Masqueofcrump:wo months ago, in Dallas, a very foolish motley of changelings made a pact with a group of mages. They handed over their fetches for study in exchange for memories of the time that they had missed, so that they would be able to slip back into their old lives. The Sorcerers upheld their end of the bargain, but sorcerers being sorcerers, they were far from content to settle at that. After several weeks of tinkering, they created a dark and craven ritual: at midnight, during the witching hour, the fetch could be sacrificed in order to bind it's changeling, should he or she be within the world of man, into forced servitude.
Masqueofcrump:The Court's DiplomacyWhen the Courts of the city discovered what was happening, they quickly attempted to open diplomatic channels with the local concilium, but their efforts were for naught. The mages were haughty and arrogant, and presumed to lecture the changelings on the reality of their "condition", making the extent of their ambitions of using the changelings as guides to find and reclaim "their" Arcadia. The Courts then set about preparing for war, having all of their members retreat into the Hedge, save a few crafty spies and observers.
Mister Knightshade: You might want to skip the diplomatic attempts. The changelings would more likely threaten war, rather than offer peace, because they were already at peace. Besides, the mages have broken an agreement. Rather than give back the changeling's memories, they enslaved them. Breaking an agreement is a huge deal to the changelings and it proves that you already cannot be trusted, and trust is a key factor to diplomacy. Once that's out the window, it's already war.
Masqueofcrump:]@ Arcane: so long as no one else minds a Mage PC, I'm all for it, although it's a big game and I'll be doing a lot of juggling of splats as it is, so you may need to pick up the slack occasionally regarding rules.
Alabaster Xnight:A list of which books and which rules (the optional ones and such) are being used would be great. Also I am interested in signing up.
Alabaster Xnight:There are multiple versions of Dual Kith, which is being used? (Winter Masques or Rites of Spring?) I did the, I accounted for it the most costly and restrictive of the ways possible both with character creation with two Wyrd and paid three merit points, and if it is the less expensive version. I like my accounting to error on the side of caution.