Usuario:WeiryWriter/Rose Empire

“A Grand, the race who led the empire. That robe of blue and green indicated a minor functionary who had passed the tests for government service, but not risen high in its ranks.”

—Day 2

“The guards were Strikers—or, well, that was the Grand name for them. They had once called themselves Mulla'dil, but their nation had been folded into the empire so long ago that few used the name.”

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“Strikers were well regarded by the Grands, and their Elevation was not unheard of.”

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“Actually, she reminded herself, the Heritage Faction still rules, so...
The emperor would be from that faction, as would the council of five arbiters who did much of the actual ruling. Their faction lauded the glory and learning of past cultures, even going so far as to rebuild their wing of the palace as an imitation of an ancient building.”

—Day 2

“Yes, the Grands called Shai's powers an abomination, but the only aspect of it that was technically illegal was creating a Forgery to change a person. Quiet Forgery of objects was allowed, even exploited, in the empire so long as the Forger was carefully controlled”

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“You requested arbiter intervention in your execution, as most prisoners do.”

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“Emperor Ashravan of the Eighty Suns—forty-ninth ruler of the Rose Empire...”

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“Our resealers are the best in the world.”

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“If [Ashravan] were replaced, the five arbiters in this room would lose their positions—which, by imperial politics, would be a huge blow to their status. They'd drop from being the most powerful people in the world to being among the lowest of the empire's eighty factions.”

—Day 2

“They hated Forgery, or so they claimed. They walked on imitation floor tiles past copies of ancient vases, they let their surgeons repair a body, but they didn't call ny of these things "Forgery" in their own tongue.
The Forgery of the soul, that was what they considered an abomination.”

—Day 2

“'The official explanation for why the emperor hasn't been seen these last two days...is that he's been in mourning for the death of his wife.... Once the hundred days of isolation are finished, they will demand that Ashravan present himself to the court.”

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“She also wore clothing far more fitting than that dingy dres. A flat, red, calf-length skirt and buttoned blouse. The Grands would consider it unfashionable, as among them, ancient-looking robes or wraps were the current style.”

—Day 3