The Senatorial Statuettes
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The senate building is filled with beautiful art pieces, including a high number of statuettes. However, those are not merely there for decoration but are responsible for the safety of the senators. Indeed, they constitute the best example of Sérannian magical defensive artefacts!
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Isabelle
Isabelle is a young French woman who was brought through a magical portal to Sérannie, hit with translation magic, and told to help the Séranniens beat their Dark Lord. Only, once the questing party triumphed, she was forced back to the normal world. She is rather bitter about that.While looking for a way to go back, she writes journal entries about her time in Sérannie to not forget what happened and to prepare for her return, illustrating her notebook by sticking postits with emojis scribbles, drawing, or printing photos.
The history of the statuettes
So, there are lots of stories and legends related to the senators and the senate since they're so important to Sérannie, what with them being the heads of the Sérannian noble families and leading the country at the side of the king. Among those, the most prominent story is apparently that of the statuettes of the senate.Created during a crisis
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The senate by Cesare Maccari (Cicero Denounces Catiline)
Consequences
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Warfare revolution?
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Opinions on the statuettes
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Those are damn useful when someone's trying to invade the palace! They're much more efficient than any human guards could hope to be—and you don't even have to pay them salaries or worry about their delicate sensibilities and whether they're gonna betray you if you're a tiny bit rude to them!"Such diplomats all of them, really...
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Presentation of the statuettes
Location
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City of Sérannie
Size
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Painting
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Aspect
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Magic
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Comparison with other statues
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I mean, they need to activate them first, no? Just take the Dresden Files approach on how to prevent a death curse: Snipe from a distance. If they never see you coming, they can't activate their defenses. And maybe use sneezing powder on them, or tear gas.
Too low they build who build beneath the stars - Edward Young
Ooops, good point XD We'll say that there is a failsafe and if there is too much senators' blood being spilled, the statuettes automatically activate XD Thanks for the comment! :D