Alex
alex is dead
- AKA
- Alex, Ashes, Pennywise, Bill Weasley, Jack's Smirking Revenge, Sterling Archer
Is here! is we can be generating some interest now?
We look back on the 1860s of an alternate Earth, one whose vast variety of different cultures and ancient traditions like the coexistence with nature, alchemy and the innate appreciation of the very real magic that can harnessed from the natural world itself is being strangled out of existence by a combination of humanity’s fear to acknowledge of the unknown in its past and the never-ending drum beat of a world wide British Empire that not only possesses a wealth of advanced military technology, but for hundreds of years has been steadily leading the way to a modern, mechanised world in every sense of the word. Railroads and monorails criss-cross lands that used to be tranquil forests, scenes of untouchable magical beauty have been laid to waste for vast industrial estates and slums to develop as a result of the advanced sense of industrial revolution. Even the descendents of even those who lived in the outdoors to soak up its magical splendour and use the knowledge gleamed from it for powerful alchemy, have turned their back on their heritage for the more comfortable existence that comes with a house, a decent concept of plumbing and a complete ignorance about the heritage of the world outside the one they’ve been forced to accept.
However it wasn’t just the British Empire’s superior military technology that has caused so much of the world’s population to renounce the legends told by the ancestors and adopt a new way of life. The Empire’s research into the history of the planet has shown the presence of ruins across the globe, suggesting a global civilization that they call The Thanatos’ that existed in the ancient past. Experts in archaeology, science and history have concluded that this entire worldwide civilisation was destroyed overnight because of its reliance on what remains of their literature has dubbed ‘Titania’s Lines’. These leylines were what allowed the ancient civilisation to wield magic, and command the various powers of nature to do their bidding. However, it was these very powers that subsequently caused their extinction. Once this history was made aware to those who had already converted, many began to view the natural world with contempt and fear. The few who still lived within the ancient culture, practitioners of magic were seen as nothing more than terrorists - such has been the mindset for nearly a century.
The story begins in this alternate America, in the dying days of a failed war of independence. The American army have been fighting a losing battle for years, having stood absolutely no chance against the highly advanced mechanised weaponry and scientific breakthroughs that gave the British Empire an overwhelming advantage. The national mood is sullen, and in some places outright defeated as the country succumbs to foreign military occupation piece by piece.
But all hope is not lost, in addition to the fraction of population that still reside in nature, there are other who still oppose the Empire’s domination of the planet. One particular band of insurgents, calling themselves ‘The Argonauts’, believe that they have discovered a clue to the means of destroying the source of the British Empire’s ever more deadly and modern technology. Through research into long forgotten parts of myth and legend, they have come to believe that there is a second series of fault lines, what very ancient lore calls: Oberon’s Lines. These fault lines, unlike the more commonly accepted myth that the sister series of Titania’s lines that allow one to use the powers of the world, allow for somebody to gain a consciousness, an understanding, of the world‘s knowledge - the mechanisms, flow of nature. A blueprint of the powers of Gaia. This rebel group believes that the British Empire discovered how to manipulate these lines for their own gain, and as a result have technology one or two centuries earlier than their time. Moreover, they believe that the British Empire’s constant use of Oberon’s Lines to enhance their understanding of the world is proportionately responsible for the decreasing power and influence of Titania’s Lines. So, in order to restore balance to the world, the Argonauts plan to track down and manipulate Titania’s Lines in the same manner that the British have done with Oberon’s. With this goal, they hope to restore peace and natural order to the world once more.
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We look back on the 1860s of an alternate Earth, one whose vast variety of different cultures and ancient traditions like the coexistence with nature, alchemy and the innate appreciation of the very real magic that can harnessed from the natural world itself is being strangled out of existence by a combination of humanity’s fear to acknowledge of the unknown in its past and the never-ending drum beat of a world wide British Empire that not only possesses a wealth of advanced military technology, but for hundreds of years has been steadily leading the way to a modern, mechanised world in every sense of the word. Railroads and monorails criss-cross lands that used to be tranquil forests, scenes of untouchable magical beauty have been laid to waste for vast industrial estates and slums to develop as a result of the advanced sense of industrial revolution. Even the descendents of even those who lived in the outdoors to soak up its magical splendour and use the knowledge gleamed from it for powerful alchemy, have turned their back on their heritage for the more comfortable existence that comes with a house, a decent concept of plumbing and a complete ignorance about the heritage of the world outside the one they’ve been forced to accept.
However it wasn’t just the British Empire’s superior military technology that has caused so much of the world’s population to renounce the legends told by the ancestors and adopt a new way of life. The Empire’s research into the history of the planet has shown the presence of ruins across the globe, suggesting a global civilization that they call The Thanatos’ that existed in the ancient past. Experts in archaeology, science and history have concluded that this entire worldwide civilisation was destroyed overnight because of its reliance on what remains of their literature has dubbed ‘Titania’s Lines’. These leylines were what allowed the ancient civilisation to wield magic, and command the various powers of nature to do their bidding. However, it was these very powers that subsequently caused their extinction. Once this history was made aware to those who had already converted, many began to view the natural world with contempt and fear. The few who still lived within the ancient culture, practitioners of magic were seen as nothing more than terrorists - such has been the mindset for nearly a century.
The story begins in this alternate America, in the dying days of a failed war of independence. The American army have been fighting a losing battle for years, having stood absolutely no chance against the highly advanced mechanised weaponry and scientific breakthroughs that gave the British Empire an overwhelming advantage. The national mood is sullen, and in some places outright defeated as the country succumbs to foreign military occupation piece by piece.
But all hope is not lost, in addition to the fraction of population that still reside in nature, there are other who still oppose the Empire’s domination of the planet. One particular band of insurgents, calling themselves ‘The Argonauts’, believe that they have discovered a clue to the means of destroying the source of the British Empire’s ever more deadly and modern technology. Through research into long forgotten parts of myth and legend, they have come to believe that there is a second series of fault lines, what very ancient lore calls: Oberon’s Lines. These fault lines, unlike the more commonly accepted myth that the sister series of Titania’s lines that allow one to use the powers of the world, allow for somebody to gain a consciousness, an understanding, of the world‘s knowledge - the mechanisms, flow of nature. A blueprint of the powers of Gaia. This rebel group believes that the British Empire discovered how to manipulate these lines for their own gain, and as a result have technology one or two centuries earlier than their time. Moreover, they believe that the British Empire’s constant use of Oberon’s Lines to enhance their understanding of the world is proportionately responsible for the decreasing power and influence of Titania’s Lines. So, in order to restore balance to the world, the Argonauts plan to track down and manipulate Titania’s Lines in the same manner that the British have done with Oberon’s. With this goal, they hope to restore peace and natural order to the world once more.
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