The Dancer's Chronicle - Secret of Transcendence

[GM-Ayu]

On Lady Thea's request, the other nobles of Prontera left the Nobility Halls so that she was able to speak with Sir Melot and King Ernst in private.

"There must be concerns of the utmost importance to you to make this request for a private audience. Lady Thea, please speak your mind," said King Ernst. The commander of the Light Allegiance bowed as a response.

"Your Majesty, I must speak frankly with you about one of Rune Midgart's ally- the Schwartzwald Republic. I am afraid that unspeakable crimes are committed by the republic's Rekenber Corporation on our nation's soil." Lady Thea proceeded to explain her findings regarding the Hospital skirmish. She predicted accurately that the bard Alphoccio Basil was the next target due to the dancer Trentini's influence, and the adventurers clashed with the army of clones under Trentni's lead. In self-defense against the aggressors, the adventurers ended the young woman's life. The dancer found her own answer to being denied the privilege of Transcendence, but she paid the ultimate price.

Lady Thea presented some scraps of Research Charts on the clones, and the Light Allegiance's intelligence traced the papers to originate from the Somatology laboratory in Lighthalzen.

"Officially, the Laboratory should have seized functioning after the supposed fire outbreak in their basement. Clearly, these charts speak otherwise. Agents from our supposed allies are swaying our citizens to join highly unethical scientific experiments. In some cases, our citizens are even kidnapped on our sovereign soil and targeted for their fame in their profession! Clones of women encountered in the skirmish that night even claimed to be the missing High Priestess Sorin of the Prontera Church, and their powers certainly lend credit to the claim. King Ernst, I suggest that Rune Midgart should denounce these dark dealings of the Rekenber Corporation and re-evaluate our diplomatic relationship with the Schwartzwald Republic."

Lady Thea eyed her long time rival and the leader of the Dark Allegiance. "Surely Sir Melot, whose allegiance strongly emphasized individual strength of character, would not stand by as if the Dark Allegiance's strength is of no concern to a rival nation?" King Ernst asked the Dark Allegiance leader to share his opinion on Lady Thea's serious accusations against another nation.

"Over the life of one orphan girl in Prontera, Lady Thea would risk the safety of all brave Rune Midgart soldiers across the Dimensional Gorge?"

Lady Thea was shocked. She did not anticipate this to be Sir Melot's response. The Dark Allegiance leader continued.

"Satan Morroc is wounded, but not defeated. The three major nations of the world formed the Tripartite Alliance to chase the demon across the realms to a new world. How does Lady Thea plan to fill the void of Rekenber should they withdraw their support? Has Lady Thea thought of the worse case scenario, if their forces even turn against our troops in Ash Vacuum? What if Satan Morroc wants his revenge when we are engaged in a fight against the corporation?"

"Sir Melot will rather remain helpless and play appeasement to Rekenber's evil?" accused Lady Thea. "To what extend will Sir Melot sees it as the appropriate time for His Majesty to stand his grounds? Perhaps when Rekenber's troops surround the capital city, or is it when the clones knock on the door of King Ernst's private chambers?"

"Look at the big picture, Lady Thea! The safety of the entire realm and Satan Morroc is of higher priority. We should instead evaluate how can we use the power of these clones at Rekenber's disposal to hasten our search for the wounded Morroc and finish the the demon off in Ash Vacuum. Rekenber cannot go public with the news of this army. King Ernst, instead I implore you to use Lady Thea's information to our advantage as an important bargaining chip, and negotiate for a more favorable deal for Rune Midgart in our involvement of the Tripartite Alliance." Sir Melot then pivoted his attention to the Light Allegiance leader to address her personal concerns.

"As for the girl... Trentini sought aid from both allegiance, and in the end, defecting to Rekenber was her answer. She cast aside her home country for her personal goals and made a foolish choice, but it was her decision to make. She made her bed and her corpse shall lie in it!"

After more heated exchange of words, neither allegiance leaders were able to come to any agreement. The king asked both allegiance leader to settle down and requested both allegiance leader for patience. King Ernst asked that neither allegiance to take major actions with regards to the Schwartzwald Republic until further notice, then asked the leaders to take their leave.

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Lady Thea stood alone in Prontera's graveyard behind the Prontera church. She asked her attendance for privacy, as she stood in front of Trentini's grave.

She could not disobey her liege who asked of her Light Allegiance to stay their hands. Yet her sense of "Justice" burned against her conscience. She could not think of anything but courses of action against Rekenber's evil deeds. The bard Basil was missing from his hospital room during the skirmish, and she could only imagine what happened to him given the series of events...




"I have been an administrator for far too long. It is time to relive the days when I was a mere adventurer and rejoin the front lines. If the Lady of the Light Allegiance was restrained to do what is right, then it would be up to Thea, an adventurer like any other, to stand up for Justice!"

Do not worry, Trentini. On your behalf, I will personally see that Alphoccio Basil finds rest.



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The next chronicle event is on Saturday, January 26th at 19:30. This will be a PvM event.

Participation requirement:

As Lady Thea is attending on her personal account and not as the leader of the Light Allegiance, there are no restrictions for allegiance count so long as you prove your strength and expertise.

- You must be level 90 or higher for Transcendence classes
- You must be level 95 for non-Transcendence classes


Goal:

- Enter the Rekenber Corporation secret laboratory via the sewers in the slums area
- Travel to the deepest part of the laboratory
- Kill Clown Alphoccio

- The party will have 3 GM resurrection available. These can be used whenever requested by the party.
- The party will have no access to storage once the event starts
- Voice chat on discord will be available


Gears to bring / Preparation

- Look at the goals. Predict accordingly.
- Ask someone who attended last week's event. They have first hand insight on what to do.


Lady Thea will accompany the party and assist in the front line, but she cannot be damaged by boss flagged enemies. However, she has abilities beyond that of a regular Paladin to assist the party.