We will have our retribution against the Principate. And once they are a ghost of a memory, we will be unstoppable.
- Rasha HaweeThe fallout of the Tenixir Incident and the Collective’s false-flag assault on the Lyra system have plunged the Severian Principate into crisis. Thirsty for revenge and plunder, Tenixir Revenant cells have stepped up piracy throughout Principate space. Beset by these marauders and still hunting the remnants of its own mutineers, the Principate’s once-feared navy seems powerless to reassert order.
The simmering conflict between the Revenant pirates and Principate forces has erupted on the planet Dandoran, as representatives of both groups arrived for a secretive Hutt auction. Clashes between the opposing sides are rapidly escalating in orbit and on the surface.
Your entry has the chance to shape the direction of the War’s storyline. Your task is to choose 1 of the targets below to write about for your entry.
Participants must use one of the following prompts to craft their entry based on the faction they have aligned with. Whichever option you choose, you must write your character and the prompt from the perspective of your pledged sub-faction.
SEVERIAN PRINCIPATE: Severian Intelligence suggests that Tenixir agents are plotting a series of assaults across the Dandoran System. Intelligence has been unable to confirm exactly where the pirates will strike, but several potential threats have been identified. Write from the perspective of your main or alternative character as they join Severian Principate forces to stop the pirates. Harmonist forces will try to avoid collateral damage, whereas Restorationist forces want to focus on destroying the pirates above all else.
Target 1: Dwipp Bruskars has been a leader amongst the Revenants since his days in the Tenixir Prison Complex. Thirsty for blood, the Rodian is looking to inflict some carnage upon the Principate Forces. Intelligence reports indicate that Bruskars is playing a leading role in plotting against Principate forces. Capturing or killing him may upend their plans.
Target 2: The Screeching Osprey is a Quasar Fire-class Frigate being used by the Revenants to shuttle more of their people to the surface of Dandoran. The Principate wants it removed from play before too many of the pirates make landfall.
TENIXIR REVENANTS: The Revenants are seizing the initiative against the Severian Principate, launching multiple simultaneous strikes with varying goals. Write from the perspective of your main or alternative character as they join the Tenixir Revenants in their assault. Retributionist Revenants may have ulterior motives in their selection of targets, desiring to cause maximum damage and chaos amongst the Principate, whereas Expansionist Revenants are trying to gain leverage for a negotiated peace and should try to prevent civilian deaths or unnecessary damage.
Target 1: Kalee Reecchi is a devoted member of the Principate and a leader of Principate troops on the surface of Dandoran. As a former slave, she despises everything about the Revenants and is pushing for further attacks against the Pirates. Capture or kill Reecchi to disrupt Principate operations.
Target 2: The Liparus is a Nebulon-B Frigate used by the Principate to help shuttle forces to and from the planet’s surface. Responsible for the destruction of a Revenant ship in the initial assault, this ship must be neutralized.
Grading will be done utilizing the Fiction Rubric.
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1st place
Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir
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2nd place
General Zentru'la
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3rd place
Colonel Shanree Argentin
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4th place
Exarch Marick Tyris Arconae
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5th place
Tomora Nay'ek
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High Inquisitor Anderson
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Aedile Tali Sroka
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8th place
Qyreia Arronen
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9th place
General Stres'tron'garmis
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10th place
Emperor Thran Occasus-Palpatine
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