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This week on [[PALISADE]]: | This week on [[PALISADE]]: | ||
''Reflect the world that falls apart'' | ''Reflect the world that falls apart''<ref group="Note">Lyrics from the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfrbeCFQ65w Seaforth] by King Krule</ref> | ||
===Dossier=== | ===Dossier=== | ||
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|'''[[The New Asterism]]:''' What was once a schism between Received and Progressive Asterism has now been healed by the false prophet '''[[Gur Sevraq]] (he/they),''' or at least someone in his name and face. The New Asterism claims that to be a citizen of the Principality is to have an obligation to "better the world," in the sense that one invests in property or in the way that a settler “rehabilitates” or “improves” the places they claim by violence. | |'''[[The New Asterism]]:''' What was once a schism between Received and Progressive Asterism has now been healed by the false prophet '''[[Gur Sevraq]] (he/they),''' or at least someone in his name and face. The New Asterism claims that to be a citizen of the Principality is to have an obligation to "better the world," in the sense that one invests in property or in the way that a settler “rehabilitates” or “improves” the places they claim by violence. | ||
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|'''[[Blue Channel]]:''' Both the name of [[Kalvin Brnine]]’s corvette-class carrier and the Cause-aligned faction made up by its crew. Upgraded with [[Kalmeria Particle|Kalmeria]]-era technology to enhance its basic functionality, along with other quality-of-life features. | |'''[[Blue Channel (ship)|Blue Channel]]:''' Both the name of [[Kalvin Brnine]]’s corvette-class carrier and the Cause-aligned faction made up by its crew. Upgraded with [[Kalmeria Particle|Kalmeria]]-era technology to enhance its basic functionality, along with other quality-of-life features. | ||
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|'''[[Jade Kill]]:''' Based in [[Joyous Guard]], this military arm of the Cause is operated by the Delegate liberation faction known as Reunion and supported by [[Kalar Anakalar]]'s Giantkiller unit and a wing of Swordbreakers. Led by [[August Righteousness]] (he/him). | |'''[[Jade Kill]]:''' Based in [[Joyous Guard]], this military arm of the Cause is operated by the Delegate liberation faction known as Reunion and supported by [[Kalar Anakalar]]'s Giantkiller unit and a wing of Swordbreakers. Led by [[August Righteousness]] (he/him). | ||
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''‘Hey Black, why do they call it the [[Bontive Valley]]?’'' They call it the Bontive Valley ‘cause the harvests are high-yielding, and bit by bit, they’re coming back into hand. We’re talking more crops, we’re talking ''our'' land. After all, we worked it for how many thousand years? For how many [[Fabreal Duchy|glass dukes]]? We cried how many midnight tears? It ain’t worth it to do the damn calculus. They’ll just tell us we needed to use trigonometry instead. ‘Your numbers aren’t right, it wasn’t really exploitation!’ So let me do some simple subtraction: three minus three is dead. | ''‘Hey Black, why do they call it the [[Bontive Valley]]?’'' They call it the Bontive Valley ‘cause the harvests are high-yielding, and bit by bit, they’re coming back into hand. We’re talking more crops, we’re talking ''our'' land. After all, we worked it for how many thousand years? For how many [[Fabreal Duchy|glass dukes]]? We cried how many midnight tears? It ain’t worth it to do the damn calculus. They’ll just tell us we needed to use trigonometry instead. ‘Your numbers aren’t right, it wasn’t really exploitation!’ So let me do some simple subtraction: three minus three is dead. | ||
Y’all sent out your shooters from your [[Crystal Palace|crystalline castle]], from your beige-colored campus, from your jewel-encrusted church. Well, I got news. I’m the paper boy, open up, front page story. Your shooters was flawed, your [[Constantina Malady|duchess]] a fraud, and we’re really, really them. And I know what you’re thinking. I know where your mind’s at. You’re ready to punch back. You’re gonna find out who caused you all of this pain. Poor [[Stargrave Elcessor|Stargrave]], finger on the trigger. Poor [[Gur Sevraq|prophet]], dig a little deeper. Poor mister entrepreneur, we’ve opened a door, and you’re facing it for the first time, ever. We made you imagine a whole world without you. Now, get this—we do that ''every single day''. | Y’all sent out your shooters from your [[Crystal Palace|crystalline castle]], from your beige-colored campus, from your jewel-encrusted church. Well, I got news. I’m the paper boy, open up, front page story. Your shooters was flawed, your [[Constantina Malady|duchess]] a fraud, and we’re really, really them. And I know what you’re thinking. I know where your mind’s at. You’re ready to punch back. You’re gonna find out who caused you all of this pain. Poor [[Stargrave Elcessor|Stargrave]], finger on the trigger. Poor [[Gur Sevraq|prophet]], dig a little deeper. Poor [[Exanceaster March|mister entrepreneur]], we’ve opened a door, and you’re facing it for the first time, ever. We made you imagine a whole world without you. Now, get this—we do that ''every single day''. | ||
And it ain’t just a vision, it ain’t pipe dreams and conversation, it ain’t blue sky hypothetical—it’s really, really real. All that talk, all that violence, yet our energy remains. We’re vibrant while you piss-poor tyrants got tired just holding our chains.|author=[[Baldwin Home]]}} | And it ain’t just a vision, it ain’t pipe dreams and conversation, it ain’t blue sky hypothetical—it’s really, really real. All that talk, all that violence, yet our energy remains. We’re vibrant while you piss-poor tyrants got tired just holding our chains.|author=[[Baldwin Home]]}} | ||
===Plot=== | ===Plot=== | ||
[[Silverbrick]], [[Blank Shore]] and [[Maidstone Cross]] embark on a covert [[Frontier Syndicate|Frontier]] operation with the goal of harvesting the [[Fundament]] node located deep underground beneath [[Braunton]]. They enter a network of caves and soon come across a guard from [[Grey Pond]], who Maidstone snipes. | |||
The cave network turns out to be an ancient underground city similar to the [[wikipedia:Derinkuyu_underground_city|Derinkuyu underground city]]. Its many stairways and passages are confusing and do not seem to make sense. Silverbrick takes a photograph; as it develops it reveals a 12-foot-tall, three-horned minotaur ("Tricerataur") marching down one of the underground streets. These Tricerataurs, who are minions of [[Ravel]], are only visible when photographed on film. | |||
In order to learn how many Tricerataurs there are, the team splits up: Blank will act as a decoy to lure the Tricerataurs into a clearing while Maidstone and Silverbrick head for high ground—the top of an old church spire—to take a photo. Silverbrick ultimately takes three photos in quick succession. The first reveals eight Tricerataurs chasing Blank Shore, the second shows him running directly into a Tricerataur's leg, and the third shows him scrambling desperately away. | |||
As Maidstone and Silverbrick descend the church stairs, the stairs below them are abruptly crushed beneath a Tricerataur's weight. Simultaneously, a dot of light appears on the back of Silverbrick's head: Grey Pond snipers are aiming at them. Maidstone and Silverbrick rush back up the stairs, and from the direction of the Grey Pond snipers, a series of bright camera flashes shine out as the Grey Pond unit engages the Tricerataurs. Maidstone sets up a zipline to facilitate their escape, and also to ensure easier passage to the Fundament node on their next attempt. | |||
Silverbrick, Blank, and Maidstone escape without being caught by Grey Pond. The Frontier Syndicate is ultimately able to harvest the node. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Austin Walker]] | *[[Austin Walker]] ([[March Institute]]; [[Jade Kill]] and [[Grey Pond]]; [[the Five Afflictions]]) | ||
*[[Art Martinez-Tebbel]] | *[[Art Martinez-Tebbel]] ([[Crusade|The Divine Crusade]]; [[Violet Cove]]; [[Crown of Glass (Palisade)|Crown of Glass]]) | ||
*[[Jack de Quidt]] | *[[Jack de Quidt]] ([[Bilateral Intelligence Service]]; [[Rose River]] and [[Carmine Bight]]) | ||
=== Other Characters === | |||
* [[Silverbrick]] | |||
* [[Blank Shore]] | |||
* [[Maidstone Cross]] | |||
* Minions of [[Ravel]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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{{PALISADE Episodes}}{{NavboxPAL}} | {{PALISADE Episodes}}{{NavboxPAL}} | ||
[[Category:PALISADE episodes]] | [[Category:PALISADE episodes]] | ||
[[Category:PALISADE faction game]] | [[Category:PALISADE faction game]] | ||
[[Category:The Wheels Turning arc]] | [[Category:The Wheels Turning arc]] |
Latest revision as of 14:25, 11 November 2023
Episode description[edit | edit source]
This episode carries content warnings for death and gun violence.
While the Cause was executing its daring (and risky) capture of the northern Bontive Valley, Palisade continued to spin. In the south east, a witch considers what she might do with ideal power. In the center of the world, a false prophet delivers empty sermons. And in the depths of the Shale Belt, agents of the Frontier syndicate seek out something long hidden…
This week on PALISADE:
Reflect the world that falls apart[Note 1]
Dossier[edit | edit source]
Organizations[edit | edit source]
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Opening[edit | edit source]
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Here we go again. Baldwin Home, a.k.a. Black Screen, a.k.a. Mr. I Wish You Would, a.k.a. Sovereign Community, a.k.a. Crysanth Kush, a.k.a. all the news that’s fit to sprint up to you in the streets and tell you what’s really real, delivering another message to the masses. You already know what it is, and I don’t mean that rhetorically. You ain’t heard the news, you lived it!
‘Hey Black, why do they call it the Bontive Valley?’ They call it the Bontive Valley ‘cause the harvests are high-yielding, and bit by bit, they’re coming back into hand. We’re talking more crops, we’re talking our land. After all, we worked it for how many thousand years? For how many glass dukes? We cried how many midnight tears? It ain’t worth it to do the damn calculus. They’ll just tell us we needed to use trigonometry instead. ‘Your numbers aren’t right, it wasn’t really exploitation!’ So let me do some simple subtraction: three minus three is dead.
Y’all sent out your shooters from your crystalline castle, from your beige-colored campus, from your jewel-encrusted church. Well, I got news. I’m the paper boy, open up, front page story. Your shooters was flawed, your duchess a fraud, and we’re really, really them. And I know what you’re thinking. I know where your mind’s at. You’re ready to punch back. You’re gonna find out who caused you all of this pain. Poor Stargrave, finger on the trigger. Poor prophet, dig a little deeper. Poor mister entrepreneur, we’ve opened a door, and you’re facing it for the first time, ever. We made you imagine a whole world without you. Now, get this—we do that every single day.
And it ain’t just a vision, it ain’t pipe dreams and conversation, it ain’t blue sky hypothetical—it’s really, really real. All that talk, all that violence, yet our energy remains. We’re vibrant while you piss-poor tyrants got tired just holding our chains.”
Plot[edit | edit source]
Silverbrick, Blank Shore and Maidstone Cross embark on a covert Frontier operation with the goal of harvesting the Fundament node located deep underground beneath Braunton. They enter a network of caves and soon come across a guard from Grey Pond, who Maidstone snipes.
The cave network turns out to be an ancient underground city similar to the Derinkuyu underground city. Its many stairways and passages are confusing and do not seem to make sense. Silverbrick takes a photograph; as it develops it reveals a 12-foot-tall, three-horned minotaur ("Tricerataur") marching down one of the underground streets. These Tricerataurs, who are minions of Ravel, are only visible when photographed on film.
In order to learn how many Tricerataurs there are, the team splits up: Blank will act as a decoy to lure the Tricerataurs into a clearing while Maidstone and Silverbrick head for high ground—the top of an old church spire—to take a photo. Silverbrick ultimately takes three photos in quick succession. The first reveals eight Tricerataurs chasing Blank Shore, the second shows him running directly into a Tricerataur's leg, and the third shows him scrambling desperately away.
As Maidstone and Silverbrick descend the church stairs, the stairs below them are abruptly crushed beneath a Tricerataur's weight. Simultaneously, a dot of light appears on the back of Silverbrick's head: Grey Pond snipers are aiming at them. Maidstone and Silverbrick rush back up the stairs, and from the direction of the Grey Pond snipers, a series of bright camera flashes shine out as the Grey Pond unit engages the Tricerataurs. Maidstone sets up a zipline to facilitate their escape, and also to ensure easier passage to the Fundament node on their next attempt.
Silverbrick, Blank, and Maidstone escape without being caught by Grey Pond. The Frontier Syndicate is ultimately able to harvest the node.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Austin Walker (March Institute; Jade Kill and Grey Pond; the Five Afflictions)
- Art Martinez-Tebbel (The Divine Crusade; Violet Cove; Crown of Glass)
- Jack de Quidt (Bilateral Intelligence Service; Rose River and Carmine Bight)
Other Characters[edit | edit source]
- Silverbrick
- Blank Shore
- Maidstone Cross
- Minions of Ravel