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Time is short
Time is short. Mission entries are writing challenges which must be completed according to a theme or prompt (as told through the environment, characters, or conflict).
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Space is limited
With only 1000 words, missions challenge Inquisitorial Agents with an economy of words. Only the most gripping records, devoid of errors, will be uploaded to the archives.
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In the grimdark future, there are often conflicting or contrary accounts of the same event. Mission submissions will be judged by your Lord Inquisitor and presented to your peers for 'sanctification' (and publication to push the narrative forward).
Ordo Xenos Submissions

A Bitter Meal
In the upper echelons of Imperial society, appetites are nigh insatiable. In this case, a group of epicureans has been purchasing an unknown alien biomatter from various black markets. Recount to Lady Melusine a tale of one of these epicureans, their xenos meal, and the results of their heresy.
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