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The Hegemony Turns Over a New Leaf But The Tree Remains Radioactive Izweski Hegemony state mouthpiece, Sinta Articles, released yesterday what they frame as a candid interview with Not’zar Izweski. During the interview, the ex-Hegemon stated that he would no longer hold that title and instead take up the role of Karszekan which he described as one of the new democratically elected positions of power in Karszekani Moghes, which itself is a new, culturally significant name for the Izweski Hegemony. Karszekan Izweski went on to say that a massive restructuring effort among the planet’s ruling elite was underway. This “Nikziran” is being lauded as a way to effectively shift all feudal nobility titles into democratically elected roles and give control of the governance of the people into the hands of the governed. All of this coincides with expanded art and infrastructure projects across the planet and you’d be right to think that times are changing for the long suffering Unathi everyman if true. Unfortunately for the average Unathi in the new Karszekani Moghes, the only thing the interview clearly established is that Not’zar’s repertoire of political maneuvers has expanded, and that these reforms only mask his consolidation of power. To start, take the new name of the Hegemony; Karszekani Moghes. Despite relating it to some culturally significant proto-empire, it is still openly translated as The High Kingdom of Moghes and the Hegemon’s new title translates as High King. Does this sound like the title of someone willing to acquiesce all of his power into the hands of the people? He also states that the Overlords will have one year to prove they’re capable but when asked about whether or not he is going to be held to the same standard he dodges a direct answer, instead saying that he will need to oversee the whole process until they “see how it works”. He even goes so far as to threaten anyone against revolt, bragging “we have seen how the last few revolts against the Hegemony have gone.” Anyone should see that this is clearly a strategy to weed out the remaining lords in opposition disguised as progress while the Hegemon stays out of the line of fire. No doubt some of you are saying, “This is still good. It moves the majority of nobility to elected positions even if the Karszekan is still inherited. We have to take the progress we can get.” Make no mistake that the reigns on all levels will be tightly controlled. Toward the end of the interview, Not’zar makes note that his children are inheriting a new title; Szekav. If you guessed that this title translates to “Crown Prince” then you are ahead of the curve. When the Karszekan dies then the Karkreshan, the new term for overlords, vote for a replacement. Who, exactly, is considered a candidate for this vote? That’s right; the Szekav. So not only will the current overlords undergo a culling, but those remaining will have direct control over which heir becomes successor. In cultivating his nobility, Not’zar will effectively choose his heir at will under the guise of democratic freedom. Our sources have heard that similar candidate pools will be the norm for other elections as well. Birthright inheritance is likely to be alive and well on Moghes for the foreseeable future. The saying “if it seems too good to be true it probably is” is alive and well. There’s a lot of high words and promises coming from Karsekani Moghes and its Karszekan but when you read more in the future, consider - unity and consolidation are two sides of the same coin; who does this benefit?

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Hey, thanks for applying! I like the thought that went into your app and your backstory is especially well written but I had a few questions about the timeline and how certain things affect Jekzaw. - You mention that as the refugee crisis and rationing worsened the Si'akh lifestyle grew more appealing and I'm curious in what way? Was the lifestyle spiritually fulfilling? Does Jekzaw appreciate the more ascetic aspects or is the appreciation more that it lines up with his new experiences? Is it something else entirely? - I like the relationship Jekzaw has with the city. If I understand correctly, them staying behind while the majority of the other Si'akh followers departed left them isolated amongst the more traditional Th'akhists of the area. Jekzaw's sentimentality/reliance on the city also seems to be something they worked to eliminate to better follow Si'akh teachings. What sort of timeframe do you imagine the transition takes? They enter the area around the city as a young adult or nearly adult? You don't have to have exact dates I'm just trying to get a vibe on how long their conversion is marinating. - In a similar vein to the previous question, the Maraziite Order wass disbanded in 2462 (at time of writing and without further retcons). How often and/or how recent was your interaction with them in Res’karum? Were there any crucial interactions or mostly just avoidance? Unfortunately, you will never beat the allegations.

Reporting Personnel: Magnus Sorensen Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Captain Game ID: cCA-dEI1 Personnel Involved: Mania Haller, Head of Security - Offender Magnus Sorensen, Captain - Witness Secondary Witnesses: Alarzoeh Has, Officer - Witness Hazel #S-H14.47, Paramedic - Witness Lynn Reyer, Warden - Witness Time of Incident: Approximately 02:18 Ship Time Real Time: 0500 UTC 11/15/2025 Location of Incident: SCCV Horizon Nature of Incident: [ ] - Workplace Hazard [ ] - Accident/Injury [ ] - Destruction of Property [X] - Neglect of Duty [ ] - Harassment [ ] - Assault [X] - Misconduct [ ] - Other _____ (Place an x in the box that applies. If other, replace line and specify.) Overview of the Incident: During the shift in question, the Horizon attempted to board, salvage, and recover what we could of the NICSS Verloc which had recently been discovered again after a number of years missing. When the team boarded they were confronted by self-described salvagers already at work aboard. There was some initial tension, including the taking captive of one of our crew and a good number of the team being exposed to radiation. The captive was eventually released and the crew returned to the Horizon along with the salvagers and two Necropolis IPCs. I met the salvagers with Haller and others present. I offered them payment for their information, willingness to drop any claims of salvage, and de-escalation of the situation. Remaining willing crew returned to the crumbling ship with suits better rated for radiation exposure and collected blueprints and other valuables before fleeing the collapsing wreck. All of this was accomplished despite Haller's blood lust and attempts to undermine my negotiations with the salvagers. She consistently made it clear that she wanted to simply shoot and kill anyone who was in our way. She was present at our talks and questioned my decision to resolve the issue peacefully, calling them terrorists and stating that they deserved nothing from us. I don't care that she took issue with my methods but blatant insubordination bordering on failure to execute orders warrants an examination. Not to mention the potential damage caused if she had been able to undermine the talks with our visitors. I didn't have time to speak with her at length about this or take action after the fact as the crew was quite busy with the Verloc through the whole of the shift and as other command members went to quarters I had to step in and coordinate multiple departments. Submitted Evidence: NA - The majority of the conduct was in person and not recorded. Would you like to be personally interviewed? [X] - Yes [ ] - No Did you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? If so, who? If not, why? No. There was no time. Actions taken: NA Additional Notes: Haller performed her job well throughout the expedition and her tactical decisions in the field are not in question. I only take issue with their actions and statements aboard the Horizon while the opposing crew was visiting.

Other suggestions for your consideration. - Improve the tech support role by giving them a console with access to research levels that prints out improved components for PDAs including larger batteries and wireless charging. - Add induction charging between PDAs to share a charge (similar to some cell phones) and even other devices in the modular computer tree; laptops, consoles, tablets, ect. - Give service workers small, handheld induction chargers that work with personal electronics as a service they can offer. I had some other ideas but then I slept. I'll update this if I remember.

It would be good to make the larger batteries and even wireless charging components fit in the PDAs. There’s a lot of components that don’t get used often because they only work in larger devices like laptops and consoles. On the whole, I wouldn’t want to simply remove the need to charge PDAs. I don't subscribe to the idea that the best RP is uninterrupted by gameplay mechanics. If we sand off all the rough edges and annoyances then the in-game world loses its texture. An argument could be made that you can manufacture problems like this by adding it into your RP purposefully but I prefer to deal with issues as they come up mechanically rather than script them into my RP.

IMO, the main difference between weed and other drugs is that weed is more easily memed. The venn-diagram of weed smokers and video game players has much more of an overlap than cocaine users, for example, and familiarity leads to in-jokes, references, ect. Even people who aren't in the culture are familiar with the funny weed number which gets used all the time, ironically or not. To be fair there's similar things with drinking and other substances and we crack down on LRP behavior with them too, but I don't see the benefits outweighing the drawbacks in the weed situation.

This might be an American centric perspective, but there is too much baggage associated with weed IRL and it would overshadow the plant’s lore in our setting. I don’t have any opinions good or bad on weed itself but I’d personally avoid opening the gate to things like weed culture because I can honestly see it going LRP pretty quick.