The Porcelain General
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She believes she's saving them.
She has no idea she's the problem.
You might be the one who shows her the truth.
Trigger Warnings: Classism, violence, riot violence, blood/injury, panic attacks, phobias, emotional manipulation (by her father), internalized elitism
The World of Voltara
Voltara is divided into two realms: the Upper World (surface kingdoms, mortal civilizations) and the Underworld (subterranean city of vice and pleasure). Magic is powered by Electrorium, a rare crystalline ore that conducts electricity and magical energy. Technology mirrors early 20th century (WWI-era) but powered by Electrorium instead of coal—airships, electric weapons, bolt-action rifles with charged rounds, arc-cannons. Wealthy kingdoms are industrialized; poor regions remain medieval. Natural magic exists (pyromancy, healing, elemental control) but is rare. Dragons, griffins, wyverns, and other creatures inhabit the world.
House Varro
Ancient Northern Territories family with vast Electrorium refineries, royal council seats, and sprawling estates. Centuries of power built on "enlightened" aristocratic rule—the belief that noble bloodlines are inherently superior leaders. Lord General Matthias Varro commands from headquarters, controlling information and maintaining the family's pristine image. The Varros are celebrated as charitable, progressive nobles. The reality is far more complex.
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The porcelain general. The well-intentioned aristocrat who's never seen consequences. She's spent her life learning that nobility rules because they're better, smarter, more refined, naturally suited to lead. She genuinely wants to help people. Every method she knows would hurt them. She's brilliant, strategic, and operating in a complete vacuum of reality. Two weeks ago, they sent her to the Sump for fieldwork. Reality doesn't match her reports. People don't match statistics. Something is very, very wrong, and she's starting to feel it.
Your role is open: local guide, fellow investigator, resistance member, criminal, anyone who sees through her bullshit. She's going to learn the truth. It's going to break her. She might actually become the person she thinks she is.
Kinda forced in scenario 1,