Pulse of the Imperium

Irene looked at her with regal straightness. "Something I acknowledge is that you have distinguished yourself today, Nirilli. I have known your selfless qualities for a while, but today in the Oon many others, including those of your people, have learned them too. And I would be true neither to them...

"How to be wary over one's inner tastes though." Cordana smiled gently.

"If it tastes bitter, spit it out?" Cordana chuckled, though Cuyler could notice those words were directed both at her and at Salomea, as if the Reverend Mother pursued phrasing that hit two registers at once. "This is what our ancestors did. Perhaps that's also a chef's instinct?" The kind Witch se...

There was something in Cuyler's wording that gave Cordana pause. She clicked her tongue before she finally replied, choosing her words even more carefully.

"Are you sure that you want to rely so much on the voice of a ghost?"

If there was anything unusual to notice, Nirilli was too engrossed in the exchange to pay attention to it. [Advantages will give you a Boost to your next roll in the room.] Irene stopped expressing her thoughts on the matter. She looked at Nirilli intently. "I could allow you to attach yourself to t...

Irene mulled something, leaning against her small comm panel that didn't distort the decor of the room. "So this group of visitors, they are going to investigate the racing incident? Has my brother, or his lady for the matter, allowed it? Cuyler Gray may have been a CHOAM auditor, but she has no man...

"Then you've learnt the most basic lesson, that you can learn. Many people never reach that point." Something Cuyler had said cast worry into Cordana's gaze. She still thinned her lips in resolve. "Long ago there was a wise man by the name Arthur who answered 'no' to the question I asked you. That o...

"So a bodyguard who is more than a bodyguard, a vintner who is more than a vintner, and a chef who is more than a chef." If there was a joke here, Irene didn't find it funny. Especially the talk about Zensunni victimhood and pilgrimage was decidedly unamusing to a ruler who relied on their populatio...

[Thread is wrapped.]

Starting with Pulse #2 and Pulse #3, we'll adopt a following model of gaining XP. Meaningful participation in GM-made IC threads gives you 5XP for each pair of them, once they are both wrapped. The qualifying threads need to be consecutive. You can't claim the XP if you still post in any GM-made thr...

Homeworld: Kirana III (Teegarden's Star) Status: House Major Crest & Colours: Cupid with a Rose, Black and Beige Head: Duke Flambert Mutelli Heirs: Undecided Main exports: liquors and other luxury foodstuffs, chefs, lawtechs (legal counsels) Current Allies: Corrino, Atreides, Thorvald Current Frene...

"A ceremony to officiate." Irene agreed, with slight self-reproof, as if this one one thing she should have thought about but for some reason hadn't. She didn't linger on the thought though, being otherwise preocccupied. She started shuffling her legs a bit. "A very diverse group. And they all arriv...

The men remained non-descript in the eyes of hidden observers. What Emcas was still convinced of was that they weren't who they posed as. It appeared as the whole incident didn't induce them into any sort of urgency. The two that had gone in still didn't come out, and the one outside seemed bored en...

Distant wailing from the karstic cavernal depths of Xenion's underbelly started reaching their ears, first as ambience, then as rhythm. But only for Emcas it held significance. It were his people beginning their dirge for Dyrrachion and Ben Ghali. [Emcas needs to clear a Cool or Discipline check at ...

Her soft mumblings on the matter might have triggered someone else's idea.

[2 Advantage to the pool, can be turned into a Boost on the next roll.]

Before the players had entered the scene The competition for who is going to be the next leader of House Hagal has begun. House Ptolemaios of Harmothep, one of the cadet lines of House Hagal, are in the running. As in the past, cadet lines of Hagal worlds hold different strategic priorities and a c...

"I am afraid not all Zensunni have as good a way to overcome grief as yours, Nirilli. The loss of both Ben Ghali and Dyrrachion are already reverbertaing across Hypatea. People are particular about their heroes, and not all see in Pankratos what we both do. A way has to be found to appease your peop...

The three men came into view. Two entered, one remained outside, guarding rhe entrance.

[Option: Hard Perception or Knowledge: Underworld with a Challenge, Laila has 2 Boost.]

The Reverend Mother sighed, and glanced at Cuyler softly, with a tinge of worry. "I may have not earned your gratitude yet. You have approached us seeking answers, after all, not merely directions. It behooves me to say one more thing to you. Yes, my Order deals with individuals who happen to have v...

Cordana smiled at that. "It's hard to argue with a chef over finer points of their own trade." After a nod, she looked into the empty space where Nirilli had gone out of view. "The girl could be of interest to you. She serves the Archon directly as a personal attendant, and is observant, if untraine...