Everlife. Gena Showalter
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★Females are known as “Madame,” males as “Sir.”
★Responsible for delegating assignments to all other sub-positions within the realm, while also meeting specific quotas (i.e., recruiting a certain number of souls).
Many Ends—
Where happiness goes to die and nightmares come to life.
★The realm where the Unsigned are imprisoned after Firstdeath.
Messenger—
Let the worlds know the horror that is Troika.
★One of six main positions within the realms, directly under Laborer.
★Responsible for teaching humans about the realms, protecting others from the enemy and chronicling exploits inside and outside the realm.
Myriad—
Autonomy, bliss, indulgence.
★The dark realm, ruled by the Prince of Ravens.
★Magical forests whisper enchanted tales, and secrets await you in every corner; self-indulgence is revered, and the party never stops; victors are adored and failures are abhorred; emotion always trumps logic.
★Motto: Might Equals Right.
Penumbra—
In the dark, the Light is easier to extinguish.
★A sentient darkness capable of draining Troikans of Light.
★Must be a Myriadian General to access more information.
Realms—
The only home that matters.
★Kingdoms in the Everlife: Myriad and Troika.
★Sub-realms: Many Ends and Troika’s widely disputed “Rest.”
Rest, the—
Deception cloaked in hope.
★Troikans believe a spirit enters into a state of absolute tranquility after Second-death, forever separated from the realms...with one exception.
Resurrection, the—
A promise without merit.
★Once every year, the people of Troika hold a vote, allowing one spirit to leave the Rest.
★A trick—there is no Rest.
Second-death—
Another end, another new beginning.
★When a spirit is drained of Lifeblood.
★The moment a spirit is Fused to another spirit(s) in order to return to the Land of the Harvest.
★Troikans foolishly believe a spirit enters into “the Rest.”
Secondking—
Bow or break.
★One of two sons of He Who Shall Not Be Named.
★Ambrosine, Prince of Ravens, rules Myriad.
★The Other Who Shall Not Be Named rules Troika.
★Ruler of a realm.
Troika—
Self-proclaimed leaders of justice, equality and freedom
of choice.
★The realm of Light, ruled by the Other Who Shall Not Be Named.
★Supposedly untouched by gloom, where hard work isn’t an expectation but a way of life, equality isn’t an ideal but a standard and fear isn’t a treasured friend but a hated foe; “logic” always trumps emotion; people are governed by a strict set of rules, never allowed to play, and violators are punished.
★Motto: Light Brings Sight.
Unsigned—
Punishment rides the wings of the damned.
★A human who fails to make covenant with a realm before Firstdeath.
★Cursed to spend the Everlife inside Many Ends.
Veil, the—
Choose us and enter in.
★A doorway leading into one of the realms.
★The Veil of Midnight protects Myriad.
★The Veil of Wings protects Troika.
MYRIAD:
Laborer Sloan Aubuchon: S_A_5/46.15.33
Sir Zhi Chen: Z_C_4/23.43.2
Abrogate Javier Diez: J_D_2/43.3.19
Laborer Killian Flynn: K_F_5/23.53.6
General Hans Schmidt: H_S_3/51.3.6
Laborer Leonard Lockwood: L_L_5/19.36.2
Laborer Dior Nichols: D_N_5/62.4.1
Laborer Victor Prince: V_P_5/20.16.18
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TROIKA:
Laborer Raanan Aarons: R_A_5/40.5.16
General Jane Adamson: J_A_3/19.37.30
Messenger Clayton Anders: C_A_6/53.1.4
General John Blake: J_B_3/19.23.4
General Tasanee Bunyasarn: T_B_3/19.30.2
General Shamus Campbell: S_C_3/50.4.13
General Spike Jones: S_J_3/62.5.5
Conduit Ten Lockwood: T_L_2/23.43.2
General Chanel Moreau: C_M_3/5.20.1
General Marcos Pereira: M_P_3/45.10.9
Laborer Archer Prince: A_P_5/23.43.2
General Luciana Rossi: L_R_3/51.3.15
General Bahari Sekibo: B_S_3/51.3.13
General Agape Stavros: A_S_3/42.6.31
General Alejandro Torres: A_T_3/23.40.29
General Mykhail Vasiliev: M_V_3/54.5.8
General Ying Wo Li: Y_L_3/59.1.2
Troika
From: A_T_3/23.40.29
To: L_R_3/51.3.15, J_A_3/19.37.30, S_C_3/50.4.13, C_M_3/5.20.1, Y_L_3/59.1.2, A_S_3/42.6.31, T_B_3/19.30.2, B_S_3/51.3.13, M_V_3/54.5.8, J_B_3/19.23.4, S_J_3/62.5.5, M_P_3/45.10.9
Subject: Tenley Lockwood
Fellow Generals,
We have two orders of business to discuss. The first: animals. Because of the recent bombings inside our realm, our Secondking has issued a decree. Every citizen will be appointed a guardian, whether four-legged or winged. However, we all have the right to decline. I suggest you do so, and encourage your people to do the same. We haven’t trained with these animals. There’s a good chance they’ll be more of a hindrance than a help.
The second order of business is the most important. For the first time in our realm’s history, the Prince of Doves has decided NOT to hold a vote for the Resurrection. I don’t know why, only that protests will not change his mind. Instead, Tenley Lockwood is tasked with selecting which of our fallen soldiers will leave the Rest.