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Post by lemmingtopias on Apr 26, 2019 22:04:05 GMT
After sixteen years as King, Kostakis Atlas, first of his name, King of Atlantis, Lord of Atlas, stood up from the throne to a weary crowd. Rumours were abound as to the reason for the Court to be called to session. Kostakis nodded to his councillors who all nodded back approvingly, and he began to address those in attendance.
"Lords and Ladies, Knights and Priests, I have called you here today to announce important matters pertaining to the Crown. I have served you for sixteen years and we have had great periods of wonder and times of darkness too. All my life I have believed in the honourable code of piety: Honour to your family, honour to your country and honour to the gods. I have no family left now and am the last of my name, as for my country, I have served her to my ability and it will be up to history to judge if I have served her well, now I must live out the rest of my days serving the gods. With a heavy heart, I leave this city today, bound for a monastery in Lemmingtopias where I will live a life in meditation and service to the community, abandoning my name, property, wealth and titles and becoming a no one, in service of the gods. As such, it is up to you to find a successor, to sit on the throne, to wear the crown and wield the trident. I thank all those who have served me over these years, and I hope that you will remember me as the man who served you."
The King takes a long, slow glance around the room, a tear falling from his eye. As he shifts his gaze, he stops now and then to focus on a friend or loyal supporter in the audience, smiling at several of the attendees. Gaining composure, he concludes his speech.
"I leave the future to you, my friends and comrades, and wish each of you well in the days to come. Goodbye."
Kostakis places the Trident in it's stand for the last time and then slowly reaches up to remove his crown, laying it on the throne which he rests a hand upon for a moment, feeling it's texture one last time before he graciously walked out of the Throne Room, accompanied by the Royal Guards. He began to make his way to the harbour where a boat waited for him to take him to Lemmingtopias.
As the door closed the room burst into a bustle of whispers. Who was to sit on the throne? How would they decide?
"We must stop him and bring him back!" A Knight shouted, "He has no heir to succeed him, we cannot just name a King!"
"He has gone," the Captain of the Guards shouted as he came back through the door before addressing his guards, "Lock the doors."
The doors were all swung shut and were bolted from the outside.
"These doors will not be opened until I order them so" the Captain barked at the audience, "we must choose a King."
A Knight stood up and marched to the front of the hall and points to his liege. "The only true successor is Lord Arder. He has served Atlantis more than any other general and has always supported King Kostakis in keeping the Kingdom safe and secure. I will bend the knee to no other man."
Many Knights in the room roared in support of Lord Arder and cheered his name continuously for several minutes. Not all the Knights were enamoured with thee proposal however and what started as a few boos in opposition to the cheers quickly escalated into a scuffle in the centre of the throne room. Swords were raised and the cheering ground to a halt as the room stood still and silent, everyone watching the knights involved in the dispute. Suddenly swords clashed...
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 26, 2019 22:50:28 GMT
"No other man?" a strange, short man asked as he walked down the stairs from the viewing gallery. He was accompanied by a handful of warriors who separated the fighting Knights. "But will you kneel to a woman?"
There were gasps coming from the corners of the room from people who found the idea of a female ruler shocking, but they were silenced by the slow sound of footsteps coming down the stairs. It was Marcella, Lady-in-Waiting at the Palace. Surely the little man, who was named Tyso, a member of a particularly prestigious and powerful noble family, didn't mean her?
"Lady Marcella is loved by the people, comes from noble Atlantian stock and her father supported the Crown on many occasions. She is young and not yet married, allowing us to find a husband for her at a later date once we have had the opportunity to think on who should be King. She is well versed in the affairs of Court and has a good relationship with the King's Council. We should pick her."
"A woman? Never!" came the cry of a particularly fowl appearing Baron and he picked up his chair and threw it towards the little man. One of the men accompanying Tyso stabbed the Baron in the chest. He fell to the floor, bleeding onto the marble and life soon departed from him. "Does anyone else want to object?" Tyso questioned as he eyed some of the more conservative lords.
The Lords felt suddenly powerless. Outside of this hall they were powerful men with powerful armies, but that meant nothing in here, with the locked doors severing them from the safety of their guards.
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Post by janellerose on Apr 26, 2019 23:57:08 GMT
Quietly from where she sat observing a fair hair Lady stood, her darker clothes deeming her from the North. The many men around her rose and guarded her as she smoothly walked forward towards the Lady Marcella. Many whispers arose as she looked at and studied the girl for a moment before nodding. with what seems like a simple motion of her hands the men around her bent the knee to Lady Marcella.
"I am Lady Janelle Rose, the Last High-Borne Lady of the House Rose. i will support and follow the Lady Marcella in her endeavor as Queen." She drops a deep curtsy before she moved to stand behind Lady Marcella.
Her Guardsmen. from her court, rose and took up defensive positions around the two women and drew a mix of vicious looking weaponry, daring any and all to try and harm their new Queen and Lady Rose.
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Post by lemmingtopias on Apr 27, 2019 12:05:01 GMT
The Captain drew his sword and addressed the room,
"It seems that Lady Marella has the favour of the room. My Lady, my job is to ensure a smooth transition to the successor of King Kostakis. I will support your endeavour to take the throne on the condition that myself and my men remain at your service as the Royal Bodyguard. Grant me this and I will call the Guards to open the door."
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 27, 2019 13:52:10 GMT
The Captain drew his sword and addressed the room, "It seems that Lady Marella has the favour of the room. My Lady, my job is to ensure a smooth transition to the successor of King Kostakis. I will support your endeavour to take the throne on the condition that myself and my men remain at your service as the Royal Bodyguard. Grant me this and I will call the Guards to open the door." "We have an accord, Captain" Marcella's growing supporters kneel at her feet and she smiles at Lady Janelle Rose.
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Post by lemmingtopias on Apr 27, 2019 15:50:19 GMT
The Captain Kneels before the new Queen and ushers her towards the throne, "My Queen, you have my sword to protect you."
He shouts at the Guards outside the room, "unbolt the doors".
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Post by The Minister on Apr 27, 2019 16:03:04 GMT
The Captain drew his sword and addressed the room, "It seems that Lady Marella has the favour of the room. My Lady, my job is to ensure a smooth transition to the successor of King Kostakis. I will support your endeavour to take the throne on the condition that myself and my men remain at your service as the Royal Bodyguard. Grant me this and I will call the Guards to open the door." "We have an accord, Captain" Marcella's growing supporters kneel at her feet and she smiles at Lady Janelle Rose. You are immune to hostile actions by the Atlas Bank for one month. You need not fear low wealth during this time."My Queen, now that you sit on the Throne, your first decision is whether to appoint a Minister to help you run your Queendom. I have served you in your rise to the throne my Queen, and I would gladly serve you further, if you would do me the honour of allowing me to serve as your Minister?" Will you appoint Tyso as Minister or rule alone?
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 27, 2019 16:04:57 GMT
"We have an accord, Captain" Marcella's growing supporters kneel at her feet and she smiles at Lady Janelle Rose. "My Queen, now that you sit on the Throne, your first decision is whether to appoint a Minister to help you run your Queendom. I have served you in your rise to the throne my Queen, and I would gladly serve you further, if you would do me the honour of allowing me to serve as your Minister?" Will you appoint Tyso as Minister or rule alone?
Marcella sits on the throne and addresses her advisor, "Tyso, your help has been instrumental in getting me to the throne. I would be honoured for you to continue to serve me and the Realm as Minister."
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Post by The Minister on Apr 27, 2019 16:08:37 GMT
"My Queen, now that you sit on the Throne, your first decision is whether to appoint a Minister to help you run your Queendom. I have served you in your rise to the throne my Queen, and I would gladly serve you further, if you would do me the honour of allowing me to serve as your Minister?" Will you appoint Tyso as Minister or rule alone?
Marcella sits on the throne and addresses her advisor, "Tyso, your help has been instrumental in getting me to the throne. I would be honoured for you to continue to serve me and the Realm as Minister." Your Power rises to 4, your faith rises to 4, your popularity rises to 4, your wealth rises to 4."Thank-you, your Majesty. Now an important decision. Outside the people wait, hoping to see their new Queen. If you go out and address them now they will love you for it. But if you address them before the Coronation, all the other factions will be angered. What do you want to do?" Meet the people or wait until your coronation?
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 27, 2019 16:10:33 GMT
Marcella sits on the throne and addresses her advisor, "Tyso, your help has been instrumental in getting me to the throne. I would be honoured for you to continue to serve me and the Realm as Minister." Your Power rises to 4, your faith rises to 4, your popularity rises to 4, your wealth rises to 4."Thank-you, your Majesty. Now an important decision. Outside the people wait, hoping to see their new Queen. If you go out and address them now they will love you for it. But if you address them before the Coronation, all the other factions will be angered. What do you want to do?" Meet the people or wait until your coronation?"The people will have their day, I must first focus on a smooth transition before I am unveiled to the people at my Coronation."
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Post by The Minister on Apr 27, 2019 16:14:30 GMT
Your Power rises to 4, your faith rises to 4, your popularity rises to 4, your wealth rises to 4."Thank-you, your Majesty. Now an important decision. Outside the people wait, hoping to see their new Queen. If you go out and address them now they will love you for it. But if you address them before the Coronation, all the other factions will be angered. What do you want to do?" Meet the people or wait until your coronation? "The people will have their day, I must first focus on a smooth transition before I am unveiled to the people at my Coronation." Your power rises to 7, your faith rise to 7, your popularity lowers to 2, your wealth rises to 7."As you wish my Queen. Now onto a more delicate matter. The Lemmingtopians will no doubt be weary that they no longer have supreme influence over the crown. You could appease them by making their representative here, Dion of Koros, the High Priest?" Will you make Dion the High Priest?
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 27, 2019 16:16:37 GMT
"The people will have their day, I must first focus on a smooth transition before I am unveiled to the people at my Coronation." Your power rises to 7, your faith rise to 7, your popularity lowers to 2, your wealth rises to 7."As you wish my Queen. Now onto a more delicate matter. The Lemmingtopians will no doubt be weary that they no longer have supreme influence over the crown. You could appease them by making their representative here, Dion of Koros, the High Priest?" Will you make Dion the High Priest?"If it will ensure peace, I will appoint him such.... Once he has bent the knee."
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Post by lemmingtopias on Apr 27, 2019 16:26:09 GMT
Dion of Koros approaches the throne and Kneels,
"I bend the Knee to you my Queen, you have the support of myself, the temple and Lemmingtopias."
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Post by adreamersworld on Apr 27, 2019 16:27:13 GMT
Dion of Koros approaches the throne and Kneels, "I bend the Knee to you my Queen, you have the support of myself, the temple and Lemmingtopias." "I name you High Priest. You will serve the Gods well.... and you will serve me well."
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Post by The Minister on Apr 27, 2019 16:30:01 GMT
Your power rises to 7, your faith rise to 7, your popularity lowers to 2, your wealth rises to 7."As you wish my Queen. Now onto a more delicate matter. The Lemmingtopians will no doubt be weary that they no longer have supreme influence over the crown. You could appease them by making their representative here, Dion of Koros, the High Priest?" Will you make Dion the High Priest? "If it will ensure peace, I will appoint him such.... Once he has bent the knee." Your power rises to 10, your faith lowers to 4, your popularity rises to 5, your wealth lowers to 6."A wise decision my Queen." You are immune to hostile actions from the priests for one month. You need not fear high or low faith during this time.
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