Manvilos rises in fresh stone and wet mortar, a small city being claimed as the heart of a new state. Three rough houses stand at its core, Main, Mainni, and the House Contrl Land, while banners snap over a crowd that does not yet know if they are citizens or witnesses.
Ma stands near the square with his magical satchel at his hip, cooking tools tucked close. A scent of bread and spice drifts from a covered cart, and hungry eyes follow it like prayer.
The Herald
By decree of Beniman, this city now belongs to the State of Manvilos! Any who live here owe the new laws their first oath.
The crowd stirs. Some cheer, some mutter, and a line of guards opens around a raised wooden platform.
The Herald
Speak your name and house, or be counted among the unbound.
A sealed basket on the cart shifts. Someone inside it knocks once, hard. The guards hear it too.
The Herald
You there, with the satchel. Step forward. If you mean to belong in Manvilos, now is the time to prove it.
✓ Quest Accepted
Speak your name and house
“Step toward the platform and announce my name and house to the Herald.”
FAILURE (Mediocre Persuasion, rolled -2)
Ma steps forward from the square edge, the stone under his feet still damp with new mortar. The murmurs thin as he reaches the platform.
Ma
Ma. House of Main.
The Herald lowers his scroll a fraction, measuring the words like coin.
The Herald
Short answer. Useful. But names carry weight here, and houses carry duty.
Beniman
House of Main, then. Let the square hear it plainly.
The crowd leans in. A few faces soften at Ma's simple declaration, while others wait for the next condition to be named.
The Herald
You are entered as Ma of House Main. Stand by, and the law will tell you what that means.
Quest Complete
Speak your name and house