The Caged Thunder
The Caged Thunder
The elders tell us, "The person who gives you a gift also gives you his eyes to watch how you use it."
As we move through 2026, we see that the Empire has learned a very clever trick. It has realised that you do not need to suppress a revolution if you can simply put it on a payroll. This is the era of the "Professionalised Protector." Across the continent, the "Pretenders" have replaced the old-fashioned missionary with the modern "Project Manager."
They call it "Civil...
