Difference between revisions of "Project Cosmic Hope"

In the days of the [[Holy Celestine Empire]], [[Emperor Ladantine VII]] declared his intention to send [[Celest|Celestian]] researchers out into the farthest reaches of the planescape to discover what laid beyond the [[:Category:Cosmic Planes|Cosmic Planes]]. [[Project Cosmic Hope]] was supported by the Grand Vizier of [[Magnagora]], [[Rushdam d'Murani]], and [[Ghani n'Rotri]] of the [[Master Prophets]] made very public claims of optimism regarding the potential success of the Project, and members of the [[Illuminati]] in [[Gaudiguch]] also stood in support of the Emperor. Researchers in [[Hallifax]] and leaders of the [[Gloriana Preserve]] were much more skeptical, and [[Rowena Nightshade]] made an impassioned plea in front of the Board of Governors in Hallifax in an effort to convince them to withdraw their support.

The [[The Fates|Fates]] were consulted during preparations for the Project, and they made a series of prophesies in line with their character: "You will find that which you seek... Your name will be remembered through time... You will die and be reborn. You shall live and not live to see the fruits of your fate." In hindsight, everything they spoke of would indeed become truth, but not in the way the Emperor believed it to be.

When it came time to select which of the protectorates' [[:Category:Nexuses of Power|Nexuses of Power]] would be the official launching site of the Project, leaders of Gaudiguch and Magnagora lobbied strongly to be chosen. Hallifax, who had previously denied access to their [[The Matrix|Matrix]] for use in the Project, later rescinded that decision and invited the Emperor's researchers to choose their city. Weeks later, an Imperial Proclamation announced that on the 13th of Gorgani, in the year 543 IE, Project Cosmic Hope would launch from [[the Stone of Truth]] in Magnagora.