Coban: Citiri

Coban: Citiri is the main saga of the Coban Universe. The story takes place in 1100 AP (After Plague) at a time when hostilities between the Traho and Trudonites are approaching full out war. Stoking tensions even further are the mysterious Citiri faction lead by the Validian Leevan.

The story primarily follows four young heroes from the different nations: Idir, Ferran, Powaga, and Koshe. Additionally, the conflict is view from the perspective of two Traho soldiers (Kergus and Krug) who continuously find themselves in the midst of Coban's most crucial conflicts.

Coban: Citiri is made up of four seasons.

Season 1: Gravity

Season 2: Electro-Magnetic

Season 3: Weakness

Season 4: Strength

### Plot Synopsis

The episode begins with the following inspirational quote [insert inspirational quote here] looking over the beautiful landscape. Then we see a camp on a hill. And then it explodes!

The next scene introduces the gang (Idir, Koshe, Powaga, and Ferran) at a Citiri rally. This is a biennial event that meets in a rural, hidden area and promotes the ideals of the Citiri which is unification of the four nations at all costs. There is music, partying, but also Alchemy lessons and other skills (even combat) all taught under the watchful Citiri. We can introduce the characters one by one maybe? Or have them meet up during an event?

Ferran is higher up in the Citiri and knows more about their extremism. He agrees with them on a high level, but I think he doesn't care what the reason is as much as being an assassin is the only thing that takes his mind of his pain?. Maybe Koshe asks him that. Idir should be suspicious. Ferran hears from a drunken officer that he wishes he could kill the whole lot of them outcasts. Ferran realizes this is Leevan’s next move, and quickly interrogates a higher up official to learn more. He learns of the assassination plot against the Traho government. He goes to kill this informant, but Idir stops him. Ferran attempts a compromise of removing the man’s tongue and hands to communicate. But this is vetoed as well. Ferran then sulks off to confrount Leevan about the matter to know once and for all. Before he can say anything, Leevan gives him the blood arm tattoo and says stuff about how he will need him to be strong now more than ever, maybe even hinting at sometimes we have to do things we do not like for the greater good. Ferran then gets Idir and runs with Idir's friends Powaga and Koshe. The man they spared does tell command and Traho soldiers as sent in pursuit of the gang.

We also show what is happening at the camp with Kergus and Krug at the front and the explosion that sparks all out war on the border. Idir’s adopted father and Powaga’s father are there.

A Traho military division is sent to capture the kids. It is unclear if they are merely being manipulated, with the captain being sympathetic. Unfortunately, he too is Citiri, it is later revealed.

##### Season 1 Final Part I

Once they arrive at Traho-Salan (and avoiding the Traho that have been chasing them all season), they try to decide how to find the assassins and how to protect the High Council. No one believes them. They can’t even get an audience with the reclusive High Alchemy council.

Then Powaga runs into his ultimate dance rival, and she mocks him and brags about preforming in a major production. Then they have a quick dance battle, which is inconclusive.

But Idir has the idea that the High council will be present and they can use the dance as an excuse to get entrance. Ferran hates the idea. Powaga loves dancing but hates the idea of dancing on his rival’s team. Koshe is the kind of person who would go cliff jumping without knowing the water depth, so she is down for it. Idir goes off to try to get them on the team as an opening act. They won’t even have to dance, he says. But Powaga convinces Idir to let him dance as an opening act. Ferran agrees but as long as he doesn’t have to dance.

Cut to Ferran standing along on a stage with hundreds of audience members staring at him.

He is frozen in place, but whispers to Powaga, “I’m going to kill you!” Powaga and some other people he found to dance with him start circling Ferran in dance, who remains frozen in place. Koshe eventually tells Ferran to move like he was beating Powaga up and he does some fighting demonstrations and gets really into it. Powaga is like “I’ve never seen someone dance with so much hate.” At one point Ferran “accidently” kicks a dancer who gets a little too close.

Maybe Idir chases down a sus guys, but it ends up being a false alarm?

One of the high alchemy members loves the performance and talks to the group. Now they have a way in, and someone to talk with more.

##### Part II

The kids talk with the High Alchemy member. They then meet the High Alchemist himself and he is old. He’s also a bit racist.

This could be a calm before the storm type thing, a time for some exposition.

But it’s not long before news of the incoming army reaches the city. Throwing things into pre-war chaos.

Much of the episode follows Kergus and Krug and the final retreat of Traho and the pursuing Trudonite army. Maybe most of the army gets captured? Maybe because of some Citiri influence?

##### Part III (& maybe Part IV and V too)

The kids quickly rush to the city edge to see the advancing army. Impulsively, Koshe and Ferran rush to fight (Koshe is generally impulsive and Ferran likes fighting). But Idir brings up the point that the assassination has not happened yet, and that it is even more likely to take place during the siege. The group decides to split up, Koshe and Ferran help defend the city while Powaga and Idir look to find and stop assassins.

The Trudonite army encamps around the city at 3 mountain peaks, which is not that unusual (they have tried before a few times in the past). They fire projectiles at the floating city. Maybe to prevent a long siege, the Traho army decides to do some hit and run attacks early on, which Koshe and Ferran manage to join. Maybe the captain that has been chasing them this whole season eventually lets them fight with him. But he is a Citiri and becomes the new high Alchemist! Maybe instead of a captain he is just the youngest member (relatively speaking) of the High Alchemy council and is more outside the stuffy walls of the council. This would cause the audience to think he is actually a good guy until the last min.

Idir and Powaga need to do something….maybe as they protect the council they think to check the ancient rune? Or they hear it’s been attacked? Or the city starts falling? Maybe only the Alchemy council knows where the ancient rune is…. or they know that the High Alchemist is the target and he is at the ancient rune.

….that ends up with Powaga and the High Alchemist with the ancient rune. This allows Idir to have to fight a lot of Traho Citiri (maybe they can have some cursed incendiaries). Some fun back and forth between Powaga and the most powerful Traho there is. High alchemist dies to save the rune, and says some weak last words to Powaga haha. Idir almost dies but overcomes based on techniques he’s learned throughout the first season.

Or maybe there is a super railgun that Koshe and Ferran try to stop. Once they do, Citiri turns off the ancient rune which gets handled by Idir and Powaga.

Koshe knows where the leaders of the Trudonite forces are. Maybe one of the Trudonite commanders is her Mom? She and Ferran and some Traho forces (maybe Kergus and Krug?) sneak in. Ferran talks with the general and we do not show what he says (but he might start a civil war). Koshe and the soldiers free the Traho soldiers? Maybe as the men are escaping this is when Ferran is on a bridge and has an epic fight scene which then ends with him using all arm tattoos and blowing himself up (or close to it). Koshe has to use electro magic to save him from falling and doesn’t have time to look it up?

But even though they saved the city from falling and from a big railgun, there is still an army to worry about. But then they see half the forces retreating. Then we show what Ferran talked to the general about (maybe Koshe’s mom?). One army is now attempting to take Trudon without the other noticing. End with that Citiri Traho Alchemist being hailed as the new High Alchemist and we show he has a hidden Citiri crest or something.

##### Season 2

The next season begins with the aftermath of the battle of Traho-salon. Now the Tudonite army is in a race to take the capital of Tudon from the other faction in a power play. Maybe they send fast warriors ahead to try to secure the gates? What of the guards in the capital that are left? The main characters pursue the armies both to protect Koshe’s mom and to end the civil war before it begins to keep Leevan’s plans from progressing. Now that the High Alchemist of Traho is a Citiri, he begins enacting Citiri policy and prevents pursuit of the retreating Trudonite forces. He begins promoting Leevan’s works to the public consumption. One officer disobeys and purses the Trudonites anyway, but Leevan and his forces attack and stop him. This leads to a conflict of leadership, the assassin leader of the Validans working with Leevan disapproves of working with the other nations for any purpose other than taking advantage of them. Eventually this leads to a one-on-one in which Leevan wins and takes the Validan sword relic.

The heros pursue in a Taob but it crashes. To catch up they walk through Outcast valley. They also encounter a village divided in war, fight some army men bullying a village? Run into a Cursed tribe? Trained by the Executioner. Eventually, the Magneto take the capital and is heavily defended. The rest of the season is about the siege. Koshe’s mom is a Magneto general, so they try to prevent an Electro attack. They are reactionary. They meet an Outcast living as a Trudonite in the city at somepoint. In desperation the Electro turn to a storm to run a current through the wall of the city, melting it and destroying it. Maybe they have to disable the ancient superconducting rune to do so. The Magneto end up prevailing, but unfortunately their leadership is also infected with Citiri. The Electro were not, but if they had won they would have left the city defenseless. Leevan steps up to broker peace as an outside observer, a man to no nation and a peace keeper for decades (and with the agreement of the Citiri in the leadership). The heros talk with Leevan who reveals some motivations and that they never had a chance and he implores them to see what he is doing is right, uniting Coban and ending wars!

##### Season 3

Now the hero’s have a better understanding of who they are fighting. Stopping printing press? Split up? Leevan begins to take over with his united forces. The people are divided and hesitant. Leevan tries to reason with them, but when on the brink of a riot in Trudon, Leevan makes his famous Outcast proclamation. He brings up the problem that the current governments have ingnored, the Outcast threat is to all of Coban. These Outcast serve no nation, lie and take, and worst of all they corrupt the bloodline with magicless children. Leevan proposes that all previous efforts have failed because lack of unified response, so the Citiri are the answer. Put the Outcast in separate communities so that they can live as a people and be of no danger to the bloodline of Coban. Segregation.

His message instantly resonates the the populations of most of Coban. People had always been wary of the Outcast and now they saw them as the reason for Coban’s problems. Leadership is suspicious of Leevan’s growing power and jurisdiction, but they have little choice but to escort with their own warriors who already are joining Citiri in droves. Leevan begins a systematic campaign to find Outcasts, organize his quickly growing forces, and proclaim his dogma to all of Coban. The heros feel helpless, so turn to stop the production of Leevan’s propaganda via the new invention of the printing press. They have a whole heist. Kurgus and Krug join Citiri? Anarchist warrior attacks Leevan but dies. But they are too late to stop what Leevan has started. They realize no government will be able to stand against Leevan individually and Leevan can win simply with show of force. They resolve to organize the old leadership (which they do not even like) that oppose Leevan and attack in one divisive moment. The battle is large, but they fail to the brillinet use of combined magic by Leevan. Idir captured by Leevan, but then escapes?

The heros leave defeated once more. Frustrated and tired, they consider giving up. But Idir gives is most important speech of the show. How if they stop now, then all their work will have been in vain. Maybe they will never live to see the good they do ever change anything, but if they compromise even their ideals, then they will be no better than the evil of the world, just like Leevan.

##### Season 4

Time jumps (several months or a year). Leevan consolidates his rule, and builds a military base with essentially a palace in a strategic location in the center (history location of High King?). His lifelong dream is reality. But things quickly get out of hand. The Outcast rounding has become frantic and mob-like. Even accused Outcast supporters are being harassed, give excuse for years of adversity to become conflict. The Outcast “settlements” are concentration camps with horrid conditions. Once Leevan realizes, he tries to stop it, but there is little he can do. He continues trying to tone things down, but somewhat compromises and turns to other tasks. Outcasts were always lesser of the evils in scapegoat selection.

The Heros focus on saving the Outcasts. They split up to do this. They also try to rally support to oppose Leevan’s Citiri. Powaga starts captured (Kurgus and Krug help him), Ferrari (and Koshe?) frees an entire camp himself, Idir and Suia work with the Cursed. After setting up the Underground Railroad, the Citiri attack the Refuge. Idir’s mentor talks with Leevan, but is unable to convince him of his destruction. The refuge falls, but this time the Heros are able to get the people out (minor victory). They decide Leevan has to be taken care of, without him keeping it all together through intense and constant negotiations within his own ranks, the Citiri will likely fade away overtime. They prepare to attack Leevan.

Charge a Taob into Leevan’s main base? Idir ends up having to face Leevan? He wins (by starving out his magic)? Leevan is imprisoned, but gives a speech saying he was wrong? Or Idir loses and the same happens? The true victory is Leevan admitting he has fallen so far from his original intent. Many people are unaware of the horrors of the camps, printing press technology to spread the news? Much of the army disapates? Little has changed, (the governments are put back together with some new people but still similar structure overall) but the heros use the resources meant for Leevan’s base and build with the underground network a city in Outcast valley with the hope that one day people will understand each other better for the betterment of all.