Baxter Peters
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The city-state of Korvosa was once part of the great Kingdom of Cheliax, an ancient debauched, nation ruled by Devil worshippers. During the last great civil war, Korvosa declared its independence, which given its defensible location at the edge of the kingdom, it secured readily enough.
While the noble families are still strongly Chelaxian in culture, the average citizen of Korvosa is proudly independent and metropolitan with a fondness for good food and the arts. While the city-state is a Monarchy, it has arbiters that serve as an independent judiciary and magistrates that handle civic duties. Taxes are low, and the bustling trade port keeps the city in coin.
All in all, a good place to live.
Or it was. After a whirlwind romance, the well respected king took a new, young bride. Beautiful and cunning, the Queen quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with in Korvosa government and society along with a reputation for spiteful pettiness.
Tragically, the king has contracted a wasting illness, that's left him infirm and incoherent. With his reclusive brother missing, it fell to the new Queen to sit upon the Crimson Throne, seizing power in a dizzying ascension. Rumors of her poisoning the king and his brother are not simply ridiculous, but actively treasonous.
Those who support the Queen are subject to her mercurial whims. Those who oppose her tend to find misfortune coming their way, if they don't disappear outright.
Murmurs of rebellion grow as does the Queen's tyranny.
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You, dear reader, would take the role of someone wronged by the Queen. Some personal harm has befallen you at her hand, even if she didn't know who you are. Perhaps your lovely sister was recruited to the Queen's guard, where her face and soul was scarred as to not outshine her ward. Perhaps your noble parents were unhappy with the Queen's rule, before being hung for treason before your eyes.
The Queen is a monster, destroying the soul of Korvosa, and if you don't do something, who will?
Think D&D style high fantasy, mixed with costumes vigilantes like Zorro. You'll be a freedom fighter and I'll be most everyone else, from other rebels to the Queen herself. Of course, you're very welcome to add in your own cast of supporting NPCs, but the story will be about your protagonist attempting to topple a tyrant.
Within that framework, we can work out the details to make it a story you're excited to forge with me.
If you'd like to discuss this idea further, just send me a PM.
- Bax
While the noble families are still strongly Chelaxian in culture, the average citizen of Korvosa is proudly independent and metropolitan with a fondness for good food and the arts. While the city-state is a Monarchy, it has arbiters that serve as an independent judiciary and magistrates that handle civic duties. Taxes are low, and the bustling trade port keeps the city in coin.
All in all, a good place to live.
Or it was. After a whirlwind romance, the well respected king took a new, young bride. Beautiful and cunning, the Queen quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with in Korvosa government and society along with a reputation for spiteful pettiness.
Tragically, the king has contracted a wasting illness, that's left him infirm and incoherent. With his reclusive brother missing, it fell to the new Queen to sit upon the Crimson Throne, seizing power in a dizzying ascension. Rumors of her poisoning the king and his brother are not simply ridiculous, but actively treasonous.
Those who support the Queen are subject to her mercurial whims. Those who oppose her tend to find misfortune coming their way, if they don't disappear outright.
Murmurs of rebellion grow as does the Queen's tyranny.
———————
You, dear reader, would take the role of someone wronged by the Queen. Some personal harm has befallen you at her hand, even if she didn't know who you are. Perhaps your lovely sister was recruited to the Queen's guard, where her face and soul was scarred as to not outshine her ward. Perhaps your noble parents were unhappy with the Queen's rule, before being hung for treason before your eyes.
The Queen is a monster, destroying the soul of Korvosa, and if you don't do something, who will?
Think D&D style high fantasy, mixed with costumes vigilantes like Zorro. You'll be a freedom fighter and I'll be most everyone else, from other rebels to the Queen herself. Of course, you're very welcome to add in your own cast of supporting NPCs, but the story will be about your protagonist attempting to topple a tyrant.
Within that framework, we can work out the details to make it a story you're excited to forge with me.
If you'd like to discuss this idea further, just send me a PM.
- Bax