Cadence

A city in Ceres. Once a reknowned arena for Stick Men to fight to the death Cadence has fallen into the hands of a malicious and evil overlord.

## History

### The Magna Ballator:

The Magna Ballator was formed before the Stick Temple as a means for stickmen to test and duel others. It was a colloseum-esque building created to withstand even the strongest attacker by lining the walls with a rare, energy repellant metal. Ruled by a party of Deity Class Stick Men who strongly believed that fighting to the death was an honorable and noble way to die. To their dismay the souls of Stickmen who died culminated in the arena, unable to escape due to the metal and this attracted the attention of stronger and stronger threats. Eventually the people of Magna Ballator were attacked and killed, with their colloseum being destroyed by a force that the modern day scientists of Stick Temple are trying to learn more about.

### Cadence One:

The remains of the Magna Ballator were found, the souls still trapped within the wreck. The decaying metal released radioactive energy that became stronger and stronger the closer one got to the center. The one who found them began an effort to piece together the wreck, only for their teams to die. In the end it was decided that the city should be built around the remains of the colloseum in order to maintain close study and learn more about it. As the city developed it divided itself between the inner ring - those closest to the radioactive wreck - and the outer ring - those who lived facing outward of the wreck. Those in the inner ring were subject to extreme radiation, mutations, sickness, organ failure and tumors. In the end the outer ring created gates to stop the inner ring from getting into their city which resulted in social tension within the area. While their leader did not reject the notion of locking up the gates they still understood the anger of the slums and tried to reduce tension between the two parties which only produced political tension.

### Interlude:

During the time between the assasination of the first ruler and the rise of the second, the residents of the outer ring were busy building up their empire, while the slums of the inner rings struggled under the abuse of the government and absence of a leader. They rebelled with what little strength they could and caused a revolt against each side. By the end of it the slums were decimated and those who lead the revolt made an example of. To satiate the thousands who remained the government instated nine emperors who would govern the inner ring, purposely with opposing views so that they could never unite and begin another uprising. Of these only one was a Virtuoso. These emperors have remained instated to this day

### Cadence 2:

Years later a foreigner came to the city and destroyed the government quietly, then built it back up again instating himself as the monarch. This person (The Payer) began running a drug empire, secretely distributing drugs such as "Ikhor" and "Endischýo." He began setting up a trade route with Crisis in order to establish a good image in the eyes of the public. Many who are aware of his plot have tried to stop him, to no avail.