Terrible Bloody Rose
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Terrible Bloody Rose is the ruler of The Domain of Stately Order, wielder of The Scepter of Peace and Order, and the First Age incarnation of Feyth.
The Beginning[edit]
She began her life as Jade Flower, the only daughter of a lower class family in the area of An Teng. Though her family was of little means, they had a strong morals and through them, Jade obtained a firm belief in justice and the necessity of law. However, as her town was small and on the outskirts of a larger protectorate, the government was terribly corrupt, and justice was nowhere to be found. Ruffians roamed the streets, the law enforcement was complacent and on the take, and her parents' small restaurant was on its last legs, having to pay protection money to thugs. As she blossomed into a beautiful young woman, the demands on her parents grew, for the leader of the local group of thugs wanted to drive her parents away and take Jade for himself. Eventually, Jade's family could no longer pay the bribes to keep the thugs sated, and the threats got worse. Jade implored the local courts to do something to help her family, but her pleas fell on deaf ears. Finally, she could stand it no longer, and decided that the law had to be taken into her own hands. Armed with only her sense of justice, she made her way to the thugs' stronghold, and demanded that they leave the town once and for all. This request was met with hostility, but Jade was undaunted. Her courage and steadfast determination brought the attention of the Unconquered Sun to her, and during the battle that followed, Jade Flower Exalted. The thugs were no match for her newfound strength, and in her righteous fury, she slaughtered every last one of them. Witnesses of the fight gave her a new name: Terrible Bloody Rose; beautiful in appearance, but deadly in her fury.
The Experiment[edit]
As she traveled the lands, she soon met up with her lunar mate, Shining Ocelot. He, too, had a strong belief that law was necessary for true peace to be obtained. In their journeys they came upon the strange mists in the city of Dari, and found their properties fascinating. The mists have the ability to soothe those who inhale them, making them less prone to violence and, in fact, somewhat happier. They decided that this would be the perfect place to found a civilization based on justice and law, and did so. Dari soon became the capitol of The Domain of Stately Order. As their tributary quickly grew, they found that even their ideals alone were not enough to eradicate corruption and lawlessness. They did their best to attend to problems, but even Exalts cannot be everywhere at once, and the situation slowly worsened. In her despair, Rose decided that mortals were, ultimately, flawed. They could not be trusted to police themselves, and no law-enforcement agency would be enough to ensure loyalty to the order of the land. Thus, she came to her conclusion: if mortals could not be trusted, then only the non-living, inescapable forces of sorcery could provide what she was trying to achieve.
Leaving Shining Ocelot to watch over The Domain of Stately Order for a time, Terrible Bloody Rose went in search of someone who could create what she wanted. It was not long before she heard of an Soulsteel Alchemical Exalt named Mordant Custodian of the Unbalanced Scale of Justice, a renowned crafter of powerful artefacts. She approached Mordant, and commissioned from him two items, a scepter and an orb, which would together become her new justice system.
The End[edit]
The twin artefacts were a success. The Scepter and Orb of Peace and Order allowed Terrible Bloody Rose and Shining Ocelot to usher in a terrible new era of justice to their domain. Laws were now immutable, and punishments were swift and unerring. There was no way for the citizens to escape justice, and all was known within their rule. However, not all were pleased with their success, and many began to consider Rose and Ocelot to be deranged, imposing their will on others with no concern for the individual, and no consideration for the intricacies of justice. As such, when the Usurpation came, Terrible Bloody Rose found herself alone as her domain was assaulted by fearful and jealous enemies, and she became one of the first casualties, with many celebrating the act as the downfall of a horrific tyrant.
