⌞THE AGOGE⌝

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AGOGE is a panfandom RP-game themed around conflict and war, historical, fantasy and scifi with a heavy emphasis on action, combat and choices around the morality of war.

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northerndragon: technically they're boots. king boots. (the keyword is on my shoes)
[personal profile] northerndragon
[1. NOT LONG AFTER THE KEBECHET PLOT ENDS. TEXT.]
>>FROM:@AEGONNER
>>TO:@ALL

The Sergeant has told me how to lay our commander to rest as well as we may. We have to be careful about gathering in numbers, but if anyone would like to come, to watch or to say a few words, we can meet here. Three hours. Don't be followed.

If there are words you'd like to say, but you've been hurt and can't come, tell me. I'll be sure that someone says them, as long as they honor her.


[He sends a relatively isolated location along with this message.]

>>PRIVATE ADDENDUM TO: SIEGFRIED & 76

Please come. The two of you should be there, more than anyone.


[2. AFTER HRHR FAILURE: VOICE]
[It's just a soft croak.]

Injured. Need aid.

[Primarily aimed at Dany, Chiron, and Jeyne, but he's not really in any condition to be selective.]
northerndragon: (conversation)
[personal profile] northerndragon
>>TO:@ALL
They have their legends here of the Watcher and the Hunter. What do you know of them?

Has anyone mentioned the King Killer?


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>>CLOSED TO: PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A LOT OF CONTACT WITH DANY.*
If I fall in the arena, look after STORMBORN. And keep her from retaliating, if you can.


[*This is certainly the group Dany sent her last locked network post out to, but it can also include anyone whose player thinks they'd be included. I tried to make a list and ultimately didn't want to accidentally omit anyone. If there's reason to think either of them would consider your character friendly or a friend, your character got this.

Also, this entire post isn't really on any specific timeline; could be at any point in the last couple of weeks.]
byfist: (COMMANDER014)
[personal profile] byfist
ATTN: ALL PERSONEL.

We have had recent recruits that have joined our fight. I understand you have been briefed and given training for this mission and our stay in Aranean society. As for the rest: I am your Commanding Officer, Grothia, previously of the Regency. Unfortunately, at present, I am often tied up in diplomacy meetings with the high court. But you can reach me via your BCE, or at certain times during the day in COST's supplied quarters.

Field Officer Young, who is at present wearing of her human appearance, is also present. She can be found at similar through similar means.

If you have any concerns, you may bring them to either of us.

As for your mission here. Our main concern is to secure COST's supply of Ymir, this substance is responsible for powering all forms of time travel in the Galaxy and the dimension shifting required to do so. It is the bones of the fallen God, Ymir and it seems mankind was not made to touch their Gods. Aranean's are a species genetically made to mine such a thing and no human is capable of it. That is why they are absolutely crucial and our alliance with them over the Regency, at all costs, must be assured.

At present, High Queen Thsch is our best bet of this. There is no denying the woman is cruel. A slight is enough to make her snap your limbs, one by one. But the natural Jhashcn bias to those who would eat those who suppress inclines her to us, and we need to foster that fondness.

Her daughter, on the other hand, wishes to overthrow her mother, as is their way. So far in my dealings with her, she has been far more moderate. She favours neither heavy slavery nor absolute forms of punishment. She even has an open, qualitative relationship with her brother as I have observed them. They frequently whisper together at the meetings I have attended. That may be appealing, but she will have no bar with us, as we cannot at present assure what she needs to take the throne.

That is as much as my limited position has allowed me to learn. Sadly neither Officer Young or I can move too freely due to our high profile scrutiny. Remember: if it moves, it is a spy, here. There is nothing you say, or do, that is not being reported to someone unless it is done through the BCE.

As such: COST operatives, I require a debrief of your actions, so they we may assist one another. If you have an idea, a skill, speak up, so that we can use it. This is not a usual type of battle, more's the pity, and awareness of movements is needed more than ever.
gerechtigkeit: ([mahnung] Wings won't take me)
[personal profile] gerechtigkeit
Before Gallipoli, it was discussed that we should come up with aliases to call each other, and have backstories to speak of while there was downtime in the war. At the time, we knew the Regency was there, but they wouldn't be so visible. It was enough to not be asked too much by the natives of the time, and allowed us the conditions we needed to blend in as a unit of reinforcements that was beached at the wrong location.

The situation may be different here, but I'd suggest we come up with different aliases from before, considering we'll be facing the Regency out in the open. Using your actual name isn't suggested- it could cause problems and endanger the rest of this cell if you do so. Try to pick something you'll remember easily enough.

Feel free to suggest names and ideas for yourselves, or help others. The BCE has a list of them you can pick from. The sooner we can compile a list, the easier it will make it for all of us to recall while in the middle of the mission.


[Boy, talking like this is a reminder of speaking with soldiers before battles. That was a long time ago, and he's getting back into the hang of it. Also, guess who's bad at suggesting names? THIS GUY. Thankfully, the BCE has a posh name generator that can be found here.]
dipolar: ✭ ACTING ALL OKAY (pic#11925010)
[personal profile] dipolar
I understand some of you are reluctant to change your names or use a different moniker when we make the drop in 1916's Gallipoli. If you're not from a standardized Earth, I suggest you reconsider. If you need assistance, I'll assign you one myself. You don't have to consider them names but codenames to be discarded after we return to BASE.

An example of this: Rider is now Kale. I told him I would notify you all of this alteration.

Think wisely about the impact small things could have on a timeline. They add up and any amount of skepticism brought about by our foolishness is too much. Thanks.
northerndragon: (dashing)
[personal profile] northerndragon
Tell me about your gods.

If you don't have that kind of faith, then tell me what else you believe in. There must be something.

And if not that, tell me what you think of when you know a battle is coming.
horsepowered: (x10. Disapproving faces)
[personal profile] horsepowered
Has anyone else ended up finding strange...sets of plastic toys in their quarters today? [The tone here is mildly amused, but there is an undercurrent of concern.]

The appearance in and of itself doesn't alarm me, but the prognostications that have been issuing forth have been...singular in experience, given their shape.

[There is a moment's pause, before another voice, much deeper and more ominious chimes in with:]

Tonight you will walk into a wall in front of a crowd.

[Chiron clears his voice, then continues.]

As I said. Singular in experience. Let me know if you've received anything similar, I'm curious as to any greater purpose to them.
frogfractions: (Default)
[personal profile] frogfractions
Does anyone have need of lipstick? I've been able to create a few tubes' worth, but I don't use much makeup myself. The benefits of eternal youth, basically. I should be able to manufacture nail polish as well, and perhaps a few other things. We can discuss based on your needs.

In news that I promise is highly, and in fact, completely unrelated, I've finished my research on the Shaper specimen. As I'm sure most of you are aware - unless we've picked up some new recruits in the past week - we had a pest problem. Basically, I dissected one.


[What follows is just straight-up a picture of a shaper's brain. There's a vial of blue blood to the left, and a plastic container full of small bones to the right of it. Off-camera, there's a few other internal organs she's separated and tucked away, but mercifully she hasn't decided to show everything to the camera.]

Would anyone like to enjoy foreign cuisine with me? The brain is supposed to be a delicacy, so we might as well give it a try. It's unlikely I'll be able to get a hold of another specimen, so it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance, in a way.

And if you'd like access to my research notes, I can text them over to you. Knowledge is meant to be shared, after all. They mostly concern the creature's biology, since understandably I did not want an annoyed psychic creature bouncing around my room, and thus could not leave it alive to study its behavior. In layman's terms, I like being conscious.

Incidentally, any and all moral or ecological complaints can be forwarded to my secretary, @MODERATUS. Thank you for your time.
excelsus: (Default)
[personal profile] excelsus
I may be completely alone in this, but is anyone else disturbed by the alarming dearth of rebel archivests?

Fortunately it seems that the number of books outnumber the actual people who wish to burn them which is rather fortunate because some of these things I can actually read. The Malleus Maleficarum is actually quite a facinating read if you're interested in the true barbarism of this world.

Malleus refers to a hammer and Maleficarum is the plural of Maleficar which refers to one who is wicked or depraved. In this sense it seems to loosely translate as Hammer of Witches...I laughed admittedly.

I'm certain it would be Hammer of Mages where I come from, but that is completely apart from the point.

Apparently these people believed that magic was some sort of delusion of the mind precipitated by demonic seduction through visions and dreams. They blamed the most rudimentary of problems on people, captured them, tortured them into fraudulent admissions, and then killed them.

The magic and spells they discuss are not even real magic, not as I know it anyway...unless one considers mathematics, philosophy, and general enlightenment magical.

I suppose I would define magic as the ability to expend mana...or putting it more simply, the ability to burn my accuser's face off by willing primal fire into being.

And here I thought the Southern Circles were bestial. Flaying someone alive for anomalous intelligengence, very dyed-in-the-wool dedication to the extermination of magic...and that there could be a book devoted to the finding and killing these so-called magic users.

It's certainly telling, not completely unfamiliar either. I'm certain the Southern Chantry has their own step-by-step process for teasing out mages and spiriting them away to the Circles.
hakanai: ([Covered] Stop being a moron)
[personal profile] hakanai
I can see that COST has many in its ranks that have perfected the art of spying. You would make perfect ninja with your finely honed skills.

I have been gathering as much information about COST and the Regency as possible and pondering the implications of this 'time travel' but I'm not going to overshare until I am as certain as I can be about what I have learned. Right now we have little choice but to get on with the mission we have been assigned; complain all you like but that won't change. One thing I would like to echo from the commander, however, is this: do not use your real name in public. It's not a command but if you want to risk our delightful enemies finding out who you are and possibly how to get rid of you that's your decision.

They are prepared to kill their own for the sake of their war, if you could call what they did to the spy killing. You won't be spared if they think you a threat.

I have a small amount of money I have set aside for the needs of our forces but it's not going to put a nice roof over your heads so that's up to you to figure out. If you are really struggling to find enough to eat, however, I can help you. I would suggest finding work as I have but the current state of this city is making that harder by the day; the flow leads towards blood and violence. Try your best to survive and not die, though if you do? Feel free to come over and say hi. I'll be sure to do the same.
bloodings: (over and over again)
[personal profile] bloodings
this stupid mission is annoying.

they arent even feeding us properly. seriously who the hell runs an army like this? i could eat ten times what i have already. a knight like me shouldnt have to scavenge.

just waiting is a bore, so tell me something interesting. its fine if its trivial, but if its boring, you owe me a meal.