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NEW OASIS
FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS
WORLD LORE
TIGER
"So ya like lore? Well, good news! Cuz... We got summa that.
It ain't complete history but there's some yummy nuggets of info in there for you sleuths ta piece things together (and give the GMs more ideas )"
It ain't complete history but there's some yummy nuggets of info in there for you sleuths ta piece things together (and give the GMs more ideas )"
- 「 Da Lore 」NEW OASIS LORE"New Oasis as a city has a fairly long, storied history... Much of it lost to the ages! As the roleplay progresses, more of that ancient lore might be uncovered, but for now let's dial the clock back a century-and-a-half (give-or-take) and see where that lands us..."
THE FIRST YEARS"The year is... Uh... Let's see... Carry the one... A long time ago!" (140 years ago, so it's around the late 1800's) "I KNOW THAT! Ahem! Where was I? Oh, right."
"So back then New Oasis wasn't exactly like it was now. Think of it, ehh, think of it like your earthling's Industrial Revolution-type beat. Big top-hats, foggy streets. Everyone sayin' 'chip, chip, cheerio!' Y'know. Bu-but anyway! So there. Scene: set."
"Here's the thing, though. At this point, such a thing as HPs" (Humans with Potential) "doesn't exist! I know, crazy right?"
"What happened was, there were these miners, right? Workin', doin' miner stuff. They go, like, under the ground n' stuff. WELL! These miners just so happened to uncover something. It must've been something extra special, because once they found it, babies born with unlocked Potentialities started being born all over the place! It was awesome."
"Oh. Oh! And! The kids..! Of those miner guys? Guess who they became? Go ahead, guess. You'll never get it. Give up? Ok, ok, I'll tell ya. They became the first* Four Kings! I know, right?! Totally cool. Uh, what's next? Oh! Right."THE YEAR IT ALL HAPPENED"Okay, kiddos! Now we get to the good parts. Y'see, believe it or not, things were pretty hunky-dory for awhile! Sure, the four Gangs were out there, y'know, doin' Gang Stuff, but at least they weren't at each other's throats! Not yet, anyways..."
"So we're on, what? Maybe the third-generation of Kings by now? I dunno. It's been 20 years since the original Four Heavenly Kings built names for themselves in New Oasis, and so, hm... Math again..." (80 years) "I WAS GETTING THERE! We're 80 years out from the start of our main story! Phew, that's a long way off. Even in Heavenly Tiger Years..." (Tell them about the falling out) "ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT! Jeez."
"So, all good thing must come to an end, right? And by this point, the Four Gangs were a really, really good thing. I mean, they were 'bad', I guess. But they were big, and they were strong, and they ruled the whole shebang together! But... Then things started going south. Nobody really knows—I mean, I know, but it's a secret so I ain't tellin'—what kicked off the first conflict. But what I can tell ya is this: it was all downhill from there."
"It was bedlam for awhile there. Every-gang-for-itself type beat. Eventually the fighting escalated to an all-out war! It was awesome. But also very sad . I guess like a whole buncha the population got caught in the crossfire, and even the city itself took a beating! By the time the smoke cleared, New Oasis looked very different, that's for sure. For one, Central District was now an island. The fighting had carved out huge chunks of earth n' made rivers that divided the city into what we know today as the Four Districts, with Central stuck smack dab in the middle of it."PRESENT DAY — PHOENIX FALL"Okay, okay, okay. Let's hop, skip, jump all the way to the present! Gang stuff's been happenin' for the past 80 years and somehow the city's still standing! Well, most of it. Which brings me to the Big Thing this time 'round, which is the Fall of the Phoenixes."
"So, y'know I mentioned awhile back how Central District is just kinda, y'know, plopped in the middle of four rival Districts? Yeah. Well a big driver of their conflicts over the years has been to over one gang or another trying to lay claim over Central. Usually Central is neutral-ish territory, as no one gang is strong enough to beat back assaults from the other 3 and hold the place for long..."
"Except only recently, Central was pretty much on lock under the rule of the Scarlet Phoenixes. They were on top of the world for a bit, there. Nobody could wrest Central out of their grasp. Not the Tigers. Not the Serps. Not the Dragons. For a moment there it seemed like the Gang War was finally over... Until something weird happened."
"It was some kinda storm... Or hurricane... Or something. I dunno the details. (Year and a half ago.) But it wiped out a big chunk of the Phoenixes' home turf in the South District. It messed them up enough that they had to cede claim of Central or else they'd run the risk of getting wiped out entirely!"
"But, uh... Yeah! That's about all for now. Lookin' forward to see you make your mark on this city, Rookie! Tiger, out."
PRESENT DAY — EXTRA INFO
“Oh! ‘Fore I forget. There’s one last thing about the Gangs I forgot to mention (actually there’s a lotta things I left out nyehehe >:3)… I mean, ANYWAYS!
Well… Ain’t ya ever wondered why the gangs’re run and operated by slap-happy teens and depressed twenty-somethings (with some *ahem* exceptions) >.>’ … It’s ‘cause humans start to get slow n’ generally get crappier at doin’ things as they age. Not a good luck if yer street gang looks more like a nursing home, ya dig?
But DON’T WORRY (or else yer arthritis might flare up) ‘cause the Gang’s O’ New Oasis have got ya covered! (Some of you, anyway…)
Long story short is that most gangs have pretty decent retirement options (*ahem*, I said MOST — LOOKING AT YOU, SERPS). Provided you did good work while you were active, you can live out yer golden years in style as a member of The Board! Think of it like an alumni association. And don’t think about it too much for now…
But, uh… Yep! That’s all there is to say about that. Yuh, huh! Clean, cut n’ dry lore drop from yer old pal, Tiger. Ciao!”
「 Da Lore 」
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