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Book of Knots - The Symposium 84 Field Martians The General needed to mass produce strong officers to run his army. His scientists developed the Martians. The Martians don’t come from Mars––the name may be a reference to the Roman god of war. Unlike the Multitude, their skin is green, and their armor is bronze and gold. The Martians are tough, disciplined, and form the competent core of the army. They rule their divisions with great bullwhips and use megaphones for barking orders. If they have a weakness, it’s lust. The General’s scientists developed Martians that, in classic form, need women. There is an almost infinite variety of other soldiers in the General’s army. These include Weeping Willows (great, crying, walking trees), a developing air force composed largely of Flying Buttresses (don’t ask), and an armored cavalry mounted on nearly indestructible armored unicycles. Exquisitors Special troops who look like sleek, beautiful humans (albeit cobalt blue and black…) who are experts in interrogation and pain. They are connoisseurs and their own senses and appreciation of sensation guide them in the use of pain as well as pleasure. The Exquisitors have antennae that vibrate (with a faint audible hum), that allow them link nervous systems with a subject so that he feels what they feel and vice-versa. Exquisitors are often dispatched for special operations or to deal with important prisoners. Their base of operations is a campus near the General’s fortress that is famed for its development of unspeakable perversions for which there are no names in common languages.
Reflections on Chessboard Zero: The Exquisitors are sometimes seen as shadowy auditors who may leave an impression of having been seen—but were not “actually there” (“Who was that talking to you in your office?” “I was here alone.” “I could’ve sworn I saw someone through the glass.”) However, they do have places they work—the torture chambers. These are places where strange sculptures are welcomed (and will start to “collect” if left to their own devices). On Chessboard Zero, one might find an office with disturbing leather straps on office chairs. One might find an abandoned basement with dentist drills scattered about the floors, etc. A person who has been or is being tortured there will feel a horrific aversion to the room. A normal person may have walked his Shadow into the chamber with Exquisitors—they may become sick and horrified very quickly! Toy Soldiers (Wind-up) The Multitudes are poor troops but they are cheap (4 for a dime). Somewhat more expensive are the Toy Soldiers. These are wind-up robotic troops which look a bit blocky (their chests open up to reveal two flashing Stun Cannons). Praying Mantis (Chaplains) Six-foot tall Praying Mantises are the religious support for the Army of No. They are the beings that can sort of “get a message” to the Caretakers that created the Army (other than going directly through General Ledger—but that’s crazy-talk for most field commanders). They are also powerful battle machines—although they are a bit rare and high in the chain of command to be front-line troops. They are also counselors. They, perversely, play the good cop to those caught in the Army of No’s torture chambers and prisons. They are often the ones who will talk to the Shadow of an authority figure they are trying to convert to their cause. They have resonant voices and are masters of psychological manipulation. Reflections on Chessboard Zero: The chaplains love motivational posters. They like mugs with slogans like “There’s no I in Team”— they like all that stuff with the most condescending smarmy atmosphere that can be mustered to go with it. Their disposition is one of false morale and manufactured cheerfulness. It’s the irony of the guy with the “Vision” Poster telling you that your idea just “isn’t mature enough.” Pundits (Talking heads) Pundits are the Psy-War radio stations of the Army of No. They are about six feet tall, blue, and immobile (they are usually moved around by the 85 Book of Knots - The Symposium
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