Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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[X] Speak of the journey through the Wall, the landscape and sky and spirits. [Sets starting bond with Xia Anxi to 1, Lao Keung to 0.]
I think this is basically the guiding interest in how I'll be voting.
This is an opportunity for us, but also Meizhen, to gain greater insights into the concerns of, and to build sympathy with if I'm reading Suzhen's intentions correctly, lower castes. A certain sympathy for the needs of the lesser castes is vital to Bai Suzhen's political project, but it's also something even she, and currently Meizhen, kind of fall short at. It was Bai Meilen who truly approached mastery of the field. Meizhen has catching up to do.
We know that Bai Suzhen's political opponent has more pull among the Green and Red castes, due to her role as general. I feel there's an edge more gain in peeking into the situation of Lao Keung, the Red caste Bai. At least in terms of broad familiarity and growth of perspective. Plus, there's a reason Bai Suzhen is personally involving herself with sponsoring a Lao for the officer track. This seems like a good opportunity to build on, for broader political stability. Not that Xia support isn't important, but it seems more secure already.
Lao Keung also seems like he could be harder to make inroads with later, because Ling Qi has less obviously in common with him. (Though parallels between their low-birth could provide interesting fodder for their interactions, after the ice is broken.)
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
I'm also a fan of the juxtaposition of Ling Qi being chummy with the Bai soldier, while Gan Guangli is chummy with the Bai astronomer. It's a mix-match of aesthetic which provides texture, and I think there's strong setting-building narratives to pursue on either side. Ling Qi and Lao Keung explore the nature of class/caste, mobility within it, and the structuring and reformation of society; while Gan Guangli and Xia Anxi are a surprisingly fitting duo in widening discourse on the southern solar cults, between one's sun spirit partner and the other's interest in astronomy itself.
This choice now doesn't make a friendship between Gan Guangli and Xia Anxi guaranteed by any means, but I do think it allows for greater narrative opportunity for that kind of setup.
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[x] Speak of the journey through the Wall, the landscape and sky and spirits. [Sets starting bond with Xia Anxi to 1, Lao Keung to 0.]
DeusExBritannia
Red-White-Black-White
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- Texas
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
i want that twink Obliterated
i want that twink Obliterated
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
Twunks > Twinks
He's a Bai. He's absolutely still at least a bit of a twink.
Twunks > Twinks
He's a Bai. He's absolutely still at least a bit of a twink.
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[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
- Location
- Spain
[x] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
I am more interested in violet boy, but red boy seems more useful for our purposes right now, and also harder for us to connect to. A guaranteed bod 1 with him to start with sounds like a good place to start. Ideally, well raise our bond with the two of them, bit by bit, rather than focusing on a single one, and ignorig the other, over the updates in which we spen more time with them on the expedition.
Talking about which, how did we allocate our spending time with named characters in our fist trip to the barbarian lands? There was CRX, Gan, the scholar boy, and the army girl. Did we bond with them all slightly, or did we neglect some in favor of the others?
I am more interested in violet boy, but red boy seems more useful for our purposes right now, and also harder for us to connect to. A guaranteed bod 1 with him to start with sounds like a good place to start. Ideally, well raise our bond with the two of them, bit by bit, rather than focusing on a single one, and ignorig the other, over the updates in which we spen more time with them on the expedition.
Talking about which, how did we allocate our spending time with named characters in our fist trip to the barbarian lands? There was CRX, Gan, the scholar boy, and the army girl. Did we bond with them all slightly, or did we neglect some in favor of the others?
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- Chicago
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I think this is an easy 1-2-3 layup here- we value him now to lend him validation, which allows us to bond enough that we can share our commoner origins and how Mehzien responded to us engaging her, which gives him a solid ally inside the effort and a good character witness for his new leige.
Also, I think the underground is more closely related to the subject of artifacts, which Bai Shezhen's husband expressed interest in. Providing some context to a higher realm cultivator in the guise of bonding with a peer seems like a good play.
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
Also, I think the underground is more closely related to the subject of artifacts, which Bai Shezhen's husband expressed interest in. Providing some context to a higher realm cultivator in the guise of bonding with a peer seems like a good play.
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
Mostly bonded with them all slightly, but Gan Guangli kind of got the short end of the stick. The context was always a bit awkward to engage with him. The interactions with the solar priesthood were interesting, but he suffered from a lack of a kind of foundational introduction we never really got with the guy,
The tournament matches should hopefully paint a clearer picture of Gan Guangli's character/conceptual growth.
- Location
- Australia
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
[X] Speak of the journey through the Wall, the landscape and sky and spirits. [Sets starting bond with Xia Anxi to 1, Lao Keung to 0.]
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
This is the choice which I feel is more closely related Bai Suzhen and her husband. The husband has expressed interest in the Gnawers and the Lao Keung is personally sponsored by Suzhen. I think it would be best to continue to cultivate the personal relation. Given the depth and complexity of Bai politics, I think it would be better to stay close to one powerful group, especially since Suzhen is looking like she is going to be the new Head of the Bai.
Admittedly, I still do like Xia Anxi from the character description, but he doesn't offer greater narrative connection. They both have good names so shrug.
This is the choice which I feel is more closely related Bai Suzhen and her husband. The husband has expressed interest in the Gnawers and the Lao Keung is personally sponsored by Suzhen. I think it would be best to continue to cultivate the personal relation. Given the depth and complexity of Bai politics, I think it would be better to stay close to one powerful group, especially since Suzhen is looking like she is going to be the new Head of the Bai.
Admittedly, I still do like Xia Anxi from the character description, but he doesn't offer greater narrative connection. They both have good names so shrug.
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
1337Procrast
Fire Emblem Enjoyer
- Location
- Australia
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- He/Him
[X] Speak of the foe beneath and her own experience delving into their uncanny realm. [Sets starting bond of Xia Anxi to 0, Lao Keung to 1]
[X] Speak of the journey through the Wall, the landscape and sky and spirits. [Sets starting bond with Xia Anxi to 1, Lao Keung to 0.]
[X] Speak of the journey through the Wall, the landscape and sky and spirits. [Sets starting bond with Xia Anxi to 1, Lao Keung to 0.]
I would like to learn more about the Bai via Xia, as he can also give a more noblesse perspective on spirit ken and ASTRONOMY(world building) through the Bai heritage. In this delegation, Xia also seems to be more informed on the details compared to Lao, as Lao does not seemed to have wanted to join this meeting. However, he was pressured to join the White serpent due to political circumstances and thus this meeting.
Also Xia is a singer, his aesthetic is like Lin Hai (just instant fabulous points for me) and I want LQ to have a maybe future friend to discuss art with.
I would like to learn more about the Bai via Xia, as he can also give a more noblesse perspective on spirit ken and ASTRONOMY(world building) through the Bai heritage. In this delegation, Xia also seems to be more informed on the details compared to Lao, as Lao does not seemed to have wanted to join this meeting. However, he was pressured to join the White serpent due to political circumstances and thus this meeting.
Also Xia is a singer, his aesthetic is like Lin Hai (just instant fabulous points for me) and I want LQ to have a maybe future friend to discuss art with.
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