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'''The Peace''' was the end of the [[War in Heaven]]. It was spoken of in [[prophecy|prophecies]], storybooks, and [[graffiti]] on lavatory walls, from the time the War began. | '''The Peace''' was the end of the [[War in Heaven]]. It was spoken of in [[prophecy|prophecies]], storybooks, and [[graffiti]] on lavatory walls, from the time the War began. | ||
It was foretold (and retroactively ensured) that Cousin [[Dysgenia]] would find the Peace. When she did, [[Faction Paradox]] offered to auction it between the [[Great Houses]] and [[the enemy]], but actually just wanted to collect bribes from both sides. Dysgenia tried to her connection to create her own Peace, but Godfather [[Kobold ( | It was foretold (and retroactively ensured) that Cousin [[Dysgenia]] would find the Peace. When she did, [[Faction Paradox]] offered to auction it between the [[Great Houses]] and [[the enemy]], but actually just wanted to collect bribes from both sides. Dysgenia tried to her connection to create her own Peace, but Godfather [[Kobold (A Story of the Peace)|Kobold]] had implanted her with a mnemonic bomb which scattered the Peace throughout time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Story of the Peace (short story)|A Story of the Peace]]'') | ||
[[Entarodora]] expected the War in Heaven to end either in the War being retroactively annulled or in one side's inexorable victory, upon which a new kind of history would be founded. Despite this, there were some brief attempts at peace, like the [[Venue Accords]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | [[Entarodora]] expected the War in Heaven to end either in the War being retroactively annulled or in one side's inexorable victory, upon which a new kind of history would be founded. Despite this, there were some brief attempts at peace, like the [[Venue Accords]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
{{ | [[Faction Paradox]] engineered [[the Armistice]] as a false version of the Peace that spread across the [[Spiral Politic]] and caused many to believe the War had ended. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The End of the Beginning (short story)|The End of the Beginning]]'', et al.) ''[[The Book of the Peace]]'' was made to further the Armistice hoax. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[And To Dust We Shall Return (short story)|And To Dust We Shall Return]]'', ''[[The Ugly Spirit (short story)|The Ugly Spirit]]'') | ||
When [[Aphra Behn|Eff]] asked [[Larissa]] what she had dreamt of, she replied, "Peace." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]'') | |||
In the [[post-War universe]], the ''[[Primer for the Spiral Politic]]'' had an entry on the Peace. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Prelude to a Prelude (short story)|A Prelude to a Prelude]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 2 November 2023
The Peace was the end of the War in Heaven. It was spoken of in prophecies, storybooks, and graffiti on lavatory walls, from the time the War began.
It was foretold (and retroactively ensured) that Cousin Dysgenia would find the Peace. When she did, Faction Paradox offered to auction it between the Great Houses and the enemy, but actually just wanted to collect bribes from both sides. Dysgenia tried to her connection to create her own Peace, but Godfather Kobold had implanted her with a mnemonic bomb which scattered the Peace throughout time. (PROSE: A Story of the Peace)
Entarodora expected the War in Heaven to end either in the War being retroactively annulled or in one side's inexorable victory, upon which a new kind of history would be founded. Despite this, there were some brief attempts at peace, like the Venue Accords. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Faction Paradox engineered the Armistice as a false version of the Peace that spread across the Spiral Politic and caused many to believe the War had ended. (PROSE: The End of the Beginning, et al.) The Book of the Peace was made to further the Armistice hoax. (PROSE: And To Dust We Shall Return, The Ugly Spirit)
When Eff asked Larissa what she had dreamt of, she replied, "Peace." (PROSE: Newtons Sleep)
In the post-War universe, the Primer for the Spiral Politic had an entry on the Peace. (PROSE: A Prelude to a Prelude)
