Aziza: Can you buy tech here? Khonnir: They’re only selling tech to TL. They think they should control all the tech. The one thing I don’t know much about is the actual founder, Sidra, she rapidly attracted a cadre of arcane spellcasters, preaching that tech was not to be feared. It was originally a secret society bc in the early days, the barbarian tribes were less tolerant of tech than they are today. [he tries not to look at Silka] Sidra’s second, Mulrakzier, was a commander. He demonstrated enthusiasm for Sidra’s teachings, but he was a grasping, fearful man who longed for greatness and power. Over many years, the group attracted members and artifacts, and planned an expedition into Silvermount. Shortly after arrival, Molrakzier assassinated Sidra and declared himself Captain. No one knew more about tech than he, and no one wanted to walk away from the power of Silvermount, so they went along with the treachery and established a culture of it early on. It took three years with the doors. During that time, TL experimented with fluids and chemicals from the structure; the mages discovered that ingestion caused strange effects. [...] Arcanists and mages presented themselves as civilization vs barbaric tribes. In time, lust for power transformed its members into slave masters of the region. 4690 (24 yrs ago) a man threw off the TL yoke, Cole of the Blackhorse Tribe, waged a two-year campaign to unite the barbarian tribes. Two years later, he strode into Starfall with an army. It was a successful show of power, and the TL surrendered unconditionally. Cole never realized it was a trap; the TL pledged fealty to him and they crowned him the black sovereign. He was put in command of the TL resources, but they found some way to control him. That’s the one I think you, Silka, might make an ally. You must get through to him again. You’ll need to look into this more once you’re in Starfall, because neither I nor Sanvil will know a great deal about these parts of the power structure.
As far as I know, he has no heirs, no partner.
[Something about how to sneak Kaya and Sanvil in happened while I was in the bathroom I think?]
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Khonnir: They’re only selling tech to TL. They think they should control all the tech. The one thing I don’t know much about is the actual founder, Sidra, she rapidly attracted a cadre of arcane spellcasters, preaching that tech was not to be feared. It was originally a secret society bc in the early days, the barbarian tribes were less tolerant of tech than they are today. [he tries not to look at Silka] Sidra’s second, Mulrakzier, was a commander. He demonstrated enthusiasm for Sidra’s teachings, but he was a grasping, fearful man who longed for greatness and power. Over many years, the group attracted members and artifacts, and planned an expedition into Silvermount. Shortly after arrival, Molrakzier assassinated Sidra and declared himself Captain. No one knew more about tech than he, and no one wanted to walk away from the power of Silvermount, so they went along with the treachery and established a culture of it early on. It took three years with the doors. During that time, TL experimented with fluids and chemicals from the structure; the mages discovered that ingestion caused strange effects.
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Arcanists and mages presented themselves as civilization vs barbaric tribes. In time, lust for power transformed its members into slave masters of the region. 4690 (24 yrs ago) a man threw off the TL yoke, Cole of the Blackhorse Tribe, waged a two-year campaign to unite the barbarian tribes. Two years later, he strode into Starfall with an army. It was a successful show of power, and the TL surrendered unconditionally. Cole never realized it was a trap; the TL pledged fealty to him and they crowned him the black sovereign. He was put in command of the TL resources, but they found some way to control him. That’s the one I think you, Silka, might make an ally. You must get through to him again. You’ll need to look into this more once you’re in Starfall, because neither I nor Sanvil will know a great deal about these parts of the power structure.
As far as I know, he has no heirs, no partner.
[Something about how to sneak Kaya and Sanvil in happened while I was in the bathroom I think?]