New Statue: Total Triumph
For the third statue in the series, Elize Crane commissioned a scene from the final battle to claim the third district of Bloodworth. Her siblings, Icarus and Sejal, tired after the battle, leaning on each other to recover their strength, standing on a pile of skulls, symbolizing their defeated enemies.
Sadly, Icarus could not attend the reveal, but Elize, Sejal, and Thylia Tawse (from the Ash Crypt) were there to tell the story for an audience of bathers and art enthusiasts.
Previous statues in this series: Sisters’ Reunion and Master Plan.
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History
The year was NC97. The Talon district had increasingly fallen into lawlessness as the Talon Federation no longer had the might to control it. Gangs roamed freely even in the Mid-Ward. Worse still, smelling weakness, Arwel of the neighboring district was mobilizing her troops to take it all for herself.
Elize snuck into the Tower Ward before the Talons barricaded themselves in. She offered to rescue Enan Talon and her circle, provided they sell the entire district to the Cranes at a steep discount.
Meanwhile, the Crane mercenaries, led by Icarus and Sejal, and their new Fiend allies, led by Thylia, arrived just in the brink of time. They stormed over the west bridge, and the gangs quickly faltered against a real mercenary army. But at the same time Arwel marched over the east bridge, trapping the gangs between two invading armies. It was a massacre, and the battle only grew more brutal as the two armies finally clashed.
Said to be one of the deadliest conflicts in recent history, the Cranes eventually came out victorious, forcing Arwel to retreat back to her own district.
Arwel later claims she was only trying to help the Talons and the conflict between her forces and the Cranes was a simple misunderstanding. Though the relationship between the two federations has never truly healed.
Enan Talon held to her agreement and sold the district to the Cranes after her rescue. She still lives in the district and works in the great library. “My calling was never to rule, that was my brother’s ambition. Without him, the federation was destined to fall.”
And so it was that, at a mere 84 years old, the Cranes became the youngest federation to rule a district in one of the major cities on the Red Coast.
Art Facts
Artist: Gian Belgrath.
Height: 22 arms, 6:1 scale.
Medium: Faradon marble.
Style: Neo-heroic nude.
Bathhouse Factoid: The Kini
Did you know the dress worn by staff in the bath is called a kini? It’s based on a traditional dress of the Amber Elves in the west, chosen for its exotic appearance as well as being light and airy, perfect for the humid air of the bathhouse.
You can tell the role of workers in the bath by the color of the clothes they are wearing.
Attendants
The ones you’ll see the most. They are the customer-facing staff that work to make your stay is as pleasant as possible. They are in charge of the reception, clothes storage, and serving food and drink. You can also pay a fee for a massage, scrubbing, or a snuggle.
Peacekeepers
Ensure the safety of everyone in the baths. They are the only ones allowed to be armed and are allowed to use force, should you cause trouble. While their uniform also includes both gambeson pants and a breastplate, most working in the baths choose to only use the gambeson coat due to the heat.
Custodians
In charge of maintaining the proper state of the baths. Their tasks involve scrubbing the floors, cleaning the baths, repairs, maintaining the gardens, and caring for the art.
Chefs
Chefs, bakers, butchers, tea boilers, jarists (of the pickle cellar), and other kitchen staff all work to give you the very best food and drink Bloodworth has to offer.
Basement Workers
The staff that aren’t normally seen in the baths but are essential to its operation. They receive goods and wood through the basement entrance, stoke the furnaces that heat the baths, wash the laundry, and operate the great lift to bring in red water from the sea.
Elize’s Private Staff
The Elves that hold a position within Elize’s residence or work for her in another official manner. Do not bother them.
Timeline of Related Events
Ancient History
- The great plague nearly wiped out the Elves.
- The Crimson Sea started glowing red.
- Bloodworth was founded on its shore.
- Trade and whale hunting became a major source of wealth for the Elves as the glowing water allowed for the vast sea to be navigated.
- More Elves settled on the shores and created two more cities (Brin and Talon) close by.
- Over time the three cities grew to encompass each other, which is why they are now referred to as districts.
Far History
- Adan Talon expanded his district by building up. He built great spires to hold a city above the city (known as the Mid-Ward and Tower-Ward).
- During the excavations for the spires’ foundations, Adan found a massive ancient gate built into the mountain.
- When Adan opened the gate an avalanche of ash welled out, burying Adan alive.
- Enan Talon was left to rule the district without her brother and ordered the ancient gate to be sealed.
Year NC97 (134 Human years ago, when this story takes place)
- The Talon district had slowly fallen into lawlessness.
- Arwel Bloodworth, ruler of the Arwel District (original Bloodworth City) is plotting to take the Talon District.
- Icarus Crane, reunited with his siblings, made a master plan of their rise to power.
- The Crane siblings used knowledge they uncovered about a possible demonic ruin hidden under the Talon District to convince the Fiends to join their cause.
- The Crane siblings marched a mercenary army, combined with the Fiends lead by Thylia Tawse, on the Talon District at just the right moment to save the district.
- The Talon District was renamed the Crane District as the young Crane siblings came to rule.
Year NN89 (Now)
- The Crane District was rebuilt to surpass its former glory.
- The Fiends that helped take the district were given the Ash Crypt as their reward, where many of them now live.
- Elize Crane commissioned three sets of statues for her bathhouse, telling the story of the Cranes.
