Sitrep

"Brothers. Sisters. We stand before the great turning point of our existence. When last we faced the Children they sought to use us, convert us, subjugate us, and extinguish the rest. What we do now is far more than just retribution for these crimes against all of us, our families, our friends, and our homes. This is a fight for the very essence of our reality. "
- Darth Nehalem

The events of the Fifteenth Great Jedi War left lasting scars on the home planets of the Brotherhood's Seven Clans. The enigmatic Children of Mortis were driven off by the combined efforts of the Clans and the Council's research into the nature of the terrible soul-fueled crystals used by the Children, but the Father's plan to break the chain and control the Force continues.

While the Children gather their forces and prepare for their grand ritual in the mysterious Ethereal Realm, the Brotherhood's Grand Master Darth Nehalem has been plagued by visions of his predecessor Lord Telaris Cantor, taunting him. Convinced that his former master is waiting for him in the Ethereal Realm, Darth Nehalem orders the construction of a massive gateway on Arx. The Council fears his obsession with Cantor will cloud his judgment even as the Brotherhood prepares to confront the Children on their own turf.

Options

Participants must use one of the following prompts to craft their entry:

Ghosts of the Past
You have entered the Arx portal with a small scouting team and emerged on the other side in the Ethereal Realm. All around you is a ghostly mirrored version of Eos City. Throughout the haunted city are the “spirits”–projections of the Force–of people wronged in the real Eos City, including many who died in the Collective’s assault on Arx. The most dangerous are those who recognize you. You must face the past if you hope to survive. Utilize Enhanced Force Powers for Force users and Basic Force Powers for Non-Force users.

A Vision from the Future
You entered the gate in Eos City in 41 ABY, but the you who crossed in did not step out in the Ethereal Realm. Instead, your future self has arrived in the midst of the battle between the Brotherhood and Children of Mortis. You must find a way to return to your own time and place while surviving on a twisted battlefield of enemies and former allies who may not even recognize you.

Note: No snapshot is required for this option. This is not required, but feel free to use the Character Sheet Sandbox to build your future character and share the Character Sheet Sandbox Code along with your fiction!

Entrenched
The Ethereal Realm’s dangerous gravity has caused your personal ship to crash in one of the massive trenches of the Shattered Plains. You must fight your way out and up to rejoin the Brotherhood forces as they approach the deadly Corpse Fields. What you don’t realize is that the realm is testing you: something is confronting you with Force projections and fluctuating powers, changing from enhanced powers to no powers seemingly at random.

Rules

• Entries must be submitted as a static file (e.g. .pdf, .txt, .docx) or using the submission box on the Brotherhood website. Google Docs links and other ‘live’ documents that can be edited after submission will be ineligible for placement.
  • If your entry is not PG-13, please make sure to hide your entry by unchecking the “Allow people to view your submission after the competition has been judged” box
• Entries must be a minimum of 500 words. Any entries that are under 500 words will be ineligible for placement.
• Your story must be centered on your main character or one of your alternative characters. Wikipedia NPCs, or other characters that you create or invent to tell your story are encouraged. However, your narrative should focus around either your main character or alternative character.
• You must select and submit a snapshot of your main character or alternative character with your entry.
• This competition will award up to four (4) bonus Clusters of Ice at a rate of 1 per 500 words, in addition to the normal clusters awarded for fiction competitions

Grading

Submitted entries will be graded using the Voice Fiction Rubric