Valentin Sulteev

Valentin Sulteev (ppc) Privilege of Dominance I Age: 76 Source of wealth: Banking, real-estate, insurance, investments. Self-made Education: Doctorate, St. Petersburg State University Est. 2044 sales: $212 billion Net worth: $17 billion Profile: Throughout the 2020’s, Valentin was a good friend of Nikolai Brandon, who was then President of the Read more

Titan-Olympian War

Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 200 ff (trans. Weir Smyth) (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) : “When first the heavenly powers Titanes and the Olympian gods were moved to wrath, and mutual dissension was stirred up among them–some bent on casting Kronos from his seat so Zeus, in truth, might reign; others, eager Read more

Godwars

Channelers come into rule by force and are worshiped like deities. Their enormous lifespans lead the everyday people to believe they are immortal. The 5th Age ends in bloodshed: the godwars have begun. Throughout the 6th Age, to escape the tyranny of the god-like channelers, non-channelers realize the gods may Read more

Privilege

A Privilege is one of the seven individual members of the Sphere, the powerful executive and cultural counsel to the Ascendancy. The Ascendancy selected one person from each Dominance to serve as consul to the Central Dominance. These men and women bear the title Privilege. While they have little in Read more

CCD armed forces

Branches Administration of the CCD armed forces is located in the Kremlin Arsenal Building. Districts The ground and air forces of the CCD military are distributed among a number of military districts, each subsisting within the seven current Dominances. These districts constitute the Joint Strategic Commands for each Dominance. The Read more

Hades

“We are three brothers born by Rhea to Kronos, Zeus, and I, and the third is Hades, lord of the dead men. All was divided among us three ways, each given his domain. I when the lots were shaken drew the grey sea to live in forever; Hades drew the Read more

Artskaf (cafe)

Artskaf is a small coffee house in Arbatskaya, right on the main thoroughfare of Old Arbat. Inside it’s all cosy kitsch, deep colours and soft shadows, its wide length of doors opened outwards to spill seating into the street. Comfortable stuffed chairs round the tables, angled towards the street entertainment, Read more

Black teardrop stone

The black teardrop stone is a surviving artifact of the Power from previous ages. It is currently in the possession of Jon Little Bird. Description The stone is just a fraction smaller than a man’s palm so as to fit comfortably in one hand. It has the luster of obsidian Read more

Bashir Kalid Abdullah

Bashir Kalid Abdullah is a field reporter for Al-Jazeera News. His primary area of responsibility is Saudi Arabia in Dominance V. His reporting appears in both written and broadcast media. Portfolio Mahdi proclamation sparks mass pilgrimage Breaking news: violent attacks claim hundreds of lives broadcast on Al-Jazeera LIVE with Samir Read more

Samir Abdukhaliq

Samir Abdukhaliq is an anchorman for Al-Jazeera LIVE, the live broadcast news arm of Al-Jazeera News. He anchors his station’s news broadcasts from Dubai, the capital of Dominance V. : NPC