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--- resources:adventure:kc1_let_them_eat_cake [2014/01/26 01:43]
olivers [kc1 let them eat cake]
+++ resources:adventure:kc1_let_them_eat_cake [2015/05/14 21:08] (current)
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 But all that's neither here nor there; for in preparation for the great funeral the Worshipful Guild of Pâtissiers and Confectioners have put out a call for resourceful types to help with the baking of a grand cake to be handed to the masses at the wake after the funeral.
 ===== PCs =====
+  * [[:user:daveh:pc:samuel_of_the_warrior|Samuel of the Warrior]]
+  * [[:user:ellieh:pc:marissa_terrec|Marissa Terrec]]
+  * [[:user:joew:pc:jimmy_hoskins|Jimmy Hoskins]]
+  * [[user:khimaera:pc:paige|Paige]]
 ===== Debrief =====
 The party is hired by the honorable guild of patissiers and confectioners to help create the greatest cake the world has ever seen, for the most expensive funeral ever held in the city. To do this Fauntleroy le Marche, master cake maker assisted by his sous chef Norma Crone, sends them off to gather the components needed to forge his masterpiece.
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 The party emerge back into Acryn from thin air and find that the populous has flooded into the now empty square. At the front of the great crowd stands a figure in a crown, flaked by ranks of the strange armored knights: Arcus Blackthorn. As the crown on his brow radiates a hypnotic light he proclaims himself Arcus I, King of Acryn. In a strangely unified way the crowd hail him as their new King, along with Faria Carver, who has an unreadable expression, on her face- and several powerful nobles, including Duke Corlo Graves, on whose lips is a faint sneer. As the party watch the council building's roof collapses a huge golden statue of King Blackthorn rises above the city.
 With the three Council members they have rescued, the party flee through the crowd with Anabel to a civil service safe house, where a mysterious woman thanks them for their help and pays them 85 riel. She tells them that the new 'King' will not have long to rule if she has anything to say about it. However, the political situation is difficult and if Arcus I is be cast down then powerful allies must be found.
+Jimmy investigates and is able to uncover the fraudulent paper trail that suggest that Arcus Blackthorn both commissioned the cake and hired crone to plant a bomb in it. He ensures the now bankrupt guild of patissiers and confectioners gets a settlement from the new, an clearly illegal, royal court. The land is of use but the cash is unfortunately paid in 'Blackthorn pounds' (unit: the Arcus) which is of dubious value. The guild return the favor by baking some seditious cupcakes to inspire patriotism (though no loyalty to a particular faction) to the city.
+=== Rewards ===
+  * All - 85 Riel
+  * Jimmy - For selling out D'Strada he gains the [[http://mementomundi.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:beyondtheveil#quirkboon_of_the_13|'Boon of the Thirteen']] quirk. 100 Blackthorn pounds and 100 off the cost of a resource in the city, which he divides up. The favour of the important guild members he rescued.
+  * Marissa - favor from the wounding professor she rescued from the square and the graitude of the people she warned about the strange goings on the square.
+====Politics of the City====
+Acryn is nominally controlled by the forces of the new king but his hold on the city is far from secure and though his troops
+walk the streets, other powerful factions, as well as the old order, are vying for power. For the moment many of the City's most influential people are trapped in the strange reality created by Blackthorn, other have fled to their estates outside the city or gone into hiding.
+  * The Council - for the moment is powerless, many of its members vanished in the events of the square. However, several particularly influential members were able to flee to their country estates after becoming suspicious of events in the city.
+  * The Civil Service - has lost control of several of the day-to-day arms of state, but continues to exist largely as before in its network of nondescript buildings around the city.
+  * The Guilds - With the death of [[resources:npc:isabella_d_strada|Isabella D'Strada]] their political influence has been damaged and most have withdrawn into their guildhouses, with the majority taking a neutral tone at the moment, waiting to see how things play out.
+  * The Nobility - Houses Darrish and Graves appear to have thrown their lot in with the new King, though they have made no announcement to that effect, but their motives remain unclear. House Terrec has proclaimed its opposition to the new monarch. With [[resources:npc:lady_galia_terrec|Lady Galia Terrec]] now trapped in Blackthorn's otherworldly prison, influential members of the house have withdrawn to their fortified compounds in the city.
+  * The Colleges - the College of the Stars has made no proclamation and seems to be staying entirely neutral, likely considering itself above temporal politics (or just waiting to see how things will play out). The People's college is a hotbed of revolutionary thought, largely opposed to the old order and the new king, with many members speaking on street corners about the need for a new revolution by the people.
+  * The Military forces of Acryn - are largely outside the City, deployed to the border of the great northern desert to stop the large Serradic force that has been sighted there. The army is currently being led by the Commander of the Circle of the Broken Wing. The City Watch have so far refused to acknowledge the new King and the district commanders have recalled their men to the local watch houses.
+  * The Wayfinder's Guild - From the outside it seems that the Guild has remained entirely neutral in events. Members within the guild will realise that a civil war is going on within, with the 'Supremacist' faction having thrown in its lot with Arcus Blackthorn. Other members of the council are clearly opposed to the new King, including [[resources:npc:vincta_terrec|Vincta Terrac]].
+  * The Churches remain largely neutral. Priests will realise that the high-ups have detected no hint from the Gods that they oppose the new King, which for now has stayed their hand. An exception is the Church of the Leader, and [[resources:npc:faria_carver|Faria Carver]] is often seen by the side of the new King...though her motives for doing so are mysterious.
+  * The People - Most of the populous are under the sway of the new King and the strangely hypnotic power of the crown upon his brow. However, revolutionary forces within the city that have seen the coup as the ultimate proof that the Council never spoke for the people and are beginning to gain traction, unrest is growing.
-{{tag>"kc1 let them eat cake" adventure}}
+{{tag>"kc1 let them eat cake" adventure isabella_d_strada samuel_of_the_warrior marissa_terrec jimmy_hoskins paige}}

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