EVENT #07: ASPHODEL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

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EVENT #07: ASPHODEL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING

The Corsairs have been mobilized and preparations are underway. As negotiators are dispatched to Vindess to prepare for the evacuation under Imperial noses, the crafters and suppliers set to work, preparing the new settlement and whatever airships can be spared for the evacuation. Some Corsairs have even taken it upon themselves to build or “liberate” more airships for the effort.

As always, when the goal is certain the Corsairs move as one. Together, they will see Asphodel completed. All hands are needed, the question is, where do you lend yours?

MISSIONS

Prepare Asphodel: Get the new settlement of Asphodel up and running to receive the refugees from Vindess.
Priority: Critical
Challenges: Corsairs will need to keep the settlement hidden while also making suitable housing and preparing farms and other amenities to sustain life. It will require a large amount of excavation to get in order, as well as construction of homes, furniture, and other facilities. The work will be backbreaking and the timetable is extremely aggressive.

Prepare Citizens for Evacuation: As the citizens of Vindess toil under Imperial lockdown, the Corsairs must prepare the entire population for evacuation.
Priority: Critical
Recommended Roles: Negotiators and Infiltrators
Challenges: Corsairs will need to convince the entire population to evacuate. There are a number of methods that can be employed, while many are going to be reluctant the Imperial crackdown has shaken the settlement and unease is high. There is evidence within the Imperial offices that Infiltrators can recover that show mass executions with lists of “dissidents” have been scheduled for April which the Corsairs might make use of if they choose to investigate. Other options include capturing potential dissidents and taking the entire willing population while executing or taking prisoner loyalists, or other methods the Corsairs determine for themselves to make this happen.


Acquire Airships: The Corsairs always need more airships, and moving an entire population will require heavy effort and can use as many ships as can be mustered.
Priority: Optional
Recommended Roles: All
Challenges: The Corsairs don’t have the major Ether Stones that serve as the airship engines and will need to either capture or salvage resources to increase the size of their fleet. While the Corsairs have been investigating airships that don’t require Ether stones, that research is still a distant dream, but some Corsairs may want to spend some time pushing that investigation along to see if they can make it a reality sooner rather than later.

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[singlemilletgrain]

"It does suggest to me, perhaps..." Shu suggests pleasantly, "that you have all the makings of a commander if you wish to pursue such an aim. Acting is only acting insofar as you perceive it not to be reality. At some point, it is simply the suitable role for you."

[bearsperminute]

"I have the charisma, sure, but... I haven't really made a study of strategy beyond the 'me' level. Who would I talk to about that?"

sorry for the enormous delay!

[singlemilletgrain]

"The Commander of Flotsam would, I am sure, welcome anyone who seeks to improve their military prowess. I am sure she would direct some of her officers to provide you with the necessary training if that is a path you wish to pursue.

"And is not a commander better for having had the experience on the 'me' level? A general who has never formed strategy on the fly to preserve their own life would be a poor general indeed."

Re: sorry for the enormous delay!

[bearsperminute]

"... You really do think I'm officer material." She's. Kind of shocked at Shu's confidence.

[singlemilletgrain]

Shu pauses.

"...Why would you not be?"

She seems equally confused.

"You are a decorated soldier of significant combat experience, and as far as I can tell, you are passionate, thoughtful, and reasonably intelligent. You are, perhaps, brash, but I believe that is true for many in their youth."

[bearsperminute]

"... Ha. The good little Imperial in me. I was explicitly never considered for higher rank. I mean. I was a different person, then, to be sure-- the drugs they use are... Wild, and I was, well, the sort of person who deserts without thinking about the consequences." She hummed. "But I figured they must have had a point, right?"

She looks at her farming tools and picks one up.

[singlemilletgrain]

She doesn't really know exactly what Kanna is murmuring about. But then, perhaps she doesn't need to.

"Perhaps it is more telling that our enemy, who has explicitly made it their mission to harm the people of this world, does not want you receiving more training."

[bearsperminute]

"I-- You know, I was going to dispute you there, but I guess if the end result's the same, it's hard to say that's not what's going on, isn't it?" And that in itself sounds like a tough pill to swallow, but damn if she's not trying to swallow it. "All right. I'll offer to get training. I've already been teaching people how to maneuver in Armors, or... trying to, anyway. This is just. Another step up."

[singlemilletgrain]

"What an excellent attitude."

Shu beams and claps her hands twice like a proud grandmother.

"I look forward to seeing what you will accomplish with further training. I have an inkling that you might surprise yourself."