The Rumor Mill

[Bosie Vaporgate]

The story: Rumor has it that the Judges are patronizing a scholar of magic who has recently settled in Marn, Affeney Semeza--popularly styled the Sorceress Affazezza. She seems to have been commissioned to invent a spell for detecting the ancestral lineage of an individual. Presumably, such a spell could identify various facets of ethnic and racial background, such as the geographic origin of ones ancestors and whether ones ancestry includes magical interbreeding. Currently the gossip is vague as to how such a spell would operate, and even vaguer as to how the Judges would plan to use such a magic. Nobody seems to have a clear idea of where Affazezza is located, or even what she looks like.

Bosie is opposed to the idea of such a magic in the hands of the government, for the implications on race relations. She's out to get as much information as she can and either defame the sorceress or lobby publicly against its creation--wherever the political tide takes her.

Post in this thread if you're interested, and as I get a better idea of how to work it, I'll get more information up.

[Blood Ravenous]

This actually seems very interesting. I've been wanting to roleplay Ryxa again as she waits for other things to happen, and this seems like a good opportunity. Check out her character sheet (under my name) and see what you think. She's a battlemage, and most likely knows a lot of what is going on in the government. She doesn't have exact loyalty to the judges, and she most likely does not like the idea of this spell anymore than the next person (being from Shim, she would be outraged to find her ancestors had been inbreeding, or were of a "lesser" race). Ryxa would be willing to divulge what she knows, as long as she remains anonymous.

Now, I don't know how much you have planned out "behind the scenes" as it were (like, if you already know where the sorceress will be, etc) but I would be willing to make up some of this information. Let me know if you think it would work, and how you'd want to go about it.

[Bosie Vaporgate]

I'd love to have you! I don't have anything sorted out yet in terms of locations and stuff--it's all up in the air.

There may be one or two others interested so I want to wait just a little and flesh things out before starting up. I'll definitely consider Ryxa to be on board if you're in, and maybe she and Bosie have met before if you like, or at least have heard of each other.

[Maeve]

(This is Blood Ravenous) I would assume they had heard of each other; or rather, Ryxa has heard of Bosie, at least. She's been in Marn since she was 12, so she would have heard of such a prominent figure multiple times in her life. Now, she keeps up with what is going on in government and the city at large and would be even more familiar with some of Bosie's work. As for Bosie knowing Ryxa, Ryxa is a rather prominent Battlemage, even though there are actually a good number of them, and she is a human, so it is possible that Bosie would have noted her existence or encountered her. Most likely they haven't met, since Ryxa is so young and not involved in politics or lawmaking, unless you want them to have.

I guess just let me know what you guys have sorted out and if they are okay with me joining. I will say I can be a little lax on posting, but I don't imagine Ryxa taking up a huge part of the plot (unless it spirals out of control, I suppose). I wouldn't want to post with you all if you guys expect a post a day at least, because that's probably not going to happen consistently. Just thought you should know.

[Bosie Vaporgate]

Okay, here's how I'd like to do it--let's start for now with Bosie and Ryxa getting together for a personal meeting; I imagine Bosie tracking Ryxa down in hope of getting some information. I'll keep the plot open for people to join as they want to, and there can be all manner of shenanigans. If you're not available to stay in the plot consistently, we can have you be a recurring guest character! So if all this is good by you, let me know--if Bosie passed along a message through the battlemages that she wanted to meet with Ryxa, where would Ryxa be willing to meet her? We can start there.

[Maeve]

The idea of a guest character amuses me. Ryxa seems like the type to be that person.

I'm not sure passing a message along through the battlemages would be a good idea. They aren't a very stable bunch. Bosie talking to Ryxa, perhaps in front of the Justice Hall, briefly, to meet with her, would seem more plausible. However you want to do it is fine, though; how they coordinate the meeting isn't as important as the meeting itself.

Ryxa wouldn't want to meet in public, if only because people annoy her and she's recognizable to many, or because she doesn't want the Judges to get wind of it so easily. A back alley would work, but it's not comfortable. Ryxa would probably want the meeting to happen in her house, where she'd feel comfortable and in control. But if Bosie wouldn't agree to that (I hope she's brave if she does ) then another place could be arranged.

[Pagusel]

Ooh, okay, here's how we'll do it--Bosie being jovially manipulative and political as she is, had arranged for one of her children . . . let's say her daughter Myrna--to skulk around in front of the Justice Hall and yank Ryxa's attention to secure a meeting time with Bosie. We can start the thread after this arrangement has been made, when Bosie goes to meet Ryxa at her place? Good? Tell me if there are any details I need to know on the location/type of Ryxa's house (if I can't find it in your profile to begin with), and I'll start the thread if it's good by you!

[Blood Ravenous]

Sounds good. Her house description (mainly just a badly drawn map of it ) is in her profile. There is a fence made up of bushes in the front and I think an iron gate with a pathway up to the house. It's a good-sized house in the Residential District, not all that far from the Justice Hall. Feel free to ask me if you think of any question about it, but I won't begrudge you making up random details as I haven't yet.

[Synius]

This looks to be a most interesting idea. I am curious if it is too late for me to join in and perhaps share in what looks to be a most entertaining thread, or if I'm a tad too late.

[Maeve]

I'm not sure if someone else responded to this, but I don't see why not, Synius. Right now, however, they are in Ryxa's home, and it wouldn't make sense for anyone else to be there. So you may have to wait for them to get done, and for a good time to enter. You may also want to think about the role you will play; which side (Affazezza's or Boise's) your character will take.

[Synius]

I see. Then i shall wait for the appropriate time.
As for whose side, Thokas is most likely going to take Boise's side, for the time being at least.

[Bosie Vaporgate]

BUMP! And a new thread for (maybe) this plot.

Bosie's still interested in digging up dirt on Affazezza, but in the meanwhile, we'll introduce Sparrow (and Synius, if he's interested). Bosie's a loud, slightly influential, silver-tongued lady, and I can think of a number of ways she might come across Sparrow.

If Sparrow is in the woods, Bosie does enjoy hunting for sport with her pistol, and they could chance across each other that way. Bosie would find Sparrow of particular interest if she knew she wasn't purely human, considering Bosie's current interest in protecting racial minorities from persecution.

Alternately, we could work out something where they meet in the city--I'm not sure what Sparrow is up to, but seeing as Bosie is pretty much a woman-about-town, no place is out of the question for where she might be at a given time.

[Synius]

I'm always interested in having a little fun, and am still curious as to where this plot could go.
Count me in

[Leaf]

Sparrow could really be anywhere, so if you're thinking of continuing this thread from where it was, she could just be listening outside the window because she was passing by and it sounded interesting, then just get caught. If you want to start it again somewhere else, there could be an equally good explanation for wherever she is. It's your thread, so I'll just fit her in wherever you want to take it.

[Bosie Vaporgate]

Hm . . . I don't think listening outside Ryxa's window would be possible, since I reckon her house is pretty secure. I'm interested in having them meet in a situation where Bosie might be aware of Sparrow's status as not fully human--something to draw her in. Maybe on the outskirts of the woods? How likely is Sparrow to hang around as a wolf in her free time? And then change back into a human?

As for Synius--how would you like to insert yourself? I had some thoughts--since your character's had trouble with the law and has been languishing in prison for some time, he might have contact with Bosie already, since she is (if not in the trial sense), a lawyer. Perhaps they have a meeting to talk about something legal, like accessing his classified records, or something of that nature? Just some thoughts I'm throwing around; please offer your ideas. If we have them meet in the woods, then that totally could tie things together.