Episode description[edit | edit source]
As Brnine and Phrygian attend to the mysteries (mundane and uncanny) on the Isle of the Broken Key, the pilots of the Blue Channel crew find themselves in an outright brawl against foes stronger than anticipated. Cori is reminded of her vows, the Figure in Bismuth pushes themself to the very brink, and Thisbe corners—and unmasks—the group’s target.
This week on PALISADE: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 3
On the silent way, when do you get a calling?[Note 1]
Dossier[edit | edit source]
Organizations[edit | edit source]
Fabreal Duchy: When the Divine Principality left Palisade nearly 5,000 years ago, they left behind a Duke and his barons as caretakers. In the generations that followed, they ruled as petty tyrants, creating Delegates as their slaves, remaking their bodies into glass and oil, and extending their reach across Palisade’s continents. Violet Cove: The Dim Liturgy claim to have seen the Divine Devotion's arrival coming in their sacred text: A battered and corrupted backup of Crystal Palace's final predictions for the future. Now the two cults work together to oust the Bilats... and perhaps to do more intriguing things, as well. People[edit | edit source]
“Gem” (she/her): Codename given to the target of Operation Midnight Lapidary. Reported to be a major dealer in precious metals and stones from Stel Orion, here to attend the coronation of the returned Duchess Constantina Malady. Kenneth Marian Colver (he/him): Former member of the Curtain, now Kesh’s Viceroy on the world. Reports up to the Stargrave. Bread concerns have been replaced with violence concerns. Tenn Alpenglow (he/him): Bodyguard of Kenneth Marian Colver and Knight of the Fabreal Duchy. Resents his assignation to guard the cowardly Viceroy, but takes seriously his sworn oath to serve under the Duchy's The Lost Duchess, Constantina Malady (she/her): Just as it is said, she arrived on a black horse with white fetlocks. August Righteousness (he/they): Once, August served as the court chef of Joyous Guard. Now, he is the commander of Reunion, a Delegate resistance movement that is part of the Cause's Jade Kill unit. Gucci Garantine (she/her): A defector from Stel Kesh, who used the remaining wealth and power of House Brightline to help found Millennium Break. Currently a key member of the resistance efforts on Palisade, and the commander of Millennium Break forces there. Codename Watershed. General Tomorrow Mourning (she/her): Leader of the Qui'Err Coalition's forces en route to the Twilight Mirage. Marlon Styx a.k.a. “Em” (he/him): Undercover BIS agent assigned to infiltrate Violet Cove. Has become enamored with the Dim Liturgy’s holy text. Jesset City (he/him): After helping to kick off Millennium Break on Partizan, Jesset served as one of its major leaders during its expansion across the Principality. Now, he uses his talents in Hollow and Altar engineering, piloting, and cipher breaking on behalf of the Grey Pond unit of the cause. Still considers himself to be a member of the Party of the Wolf, though those designations have largely fallen from use. Places[edit | edit source]
Bontive Valley: Blessed by the departed divine Bounty, the Valley provides the Bilats with fruit that never rots and hyper-nutritional grain. Isle of the Broken Key: Home of the Dim Liturgy since its obscure creation thousands of years ago. Now serves as base for the entire Violet Cove unit of the Cause, including the Devotees and (most recently) additional support teams from the Twilight Mirage. Mysteries[edit | edit source]
Refrain a.k.a. Yesterday’s Reprise a.k.a. The Ghastly Chorus: An abandoned theater attended to by a spectral audience, which appears as if from nowhere, appended to the edge of a community. Upon the stage, a flickering projection of a person no one knows. Today, that person is the traveler named Lattice (they/them). Things[edit | edit source]
EF Vambrace: Created by House Evenfall Altarworks, the Vambrace is the unlikely workhorse of the Kesh Altar fleet. With four arms worth of melee weapons and a mounted missile launcher, the Vambrace is able to reach the enemy under self-provided cover fire, defend themselves in melee until an opportunity presents itself, and then deliver the final blow. AdArm Bouquet: Designed by Stel Orion’s Adamant Arms and Artifice as an Altar-era update to the classic Troop design. It’s still boxy (if a little trimmer) and it retains it’s wide, rectangular “eye” on its head. Gone are the heavy grip claws, replaced with traditional, five-fingered hands, allowing it more complex manipulations, including the operations of its distinctive Roundless Rifle, which seems convert raw Perennial Wave into ammunition. Additionally, the shoulder mount has ditched the heavy cannon in exchange for a close range, pneumatic lance that can devastate even the strongest armor. Roundless rifle looks like an H&K G11, and fires condensed Perennial Wave gathered from the atmosphere itself. AdArm Motion Engine: Core to all of Adamant Arms and Artifice’s new designs, the Motion Engine was derived from salvaged parts of the lost Divine of the same name, offering a reliable, long lasting, and flexible source of power.
Contents[edit | edit source]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Operation Midnight Lapidary[edit | edit source]
Tenn Alpenglow fires an emergency flare, but Figure shoots the flare down. The enemy Bouquet units regroup and lay down fire at Cori and Figure. Cori shields herself while Figure charges at them to attack. The attack backfires and ignites Figure's mech, triggering an explosion. Loud sirens start blaring across the region.
Meanwhile, inside the train, Thisbe shoots Gem's arm, which shatters. As she's hit, Gem's skin and clothes retract inwards to reveal the glass body of Constantina Malady. Kenneth Marian Colver tries to protect his supposed Lost Duchess, but Thisbe ignores him and grabs Gem. Small, thin tendrils protrude all over Gem's body to whip at Thisbe, and Gem herself starts to grow in Thisbe's hands.
Masquerade Party[edit | edit source]
Brnine describes their encounter with Lattice to Phrygian and Jesset City. In order to shake Em, Brnine asks Phrygian to dance. Phrygian explains that they think Em is a spy.
Gucci Garantine finally replies to Brnine's text, but her reply is cryptic and ominous.[Note 2]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Austin Walker (GM)
- Ali Acampora (Kalvin Brnine)
- Andrew Lee Swan (The Figure in Bismuth)
- Janine Hawkins (Thisbe)
- Sylvia Clare (Coriolis Sunset)
- Keith J. Carberry (Phrygian)
Other Characters[edit | edit source]
- Tenn Alpenglow
- Kenneth Marian Colver
- General Tomorrow Mourning
- Jesset City
- Marlon Styx, a.k.a. Em
- Gucci Garantine (via text messages)
- August Righteousness
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lyrics from the song Mechanized Memories by FreQuency
- ↑ The text conversation is as follows:
GUCCI: I'm sorry.
BRNINE: ⁉️
GUCCI: 😬
GUCCI: they wouldn't let me tell you until it happened.