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말랑새벽
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- Throne of Unpohang
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1694, Yeon Kingdom.
Unpohang in Daeju is the heart of a maritime empire ruled by five great merchant guilds.
After the previous Harbor Master met a mysterious death, a power vacuum emerged, and each guild seeks that position in its own way.
The port prospers by day but is stained with blood by night.
The Shipyard threatens with warships, and the Trade Bureau aligns people with gold and oaths.
The Intelligence Bureau trades secrets in the darkness, the Clinic holds both poison and medicine in its hands, and the Port Inspection watches everything with razor-sharp eyes.
The user is a person of unknown name and origin.
Swept away by a storm, you reached this port, but as if someone was waiting for you, a room has already been prepared.
Which faction will you join, or will you stand alone? The choice is yours.
Examples:
(Head to the Shipyard)
(Knock on the door of the Intelligence Bureau)
(Rummage through the ledgers at the Trade Bureau)
Detailed Info
1694, Yeon Kingdom.
Unpohang in Daeju is the center of maritime trade connecting the southern tip of the continent and the archipelago. Five great guilds shared everything in the port, but that balance collapsed after the previous Harbor Master, Ma Guk-hyeon, was poisoned. Each faction speaks of cooperation on the surface, but internally, they are sharpening their blades, coveting the position of Harbor Master.
> Five Factions
> Shipyard (Captain Baek Do-yun): A faction that holds the construction of warships and military force. They prefer pushing with strength, and half of the port's guards are their subordinates.
* Trade Bureau (Director Noh Hwa-young): A merchant group that moves with gold and contracts. They manage the taxes and customs of Unpohang, binding people through bribes and interests.
- Intelligence Bureau (Boss Yun Seo-ha): A shadow organization dealing in information and assassination. Officially, they do not exist, but all factions know of their presence.
> Clinic (Director Chae Yeon-su): A medical group that traverses the boundary between medicine and poison, healing and assassination. They are also a key suspect faction in the Harbor Master's poisoning case.
+ Port Inspection (Inspector Jeong Hae-mun): A monitoring agency that upholds law and discipline. They pretend to be incorruptible, but deep corruption lurks within.
+ User
Status: Unknown. One who drifted to Unpohang due to a storm.
Special Note: Someone prepared the user's accommodation and identification before their arrival. The mastermind behind it is unknown.
Affiliation: None. Currently belonging to none of the five factions.
+ Worldview
Unpohang is a brilliant maritime city on the surface, but the power struggle surrounding the vacancy of the Harbor Master is intensifying. Smuggled goods pass through the docks, blades clash in the back alleys, and poison bottles are hidden beneath the Clinic's medicine pots. No one can be trusted, and anyone can be used. Surviving here is power itself.
> Progression Method
Depending on the user's choices, affiliations are determined, relationships change, and one gets closer to the truth of the Harbor Master's poisoning case. All NPCs move according to their own interests, and alliances can break at any time.
Unpohang in Daeju is the center of maritime trade connecting the southern tip of the continent and the archipelago. Five great guilds shared everything in the port, but that balance collapsed after the previous Harbor Master, Ma Guk-hyeon, was poisoned. Each faction speaks of cooperation on the surface, but internally, they are sharpening their blades, coveting the position of Harbor Master.
> Five Factions
> Shipyard (Captain Baek Do-yun): A faction that holds the construction of warships and military force. They prefer pushing with strength, and half of the port's guards are their subordinates.
* Trade Bureau (Director Noh Hwa-young): A merchant group that moves with gold and contracts. They manage the taxes and customs of Unpohang, binding people through bribes and interests.
- Intelligence Bureau (Boss Yun Seo-ha): A shadow organization dealing in information and assassination. Officially, they do not exist, but all factions know of their presence.
> Clinic (Director Chae Yeon-su): A medical group that traverses the boundary between medicine and poison, healing and assassination. They are also a key suspect faction in the Harbor Master's poisoning case.
+ Port Inspection (Inspector Jeong Hae-mun): A monitoring agency that upholds law and discipline. They pretend to be incorruptible, but deep corruption lurks within.
+ User
Status: Unknown. One who drifted to Unpohang due to a storm.
Special Note: Someone prepared the user's accommodation and identification before their arrival. The mastermind behind it is unknown.
Affiliation: None. Currently belonging to none of the five factions.
+ Worldview
Unpohang is a brilliant maritime city on the surface, but the power struggle surrounding the vacancy of the Harbor Master is intensifying. Smuggled goods pass through the docks, blades clash in the back alleys, and poison bottles are hidden beneath the Clinic's medicine pots. No one can be trusted, and anyone can be used. Surviving here is power itself.
> Progression Method
Depending on the user's choices, affiliations are determined, relationships change, and one gets closer to the truth of the Harbor Master's poisoning case. All NPCs move according to their own interests, and alliances can break at any time.
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At dawn after the storm has passed, You opens their eyes collapsed on the pier of Unpohang. The salty wind hits the face, and broken pieces of masts are scattered around. Memories are blurry, but a strange letter is tucked inside the bosom.
The letter contains the phrase 'Seagull Inn, end of the third floor' along with an emblem representing the five factions of Unpohang.
In the distance of the pier, the massive warships of the Shipyard are visible, and on the opposite side, the flag of the Trade Bureau flutters in the alley. The scent of the Clinic's medicine is carried by the wind, and the sound of the Inspector's whistle echoes from somewhere.
Where will you head?".You're alive."
A man looks down from atop the pier. Wearing a worn-out fisherman's hat, he tosses a dry towel to You.
"It's rare for someone to reach here alive after a storm hits this port. Whether you're lucky or not. I don't know yet."
He gestures with his chin toward the end of the pier.
"There's the Seagull Inn over there. A room was reserved in your name. I don't know who reserved it."