[Microscope] Another Round

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I begin the third round by handing the lens to Gilbert. He's in the mood to see some warfare, so he sets the focus on Conquests. He creates an event during the Rise of the Empire period for No Mercy for Uskera and a scene - the sack of Uskera. He defines Uskera as a small city state that existed seperately from the rising Voryer empire as a neutral state until the Voryeran emperors set out on their wars of conquest - Uskera was the center of resistance against Voryeran conquest. After playing out the scene Morgan has created, Dean decides to create a scene within that same event to explore one of the ideas that had shown up in that scene - that the Uskerans are great scholars and tacticians. He names this scene The Academy Opens it's Doors and describes the noble leaders of the Voryerans attending lectures at the Uskeran university - acquiring that cities culture along with it's martial teachings.

Morgan isn't particularly interested in all the details - he decides to create an event in the Rise of Empire period The Imperial Army Breaks the Back of the Coalition Resistance, which comes after the fall of Uskera, in which the last desperate armies of the nations opposing Voryer are brought to battle and slaughtered, cementing the conquests of the Voryer people.

Bob isn't particularly interested in all these conquests, but he can work with them. He decides to create an event General Undas, Hero of the Imperial Army, Deserts. He describes the genius of the campaign against Uskera causing a scandal by denouncing violence and the empire. Bob also gets to decide the legacy for this round, and decides that Uskeran Literature becomes popular entertainment of the empire, describing elaborate comedies of manners and romances as the core of the new writings. He creates the event First Performance of Her Ladyships Ring, in the Through the Gates of Glory period, describing it as a very influential and scandalous Uskeran comedy that becomes the pinnacle of Voryeran theatre.

The next round begins, with Dean as the lens. He has a few ideas he'd like to explore, and sets the focus on Romance. He opts to create only a single scene - Emperor Sulur woos his Stolen Bride, and describes the tragic death of Eldshya after the Emperor Sulur falls in love with her.

Morgan is interested in General Undas - he decides to create the scene Flowers from Ashes in which General Undas meets and falls in love with an Uskeran woman, who may or may not have something to do with his desertion. Bob digs this whole thing, and decides to add another scene immediately afterwards, describing the two lovers reuniting and fleeing the city together. The scene establishes that the couple become adventurers who sometimes aid the nations resisting the Voryeran occupation.

Gilbert decides to go outside his normal domain and to insert some court drama. He creates a scene, The Playwright in Love in which the writer of Her Ladyships Ring meets and falls in love with a young noblewoman, and his forbidden romance with her is the inspiration for his work. He decides the legacy of this round is General Undas the betryayer and his lover, Iana. He creates an event in Through the Gates of Glory, wherein Esved attains his first fame by writing a play about the famous lovers and their exploits.