The dominos have begun to fall. Across Palisade, the Cause’s efforts have begun to be rewarded. And soon, its members will reward themselves with celebrations across the Bontive Valley. But, at least for the crew of the Blue Channel, it is not “soon” yet. Before they can party, they have some open issues that must be addressed. A visitor at the door. A hand on a scepter. An unclear connection to the divine.   This week on PALISADE: Reach In / Reach Out Pt. 1   Words are blunt instruments / Words are sawn-off shotguns   Dossier   People   Lucia Whitestar (she/her):  The young “Lady Whitestar” emerged as a strategic genius during the early conflict between Kesh and Apostolos on PARTIZAN five years ago. Daughter of the Peaceful Princept, Cynosure Whitestar-Kesh. Commands her forces from her flagship, the Lander One with the support of her combat AI, Fire Support (it/its).   Partial Palisade (he/him):  A man who was once a Divine, now living in the shell of a being quite unlike what he once was.   Murchy “Murch” Saltburn (she/her):  A gig-cop working for Lock &amp; Cross Security Services in Baseline-C.    Alise Breka (she/her):  Once, Alise was most popular for her Renegade Hearts books of daring pulp adventure. Now she is one of the chief propagandists of Millennium Break, turning their struggles (and victories) into novels, screenplays, and other media.   Factions   Stel Nideo:  Created the largest faith in the empire, and used that influence to shape (and surveil) mass culture. They are tied to the Present. Faith, coercion, stability.   Places   Bontive Valley:  Blessed by the departed divine Bounty, the Valley provides the Bilats with fruit that never rots and hyper-nutritional grain.   Divines   The Divine Filigree:  The instrumentalized operating core of Palisade&#39;s extensive GravTrain system. Recovered by the Blue Channel and turned over to the Cause&#39;s leadership.    The Divine Integrity (it/its): Sometimes appearing as an articulated staff or a metallic spine, Integrity integrates itself into its chosen user. Once the two are connected, Integrity becomes a powerful exoskeleton, and supports its user in matters of military and morale. Until being assassinated by Brnine,  Dahlia (they/them), the Glorious Princept, was the elect of Integrity. In an ancient era,  Sokrates Nikon Artemisios (they/them)  was the &quot;candidate&quot; (user) of Integrity, and together they reformed the Apostolosian Empire, turning it into the Golden Branch Demarchy for some time.   Mysteries   Perennial (she/her):   The Principality&#39;s so-called &#39;adversary,&#39; who lives at the center of the galaxy and whose chaotic whims spread through her &quot;Perennial Wave,&quot; an ever-present nanoparticle that has recently bonded with Kalmeria.   Additional Notes   Delegates:  In plain terms, Delegates are synthetic individuals created through a process of forcible extraction from a living Divine. Originated by the Fabreal Duchy, who wer

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