This competition is in the Team-Based Fiction Bin. Participating in a competition in this bin for the first time awards 6 points from participation to your unit. Cumulatively, the placements in this competition are worth 19% of placement points in the Event Long phase. See the parent competition for detailed rules.
A secret Collective communique has been intercepted by an Inquisitorius listening post - and also by your Clan. The Severian Principate operates a secret military research installation on the dark side of the Moon of Thillon. It contains a fragment of a precious artifact, purportedly similar to the crystal found on Meridian Station. The crystal was originally located in temple ruins under Lyra Colony, and moved to Thillon Research Facility for further study by the Severian Principate.
Intelligence reports indicate the Collective have destroyed comm relays in the immediate area of the research facility. They have dispatched a small team - hoping to avoid notice that might spark war with the Principate - that includes several Shikari Huntresses and currently unidentified combat personnel to retrieve the crystal. They are likely to use any methods at their disposal, from deception to brutal slaughter, to acquire it. Likewise, you and your team of 1-2 clan mates has been dispatched to the Thillon Research Facility to retrieve the crystal - for yourselves, your clan, or your Brotherhood - before the Collective can. But this Principate installation is unlikely to be friendly to your arrival, and the combined Collective and Severian forces arrayed against you might be difficult for a head-on fight.
Your team will arrive at the station just ahead of the Collective forces, leaving you a brief window to attempt negotiations with the Principate forces if you so choose. But even if you can talk your way in, the Collective is not likely to let you walk out with the artifact. However you achieve it, you must seize the artifact.
This is a co-op fiction, meaning two to three members will participate in writing a single, cohesive fiction.
Grading will be based on the fiction rubric with a few additional requirements:
Submissions: Teams must submit two copies, one "clean" document (without comments or track changes) for reading in PDF, .doc, or .docx format as well as a second "annotated" version where all writers' contributions are clearly marked using comments and Track Changes (in Microsoft Word) or by "Version History" in Google documents. Edits and comments in the "annotated" document must be clearly attributable to a team member.
If using Word: for the "annotated" version, submissions must be made in .doc or .docx format with all tracked changes and comments visible.
If using Google docs: you must share the document with the event organizers by clicking the blue "Share" button in the top-right corner of the screen and entering their email addresses. Be sure to give full "editing" access when sharing the document (you will see a dark grey pencil icon to the right of the email address entry box). Include a link to your Google doc at the beginning of your "clean" copy.
Teams: Teams must be made up of two or three people. You must identify your team members by name and dossier number at the top of your document along with links to character sheet snapshots for each team member. You can create and find manual snapshots by going to the "Possessions and Loadouts" link in your admin menu and selecting the "snapshots" tab.
Word count: Each writer must contribute at least 500 words total and a roughly equal proportion of the total word count. For example, each member of a two-person team must contribute approximately 50% of the total word count, whereas each member of a three-person team must contribute approximately one-third of the total. A writer's substantive edits and comments will be considered when evaluating whether they contributed a sufficient proportion of the document.
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1st place
Warlord Hades
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Etah Obsidyn
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Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
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2nd place
General Zentru'la
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Aylin Sajark
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3rd place
Master Dracaryis
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3rd place
Mandalorian Declan Roark
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4th place
General Ronovi Tavisaen
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4th place
Grand Inquisitor Arden Karn di Plagia
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Essik Lyccane
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Warden Lontra Boglach
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Ethan Martes
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Lord Idris Adenn
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7th place
Manji Keibatsu Sadow
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7th place
Adept Macron Goura Sadow
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8th place
Zanothi Nightblade
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8th place
Jafits Skrumm
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Seer Xolarin
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8th place
Aurora "Aura" Ta'var
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8th place
Malisane Sadow
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8th place
Hilgrif
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10th place
Ashia Kagan Keibatsu
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10th place
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
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