Player Character Plotlines
Jason Ly:
The below is an excerpt from a Tìngchiu Entertainment promotional flyer, distributed mostly around the wealthy districts on the eastern side of the island of Hokoan between February 1 and now:
Four Brothers Shipping CEO Jason Ly has once again reported stellar growth for Q4 2015, surpassing expectations for the fifth straight year. The corporation, headquartered out of Victoria District, is one of the largest domestic shipping agencies in Hokoan, and despite occasional controversies, remains one of the most successful companies on the island. Ly, the man behind this upward trends, leads his life as one of the most enigmatic public figures in the country. Despite his wealth, fame, and power, no clear source is ever present - leaving us all to wonder how a shipping magnate became among the most famous of our nation's jet-set. Now, finally, a source has stepped forward to tell us what the man himself will not! Jason Ly's secret life - hear it first with us, live, February 12 at 9:00 PM!
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Srinivasa Anand:
Jack Leow was an extremely popular pastor - young, kind, in touch with his congregation. Born and raised in the small Huguenot community scattered across the farmlands of Diemsaranya, Father Leow came to his calling within the church early on in life, and his community always looked fondly upon the young boy and his charitable works - and later the man who served as their local religious leader, and thus the warm-hearted core of their strongest social circles. For Srinvasa Anand, Pastor Leow was the officiary at his wedding, a fond friend, and a close confidant.
Was being the operative word, of course. On New Years Eve, Father Jack Leow was found dead in his church; shot from behind while leaving the doors open late for any members of his congregation who wished to come in that evening. Not yet 30, he was found by the officer and his family when they came in to pray with the pastor early the next morning - a moment scarring all involved.
Currently, the Diemensaranya police district is investigating, and while any information at all on the murder is requested, the agency is not responding to calls for more information as to possible motives or suspects in this tragic act.
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Kuning bin Sari:
February 8, 2016
Tiòngan/長安 District
A small restaurant in the Tiòngan/長安 District was broken into late last night. Kuning Hokoan Cuisine - owned by Kuning bin Sari - had a window smashed in and the property searched by unknown individuals sometime between the hours of 2:00 and 4:30 this morning, police say. Though the register was among items searched, no money was taken, and as of this time it does not appear anything else was stolen, prompting investigators to wonder as to the motive of the intruders. Current speculation points to the unease surrounding the elections, as Rayyan bin Kuning - bin Sari's eldest son - is currently campaigning with the New Democratic Alliance for Tiòngan/長安's Parliamentary seat, and has been known to meet with supporters at his father's establishment - though investigators admit that this is a stretch at best. No suspects have been named at this time.
Alice Chen
Reporter, Capitol District News
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William Siu-Kei:
The following report was leaked to the press around 3:00 PM on February 8, 2016:
Memo dated February 5, 2016 to be delivered to the desk of Assistant Director William Siu-Kei was found yesterday evening - February 7, 2016 - on the floor near by janitorial staff.
Sender remains unidentified, though examination of the note indicates no threat to the intended recipient. Note itself calls for the Assistant Director to return to his childhood home in the Yúnhǎi/雲海 District by midnight on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Memo also contains reference to a package, none identified.
Assistant Director Siu-Kei indicates no knowledge of the note or package, and no indication as to who may have sent it. All employees within the Covert Field Operations offices in Mahanavalaya district are to be evacuated until a thorough search for the package - and verification of its composition, if discovered - can be made.
Employment of any individual who leaks this notification to the public will be immediately terminated.
The report's original source and the identity of the individual who leaked it remain unknown at this time. While not officially verified, civilians claim to have seen numerous people leaving government offices in downtown Mahanavalaya throughout the morning.
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Yu Song:
Controversy for Hokoan United today, as star striker Sefu Cheboi finds himself under arrest following domestic abuse allegations stemming from his wife, Furaha. Cheboi, 22, was recently recruited by the football club in hopes of turning around their recent streak of losses - though controversy surrounded his hard-partying reputation, one in line with the often infamously out-of-touch owners. With Cheboi's arrest, more hard time are no doubt ahead for the club - possibly once again including the possibility of financial collapse.
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Lianto Jenguang:
The following call was phoned into the Cǎoguǎng/草廣 District PD at approximately 11:30 PM last night. A patrol was dispatched to the scene, but after an extensive search, found no evidence that the events described had taken place there.
A request was issued to forward the information to the desk of Inspector Lianto at time of receipt. His expertise with forensics may be useful in determining what happened at the site; if not, this information could still be pertinent to his investigation.
Transcript, translated from Hokkien where appropriate, is as follows:
[Operator, EN]This is the Cǎoguǎng PD, what is your emergency?
[Caller, NAN] ...blood, bleeding...
[Operator, NAN] You're bleeding? What is your emergency, where are you?
[Caller, NAN] Bleeding, everywhere...
[Operator, NAN] Where are you? What's happening?
[Caller, EN] Rue Foret. 32 Rue Foret. He's bleeding.
[Operator, EN] Who is bleeding? What's happening? We're going to send an ambulance out now.
[Caller]coughs, heavy breathing
[Operator, EN] What's happening? Are you alright?
[Unknown, NAN] Just a bit of bleeding. It's over now, dispatcher. Goodnight.
Audio logs indicated that the final voice did not belong to the original caller.
Additionally, no records for the phone number used exist. Further searches are currently underway to identify the source of the call.
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Kalpana Reddy:
Dinesh Gopal shifted his weight, leaning off the ankle he had twisted in his effort to access the property. Getting past the fence had been hard, though fortunately any alarms - he felt sure there had to be alarms, even if he couldn't see them - hadn't been tripped. That wasn't where he'd injured himself. Nor had it been while he climbed up the tree closest to the house, though that itself was also difficult. No, he'd injured himself by tripping on a chair. The only chair in the entire yard. Which was a bright white, something that hardly blended into the grass, even this late at night.
Grimacing, Gopal leaned further out along the branch, pulling the can of spray-paint - a reddish-brown, like an iron-tainted clay - out of his pocket and spinning it in his hands a few times. Leaning downwards, he struggled to spell out his message - a rather crude insult directed at the homeowner's gender, and a generic and empty death threat, all underscored with "Mahagni First!"
Satisfied with his - frankly ineffective - work, as any rebellious teenage tagger might be for successfully targeting the home of their district's MP, Gopal attempted to shift his weight up on the branch when he heard it crack, and saw the glass windows below rush towards him.
It would be the last thing he would ever see.
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Bei Lin Huang:
January 26, 2016
Tìngchiu/中州 District
Hokoan government officials announced a security detail for local pop idol and actress Bei Lin Huang early Tuesday afternoon. Huang, 16, is without a doubt Hokoan's biggest celebrity, with both her music and films having reached millions across the Sinophone world. While not formally a government employee, Huang serves as a cultural ambassador for the Hokoan people, and as such receives frequent support from the Ministry of Culture, especially for her ever-popular historical dramas. While speculation as to the nature of the threats against her is rampant, Bei Lin's personal staff has declined to comment, instead preferring to focus on the idol's work, including a recent photoshoot in Hong Kong. Such commentaries are far from unheard of, though additional government security is certainly a strange protocol for dealing with obsessive fans.
Selina Khaw
Reporter, Tìngchiu Entertainment