User blog:EvilhariboMadness/Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress?



As I'm sure you're all aware, the past few years IC magical Britain has been headed by Alistair Fitzgerald who is, indefinitely, a far cry from his predecessors. With the end of his arch in the expansions rapidly approaching, this blog serves to be an OOC update on where we are, what's going to happen next and how you can prepare your characters for the next phases of the expansion; something that has been pushed back admittedly due to academic purposes on my side of things.

Firstly, prior to the main meat of this blog, I'd like to thank Time and the userbase itself. For Time, I'd like to thank him for presenting us with this antagonistic character that largely goes against all of our beliefs; as I'm sure anyone who has tried to roleplay someone with vastly different values to you can appreciate, it isn't always easy to do so. For the userbase, I not only thank you for responding well to this tyrannical minister and engaging in various events and roleplays against him but also a personal thank-you for not being too frustrated whilst I scrambled in the past month or so with university really taking a hold of my life, forcing me to put wikia on a backburner (though I was still here because, y'know, addicted).

With that all said, here's the main part of the blog!

What is to happen with Minister Fitzgerald?
The ending point of Alistair's arch and the finale, so to speak, of the Serial Killer expansion will all boil down together. Though I'm sure what I'm implying is obvious, I won't given away much more than saying these two strings of the main expansion will cross over and, continuing with the string metaphor, be tied up together.

Immediately succeeding Alistair as minister, through an election that already has its results decided IC, is Siobhan Keirs. Siobhan herself was chosen as she will die in the expansion and the AI team had made the decision previously that, along with the ease of one of us roleplaying the next minister who has their fate sealed, it allows the userbase to diligently work towards the next round of minister elections - I'm sure we all want to see political drama after the mess of Alistair!!

In terms of all of Alistair's policies, The Precinct and the general legacy he has on magical Britain, those will very much be at large despite myself making it no secret that the first two of that trio will be dismissed relatively quickly into Siobhan's term as Minister. AI actively encourages you to continuing roleplaying these effects; have some characters actually come to agree with Alistair's way of thinking following his term? Do people view Siobhan as being too soft after Alistair? Are some wizards finding that the safety of having all the vampires and werewolves locked away comforting and, now that they'd be out again, are scared? Please, carry on! It'll make the next part of the expansion increasingly interesting as well!!

Undeniably, if Alistair was a real person, a real head of government, his actions would have a legacy that would mar magical Britain for some years following and we'd love for that to be utilised and roleplayed.

Who is Siobhan Keirs?
Siobhan Keirs, as mentioned above, will be the next Minister following Alistair. My own character, chosen as Alistair's successor, will die in the main phase of the expansion. Whilst we may all see her as the saviour for magical Britain after Alistair, she will prove to be nothing more than a Minister who, essentially, will reset Britain to the end of Minister Julius Tyrrell's term. Obviously her actions too will have a legacy but, largely, she won't be able to do much more given the next stage of the expansion.

Saying that, however, something interesting is happening with her right now. A former Irish Minister who gave up the Irish citizenship she had acquired to revert to her native British identity, Siobhan has been one of the main politicians campaigning against Alistair in magical Britain. Her face, no doubt, would be a regular one on The Daily Prophet and it is rumoured that she has a room in The Precinct to empathise with the half-breeds. As alluded in Discord all along (if you're no longer in the server, whilst I urge you to be, basically Siobhan has been presented consistently as the best thing compared to Alistair), Siobhan will rise up against Alistair. Whilst this originally was planned to be a full-blown rebellion of sorts, something epic with protest marches everywhere, a more lowkey approach has been taken (though riots may still happen!).

Through the mass support of the people, Siobhan has been installed as the Minister of a revolutionary Ministry based in Lincliff. Though, in reality, this serves as more of a Shadow Ministry if anything, it'll prove that the people are increasingly rallying against Alistair by creating their own government. You may want characters to recognise only one or the other as the true Minister, that is up to you! The point mentioning it here is simple: she needs a government. Though she has the private support of Sarah Grey, Head of the DMLE, she needs more people to support her.

Below is a form if any of you would, and I encourage you to, sign up a character to be a part of her cabinet. Though I don't know how big of a role this Shadow Ministry may have, thus I wouldn't be offended if nobody signed up, I can assure you that they will have some part to play in the final months of the Fitzgerald Ministry.

After the form, there will be a list of those who support her. Even if you don't have a character who is in the Ministry or could hold a ministry position, i.e. a Hogwarts student, sign them up as well! Consider them an 'Ambassador of Justice,' so to speak.

Form

 * Character Name:
 * Ministry Worker or Not?:
 * Desired Role in the Shadow Ministry:
 * Would the character publicly or privately support the Keirs Shadow Cabinet?:

List
Please note: If you have a character whose role in the actual Ministry is being filled in this Shadow Ministry, these positions are not final. They are the rebellion government and, when Siobhan gets into power, roles and whatnot can be discussed.


 * Siobhan Keirs - Shadow Minister for Magic
 * Bailey Jeon - Shadow Senior Undersecretary, Current Adviser to the Minister; private support
 * Sarah Grey - Current Head of the DMLE; private support
 * Kieran Hung - Current Head Auror; semi-private support
 * Hudson Radley-Abbott - Current Head of the Department of Education; semi-private support
 * Eleni Yaxley - Current Head of Transport; public support

Things to Look Out For
Largely, there are three main things for you all to look out for:


 * 1) Any mini events or mass roleplays that pertain to the end of the Fitzgerald Ministry. I'd like Alistair's exit to be as explosive as his term and the only way that can happen is if we roleplay it out! I'll make sure to keep you all updated on anything in Discord and on the Community Corner.
 * 2) The end of the Serial Killer expansion is near, please watch the final few attacks as they will be very dynamic!
 * 3) The end of Alistair's government doesn't ensure the end of those who think like him. Keep your eyes peeled for those who may still retain his views...

Thank you for reading!

The AI Team