Recent content by Zshama Cossatra

Gyles's subtle invocation of ministerial authority didn't go unnoticed, the weasel's eyes widening for a moment, her expression hardening. Hell, it wasn't even their ministry. The eggheads at Innovation had already seen to waste the Navy's resources as if they owned them, and now seemed to be...

Zshama closed her eyes. She had a thought that this conversation might come up someday. It wasn't that she knew all her captains, nor even all of the more interesting ones. Legacies demanded more mindfulness - though this was usually more for their connections than anything else. The Stowett...

The weasel put her pen away while the other beasts made their reactions, her eyes silently tracking Gyles' drink before he put it away. Celebratory? Or was it compulsive? Well, every beast coped with their burdens differently, she supposed. Stowett hadn't slipped up yet, not in her eyes. But the...

The weasel looked at the would-be lieutenant for a long moment, her thoughts and feelings imperceptible under the mask of her own scrutiny. Finally she seemed to relent, straightening the form in front of her with the wiry strips of metal that passed for her right paw. Her left reached for the...

The weasel's expression perked slightly in subdued surprise with the unfolding revelation. When the weight of the matter sent Silvertongue to his seat, she couldn't help but smile back at him. "A new lieutenant... at least the circumstances are better this time around." Zshama leaned to the...

The day had drawn on long enough already, even outside the standard of those spent in the somber MinoWar office, away from the salt and the sea and the tumbling of the ocean. She longed to be back in that other office, her quarters on the aft of the Invocation, overseeing more material tasks...

Imperial Navy Ship Invocation Specifications: Type:3rd rate ship of the line / man of war Weaponry:64 cannon Propulsion:Sail only Status:Active (1765) Affiliation:Imperial Navy Builder:Unknown commercial shipyard (Maquistry Cape) History: Completed on the 11th of Bugs, 1737...