Le's Lovely Flag

[Faye <3]

BYOND Key: PersephoneQ

Discord Username: faye#4607

Character Name: Bian Quy Le 

Item Name: Coalition Fisanduh Unity Flag

Item Function: It's a flag! 

Item Description: A well-loved flag often seen hung by those advocating for Fisanduh's legitimization and acceptance into the Coalition of Colonies.

Why is your character bringing this item to work?: Le is a consular for the Coalition of Colonies, and an issue near and dear to her heart is to use her position to spread awareness for the Confederacy of Fisanduh, tactfully of course.

How did your character obtain this item?: Bian and others likeminded individuals drafted up the design for a new flag, one that would advocate Fisanduh as a proper state and it's entry into the Coalition. When these flags were produced, she bought one for herself. 

What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: The War for Liberty as it is known among those within the Fisanduh mountain range is a near and dear topic to Le. The war has been a very important for her character, shaping who she is and what she does today. After fleeing Moroz, the woman went to school in the hopes of becoming a consular for the Coalition with dreams of one day returning to her beloved homeland and seeing it returned to it's former glory. She believes that Coalition aide is the safest, surest way to achieve such a goal, and as such carries this flag to further that end. 

Sprites: coalition-fisanduh_flag (1).dmi

Sprites done by Stryker#2886

Edited May 26, 2021 by Faye <3

[Desven]

I was one of those that originally suggested this as soon as faye showed her flag on the relay discord. So big +1, can't wait to seethe as Pierre when I see it.

[KingOfThePing]

Why should this NOT be a loadout item? 

[Desven]

5 minutes ago, KingOfThePing said:

Why should this NOT be a loadout item? 

Normally I would agree, but I've seen zero other characters pushing this same Coalition alliance. In a way I think it's like Sycmos custom flag and banner.

[KingOfThePing]

That's not a good argument in my opinion. I was the first person to really utilize the IAC, too and pushed the associated loadout items (vest, beret, jumpsuit and one or two that are spawn only). Ever since the IAC has a much greater presence. Items like these give awareness to lesser used aspects of lore and are quite healthy for lore itself. I dont know what Sycmos has for a custom banner or flag.

[Faye <3]

I'm not against this being a loadout flag per se, but this is kind of a niche character ideology for a part of lore that's already sort of niche. I would want Human loredev's thoughts on making it a loadout item before anything, as one person or a small group having the flag is one thing, but many of them is another entirely.

With other flags, they're for fully established entities. The IAC is a trans-stellar corporation, other planetary flags are for entire planets or multi-planet entities, or giant corporations. The CoC Fisanduh flag is from a single planet, and even then it's only like a chunk of that planet stubbornly holed up in a mountain chain. That is small enough, but becomes smaller still when you consider that a Fisanduh - Coalition alliance is not at all the only prominent opinion within the Confederacy, and that not all Fisanduhians support it in an already small population. While I think it being a loadout item would definitely bring more awareness to it, I'm not sure if that's a good thing? I can't imagine many people outside of Moroz and maybe a few people in CoC even know what the fuck Fisanduh is, let alone why it would be potentially in the CoC, As a loadout item would serve a niche playerbase for a very small part of lore, rather than a large corporation or empire or group.

 

I think that Fisanduh alone is just enough to warrant a loadout flag. I do not think a political ideology within Fisanduh is large enough to warrant anything more than a custom item.

 

 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Faye <3

[MattAtlas]

Accepted.