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๐’œ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‚๐“…๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“€ ๐“‡๐‘œ๐“๐‘’๐“…๐“๐’ถ๐“Ž ๐‘œ๐’ป ๐“…๐‘’๐“‰๐“‰๐’พ๐’ธ๐‘œ๐’ถ๐“‰๐“ˆ, ๐“…๐‘œ๐’พ๐“ˆ๐‘œ๐“ƒ, ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐“…๐“‡๐‘œ๐“…๐“‡๐’พ๐‘’๐“‰๐“Ž

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"๐“œy dear, you kill a man remarkably efficiently, but you simply must refrain from getting dirt all over your gown. It's quite unseemly, if I say so myself."

-๐“›ady Katherine Golding-Brassmott, an instructor of music and creative arts, intelligence gathering, principles of deceit, fundamental espionage, and rudimentary seduction at Madame Geraldine's Finishing School for Young Ladies of Quality, to the then-Miss Adrianna Kingsford



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(๐“˜nspired by Gail Carriger's AMAZING books; GM is @ayzrules and co-GM is @shylarah)

๐“˜t's one thing to dance properly. It's quite another to dance properly while poisoning your partner and robbing him of all his valuables.

๐“ฆhat is a young lady of quality ("quality" being a relative term) or a respectable gentleman ("respectable" also being a relative term) to do when they are summoned (by the Supreme Commander himself, no less!) to the heart of the city's military district in order to deal with "a matter of utmost importance?"

๐“’ancel all other appointments as swiftly as an ill-timed invitation throws the entire room into an awkward silence, I'd imagine, and immediately reply in an appropriately courteous manner. Some may argue that one should first discreetly dispose of the summons before writing a reply, to prevent gossipy siblings and nosy acquaintances from acquiring the sensitive information. Others may argue that penning a response can wait until after the Scholar Minister's ball, because it is going to be the event of the year, or perhaps it can wait until after one has stolen a small fortune from an arrogant air-merchant.

๐“‘ut the truth of the matter is that our prosperous home, the thriving metropolis of Hourglass City, is in grave danger. Dark magic is afoot, rival cities are growing restless, mad scientists are becoming decidedly more mad, and you know what they say-if you want something said, you go to a man, but if you want something done in the politest way possible, you find a woman.

๐“›et's get to work, ladies and gentlemen. We've got a city to save (and refreshments will be provided)!


๐“ฆar is coming.

๐“ฃhe powerful Barons and Baronesses of the Minefield Triarchy has had its eyes on Hourglass City for a long time now, but they are finally beginning to act. Hourglass City's notoriously secretive Council, however, have been watching the Triarchy. And like it or not, tensions are about to explode in quite possibly the most impolite way possible.

๐“ฃhe impeding war is not the only thing to be worried about, though. Indeed, a dangerous, corrupting form of "mind energy"-known as Myalo by scientists and as black magic by the rest of society-was released into the world thirty-some years ago, by scientists experimenting with automation. Although automatons have been widely labelled as dangerous and altogether unethical by the entirety of the Known World, for some reason, a scientist by the name of Lucius Elliot has decided to try his hand at creating them. There have also been a suspicious series of murders and robberies and disappearances...a coincidence? The honorable Captain Kingsford doesn't think so.

๐“•ighting the war is for soldiers. Winning the war will be up to intelligencers and mad scientists.

๐“’aptain Adrianna Iphigenia Kingsford of the Aeronaut Guild has been tasked with putting together a team to get to the bottom of the conspiracies and rumors and strange occurrences surrounding one mad scientist and his automatons, and of course, there is no one else she would go to besides her former classmates from Madame Geraldine's Finishing School for Young Ladies of Quality, also known (among a select few circles, of course) as the top academy for etiquette and espionage. And along the way, she has picked up a few respectable gentlemen graduates of the Polytechnique Institute of Arts and Sciences (a school for training evil geniuses, mad scientists, and maybe even the occasional productive member of society). No matter what happens, Captain Kingsford is determined to get the bottom of this...with all the courtesy and propriety expected of a lady in polite society, of course.

๐“rmed to the teeth with fatal flattery, mutinous manners, and poisonous propriety, as well as a couple of well-hidden bladed fans and not-so-well-hidden weapons of mass destruction built in a suitably chaotic laboratories, the graduates of Madame Geraldine's and the Polytechnique Institute are more than ready to take on their foes. Getting this group of highly dangerous individuals to work together, however, is a whole different story.

๐“’aptain Kingsford sincerely hopes that her investigation has nothing to do with the war. But as she and her band of spies, assassins, and scientists delve deeper into the secrets of dark magic and treacle tart (perfecting the recipe takes more work than you'd think!), the threads start to become more and more intertwined...and as Captain Kingsford is quickly finding as they try unravel the stubbornly tangled threads of this mystery, nothing is at all what it seems.







If you've read all the way down to here, then I'm guessing you might be at least a little bit interested :D Basically, this is a roleplay about lady spies/assassins/etc ("intelligencers") and mad scientists, evil geniuses, and maybe even the occasional productive member of society, with a touch of black magic and a ton of silly, dry humor

I've put some of the lore in the next post; feel free to read it if you would like to know more

And yeah! That's about it; feel free to hit me up with any questions that you have :)
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๐“—ourglass City is reminiscent of Victorian London; think big, poofy dresses and cravats and teahouses and factories. However, it should be noted that Hourglass City is a totally made-up steampunk city-the aesthetics are more brown/copper than grey/black. Hourglass City is ruled over by the Council, a shadowy group of five individuals that reign supreme over the city. Nobody really knows how they are selected, they are just always there. The Council then hand-picks five Ministers to run the day-to-day affairs of the city, and these Ministers are considered the leaders of each Guild.

๐“lthough not everyone in Hourglass City is formally initiated into a Guild, everybody is born with a gift (essentially a special ability/superpower) that usually dictates which Guild one will join. Intermarriage between Guilds is allowed, and theoretically, what gift one is born with is random (however, children tend to have gifts related to those of their parents in some way, shape, or form). These gifts are derived from magical energy emanating from a chasm deep underneath the city (up until twenty or so years ago, anyway. But shhhhh). To officially become a part of the Guild, applying for initiation is required, and usually granted automatically once someone has completed their education.

๐“ote that just because somebody is born with the gift of healing, it doesn't necessarily guarantee that they will go on to join the Apothecary Guild; everybody has the freedom to choose which Guild they join. Guilds are usually comprised of the well-to-do, though there are certainly people of common birth who are able to join. However, most of the poor and commonborn are never initiated into a Guild because it requires that one go through many years of education and official training. Graduates of Madame Geraldine's and the Polytechnique Institute are automatically granted admission to the Guild of their choice after they finish their schooling.

๐“obility exists, loosely (think ASOIAF-style); there are lords and ladies and such, and Ministers are automatically elevated to nobility once they accept the position.











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Iโ€™m here! Probably with Evan, again, but who really knows atm.
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@Amethyst u got it <3

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Umm all of the hells yes. I need this rp in my life. Count me in.
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Umm all of the hells yes. I need this rp in my life. Count me in.


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Interesting
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Alright I'm interested but I need to pm you some questions about the story @ayzrules if you have time
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@FallenTrinity go for it!

(Sorry if it takes me a while to respond, am about to sleep)

@shylarah *waves back*
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I'm so down for this!
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Oooh lemme just drop in to say I'm interested
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@KZOMBI3 glad to see another PV'er!!! <3 <3

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@ayzrules ...I read that as "pervert" and that really fits with what I think of every time I hear "polyvore".

I'm only sort of sorry.
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This looks interesting. Is there a taboo against automatons? Could I feasibly make a character who is a sentient ball-jointed doll ala Rozen Maiden?
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@shylarah *eyeroll* :D

This looks interesting. Is there a taboo against automatons? Could I feasibly make a character who is a sentient ball-jointed doll ala Rozen Maiden?


Automatons are pretty taboo, yeah, although the Polytechnique Insititute definitely teaches about them (although they would definitely stress that automatons are a risky business). And I'm not familiar with Rozen Maiden, but we could maybe work something out? PM me your ideas!
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@ayzrules

Lemme know when you have a cs ready to go. Also will be sending you a pm shortly related to the rp
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@FallenTrinity sounds good! and here you are :)


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