Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2019 2:37:28 GMT
The game will begin a few years after the Logrus and Pattern clashed and destroyed a large chunk of Castle Amber. The damage has been repaired and life goes on in Amber. Random grows more somber and troubled as time passes. Bad weather more frequently assails Kolvir and the city; few realized how often the Jewel of Judgement was used to keep the eternal city safe and temperate.
Shadows near to Amber are affected too. The shadow paths that connect Golden Circle lands and places beyond are seeing an increase in storms. Earthquakes are felt more often and volcanoes erupt in places where they were never seen before. This has lead to a large number of refugees wandering about the shadow paths looking for new lands to settle. Some ports like Kasaba are full of people waiting to find a way out. They wait and they wait....
With fewer Princes of Amber available to assist in patrolling the sea Gerard has had to institute a system of offices, port agents, and consulates across the paths to keep order on the seas. This has improved the speed of the mail service but has lead to grumbling in certain places where this is considered interference in local affairs. The situation is far from perfect leading some to hear Gerard occasionally mutter something under his breath about "lazy, no-good nephews."
Arden remains Julian's land and he has slowly built his rangers into Amber's largest fighting force. Little news comes from the forest other than to say that Julian controls the Main passes into Arden and all passes into Amber. Rare beasts still wander into Arden from the shadows beyond but Julian handles them.
With time passing more quickly in the Courts of Chaos Merlin has been king for many decades. His rule has been peaceful but the man himself is rarely seen with most official business being done by Dara or Mandor. The slew of assassinations that began the process of determining a new King of the Courts has stopped now that a young, healthy king has been crowned. The fallout from the kingship killings is internecine fights within the great houses to determine their hierarchy for the upcoming millennia of Merlin's rule. Prospective leaders rise and fall, alliances are created and broken with alarming frequency.
The centre of Corwin's realm is the city of Paris circa 1908. It has been in existence for decades yet technology hasn't advanced. City is same as on our Earth except Notre Dame is a cathedral dedicated to the Unicorn and Versailles has an upthrust of rock on which is built the Chateau d'Ambre. Corwin rules the city and nearby country. Other countries in the world occasionally wage war of France.
NPCs:
Random - King in Amber
Vialle - Queen in Amber
Martin - Spends some time in Amber but mostly out in shadow doin' his thing.
Corwin - Off somewhere in Shadow.
Flora - Flutters about here and there. Sometimes in Amber other times on her Earth
Llewella - Mostly in Rebma.
Gerard - Still commands the fleet. Sails mostly along the trade paths.
Julian - Commands in Arden.
Bleys - Somewhere in Shadow.
Fiona - Somewhere in Shadow.
Benedict - Can be in Amber for a time, returned to assist in the weapons training of some of the new nieces and nephews, but usually in his Avalon or wandering elsewhere.
Dworkin - ??
Sand - ??
Delwin - ??
Luke - Seen in Amber on rare occasions, usually found in Kashfa, mysterious absences at times.
Naida - Living in the royal palace in Kashfa.
Merlin - King of Chaos. Doesn't get around much anymore.
Dara - Advisor to the king
Mandor - Advisor to the king
Jurt - Around the Courts
Julia - Around the Courts
Despil - Around the Courts
Coral - ??
Oberon - Dead
Brand - Dead
Caine - Dead
Deirdre - Dead
Finndo - Dead
Osric - Dead
Eric -Really, really, dead. Or is he?
Shadows near to Amber are affected too. The shadow paths that connect Golden Circle lands and places beyond are seeing an increase in storms. Earthquakes are felt more often and volcanoes erupt in places where they were never seen before. This has lead to a large number of refugees wandering about the shadow paths looking for new lands to settle. Some ports like Kasaba are full of people waiting to find a way out. They wait and they wait....
With fewer Princes of Amber available to assist in patrolling the sea Gerard has had to institute a system of offices, port agents, and consulates across the paths to keep order on the seas. This has improved the speed of the mail service but has lead to grumbling in certain places where this is considered interference in local affairs. The situation is far from perfect leading some to hear Gerard occasionally mutter something under his breath about "lazy, no-good nephews."
Arden remains Julian's land and he has slowly built his rangers into Amber's largest fighting force. Little news comes from the forest other than to say that Julian controls the Main passes into Arden and all passes into Amber. Rare beasts still wander into Arden from the shadows beyond but Julian handles them.
With time passing more quickly in the Courts of Chaos Merlin has been king for many decades. His rule has been peaceful but the man himself is rarely seen with most official business being done by Dara or Mandor. The slew of assassinations that began the process of determining a new King of the Courts has stopped now that a young, healthy king has been crowned. The fallout from the kingship killings is internecine fights within the great houses to determine their hierarchy for the upcoming millennia of Merlin's rule. Prospective leaders rise and fall, alliances are created and broken with alarming frequency.
The centre of Corwin's realm is the city of Paris circa 1908. It has been in existence for decades yet technology hasn't advanced. City is same as on our Earth except Notre Dame is a cathedral dedicated to the Unicorn and Versailles has an upthrust of rock on which is built the Chateau d'Ambre. Corwin rules the city and nearby country. Other countries in the world occasionally wage war of France.
NPCs:
Random - King in Amber
Vialle - Queen in Amber
Martin - Spends some time in Amber but mostly out in shadow doin' his thing.
Corwin - Off somewhere in Shadow.
Flora - Flutters about here and there. Sometimes in Amber other times on her Earth
Llewella - Mostly in Rebma.
Gerard - Still commands the fleet. Sails mostly along the trade paths.
Julian - Commands in Arden.
Bleys - Somewhere in Shadow.
Fiona - Somewhere in Shadow.
Benedict - Can be in Amber for a time, returned to assist in the weapons training of some of the new nieces and nephews, but usually in his Avalon or wandering elsewhere.
Dworkin - ??
Sand - ??
Delwin - ??
Luke - Seen in Amber on rare occasions, usually found in Kashfa, mysterious absences at times.
Naida - Living in the royal palace in Kashfa.
Merlin - King of Chaos. Doesn't get around much anymore.
Dara - Advisor to the king
Mandor - Advisor to the king
Jurt - Around the Courts
Julia - Around the Courts
Despil - Around the Courts
Coral - ??
Oberon - Dead
Brand - Dead
Caine - Dead
Deirdre - Dead
Finndo - Dead
Osric - Dead
Eric -Really, really, dead. Or is he?
