Mantle of Deceit - Revision history

Ciar at 18:15, 7 May 2019

2019-05-07T18:15:50Z

Aaronock at 00:56, 30 July 2016

2016-07-30T00:56:33Z

Aaronock at 22:07, 29 July 2016

2016-07-29T22:07:59Z

Aaronock: /* General Story */

2016-07-29T22:01:48Z

‎General Story

Aaronock: Added remaining pieces of the Golemancer Storyline. Will do formatting later.

2016-07-29T21:56:20Z

Added remaining pieces of the Golemancer Storyline. Will do formatting later.

Aaronock: /* Rebellious Retaliation */

2016-03-08T02:52:25Z

‎Rebellious Retaliation

Aaronock: /* Rebellious Retaliation */ Added a note regarding the event letting players capture criminals

2016-03-06T21:36:50Z

‎Rebellious Retaliation: Added a note regarding the event letting players capture criminals

Aaronock: Adding further story events.

2016-03-06T21:19:44Z

Adding further story events.

Aaronock: Added the events to the Golemancer's Sentence

2016-03-06T21:06:24Z

Added the events to the Golemancer's Sentence

Aaronock: Placed storyline details for the trial.

2016-03-06T21:02:50Z

Placed storyline details for the trial.

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	The Dark Allegiance has announced they will begin the rebuilding of their Headquarters in Prontera next week, while the Light Allegiance commended the heroes for their bravery in taking down the twisted Light Sider. Everything seems to be going back to normal in our fragile blue world.		The Dark Allegiance has announced they will begin the rebuilding of their Headquarters in Prontera next week, while the Light Allegiance commended the heroes for their bravery in taking down the twisted Light Sider. Everything seems to be going back to normal in our fragile blue world.

−	[[Category:~~HeRO Roleplay~~]]	+	[[Category:Chronicles]]

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 Somewhere in one of the Dark Allegiance's safehouses...
-"Our HQ is in ruins, our forces are terrified of him, and Kushiel just escaped from prison. Another attack on us is imminent."
+''"Our HQ is in ruins, our forces are terrified of him, and Kushiel just escaped from prison. Another attack on us is imminent."''
-"No need to recap, I know what's going on. We need to set up a better temporary base somewhere where we can train our troops."
+''"No need to recap, I know what's going on. We need to set up a better temporary base somewhere where we can train our troops."''
-"We had the best people guarding our Headquarters and they're either dead, or missing limbs. We need someone that fears nothing, and can at least match his destructive magic power."
+''"We had the best people guarding our Headquarters and they're either dead, or missing limbs. We need someone that fears nothing, and can at least match his destructive magic power."''
-"I'm not going to fight him."
+''"I'm not going to fight him."''
-"Nice display of modesty, but I'm referring to someone long gone."
+''"Nice display of modesty, but I'm referring to someone long gone."''
-"Your time's up, Kushiel. I'm coming for you."
+''"Your time's up, Kushiel. I'm coming for you."''
-"I don't follow, Rajnish."
+''"I don't follow, Rajnish."''
-"Lady Hel lives somewhere in Niflheim... I'm hoping we can make some sort of deal with her to bring back one of our more powerful members..."
+''"Lady Hel lives somewhere in Niflheim... I'm hoping we can make some sort of deal with her to bring back one of our more powerful members..."''
-"Absolutely not! I will not have those old zealots disturb our order. Kushiel's enough of a threat as it is!"
+''"Absolutely not! I will not have those old zealots disturb our order. Kushiel's enough of a threat as it is!"''
-"But Melot, with each passing day... Kushiel plots our destruction. We have to take decisive action! Someone like Mystra could easily do away with him like she did with Eudoxie!"
+''"But Melot, with each passing day... Kushiel plots our destruction. We have to take decisive action! Someone like Mystra could easily do away with him like she did with Eudoxie!"''
-"My answer is no. That's final. And don't mention that name."
+''"My answer is no. That's final. And don't mention that name."''
-"... The Dark Allegiance has grown weak because of you."
+''"... The Dark Allegiance has grown weak because of you."''
-"I do what I've done recently to protect the Allegiance and Midgard... There's some things I cannot tell you... Just know that a certain peace must be kept. If the world is destroyed, who will be left to receive Erebos' teachings?"
+''"I do what I've done recently to protect the Allegiance and Midgard... There's some things I cannot tell you... Just know that a certain peace must be kept. If the world is destroyed, who will be left to receive Erebos' teachings?"''
-"Erebos taught us that only the strong survive. Yet you cower here while our men die protecting you."
+''"Erebos taught us that only the strong survive. Yet you cower here while our men die protecting you."''
-"And hundreds more will die until we defeat Kushiel! We do not need ghosts of the past or weapons ahead of our time to win this war. We will show the world we stand stronger than ever in the face of adversity, and once Kushiel is dead... We'll be proud to say that nothing can crush the Dark Allegiance."
+''"And hundreds more will die until we defeat Kushiel! We do not need ghosts of the past or weapons ahead of our time to win this war. We will show the world we stand stronger than ever in the face of adversity, and once Kushiel is dead... We'll be proud to say that nothing can crush the Dark Allegiance."''
-"..."
+''"..."''
-"Close the door on your way out, please?"
+''"Close the door on your way out, please?"''
 '''Note:''' This leads to the starting events of [[Shadows of a Bygone Yesteryear]]
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 She walked through the busy streets, heading for the Warper Company employee.
-"To Rachel, please." She said, handing over 250 zeny.
+''"To Rachel, please."'' She said, handing over 250 zeny.
 '''Note:'''This led up to a special, limited time quest called the [[Golemancer Quest]]. The first ten players that completed this quest were rewarded with Enriched Ore x5, Event Bag x3, and Old Card Album x1 in addition to all the normal quest rewards. To view the guide - [[Golemancer_Quest|Click Here!]]
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 A warp portal opened up just outside the Administrative Office of the Midgard Expedition Camp. Adelaide stepped out, with her troops following behind. She met with a pink-haired woman inside the building.
-"You've finally arrived." The woman exclaimed, slowly fluttering her wings.
+''"You've finally arrived."'' The woman exclaimed, slowly fluttering her wings.
-Adelaide shook her head, and took a deep breath. "Sorry Pixie. There were some delays, but we're ready now. How are your troops doing?"
+Adelaide shook her head, and took a deep breath. ''"Sorry Pixie. There were some delays, but we're ready now. How are your troops doing?"''
-Pixie's expression turned slightly more sombre. "They're ready to defend the camp at any cost."
+Pixie's expression turned slightly more sombre. ''"They're ready to defend the camp at any cost."''
-"Kushiel may attack at any moment." Adelaide reminded the fairy. "Let's have our troops do some training exercises." She added, as she turned around and exited the building.
+''"Kushiel may attack at any moment."'' Adelaide reminded the fairy. ''"Let's have our troops do some training exercises."'' She added, as she turned around and exited the building.
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 The Dark Allegiance has announced they will begin the rebuilding of their Headquarters in Prontera next week, while the Light Allegiance commended the heroes for their bravery in taking down the twisted Light Sider. Everything seems to be going back to normal in our fragile blue world.
 [[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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 ==General Story==
 Odin had given a prophecy during a fight with Surtur in Prontera. He spoke of Fairy Lucretia and a certain “Cloaked Schemer”, who would bring war and desolation if they were not stopped. Heroes from both allegiances form an uneasy alliance to strike down a common foe who could not be allowed to continue demonizing the land around them. This is the story of the "Cloaked Schemer" who came to be known as Kushiel.
 ==Danger on the High Seas - The Turtle General's Dilemma==
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 =Judge, Jury, Executioner=
 ==Dictatorial Masterminds==
 Just as some suspected, the announced attack on Yuno was not what it seemed to be. It was merely a distraction that allowed Kushiel to march into Rachel's Holy Ground. As the group of heroes stood between Kushiel and the Ymir's Heart Fragments, he delivered a "warning" to the heroes:
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 '''Note:''' Players were allowed to persuade others via forum post as to why the courts should sentence Kushiel the Golemancer to death or not. Lady Thea and Melot also weighed in and players were given another opportunity to clarify their position.
 ==The Golemancer's Sentence==
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 ''We were foolish to trust the International Courts to do what was right. I will rally the masses and protest until they hear us out and revoke the sentence of that madman. This isn't over for him!''
 ==Rebellious Retaliation==

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 ==General Story==
+Odin had given a prophecy during a fight with Surtur in Prontera. He spoke of Fairy Lucretia and a certain “Cloaked Schemer”, who would bring war and desolation if they were not stopped. Heroes from both allegiances form an uneasy alliance to strike down a common foe who could not be allowed to continue demonizing the land around them. This is the story of the "Cloaked Schemer" who came to be known as Kushiel.
 ==Danger on the High Seas - The Turtle General's Dilemma==

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	'''Note:''' There was an event after this for players to assist the authorities in capturing Escaped Convicts and Criminals roaming on various maps.		'''Note:''' There was an event after this for players to assist the authorities in capturing Escaped Convicts and Criminals roaming on various maps.

		+
		+	===A Moment of Weakness Leads To...===
		+	Somewhere in one of the Dark Allegiance's safehouses...
		+
		+	"Our HQ is in ruins, our forces are terrified of him, and Kushiel just escaped from prison. Another attack on us is imminent."
		+
		+	"No need to recap, I know what's going on. We need to set up a better temporary base somewhere where we can train our troops."
		+
		+	"We had the best people guarding our Headquarters and they're either dead, or missing limbs. We need someone that fears nothing, and can at least match his destructive magic power."
		+
		+	"I'm not going to fight him."
		+
		+	"Nice display of modesty, but I'm referring to someone long gone."
		+
		+	"Your time's up, Kushiel. I'm coming for you."
		+
		+	"I don't follow, Rajnish."
		+
		+	"Lady Hel lives somewhere in Niflheim... I'm hoping we can make some sort of deal with her to bring back one of our more powerful members..."
		+
		+	"Absolutely not! I will not have those old zealots disturb our order. Kushiel's enough of a threat as it is!"
		+
		+	"But Melot, with each passing day... Kushiel plots our destruction. We have to take decisive action! Someone like Mystra could easily do away with him like she did with Eudoxie!"
		+
		+	"My answer is no. That's final. And don't mention that name."
		+
		+	"... The Dark Allegiance has grown weak because of you."
		+
		+	"I do what I've done recently to protect the Allegiance and Midgard... There's some things I cannot tell you... Just know that a certain peace must be kept. If the world is destroyed, who will be left to receive Erebos' teachings?"
		+
		+	"Erebos taught us that only the strong survive. Yet you cower here while our men die protecting you."
		+
		+	"And hundreds more will die until we defeat Kushiel! We do not need ghosts of the past or weapons ahead of our time to win this war. We will show the world we stand stronger than ever in the face of adversity, and once Kushiel is dead... We'll be proud to say that nothing can crush the Dark Allegiance."
		+
		+	"..."
		+
		+	"Close the door on your way out, please?"
		+
		+	'''Note:''' This leads to the starting events of [[Shadows of a Bygone Yesteryear]]
		+
		+
		+	==The Chase for the Golemancer==
		+	The front doors of the Schwartzvald Federal Building opened. A woman stepped out, putting on her sunglasses.
		+
		+	She walked through the busy streets, heading for the Warper Company employee.
		+
		+	"To Rachel, please." She said, handing over 250 zeny.
		+
		+	'''Note:'''This led up to a special, limited time quest called the [[Golemancer Quest]]. The first ten players that completed this quest were rewarded with Enriched Ore x5, Event Bag x3, and Old Card Album x1 in addition to all the normal quest rewards. To view the guide - [[Golemancer_Quest\|Click Here!]]
		+
		+
		+	==Zero Hour Approaching==
		+	A warp portal opened up just outside the Administrative Office of the Midgard Expedition Camp. Adelaide stepped out, with her troops following behind. She met with a pink-haired woman inside the building.
		+
		+	"You've finally arrived." The woman exclaimed, slowly fluttering her wings.
		+
		+	Adelaide shook her head, and took a deep breath. "Sorry Pixie. There were some delays, but we're ready now. How are your troops doing?"
		+
		+	Pixie's expression turned slightly more sombre. "They're ready to defend the camp at any cost."
		+
		+	"Kushiel may attack at any moment." Adelaide reminded the fairy. "Let's have our troops do some training exercises." She added, as she turned around and exited the building.
		+
		+
		+	==Zero Hour Commences==
		+	What everyone feared came to pass. Kushiel, otherwise known as The Golemancer, arrived in Midcamp with his machines and decimated Adelaide & Pixie's troops as he marched onward to Yggdrasil. His Goal: Unseal Niddhoggur's Shadow and release it on the Dark Allegiance.
		+
		+	Pixie and Adelaide marched on with the remaining troops to Yggdrasil's Root, where they quickly caught up to The Golemancer. After futilely trying to persuade the Light Siders to join his cause, Kushiel attacked.
		+
		+	After a long fight, the heroes defeated the golems, dreamstone crystals and Kushiel himself. He fell on his knees, causing the piece of Ymir's Heart to fall from his pockets. Upon touching the fragment, The Golemancer began to shake violently, as he began blurting out cryptic messages and changing skin color.
		+
		+	With his body undergoing some sort of transformation, he dove deeper into Yggdrasil, shouting phrases alluding to Gods' lying to the people of Midgard.
		+	The heroes found Kushiel beyond a great waterfall. The power of Ymir's Heart piece had transformed him into a four-hooved blue-fiery creature, no longer wanting to destroy the dark allegiance after an alleged vision. He now wanted to return Midgard to zero, where there were no gods to "pull strings".
		+
		+	After a fierce battle for the fate of the world, Kushiel finally fell, turning into pure energy and dissipating into Yggdrasil. Adelaide and several other wounded were taken to a hospital after being warped back to town. Many wonder if Kushiel's claims of Midgard being constantly manipulated by the gods were true, to which some have replied the world has to be grateful to Odin in the first place, for warning about The Golemancer's plans.
		+
		+	Amaria will be released from prison in the following days for the information she provided that let to Kushiel's defeat. Pixie has announced she will be in charge of maintaining Fairyland's Security Systems. She was also tasked by the Tripatriate Union in the New World to disable the remaining golems roaming around Splendide's Fields and Yggdrasil's Root, as they have gone haywire without a master.
		+
		+	The Dark Allegiance has announced they will begin the rebuilding of their Headquarters in Prontera next week, while the Light Allegiance commended the heroes for their bravery in taking down the twisted Light Sider. Everything seems to be going back to normal in our fragile blue world.
	[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]		[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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 The guards grabbed Matthew and dragged him out of the room, as Maristella sighed and rubbed her temples. Amaria smiled sinisterly, only muttering an ominous comment. ''"Kushiel will do great things, just you wait..."''
-''Note:'' There was an event after this for players to assist the authorities in capturing Escaped Convicts and Criminals roaming on various maps.
+'''Note:''' There was an event after this for players to assist the authorities in capturing Escaped Convicts and Criminals roaming on various maps.
 [[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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	The guards grabbed Matthew and dragged him out of the room, as Maristella sighed and rubbed her temples. Amaria smiled sinisterly, only muttering an ominous comment. ''"Kushiel will do great things, just you wait..."''		The guards grabbed Matthew and dragged him out of the room, as Maristella sighed and rubbed her temples. Amaria smiled sinisterly, only muttering an ominous comment. ''"Kushiel will do great things, just you wait..."''
		+
		+	''Note:'' There was an event after this for players to assist the authorities in capturing Escaped Convicts and Criminals roaming on various maps.

	[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]		[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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	''We were foolish to trust the International Courts to do what was right. I will rally the masses and protest until they hear us out and revoke the sentence of that madman. This isn't over for him!''		''We were foolish to trust the International Courts to do what was right. I will rally the masses and protest until they hear us out and revoke the sentence of that madman. This isn't over for him!''
		+
		+	==Rebellious Retaliation==
		+	Keyboard clicks and mechanical blips sounded off inside an abandoned building. Golems stood behind a female figure as she typed.
		+
		+	''"Data successfully shredded. Golem systems fully functional..."'' The female figure thought as she stood up and placed an explosive device on the computer.
		+
		+	''"We're coming to save you, Kushiel. You must finish what you started."''
		+
		+	As she walked away, a faint magic circle glowed behind her back.
		+
		+	At the same time in the sky floating city of Yuno...
		+
		+	The Dark Allegiance protest the sentence the Golemancer received. Maristella, a group of Light Siders and concerned citizens arriv at Yuno to counter-protest. A heated argument between the leaders Maristella and Matthew begins.
		+
		+	It soon turned into a street brawl between the two allegiances after a hooded woman questioned Matthew's acquired fortune and insulted his brother.
		+
		+	While the two allegiances fought, the guards tried to break up the fights. It was at this time that a woman leading Kushiel's golems attacked the prison and helped him escape. The brawling allegiances teamed up and helped take the woman down, but Kushiel couldn't be found. A dangerous amount of prisoners also escaped while everyone was fending off the golems.
		+
		+	The captured woman was taken to an undisclosed location to be questioned. Once again, the search for the Golemancer is on, as Odin's predictions on this ''"Cloaked Schemer"'' ring true every time.
		+
		+	Later...
		+
		+	At a private hospital room in Prontera, Ciar gave a now-awake Rajnish details of Kushiel's sentence, when all of a sudden, a Dark Allegiance messenger barged in.
		+
		+	''"Kushiel escaped from Prison!"'' the man exclaimed.
		+
		+	Ciar's face turned from calm to infuriated in an instant. ''"What!?"'' he yelled, accidentally making several lightbulbs blow up.
		+
		+	Still cringing from the "light show", the messenger explained the situation.
		+
		+	Rajnish scoffed. ''"What the hell is wrong with these prisons nowadays!?"'' He shouted as he lay on the hospital bed. ''"They should have listened to us and just killed him... This is what they get!"''
		+
		+	Meanwhile...
		+
		+	At a Schwartzvald Federal questioning room in an undisclosed location, the woman responsible for freeing Kushiel sat down. The room, like many of its kind, were enchanted to prevent the casting of spells or usage of dangerous skills. Several guards stood by the door however, for additional security.
		+
		+	Lord Matthew and Maristella entered the room. They looked at her, still bruised from their earlier battle.
		+
		+	''"Well, let's start with a simple question. Who are you?"'' Matthew asked, as he simply just looked at her.
		+
		+	''"My name is Amaria."'' The woman replied, without giving it a second thought.
		+
		+	''"Why have you freed Kushiel?"'' Maristella asked, as stern as Matthew did.
		+
		+	''"I believe his goal to do away with scum like that man there is one that he must finish at all costs."'' Amaria replied, faintly pointing her index finger at the crimson lord knight.
		+
		+	Matthew now glared at her, shaking his head. ''"You can control his golems. How long have you been working with him?"''
		+
		+	''"Kushiel created me. Since my birth, I've had full control of his golems."''
		+
		+	Maristella tilted her head slightly. ''"Created you...?"''
		+
		+	Amaria nodded, calmly. ''"I am similar to what Kiel Hyre would call a 'fourth generation robot'. The memory scroll I use was created from Kushiel's memories of his best friend. I look and behave as she would, and even bear her name. My main job is to make sure that his golems, as well as Fairyland's, are working in perfect conditions."''
		+
		+	Matthew facepalmed and murmured to Maristella. ''"Another sociopath that works for the fae."'' He turned his face to look at the robot lady. ''"Where is Kushiel?"''
		+
		+	''"I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."'' the female bot replied, smiling ever so faintly. ''"My connection to the golems has been cut off since you captured me. He won't be happy to know he can't find me."''
		+
		+	''"What are Kushiel's plans now?"'' The female sniper inquired.
		+
		+	''"Tell me, do you visit your brother's grave often?"'' the robot woman asked Matthew.
		+
		+	The lord knight quickly unsheathed his crimson Naght Sieger blade and stopped it within an inch of Amaria's neck. ''"Anything else you want to ask me?"''
		+
		+	The guards grabbed Matthew and dragged him out of the room, as Maristella sighed and rubbed her temples. Amaria smiled sinisterly, only muttering an ominous comment. ''"Kushiel will do great things, just you wait..."''

	[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]		[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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	'''Note:''' Players were allowed to persuade others via forum post as to why the courts should sentence Kushiel the Golemancer to death or not. Lady Thea and Melot also weighed in and players were given another opportunity to clarify their position.		'''Note:''' Players were allowed to persuade others via forum post as to why the courts should sentence Kushiel the Golemancer to death or not. Lady Thea and Melot also weighed in and players were given another opportunity to clarify their position.
		+
		+	==The Golemancer's Sentence==
		+	After long deliberation in The Golemancer trial, the jury came to a verdict: Life in prison.
		+
		+	Dark Allegiance members were outraged, with some threatening to Protest at Yuno starting tomorrow morning. The majority of Light Allegiance members seem to be satisfied with the outcome. We interviewed Lady Thea shortly after the verdict was announced, and expressed her bittersweet feelings regarding the issue.
		+
		+	''I am neither satisfied nor disappointed. This won't repair all that The Golemancer has caused, but it will put a stop to him and prevent him from causing more destruction. I hoped he would be sent back to a mental institution, but I accept the Jury's decision. I hope we can find out soon where his hideout was, as well as the whereabouts of his remaining golems and Ymir's Heart Pieces.''
		+
		+	We tried to interview Sir Melot, Lord Matthew and Ciar as they exited a mansion in Rachel, but only Lord Matthew made a statement.
		+
		+	''We were foolish to trust the International Courts to do what was right. I will rally the masses and protest until they hear us out and revoke the sentence of that madman. This isn't over for him!''

	[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]		[[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]

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 With The Golemancer captured, the temporary alliance between the two allegiances ends. Only the foreshadowing of possible future conflicts remain, over the life or death of one man.
-==See Also==
-[[Modern Chronicles]]
+==The Trial of the Golemancer==
 [[Category:HeRO Roleplay]]