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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (RWBY AU/CKII Villain Quest)

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Night_stalker said:
Or she ambushed her in her sleep.
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That would have been possible, yes.

OOC: Not the correct one, though, I'm afraid.

Edit: ...Actually, this information would be available in-character: The previous Winter Maiden was killed by an ambush while out of easy reach of her associated elements, but combat was joined.

Sword of Mars said:
I'm sure someone else must have asked this, but can Maiden powers stack? I'm assuming they dont but just in case.
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There has never been a recorded case of one individual holding multiple seasonal roles.
 
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Sword of Mars said:
Has there been any recorded account of a Maiden falling to another Maiden? If not well. There's firsts for everything, especially in the name of science.
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Maidens have fought in the past, which has included deaths. However, this appears to be incredibly uncommon. Interestingly, in both historical cases of this you could locate, the conflict was Spring and Fall against Summer and Winter.
 
Huh. Historical adversaries. This could be incredibly useful or incredibly annoying.

Regardless, we should gain more Intel on the current relationship between the Maidens from the meeting to see if anyone stands on a weakened position or at least see if the partnerships have changed. (For all I know they all stand alone)
 
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An Afternoon's Work by Panory (Noncanon)(+10)
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    • An Afternoon's Work
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    "So why have you called me down here?" asked Artoire Arc as he entered the office of Cherise Cheshire. His years of combat experience kicked in as he saw the woman rushing at him, what looked like a sword in hand. Crocea Mors was in his hand instantly, striking out on instinct. Rather than the clang of sword meeting sword or the sound of his blade cutting through flesh, the headmaster of Beacon heard a dull thud.

    Calming down after the initial kick of adrenaline when he realized no follow-up attack was coming, Arc noticed the large kite shield he had hit, emblazoned with twin crescents. Cherise Cheshire's head peeked around the edge of the shield, looking at it rather than him.

    "Hah. Not a scratch!" she said, standing up and lowering the shield. Arc sheathed Crocea Mors and relaxed a bit, though not entirely.

    "Seriously, what was that about?" exclaimed Arc.

    Cherise shrugged nonchalantly. "A final test for the shield worthy of Crocea Mors. It's no Star Platinum, not yet, but it's closer than anyone else could get. You're welcome."

    "You made me a shield?" he asked incredulously. Cherise Cheshire was a stupidly busy woman, to the point that most people just figured that she never slept. That she had taken the time out of her schedule to make him a shield, just because he had been looking for one was flattering. Maybe there was some merit to those rumors about romantic feelings between the two, at least in one direction.

    "Don't patronize me. As if I'd make something as simple as a shield." she scoffed. "It's dense and heavy as a shield to withstand anything. And the shield gets smaller, so when you get tired of carrying it you can just put it away." As if to prove her point, the kite shield collapsed into the center strip, which Arc now realized was hollow so it could act as a sheathe.

    "But, wouldn't it weight the same?" he asked.

    "Perhaps if you got it made elsewhere by some hack, as you were no doubt planning to do. I've laid some intricate dustwork into the shield. When it's a shield, it's heavy enough to bash away to your heart's content." The shield came back out and swung through the air. Arc could hear the weight of it. "And when it's a sheathe, the dust makes it light as a feather." Proving her point once again, Cherise balanced the sheathe on a single fingertip.

    "That's… very impressive. Thank you Cherise." She handed him the sheathe, which quickly replaced his own.

    "Think nothing of it. That dustwork will outlast your family line by the way, so feel free to will it and Crocea Mors as a set to your children." Cherise mentioned before heading behind her desk to sit down and start working on paperwork.

    "No really, thank you. What do I owe you?" he asked, taking out his wallet.

    Cherise looked up at him like she would a student she caught cheating on a test. "Do I look like a woman with a shortage of funds Arc?"

    "Not really, no." he said, putting his wallet away.

    "You let me study Crocea Mors. I can't recreate Star Platinum yet, but I will figure it out eventually. Until then, you'd best be ready to let me at your sword again. That will be payment enough."

    "Well consider this an open invitation. So long as I'm not in the process of using it, feel free." he joked.

    "Much appreciated. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some final papers to grade. I swear, these get duller every year." Cherise grumbled.

    "You have that few left?" he asked, looking at the small pile next to her. "After spending all this time on my shield, I'd have figured you'd actually be behind for once."

    "I have excellent time management skills." she said, still grading papers. "It only took a few hours anyways. You're so easily impressed."


    AN: I have no idea why I was so inspired to write this, but here we are. I needed the break from Star Wars anyways.
     
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    • How difficult would it be to fracture the nations into civil war or put the fear of God into them? Or incite war with x country to x country.

    Our overall goal is to wipe out the human race. But I assume a grand grimm crusade will just unite everyone. So if we devastated a few of the nations we could wipe everyone out in a few strategic grand conspiracies.
     
    Sword of Mars said:
    How difficult would it be to fracture the nations into civil war or put the fear of God into them? Or incite war with x country to x country.

    Our overall goal is to wipe out the human race. But I assume a grand grimm crusade will just unite everyone. So if we devastated a few of the nations we could wipe everyone out in a few strategic grand conspiracies.
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    Judging by canon, about seventy more years of behind the scenes nudging and setting up of dominoes. :V



    Although, to be fair, Canon!Salem spent less effort on politics then you do and more on ancient artifacts and magic, so you can almost certainly outpace her on that front.
     
    Redshirt Army said:
    Edit: ...Actually, this information would be available in-character: The previous Winter Maiden was killed by an ambush while out of easy reach of her associated elements, but combat was joined.
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    Uh, guys.

    I'd like to point out something.

    The previous Winter Maiden was killed by the current one.

    The current one is still alive.

    Our mother isn't.
     
    chocolote12 said:
    Uh, guys.

    I'd like to point out something.

    The previous Winter Maiden was killed by the current one.

    The current one is still alive.

    Our mother isn't.
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    I will confirm in and out of character with full QM authority that your mother is dead, and that those really are her ashes in her mausoleum.

    Given that she died in childbirth, your current age, and the date at which the previous Winter Maiden was killed...
     
    So I suppose I must ask, do we know what happened to the rest of our family estate etc? I can't imagine us not doing anything if we found out our family mausoleum was plundered or dis-respected.
     
    Actually considering the fact that the Maidens balance things and that Spring had to have Fall balance her actions due to getting rid of all the Grimm the Maidens might actually be unwilling to strike at Krom even if they know her aims. They seem to be limited to keeping the balance so striking us down might upset it in some way.
     
    RoninSword said:
    So I suppose I must ask, do we know what happened to the rest of our family estate etc? I can't imagine us not doing anything if we found out our family mausoleum was plundered or dis-respected.
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    "Looks like the Royalists filled the crypts with Ice Dust and froze the entire site in a glacier. I wonder where they could have gotten all that dust?"

    Because revenge is best served cold, and what's colder than Em-Ia?
     
    Mannan said:
    Actually considering the fact that the Maidens balance things and that Spring had to have Fall balance her actions due to getting rid of all the Grimm the Maidens might actually be unwilling to strike at Krom even if they know her aims. They seem to be limited to keeping the balance so striking us down might upset it in some way.
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    But isn't our goal to destroy humanity? That seems more balance destroying then killing us.
     
    Redshirt Army said:
    Not necessarily. The current Winter Maiden gained her position by killing the previous one, nearly twenty years ago, and there weren't any reports of major conflicts amongst the maidens breaking out during that time.
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    Redshirt Army said:
    I will confirm in and out of character with full QM authority that your mother is dead, and that those really are her ashes in her mausoleum.

    Given that she died in childbirth, your current age, and the date at which the previous Winter Maiden was killed...
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    We're thirty. The confrontation happened twenty years ago.

    Our mom wasn't the previous WM either.
     
    Dargoth said:
    or she was and the new one dident last long thus leading to the current one
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    That would make her second to previous.

    But if the mantle is transferred by killing the holder, and Krom's mom was a maiden, Krom should be a maiden after killing her mom, no?

    Alternatively, the medic who handled her turned into a maiden (if she was female) but that sounds like the kind of thing we'd hear about.

    I confess, I don't like the "Krom is closely related to winter " theory, because I'd prefer if our achievements were our own, but I also don't see any evidence for it, besides the dubious "well, first WM gave us the gem Mantle Queens have been wearing in the crown so mom must be a maiden."
     
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