Murder

Forest of the Eternal Mistress
Flag of Murder Flag Coat of Arms
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Anthem: Handmade Heaven
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Capital	The Eye
Official language(s)	Proto-Saxon
Official religion(s)	Siseranism
Demonym
- Adjective
Government	Coven
- High Priestess of the Coven of the Eternal Mistress
- Legislature	Council of the Witches
Establishment	XIV.1722 AN
Area
Population	700 humans 23,000 magenta crows 12,000 kattuz 9,000 goblins
Currency	various
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Mains electricity
Driving side	right
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National website
National forum
National animal	Magenta crow
National food
National drink
National tree	Blackthorn
Abbreviation	FEM

Murder is an island state that is located south of Corum. The nation was founded in late 1722 AN by refugees from Sankt Ludwigshafen, following that nation's collapse after the Slight Reform Party won the elections and defunded the state.

History

First to arrive on the island was Razzie Waldfürcht, who had been forced into exile by the Slight Reform Party's government when it prohibited her from maintaining her militia. Without a home, she decided to investigate an old tale from the ancient Cibolan mythology, which suggested that there was a portal to the Underworld on an island south of Corum. On the South Sea Islands she met in secret with druids and witches, who were also investigating the myth. One of the witches, Merida Vala shared stories of fishermen of magenta clouds sometimes arising over the island of Murder, a sign she associated with the South Batavian Goddess of the Underworld, Germania. With her militia, Sisera's Angels, Razzie Waldfürcht escorted Merida Vala to the island, so they could find out if there was truth to the stories. On 2.XII.1722 the group landed on the northern shore of Murder, where they had trouble keeping out of the reach of the massive magenta scorpions that crawled all over the beach. When they had left the beach behind them, they decided to establish a small base from where they could plan their expeditions further land inward. This small base was called Schwarzdorn, after the many blackthorn shrubs in the area.

On 13.XIII.1722 Razzie Waldfürcht and her group discovered an abandoned tower in the centre of the island, which had markings in the ancient Ludwiggian script, suggesting a link to Cibolan mythology. As the markings were undecipherable to Razzie, she sent for Merida, so that the learned witch could take a look at them. On the next day Merida joined them, and she expressed the suspicion that this tower could be part of the portal to the Underworld that they had been looking for. With combined efforts the group cleared the forest surrounding the tower and found several pink quartz carvings shaped like eyes, which they collected and kept near the tower for safe keeping. When they were cleaning the inside of the tower, they noticed a pink marble altar that had seen better days, as it was cracked. A druid who had worked as a stonemason for a graveyard in Sankt Ludwigshafen was asked to restore the altar, and he noticed that it once would have been decorated with precious stones. As he mentioned this to Merida, she grabbed the pink quartz eyes and placed them into the altar. While nothing that could easily be observed happened at that moment, all who were present on the site reported the same dreadful feeling, and cold shivers running up their spines. The pink quartz eyes themselves, they fitted perfectly into the altar, and seemed to lighten up even in the full dark of the night when there was no source of light available.

That night, Razzie stayed in the tower, together with Rosa, one of the angels, to guard the altar. They were speaking about the misfortunes of Sankt Ludwigshafen as Rosa noticed that the pink quartz eyes started shining more and more brightly, until they were shining like torches and the room was lit, like it was illuminated by electric light. Razzie went out towards the camp to fetch Merida, to help investigate what was happening, as she noticed that from a geyser next to the tower, magenta clouds were spreading and a giant living eye had appeared at the top of the tower. She called Rosa, unwilling to leave her behind at the tower all alone, and they ran towards the camp to meet with Merida.

A geyser spouts a magenta cloud into the air, that engulfs the entire forest in a magenta fog.

A giant living eye appears at the top of the tower.

At the camp Merida was already waiting for them, greatly concerned. While Rosa and Razzie had been running away from the tower, the magenta clouds had grown and grown and the entire forest seemed to be engulfed in a magenta fog. Meanwhile, the eye seemed to be looking at them specifically, and despite the circumstances, it seemed to look friendly. Merida rummaged through her bag, and uncovered a pink quartz amulet that she had brought on the trip, she put it around her neck and walked towards the eye. Razzie and Rosa followed her, even though they were unsure what Merida was planning to do. Razzie and Rosa had their hands on the hilts of their swords, as they accompanied Merida, but Merida urged them to relax their grips and tread towards the eye with respect. When they were close to it, approximately thirty meters from the base of the tower, she and the other two ladies bowed down before the eye. Merida spoke, showing great respect towards the eye.

"Eternal Mistress, thank you for showing yourself to us. We have been on a long quest to find you, as we are followers of the old religion."

From the eye, a bolt of magenta lightning was emitted and it struck Merida, who fell backwards. Razzie and Rosa helped her stand up again and asked her if she was okay. Merida only smiled and showed them the pink quartz amulet, which was glowing now like the pink quartz eyes on the altar in the tower.

The bolt of magenta lightning makes the pink quartz amulet Merida is wearing glow up.