Competition: From the Mists of Kiast

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From the Mists of Kiast

An Empire Reuinted: From the Mists of Kiast


Estate of Duke Evran Anasaye
Undelm Domain, Kiast
Kiast System, Nilgaard Sector
42 ABY

Empress Kaltani Anasaye hadn't personally seen the Undelm Domain in years, not since the aftermath of Operation: Vanguard, every brief glimpse of the domain she'd seen since then had been from orbital footage as she observed during briefings and cabinet meetings, but this morning alone she had walked the halls of three of Essadan's sister cities. The Royal Guardsman flanking her moved into position and spilled into the Duke's suite ahead of her, a flood of midnight, teal, and golden armor. Cold, calculating eyes met, narrowed, and regarded one another as the Duke motioned to a chair and Kaltani, wordlessly accepted his offer.

"Cousin, you've come a far way from Voraskel, just to speak with me, in rather unwelcoming territory. I would have gladly accepted an offer to come to the palace and meet with Your Highness. I know you're concerned about the wayward children who've turned their back on Kiast and flown to..." The elder Sephi sighed and picked up a drink, taking a drink of twice-purified water. "Flown off to heavens know wh—"

"Quermia, Evran. They didn't just fly off to Quermia, either..." Kaltani cut the man off, as one of her guards laid a dataslate with the captured footage from the Quermian Conflict on the Duke's desk.

A gentle hand descended on the Duke's shoulder.

"Vauzem loved ambition more than his own brother, enough so that he easily killed Essadan for the throne. I, however, have more love for the citizenry..." The Empress mused as her eyes trailed the two floating cities in the near distance as they began to trail upwards.

The Duke turned to face his cousin, a look of indignant anger across his features.

"If I refuse you, you'll what? Murder me in my city, surrounded by my guards?" Narrow eyes turned from the window as the morning sun gleaned across the golden accents of Empress Kaltani's crown and the trim of her royal garment.


Competition:

Create a one or two-page, six-paneled Comic based on the above summary from October's Report detailing the Empresses reclamation of the Undelm Domain.


Grading Guideline

Entries for this Competition will be graded utilizing the Graphics Competition Grading Rubric :

This Competition is part of the An Empire Reunited competition series, and awards points toward the Container as such:

  • Every participation earns a point.
  • The top four placements earn additional points.
    • 1st place: 5 points
    • 2nd place: 4 points
    • 3rd place: 3 points
    • 4th place: 2 points
  • Everyone who takes part gets recognized and has a fair chance at ending up on the Top-Level Awards.
  • Whoever has the largest point value across every competition at the end wins the top post.
  • AI-generated images may only be used for reference.
  • Any submissions suspected of attempting to pass AI-generated art as their own finished product will be forwarded to the Justicar for investigation.
Competition Information
Parent Competition
An Empire Reunited: The Undelm Domain Rises
Organized by
High Councillor Masahiro Haku, Proconsul Mihoshi Yukiko Keibatsu
Running time
2024-12-20 until 2025-01-31 (about 1 month)
Ends in
about 1 month (2025-01-31 23:59:59 UTC/18:59:59 EST)
Target Unit
Clan Odan-Urr
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Difficulty Class
Advanced
Awards
Third Level Crescents and 8 Clusters of Graphite as per Herald guidelines
Participants
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