The Broken Mask

The Broken Mask is what the academics and scholars of Carcino refer to the event that lead to the public knowledge that changelings exist, and that they were created by a guild of Carcino. Most assume with recent events, that it is House Hierophant.
The event occurred during a meeting of the Council of Merchants, discussing the possibility of giving the Consuls power of the deceased Mercantile King. During the meeting one of the senates council members got up, and using a magical device caused a massive explosion killing many of the council, one of the consuls, and injuring the other. Upon death of the council member, the senate and the council saw to their horror, the first changeling ever seen. Immediately every kingdom and their spies entered a new game, with the potential of any ally being a changeling.

The Conflict

Prelude

Assassination of the Mercantile King

Battlefield

The Senate Council Chambers in Carcino

Outcome

Changelings become know to the Senate as a species of spies capable of the highest level of espionage.

Aftermath

Changelings are believed to be the children of ghouls, or other creatures of the night, and burned at the stake.

Conflict Type

Showdown

Battlefield Type

Urban

Start Date

4000

Conflict Result

Malfunction/Mishap, Disaster, Discovery

Location

Carcino

Belligerents

Senate

• Council of Merchants

Led by

• Aristander Cleomenes
• Cosimo Giovanni
• Decimus Pomponius
• Euclid Eurythenes
• Lady Basilinna Liviana-Hierophant
• Theodore Jacques Ralli-Scaramanga

Unknown Assailant

Strength

Casualties

Changeling Senator

Objectives

Originally believed to be the destruction/disbandment of the senate, it is now believed the changelings spot was that of observation and that the event was not supposed to occur, and was a 'freak incident'.

Maps

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  Carcino - Diplomacy Map