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CrimsonStar:House Orestes

2011-10-23T15:05:21Z

Vargo Teras: /* Magnus */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''House Orestes''' (Oh-REST-ease) was, until a decade ago, an ally of [[CrimsonStar:House Erinyes|House Erinyes]]. But one of their sons backed away from a marriage with a scion of Erinyes, instead choosing a daughter of [[CrimsonStar:House Tartaros|House Tartaros]]. Erinyes' elders did not acknowledge the insult publicly, even sending a representative to the wedding to bless the union. No evidence could subsequently be found to prove that it was Erinyes' gift which brought plague into the house, killing the newlyweds and a half-dozen of their closest relatives, but the message was
heard nonetheless.

==Economy==

==Military==

==Political==

===Rivalries===

===Allies===

==Known Goals==

==Crest and Motto==

==Scions==
===Magnus===
A 30 year old popular bard. He is the most sought-after bard of the Court of Kalak. It was revealed that:
* He is a notorious womanizer
* He tried to become the [[CrimsonStar:Red Tower District|Red Tower District]]'s pimp
* He poisoned the previous bard of the Court of Kalak, and his poison dealer thinks [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] is rather fetching

CrimsonStar:House Orestes

2011-10-23T15:05:06Z

Vargo Teras: /* Magnus */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''House Orestes''' (Oh-REST-ease) was, until a decade ago, an ally of [[CrimsonStar:House Erinyes|House Erinyes]]. But one of their sons backed away from a marriage with a scion of Erinyes, instead choosing a daughter of [[CrimsonStar:House Tartaros|House Tartaros]]. Erinyes' elders did not acknowledge the insult publicly, even sending a representative to the wedding to bless the union. No evidence could subsequently be found to prove that it was Erinyes' gift which brought plague into the house, killing the newlyweds and a half-dozen of their closest relatives, but the message was
heard nonetheless.

==Economy==

==Military==

==Political==

===Rivalries===

===Allies===

==Known Goals==

==Crest and Motto==

==Scions==
===Magnus===
A 30 year old popular bard. He is the most sought-after bard of the Court of Kalak. It was revealed that:
* He is a notorious womanizer
* He tried to become the [[CrimsonStar:Red Tower District|Red Tower District]]'s pimp
* He poisoned the previous bard of the Court of Kalac, and his poison dealer thinks [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] is rather fetching

CrimsonStar:House Orestes

2011-10-19T16:57:04Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''House Orestes''' (Oh-REST-ease) was, until a decade ago, an ally of [[CrimsonStar:House Erinyes|House Erinyes]]. But one of their sons backed away from a marriage with a scion of Erinyes, instead choosing a daughter of [[CrimsonStar:House Tartaros|House Tartaros]]. Erinyes' elders did not acknowledge the insult publicly, even sending a representative to the wedding to bless the union. No evidence could subsequently be found to prove that it was Erinyes' gift which brought plague into the house, killing the newlyweds and a half-dozen of their closest relatives, but the message was
heard nonetheless.

==Economy==

==Military==

==Political==

===Rivalries===

===Allies===

==Known Goals==

==Crest and Motto==

==Scions==
===Magnus===
A 30 year old popular bard. He is the most sought-after bard of the Court of Kalac. It was revealed that:
* He is a notorious womanizer
* He tried to become the [[CrimsonStar:Red Tower District|Red Tower District]]'s pimp
* He poisoned the previous bard of the Court of Kalac, and his poison dealer thinks [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] is rather fetching

CrimsonStar:House Sfika

2011-10-19T16:56:31Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''House Sfika''' (SFEE-kuh) is a new, and still very tentative ally of [[CrimsonStar:House Erinyes|House Erinyes]]. Initially warned off by the elders of [[CrimsonStar:House Orestes|House Orestes]], and wary of repercussions by [[CrimsonStar:House Tartaros|House Tartaros]], cementing this alliance has been a difficult prospect, and in the works for years. The alliance was recently solidified when one of Erinyes' Scions, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the Bard, was given to them as a gift.

House Sfika is known for its massive gladitorial arenas, and the power housed within its stables. Until very recently, they boasted a resident Thri-kreen gladiator who was undefeated. The untimely death of [[CrimsonStar:Ka'Tho|Ka'Tho]] was tragic, but also allowed them to recruit [[CrimsonStar:Harbek|Harbek]], who single-handedly defeated all of the House Orestes stables.

==Economy==

==Military==

==Political==

===Rivalries===

===Allies===

==Known Goals==

==Crest and Motto==

==Scions==
===Yuri and Yuventen===
Twin Scions of Sfika, these two are known to get rather close with each other. Before Teles' ball, Alecto and Megaera revealed this, and also that Sfika uses rather underhanded processes to feed the gladiators in their stables. Alecto and Megaera are also under the impression that Sfika sandbagged their last fight for sovereignty, but the truth of this is not known for certain.

CrimsonStar:House Värnamo

2011-10-18T04:46:35Z

Vargo Teras: /* Known Goals */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''Noble House Värnamo''', "First House of Tyr" is currently ''the'' most powerful house in Tyr. Skilled in the Way to a ridiculous degree, there are secrets that ''no one'' else has (and are desperate to steal). Legendarily loyal to Kalak. While they have a not insignificant military presence there are very few Värnamo left after the recent ascent of Kalak and the resulting wars.

==Economy==
Värnamo have large fertile land holdings, a small iron mine, a number of oases and the right to tax one of the causeways into Tyr. Their holdings are amongst the most profitable of any house.

==Military==
House Värnamo also contributes the best soldiers to the Grand Army of Tyr. The "black legion" is an extremely well equipped force that centers around a heavy infantry core with varied "auxiliaries" (archers, scouts, skirmishers, and cavalry). While decimated during the wars following Kalak's ascendency the "Black Legion" is still considered vital to the Grand Army of Tyr.

==Political==
There is no single faction in Tyr outside the Templarate of Kalak more powerful than house Värnamo. That said the very small number of actual members is proving problematic.

==Known Goals==
* Maintaining their position.
* Finding a suitable match for their princess Teles.

Talk:CrimsonStar:Main Page

2011-10-09T17:35:44Z

Vargo Teras: /* Joe (Vargo Teras) */

Oy, a Discussion Page! Some of you are familiar with this whole Wiki thing from the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] Campaign. There are some things that have changed, or rather are just more clarified, as far as what we need to do and what the etiquette is, so do MJ's OCD a favor and read through this whole page, even if it seems devilishly familiar, okay?

==Campaign Wiki How-to==

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name, so we can keep track of who's done what, and know what's new to check out, etc. If you'll note the parentheses after Joe and MJ, that's our Wiki Login Names. That's what shows up when we edit a page. You need to register and get one of these, and then go ahead and add it here when you have it!

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address (a series of numbers that looks like 111.22.33.444) is no fun when trying to figure out who did what.

If you're not comfortable doing any actual editing on the wiki, feel free to send your content to MJ, and she'll make sure it gets up on the wiki. It might take the whole week for it to get up, but she'll do her best to get it up before the next game.

===Creating and Editing Pages===

You'll all find that your character names on the Main Page here are red links. Red links in wiki-language means that there's not a page there and there should be. The link to your name is actually a link to CrimsonStar:YourName. Where YourName is whatever your character's name is, of course. CrimsonStar is our "Namespace". What that means is that every page we create for this campaign should start with CrimsonStar: Just like that. Capitals where they are, colon at the end, followed by your page name. In addition, your page names should have an underscore where you'd have a space. Like Main Page is actually Main_Page.

Here are some tips for editing pages:
* If you're unsure where to start for a page, check out what we did in the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] campaign. Feel free to click the edit button for a page if you want to see how to do something in wiki-language - just don't actually save the changes on the page!
* Any time you are writing along and you want to link to a page (Like if you're naming someone), put in a link instead of their name. Links in wiki-language are weird. Start with two brackets [[ Then, you want to put the name of the ''page'' you want to link. Like if you want to link the Main Page, you'd put CrimsonStar:Main_Page after the brackets. Then, you put a vertical line character | You can find it above your enter key, it's shift-\. After that |, you put whatever you want the link to actually say. Like Children of the Crimson Star. Then, another two brackets ]] . Put all that together, and it looks like this: [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].
* Be careful with links. A few carefully chosen links are better than other links. A good rule of thumb is to only link something once per section. (A section is something that uses = in wiki-language. For example, if MJ is writing a scene between Megaera and Alecto, she'd only link to Alecto's page the first time she said her name. The whole scene should go in one section, so there's no need for another link.
* There are a lot more neat things that you can do. Two apostrophes makes text ''italic''. Three apostrophes makes '''Bold'''. If you're not sure it looks right, because it's hard to understand wiki-language sometimes, just hit "Show Preview" and it'll show you what your page looks like right now. Just remember that that doesn't mean it's posted yet!
* If you want to know how to do something and you can't figure it out, try looking at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing |Wikipedia's Editing Help Page]]. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know, try Google. You'd be surprised what you can find about wiki editing.

===Writing Story===

So, we're all part of this whole Campaign, where all sorts of things are happening, and it can be hard to keep track of everything all at once. MJ and Devon will likely have their netbooks out during game and be keeping notes about the things that happen, but they'll all need details added to them once the session is over.

Here are some tips about how to write story for the campaign:
* Check out the [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]] which is the session log. This is the bare bones bullet points of what happens. There will be red links there after every session that need to be created and explained. If there's something there you can write about or add to, go ahead! This is a group project, we're all adding to it.
* On that note, below is a to-do list. We'll try to keep it up to date with red links that are in our wiki, so that we know what needs to get done. If you're in the middle of working on something and you'd like to make sure you get to finish what you were doing before other people add to it, put it in the "In Progress" section below, and we'll leave it for you.
* If something on one page is getting really long, write a short summary of it, and then take your long section and make it its own page.
* If you're not sure about something you're adding that hasn't happened, be sure to talk to Erik about it so he can approve / deny your plot point.

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

===In Progress:===

===Things We Need:===
From Nordmyra:

An explanation of the Noble houses and who is in them; I know Alecto and Megaera are parts of one. Is Nordmyra a noble of Svika?

A description of all of the star-symbols we have seen so far: as far as I know, it has been a pentagram with an extended point, a pentagram with a serpent encircling the extended point, and a red pentagram with an eye over it. Add to this if there is more.

==Page Chatter==

This ''is'' a '''talk''' page after all. If you need to ask a question about the wiki, or suggest something for the wiki that you're not comfortable adding, or discuss a controversial change, or something I can't forsee, please please go ahead and add to this section, ok? That's what it's here for.

Hey folks - I made a page called [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] for our NPCs. Someone that's going to have one short paragraph doesn't need a whole page. If you want to link to them, just add #name after Notable_Names in your links. Like, if you wanted to link to Stheno, you'd do CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno And it'd go right to her. --MJ

==Players (Wiki Login Names)==
If you've added or majorly edited a page, add a bullet point under your name to say you've done it, and a link to the page. This helps us keep up on what's new, and provides an easy reference of who to ask if we have a question about a topic.

===Erik (Sven)===
* Added explaination of [[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros]]to its page. It could use input from the people who are directly affeted by this house (MJ and Joe) also I can't remember if Tartaros are Eldarin or not.

* Added an ifluence under "influnces"

* Added page on [[CrimsonStar:Ryleh|Ryleh]]

===David (Davvves)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Daraek|Daraek's page]].
* Added information about the Krine of Three arc to Daraek's page.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Ka'Tho|Ka'Tho's page]].
* Various spelling errors fixed
* Added relevant [[CrimsonStar:Red_Tower_District|Red Tower District]] info taken from [[CrimsonStar:Ryleh|Ryleh's page]]
* Cleaned up [[CrimsonStar:Nordmyra|Nordmyra's page]].
* Added more information about Tisiphone.

===Devon (Feyth)===
*Finally got off his ass and wrote the page for [[CrimsonStar:Harbek | Harbek]]

===Joe (Vargo Teras)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Alecto|Alecto's Page]]
* Expanded the description of [[CrimsonStar:House Erinyes|House Erinyes]]
* Added scions for Tartaros and Markae

===Mary Jane (Alydra)===
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created this page.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera's Page]]
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] Page.
* Edited and added to the [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]] page.
* Added to [[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros]]
* Created [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].
* Added to the [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] Page.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:House Orestes|House Orestes]].
* Created [[CrimsonStar:House Meiros|House Meiros]]
* Formatted House pages to match each other.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:House Sfika|House Sfika]]

===Sonya (Boes0083)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Nordmyra|Nordmyra]]'s page.
* Filled out [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]].

===Jonny===

CrimsonStar:Megaera

2011-10-08T17:36:29Z

Vargo Teras: /* History */

'''Game''': [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''Megaera''' (Meg-AIR-uh) is the youngest daughter of [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno|Stheno]], Lady of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].

== Basic Statistics ==

'''Height:''' 5'1" 
'''Weight:''' 100lbs. 
'''Age:''' 16 
'''Hair Color:''' Auburn 
'''Skin Color:''' Red 
'''Race:''' Tiefling 
'''Class:''' Bard 
'''Background:''' Athasian Minstrel 
'''Paragon Path:''' N/A 
'''Epic Destiny:''' N/A 

==Personality==
Megaera is relentlessly cheerful. Relentlessly, because even (maybe especially) when she's angry, she's smiling. She is incredibly vain, often choosing extravagant outfits for as little reason as to turn a few more heads in the arena. Vain as she is, however, she is also very calculated. Every glance, hand movement, and blink of her eyes is perfectly timed to get the response she's looking for out of anyone who talks to her. There is no such thing as a casual chat in her vocabulary. Despite this, she gives the impression of a total ditz who has problems putting together a complete sentence.

== Connection to the Party ==

Megaera was handler for [[CrimsonStar:Ka'tho|Ka'tho]] before his untimely death. She is now handler for a new gladiator, [[CrimsonStar:Harbek|Harbek]].

[[CrimsonStar:Alecto|Alecto]], eldest daughter of Stheno and Scion of House Erinyes is her sister.

== History ==
Megaera is the youngest daughter of Stheno, and as such is a Scion of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]]. She has an older sister named [[CrimsonStar:Alecto|Alecto]], and a brother named [[CrimsonStar:Notable Names#Tisiphone|Tisiphone]]. She has a healthy rivalry with both of her siblings, Alecto being her complete opposite in terms of demeanor, and thus opposed to her every decision, on principle. Her rivalry with Tisiphone is based upon household standing, That she is placed higher than him within the House due only to her gender chafes him, and makes any conversation they have a terse one. As a child, Megaera found a calling in music, and soon began training to be a bard. As her older sister was studying magic as was traditional for the family (under cover of The Way, of course), Megaera was free to choose her own path, and soon found herself a sought-after minstrel, both for her musical talents, and her way with the dangerous Thri-kreen.

Megaera, after a long private discussion with Stheno, was given as a gift to [[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika]], to cement an alliance between the houses. Her training as a minstrel made her an ideal spy for her mother, as well as a blessing on the house, with her influential music. At the tender age of 13, and with permission from the Lady of House Sfika, Megaera found refuge as a handler in the gladiatorial pits. As one of the only members of the house who could speak Thri-kreen, Megaera found herself becoming friends with the Thri-kreen gladiator champion [[CrimsonStar:Ka'Tho|Ka'Tho]]. As his handler, she made spending money, but also a lot of enemies in the arena. When her brother Tisiphone started to fight in the ring, Megaera was annoyed. She couldn't bet on the highest paying fights in the arenas because they often included her deadbeat brother. More problematic for her was the fact that Ka'tho refused to kill off her brother. "He smells like you", he'd said, and refused to do more than incapacitate him when they were rivals in the ring. This only worsened the relationship between Megaera and her brother, who was determined that she was telling Ka'tho not to hurt him, and thus hurting his reputation.

Just as things were starting to get boring for Megaera, she recieved a surprise visit from her sister Alecto. At the best of times, conversations between the sisters were sharp, and a visit was totally unprecedented. Megaera soon learned that Alecto was to be married to [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] from House ((That one she can't remember that was picked out of the Ikea Book)), who was the worst match possible for Alecto, but would seal an alliance that had been in the works for a very long time. Alecto, at her most cunning, said just enough to plant ideas in her younger sister's mind. At 16, Megaera had no trouble using the bits of information she had gained from the conversation with her sister to sabotage the wedding. The young scion of Markae was too naive to tell the difference between the older and younger daughters of Stheno. Megaera seduced the young man on the afternoon of the wedding, and "accidentally" killed him through burning. She has denied any intention of anything other than stealing some time with Reacar before he was married to her sister and forever off-limits.

==Star Dream==
You are sitting in a valley in the desert somewhere under a blood red sky. You are sitting at a richly
appointed table with a chess set on it. “Are you ready for the storm that is to come?” a cloaked figure
sitting across from you asks. You take one of his pieces. “How ready do I need to be?" you ask, amused.
He takes your queen, his clawed hand grasping it and placing it carefully to the side of the table. “Better
than now… you can’t even beat me at chess… how do you expect to beat me in war?” His dry cackle
ends as you move a rook and checkmate your opponent, smiling as you look into his ancient draconic
eyes…

The scene changes. There is a massive battle in the same valley in which your chess game took place. Large
squares of troops move towards each other as eldritch blasts go flying in the space in-between. You call
a name in a harsh language. Your demon companion appears. You order, “Take up my banner. Time to end
this.” She stands 8 feet tall and has a nimbus of menace. “We seem to be in some peril...” the demoness
comments as a large rock lands nearby. “Not really… this is just like chess, only more complicated,”
you state, as the chaos around you all of a sudden seems as orderly as game pieces on a board.

Your vision turns to a red light from a star that seems to bleed. You wake up with a tattoo.

==Current Events==

===Session 1===
It turns out that despite [[CrimsonStar:Alecto|Alecto]]'s part in the downfall of her marriage, she was ready to lay it all at Megaera's feet. They were both summoned to a meeting with their mother, during which nothing at all was decided other than the fact that both sisters were being, well, themselves. After the biggest lecture of their lives (or at least in recent memory), the sisters were tasked with leading a mercenary escort to bring something belonging to their mother into the city - no questions asked, no knowledge of the contents of the cart. Going nowhere without the presence of her pet Thri-kreen gladiator [[CrimsonStar:Ka'tho|Ka'tho]], Megaera joins her sister in this endeavor, noting some interesting characters in their party. Especially that wasp guy. His white noise generating ...self... could be really useful in keeping secret conversations secret. She'd need to remember that. Megaera's thoughts continued to meander until they reached the oasis at which they were to meet the cart, to discover it being ambushed by Dref. The party springs into action, taking down the Dref, who proclaimed themselves to be "Sons of Set". They take custody of the cart, and Megaera heals their wounds while they travel back towards the city. They are ambushed again while waiting for the cover of nightfall to bring their cargo into the city. These attackers are common thugs, but it takes all Megaera has to keep everyone on their feet.

===Session 2===
Once dark falls, the party brings the cart into the city. To all appearances, Megaera is sleeping lightly against the side of the cart as it trundles into the worse areas of Tyr. For the third time, the cart is set upon by would-be thieves. This time, among their enemies is an elemental priest. The fight against these "Sons of Set" is bitter, and brutal, with Megaera's people being attacked from all sides, including the rooftops. Megaera is torn in too many directions. First one of the mercenaries dies, and then her friend, her Bug-man, falls under the Elemental Priest's brutal magics. All done in a brutal few minutes, but that fight cost Megaera her best friend. Not long after, [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno|Stheno]] arrived to take custody of the package, and Megaera was left to mourn Ka'tho's death.

After the Thri-kreen's untimely death, Megaera was tasked with finding a new champion for [[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika]], and fast. The fight between [[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes]]' entire gladiatorial stables and one single chosen champion of Sfika was coming up. Word had spread that the gladiator [[CrimsonStar:Harbek|Harbek]] was coming out of retirement to get back into the ring. With a letter of credit from House Sfika, she set off to recruit Harbek before House Orestes could lay a hand on him. With a little persuasion, a handful of promises, and large sums of money, Megaera manages to persuade Harbek to join her. After that, it is a whirlwind of cunning conversations and subtle bribery to even the odds between her strong gladiator, and the entirety of the House Orestes Stables.

===Session 3===
Megaera watches from the stands as her new gladiator, Harbek, takes on the House Orestes stables without landing a single blow. When the fight ends, the cheers are deafening. Everyone is whisked off to a party at which Megaera recieves a tattoo from her mother as a gift for bringing such honor to the house. At the party, she arranges a fight between Tisiphone and Harbek.

In the middle of the night, Alecto wakes Megaera up and demands that she goes along to meet this Thri-kreen (Ka'thrain) who knows about the red star stuff. Megaera being able to speak Thri-kreen, she didn't argue, woke up her hungover gladiator bodyguard, and went along. They had a lively fight with some undead and a really misty thing underground, and when they came back to the surface Ka'thrain was dead, and they were attacked by more Sons of Set. It was all Megaera could do to keep her rag-tag band of folks alive.

CrimsonStar:House Tartaros

2011-10-08T04:38:38Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''The Noble House Tartaros''' (Tar-Tar-Ohs) is a very powerful house with vast fertile holdings to the north of Tyr. Noted for being ''very'' skilled in "The Way" as well as having several Scions skilled the arcane arts (Arcanist are mostly seconded to the Templars). Due to bargains with primal powers, their elder ranks are touched by elemental magics, becoming the not-quite-human beings called "genasi" by the learned. Their humanity is likewise suspect; untold generations of dabbling in primal forces leave many of them with the unmistakable mark of elemental magics.

==Economy==
Tartaros has exclusive noble privilege to a small aquifer to the north of Tyr. While the lands are somewhat further away from Tyr itself than many other noble holdings, Tartaros lands are very prosperous. Tartaros is '''very''' adept at growing crops and various types of herbs/vegetables/mushrooms. Tartaros is also very adept at concocting a number of different types of alchemical substances such as the variants of "Dream Honey" the regular type is used to keep the vast number of slaves in line and docile a slightly altered form of [[CrimsonStar:Dream_Honey|Dream Honey]] (known as [[CrimsonStar:Dream_Honey#Nightmare|Nightmare]]) turns a recipient into a berserker. The number of slaves that Tartaros has and seemingly produces at an astonishing rate no can say if it’s by forced enslavement or forced breeding. The slaves serve a secondary function as the main portion of the military (see below).

==Military==
House Tartaros also contributes the most soldiers to the Grand Army of Tyr. That being said these tend to be slave soldiers deliberately addicted to "Dream Honey" a powerful narcotic. What the Tartaros battle-slaves lack in skill and equipment they make up for in their berserker frenzy from a slightly altered formula of [[CrimsonStar:Dream_Honey|Dream Honey]] known as [[CrimsonStar:Dream_Honey#Nightmare|Nightmare]]. The battle slaves are followed quickly by the regular house troops, a much smaller contingent of sane well equipped regulars.

==Political==
Powerful due to number of soldiers they can contribute the contingent of seconded Templars, and wealth. The weakness of the house politically is their implied connection to several plots that fell flat.

===Rivalries===
'''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes:]]''''' House Tartaros is the only noble family whose claim to antiquity rivals that of Erinyes. The two houses clash frequently, in subtle machinations and street duels alike. The warring has only grown worse in recent times, with the Templarate lacking the power or inclination to step between such powerful and cruel forces.

===Allies===

==Known Goals==
* Total destruction of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].
* Become the "First house of Tyr"
* Keep the formula of "Dream Honey" and "Nightmare" secret (thus far very successful)

==Crest and Motto==
Our Strength in the Earth

==Scions==
===Astraeus===
Astraeus of Tartaros is well-respected, if not well-liked, among his house; though his skill in the Way is substantial, it is the power which he has gained from the elemental spirits which makes him truly formidable. This strength, along with a forceful and commanding personality, have permitted him much more sway in house policy than one of his relatively junior birth would normally wield. Now, with his sister Felice's death at the hands of snake cultists, he is poised to become a dominant force in the house. That a man of his age and influence is unmarried might seem surprising, especially when coupled with his chiseled appearance; those who remember that he was married once before try to avoid comment. It is, after all, purely coincidental that his rise to prominence began shortly after his pregnant wife died in a mysterious accident.

CrimsonStar:House Markae

2011-10-08T04:27:41Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Markae: A house of some political influence, moderate military strength and very lucrative land holdings.

==Economy==
Markae has relatively small land holdings but quite a few holdings are oases or water rich areas. Quite a bit of the wood in Tyr comes from Markae (or associated merchants).

==Military==
Markae does not have much in the way of heavy infantry or anything in the way of cavalry. But they DO have a large amount of archers. A good section of the Army Of Tyr's archery compnent is supplied by Markae.

==Political==
Markae has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in terms of political matches etc. Recently one of their most eligible bachelors died when his bed burned with him in it.

==Known Goals==
Cornering the lumber market (easier said than done). Revenge on house Erinyes for the loss of their bachelor.

==Scions==
===Oghadar===
Now the house's most eligible bachelor, with the death of his brother Reacar, this young man is a quite promising prospect. His tutors account him quite intelligent, a veritable prodigy in the Way, and generally well-favored. He is, if anything, more comely than his late brother, and having grown up as a second son has given him rather more humility and honest self-appraisal. Were it not for his youth, being but fourteen years of age, the maidens of Tyr's upper crust would no doubt take a keener interest. It is to his credit that despite this, he is still among the finest flower of the city's nobility; in a few years' time, grown into maturity and the full bloom of his potential, he should be quite formidable.

CrimsonStar:House Markae

2011-10-08T04:27:20Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Markae: A house of some political influence, moderate military strength and very lucrative land holdings.

==Economy== Markae has relatively small land holdings but quite a few holdings are oases or water rich areas. Quite a bit of the wood in Tyr comes from Markae (or associated merchants).

==Military== Markae does not have much in the way of heavy infantry or anything in the way of cavalry. But they DO have a large amount of archers. A good section of the Army Of Tyr's archery compnent is supplied by Markae.

==Political== Markae has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in terms of political matches etc. Recently one of their most eligible bachelors died when his bed burned with him in it.

==Known Goals== Cornering the lumber market (easier said than done). Revenge on house Erinyes for the loss of their bachelor.

==Scions==
===Oghadar===
Now the house's most eligible bachelor, with the death of his brother Reacar, this young man is a quite promising prospect. His tutors account him quite intelligent, a veritable prodigy in the Way, and generally well-favored. He is, if anything, more comely than his late brother, and having grown up as a second son has given him rather more humility and honest self-appraisal. Were it not for his youth, being but fourteen years of age, the maidens of Tyr's upper crust would no doubt take a keener interest. It is to his credit that despite this, he is still among the finest flower of the city's nobility; in a few years' time, grown into maturity and the full bloom of his potential, he should be quite formidable.

CrimsonStar:House Markae

2011-10-08T04:26:23Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Markae

==General== A house of some political influence, moderate military strength and very lucrative land holdings.

==Economy== Markae has relatively small land holdings but quite a few holdings are oases or water rich areas. Quite a bit of the wood in Tyr comes from Markae (or associated merchants).

==Military== Markae does not have much in the way of heavy infantry or anything in the way of cavalry. But they DO have a large amount of archers. A good section of the Army Of Tyr's archery compnent is supplied by Markae.

==Political== Markae has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in terms of political matches etc. Recently one of their most eligible bachelors died when his bed burned with him in it.

==Known Goals== Cornering the lumber market (easier said than done). Revenge on house Erinyes for the loss of their bachelor.

==Scions==
===Oghadar===
Now the house's most eligible bachelor, with the death of his brother Reacar, this young man is a quite promising prospect. His tutors account him quite intelligent, a veritable prodigy in the Way, and generally well-favored. He is, if anything, more comely than his late brother, and having grown up as a second son has given him rather more humility and honest self-appraisal. Were it not for his youth, being but fourteen years of age, the maidens of Tyr's upper crust would no doubt take a keener interest. It is to his credit that despite this, he is still among the finest flower of the city's nobility; in a few years' time, grown into maturity and the full bloom of his potential, he should be quite formidable.

Talk:CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-10-08T04:21:00Z

Vargo Teras:

This page needs:
* Economy
* Military
* Known Goals
* Additions by Alecto??

Done

CrimsonStar:House Tartaros

2011-09-26T13:43:00Z

Vargo Teras:

CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-09-26T13:41:59Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Claiming to be the oldest house in the city of Tyr, ''The Noble House Erinyes''' (AIR-in-yay-ss), is certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary founder and namesake was certainly inhuman, given the blood she has passed on to her descendants. Following the precedents she established, the house also follows rules of inheritance which seem strange to others of the city, dividing property evenly between all daughters (a practice which does little to reduce sororicide). Thus, the house is many in number, but only a handful of those who claim noble title actually hold enough land and power to be seen as worthy of
the name. Yet few will mock one of Erinyes' daughters, for the house has another tradition, never openly acknowledged but wholly undeniable: the practice of arcane arts.

While the use of the Way is certainly prevalent, it often serves as a cover for mystical practices best left undiscussed, and tolerated by Kalak only because Erinyes' witches eschew the vulgar and obvious use of defiling. Their diabolical practices require a certain intake of expendable sapients, leading the house to hold ties to several slave trading companies; as a dubious benefit, the expense means that they are otherwise less prone to costly decadence than their rivals.

==Economy==
Erinyes holds very little land, and the lands they do hold are largely inhospitable. What wealth their territory holds is found far beneath the earth, in the salt, obsidian, and lapis mined by a steady stream of short-lived slaves. Most of the house's income comes from dealings with various merchant houses, particularly the steel traders of Vordun; Erinyes is tied deeply into the slave markets of Tyr, and serve as patrons to many other enterprises.

==Military==
House Erinyes is not much inclined to open warfare. Their most well-reputed fighting forces, thus, are not infantry of the line, but skilled irregulars. Equally trained in skirmishing from the backs of crodlu or infiltrating enemy encampments, the Obsidian Knives are most feared when they are nowhere to be seen. When pitched battle must be joined, the commanders of Erinyes are usually to be found in heavily armored howdahs borne on mekillot-back, wielding the Way (and, it is rumoured, darker arts) from positions of relative safety.

==Political==

===Rivalries===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros:]]''''' House Erinyes is rivals with House Tartaros, the only house to rival their claim to the title of oldest house in the city of Tyr.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes:]]''''' Erinyes is also rivals with House Orestes, with whom they parted alliances abruptly a decade ago after a botched alliance-by-wedding attempt.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Markae|House Markae:]]''''' In addition, House Markae is considered a rival as a recent intended wedding between Erinyes Scion Alecto and Markae Scion [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] ended in the death of the groom by burning.

===Allies===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika:]]''''' Erinyes is newly allied with House Sfika, through the gift of an Erinyes Scion, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the bard.

==Known Goals==
* Total destruction of [[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros]].
* Discovery of the secrets of Ryleh.
* Survival at all costs.

==Crest and Motto==
Born in Blood, Tempered in Flames

==Scions==
===Alecto===
Alecto, eldest daughter of Stheno, is notably cunning and pragmatic even for her house. While she dutifully studied the Way, her true talents clearly lay in the arcane arts, and thus it was that she studied under her great-aunt Euryale, a woman of great power and cruelty. But when Kalak lay waste to his templarate, the house saw an opportunity to gain influence in the halls of the king, and presented this learned and capable scion to take the sorcerer-king's oath.

===Tisiphone===
Tisiphone, only son and greatest disappointment of Stheno, is one of the most straightforward children of House Erinyes that you are likely to meet. A mediocre swordsman who spends too much time watching (and participating in) fights in the dlatiatorial area, he keeps in touch with his younger sister and avoids the eyesight of his oldest sister. As a male scion of Erinyes, he oftenfinds himself swept aside as unimportant, and being a male bearing a traditional family name that is usually reserved for a female leaves him in a difficult position. Seeing himself as unwanted, even by himself, Tisiphone has built up a layer of contempt for others that is difficult to crack. There's a storm brewing behind this young man's eyes.

===Megaera===
Megaera, youngest daughter of Stheno, is impulsive and relentlessly cheerful. As a young child she found her calling as a bard, and excelled in it. In a cunning political move by the Erinyes elders, Megaera was given as a gift to House Sfika to cement an alliance. Once there, she brough life and music to the house, as well as subterfuge and information gathering for her birth house. Her work as a handler and entertainer in the gladiatorial arena has brought pride and prestige to both Erinyes and Sfika.

CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-09-21T03:57:54Z

Vargo Teras: /* Known Goals */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Claiming to be the oldest house in the city of Tyr, ''The Noble House Erinyes''' (AIR-in-yay-ss), is certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary founder and namesake was certainly inhuman, given the blood she has passed on to her descendants. Following the precedents she established, the house also follows rules of inheritance which seem strange to others of the city, dividing property evenly between all daughters (a practice which does little to reduce sororicide). Thus, the house is many in number, but only a handful of those who claim noble title actually hold enough land and power to be seen as worthy of
the name. Yet few will mock one of Erinyes' daughters, for the house has another tradition, never openly acknowledged but wholly undeniable: the practice of arcane arts.

While the use of the Way is certainly prevalent, it often serves as a cover for mystical practices best left undiscussed, and tolerated by Kalak only because Erinyes' witches eschew the vulgar and obvious use of defiling. Their diabolical practices require a certain intake of expendable sapients, leading the house to hold ties to several slave trading companies; as a dubious benefit, the expense means that they are otherwise less prone to costly decadence than their rivals.

==Economy==
Erinyes holds very little land, and the lands they do hold are largely inhospitable. What wealth their territory holds is found far beneath the earth, in the salt, obsidian, and lapis mined by a steady stream of short-lived slaves. Most of the house's income comes from dealings with various merchant houses, particularly the steel traders of Vordun; Erinyes is tied deeply into the slave markets of Tyr, and serve as patrons to many other enterprises.

==Military==
House Erinyes is not much inclined to open warfare. Their most well-reputed fighting forces, thus, are not infantry of the line, but skilled irregulars. Equally trained in skirmishing from the backs of crodlu or infiltrating enemy encampments, the Obsidian Knives are most feared when they are nowhere to be seen. When pitched battle must be joined, the commanders of Erinyes are usually to be found in heavily armored howdahs borne on mekillot-back, wielding the Way (and, it is rumoured, darker arts) from positions of relative safety.

==Political==

===Rivalries===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros:]]''''' House Erinyes is rivals with House Tartaros, the only house to rival their claim to the title of oldest house in the city of Tyr.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes:]]''''' Erinyes is also rivals with House Orestes, with whom they parted alliances abruptly a decade ago after a botched alliance-by-wedding attempt.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Markae|House Markae:]]''''' In addition, House Markae is considered a rival as a recent intended wedding between Erinyes Scion Alecto and Markae Scion [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] ended in the death of the groom by burning.

===Allies===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika:]]''''' Erinyes is newly allied with House Sfika, through the gift of an Erinyes Scion, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the bard.

==Known Goals==
* Total destruction of [[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros]].
* Discovery of the secrets of Ryleh.
* Survival at all costs.

==Scions==
===Alecto===
Alecto, eldest daughter of Stheno, is notably cunning and pragmatic even for her house. While she dutifully studied the Way, her true talents clearly lay in the arcane arts, and thus it was that she studied under her great-aunt Euryale, a woman of great power and cruelty. But when Kalak lay waste to his templarate, the house saw an opportunity to gain influence in the halls of the king, and presented this learned and capable scion to take the sorcerer-king's oath.

===Tisiphone===
Tisiphone, only son and greatest disappointment of Stheno, is one of the most straightforward children of House Erinyes that you are likely to meet. A mediocre swordsman who spends too much time watching (and participating in) fights in the dlatiatorial area, he keeps in touch with his younger sister and avoids the eyesight of his oldest sister. As a male scion of Erinyes, he oftenfinds himself swept aside as unimportant, and being a male bearing a traditional family name that is usually reserved for a female leaves him in a difficult position. Seeing himself as unwanted, even by himself, Tisiphone has built up a layer of contempt for others that is difficult to crack. There's a storm brewing behind this young man's eyes.

===Megaera===
Megaera, youngest daughter of Stheno, is impulsive and relentlessly cheerful. As a young child she found her calling as a bard, and excelled in it. In a cunning political move by the Erinyes elders, Megaera was given as a gift to House Sfika to cement an alliance. Once there, she brough life and music to the house, as well as subterfuge and information gathering for her birth house. Her work as a handler and entertainer in the gladiatorial arena has brought pride and prestige to both Erinyes and Sfika.

CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-09-21T03:55:05Z

Vargo Teras: /* Megaera */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Claiming to be the oldest house in the city of Tyr, ''The Noble House Erinyes''' (AIR-in-yay-ss), is certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary founder and namesake was certainly inhuman, given the blood she has passed on to her descendants. Following the precedents she established, the house also follows rules of inheritance which seem strange to others of the city, dividing property evenly between all daughters (a practice which does little to reduce sororicide). Thus, the house is many in number, but only a handful of those who claim noble title actually hold enough land and power to be seen as worthy of
the name. Yet few will mock one of Erinyes' daughters, for the house has another tradition, never openly acknowledged but wholly undeniable: the practice of arcane arts.

While the use of the Way is certainly prevalent, it often serves as a cover for mystical practices best left undiscussed, and tolerated by Kalak only because Erinyes' witches eschew the vulgar and obvious use of defiling. Their diabolical practices require a certain intake of expendable sapients, leading the house to hold ties to several slave trading companies; as a dubious benefit, the expense means that they are otherwise less prone to costly decadence than their rivals.

==Economy==
Erinyes holds very little land, and the lands they do hold are largely inhospitable. What wealth their territory holds is found far beneath the earth, in the salt, obsidian, and lapis mined by a steady stream of short-lived slaves. Most of the house's income comes from dealings with various merchant houses, particularly the steel traders of Vordun; Erinyes is tied deeply into the slave markets of Tyr, and serve as patrons to many other enterprises.

==Military==
House Erinyes is not much inclined to open warfare. Their most well-reputed fighting forces, thus, are not infantry of the line, but skilled irregulars. Equally trained in skirmishing from the backs of crodlu or infiltrating enemy encampments, the Obsidian Knives are most feared when they are nowhere to be seen. When pitched battle must be joined, the commanders of Erinyes are usually to be found in heavily armored howdahs borne on mekillot-back, wielding the Way (and, it is rumoured, darker arts) from positions of relative safety.

==Political==

===Rivalries===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros:]]''''' House Erinyes is rivals with House Tartaros, the only house to rival their claim to the title of oldest house in the city of Tyr.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes:]]''''' Erinyes is also rivals with House Orestes, with whom they parted alliances abruptly a decade ago after a botched alliance-by-wedding attempt.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Markae|House Markae:]]''''' In addition, House Markae is considered a rival as a recent intended wedding between Erinyes Scion Alecto and Markae Scion [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] ended in the death of the groom by burning.

===Allies===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika:]]''''' Erinyes is newly allied with House Sfika, through the gift of an Erinyes Scion, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the bard.

==Known Goals==

==Scions==
===Alecto===
Alecto, eldest daughter of Stheno, is notably cunning and pragmatic even for her house. While she dutifully studied the Way, her true talents clearly lay in the arcane arts, and thus it was that she studied under her great-aunt Euryale, a woman of great power and cruelty. But when Kalak lay waste to his templarate, the house saw an opportunity to gain influence in the halls of the king, and presented this learned and capable scion to take the sorcerer-king's oath.

===Tisiphone===
Tisiphone, only son and greatest disappointment of Stheno, is one of the most straightforward children of House Erinyes that you are likely to meet. A mediocre swordsman who spends too much time watching (and participating in) fights in the dlatiatorial area, he keeps in touch with his younger sister and avoids the eyesight of his oldest sister. As a male scion of Erinyes, he oftenfinds himself swept aside as unimportant, and being a male bearing a traditional family name that is usually reserved for a female leaves him in a difficult position. Seeing himself as unwanted, even by himself, Tisiphone has built up a layer of contempt for others that is difficult to crack. There's a storm brewing behind this young man's eyes.

===Megaera===
Megaera, youngest daughter of Stheno, is impulsive and relentlessly cheerful. As a young child she found her calling as a bard, and excelled in it. In a cunning political move by the Erinyes elders, Megaera was given as a gift to House Sfika to cement an alliance. Once there, she brough life and music to the house, as well as subterfuge and information gathering for her birth house. Her work as a handler and entertainer in the gladiatorial arena has brought pride and prestige to both Erinyes and Sfika.

CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-09-21T03:54:46Z

Vargo Teras: /* Economy */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Claiming to be the oldest house in the city of Tyr, ''The Noble House Erinyes''' (AIR-in-yay-ss), is certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary founder and namesake was certainly inhuman, given the blood she has passed on to her descendants. Following the precedents she established, the house also follows rules of inheritance which seem strange to others of the city, dividing property evenly between all daughters (a practice which does little to reduce sororicide). Thus, the house is many in number, but only a handful of those who claim noble title actually hold enough land and power to be seen as worthy of
the name. Yet few will mock one of Erinyes' daughters, for the house has another tradition, never openly acknowledged but wholly undeniable: the practice of arcane arts.

While the use of the Way is certainly prevalent, it often serves as a cover for mystical practices best left undiscussed, and tolerated by Kalak only because Erinyes' witches eschew the vulgar and obvious use of defiling. Their diabolical practices require a certain intake of expendable sapients, leading the house to hold ties to several slave trading companies; as a dubious benefit, the expense means that they are otherwise less prone to costly decadence than their rivals.

==Economy==
Erinyes holds very little land, and the lands they do hold are largely inhospitable. What wealth their territory holds is found far beneath the earth, in the salt, obsidian, and lapis mined by a steady stream of short-lived slaves. Most of the house's income comes from dealings with various merchant houses, particularly the steel traders of Vordun; Erinyes is tied deeply into the slave markets of Tyr, and serve as patrons to many other enterprises.

==Military==
House Erinyes is not much inclined to open warfare. Their most well-reputed fighting forces, thus, are not infantry of the line, but skilled irregulars. Equally trained in skirmishing from the backs of crodlu or infiltrating enemy encampments, the Obsidian Knives are most feared when they are nowhere to be seen. When pitched battle must be joined, the commanders of Erinyes are usually to be found in heavily armored howdahs borne on mekillot-back, wielding the Way (and, it is rumoured, darker arts) from positions of relative safety.

==Political==

===Rivalries===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros:]]''''' House Erinyes is rivals with House Tartaros, the only house to rival their claim to the title of oldest house in the city of Tyr.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes:]]''''' Erinyes is also rivals with House Orestes, with whom they parted alliances abruptly a decade ago after a botched alliance-by-wedding attempt.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Markae|House Markae:]]''''' In addition, House Markae is considered a rival as a recent intended wedding between Erinyes Scion Alecto and Markae Scion [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] ended in the death of the groom by burning.

===Allies===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika:]]''''' Erinyes is newly allied with House Sfika, through the gift of an Erinyes Scion, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the bard.

==Known Goals==

==Scions==
===Alecto===
Alecto, eldest daughter of Stheno, is notably cunning and pragmatic even for her house. While she dutifully studied the Way, her true talents clearly lay in the arcane arts, and thus it was that she studied under her great-aunt Euryale, a woman of great power and cruelty. But when Kalak lay waste to his templarate, the house saw an opportunity to gain influence in the halls of the king, and presented this learned and capable scion to take the sorcerer-king's oath.

===Tisiphone===
Tisiphone, only son and greatest disappointment of Stheno, is one of the most straightforward children of House Erinyes that you are likely to meet. A mediocre swordsman who spends too much time watching (and participating in) fights in the dlatiatorial area, he keeps in touch with his younger sister and avoids the eyesight of his oldest sister. As a male scion of Erinyes, he oftenfinds himself swept aside as unimportant, and being a male bearing a traditional family name that is usually reserved for a female leaves him in a difficult position. Seeing himself as unwanted, even by himself, Tisiphone has built up a layer of contempt for others that is difficult to crack. There's a storm brewing behind this young man's eyes.

===Megaera===
Megaera, youngest daughter of Stheno, is impulsive and relentlessly cheerful. As a young child she found her calling as a bard, and excelled in it. Ina cunning political move by the Erinyes elders, Megaera was given as a gift to House Sfika to cement an alliance. Once there, she brough life and music to the house, as well as subterfuge and information gathering for her birth house. Her work as a handler and entertainer in the gladiatorial arena has brought pride and prestige to both Erinyes and Sfika.

CrimsonStar:House Erinyes

2011-09-21T03:46:50Z

Vargo Teras: /* Military */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Claiming to be the oldest house in the city of Tyr, ''The Noble House Erinyes''' (AIR-in-yay-ss), is certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary founder and namesake was certainly inhuman, given the blood she has passed on to her descendants. Following the precedents she established, the house also follows rules of inheritance which seem strange to others of the city, dividing property evenly between all daughters (a practice which does little to reduce sororicide). Thus, the house is many in number, but only a handful of those who claim noble title actually hold enough land and power to be seen as worthy of
the name. Yet few will mock one of Erinyes' daughters, for the house has another tradition, never openly acknowledged but wholly undeniable: the practice of arcane arts.

While the use of the Way is certainly prevalent, it often serves as a cover for mystical practices best left undiscussed, and tolerated by Kalak only because Erinyes' witches eschew the vulgar and obvious use of defiling. Their diabolical practices require a certain intake of expendable sapients, leading the house to hold ties to several slave trading companies; as a dubious benefit, the expense means that they are otherwise less prone to costly decadence than their rivals.

==Economy==

==Military==
House Erinyes is not much inclined to open warfare. Their most well-reputed fighting forces, thus, are not infantry of the line, but skilled irregulars. Equally trained in skirmishing from the backs of crodlu or infiltrating enemy encampments, the Obsidian Knives are most feared when they are nowhere to be seen. When pitched battle must be joined, the commanders of Erinyes are usually to be found in heavily armored howdahs borne on mekillot-back, wielding the Way (and, it is rumoured, darker arts) from positions of relative safety.

==Political==

===Rivalries===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Tartaros|House Tartaros:]]''''' House Erinyes is rivals with House Tartaros, the only house to rival their claim to the title of oldest house in the city of Tyr.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Orestes|House Orestes:]]''''' Erinyes is also rivals with House Orestes, with whom they parted alliances abruptly a decade ago after a botched alliance-by-wedding attempt.
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Markae|House Markae:]]''''' In addition, House Markae is considered a rival as a recent intended wedding between Erinyes Scion Alecto and Markae Scion [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Reacar|Reacar]] ended in the death of the groom by burning.

===Allies===
* '''''[[CrimsonStar:House_Sfika|House Sfika:]]''''' Erinyes is newly allied with House Sfika, through the gift of an Erinyes Scion, [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]] the bard.

==Known Goals==

==Scions==
===Alecto===
Alecto, eldest daughter of Stheno, is notably cunning and pragmatic even for her house. While she dutifully studied the Way, her true talents clearly lay in the arcane arts, and thus it was that she studied under her great-aunt Euryale, a woman of great power and cruelty. But when Kalak lay waste to his templarate, the house saw an opportunity to gain influence in the halls of the king, and presented this learned and capable scion to take the sorcerer-king's oath.

===Tisiphone===
Tisiphone, only son and greatest disappointment of Stheno, is one of the most straightforward children of House Erinyes that you are likely to meet. A mediocre swordsman who spends too much time watching (and participating in) fights in the dlatiatorial area, he keeps in touch with his younger sister and avoids the eyesight of his oldest sister. As a male scion of Erinyes, he oftenfinds himself swept aside as unimportant, and being a male bearing a traditional family name that is usually reserved for a female leaves him in a difficult position. Seeing himself as unwanted, even by himself, Tisiphone has built up a layer of contempt for others that is difficult to crack. There's a storm brewing behind this young man's eyes.

===Megaera===
Megaera, youngest daughter of Stheno, is impulsive and relentlessly cheerful. As a young child she found her calling as a bard, and excelled in it. Ina cunning political move by the Erinyes elders, Megaera was given as a gift to House Sfika to cement an alliance. Once there, she brough life and music to the house, as well as subterfuge and information gathering for her birth house. Her work as a handler and entertainer in the gladiatorial arena has brought pride and prestige to both Erinyes and Sfika.

CrimsonStar:Notable Names

2011-09-19T03:29:53Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].

These are the notable non-player characters in this campaign. When adding a character to this list, please be sure to use the proper heading level so everything stays neat, and add categories if you need to.

==Important(?) to the Crimson Star==
===Ryleh===
'''Ryleh''' is an ancient power somehow relevant to the prophecies surrounding the Crimson Star [[CrimsonStar:Ryleh|Ryleh]].

==House Erinyes==

===Stheno===

'''Stheno''' is Lady of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].

===Tisiphone===

'''Tisiphone''' is the middle child of Stheno, a son of House Erinyes. Notably, he enjoys fighting in the arena, and has some reputation for skill with a blade.

===Euryale===

'''Euryale''' is an elder of House Erinyes, Great-Aunt (and possibly several more greats) to Alecto and Megaera. She trained Alecto in both the Way and in arcane magic.

==House IkeaBookName-os==

===Reacar===

'''Reacar''' was a rising star of [[CrimsonStar:House Markae|House Markae]], until his unfortunate demise by burning while playing bedroom games with [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]].

CrimsonStar:House Värnamo

2011-09-19T03:28:24Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Värnamo "1st house of Tyr"

'''General:''' Currently THE most powerful house in Tyr. Skilled in the Way to a ridiculous degree, there are secrets that NO ONE else has (and are desperate to steal). Legendarily loyal to Kalak. While they have a not insignificant military presense there are very few Värnamo left after the recent ascent of Kalak and the resulting wars.

'''Economy:''' Värnamo have large fertile land holdings, a small iron mine, a number of oases and the right to tax one of the causeways into Tyr. Their holdings are amongst the most profitable of any house.

'''Military:''' House Värnamo also contributes the best soldiers to the Grand Army of Tyr. The "black legion" is an extremely well equiped force that centers around a heavy infantry core with varied "auxiliaries" (archers, scouts, skirmishers, and cavalry). While decimated during the wars following Kalak's ascendency the "Black Legion" is still considered vital to the Grand Army of Tyr.

'''Political:''' There is no single faction in Tyr outside the Templarate of Kalak more powerful than house Värnamo. That said the very small number of actual members is proving problematic.

'''Known Goals:''' Maintaining their position. Finding a suitable match for thier princess Nicessa.

CrimsonStar:House Markae

2011-09-19T03:27:13Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Markae

'''General:''' A house of some political influence, moderate military strength and very lucrative land holdings.

'''Economy:''' Markae has relatively small land holdings but quite a few holdings are oases or water rich areas. Quite a bit of the wood in Tyr comes from Markae (or associated merchants).

'''Military:''' Markae does not have much in the way of heavy infantry or anything in the way of cavalry. But they DO have a large amount of archers. A good section of the Army Of Tyr's archery compnent is supplied by Markae.

'''Political:''' Markae has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in terms of political matches etc. Recently one of their most eligible bachelors died when his bed burned with him in it.

'''Known Goals:''' Cornering the lumber market (easier said than done). Revenge on house Erinyes for the loss of their bachelor.

Red Tower District

2011-09-19T03:26:12Z

Vargo Teras:

Game: [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''The Red Tower District'''

The Red Tower District is built in the shadow of the "Red Tower" originally built by [[CrimsonStar:Ryleh|Ryleh]] (though this fact is mostly lost to the ages). It is the WORST part of the Tyr, which is saying something. Templars tend to go during the day time with significant brute squads. Currently the red tower is active; there are wards preventing virtually everyone from entering the tower itself. A variety of Devils are, however, ranging OUT.

CrimsonStar:Ryleh

2011-09-15T17:32:15Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].

'''Ten Facts About Ryleh'''

1) Ryleh was alive 1,000 years before the current age (when the game is taking place).

2) Ryleh probably knew more than anyone else ever about the occurance of the "Red Star".

3) Ryleh was a formidable Demon (Devil?) summoner a power in of herself in her time.

4) No one knows what became of Ryleh only that she died and her tomb has been lost to the ages (her sarcophocous has recently appeared however).

5) Ryleh was a female said to be extrodinarily beautiful.

6) Ryleh was the only Tiefling of note in Tyr NOT related to (or of the line of) Erinyes.

7) Ryleh eschewed the eating of the flesh of any animal, or their milk, or ovum. She derived some power from this though what ... no one can say only that it made her... better somehow.

8) Ryleh was a lover of Set, a Sorcerer(?) of some power she betrayed him and his wrath new no end. As to what this betrayel was or why has been lost to the ages...

9) Ryleh built the "Red Tower" (that gives the Red Tower District its name) to assist with her astronomical studies. It was one of the grandest Manses of its time considered a treasure by the sages, aristocrats, and the fashionable elite.

10) The secret that Ryleh kept for quite some time is the the Red Tower while beautiful is a weapon of great potency: it GREATLY enhances demonic/devil summoning.

CrimsonStar:House Tartaros

2011-08-30T16:43:56Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

Noble House Tartaros

General: A very powerful house with vast fertile holdings to the north of Tyr. Noted for being VERY skilled in "The Way" as well as having several Scions skilled the arcane arts (Arcanist are mostly seconded to the Templars). Due to bargains with primal powers, their elder ranks are touched by elemental magics, becoming the not-quite-human beings called "genasi" by the learned.

Economy: Tartaros has exclusive noble privilege to a small aquifer to the north of Tyr. While the lands are somewhat further away from Tyr itself than many other noble holdings, Tartaros lands are very prosperous. Tartaros is VERY adept at growing crops and various types of herbs/vegetables/mushrooms. Tartaros is also very adept at concocting a number of different types of alchemical substances such as the variants of "Dream Honey" the regular type is used to keep the vast number of slaves in line and docile a slightly altered form of "Dream Honey" (known as "Nightmare") turns a recipient into a berserker. The number of slaves that Tartaros has and seemingly produces at an astonishing rate no can say if it’s by forced enslavement or forced breeding. The slaves serve a secondary function as the main portion of the military (see below).

Military: House Tartaros also contributes the most soldiers to the Grand Army of Tyr. That being said these tend to be slave soldiers deliberately addicted to "Dream Honey" a powerful narcotic. What the Tartaros battle-slaves lack in skill and equipment they make up for in their berserker frenzy from a slightly altered formula of "Dream Honey" known as "Nightmare". The battle slaves are followed quickly by the regular house troops, a much smaller contingent of sane well equipped regulars.

Political: Powerful due to number of soldiers they can contribute the contingent of seconded Templars, and wealth. The weakness of the house politically is their implied connection to several plots that fell flat.

Known Goals: Total destruction of house Erinyes. Become the "First house of Tyr" Keep the formula of "Dream Honey" and "Nightmare" secret (thus far very successful)

CrimsonStar:Notable Names

2011-08-23T13:33:07Z

Vargo Teras: /* House Erinyes */

'''Game:''' [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].

These are the notable non-player characters in this campaign. When adding a character to this list, please be sure to use the proper heading level so everything stays neat, and add categories if you need to.

==House Erinyes==

===Stheno===

'''Stheno''' is Lady of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].

===Tisiphone===

'''Tisiphone''' is the middle child of Stheno, a son of House Erinyes. Notably, he enjoys fighting in the arena, and has some reputation for skill with a blade.

===Euryale===

'''Euryale''' is an elder of House Erinyes, Great-Aunt (and possibly several more greats) to Alecto and Megaera. She trained Alecto in both the Way and in arcane magic.

==House IkeaBookName-os==

===Reacar===

'''Reacar''' was the Scion of his house, until his unfortunate demise by burning while playing bedroom games with [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera]].

Talk:CrimsonStar:Main Page

2011-08-23T13:27:43Z

Vargo Teras: /* Joe (Vargo Teras) */

Oy, a Discussion Page! Some of you are familiar with this whole Wiki thing from the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] Campaign. There are some things that have changed, or rather are just more clarified, as far as what we need to do and what the etiquette is, so do MJ's OCD a favor and read through this whole page, even if it seems devilishly familiar, okay?

==Campaign Wiki How-to==

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name, so we can keep track of who's done what, and know what's new to check out, etc. If you'll note the parentheses after Joe and MJ, that's our Wiki Login Names. That's what shows up when we edit a page. You need to register and get one of these, and then go ahead and add it here when you have it!

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address (a series of numbers that looks like 111.22.33.444) is no fun when trying to figure out who did what.

If you're not comfortable doing any actual editing on the wiki, feel free to send your content to MJ, and she'll make sure it gets up on the wiki. It might take the whole week for it to get up, but she'll do her best to get it up before the next game.

===Creating and Editing Pages===

You'll all find that your character names on the Main Page here are red links. Red links in wiki-language means that there's not a page there and there should be. The link to your name is actually a link to CrimsonStar:YourName. Where YourName is whatever your character's name is, of course. CrimsonStar is our "Namespace". What that means is that every page we create for this campaign should start with CrimsonStar: Just like that. Capitals where they are, colon at the end, followed by your page name. In addition, your page names should have an underscore where you'd have a space. Like Main Page is actually Main_Page.

Here are some tips for editing pages:
* If you're unsure where to start for a page, check out what we did in the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] campaign. Feel free to click the edit button for a page if you want to see how to do something in wiki-language - just don't actually save the changes on the page!
* Any time you are writing along and you want to link to a page (Like if you're naming someone), put in a link instead of their name. Links in wiki-language are weird. Start with two brackets [[ Then, you want to put the name of the ''page'' you want to link. Like if you want to link the Main Page, you'd put CrimsonStar:Main_Page after the brackets. Then, you put a vertical line character | You can find it above your enter key, it's shift-\. After that |, you put whatever you want the link to actually say. Like Children of the Crimson Star. Then, another two brackets ]] . Put all that together, and it looks like this: [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].
* Be careful with links. A few carefully chosen links are better than other links. A good rule of thumb is to only link something once per section. (A section is something that uses = in wiki-language. For example, if MJ is writing a scene between Megaera and Alecto, she'd only link to Alecto's page the first time she said her name. The whole scene should go in one section, so there's no need for another link.
* There are a lot more neat things that you can do. Two apostrophes makes text ''italic''. Three apostrophes makes '''Bold'''. If you're not sure it looks right, because it's hard to understand wiki-language sometimes, just hit "Show Preview" and it'll show you what your page looks like right now. Just remember that that doesn't mean it's posted yet!
* If you want to know how to do something and you can't figure it out, try looking at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing |Wikipedia's Editing Help Page]]. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know, try Google. You'd be surprised what you can find about wiki editing.

===Writing Story===

So, we're all part of this whole Campaign, where all sorts of things are happening, and it can be hard to keep track of everything all at once. MJ and Devon will likely have their netbooks out during game and be keeping notes about the things that happen, but they'll all need details added to them once the session is over.

Here are some tips about how to write story for the campaign:
* Check out the [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]] which is the session log. This is the bare bones bullet points of what happens. There will be red links there after every session that need to be created and explained. If there's something there you can write about or add to, go ahead! This is a group project, we're all adding to it.
* On that note, below is a to-do list. We'll try to keep it up to date with red links that are in our wiki, so that we know what needs to get done. If you're in the middle of working on something and you'd like to make sure you get to finish what you were doing before other people add to it, put it in the "In Progress" section below, and we'll leave it for you.
* If something on one page is getting really long, write a short summary of it, and then take your long section and make it its own page.
* If you're not sure about something you're adding that hasn't happened, be sure to talk to Erik about it so he can approve / deny your plot point.

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

===In Progress:===

===Things We Need:===
From Nordmyra:

An explanation of the Noble houses and who is in them; I know Alecto and Megaera are parts of one. Is Nordmyra a noble of Svika?

A reminder about why Devon's character Harbek had to fight the gladiatiors and why Tsiphone will be fighting him next time

A description of all of the star-symbols we have seen so far: as far as I know, it has been a pentagram with an extended point, a pentagram with a serpent encircling the extended point, and a red pentagram with an eye over it. Add to this if there is more.

==Page Chatter==

This ''is'' a '''talk''' page after all. If you need to ask a question about the wiki, or suggest something for the wiki that you're not comfortable adding, or discuss a controversial change, or something I can't forsee, please please go ahead and add to this section, ok? That's what it's here for.

Hey folks - I made a page called [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] for our NPCs. Someone that's going to have one short paragraph doesn't need a whole page. If you want to link to them, just add #name after Notable_Names in your links. Like, if you wanted to link to Stheno, you'd do CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno And it'd go right to her. --MJ

==Players (Wiki Login Names)==
If you've added or majorly edited a page, add a bullet point under your name to say you've done it, and a link to the page. This helps us keep up on what's new, and provides an easy reference of who to ask if we have a question about a topic.

===Erik===
Added explaination of "Noble House Tartaros" to its page. It could use a link back to the main page and input from the people who are directly affeted by this house (MJ and Joe) also I can't remember if Tartaros are Eldarin or not.

Added an ifluence under "influnces"

===David (Davvves)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Daraek|Daraek's Page]].

===Devon (Feyth)===

===Joe (Vargo Teras)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Alecto|Alecto's Page]]

===Mary Jane (Alydra)===
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created this page.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera's Page]]
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] Page.

===Sonya (Boes0083)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Nordmyra|Nordmyra]]'s page.
* Filled out [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]].

Talk:CrimsonStar:Main Page

2011-08-23T13:26:47Z

Vargo Teras: /* Joe (Vargo Teras) */

Oy, a Discussion Page! Some of you are familiar with this whole Wiki thing from the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] Campaign. There are some things that have changed, or rather are just more clarified, as far as what we need to do and what the etiquette is, so do MJ's OCD a favor and read through this whole page, even if it seems devilishly familiar, okay?

==Campaign Wiki How-to==

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name, so we can keep track of who's done what, and know what's new to check out, etc. If you'll note the parentheses after Joe and MJ, that's our Wiki Login Names. That's what shows up when we edit a page. You need to register and get one of these, and then go ahead and add it here when you have it!

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address (a series of numbers that looks like 111.22.33.444) is no fun when trying to figure out who did what.

If you're not comfortable doing any actual editing on the wiki, feel free to send your content to MJ, and she'll make sure it gets up on the wiki. It might take the whole week for it to get up, but she'll do her best to get it up before the next game.

===Creating and Editing Pages===

You'll all find that your character names on the Main Page here are red links. Red links in wiki-language means that there's not a page there and there should be. The link to your name is actually a link to CrimsonStar:YourName. Where YourName is whatever your character's name is, of course. CrimsonStar is our "Namespace". What that means is that every page we create for this campaign should start with CrimsonStar: Just like that. Capitals where they are, colon at the end, followed by your page name. In addition, your page names should have an underscore where you'd have a space. Like Main Page is actually Main_Page.

Here are some tips for editing pages:
* If you're unsure where to start for a page, check out what we did in the [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]] campaign. Feel free to click the edit button for a page if you want to see how to do something in wiki-language - just don't actually save the changes on the page!
* Any time you are writing along and you want to link to a page (Like if you're naming someone), put in a link instead of their name. Links in wiki-language are weird. Start with two brackets [[ Then, you want to put the name of the ''page'' you want to link. Like if you want to link the Main Page, you'd put CrimsonStar:Main_Page after the brackets. Then, you put a vertical line character | You can find it above your enter key, it's shift-\. After that |, you put whatever you want the link to actually say. Like Children of the Crimson Star. Then, another two brackets ]] . Put all that together, and it looks like this: [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]].
* Be careful with links. A few carefully chosen links are better than other links. A good rule of thumb is to only link something once per section. (A section is something that uses = in wiki-language. For example, if MJ is writing a scene between Megaera and Alecto, she'd only link to Alecto's page the first time she said her name. The whole scene should go in one section, so there's no need for another link.
* There are a lot more neat things that you can do. Two apostrophes makes text ''italic''. Three apostrophes makes '''Bold'''. If you're not sure it looks right, because it's hard to understand wiki-language sometimes, just hit "Show Preview" and it'll show you what your page looks like right now. Just remember that that doesn't mean it's posted yet!
* If you want to know how to do something and you can't figure it out, try looking at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing |Wikipedia's Editing Help Page]]. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know, try Google. You'd be surprised what you can find about wiki editing.

===Writing Story===

So, we're all part of this whole Campaign, where all sorts of things are happening, and it can be hard to keep track of everything all at once. MJ and Devon will likely have their netbooks out during game and be keeping notes about the things that happen, but they'll all need details added to them once the session is over.

Here are some tips about how to write story for the campaign:
* Check out the [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]] which is the session log. This is the bare bones bullet points of what happens. There will be red links there after every session that need to be created and explained. If there's something there you can write about or add to, go ahead! This is a group project, we're all adding to it.
* On that note, below is a to-do list. We'll try to keep it up to date with red links that are in our wiki, so that we know what needs to get done. If you're in the middle of working on something and you'd like to make sure you get to finish what you were doing before other people add to it, put it in the "In Progress" section below, and we'll leave it for you.
* If something on one page is getting really long, write a short summary of it, and then take your long section and make it its own page.
* If you're not sure about something you're adding that hasn't happened, be sure to talk to Erik about it so he can approve / deny your plot point.

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

===In Progress:===

===Things We Need:===
From Nordmyra:

An explanation of the Noble houses and who is in them; I know Alecto and Megaera are parts of one. Is Nordmyra a noble of Svika?

A reminder about why Devon's character Harbek had to fight the gladiatiors and why Tsiphone will be fighting him next time

A description of all of the star-symbols we have seen so far: as far as I know, it has been a pentagram with an extended point, a pentagram with a serpent encircling the extended point, and a red pentagram with an eye over it. Add to this if there is more.

==Page Chatter==

This ''is'' a '''talk''' page after all. If you need to ask a question about the wiki, or suggest something for the wiki that you're not comfortable adding, or discuss a controversial change, or something I can't forsee, please please go ahead and add to this section, ok? That's what it's here for.

Hey folks - I made a page called [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] for our NPCs. Someone that's going to have one short paragraph doesn't need a whole page. If you want to link to them, just add #name after Notable_Names in your links. Like, if you wanted to link to Stheno, you'd do CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno And it'd go right to her. --MJ

==Players (Wiki Login Names)==
If you've added or majorly edited a page, add a bullet point under your name to say you've done it, and a link to the page. This helps us keep up on what's new, and provides an easy reference of who to ask if we have a question about a topic.

===Erik===
Added explaination of "Noble House Tartaros" to its page. It could use a link back to the main page and input from the people who are directly affeted by this house (MJ and Joe) also I can't remember if Tartaros are Eldarin or not.

Added an ifluence under "influnces"

===David (Davvves)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Daraek|Daraek's Page]].

===Devon (Feyth)===

===Joe (Vargo Teras)===
Added Alecto's page

===Mary Jane (Alydra)===
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created this page.
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Megaera|Megaera's Page]]
* Created the [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names|Notable Names]] Page.

===Sonya (Boes0083)===
* Created [[CrimsonStar:Nordmyra|Nordmyra]]'s page.
* Filled out [[CrimsonStar:Annals_of_the_Company|Annals of the Company]].

CrimsonStar:Alecto

2011-08-23T03:29:33Z

Vargo Teras: Created page with "'''Game''': Children of the Crimson Star '''Alecto''' (Meg-AIR-uh) is the eldest daughter of Stheno, Lady of [[Cri..."

'''Game''': [[CrimsonStar:Main_Page|Children of the Crimson Star]]

'''Alecto''' (Meg-AIR-uh) is the eldest daughter of [[CrimsonStar:Notable_Names#Stheno|Stheno]], Lady of [[CrimsonStar:House_Erinyes|House Erinyes]].

==The Flame and the Void==
"Auntie, how much longer must I OWW!" The switch cut the air, though no hand held it, arcing into the child's back. Her fingers closed tightly around an ember, she gathered herself. "I apologize, ''Teacher.''"

"Ah, good, young Alecto. At least you didn't ask me what you did wrong. This time. And the answer, child, is that you will hold the fire in your hand until you can hold it in your mind. You are the flame. You are the void, with the flame burning within. You are a daughter of Erinyes, and you will master this if it kills you." The child's anger flared, the ember brightening to a fierce red as she buried the emotion inside. "Better. Not good enough, but better."

==When Constabulary Duty's to be Done==
"Well, sure, there's lots of templars I don't like working with. Sister Cera will have a man flogged if he forgets to praise the King's name, and that greedy little toad Tithian keeps damn near all the bribe money for himself. But that Alecto girl, she scares me. I mean, little slip of a thing, barely comes up to my short ribs, and that's counting those weird horns. And it's not just that she isn't human; sure, blood-red skin, horns and tail like a kirre, that's pretty off. But it's her eyes that spook me. Every time she hears an order she doesn't like, or I have to tell her some bad news, it's like she's just storing all that rage somewhere inside. You can see it burning in those eyes, and you can just tell someday it's going to come burning out. Me? I intend to be far, far away when that happens. Hopefully in a nice solid stone building, with nothing flammable around."
-- ''Torok, Tyrian Royal Guardsman''

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-12T16:20:37Z

Vargo Teras: /* Dramatis Personae */

This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''Circle of the Radiant Insurrection'''

-[[Sirokos]], Sweltering Desert Tempest of the Rampant Corundum Drake, Age 19, Dawn Caste

-[[Feyth]], Age 29, Eclipse Caste

-[[Ebon Hand of the Dragon]], Age 20, Night Caste

-[[Duricorre]], Age 30, Twilight Caste

-[[Arisa]], Wind Moves the Mountain, Age 17, Zenith Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

-[[Admiral Sand]], Eclipse Caste

-[[On His Tear Stained Path the Rivers of Men and Dragons Spill Their Lamentation]], Abyssal Exalt

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

-[[Granias]], Lady of the Lap Lands, Reaper of Harvests

'''Ghosts of the Past'''

- [[Mordant Custodian of the Unbalanced Scale of Justice]], Soulsteel Alchemical Exalt, Gunsmith, and Firearms instructor

- [[Lady Hecubus]], Waning Moon Lunar Exalt, Consort of The Corundum Drake Rampant In The Sun's Ruddy Dawn

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

- [[The Mountain That Devours]], the steed of Arisa

- [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], elder Dragon King

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Places of Interest'''
*[[The Penitent]]

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''
*[[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]]

== Items of Power ==
- [[The Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]]

== Codex of the Sun-touched Realms ==
*[[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]]
*[[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence]]

== Battles! ==

[[Battle of the Bulge]]

[[The Battle of You and What Army?]]

[[Corundum Conundrum]]

== Rules of the Game ==

[[Lethality Houserules]]

[[Combo Houserules]]

== Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds==

[[Salient Proclamations]]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=500468 Solar Hero Style Martial Arts]

[http://hd42.de/images/exalted/Creation_Map_v7.1a.jpg Map of Creation]

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-12T16:17:54Z

Vargo Teras: /* Dramatis Personae */

This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''Circle of the Radiant Insurrection'''

-[[Sirokos]], Sweltering Desert Tempest of the Rampant Corundum Drake, Age 19, Dawn Caste

-[[Feyth]], Age 29, Eclipse Caste

-[[Ebon Hand of the Dragon]], Age 20, Night Caste

-[[Duricorre]], Age 30, Twilight Caste

-[[Arisa]], Wind Moves the Mountain, Age 17, Zenith Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

-[[Admiral Sand]], Eclipse Caste

-[[On His Tear Stained Path the Rivers of Men and Dragons Spill Their Lamentation]], Abyssal Exalt

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

'''Ghosts of the Past'''

- [[Mordant Custodian of the Unbalanced Scale of Justice]], Soulsteel Alchemical Exalt, Gunsmith, and Firearms instructor

- [[Lady Hecubus]], Waning Moon Lunar Exalt, Consort of The Corundum Drake Rampant In The Sun's Ruddy Dawn

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

- [[The Mountain That Devours]], the steed of Arisa

- [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], elder Dragon King

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Places of Interest'''
*[[The Penitent]]

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''
*[[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]]

== Items of Power ==
- [[The Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]]

== Codex of the Sun-touched Realms ==
*[[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]]
*[[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence]]

== Battles! ==

[[Battle of the Bulge]]

[[The Battle of You and What Army?]]

[[Corundum Conundrum]]

== Rules of the Game ==

[[Lethality Houserules]]

[[Combo Houserules]]

== Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds==

[[Salient Proclamations]]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=500468 Solar Hero Style Martial Arts]

[http://hd42.de/images/exalted/Creation_Map_v7.1a.jpg Map of Creation]

Talk:Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-09T13:15:26Z

Vargo Teras: /* To Do List */

Oy, a Discussion Page!

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name. If you let me know your wiki-name here, I'll go ahead and append that to your name so we all know when someone edits something.

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address is no fun when trying to figure out who did what. =(

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

'''In Progress''':
* [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]] -''MJ/Alydra''

 
'''Things We Need''':

Everyone: Begin thinking about your First Age incarnation. Who they were, who their enemies and allies were, what wonders they may have possessed, created, or stolen, etc.

Name your Combos!

==Sessions==
We've gone ahead and titled the first session, and plan to do so for each subsequent session. Please use the session title to divide up what you've written. Check out what's already written in people's section as an example.

'''May 21, 2010:''' Gulliver's Ascent.

==Joe / GM (Vargo Teras)==
Pre-Game Show:
* Created [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket Main Page]] & Sundry Data therein.
* Created [[Lethality Houserules]] and [[Combo Houserules]] Pages.
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added names to Dramatis Personae section of [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Dramatis Personae|Main Page]].

==David / Duricorre (Davvves)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added Duricorre's Name and Link to [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created [[Duricorre]]'s Page.
* Fixed various and sundry spelling and syntax errors (<3 Thank you!)
* Added intimacies to [[Duricorre]].
* Began writing more story for [[Duricorre]].

==Devon / Feyth (Feyth)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[The Penitent]] Page, and Reference on Main Page.
* Created Battles Subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Battles!|Main Page]].
** Created [[Battle of the Bulge]] page.
* Created [[Feyth]]'s Page.
* Created Codex of the Sun-Touched Realms subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Codex_of_the_Sun-touched_Realms|Main Page]].
**Created [[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence|Chapter Two]] and references for Chapter One and Two.
* Added [[Feyth#Skills|Skills]] section to character page.
* Added [[Salient Proclamations| Quotes]] page.

==Mary Jane / Arisa (Alydra)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Arisa]]'s Page.
* Created [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]]'s Page.
* Added notes about campaigns and other use to [[Lethality Houserules|Houserules]] [[Combo Houserules|pages]].
* Created This Talk Page.
* Created [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts|Chapter One]] page.
* Created Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds subsection of the [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
** Added outside links to the Solar Hero Style page and Map of Creation.
* Added Ages & Arisa's full name to Dramatis Personae on [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
* Added image to [[Arisa]]'s page.
* Added Basic Stats to [[Arisa]]'s page.

== Jonny / Sirokos (Belasco) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Created [[The Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]] Page
* Created [[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]] Page
* Created [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]]'s Page
* Added Sirokos' full name to Dramatis Personae on [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
* Added Intimacies to [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Added Basic Information to [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Added Echoes of the First Age to [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Added New Life and New Tragedy in a New Age to [[Sirokos]]' Page.

== Trixie / Ebon (TrixieVixen) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]]'s page.

The Battle of You and What Army?

2010-06-05T00:29:51Z

Vargo Teras: /* Round One */

The party left [[The Penitent]] and found that a Wild Hunt was amassing in order to, well...hunt them. Since they knew of the nearby Free Hold, they decided to lead one army into the other. This worked quite well, and the two parties soon began fighting each other.

== Join Battle ==
Despite the words of warning from [[Feyth]] that they might not be able to take on the combined armies of both the Fair Folk and the Wild Hunt, [[Sirokos]] vaulted into battle (like the bullheaded simpleton he is). He grabbed the lasso that had at one point been attached to Feyth, who was now (wisely) floating above the battle and waiting for a more...feasible time to join, and swung down into the middle of everything. [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]] chose to take a moment to loot the jewelry from the Raksha Chieftain...'s armor, but was apparently quite quick about it.

== Round One ==
[[Sirokos]], being as crazy as he is, decided to use the momentum from his roll to catch a shield sitting on the ground and use its momentum to continue skidding across the ground and firing many, many times at BOTH armies. By charging wisdom through his conviction, the shots on the Wild Hunt proved devastating, destroying all of the army but a group of three Fire Aspects who employed charms to become immune to fire damage. His attack on the Fair Folk, however, was less effective. He did not completely obliterate the army. He only lit most of them on fire and caused all but the Raksha to run (or tumble) away. After this first attack, all that's left on the battlefield are the most powerful four opponents and many piles of smoking ash.

[[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]] felt that the most prudent thing to do would be to pick up the Raksha Chieftain and begin strip-searching him for any and all jewels. She very much managed to pick him up and spent a few moments searching him.

Since he's insanely fast, Sirokos got to make another attack. He threw a handful of coins into the air to bank his shots off of, but they managed to dodge, so his attack proved ineffectual.

Next up was [[Duricorre]], who took on all three of the Fire Aspects at once. The first Aspect had a rather blinding flame going, but the monk managed to punch through it with ease. So much ease, in fact, that the Dragon-Blooded's helmet flew forty feet in the air...propelled by the remains of the Dragon-Blooded himself. The second dodged his strike, but the third was not so lucky. He suffered a similar fate to the first.

The one remaining Fire Aspect was now confronted by [[Arisa]]. Her Inescapable Penetration was now aimed directly at the Aspect's chest. The lance went through the armor of the Aspect. And the clothing. And the flesh. And the clothing again. And the armor once more. That said, it went all the way through and the Aspect died an agonizingly penetrative death. Meanwhile, [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]] moved underneath Ebon in order to open his maw for the awaiting treat.

[[Feyth]] took the opportunity to activate Demon-Wracking Glory and began cruising around the desert taking out the fleeing Fair Folk like a floating lawnmower of doom.

Unfortunately, the Raksha took the opportunity to climb on Ebon's back to avoid death in the form of toothy maw.

However, thanks to Ebon's skillful flying, he still ended up in Rover's maw, and the giant Tyrant Lizard devoured the final remaining opponent.

Talk:Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-04T20:33:38Z

Vargo Teras: /* To Do List */

Oy, a Discussion Page!

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name. If you let me know your wiki-name here, I'll go ahead and append that to your name so we all know when someone edits something.

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address is no fun when trying to figure out who did what. =(

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

'''In Progress''':
* [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]] -''MJ/Alydra''

 
'''Things We Need''':

Sirokos: [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], [[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]].

Everyone: Begin thinking about your First Age incarnation. Who they were, who their enemies and allies were, what wonders they may have possessed, created, or stolen, etc.

Name your Combos!

==Sessions==
We've gone ahead and titled the first session, and plan to do so for each subsequent session. Please use the session title to divide up what you've written. Check out what's already written in people's section as an example.

'''May 21, 2010:''' Gulliver's Ascent.

==Joe / GM (Vargo Teras)==
Pre-Game Show:
* Created [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket Main Page]] & Sundry Data therein.
* Created [[Lethality Houserules]] and [[Combo Houserules]] Pages.
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added names to Dramatis Personae section of [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Dramatis Personae|Main Page]].

==David / Duricorre (Davvves)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added Duricorre's Name and Link to [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created [[Duricorre]]'s Page.
* Fixed various and sundry spelling and syntax errors (<3 Thank you!)

==Devon / Feyth (Feyth)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[The Penitent]] Page, and Reference on Main Page.
* Created Battles Subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Battles!|Main Page]].
** Created [[Battle of the Bulge]] page.
* Created [[Feyth]]'s Page.
*Created Codex of the Sun-Touched Realms subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Codex_of_the_Sun-touched_Realms|Main Page]].
**Created [[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence|Chapter Two]] and references for Chapter One and Two.

==Mary Jane / Arisa (Alydra)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Arisa]]'s Page.
* Created [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]]'s Page.
* Added notes about campaigns and other use to [[Lethality Houserules|Houserules]] [[Combo Houserules|pages]].
* Created This Talk Page.
* Created [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts|Chapter One]] page.
* Created Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds subsection of the [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
** Added outside links to the Solar Hero Style page and Map of Creation.
* Added Ages & Arisa's full name to Dramatis Personae on [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
* Added image to [[Arisa]]'s page.
* Added Basic Stats to [[Arisa]]'s page.

== Jonny / Sirokos (Belasco) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Created [[Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]] Page

== Trixie / Ebon (TrixieVixen) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]]'s page.

Talk:Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-04T19:10:20Z

Vargo Teras: /* To Do List */

Oy, a Discussion Page!

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name. If you let me know your wiki-name here, I'll go ahead and append that to your name so we all know when someone edits something.

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address is no fun when trying to figure out who did what. =(

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

'''In Progress''':
* [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]] -''MJ/Alydra''

 
'''Things We Need''':

Sirokos: [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], [[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]].

Everyone: Begin thinking about your First Age incarnation. Who they were, who their enemies and allies were, what wonders they may have possessed, created, or stolen, etc.

==Sessions==
We've gone ahead and titled the first session, and plan to do so for each subsequent session. Please use the session title to divide up what you've written. Check out what's already written in people's section as an example.

'''May 21, 2010:''' Gulliver's Ascent.

==Joe / GM (Vargo Teras)==
Pre-Game Show:
* Created [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket Main Page]] & Sundry Data therein.
* Created [[Lethality Houserules]] and [[Combo Houserules]] Pages.
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added names to Dramatis Personae section of [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Dramatis Personae|Main Page]].

==David / Duricorre (Davvves)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added Duricorre's Name and Link to [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created [[Duricorre]]'s Page.
* Fixed various and sundry spelling and syntax errors (<3 Thank you!)

==Devon / Feyth (Feyth)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[The Penitent]] Page, and Reference on Main Page.
* Created Battles Subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Battles!|Main Page]].
** Created [[Battle of the Bulge]] page.
* Created [[Feyth]]'s Page.
*Created Codex of the Sun-Touched Realms subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Codex_of_the_Sun-touched_Realms|Main Page]].
**Created [[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence|Chapter Two]] and references for Chapter One and Two.

==Mary Jane / Arisa (Alydra)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Arisa]]'s Page.
* Created [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]]'s Page.
* Added notes about campaigns and other use to [[Lethality Houserules|Houserules]] [[Combo Houserules|pages]].
* Created This Talk Page.
* Created [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts|Chapter One]] page.
* Created Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds subsection of the [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
** Added outside links to the Solar Hero Style page and Map of Creation.
* Added Ages & Arisa's full name to Dramatis Personae on [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
* Added image to [[Arisa]]'s page.
* Added Basic Stats to [[Arisa]]'s page.

== Jonny / Sirokos (Belasco) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Created [[Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]] Page

== Trixie / Ebon (TrixieVixen) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]]'s page.

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-04T16:57:02Z

Vargo Teras: /* Dramatis Personae */

This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''Circle of the Radiant Insurrection'''

-[[Sirokos]], Age 19, Dawn Caste

-[[Feyth]], Age 29, Eclipse Caste

-[[Ebon Hand of the Dragon]], Age 20, Night Caste

-[[Duricorre]], Age 30, Twilight Caste

-[[Arisa]], Wind Moves the Mountain, Age 17, Zenith Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

'''Ghosts of the Past'''

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

- [[The Mountain That Devours]], the steed of Arisa

- [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], elder Dragon King

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Places of Interest'''
*[[The Penitent]]

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''
*[[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]]

== Items of Power ==
- [[Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]]

== Codex of the Sun-touched Realms ==
*[[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]]
*[[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence]]

== Battles! ==

[[Battle of the Bulge]]

== Rules of the Game ==

[[Lethality Houserules]]

[[Combo Houserules]]

== Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds==
[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=500468 Solar Hero Style Martial Arts]

[http://hd42.de/images/exalted/Creation_Map_v7.1a.jpg Map of Creation]

Talk:Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

2010-06-04T12:47:14Z

Vargo Teras: /* To Do List */

Oy, a Discussion Page!

This page is where we can keep track of who's doing what to make this campaign wiki a whole lot more awesome. Just looking at all of the pages and the recently edited things isn't really enough information about what's been done.

I've added a subsection for everyone under their name. If you let me know your wiki-name here, I'll go ahead and append that to your name so we all know when someone edits something.

Remember that our goal here is to keep track of what happens in game as well as to make it a resource for things we need to actually play the game. Go have fun with the wiki-goodness, but please remember to '''''Sign In''''' before editing any pages! Just seeing an IP address is no fun when trying to figure out who did what. =(

== To Do List ==

In this section, there are two lists. '''In-progress''' means it's something you're working on and would like to finish without someone else doing it for you. '''Things We Need''' is a list of links that will need creation and finishing, and are up for grabs by anyone. Basically, stuff we'd like to have but haven't gotten to yet. Ideally these things aren't only linked here, but are linked from wherever they would be in the actual content pages.

'''In Progress''':
* [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts]] -''MJ/Alydra''

 
'''Things We Need''':

Sirokos: [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]], [[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]].

Everyone: Begin thinking about your First Age incarnation. Who they were, who their enemies and allies were, what wonders they have have possessed, created, or stolen, etc.

==Sessions==
We've gone ahead and titled the first session, and plan to do so for each subsequent session. Please use the session title to divide up what you've written. Check out what's already written in people's section as an example.

'''May 21, 2010:''' Gulliver's Ascent.

==Joe / GM (Vargo Teras)==
Pre-Game Show:
* Created [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket Main Page]] & Sundry Data therein.
* Created [[Lethality Houserules]] and [[Combo Houserules]] Pages.
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added names to Dramatis Personae section of [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Dramatis Personae|Main Page]].

==David / Duricorre (Davvves)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Added Duricorre's Name and Link to [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Main Page]].
* Created [[Duricorre]]'s Page.
* Fixed various and sundry spelling and syntax errors (<3 Thank you!)

==Devon / Feyth (Feyth)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[The Penitent]] Page, and Reference on Main Page.
* Created Battles Subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Battles!|Main Page]].
** Created [[Battle of the Bulge]] page.
* Created [[Feyth]]'s Page.
*Created Codex of the Sun-Touched Realms subsection on [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page#Codex_of_the_Sun-touched_Realms|Main Page]].
**Created [[Chapter Two: A Journey into Penitence|Chapter Two]] and references for Chapter One and Two.

==Mary Jane / Arisa (Alydra)==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Arisa]]'s Page.
* Created [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]]'s Page.
* Added notes about campaigns and other use to [[Lethality Houserules|Houserules]] [[Combo Houserules|pages]].
* Created This Talk Page.
* Created [[Chapter One: A Circle from Many Parts|Chapter One]] page.
* Created Scrolls from the Athenaeum of Outer Worlds subsection of the [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
** Added outside links to the Solar Hero Style page and Map of Creation.
* Added Ages & Arisa's full name to Dramatis Personae on [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Main Page]].
* Added image to [[Arisa]]'s page.
* Added Basic Stats to [[Arisa]]'s page.

== Jonny / Sirokos (Belasco) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Sirokos]]' Page
* Created [[Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne]] Page

== Trixie / Ebon (TrixieVixen) ==
Gulliver's Ascent:
* Created [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]]'s page.

Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne

2010-06-04T12:45:22Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]]

A pair of First Age Essence Cannons Sirokos was gifted by the Anklok Dragon-King, [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]] from the weapons cache hidden within [[The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young]].

'''Justice, Resplendent in Her Blind Abandon'''

'''Vengeance, Long Shadow Cast Upon the Road of Error'''

Incandescent Arbiters as They Sit Upon an Earthen Throne

2010-06-04T12:44:49Z

Vargo Teras:

'''Game:''' [[Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]]

A pair of First Age Essence Cannons Sirokos was gifted by the Anklok Dragon-King, [[Knopsen Dhul'tek]] from the weapons cache hidden within The Dream of the Sun-Baked Young.

'''Justice, Resplendent in Her Blind Abandon'''

'''Vengeance, Long Shadow Cast Upon the Road of Error'''

Battle of the Bulge

2010-05-22T16:40:09Z

Vargo Teras: /* Round One */

'''Game''': [[Orichalcum_Handbasket:Main_Page|Orichalcum Handbasket]]

The party was on their way up The Penitent, completely ignoring all the mortals fleeing in abject terror and/or not able to keep up with [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]] (A Tyrant Lizard is a surprisingly fast hunk of flesh), when they noticed there was a group of five people actually catching up to them as they rounded the...well, round.

== Enemies ==

;5 Terrestrial Exalted (Dragonblooded) As follows:
*Air Aspect in Blue Jade armor with an axe.
*Earth Aspect in White Jade armor with a grand goremaul.
*Fire Aspect in Red Jade armor with sword and shield
*Wood Aspect in Green Jade armor with a power bow
*Water Aspect, unarmed and unarmored

(What are these guys, the Power Rangers? Jeez.)

== Join ==

[[Sirokos]] saw an opportunity to display his athletic skill and his tendency to throw caution to the wind. He rolled down Rover's swaying tail to draw his weapons in the midst of the Terrestrial Exalted and shouted "Drop your weapons! You're outnumbered!". This was of course before [[Feyth]] saw an opportunity to further distance himself from the battle by untying his tether to Rover when [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]] spun about, thus using momentum to continue further up into the air, well out of reach of the hostilities. Rover's turning was brought about by [[Arisa]] urging him to do so, in order to use the (understandably) formidable sight of a 75-foot long Tyrant Lizard to strike fear into the followers. [[Ebon Hand of the Dragon|Ebon]] made use of the Mental Invisibility Technique to hide from the Terrestrials, and [[Durricore]] simply joined (in his own damn time).

== Round One ==

[[Sirokos]] is apparently crazy, and decided to attack the archer. He is crazy because he did this not, of course, by simply shooting at the archer, but instead by using a charm to extend his range and ''banking his shot off the other Terrestrials' plate armor''. Thanks to invoking the power of Justice (not Vengeance; that's his other gun) the archer (whose name was, oddly, Jake. I assume this is short for Jacqueline, or...Jakelina. Or something.) was reduced to ash.

Next was [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]]'s turn to fight! Using his fantastic aiming ability (read: looking reaaaaaaaal close) he attempted to squish the Terrestrials while carefully making sure that Sirokos was between his toes, not under them. The unarmed Terrestrial (a Water Aspect, apparently) simply used the Bottomless Depths Defense to defend against the '''Massive Foot Of A Tyrant Lizard.''' (Fucking Terrestrials.)

Since the Terrestrial did not die, this perturbed [[Arisa]], who decided to use her combo: The Unavoidable Penetration Strike! She raised her mighty lance, took aim at the Terrestrial, and...he used the Bottomless Depths Defense again (sonofabitch).

Sirokos (Seriously? Fast bastard.) decided that the monk was not the best target, thanks to his habit of dodging (like the mo-fo he is) and instead went after the axe-wielder. Or, more specifically, his axes. In response, he felt it may be prudent to throw the hatchet first. This, however, failed to happen and he received a face full of fire. Still standing, though, he throws his other hatchet around (yes, around) the highwayman's head. Being ever foolhardy and eager to rush into danger, Sirokos decided to roll between the Terrestrial's legs. This failed badly, and he was forced to use the Seven Shadows Evasion in order to not die horribly.

Finally, [[Durricore]] got the chance to act! After taking his stance and activating Adamantine Fists, he felt like taking all four living Terrestrials on at once, using <insert combo name here>. Apparently, his BioMagitech arm has a hand with fingers capable of firing off in different directions and latching onto different targets. Using this, he grappled '''All Four''' of the remaining Terrestrials in an attempt to send them smashing rather hard together (physics? Nope. No physics here.) and then flying far apart. White was knocked (with terminal velocity, into The Penitant) unconscious, Red parried, Blue got a good punch in his (halfway melted) jaw (which sent the jaw flying) and died, and the (gorram) unarmed Terrestrial was punched '''Off The Penitent'''. There was much rejoicing. (yay.)

Sadly, at the same time as they were getting beaten to a pulp, the Terrestrials attempted to beat a good bit of hell out of Sirokos. White swung at and missed the highwayman thanks to a rather well-judged legsweep. The monk tried and failed to punch the lungs out of him. Red also sent his sword cleaving through a bunch of nothing. Altogether, a rather pitiful (final, for some) showing for our opponents.

== Round Two ==

This left a single opponent standing (on The Penitent, at least). However, [[The Mountain That Devours|Rover]] decided that the Red looked just oh-so-tasty, and clawed at the ground as his cavernous maw came down. However, his aim was a bit off, and Red was able to parry Rover's (huge fucking) mouth.

Red now decided that the crazy cybernetic punchy man (read: [[Durricore]]) was now a bit more of a threat, and thus should be attacked. He began a rather impressive set of slashes and bashes, but this was cut short by Durricore effectively giving him the hand with the Immortal Blade Deflecting Palm.

[[Arisa]] saw a dandy opportunity to stabify Red, and sent her lance (pointy end first, of course) charging toward him. This was soon followed by extracting the point of her lance from his back, much to his chagrin. (The chagrin is, of course, from the fact that he was hit. The removal was a moot point.)

Next up was [[Sirokos]], who decided that something absolutely -had- to be done about Red's rad armpit stench. Of course, this meant the armpit itself had to be cleansed with fire from one of his guns. Unfortunately, Red was able to lower his shield enough to absorb the brunt of the attack.
Durricore took this opportunity to simply grab (yes grab) the living crap out of (what remained of) Red. This allowed him to hold Red aloft as a sacrifice to the Mountain That Devours (Rover).

Rover trounced in like a puppy, with a gleeful look on his frightening maw that said rather simply "Dinner!". Red was, thus, summarily eaten. His short daiklave clattered to the ground. Along with his ankle.

== Conclusion ==
The battle was now over, with the monk probably alive and very wounded somewhere far below, and White unconscious. White was interrogated, but knew nothing and was ultimately left where he was. Stuck to his chest in The Penitent.

Combo Houserules

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- All characters may start with a free Combo containing three Charms; additional Charms for this Combo may be purchased at 1 bp each as normal.

- Adding new Charms to an existing Combo costs 1 xp per minimum dot of Essence required for the new Charm.

- Creating a new Combo from scratch costs 1 xp per minimum dot of Essence required for the sum of all Charms in the Combo.

- Creating a new Combo which includes all Charms of a previous Combo, but includes additional Charms of a non-Reflexive type (and thus warrants being a separate Combo), costs half the xp of the original Combo, plus the sum of minimum Essence requirements of the new Charms.

Lethality Houserules

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- The Piercing tag on weapons only permits them to ignore the soak of non-magical armor. Soak from Charms and Artifacts is unaffected.

- Artifact lamellar and reinforced buff coats are 1-dot Artifacts. Reinforced breastplates and articulated plate are 2-dots. Superheavy plate is 3-dot.

- All characters have access to the Body-Mending Meditation for free.

- Heavenly Guardian Defense, Seven Shadow Evasion, and Immortal Blade-Deflecting Palm are step 4, but cost one additional willpower.

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

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This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''The Circle'''

-[[Sirokos]], Dawn Caste

-[[Feyth]], Eclipse Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''

== Items of Power ==

== Rules of the Game ==

[[Lethality Houserules]]

[[Combo Houserules]]

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

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Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

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Vargo Teras: /* Dramatis Personae */

This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''The Circle'''
-[[Sirokos]], Dawn Caste

-[[Feyth]], Eclipse Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''

== Items of Power ==

Orichalcum Handbasket:Main Page

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Vargo Teras: Created page with 'This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell. == Dramatis Personae == '''The Circle''' -[[Sir…'

This is the main page for the Exalted 2e game entitled Orichalcum Handbasket because, well, these Solars are all going to Hell.

== Dramatis Personae ==

'''The Circle'''
-[[Sirokos]], Dawn Caste
-[[Feyth]], Eclipse Caste

'''Princes of the Earth'''

'''The Hosts of Heaven'''

'''Various and Sundry Characters'''

== Location, Location, Location ==

'''Manses, Demesnes, and Freeholds'''

== Items of Power ==