Carnival Row - Legacy

Season 2 is yet an arrangement of moving objects

yeah, that's the situation...

I know I want the Burgue parliament blaming at least two incidents on the cause (btw I settled on "The Voice" for it, with its followers being "vocals"), and I kinda know how to get there. This would also include that they use one of the incidents to get rid of more moderate or opposing parties in their government.

I know I want the leader of the organization Phil Dombey joined to be a female orc (? they didn't give us a name for the species that worked as somewhat guards in season 2) who befriends the heroes too and becomes a very important ally to them.

I had some idea for a plot where a small group of people who survived the war crimes the Burgue committed against their country to, in a way, strike back against the people who did it.

And I know I want the Burgue to take special interest in the 4 main characters because by their heritage, they would be perfect subjects to blame specifically and state a public example on.

There's Darry, the daughter of Rycroft Philostrate, who not only is accused of secretly trying to enforce her birthright, but also has hidden her wings for a long time in public, which some people, as they know, will hold against her - there's Amber, and maybe some evidence they can bring forth that she has a personal connection to the convicted criminal Vignette Stonemoss - there's Delia Quince, declared by Dombey as a traitor - and Clarisse Astrayon, the daughter of a family that many people take issue with for the position they have aquired in society - maybe even bringing up how Agreus got to this point in the first place and, ever up for a double-standard, using this against him, or the fact that his wife used to act as an ambassador for the New Dawn. Not to mention that Clary herself, being a close friend to all three of the other mains and constantly being in their company, can easily be accused of supporting their every scheme.

Bottom line, the remaining Burgue government and the police under Dombey (btw he was head of department 6, but perhaps by the time of Legacy, he has moved all the way to the top) decide to call for a hunt for them them specifically to make a point to their opponents and frighten them into submission - and executing the leaders of the Voice alongside, of course. Simply showing that they will smother everyone who becomes to powerfull.

I have an ending to season 2 in mind now where, after the two incidents, not only do the mains leave, but also a lot of burgish citizens decide to leave - they know an escalation is close and, from the not so distant past, what this means. I also see this as Milworthy's last stand - as the citizens are out on the streets to see the fire in the distance, confused, he tells them to flee, and spread that around the city. He chases through the streets all night, telling people to leave any way they can, until Dombey, coming back from another scene, stops him by shooting him in the back. It's too late, though - and many people were packing already anyway. They all meet outside on the streets, fae and human alike. The only ones remaining in the city are the supporters of the current government.

So people flee onto the ships in the harbour (roll the captains of the ships having a short conference via radio on what to do, until, encouraged by a pirate captain I'm planning a larger role for, deciding that the Burgue can be considered a sinking ship and they should load everyone they can on board.

This would be the cliffhanger for season 2 - the Burgue is a lot emptier, despite the government closing all borders not long after the incidents. A much stricter state is announced, Dombey's wolves are added to the police as a special force. That the main character's families have escaped in time prooves useless, they switched to completely random citizens instead to testify for them.

The people who got out left for Tirnanoc as refugees (ironically) and make camp there - and this is the hopeful note the season ends on, as the Burgue has closed off and the remaining resistance, including a lot of people who are done with the Burgue, assembling and beginning to make plans.

Thank you very much for reading :)