This competition is in the Phase II Fiction Bin. Participating in a competition in this bin for the first time awards 4 points from participation to your unit. Cumulatively, the placements in this competition are worth 20% of placement points in Phase II. See the parent competition for detailed rules.
I can think of nothing more important than the safety and security of every citizen of the Severian Principate. Something we can best assure by our stronger military presence here.
— Varryn Antillus
Chancellor of Capital EnterprisesThe Collective's attempt to frame the Brotherhood for attacks on Severian Principate targets in the Lyra-3K-a system has been undermined by evidence that the attackers did not truly belong to the Brotherhood. The Principate remains wary, however, and has deployed more ships from its 5th Fleet to secure the system. As the Collective continues to sow doubt by fighting off its own false-flag attacks, some elements of the Principate fleet take their side and target Brotherhood forces in blatant disregard of their orders. Meanwhile, the Inquisitorius has uncovered a new Collective plot to target the leaders of the Seven Clans.
Your entry has the chance to shape the direction of the War’s storyline. Your task is to choose 1 of 2 separate objectives to write about for your entry. The objective that garners the most entries will be used to steer the War storyline into a related course of events. Each of the objectives offers you the opportunity to write from the perspective of Brotherhood forces, or from the perspective of forces opposed to the Brotherhood.
Participants must use one of the following two prompts to craft their entry.
Objective 1: FIGHT THE PRINCIPATE MUTINEERS
The Collective has defended Principate targets against its own false-flag attacks, deceiving Principate forces into believing that the Collective is supporting them against the bloodthirsty Brotherhood. Although the Principate's leaders have ordered their forces not to engage directly against the Brotherhood, some officers in the 5th Fleet have chosen to side with the Collective and are now in open mutiny.
Write from the perspective of Severian Principate 5th Fleet mutineers or your main or alternative character:
Either aid the Principate and deal a setback to the Collective by destroying or detaining the mutineers, OR write from the perspective of the mutineers and fight back against the Brotherhood. Where this occurs and how is up to the writer.
Choosing this prompt will divert Brotherhood resources away from defending the Clan leaders and makes an alliance between the Brotherhood and the Principate MORE likely.
Objective 2: DEFEND YOUR CLAN LEADERS
The Inquisitorius has intercepted secret Collective communications indicating that the leaders of the Brotherhood's Seven Clans are being targeted for assassination. Your Clan's leaders are in grave danger and may not yet be aware of the plot.
Write from the perspective of a Collective assassin or your main or alternative character.
Either defend your Clan's leaders from assassination, OR write from the perspective of the Collective agents sent to kill them. Where this occurs and how is up to the writer.
Choosing this prompt will divert Brotherhood resources away from aiding the Protectorate and makes an alliance between the Brotherhood and the Principate LESS likely.
Note that the targeted leader may be either your Consul or Proconsul. Rogues may choose any Clan's leader(s) but the choice must be clear in the entry. Some Consul/Proconsul characters have been written as outside the Lyra system during the War so far; your entry should focus on the Lyra system and minor continuity issues based on the location of a character will not impact grading.
In order to have your fiction count as a vote for your objective of choice, your entry must contain a [Objective X] tag in the submissions file name, or the document itself. Any entry that does not include an Objective tag will not count towards voting, but is still eligible for participation/placement.
Example: [Objective 1]BestFictionEver.pdf
Grading will be done utilizing the Fiction Rubric.
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1st place
Lucine Vasano
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2nd place
Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir
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3rd place
General Ronovi Tavisaen
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4th place
Colonel Shanree Argentin
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5th place
Grand Master Declan Roark
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6th place
Advisor Reiden Palpatine Karr
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7th place
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
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8th place
Aedile Tali Sroka
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9th place
Combat Master "Aequitas" Anderson
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10th place
Fist Uji Tameike
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