Term 5: The Great Game!

Luxantium was once the Jewel of the World. Those days have long passed. Five years ago, a wall of water and fire swept across the fertile plains, destroying this proud empire. A population of millions was reduced to a few hundred in a single day. 

Across Kairos, the few Luxantines who had been abroad at the time of the deluge tried to find a new way of life. Many rallied to repopulate their devastated nation, working with the people of Magna Thule restore their fallen glory.

Built on the ruins of the Thulian embassy of Legatio, the fresh city of Nova Legatio held even more promise than the average colony. The liberal ideologies of Thulian citizenry encouraged marginalised Luxantines to make the voices heard. The passion of the Luxantines to retake their home offered extra vigour and purpose. Those of less idealistic intent were drawn by the lure of Luxantine riches, waiting in the ruins for any who found them. The fall of Amon Tor and Magna Thule sent refugees to the city, creating the world's most diverse population. As the rest of the world buckled under the blows of warfare and cataclysm, Nova Legatio seemed set to rise to greatness.

A Luxantine noble ordered the building of a gingerbread mansion... with predictable results!

Fresh from their victories against the abyssal forces assailing Magna Thule, the Adventurers of the Golden Grain sailed to Nova Legatio. They came to challenge the Gedrosi Family, who had begun extending their oppressive influence across all Kairos. They found a city holding its breath, waiting for the delicate balance of power to fall one way or another into a stable future.

Opening diplomatic communications with the Gedrosi, the adventurers came to understand the complexity of this political landscape. The lands of Luxantium were still swamped in chaos. Hector Amanus, first king and founder of Luxantium, had risen from the dead to reclaim his empire. Helena Amanus, surviving heir to the throne, moved through the wilderness, gathering forces to defeat the Gedrosi family. The feuding clans of the Gedrosi mountains had moved to exploit the cleared lands. Luxantine nobles resorted to less than legal methods to restore their towns. Luxantine surfs fought for better rights in this new nation. Crime gangs faced off against each other, waiting for the opportunity to strike. Senatorial election campaigns brought out the firebrands and True Believers.  

And as all these tensions boiled, the adventurers discovered a new threat; not just to the city, but to all life on the planet. The scions of a dead God were descending to carry their progenitor back into the stars. These Immortals studied Kairos, and drew their plans for conquest.

Against these odds, the adventurers entered the great game of politics and diplomacy. They aimed to unite all the people of the land against this greater threat, that when the Immortals descended they would find the people of Kairos a worthy adversary. 

When it came to the Crunch, everything fell apart. The elections gave the Luxantines a block vote on the Senate. Helena believed this would ensure the support of Nova Legatio as she moved against the Gedrosi. The adventurers came to Gedrosi's aid to protect the new treaty between their peoples. The crime gangs took advantage of the moment to take out their rivals. Nobles and Republicans brought violent end to their tensions. 

A night of riots and insurgence burnt out as quickly as it began. As the dust settled, everyone took the time to find their feet anew. The adventurers had kept the Gedrosi alive, but the Senate had been implicated in their attempted assassinations. With the Luxantine Sheriffs under investigation, Thulian and Gedrosi armed forces stepped in to keep the peace. 

With stability restored to Nova Legatio, the adventurers left the city in the Gedrosi's capable hands. Now, they return to Fort Petronia, to prepare their homeland for the galactic war that is about to break across the planet...