Difference between revisions of "Renaming Countries"

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Factoids possibly related to the renaming of countries.

Hon'eth Arcade (pka Magpie's Treasure)

• ZCW: I think that the Hon'eth family is one of the ones that joined together to become part of the House of Benevolent Oversight.

Iron Mountain (pka Bear Mountain)

• The tree that Lucky Chang chopped for his bet with Lord Yu was an Ironwood tree.

Jade Taiga (pka Foxruns)

The Black Spire, before it burned down, was called the Jade Spire, and belonged to the Empire

Li Kao's ritual on how to rename the Jade Taiga:

"It is, perhaps, a little obvious to center the Working on a Spire, but there is a symmetry to it, and a rightness. It will mean that the plan may be more obvious, however. The Chi of this country has been turned inward, away from the Empire as a whole, so it is that bond which must be reforged."

"Build a Spire, or buy one with no notable history. Name it something dull and long-winded.

"Arrange to have three or more separate Imperial offices take residence, or open a "branch office" in the Spire. The Dragon Army, the Imperial Tax Service, the Imperial Spy Service - any number of these services have headquarters outside the Throne, though convincing them to share their address may be difficult."

"Arrange to have an edict passed by the Regents, after a majority of the votes have been garnered in the Spire, rather than in the Throne. Having the Taiga Regent in residence and issuing invitations will likely be key here, though he will not count as an Imperial Office unless you somehow manage to convince the majority of the Regency Council to meet in the Spire.

"Outwardly decorate the tower with some iconography or statuary of the Dragon, such that the populace 'naturally' begins to call it the Dragon Spire, or the Tower of the Dragon, or something like. I do not say that you cannot help the populace along with this naming, but it is important to have it appear to arise from the people of the Taiga, rather than be imposed by outsiders (even Imperial outsiders), or be an official name.

"Finally - and this is the place where you should seek to have a spirit make a change in the World Above if you so wish - ground the Imperial nature of the spire into the Fox-nature of the Taiga, with a great speech given from the steps of the Spire, to mark something of sufficient note."

(Charisma plus Chi, using both Oratory and Chi Mastery (and possibly other skills, if relevant.) Aspire to 20 successes.)

Savannah of Tears(pka Savannah of Tigers)

• The war in the Tanzhe Plain roughly 61 years ago that the Savannah did not join.

Roof of the World (pka Cranesflight Heights)

Li Kao's Ritual for How to rename the Roof of the World and break/strengthen the Peace of the Lake:

The country faces a struggle between two great families that now have equal claim to the throne of the land: the Lords Regent and the Lost Kings. And so the problem must be approached from both halves of the Tao, and then unified into the Tao itself.

We have to prime each family, and then bring them together, as Yin and Yang unite in Chi.

• 1. We must disrupt the Chi and separate Yang from Yin so that they can be primed separately. This is accomplished by causing the Lake to no longer Reflect - a great fog, or a storm whipping the surface into froth (other solutions are potentially good, as long as the lake no longer reflects) - for at least an hour, during which time Xiao Fa must make a Chi with Chi Mastery roll for 12 successes.

• 2-4 can be done in any order:

• 2. To prime the Yin, and tie it to the Peace, cause the current Lord Regent to pardon one who is Banished. Give him permission to live in the land and tell the populace to allow him to stay even in the face of his obvious unsuitability. Then the Lord Regent must be brought to the lake, placed in the waters and tied to the Yin of the Peace. (Yin roll with Chi Mastery for X successes.)

• 3. To prime the Yang, and tie it to the Peace, cause the current True King to kill one who has been Banished by the Peace of the Lake, condemning him for crimes and forcing him to face just punishment, not banishment. Then the True King must be brought to the lake, placed in the waters and tied to the Yang of the Peace. (Yang roll with Chi Mastery for Y successes.)

• 4. To prime the Chi, and tie it to the Peace, cause the spirit of the lake to leave the area, taking it away from the lake, and outside the borders of the country, and then bind it to the chi of the empire. (Chi roll with Chi Mastery for Z successes.)
  • Z = N - (X + Y)
    
  • N is the "Tao" of the spirit of the lake.

• 5. At this point we must bring the Lord Regent, the True King, and the Spirit of the Lake together. One of the three must try to kill another, in full violation of the Peace. The one so attacked may then

• • a) restore the name of the country if he be the True King, breaking the peace,
  • b) rename the country if he be either the True King or the Lord Regent, also breaking the peace
  • c) rename the country if he be either the True King, Lord Regent, or Spirit of the Lake, making the Peace of the lake even stronger. (Xiao Fa asks that we not do this option, as making the Peace stronger is a lose, he thinks.)

To use any of the "rename" options (b or c) the claimant must have first performed some task in the view of all, (though he himself need not be viewed) in consonance with the new name.

This means that Xiao Fa is of the opinion that after step 4, the True King should perform some task in view of all in consonance with the new name (or restored name) and that in step 5, either the Spirit of the Lake or the Lord Regent should try to kill the True King, in full violation of the Peace. We don't want the Spirit of the Lake to be attacked, as that will only lead to the Peace being strengthened. We don't want the Regent to be attacked, as he has the option to strengthen the peace and is likely to think it a good idea to do so. The True King also has an option to strengthen the Peace, but it's likely he can be talked into breaking it, seeing as how it has abused him and his line for some time now.