More Voices of Rio.
“A historian who would convey the truth must lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by several factors of magnitude; otherwise his student would not be able to grasp it.”
- Sir Alexander Baker-Goebel of House Hawkwood
“My friends, we all exist in this city together, this cage together. We stand here, dressed in silks and swaddled in jewels, parading as though we were in the finest courts of Byzantium Secundus. And yet, we are not. For all our finery, we are as prisoners here. A small cell, exquisitely built, crafted with care, but a cage all the same. The illusions of power and freedom we mirror to each other are fragile things, shattered on the wall that rings this velvet lined oubliette. We must learn to, I would not say put aside, no, that would be a fools gambit, we must learn but to resolve our differences and vendettas in a more constructive, I dare say, entertaining fashion, least we wreck the small comforts we do still enjoy.”
- Duke Abdul-Hakam Iskander Al Malik of Criticorum, the founding First Lord of Rio.
“Rio is deceptively small when seen from the outside. You see, a city barely 80 miles across, it is smaller than most fiefs. And yet, once you are on the ground, every corner holds something new, a curiouser piece to a strange puzzle, and it makes the whole entirely more confusing. It is a world unto itself. Hire a guide, do not get lost and for the Love of the Pancreator, learn the local tongue.”
- Sir Alexander Baker-Goebel of House Hawkwood.
- Sir Alexander Baker-Goebel of House Hawkwood
“My friends, we all exist in this city together, this cage together. We stand here, dressed in silks and swaddled in jewels, parading as though we were in the finest courts of Byzantium Secundus. And yet, we are not. For all our finery, we are as prisoners here. A small cell, exquisitely built, crafted with care, but a cage all the same. The illusions of power and freedom we mirror to each other are fragile things, shattered on the wall that rings this velvet lined oubliette. We must learn to, I would not say put aside, no, that would be a fools gambit, we must learn but to resolve our differences and vendettas in a more constructive, I dare say, entertaining fashion, least we wreck the small comforts we do still enjoy.”
- Duke Abdul-Hakam Iskander Al Malik of Criticorum, the founding First Lord of Rio.
“Rio is deceptively small when seen from the outside. You see, a city barely 80 miles across, it is smaller than most fiefs. And yet, once you are on the ground, every corner holds something new, a curiouser piece to a strange puzzle, and it makes the whole entirely more confusing. It is a world unto itself. Hire a guide, do not get lost and for the Love of the Pancreator, learn the local tongue.”
- Sir Alexander Baker-Goebel of House Hawkwood.