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Supernatural Nations you'd like to see.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Guardianw007 on May 04, 2018, 04:44:46 PM ---Ooh, Ooh! I wanna play, I wanna play!
The Council of Arcturus, a small nation about the size of a medium sized clan, living on their own sovereign territory, New Camelot (I'm thinking either a large-ish plot of land in the middle of either Canada or the Outback [miles and miles of miles and miles] or an unassuming island in an archipelago, like the Solomon Islands or the Seychelles). Traditionally ruled by an oversight committee ("The knights") and head by a chairperson, The Lady of the Lake,("Lady") a title that was liberalized in the 80's to accommodate the first male recipient ("Lord") to collect enough political power to rule the council.
Politically, they are rabidly pro-human, and messianic to the nth degree, believing that one day the star will rise again and save the world from evil. Until such time, theirs is to shine, the brightest light in the dark until this time. Thus, seeing themselves as the true guardian's and protectors of mankind against all its predators, they get on imperfectly with the other pro-human factions, who they view as, at best, helpful amateurs including the White Council with whom they have an EPIC historic mistrust because of ancient blame for the absence of the star being shifted to Merlin (OG flavor).
Currently, strange rumors have begun to circulate in the clued in world of knights, seeming to be acting in ways contrary to humanities' interests, again allegedly because, "If humanity is to be saved, it must first be in some form of danger."
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Might I recommend Brasil? (No, that's not a typo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasil_(mythical_island)
It's more Irish than British/Arthurian (for that, you'd want Avalon, the isle of apples), but a mist-shrouded island that only appears for one day every seven years seems good for a secret society. As long as they have ways of getting off and on the island (Ways?) the rest of the time.
Kindler:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on May 03, 2018, 02:14:02 AM ---Something like the network of assassins, and their properties and such, in John Wick. Only not just assassins. Hotels that dispose of victims for their clientele; restaurants that meet certain supernatural nutritional requirements; an entire society of creatures not affiliated with the Courts or the Fomor or any other big faction.
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I'd be very much down with this. One of the cable networks (HBO, Starz, or Showtime, can't remember) is producing a TV series called The Continental based on the John Wick universe. I've frequently commented that, for a movie series with a plot that essentially boils down to "Keanu Reeves shoots people in unlikely and interesting ways," the lore is ludicrously deep, and I'm pumped to see it continue beyond the movies.
Svartalves or one of the other neutral parties might be a good fit for this.
Guardianw007:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on May 04, 2018, 05:28:09 PM ---Might I recommend Brasil? (No, that's not a typo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasil_(mythical_island)
It's more Irish than British/Arthurian (for that, you'd want Avalon, the isle of apples), but a mist-shrouded island that only appears for one day every seven years seems good for a secret society. As long as they have ways of getting off and on the island (Ways?) the rest of the time.
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Excellent!
The original Avalon was described as being a boat ride away, "Across a vast sea". So Brasil would work, though I'd have them on a smaller island adjacent to where Brasil appears.
Really, the whole thing would simply be an excuse for Harry to refer to the current (Male) "Lady" as, a "Watery Tart" and/or a "moistened bint" (to the laughter of no one save, possibly, Martinez who falls out of his chair with suppressed laughter) just before we saw the violence inherent in the system.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Kindler on May 04, 2018, 06:07:32 PM ---I'd be very much down with this. One of the cable networks (HBO, Starz, or Showtime, can't remember) is producing a TV series called The Continental based on the John Wick universe. I've frequently commented that, for a movie series with a plot that essentially boils down to "Keanu Reeves shoots people in unlikely and interesting ways," the lore is ludicrously deep, and I'm pumped to see it continue beyond the movies.
Svartalves or one of the other neutral parties might be a good fit for this.
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Nah, the Svartalves are their own "Faction". Their own "Court". I'm talking about the existence of unfactioned creatures. Creatures that aren't unique, but of small enough number that they're not a "Power" in their own right. They're not subservient to the Sidhe, or the Fomor, or anyone else. They'd be the equivalent of the "Wild Fae", only they're really not beholden to anyone. The Wild Fae still have to choose sides at times. I'm proposing a society that says "No" to the wars between the Sidhe and the Fomor and the Vamps and everything else.
Now, the Svartalves and other Courts could obviously be part of, and involved with, the supernatural community. But it wouldn't be dependent on any one group.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Guardianw007 on May 04, 2018, 06:23:25 PM ---Excellent!
The original Avalon was described as being a boat ride away, "Across a vast sea". So Brasil would work, though I'd have them on a smaller island adjacent to where Brasil appears.
Really, the whole thing would simply be an excuse for Harry to refer to the current (Male) "Lady" as, a "Watery Tart" and/or a "moistened bint" (to the laughter of no one save, possibly, Martinez who falls out of his chair with suppressed laughter) just before we saw the violence inherent in the system.
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I could see where there'd be a "Lady Robert" and Harry would ask how that's supposed to work, and Molly would whisper something about not assuming genders, and Harry would say something embarrassing (as us Gen-Xers do about such things), and then things would fall apart. ;D
As long as Bob was there so he could recount the story later.
Bob: "And then Harry punched the Lady in the face."
Murphy: "Dresden!"
Harry: "It wasn't like that! It wasn't a woman!"
Murphy: "The Lady wasn't a woman?"
Harry: "Not a real woman."
<offended stares all around>
Harry: "No, I don't mean-- he could be a woman if he-- I mean--"
Toe-moss: "Harr-eee. How could you?!"
Harry: "Don't you start!"
Murphy: "So much for that chivalrous streak."
Harry: "He looked like a man!"
Molly: "Alright, Ms. Swan, let it go."
Harry: "..."
Molly: "I will say this about the Lady, though. He could take a punch."
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