(Interest check: http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138399.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138399.0)<br/>Character sheets: http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138948.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138948.0)<br/>OOC discussion: http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138947.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=138947.0)<br/><br/>The sun rose on Sanctuary's Maze, a winding collection of narrow roads, slapdash homes and shady businesses. The beams of light bring sweltering heat wherever they touch, raising an offensive smell from yesterday's refuse and victims. This is all the wake up call needed by the unfortunate sanctans who made the Maze their home, letting them know it was time to get up for another day of scrounging.<br/>The residents of this oversized rat's nest lived in interesting times. Recent events had left all of Sanctuary abuzz, reaching all the way from the infamous Maze to the governor's palace. In Prince Kadakithis' efforts to clean up the dirtiest city in the Rankan empire, he'd invited sacred banders, an elite mercenary unit who immediately set to dispensing brutal justice throughout the roughest neighborhoods. Some time in the past week, this cleanup crew had gone under the biggest dustbunny under the bed, a big-time trader in all things illegal named Jubal. Jubal was presumed dead and some say his men, the notorious Hawkmasks, were still being hunted down like dogs wherever they've been seen.<br/>The effects of this haven't truly been felt yet, but even those living in Copper Corner or the temples knew it was only a matter of time until the ripple reached them. But for now, it was just an ordinary day.