The Circa rebellion

The Circa rebellion is an organization that opposes Weirong San and the Tria Empire. It aims to overthrow this current dynasty of Shingurun and bring rights and power to the Circa people.

## Operation

Though it is called a "rebellion," the Circa rebellion doesn't actually participate in very much violence or action against the crown. Instead, they seem to focus on sheltering Circa Clan members from the oppression from the Tria Empire, spreading anti-Tria Empire sentiment, and weakening the Tria military if they get the chance. Wura Fortress is the headquarters of the rebellion, and they plan and coordinate all of the major moves of the Circa rebellion.

### The Circa Council

The Circa Council is made up 11 (formerly 5) councilors who lead the Circa rebellion. They are located at Wura Fortress.

## History

Roughly 17 years before *Forgotten Villainy* takes place, Circa blessed one Temikorede Ayika and her husband were killed by Tria blessed one Weirong San. This shocked and outraged the Circa Clan, inspiring a group of them to found a rebellion against Weirong San and the Tria Empire. This group was led by 5 individuals who are now part of the Circa Council: March Nicholson, Philani Goba, Odina Chepi, Char Cohen and Hine Rua.

They moved into an abandoned Circa fortress hidden in a wooded valley of central Shingurun, which became their headquarters. The Circa Council was created, which included the five individuals who originally led the group, as well as a skilled and well-known physician named Nagisa Sano. From there, the small group of Circa warriors continued to recruit and rescue Circa people from around the land, leading to the formation of additional branches of the Circa rebellion. They also sought to locate the Circa blessed one, whose identity was uncertain, as the young Adelana Ayika was not known to be alive at the time.

Around 6 years after the formation of the Circa rebellion, a teenage girl named Korinola Arcariun, who had recently joined the rebellion, told the Circa Council that she was the cousin of the blessed one and the next in line for the Circa Power. She then claimed that Adelana Ayika was still alive and out in the world somewhere, as Korinola had not yet inherited the Circa Power. With this information, the Circa Council increased and prioritized their search for Adelana. Adelana was finally located around a year later, and made into the leader of the Circa rebellion.

Adelana wished to recruit some of her friends to the Circa Council (to the chagrin of some of the older Councilors), leading to the Circa Council's increase from 6 members to 11. With its new leadership, the Circa rebellion continued carrying out its mission and functions, slowly growing in size and influence.

17 years after the formation of the Circa rebellion (the beginning of *Forgotten Villainy*), Adelana Ayika succeeded in defeating the Tria blessed one, Meilian San. She chose to spare Meilian and use her as leverage against the Emperor, not realizing that Meilian had developed amnesia and would soon join their ranks. A spy hidden in the rebellion (who was, ironically, *not* Meilian San) led to the Tria military capturing everyone in Wura Fortress except for Meilian San. Those living at Wura Fortress were imprisoned together at the Yuanwei palace. Adelana Ayika was separately confined, and regularly tortured to keep the rest of the group in line. Meilian San finally managed to rescue the Circa rebellion after several weeks at Yuanwei palace, and brought them to a hilly region to hide and recuperate. The Circa rebellion began planning an revolt against the Tria Empire, working together with the Tria revolution, with the goal of taking down Weirong San once and for all. Adelana Ayika and Meilian San, using their powers together, were at last successful in defeating Weirong San, and the rebellion formed the new Kingdom of Shingurun.

## Known members

### Major characters

* Meilian San
* Adelana Ayika
* Isaiah Hatami
* Arlo Castaneda
* Daanis Makwa
* Rohan Jhaveri
* Korinola Arcariun
* Yulia Levchenko
* Finn Cuach (faking)

### Minor characters

* March Nicholson
* Philani Goba
* Odina Chepi
* Char Cohen
* Hine Rua
* Nagisa Sano
* Taiwo Arcariun
* Kehinde Arcariun
* Myria
* Laura
* Castor
* Dale
* Unnamed red-haired nurse

## Locations

The Circa rebellion has three main branches across Shingurun and many smaller locations. Supplies (some of which are produced by the rebellion, some of which are bought, and some of which are stolen) and information are exchanged between the locations.

Wura Fortress is the headquarters of the Circa rebellion, and it is where the Circa Council is located. It is the only location which is described in the story.