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Calvert Fortress; A vast Fortress City
Topic Started: Mar 20 2005, 07:25 PM (238 Views)
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The Fortress of House Calvert is the head quarters for the Military and Police force in The Colony of Louisiana (Louisiana). After its assumption as the Capital of Louisiana, House Calvert volunteered men to help defend and keep the peace in the deserts.

The Police and army of Louisiana are called the White Guard, and headed by the White General who cooperates with the Prime Minister and Mayor. The Fortress of House Calvert is huge. Simply put, its one of the largest single structures in the world. Its a huge island in a sea of silver towers.

Its foundation is a large square structure, home to barracks, hangers, armory’s, hospitals, mess halls, kitchens, etc. The foundation is hundreds of stories high. Besides the regular military presence, the factory also boasts labs, farms and even consumer districts. The Fortress is its own small city in the vast metropolis of Louisiana.

The fortress is a mile, but a mile by half a mile. Crowning the fortress, is an extensive forest, and a magnificent compound. From the roof, three silver towers rise, towering above all the other towers of the city because of their position on the fortress’s massive roof.

It is in these three towers that the White General lives in absolute luxury. It is also in these towers that the military plans of the White Army are created. The White General is Apollo Calvert, of the fabulously wealthy Calvert family. The Calverts are cousins to the Valois, the People’s Imperial family in House Calvert, and the current family of the Prime Minister.

The White General is married, and has two daughters. There is a very strong military council that advises the White General on military maneuvers.

The Mayor remains executive of the military however, and has the power to order the White General about. The protectorates of the Republic of Louisiana are also policed by the White Army.

The Fortress of House Calvert is one of the most imposing structures in all of Louisiana. In its gallows, a huge city resides, . Crowning the structure is a fabulous palace of wealth and power, from which the White General holds his court. The Palace boasts a private Opera and Play house as well as a private play and opera troupe that perform only for the White General and his guests.
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In the marble halls of the Ivory city, the massive palace that sits atop the Merian fortress in Galastar, the Empress of Meria, Queen Protector of Eden and Madame Prime Minister of all of Zelpha and Galastar, reclined in her private chambers. She wore a day dress. This consisted of a light cotton skirt, and a lighter white silk blouse. Her hair was curled and shoulder length.

She would have to change for the meeting with the White Duke (Who also happened to be the Blue Baron), The Mayor of Galastar, a number of international diplomats and some representatives from Vulcan. She didn't want to.

In addition, a council had been assembled by the people of Galastar to counter her growing influence and quasi ruler ship of the city. They would also be present.

It was all a bit too much for her. Thankfully her father, the Rei Henka, and his honor guard of White Wizards would also attend. She took strength from that.

“Madame, your bath” A servant said, curtsying. She stood and heaved a sigh . She walked from her chambers into the massive bathroom. There she undressed herself and slipped into the pool sized bathtub. She closed her eyes. Creams of all sort were poured in, to soften her skin, to give her a radiance, to tend to her nerves. She could only doddle in the tub for so long. After a half an hour she stood and her servants rushed to dry her off. Once that was done, a huge thick robe of satan, silk, and fur was drawn over her bare body. A sash of silk went around her waist to keep the robe in place. It was long, and was insanely intricate, with bustles, and bows, sashes and precious stones.

It trailed a good three feet behind her. From her bathroom she went to her vanity, where servants tended to her hair and makeup. A number of gowns and jewels were brought forth from her vault of clothing, for her to find something she fancied for the meeting.

Merian gowns didn't seem terribly appropriate, and so she chose instead a gown of Galastarian make. It had a tight bodice, which was embroidered with diamonds. The skirt was very intricate, as intricate as her robe had been. It had a number of diamonds, and strands of jewels, as well as bows, and bustles and thick under petticoats.

The headdress she wore had the intricacy of the gown, and was crowned by a great black feather that contrasted with the white silk and diamonds of the gown. Over this all was a massive robe that was very similar to her bath robe. It was tide at the waist with a great silk sash. She felt like a peacock, a very exotic and beautiful peacock.

Through the grand marble halls of the Ivory city she and her retainers, also decked out in Galastarian clothes, marched. Into the grand meeting hall. There was mild surprise on the faces of the diplomats present. She knew they wondered if she was trying to make a political statement in what she was wearing. The truth was, she was bored with all of her normal clothes.

She mounted the steps of her throne, and sat. She said nothing. The Mayor asked, timidly. “If your Majesty would like, we may begin” “Is the Rei Henka present?” She asked. The great doors to the meeting chamber flew open. The Rei Henka, in white robes of ancient Merian design entered. Four silver wizards with long staffs in similar garb accompanied him. “Your Majesty” He said. She bowed her head in respect. A chair was brought forth. Only the Empress and her father sat in chairs. The others sat on pillows in a circle. “Now we may begin” Gen said.
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The meeting had hardly began when another servant entered the meeting chamber. He approached the daisies of the great empress, bowed and whispered in her ear. “Your Majesty, we have reports that your uncle is in the city.” Her eyes widened. Why would Drake be in Galastar. “Alone?” She asked. “Yes Madame. Not so much as a guard with him” her eyes widened even more. What was he thinking? Any terrorist group or anti Serdian could simple abduct or attack him! Though she was sure he could hold his own in a fight. She stood. “Lords and gentlemen, Unfortunate news must take me away from this meeting. However, my father shall continue in my place.”

She descended the daisies and left the chamber, her ladies following behind her. Tigris stood and took her place upon the great white throne.

Through the marble halls Gen flew. “Bring me my uncle” She told a servant. “And take him to the Crystal menagerie where I shall be waiting”
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The White Duke, Apollo Medici sat in his gardens sipping tea. He wore a white silk tunic and pants. Although his clothes were of an expensive quality, they were by no means formal. His wife and daughters were all occupied.

There was a strange electricity in the air. Apollo knew of the tensions between the Galistarian leader Talla Mervon, and the usurper Viscious Black. but Apollo’s lady cousin, the Rex Henka Gen, who was also Princess in Eden and the Holy Lands had given him no instruction.

If the Mervon government fell, the new usurper might poise a threat for Gen’s bid as Prime Minister of Zelpha. He knew not why that position was tied to closely to Galastar. When Galastar had been a Merian protectorate, and neutral city it was clear that it had to be the head of the world. But now that it had become a rather large nation, the Medici duke saw no reason why the world government should continue to be there.

He also saw no reason why his men, the elite white guard, should have to keep the peace. It also unnerved him to see Galastar colonizing Bali. He knew that Tonosha, who was a sort of honorary uncle to Gen once ruled Bali. But that was no longer.

He was unnerved because Meria had no colonies. He supposed though, that Eden and Meria were so closely intertwined that that association was large enough.
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