Difference between revisions of "Kashfa"

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Game will be at Turner Scout Hall at 1pm.

Overview

Games are set largely in Kashfa, a near shadow and close ally and trading partner of Amber itself. The shadow is similar to Amber in style and setting in many ways (i.e. loosely medieval fantasy, gunpowder, internal combustion engines and electronics don't work).

Shadow walking and other techniques to attempt to change the shadow are very difficult here, you can make some localised and temporary changes. But generally you must travel some distance from the city before shadow walking.

Magic and Trump powers still work in Kashfa.

Sorcery and conjuration work in Kashfa, but are limited.

Most games will be set in the Castle throne room, at the discretion of the local King or Queen. Side rooms are available for players to have scenes that are set elsewhere. However, this is an Amber focused game; it assumed that all PCs will care about who sits on the throne of Amber.

Recent History of Kashfa

The kingdom of Kashfa has been controlled by Amber or one of its children, either officially or unofficially, for many years. Its own royal line is largely obscured by intermixings with Amberites and various political coups. The only child remaining with some connection to the royal family is an orphaned infant, and ward of the state, Yuma.

The "Princess", Yuma, was returned to Kashfa with Marcella, Marina and Lexcen, raised to just shy of eighteen in a fast time shadow. But it was decided that technically she is still only 19 months old in Kashfa years and therefore ineligible to rule in her own right. She appointed her "godmother" Princess Marcella of Unicornicopia as regent.

A deal was struck with the Rebman general and his troops were marched back to Rebma through a portal, along with most of the Kashfa treasury and the comatose body of the previous regent's killer. But the Kashfa crown was saved from this fate. Hector, Nathan, Jafar and Marcella took the crown to Castle Amber for safekeeping.

Venue Style Sheet

The Venue Style Sheet (VSS) is available as a google doc at this link

Characters

Notable denizens of Kashfa include:

Ada the Armadillo Knight
Dougall
Hector
Hodr
Jared
Kvasir
Marcella
Marsden
Max the inconsistent
Nathan
Odin Odinsson
Zaroth the Conqueror

OOC information

Game details

When: Games are held on the first Saturday of every month from 1pm to 5pm.
Where: The Turner Scout Hall on Mason St.
Cost: $5

Don't forget that you need to be a member of Beyond the Sunset to play. This makes sure you are covered by our insurance. Membership is free for the first 6 months, and then is $25/year.

Downtimes

Downtimes should be sent to vst.amber@canberra.beyondthesunset.org.au before the last Friday of the month.

Experience Points

XP will be awarded for:

attending games
costume
downtimes
character diary
honorable mentions in game wrap up

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 Most games will be set in the Castle throne room, at the discretion of the local King or Queen. Side rooms are available for players to have scenes that are set elsewhere. However, this is an Amber focused game; it assumed that all PCs will care about who sits on the throne of Amber. <br>
 ===Recent History of Kashfa===
-The kingdom of Kashfa has been controlled by Amber or one of its children, either officially or unofficially, for many years. Its own royal line is largely obscured by intermixings with Amberites and various political coups. The only child remaining with some connection to the royal family is an orphaned infant, and ward of the state, Yuma. Some believe she should inherit the throne. Others feel her claim is too tenuous. Still others have their own reasons to make sure that never happens. While she is far too young to be a participant in Kasfha's political scene at present, her existence is a rallying point for causes both for and against her inheritance. <br>
+The kingdom of Kashfa has been controlled by Amber or one of its children, either officially or unofficially, for many years. Its own royal line is largely obscured by intermixings with Amberites and various political coups. The only child remaining with some connection to the royal family is an orphaned infant, and ward of the state, Yuma.<br>
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-Matters have not been helped by an ongoing tension with the nearby underwater kingdom of Rebma. Rebma's ambassadors has been esspecially hostile and easy to take offense ever since Random took the throne of Kashfa. They still hate Random for dishonoring their princess and hate his influence in Kashfa even more. But with Random gone into the Abyss with the others, his Queen, Vialle, also a Remban, holds the throne in his place. For how long, who knows? But it might possibly be an opportunity to calm tensions with Rebma. <br>
+The "Princess", Yuma, was returned to Kashfa with Marcella, Marina and Lexcen, raised to just shy of eighteen in a fast time shadow. But it was decided that technically she is still only 19 months old in Kashfa years and therefore ineligible to rule in her own right. She appointed her "godmother" Princess Marcella of Unicornicopia as regent. <br>
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-A few years ago, King Random appointed Nerus Lyn as regent of Kasfha. Shortly after the Patternfall wall Nerus Lyn was murdered, apparently by a shard of poisoned mistletoe, right before he was due to sign a peace and trade treaty with Rebma. Several notable Kashfan dignatries chased down his murderer, and determined that it was a rogue Chaos Lord named Loki. Unfortunately he evaded capture. <br>
+A deal was struck with the Rebman general and his troops were marched back to Rebma through a portal, along with most of the Kashfa treasury and the comatose body of the previous regent's killer. But the Kashfa crown was saved from this fate. Hector, Nathan, Jafar and Marcella took the crown to Castle Amber for safekeeping. <br>
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-A noble called Jafar was installed by the local Amberites and dignitaries as interim regent, but this was not enough to placate the Rebmans who invaded. Their fleet was defeated but not before enough troops had landed to take the capital. Curiously, the Rebman army has concentrated its forces at the Palace and General Adra has issued a summons to any who can speak for the kingdom to negotiate with him there.<br>
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-The baby Yuma disappeared in the strife, who knows when to return. <br>
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 ===Venue Style Sheet===