04-10-2020, 06:21 AM
Hello, this is the planning and discussion thread for the Artists of Progress RP. If you're interested in participating and have questions, feel free to post them here or contact me privately via Discord.
What the RP is about: Empress Yauhmi of Xiomera recently ascended to the Obsidian Throne after the death of her husband, the Emperor Topilpopoca, by winning a uniquely Xiomeran process known as the Great Selection. The Great Selection uses a council of experts to select the ruler of Xiomera. During her bid for the throne, the Empress promised those backing her that she would rule as a traditional Xiomeran ruler, and that Xiomera would remain a highly conservative, ruthlessly capitalistic state with little tolerance for dissent or change.
The Empress lied. Or, as she might say, she encouraged them to believe what they wanted.
Since taking the Obsidian Throne, the Empress has embarked on a series of radical reforms meant to make Xiomera, if not a true democracy, at least less totalitarian and cruel than it had been in the past. Her reforms have upset the powerful military, political and economic leaders of the Xiomeran Empire. More to the point, her apparent intent to restore a hereditary monarchy to Xiomera - and declare her son, Texōccoatl, as her successor - have alarmed the powers behind the throne.
Those powers are about to remind Empress Yauhmi where true power lies in Xiomera - or, at least, where they think it lies. The Empress will beg to differ, and will have a few tricks up her own sleeves.
Immovable objects are about to meet irresistible force, Xiomeran style. Only time, and perhaps your timely intervention, will determine the outcome.
How you can get involved: Just about anything is on the table, short of invading Xiomera or causing it serious damage. If you want to apply political and diplomatic pressure, prefer the less subtle method of sanctions and economic threats, or enjoy the even less subtle methods of covert intervention to support the side you prefer, let me know what you're thinking. Also, if you have questions, feel free to ask them here.
What the RP is about: Empress Yauhmi of Xiomera recently ascended to the Obsidian Throne after the death of her husband, the Emperor Topilpopoca, by winning a uniquely Xiomeran process known as the Great Selection. The Great Selection uses a council of experts to select the ruler of Xiomera. During her bid for the throne, the Empress promised those backing her that she would rule as a traditional Xiomeran ruler, and that Xiomera would remain a highly conservative, ruthlessly capitalistic state with little tolerance for dissent or change.
The Empress lied. Or, as she might say, she encouraged them to believe what they wanted.
Since taking the Obsidian Throne, the Empress has embarked on a series of radical reforms meant to make Xiomera, if not a true democracy, at least less totalitarian and cruel than it had been in the past. Her reforms have upset the powerful military, political and economic leaders of the Xiomeran Empire. More to the point, her apparent intent to restore a hereditary monarchy to Xiomera - and declare her son, Texōccoatl, as her successor - have alarmed the powers behind the throne.
Those powers are about to remind Empress Yauhmi where true power lies in Xiomera - or, at least, where they think it lies. The Empress will beg to differ, and will have a few tricks up her own sleeves.
Immovable objects are about to meet irresistible force, Xiomeran style. Only time, and perhaps your timely intervention, will determine the outcome.
How you can get involved: Just about anything is on the table, short of invading Xiomera or causing it serious damage. If you want to apply political and diplomatic pressure, prefer the less subtle method of sanctions and economic threats, or enjoy the even less subtle methods of covert intervention to support the side you prefer, let me know what you're thinking. Also, if you have questions, feel free to ask them here.
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