From being an Abandoned who had rarely left the Hollowed Grounds, to embracing the call of adventure, to dying and being reborn first as an Ascended and then as an Ancient, Maea has gone through quite the amount of changes in her life. One thing remains common, though, in her attempts to find out just where she belongs; she’s always had a craving for knowledge which has brought her to so many places and to meet so many people here in Caido. We can’t wait to see what else is in store for her!
Congratulations, Maea!
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Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
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Morgan didn't expect as much of a turnout at this vote, which was more of a council matter, than the last; still, anyone was welcome. A circle of chairs was set out in the middle of the council hall and she took care to sit at one at a diagonal line from the door and not by the far wall, not wanting to mark herself out as sat at the 'most important' seat.
Waiting for people to file in, she fiddled with the edge of her cloak. Honestly, she wasn't sure what she thought the best method was for triggering and aiming the beam. Each possible path held myriad positive and negative consequences and as always, from the position of the past it was difficult to know the future. Once everyone who would attend was there, Morgan cleared her throat and smiled at those gathered.
"So, as you all know, we're here to discuss the blessing Frey is giving us, in return for our tasks. A beam of sunlight to use as a weapon, if needed, for the Citadel. We must discuss how we would decide to trigger this weapon and how it's used. Before I say anything, I'd like to know the opinions of those in the room. Please, go ahead." Morgan waved a hand before her, gesturing for someone to begin.
Sah nodded at Morgan and the others as he arrived, taking a seat at random. Once they were called to begin, he waited to let others speak up first. He'd realized he was often the first to voice his opinions, maybe even one of the loudest. So, he resolved to give others a chance this time. But when no one spoke up, the Outlander figured he might as well go ahead.
"I'll admit, I don't know much in the manner of beams, weaponry, or such things. My main concerns are to ensure that it's easy enough for any of Halo's citizens to fire in the case of an emergency while also limiting the chances of misfires or enemies using our own weapon against us." Sah glanced around the room, "Are there any other major nuances that we need to consider that I'm leaving out?" He wanted all of their basis to be covered if they could.
"Sorry I'm late," Neron says as he brushes in through the doors, shrugging out of his coat and unlooping his scarf from around his neck. He does take a seat in the 'most important seat', completely without thinking about it (probably) and settling just in time to hear the end of Sah's idea. "Well, the problem with anyone being able to activate it is that anyone will be able to activate it," he points out.
"Shouldn't we keep activation between the council members? I know the Hollowed Grounds is working on something similar, and theirs has a sort of... targeting system, I guess? Do we know how we're going to aim this thing?" Presumably, it'll be powered by sunlight, so at least they might not have to worry about it charging up. That sounds like it would be too easy, though.
