[Mkguild] Idea for possible jumping-off point

[Nathan Pfaunmiller]

I can think of ways that most of those things could be covered.  For instance:

On Wednesday, August 4, 2010, Ryx <sundansyr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, bear in mind that there is still the conflicts being resolved among the duchies of the Outer and Southern midlands, some of which are still in outright war with one another (border baronies for the most part, but the tensions are still high).  I am unsure if the machinations that would lead up to the war presaging the Starfall arc are still in place.  Lilith has been effectively removed from the war by Carcarac and other forces, but the two armies [that were to be] raised by southern kingdoms are still an unknown.

Really, if they are still in place, I just figure they'd probably
throw their lot in with the northern rabble-rousers, perhaps take it
over after a while.  Initially at least I didn't intend for the prime
mover in the to be very powerful.  If he had been, he probably would
do something more than pull strings.  If there are more powerful
players to the south, then they would likely just roll with it and use
the tensions to further their agenda.

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> Then there's the fact that Metamor has an as yet to be revealed Mithril mine that is being improved from the ruin that Murikeer left behind in exposing it.  The first production would begin to trickle to Metamor's treasuries sometime in the spring.
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>  this news gets out Metamor could be facing a very real threat from anyone with an army they think can secure the place.  The ONLY thing that prevents Metamor from being overrun outright is the Curse, but with enough impressed labor (read: convicts & slaves) an unscrupulous duke or even moneyed baron could lay siege to Metamor from the south.

Indeed.  If this storyline took shape as I proposed, the Mithril would
be another factor in the long lines of intrigue produced, so it could
be quite compatible with my proposition.

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> Overall the idea does have some merit that could be looked into, however, depending on the long term plots currently under development by the current writer base.  I am unsure what Matthias has in mind over the coming year(s) but I, for one, have no concrete plots to develop.
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> As Thomas' chief adviser of magic Murikeer would likely be given the task of determining if Metamor's curse has expanded or not.  In due time he will earn a Knighthood for his efforts to aid Metamor, most likely after he helps
>  cement a lasting peace with the Lutins under the Ghost Horde (in 713 CR)..
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The issue in play for figuring out whether or not it had expanded
would be that Metamor would trust Muri.  Anyone involved with the
opposition would be quite reluctant to trust a Keeper, and they
already have it on their own mage's authority that the effect is
identical to the Curse.

As for people's storylines, I'm fully aware that a lot of people would
have to Ok the idea for it to go too far.  If people had other ideas,
though, it could at least be used to produce some intrigue for those
who would like some.

> From: Nathan Pfaunmiller <azariahwolf at gmail.com>
> To: MKGuild <mkguild at lists.integral.org>
> Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 10:44:03 PM
> Subject: [Mkguild] Idea for possible jumping-off point
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> Hey guys!
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> I've been doing a lot of story-related thinking lately, and I had an idea recently that I wanted to propose to the general population of the list.
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