[attr="class","h1"]The Shardmind Rebellion

[attr="class","body"]Zota Vanros was raised to seek out his birthright, and establish his family as the rulers of Dirys. Decades ago, the shardmind known as Hausos sensed Zota’s presence, and offered to make his dream come true. Zota’s has waited long enough, and believing himself ready, Zota will soon begin an expedition beneath Gemarton’s Jewel Shore to find and free Hausos.

Hausos has spent centuries plotting what they shall do upon their awakening. If Zota should prove himself useful, then Hausos will reward him by making him king. Beyond Dirys, however, Hausos has far less gracious intentions. If Zota seeks to claim his birthright, then Hausos can do no less. Diassei was created by Paiia, but Paiia betrayed her daughter. Fiamont stands as the greatest center of worship to Paiia, and so Fiamont shall become the first stepping stone in Hausos’ vengeance against the gods.

Companion Storyline
Although Hausos has only spoken to Zota Vanros once, their brief dialogue was enough to establish an alliance of sorts between them. Due to Hausos’ imprisonment, Hausos’ storyline cannot progress until Zota’s expedition succeeds.
The Rightful King

Hausos' Truth Field
Hausos has long since last the full strength of their power, but Hausos can still manage to generate an aura that compels anyone nearby to speak the truth. However, precisely because Hausos has been weakened, it’s possible for someone to be clever enough to choose their words carefully so they do not risk divulging anything they wish to keep secret.

Locations

• The Jewel Shore
  Gemarton’s Jewel Shore is often regarded by the average mortal as a beautiful landmark, but to Hausos, the Jewel Shore is both their prison and kingdom. Even if Zota were to become king, Hausos would hope to have some sense of ownership over the Jewel Shore. After all, it has been the only home Hausos has known over the centuries.
• Dirys
  Although Hausos intends to leave the majority of the nation to Zota and his children, Hausos does have some curiosity regarding Diassei’s center of power. For example, what exactly are the “sectors”?
• Fiamont
  Although Hausos knows absolutely nothing of the Fiamont of today, Hausos does recall that it held reverence to Paiia. No matter what the citizens of Fiamont believe they have done to advance their country, any servant of Paiia is an enemy to Hausos. What point is there in knowing anything else?

Major People

• Zota Vanros
  Zota Vanros descends from a minor branch of what was once the royal family of Dirys. Following their abdication of the throne and the abolishment of the monarchy, his family believed that they have no less of a claim to the throne than the other branches. While was technically only true because all branches actually no longer held any claim to any throne whatsoever, Zota was raised to pursue a claim regardless. As both Zota and Hausos each believe themselves the heirs to their respective lineages, Hausos has offered an alliance with Zota, offering to make him king.
• Diassei
  The Goddess of Wealth is the progenitor of the shardmind, but has long since been imprisoned in Ilias Morgul. Hausos remains loyal to their creator, and if the rest of the gods see Diassei as their enemy, then Hausos shall oppose them in her name.
• Paiia
  The Goddess of Strength created Diassei, so Hausos begrudgingly admits that this would make Paiia their “grandmother”. On the upside, Hausos relishes in the irony that Paiia could be brought down by her own virtue. Paiia could tempt a king to expand his land by weeding out the peasants, yet Paiia could tempt those same peasants in rebelling against their king. Paiia doesn’t simply inspire strength, she craves war, and if war is what Paiia wants, then it is war that Paiia shall have. Although there are many other gods who deserve to be brought down, it is Paiia’s betrayal against her own kin that infuriates Hausos the most.

Minor People

• Charlotte Firiana
  Charlotte Firiana warned Loark Voden about Zota Vanros' offer for the Jewel Shore expedition.
• Edgar Vanros
  Edgar Vanros
• Ichabod Afof
  Ichabod Afof
• Loark Voden
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• Relos Voden
  Relos Voden
• Natalia Anjali
  One of the miners Zota has recruited for his project at the Jewel Shore. Natalia Anjali

Objects

• The God Killer
  Diassei forged a gauntlet for herself known as the God Killer to strip the gods themselves of their immortality. Despite Hausos’ ambition, even they can admit that they stand no chance of opposing the gods. However, the God Killer could grant them just the opportunity. Whether or not the God Killer still remains, Hausos cannot be certain, but the attempt must still be made to find it. If the God Killer were to live up to its name, then maybe even Paiia would be slain with its power.

Summary

The full summary of completed threads in this storyline can be found in the spoiler tag below. This gets you up to date on all of the events so far. This summary was last updated on 06.14.18.