UPCOMING PLOT: Salt the Earth

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✕ SALT THE EARTH PLOT INFORMATION ✕

WHAT'S HAPPENING

The dust has settled from the United Earth's air raid. Inhabitants of Exsilium have begun to turn their efforts toward recovering from the attack. But the Initiative has no intention of sitting idly by and allowing this attack to go without reprisal.

From October 17 to October 23, all characters will be sent on a gamewide mission. This is not just a training exercise. This is a carefully planned strike at the heart of the United Earth. Transports will be sent back to 1223 CE, arriving a region of modern-day southwest Russia that has recently been conquered by the Golden Horde. One-thousand soldiers remain located in this location. For this mission, the Transports must force the retreat of these soldiers through combat and claim this ten-mile radius.

Once the region has been secured, a special chemical must be dispersed over the land. It is specially designed by the Initiative. It is harmless to humans and wildlife, and undetectable through anything but the most state-of-the art technology, and its purpose is to keep any plant life from growing in the soil of the area for centuries to come. The ultimate goal and outcome of this will only be made clear by the Initiative upon the conclusion of the mission.

This plot will occur in two stages. The mission is stage one. The return to Exsilium at the conclusion of this mission will lead immediately into stage two, which will last from October 24 through October 31. Details on stage two will be revealed after the mission has begun.

SOME THINGS OF NOTE

✕ The network will continue to function as usual while characters are on the mission, so you can feel free to make network posts during this time.

✕ As this is a gamewide mission, all characters will be required to be sent back in time. There will be several Initiative members accompanying the Transports to orchestrate the mission. However, if your character does not wish to actively participate in the combat portion of the mission, they can slip away from the Initiative's supervision to avoid the fighting. Characters are also encouraged to take support roles if they are not a fighter, so if your character would rather be on the sidelines providing any needed medical assistance, or even just helping prepare food for everyone, they are more than welcome.

✕ Though all characters will be sent on the mission, player participation is completely voluntary. You can handwave your character's actions during this plot if you do not wish to participate, and if you would like to do a log or make a network post that is set in Exsilium's standard setting rather than taking place in medieval Russia, you're welcome to backdate it to before the mission begins.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

OCTOBER 17 (Early Morning) — All Transports will be summoned to report to the Initiative Hold for briefing. From there, they will be sent back in time for the mission.
OCTOBER 17 (Evening) — Combat begins.
OCTOBER 18-ish — Details on Stage Two of the plot will be revealed in the OOC community.
OCTOBER 21 — Combat is concluded. Chemical dispersement begins.
OCTOBER 24 (Early Morning) — Transports are sent back to Exsilium. Stage Two of the plot begins.

If you have any questions you can leave them here, and feel free to use this post to begin plotting!