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Arcadia
Turns taking place during the years of Amanda Hawk’s operation of the scientific research institute Arcadia.
2122 - Turn 17
RESEARCH
- Olympus Unleashed
- Arcadia has been given the buildings that once housed the Olympus Colleges as a home. There is a vast amount of data buried in their Restored databanks, and that’s only the student archives. If they’re anything to go by, the restricted files won’t hold anything on the Secrets forbidden under the Directives. You’ll have to access them to check, though.
- Forging the Stars
- Adriana’s consistent approach to the expansion of the Sixth Secret as part of the Third Revolution is a pleasure to see. But according to your experts, there are flaws in the underlying infrastructure for her larger projects. You can fix that.
- Clairvoyance
- The scanner you built last year could prove to be the centrepiece of a technological breakthrough that would allow them to free their peoples of the plague of Shiplord subversion. What you created is an Artefact of your Practice, and those have never been easy to replicate. But if you don’t try…
MINOR
- The Spoken Word
- Your success in teaching Vega to Speak, for all that you still lack an advanced understanding of the subject, led her to suggest that you begin teaching others. Not everyone is her, but the vast scale that Words act on make this a possibility you can’t ignore. Even if only a fraction of the Potentials prove capable of it.
- Valkyries
- The Two Twenty Three were the only force to emerge from the Second Battle of Sol intact, after facing the most lethal of the FSN’s enemies in that fight. They brought down the Medicament, and faced Shiplords in direct combat aboard Calypso. Yet there is much that can still be done to temper the blade of the Unisonbound, and you are part of that weapon. It must not be marred by imperfections.
- Avatar
- It took a lot of work, but Iris has a body now, forged of Sixth Secret technology so advanced as to be almost beyond you. Yet there’s still so much more that could be done to enhance the form created for her. As an infomorph, Iris may be uniquely capable of integrating Sixth Secret technology into her shell. Mary’s wanted to upgrade the basic system she designed since it was finished. And if you can’t give your daughter an Aegis, you’ll give her the next best thing.
- The Past is Prelude
- The Olympus Colleges were more than just research centres. They were places of learning as much as science, and Arcadia is still an Institute. That means it, too, is a place of learning. You know far more than you like to consider, but there’s no reason that that knowledge can’t be put to good use. You’ve never been that sort of teacher, but there’s nothing stopping you from learning.
PERSONAL
- Powerful Words
- Your words have a Practiced strength to them, but that’s a cheap thing to say when you have no real understanding of what’s involved. In some ways it’s exhilarating, being able to draw so easily on the strength of your Focus. But you worry about what could happen if you put Practice behind a wrong word. You need to hone this gift, learn its limits and strengths.
- Harmonic Voice
- Vega’s Harmonic Circle did something that no one could have expected two years ago, but only a handful are aware of your involvement in that. She’s been struggling a bit to recover from the consequences of that action, and also with how it’s catapulted her so fully into the public eye. You know that world. If you can’t help, something is truly wrong.
- Child of Sight
- Some have called Iris your daughter. In this case, the some would actually miss some of the truth. The young AI is your daughter, but she’s also so much more than that. And you might not be the expert that Amelie is, but the last time you checked, stability was important for children.
HERO UNITS
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Unassigned (no limit)
- Vision: Olympus Unleashed
- Phoebe The Iron Eye: Clairvoyance
2123 - Turn 18
RESEARCH
MINOR
- The Spoken Word
- Tinker
- The Past is Prelude
PERSONAL
- Bonds of Blood And Laughter
- Powerful Words
- Harmonic Voice
- Child of Sight
HERO UNITS
- Mary Alessandra D’reve - Unassigned: [Limit 1]
- Vision: Olympus Unleashed
- Phoebe The Iron Eye: Clairvoyance
2124 - Turn 19
RESEARCH
- Blades of Infinity
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- Bound Souls
MINOR
- The Spoken Word
- The Past is Prelude
- Tinker
- Blackbody Mystery
- Sketching a Path
PERSONAL
- The Web Between
- Science and Potential
- Child of Sight
BONUS
- Mother of Circles
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Blades of Infinity
- Vega Cant: Bound Souls
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
2125 - Turn 20
RESEARCH
- Blades of Infinity
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- Bound Souls
MINOR
- The Spoken Word (1 of 2)
- The Fourth's Path
- Sketching a Path
- An Uncertain Grasp
BONUS
- Mother of Circles
PERSONAL
- The Web Between
- Child of Sight
- Bonds of Blood and Laughter
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Blades of Infinity
- Vega Cant: Bound Souls
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
2126 - Turn 21
RESEARCH
- Blades of Infinity
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- Bound Souls
MINOR
- The Spoken Word
- The Fourth's Path
- Tinker
- World's Remedy
- An Uncertain Grasp
BONUS
- Mother of Circles
PERSONAL
- Of Words And Melody
- Child of Sight
- Unison Training
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Blades of Infinity
- Vega Cant: Bound Souls
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
2127 - Turn 22
RESEARCH
- Lightless Circuits
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- Bound Souls
MINOR
- Valkyries
- What Purpose Our Creation
- A Healers Fire
BONUS
- Mother of Circles
PERSONAL
- Of Words And Melody
- Mentor
- Unison Training
- Bonds of Blood and Laughter
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Lightless Circuits
- Vega Cant: Bound Souls
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
2128 - Turn 23
RESEARCH
- Lightless Circuits
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- Inheritor's Legacy
MINOR
- Valkyries
- A Healers Fire (110/???)
- Tinker
- Void Crystal
BONUS
- Mother of Circles
PERSONAL
- Of Words And Melody
- Mentor
- Unison Training
- Those Great Creations
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Lightless Circuits
- Vega Cant: Inheritor's Legacy
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
2129 - Turn 24
RESEARCH
- Lightless Circuits
- A World of Secrets
- Tasting Lightning
- A Skin of Steel
MINOR
- Mother of Circles
- Tinker
- Mender's Soul
- Write-In
- Gondor Calls For Aid: Tinker Assistance
- A Healers Fire
PERSONAL
- Mentor
- Those Great Creations
- Lyrics of Fire
HERO UNITS
- Vision: Lightless Circuits
- Vega Cant: A Skin of Steel
- Mary Alessandra D’reve: Tasting Lightning
Mary’s Arcadia
Turns taking place during the year(s) of Amanda Hawk’s handing the reigns to the Arcadia Institute to Mary D’reve.
2130 - Turn 25
MINOR
- Mother of Circles: Beyond returning to the Circles to learn and teach, there’s also the opportunity to simply be part of them again. You never lost your place among them, you simply set it aside for a time. Now you can return to it if you wish, to grow and build.
- Valkyries: The Two Twenty Three were the only force to emerge from the Second Battle of Sol intact, after facing the most lethal of the FSN’s enemies in that fight. They brought down the Medicament, and faced Shiplords in direct combat aboard Calypso. Yet there is much that can still be done to temper the blade of the Unisonbound, and you are part of that weapon. With Third Sol swiftly approaching, even the smallest flaw could be fatal. None must be.
- Nexus: Before the Second Battle of Sol, you forged a nexus of power from your words that eventually granted you the strength to Speak Purify upon the Medicament that travelled with the Tribute Fleet. Now, Adriana has suggested you do so once again, for the battle to come.
- Worldheart: Humanity is far more stable and ready for this moment than it was for the Second Battle of Sol, but that doesn’t mean entirely. Adding your voice to those working to maintain that stability might not be needed, but it would help in ways nothing else could.
PERSONAL
- Unison Training: Training with the entire Two Twenty Three is one thing, but you can get just as much personally out of dedicating time to work with your own small part of it. Vega, Kalilah and you represent three of the organisations most powerful members, and a high level of synchronicity between you will reflect on the rest even without full group training. Of course, combining the two will make that effect much stronger.
- Bonds of Blood and Laughter: Although your sabbatical has ended, you won’t be missing your friends or family as much as you did before. Lead Director of Arcadia is a big job, but it pales in comparison to the Presidency. Still, you could always make more time.
- Lyrics of Fire: You can remember the melody of the song that rang in your mind in the moment you spoke Purify the first time, at the height of the Second Battle of Sol, but you cannot find the words. To Speak as you did then, or even surpass it, you must find not just the shape and feel and sound of humanity, but the music which makes it more than a civilisation of those who are simply living.