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✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

✧ DAY 10 - Central Square of Genesis City - 11AM ✧

6/25/2076

"I understand your concern Reylan, I'm sure this is something that's been on many minds since this meeting has started." Aramo looked at Reylan with a raised eyebrow. "But the matter of the truth is... we must start somewhere. We do not have many conveniences of the real world, such as computing power, established bureaucracy or easy mass communication. Here we stand, with what I assume to be the vast majority of the remaining player population, with about a third of us represented properly in the form of Guildmasters who have been voting. If you can tell me how we can better process such large population's will before we set up anything... please do let me know." Aramo tapped his fingers on the table, with seemingly slight impatience. "I'm sure you can understand that it would be rather unrealistic to go ahead and obtain 9000+ individual opinions within a reasonable span of time. And how will those opinions be accounted for? Who will be trusted and be held responsible to undertake such an important task? Lastly, the longer we delay setting up a structure for ourselves, more likely it is that less informed and less fortunate players will meet their end due to poor skills and lack of information. And I for one think it would be foolish to lose any more of us when it is perfectly preventable."
A murmur of consent rose up from the group gathered on the podium. A few nodded approvingly while others stood still, contemplating the points of both sides. A player dressed in blue robes, rather than armor, rose up from her chair.

"Miraa of Central District Commerce. As for the problem of funding... it is a good point. There are several options I could think of at the moment but it would have to depend on how we wish to set ourselves up. Most feasible way would be... well this is going to sound awful but to pay tax of sorts." A wave of sighs and jeers rose out from the square. "Like I said, this would depend on how we decide to make this happen. It's unlikely that The Council will start forcing tributes from unwilling players all of a sudden... am I right Aramo?"

"Of course." Aramo waved his hand in an act of assurance. "We must remember we are all doing this to help each other and for ourselves. Afterall, survival in this game should be our ultimate goal at all times. Everyone in this square can rest assured that all of us up here are in the exact same situation as everyone else and we do not wish to create any trouble among ourselves when we have safety in numbers." Aramo took a moment to swallow. He continued a second later. "As for Reylan's final question... I would like to say it's a decision that should be made later. It has been barely more than a week since being stuck in Talrae. We've lost more than a hundred of us to what seems like actual death and it is likely that there are many of us still who are confused, terrified and generally not adjusting to our new lives yet." Aramo sat back down after finishing his last comment. "We'll elect on a leader when we need one. Until then, I believe this collective gathering of Guildmasters is a good start. As stated earlier for non-Guild players, please do select a delegate among yourselves and send them to our next meeting on Day 20. As Reylan has pointed out earlier, it would only be proper to hear representation from all players remaining in this game."

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✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

✧ DAY 10 - Central Square of Genesis City - 10:30AM ✧

6/25/2076

"Excellent... I thank you for your cooperation. I'm sure we could come up with a better title in the future but as for the moment for documentation purposes, let us call ourselves The Counsel. Now we come to the next part; determining some basic guidelines and rules." A wave of groans and a few jeers rose out from the crowd gathered around. Aramo rode it out calmly.
"I assure everyone here honestly that these are meant to be fairly basic for the most part; some may even consider these common sense but a declaration is necessary for symbolic purposes. Here are the terms that were roughly drafted:

1. As we cannot ascertain the truth behind Malgoth's declaration on Day 1, all PKing is forbidden as it may be potential murder. Those who already are guilty of any crimes will be pardoned, as this rule has not been established for the last 9 days.

2. Friendly-NPC killing is forbidden, as we require NPCs to survive in this world.

3. The Counsel meeting will be held every 10 days, with next meeting being on Day 20. Guildmaster or appointed delegate / ambassador must be present in order to take advantage of The Counsel's bureaucracy.

4. In order to practice egalitarian governing and prevent Guild monopoly over anything, each Guild will possess exactly 1 vote during The Counsel meetings, regardless of Guild size and influence. Non-Guild players may send a delegate who will possess 1 vote for every 100 non-Guild players that endorse the said delegate.

5. All Guilds present at this current meeting are responsible of keeping peace and enforcing the laws above until a proper policing force can be organized and commissioned."

Aramo took a moment as players around the tables thought over the rules and wrote them down as notes.

"Very basic as you can all see. We do not seek to infringe upon your private choices, as we all have our own rights to attempt to survive in our new reality. However, needless to say some lines must be drawn in order to prevent unwanted situations. Any questions before we vote to instate it?"

An older fellow with cropped blonde hair raised his hand. Sound amp was transferred over to him quickly. He took it, stood up and made his introduction.
"I'm Keon, Guildmaster of the Obsidian Crusaders." He sat back down and scratched his chin. "What will the violations of the rules incur? And what of other structures of governing that we may be able to set up? Such as financials and dungeon raid organizations? Clearly we have strength in numbers and it would be... shameful to lose any more of us to mere Monsters. Needless to say, we must at least be organized for Floor Dungeon clears, as they are bound to be significantly more difficult than your average ones."

A morbid looking girl who was nearly hiding behind the desk rose up. Keon tossed the Sound Amp to her, which landed safely in her hand. She scanned her surrounding with shifty eyes draped in dark circles before speaking.
"... he's right." She paused for a moment before realizing everyone was waiting for her to make an introduction. "Viktoreya. Taskforce Shadow." She gestured towards her aid, another thin Rogue dressed like a crow, to bring her a scroll of notes. "Our initial scouts of the Floor Dungeon here on Genesis indicates that... average Monster level is between 10 to 15... outside of the Dungeon is inhabited by Level 5 mobs..."
Viktoreya finished her part passed on the Sound Amp.

"Thank you Viktoreya for that information, I'm sure it's already saved lives, in case anyone was attempting to attack the Floor Dungeon in the near future. Aramo nodded towards his aid to take further notes on the scroll he was holding. "Going back to Keon's inquiries... until we can set up more solid branches, all violations regarding PKing and NPC killing will be punishable by imprisonment until we can set up a proper judicial branch, at which point they can be fairly tried and sentenced." Aramo looked down on his notes, finding the next point he wanted to make. "The tedious work of setting up the branches will occur until our next meeting on Day 20. Do check your Dashboard for additional news and reports, anyone and everyone is welcome to participate with The Counsel on this."

✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

✧ DAY 10 - Central Square of Genesis City - 10AM ✧

6/25/2076

Weather always seemed to be identical in Talrae... or at least on Genesis. Warm, gentle breeze accompanied by a shining sun. Perfect weather to be enjoying the outdoors for all intents and purposes. Normally you would have considered it lucky to be holding such a large outdoor meeting on a day like this but such weather is to be expected by all at this point.

A large group of Players were present at the square... you never expected such large, open area to be packed with people. It reminds you of that fateful moment during the first day of the game, when Malgoth forcibly summoned all Players to demonstrate to them their current fate. It only feels like yesterday that such has happened...
Before you can get any more nostalgic, you notice that in the middle of the square, a circular open stage has been constructed. It was fairly large, large enough to hold 2 dozen tables and chairs (which it did). They were arranged in a circular fashion so that those seated all may face each other. A few Players were already occupying several of them. Others, whom didn't have any claims to the tables, started taking seats on the ground on around the stage.

"All Guildmasters, please come up to the central stage and claim a table! Everyone else, please take seats anywhere but make way for others!"
A booming male voice carried over the air. You look up and see a young, slim man with long hair standing infront of the gigantic crowd on the stage. The speaker was flanked by several armed and armored Players. He had an item of some sort in his hand, held up to his mouth. You figure that it was a megaphone-equivalent of sorts.
The square began to calm down as people finished moving about and settled down in comfortable spots. A few already began breaking out snacks, as if this was a picnic. All the tables on the stage were filled by various Guildmasters, Reylan among them. As soon as the last Guildmaster was seated, the slender man spoke again while holding up a metallic cylinder with a crystal sticking out on one end up to his mouth. With it, his voice carried over to all corners of the square.

"Greetings, all. I appreciate you gathering here... as you may have assumed, I am Aramo. Guildmaster of the Astral Blades." Aramo swallowed and continued. "The item I hold in my hand is the Sound Amp, a rare drop found in 'The Ravine' dungeon. Since we only have 1 of this item among us this day, we'll have to pass it along to the speaker, in order to make this meeting public for all players. I ask that when you use this item, you introduce yourself to all of us here and know that you are speaking to what is essentially the entire player population of Talrae."

Aramo's chosen aid, a friendly looking Swordsman, pushed a scroll of agenda infront of Aramo. Starting from the top, Aramo began.

"First order of business, I'd like to establish a minimal self-governing body of organization among us players. It has been more than a week since that fateful first day and none of us have managed to log out nor establish contact with the outside world. This means it is very likely that we will be stuck here whether we like it or not for some time. Thanks to our friends in Data Link 66, we have been seeing a good drop in deaths due to what we think are disconnections from the outside world. This means that the appropriate authorities are dealing with the situation outside and most of us can rest assured that our bodies are safe and in care.
In order to prevent chaos and panic as well as prepare for our future, I believe it is beneficial to establish structure. Basic laws and guidelines, as well as public systems of assistant that may help less fortunate players. I have already been getting reports that there are many who are having difficulty getting used to our new reality."

"Excellent point, Master Aramo. If I may..." A silvery Paladin in armor gestured towards Aramo for the Sound Amp. Aramo's aid delivered the item to him quickly.
"I am Reinor, Guildmaster of Imperial Saints. I'd like to announce first and foremost for the benefit of all, that we Imperial Saints are a guild focused towards helping those in need." Reinor's voice was confident and firm, like well-forged steel. "If any Player is needing housing or food, they are welcome to come and visit our Guild house near the market district. We also have many players who are trained medical professionals in real life, including counselors and psychiatrists. If you have been alone, scared and in need of help, Imperial Saints are here." Reinor gestured towards his aid, another paladin, who took the Sound Amp back to Aramo.

"Thank you Master Reinor. Would it be acceptable then, if we all referred our troubled colleagues to you for now?" Reinor gave Aramo a big thumbs up. "Once we get some sort of public financials with funding set up, we will make sure you have the resources to continue doing good for all of us. Speaking of which..." Aramo looked around at all the Guildmasters, some 30 to 40 of them.
"Are we all in favor of creating an organization? In the case we do, all of the players in this game will be agreeing to its terms and rules, and of course take advantage of its existence. If you are opposed, raise your hand, we shall decide by popular vote." A few hands went up, but quickly were shot down after the owners judged the atmosphere of the meeting. A few, very distinct ones remained.
"It is decided then. I realize that this vote doesn't represent the interest of the entire player base of Talrae, as many players remain un-Guilded. However, I believe all of here together represent about two to three thousand players, which is about a third of us that remain. The reality of the situation is, without the advanced bureaucracy of the real world, this is the best we can do so far. Once our systems are setup, we'll make sure to register more fair and accurate polls and votes."

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