inquisition's investigation. Due, again, to Union and Unaffiliated efforts... he failed. This time, he was taken into Church custody on separate charges and thrown into its prison.
Yet another great battle between the Order of the Northern Sky and the Corpse Brigade occurred, this time starting in the Fort City Yardrow and ending in the Yuguo Wood north of Ivalice. Unfortunately, both parties ran into a Judge Magister of Archadia who took them into custody for alleged border crossing. When the Royal Family, and the Duke Bestrald Larg, failed to comply with their exact demands - Archadia launched an offensive against the Fort City Yardrow itself with intent to seize it and force a meeting that they could better leverage against the Royal Family and Larg. There, with prisoners held near and the citizenry of the city as hostages, three Judge Magisters declared establishment of Archadian Order and there they remained until an offensive maneuver (by Union and Unaffiliated persons, in conjunction with the Corpse Brigade, Wiegraf Folles, and Zalbaag Beoulve and his men) forced them to return Yardrow to its rightful owners. Judge Magister Bergan of Archadia left with a warning, however... war had begun again.
Part II
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Factions
Archadia
One of Ivalice's northern neighbors. It is governed by the reigning House Solidor and the Imperial Council of Archadia. The present, sitting, Emperor is Gramis Gana Solidor- Archadia's 11th Emperor. Despite being called 'Emperor', Archadia is not a monarchy but an oligarchy. One where House Solidor wields absolute authority over the Imperial Ministry of Law, and the Imperial Council schemes always to wrest control Archadia's most powerful ministry from the family and restore it to Council control. Serving as the ministers of the Ministry of Law, House Solidor's elite guard, AND the commanders of the Imperial Army are the Judge Magisters of Archadia and their House of Judges. Archadia, as a country, operates as a warmachine - every able man who does not perform some other essential function must submit to military service - which seeks to consume all of its neighbors. Archadian quality of life is leagues beyond Ivalice's own, but it is bought at the cost of freedom.
