Cliffbase CF
| Nation: | Goetia |
| Population: | 7,187 |
| Predominant language: | Istvanistani |
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| Main roads: | Road to Gathering Place, Road to Navigators |
| Major districts: | the Horse Paddock, the Eagles Roost, the Pig Wallow |
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| Current mayor: | Alfred Priestly Family Father |
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Cliffbase Cycle Family is one of the communes forming the Community of Goetia. It was a very small camp at the base of a cliff before its population exploded following the Revelation. Cliffbase members formally organized as a Cycle Family in 1661.
Cliffbase CF has 314 full members and 6,732 auxiliary members. Its president is Alfred Priestly. It has highway connections to Gathering Place, The Saints CF, and Navigators CF and has automatic honorary membership agreements with Horses CF, Eagles CF and Boars CF.
Priestly earned some level of fame as the President of the Conference of Cycle Families at the time of the Great Revelation.
Cliffbases's colors represent a view of a cliff. The colors red, yellow, and grey are the colors of Cliffbase's associated nomadic families, the Horses, Boars, and Eagles.
The Cliffbase CF dress themselves in animal skins, acting the parts of dogs, cats, bears, dragons, and snakes to link themselves to spirits of those animals. They are one of the older and larger cycle families, and take pride in being a source of traditions for the rest of the Community. After the Reconciliation, their turf is now an exclave and their influence is being overtaken by Gathering Place.
Cliffbase family members worship Ronové in particular and there is a temple to the demon here. Alfred Priestly, who guided the Community through the Great Revelation and the Reconciliation, is a major devote of Ronové. Ronové's mastery of language and debate makes Cliffbase members especially adept at serving as demonic missionaries, community leaders, and interlocutors with the non-demonic world.
Mister Basecliff Contest 1684
Fred Gluck was selected by the Cliffbase community to represent them during the International Master Demonist Contest. The title "Mr. Basecliff" is a nod to the original interchangeability of the family's name, often alternating between Cliffbase and Basecliff until forced to standardize as Cliffbase when Goetia was recognized by the MCS. The title patch is a copy of the Cliffbase family colors, and indicates a lack of inspiration in this old family.
The Mister Basecliff Contest was held at Missie C's Bar and Parlor located in the Roost, the section of the family turf reserved for Eagles. There were 15 contestants, representing all eligible cycle families. Fred Gluck won by demonstrating exception pride in his demon worship lifestyle, his refined sense of style (judges assumed he would look more impressive than other family title holders), and his willingness to expand the definition of demon to include less malevolent deities and creatures. As a member of the Horses Nomadic Family, Gluck patrols the highway between Cliffbase and Navigators which is entirely within Natopian territory. His frequent encounters with Natopians and Bovics has broadened his definition of a demon, and considers that the worship of lesser Bovic deities could be integrated with Goetic demon worship.
Notable Members
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Alfred Priestly, CCF President, 1661-63, 67-83 -
Fred Gluck, Mr. Basecliff 1684-96
