THE QUESTION OF ALBION: JAUNT INFO

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The Question of Albion
an uchronic fantasy Jaunt of magic and succession
March 19 - April 28

During the month leading up to the High King of Albion’s ceremonial abdication and retirement, the city of Londinium waits to see if the crown will pass along the maternal line to the High King’s sister’s child as tradition--or if the High King’s own child will raise their banner against the rightful heir as expected. It has been more than a century since there has been a succession dispute of this nature, but there is precedent--and because of this, everyone in Albion will need to think very hard about whose claim they will back.

Matters are complicated, as always, by the genii: supernatural entities who humans summon and form contracts with in order to benefit from their aid and accomplish feats of magic. In Albion, the main workers of contractual magic are the Druids, who are traditionally neutral in these conflicts--but such things are not necessarily true of the magical workers of other lands.

And there is a circle of magic workers from nearby Gaule in town.

Lead by a failed Albionese druid, they seek to contract with a far greater genius than they have before--and should they succeed, they would make valuable allies for either would-be heir. Of course, if they fail, the consequences could be disastrous...

World Info | Contractual Magic and Genii | Particular Magical Circles | Albion & Gaule | Casting Call/Plot Role Announcements | Locations | Infiltrator/Investigator Roles | Skills | Calendar | Player Resources | Questions | Plotting

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WORLD INFO

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The world that Albion takes place in is a variant of Earth, but one with a number of differences from our own. The biggest difference is the existence of the genii (singular: genius): supernatural entities who possess fantastic powers, and whose contracts with humans form the basis for the world’s magic.

Unlike our world, Christianity is only a minor religion in the majority of lands--although it is the major religion in some of the Teutonic and Vitalian states, as well as a few of the kingdoms, duchies, principalities, earldoms, etc. that make up Albion.

Gods in general are fairly present in this world, seen as a kind of Ur-Genii, which a single person would be mad to contract with but have, on occasion, acted to the benefit of their worshippers en masse, whether to save them from plague or prove that a would-be conqueror is impersonating them. (Relatedly, the New World is in considerably better shape than it might have been.)

Technology levels in Europa currently are roughly that of the age of sail, only cleaner and with magic.