Liege Maximo TP

Title: Liege Maximo TP TP Characters: Liege Maximo, Machaera, Fortress, Primus Pilus, ~~Widerazor~~ IC Year: 2022 Location: Cybertron Run By: Scaythe

An unknown faction has targeted Cybertron, and destroyed a city with a single attack. Who may be next?

History

Starscream was watching the Empire while Megatron was gone, and then Primus Pilus showed up and claimed to be Megatron. Half the Decepticons, led by Starscream, either don't believe it's him, or believe he's under someone else's control and therefore can't be trusted. The other half hell in behind him. Rebel city Stanix has been crushed, and Helex looks to be next.

Logs

2021

June 15 - "Arrival at the Hub" - Megatron arrives on the other side of the damaged warp gate.
July 16 - "Isn't It Magnificent?" - Interrogator speaks to the Baroness.
September 14 - "He Has Reasons" - Beneath the Decepticon-controlled city-state of Kalis lies an underground facility, home of the Salvation team. And now they've emerged, summoning an eclectic group of Cybertronians for reasons they will explain. Eventually. Part 1 of 2
September 15 - "A Unique Experience" - The Salvation team has called an eclectic group of beings together for myriad reasons. The main one, to restore a copy of Alpha Trion as Vector Trion. The purpose of this: To close a time loop from the past. . And now they've emerged, summoning an eclectic group of Cybertronians for reasons they will explain. Eventually. Part 2 of 2
October 30 - "Is This The Real Life" - Something odd happens to a handful of scattered cybertronians. But was it really a dream?
November 2nd - "Medical Hauntings" - Knock Out takes a crack at fixing Goth's haunting problem. He finds waay more than he wanted.
November 5 - "Data Analysis" - Floodlight reports on the unexplained luminescence emerging from sites across Cybertron.
November 5 - "Ultrix Massacre" - Starlock reports on the city's destruction.
November 5 - "Home" - Thunderblast experiences unexpected sadness over the destruction of Ultrix.
November 5 - "Dreams" - Hot Rod has disturbing visions of a conquering army.
November 5 - "Ultrix Destroyed - Movor's Footage" - Blast Off brings back footage of the attack on Ultrix.
November 5 - "Suppositions" - Ravage makes a series of preliminary assumptions about the attack on Ultrix.
November 6th - "Refractions of The Shattered" - Starlock and Blast Off talk among themselves about what happened at Ultrix, and what possible could be afoot, only to be joined by Ratchet and Cerebros.
November 6 - "Live Coverage: Ultrix Leveled" - Prism Spark reports the news.
Nov 06 - "DPN broadcast: In memory of Ultrix" - Banshee offers two promises.
6, 7 November - "Major Bludd's Personal Journal" - Reflections on a concert on Cybertron and the destruction of Ultrix, as well as a mention of a meeting with Cobra Commander.
November 7 - "Analysis Request" - Floodlight sends a request to Shockwave.
November 7 - "Personnel Update and Request" - Floodlight updates Overlord.
November 7 - "RE: Ultrix" - Elita One urges alertness and caution.
November 7 - "Analysis: Ultrix" - Punch talks Ultrix.
November 14 - "You Asleep Again?" - Solon visits Goth in his lab.
November 23rd - "Joining in Nightmares" - Backblast realizes he's been having constant nightmares like Goth, and goes to him to see what they can figure out together, and after forcing out some information and with the help of Goth's drone, experience the nightmares.
November 24 - "Who is Dreaming" - Talking of dreams and Vector Sigma.
November 25th - "Regarding Recent Events" - Starscream wants answers.
November 28 - "Ultrix Report" - Floodlight reports what she knows.
November 28th - "Autobots, Missing and New" - Ratchet reports on Imager, the new Dinobot, and Ultrix.
December 11 - "Long Overdue Debriefing" - Starscream asks Ghost for a debrief. Soundwave prods as well leading to Ghost spilling a great quantity of information out.
December 30 - "Go Karting With Friends" - Starlock goes to scan Spitze, after a panicked talk with Brainstorm the night before and ends up finding herself befriending the dinobot thanks to a game of Gokarts.

2022

January 23 - "Report" - Ghost checks in and asks questions.
January 24 - "Important Things" - Crosscut reports on Calyhex, Crystal City, and Liege Maximo.
January 25 - "Mu-NAM Speaks" - Interrogator's pet mecannibal gives a dire warning.
January 28 - "Fire In the Sky" - Explosions in orbit over Earth.
February 1 - "Orders" - He's the boss. He needs the info.
February 2 - "Trypticon's status" - Banshee reports on Trypticon.
February 2 - "SSuccesss" - Cobra Commander claims victory (of course).
Feb 8 - "In Peace We Trust" - The Peace Accords meeting doesn't end peacefully.
February 8 - "Megatron" - Something is different about Ramjet.
February 08 - "Lost in Space" - Shockwave explores the fate of Megatron.
February 08 - "Lost in Space II" - Shockwave continues to explore the fate of Megatron.
February 9 - "Report: Analysis of Radio Communications" - Red Alert overheard a lot at the attempted peace accords.
February 9 - "Standing Orders" - Starscream reacts to the arrival of Primus Pilus.
February 10 - "The Search for Megatron" - Cyclonus returns from his scouting mission.
February 11 - "Peace Summit and New Directions" - Optimus Prime reports on the interrupted peace summit.
February 11 - "Woe is the world!" - Helex and Stanix are bombed on the night of the Autobot/Decepticon peace accords.
February 14 - "Prime Issues with Megatron's return" - Alpha Trion and Dust Devil have ideas about Megatron's return.
February 21 - "Medical Report: Soundwave" - Soundwave is released from medical.
February 21 - "Motormaster" - Dust Devil and Sideswipe run into Motormaster outside New Harmonex.
February 21 - "At the South Pole" - Ravage asks Valour some questions.
February 27 - "Mad Science" - Dust Devil is called to Wheeljack's lab. If no one hears from him again, send help...
March 1 - "Decepticon Visitor" - Ghost must flee a stalker.
March 1 - "Fractured Empire" - Crosscut has ideas how to further divide the Decepticon Empire.
March 2 - "TruthSeeking For Trypticon" - Banshee journeys to Kaon to meet this Primus Pilus herself. A shadow tags along.
Mar 08 - "Cerebral Findings" - Whoever chipped Soundwave wasn't using Bombshell's equipment.
March 10 - "Once-A-Sweep: A Decade of Data" - All the news that is news!
March 14 - "Bombings in Helix and Stanix!" - Civilian bombings coincide with the arrival of Primus Pilus.
March 15 - "Loyalties and Challenges" - Skald rises to the challenge of this Primus Pilus, calling him out in the arena of Kaon. Multiple optics watch and someone takes advantage of the situation. What had happened was...
March 16 - "Pusillanimous Prius" - Runamuck pledges negligence to Primus Pilus.
March 17 - "AAR: Civilian Rescue" - Autobots and Illarion rescue noncombatants from Motormaster and Razorclaw.
March 17 - "Proverbs" - It is easier to seek forgiveness than permission.
March 17 - "AAR: Tesarus" - Motormaster vs. Illarion!
March 18 - "Primus Pilus" - Punch quietly reports his analysis of the would-be Megatron.
March 22 - "On Might and Megatron" - Floodlight analyses recent events.
March 24 - "The Auditor's Notepad: 9" - Decepticons: Under New Management.
March 25 - "Duty Rotation" - Solstice makes a run to Stanix.
March 25 - "Challenge accepted!" - Dust Devil gamifies the need to get medical supplies to Stanix.
March 26 - "Report: Stanix Check-In" - Solstice makes a delivery.
March 27 - "Medical Alert: Narcolepsy" - A new malady strikes Cybertron.
March 31 - "A Few Questions" - Counterpunch pays a visit to a confined Primus Pilus, with a few questions for the mech claiming to be Megatron.
April 1 - "All the Things" - Ratchet addresses ongoing medical concerns.
April 1 - "Report: Primus Pilus" - Counterpunch reports on his interview with "Megatron."
April 2 - "Stanix Barricade Failure" - Bloodwulf reports on an incursion between Kaon and Stanix.
April 2 - "Stanix Blockade" - Decepticons are trying to block aid to the people of Stanix.
April 4 - "Fakatron Defeated" - Greasepit spreads rumors about Primus Pilus.
April 4 - "Report: Stanix Medical Situation" - Things are bad, but Sideswipe an' Kodiak make a successful delivery run.
April 6 - "Trouble on the Freeway" - Rook reports on the attacks on Stanix supply lines.
April 6 - "IC: Message to Stanix" - Honeytrap makes an offer to Thunderwatch.
April 6 - "Addendum: Primus Pilus" - Punch wants to come in from the field to report to Autobot Command personally.
April 8 - "Medical 'Suggestion'" - Poor Redline. =(
April 8 - "We are Decepticons" - Ravage disavows Primus Pilus.
April 9 - "Refugee Migration Patterns" - Cybertron suffers a refugee migration crisis.
April 14 - "Late-Night Visit to Rung" - Rung receives an unexpected late-night visitor.
April 18 - "IC Response from Stanix" - Thunderwatch replies to Honeytrap's offer.
April 19 - "Obey the Regent" - Valour casts his lot.
April 19 - "In From The Cold" - After a lengthy infiltration of the Hub's command world, Cyclonus returns to the Odin's Wrath to report in to Shockwave, bringing with him a certain missing Decepticon Intelligence Operative...
April 20 - "Ongoing Projects" - Wheeljack has ideas^TM to help.
April 26 - "State of affairs and Orders" - Starscream tries to maintain some order.
April 26 - "Agreement Arrangements" - Starscream secretly contacts those he considers his allies.
April 26 - "All Hail the One and True Megatron" - Floodlight casts her lot.
April 26th - "Bridges" - Ratchet opens and mends some bridges for Starlock, both metaphorically and literally.
April 26 - "The Civil War Gets Hot" - Primus Pilus Megatron attacks Stanix directly.
April 27 - "Live from Stanix" - Primus Pilus takes back Stanix.
April 27 - "Primus Pilus/Megatron" - Dust Devil warns that, real Megatron or not, Primus Pilus is more powerful than Megatron was before.
April 29 - "A Cost Of Peace" - Repairs in IMC after the run-in with Primus Pilus in Stanix.
May 1 - "Assorted Files uploaded" - Dust Devil updates Iacon's database with all current information on Megatron and Primus Pilus.
May 2 - "Updates and Objectives" - Optimus Prime deals with the situation in Stanix.
May 3 - "Decepticon Refugees" - Crosscut tries to work with other officers to help the crisis.
May 3 - "New Harmonex and Refugees?" - Sideswipe supports New Harmonex as a destination for the displaced.
May 6 - "How Propaganda Works" - Ghost reaches out to Thunderwatch of Stanix to propose an agreement.
6 May - "Opportunities and Problems" - Ratchet addressed various Prospects and Challenges.
May 7 - "Reconciliation Will Be Submission" - Ghost continues her own plans, taking the words of Thunderwatch to Primus Pilus.
8 May - "Ultrix Investigation Preliminary Report" - Ultrix (and probably Trypticon) were deliberately by ships pretending to be neutral.
8 May - "To the Murderers of Ultrix" - Banshee has a message for those who attacked Trypticon and destroyed Ultrix.

May 09 - OOC Cliff Notes

As a reminder/summary, Starscream was watching the Empire while Megatron was gone, and then Primus Pilus showed up and claimed to be Megatron. Half the Decepticons, led by Starscream, either don't believe it's him, or believe he's under someone else's control and therefore can't be trusted. The other half fell in behind him. Rebel city Stanix has been crushed, and Helex looks to be next.

May 9 - "Ghost Brings Word and a Medic" - Ghost brings Thunderwatch clandestine help and a message.
May 9 - "Waking Matrix Dream" - Optimus has a waking dream while in the middle of a conversation with Ratchet.
May 13 - "Defence of Helex" - Valour prepares to defend another city from Primus Pilus.
May 14 - "Update and Report on Stanix" - Prime calls a meeting and pulls the Autobots out of Stanix.
May 15 - "A Series of Betrayals" - Thunderwatch chooses to re-swear his fealty and that of his city to Primus Pilus. But a chance radio communique spooks the city leader - leading to a series of betrayals ending with the fall of Optimus Prime and the city of Stanix.
May 15 - "Optimus Prime has fallen" - Primus Pilus Megatron announces the defeat of Optimus Prime.
May 15th - "Spark Transfer" - Optimus Prime is rushed into emergency surgery.
May 16 - "Sacking of Stanix" - Primus Pilus gravely injured Optimus Prime and destroyed Stanix.
May 16 - "Stanix <Classified>" - Further, more sensitive information about the destruction of Stanix.
May 16 - "Veritas: Maximum Encryption" - Sideswipe meets a suspicious new entity named Veritas.
May 16 - "Field Ops Reminder" - Jetfire reminds the Autobots to follow the orders of the highest-ranking officer on scene, rather than everyone calling out conflicting instructions.
May 16 - "Personal Log: Encrypted" - Ravage ponders Primus Pilus's victory and rage.
May 16 - "The End of The Prime!" - Private recordings broadcast the defeat of Optimus Prime.
May 16 - "Assuming Command" - Elita One takes control of the Autobots.
May 16 - "One Moment Changed it All" - In the day after Primus Pilus strikes Optimus Prime down and the Matrix of Leadership goes 'missing', Soundwave and Veritas wake together after traveling to Calyhex and quietly navigate their new dynamic amidst other ongoings.
May 17 - "Ghost Update: Maximum Encryption" - Ghost asks to meet with Elita One to discuss the Matrix of Leadership in Ghost's possession.
May 17 - "The Hidden Nest" - Veritas and Soundwave meet in a well hidden place to continue the discussion of their future together.
May 18 - "Stanix Destroyed" - Primus Pilus Megatron erases Stanix from the map.
May 18 - "Fortress Maximus" - Runabout is sent towards certain death.
May 18 - "SLAUGHTER CITY RECON" - Slaggit. He survived.
May 19 - "Optimus Medical Update" - Optimus Prime is in medical stasis lock, but stable.
May 22 - "Optimus Update - For Medical Staff"- Spike is optimistic about Optimus Prime's recovery, but requires assistance.
May 23 - "Report In" - Omen orders Ghost's cadre to assemble.
May 23 - "I am Veritas Prime" - Veritas runs into a pair of Autobots, then Elita One, then one of Pilus' Predators. A day in the life of a newly minted Prime. Also, don't threaten The Rollout Bar.
May 23 - "AAR: The Hub" - Nightshade comes in from the cold.
May 24 - "Series of unfortunate events" - Dust Devil makes a new friend and then helps save Hot Rod.
May 24 - "All the Things, All at Once" - Ratchet reports on the events of the day.
May 24 - "Time for a Change" - Sideways breaks away from Optimus Prime.
May 24 - "Toraxxis Mega-Refinery" - Snare breaks the ceasefire.
May 24 - "Report from the Hub" - Cyclonus attests Primus Pilus IS Megatron.
May 25 - "Personal Log Entry" - Ravage is once again on his own.
May 28 - "Banshee" - Banshee has indicated that for now Trypticon will continue to stay neutral.
May 29 - "Internal Log" - Alignment behind Primus Pilus seems inevitable.
May 30 - "Veritas Prime Meeting" - Veritas Prime wish to meet with Ratchet.
May 30 - "Call to Arms" - Starscream gathers his forces in Vos.
May 30th - "Under The Fairy Lights Glow" - A late night cross faction meeting in New Harmonex ends up happening under the glow of the street fairy lights...
May 30 - "RE: Vos" - Primus Pilus Megatron issues Starscream an ultimatum.
May 31 - "Discussing Stewardship" - Veritas, after some thought, reaches out to Spike herself after her meeting with Ratchet to talk, just talk. Spike, however, has his own agenda to bring up.
June 3 - "Bringing the Kaiju to Heel" - Primus Pilus calls Deathsaurus out for so many things the Destron Commander has done and 'negotiations', Decepticon-Style, happen.
June 4 - "What Happened Here" - Goth calls for aid! Knock Out gets to visit Darkmount.
June 6 - "Wargame" - An Autobot strategist lays out dark possibilities.
June 8 - "The Victor" - Starscream lords his victory over Primus Pilus Megatron.
June 8 - "Inquiring minds...." - Dust Devil is curious about how Starscream managed to defeat Primus Pilus Megatron.
June 14 - "Internal Log" - Ravage ponders the effect, if any, that Starscream's victory over Megatron will have.
June 17 - "Report" - Orion Pax gets in trouble already.
June 19 - "Tunnel Encounter" - Swiftpaw intercepts Ravage beneath Retoris.
June 21 - "Supply RuncoughwheezecoughRun...." - Neither fire nor smoke will keep Dust Devil from his appointed rounds...
June 24 - "Operation Stranglehold" - Sideswipe has a bold proposal.
June 24 - "Orders" - Starscream continues to lead the Vosian Decepticons.
June 24 - "Vos Attack Proposal" - A Decepticon tactician submits a plan of assault against Starscream's stronghold.
June 25 - "Re: Orders" - Slipstream has a characteristically sarcastic report for Starscream.
June 25 - "Ultrix Sweep" - The Decepticons investigate the attack on Ultrix.
June 27 - "Med-Aid Convoy Assaulted!" - Decepticons attack a neutral caravan.
June 29 - "Calyhex City Attack" - The Autobots take back Calyhex City.
June 29 - "Planning In The Wings" - Starlock and Ratchet get a moment to catch up after a week of chaos.
June 30 - "Primes and Plans at the Pools" - Veritas requests permission to visit Iacon with the intent to check on the Pious Pools. Someone else is there and a lively discussion erupts.
June 30 - "Opinions Of A Rat-Bag" - Rat-Bag: a stupid, eccentric, or disagreeable person... The Medbay crew in Fortress Maximus are reminded that Alpha Trion, and the Matrix, are both this.
Jul 01 - "Tyger Pax" - Plans are made to return Calyhex to the city named after her.
Jul 01 - "Calyhex" - Dust Devil nominates Veritas Prime as Calyhex's protector.
Jul 01 - "Stanix... Rebuilding?!?" - Something is growing in the ruins of Stanix.
Jul 02 - "Deathsaurus Repair Report" - Deathsaurus will survive, but heads will roll over the loss of Calyhex City.
Jul 03 - "Medical Report - Restricted Access" - Optimus Prime's replacement body is finished.... but is Orion Pax ready to take back up the mantle of leadership?
July 4 - "Colours and Data" - Veritas asks Calyhex if she can invite Chromedome to learn more about the very code of Titans.
Jul 06 - "Autobot Orders: Tyrest" - Elita One plans to renew the assault against the Decepticons.
Jul 08 - "Dossier: Honeytrap" - Punch reports what he knows about Honeytrap.
Jul 08 - "Decepticon Dossier: Honeytrap" - Counterpunch gives his report to the Decepticons.
Jul 09 - "Tyrest Forward Base" - Dizzy and Sideswipe dig tunnels into Tyrest.
July 11 - "Intelligence Report" - Floodlight updates Megatron's Decepticons about current events.
July 12 - "Being Quite Earnest" - Veritas reaches out for some of Elita One's time.
July 19 - "Tesaras Raid" - Autobots go on the offensive.
July 14 - "Preparation Tesarus" - Acting under the instructions given by Elita One, a team of Autobots sneak into the region around the Decepticon city of Tesarus to prepare to lay siege.
July 23 - "How Far The Bat Falls" - Goth teaches Mothra a lesson, and Knock Out, in turn, teaches Goth one...
July 24 - "Tesaras Patrol" - The Decepticons are paying attention.
July 24 - "Nightbird" - Kup and Sideswipe take a thrashing.
7-27 - "Internal Conflict Resolution (Citadel Side)" - Megatron and Starscream bicker as the Decepticons attempt to take Vos.
July 27 - "My Trusted Spymaster" - Pilus calls Soundwave to task. Is his most loyal still loyal?
July 27 - "Vos Assault Voyeurs" - As Pilus sends his forces to assault Vos, Soundwave and he continue to have a discussion. And then Starscream joins the comms with a verbally scathing rhetoric. Is it misdirection, chaos, or are there deeper mysteries?
July 27 - "My Fellow Autobots" - Hot Rod offers words of hope and inspiration.
July 27 - "Orders" - Primus Pilus Megatron orders a siege of Vos.
Jul 30 - " AAR: Central Vos" - Megatron's Decepticons attack Vos, but are unsuccessful at capturing Starscream.
Jul 31 - "July Cybertronian RP/TP Review" - Things that have happened in July that would be ICly known about.
Jul 31 - "OOC: Decepticon Situation" - Things in Vos are bad.
Aug 09 - "Update to Orders" - Elita One orders attacks on Tesarus and Tyrest.
August 10 - "Holes in Justice" - Someone finely notices the holes in Tyrest's armor, after what was supposed to be a talk among partners.
August 11 - "Warning Regarding Tyrest" - Chief Justice Tyrest has gone off the rails.
August 11 - "All the Crazy" - Ratchet responds to Starlock's report about Tyrest, as well as everything else going on.
August 11 - "Cybertron Happenings" - Wind Sheer records what he sees.
August 11 - "Recommended Redeployments" - Asymmetrics proposes more strategic ideas.
August 11 - "Tesaras" - Riposte offers tactical advice on upcoming attacks.
August 11 - "Uraya" - Breakthrough offers Primus Pilus Megatron some strategic advice of his own.
August 12 - "Justice Verses Truth" - Veritas meets Tyrest with Starlock. Oh, and Omen's there being prickly. The expected but unwished for clash occurs with an interesting revelation.
August 13 - "Harmonex Observation" - Ravage reports on the location of the Matrix of Leadership.
August 14 - "Isolation" - Thunderblast rots in a cell and contemplates her life choices after abandoning Vos and surrendering to Primus Pilus Megatron.
August 15 - "Tyrest Contained" - The former Chief Justice is taken down and hospitalized.
August 16 - "Overheard in the Ballad Bar" - Rumors there's a new Prime in town.
August 17 - "Tesarus: Battle Plans" - Elita One orders Riposte's strategy into effect.