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The Dark Genesis: Togo's Inaugural Coup and Africa's First Coup

byJohn KingsJuly 31, 2023

On 13 January 1963, Togo, a little West African country, experienced one its most memorable events; a coup d’ etat. This coup has the record of being the first coup in the history of Africa.

The coup plotters had 3 notable players, Etienne Eyadema, Emmanuel Bodjolle and Kleber Dadjo. They took over the presidential palace, government buildings, the roads and arrested some government officials.

At that point, the nation was under the dictator rule of President Sylvanus Olympio, who had been in power since Togo gained independence from France in 1960.

The occasions that paved way to the overthrow were multifaceted and entrenched in political issues. This was coupled with disappointment from the populace with the policies and performance of Olympio.

Though the facts are yet to be established, President Kwame Nkrumah and the government of Ghana was implicated in the coup and assassination of Olympio.

Beginning

Togo was once a protectorate of the German Colonial Empire but was taken over during World War 1 by the British and French. They both partitioned the country in 1922 with a part coming under the control of France. The other part was joined with other groups to form the Gold Coast Colony which was then under British control.

In later years, during World War 2, the French arrested prominent members of the Olympio family in Togo, Including Sylvanus Olympio. They were perceived to be allies to the British. The imprisonment of Olympio became an issue that promoted him in the eyes of the public. And upon his release he served as a rallying point for independence from French colonization.

He participated actively through the 1950’s for independence and had his political party boycott assembly elections because of French interferences.

However, in the 1958 elections saw Olympio’s party win overwhelmingly despite the French’s one-sided involvement in the elections against Olympio’s party. The French colonial authorities had no choice than to name Olympio the Prime Minister of the colony.

Olympio as president

He spearheaded a constitutional amendment that made him President of Togo in 1961. This success and feat achieved by Olympio roused many other neighboring nations to seek independence from French rule.

An attempt to assassinate him in the same year forced him to take an oppressive approach to governance which literarily turned the nation into a one-party state.

Early on in Olympio's presidency, he took a centralized and autocratic approach to governance, sowing the seeds of discontent. His government leaned more toward the Ewe ethnic group, to which he belonged to.

He also pursued a policy that excluded and marginalized other ethnic groups within the country. Also, there were allegations of corruption, which further fueled disdain towards his government.

The Catholic authorities also clashed with his government which further isolated his government from the people.

Therefore to assert control, he went brutal and ruthless against his opponents. Political parties and adversaries were hounded, locked up and in some cases killed.

The many internal and external factors

One other key factor that led to his ousting from power was the issue of land changes. President Olympio tried to carry out land reforms that would expropriate land from traditional heads and reallocate these lands to peasant farmers.

This move was met with stiff resistance from the elites and traditional rulers who held enormous powers and influence in the country.

At the initial stage of his reign he worked closely with Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana but fell out with him when the latter proposed the unification of the two countries. The former however requested for the return of the eastern part of Togo that was carved into Ghana.

Their relationship soon went sour based on this and many other issues. History has it on record that attempts of assassination on Olympio and Nkrumah were made severally. Political dissidents from Togo also take refuge Ghana and vice versa.

The men accused and blamed each other for the attempts. The coup against Olympio has been linked to the rift Nkrumah and Olympio as Ghana was accused of its involvement.

Olympio as president relied more on German aid instead of French assistance and exempted his nation from any alliance with the French. But he still maintained diplomatic relations with France and signed a defense pact with them.

The French on the other hand had perceived him as a pro-British president, due to his alignment with the British and The United States.

The emergence of Etienne Eyadema

Ignorant of the importance of the military he failed to expand and modernize the army and thus kept them small. Troops of Togolese extraction that left the French Army on returning home thus had no space or departments to be enlisted in.

Despite pressures from Emmanuel Bodjolle and Kleber Dadjo who were leaders in the Togolese Army to increase funding for the army, Olympio refused.

He also refused Etienne Eyadema who was a returnee sergeant from the French military, the opportunity to serve in the Togolese Army.

In 1963 a written request from Dadjo seeking for permission to enlist ex-French troops was torn into pieces by the president. This probably was the point where scheming’s against the president intensified.

The Coup

In the midst of developing strains, a group of displeased military officials, led by Sergeant Etienne Eyadéma (later known as Gnassingbé Eyadéma), plotted to oust President Olympio's administration. Etienne Eyadema and Emmanuel Boole both connived to remove Olympio from office.

The coup was carried out with precision and force in the early hours of January 13, 1963. The revolutionaries or rebels as it were, stormed the presidential residence, bringing about the demise of President Olympio.

Before dawn the dead body of Olympio was found some feet away from the gate at the front of the US embassy by the then Ambassador Leon B. Poullada.

Olympia became the first African head of state to be assassinated in a coup. Some of his cabinet members were arrested while some took to their heels and fled to neighboring countries or went into hiding.

Eyadema takes control of government

Following the overthrow, the coup plotters, under Eyadéma's initiative, assumed command and took leadership and control of government. The constitution was put on hold while the National Assembly was dissolved. A state of emergency was also declared by the junta.

Thereafter, exiled political leaders including Nicolas Grunitzky and Antoine Meatchi were asked to come back home to form a government. Nicholas was elected president while Antoine served as his vice.

A second coup was also carried out by Eyadema on April 14, 1967 after he deposed the government of Nicholas Grunitzky. Eyadéma took on the position of head of state and later turned into the Leader of Togo, laying out a military dictatorship that lasted for almost forty years. Eyadema ruled Togo until 2005.

Aftermath

The coup in Togo had significant repercussions for the nation and the region as a whole. It exposed the option of military intervention in governance to other nations in the region. The coup also set a besetting precedence for African nations during the post-independence era.

Additionally, the political instability and oppressive rule under Eyadéma's system ruined Togo's democratic advancement and subdued civil liberties.

In summary, the tragic assassination of President Olympio and the establishment of a military dictatorship under Eyadéma's rule occurred as a result of the 1963 coup in Togo. It mirrored the intricacies and difficulties of post-colonial African politics.

The issues were usually similar; power struggles, ethnic pressures, marginalization and grievances against dictatorship. This often culminated in coups and protracted political instability which still persist in Africa, especially West Africa, the latest being the coup in Niger Republic.

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Nevarra is a nation in central Thedas, west of the Free Marches, south of the Tevinter Imperium, and northeast of Orlais. It was originally one of the larger Free Marches city-states before it expanded rapidly to become a nation proper in the Exalted Age.[1] Thanks to enormous wealth and a strategic central location in Thedas, some claim Nevarra's power rivals that of the Orlesian Empire. A citizen of Nevarra is called a Nevarran. History

Nevarra was originally settled by the Planasene, a farming people with a strong culture of animist worship.[2] Their earliest known ruler was King Damertes, a contemporary of Neromenian King Antoridus and Archon Thalsian, who are said to have lived around -1595 Ancient. Damertes' struggle against Antoridus and his deperate turn to demon worship is described in Threnodies 6 of the Chant of Light. Although Damertes successfully defended his people from the Neromenian onslaught, the Planasene were ultimately conquered by rising Tevinter in the following centuries.

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Nevarra remained part of the Tevinter Imperium until around -180 Ancient when Andraste and Maferath led their armies north. The Lord of Nevarra, Hector, was one of Andraste's most loyal followers. It was from his stronghold in the city that Andraste was captured by the Imperium following Maferath's betrayal.[3]

With Andraste gone, Maferath returned to rule over the Fereldan Valley. He dispersed the remaining lands among his three sons while giving the Dales to the elves, as promised by Andraste for their help against the Tevinters. Verald was given the lands surrounding Nevarra City. However, he was an incompetent ruler who constantly used his father's name to secure his throne. As a result, when Maferath's betrayal of Andraste was revealed in -160 Ancient[4][5], Verald was forced out of the city and all of his court was killed.[6]

Rule of the city-state changed hands several times after that so that by the Glory Age, Nevarra was lagging behind the other Marcher city-states. Many thought the best course of action would be to give Nevarra over to Orlais or one of the stronger city-states like Starkhaven. Before this came to pass, Caspar Pentaghast of Hunter Fell deposed King Ionas in 2:46 Glory and seized the throne for himself. Under his leadership, Nevarra's fortunes turned around.

In 3:25 Towers, the armies of Orlais and the Tevinter Imperium joined with the Grey Wardens to end the Third Blight. However, the victorious armies proceeded to occupy the territories they had liberated from the darkspawn. Nevarra was taken by Orlais, except for Hunter Fell which went to the Imperium, and only regained its independence in 3:65 Towers.[7]

In 5:37 Exalted, Nevarran general Tylus Van Markham, who claimed descent from Emperor Kordillus Drakon I, successfully rallied the populace to overthrow the Pentaghasts and claim the throne for himself. Being a hero of the recent Fourth Blight, Tylus was able to stir nationalistic feelings in the western Free Marches against the growing power of Orlais. He proved his military might by winning several major battles against the Orlesians, establishing Nevarra as a new, growing power and a full-fledged nation in its own right.

In 5:40 Exalted, a cadre of knights known as the Fallen held the line at the Fields of Ghislain against an Orlesian incursion, which kept King Tylus alive long enough for Nevarran forces to retreat. This act is credited as ensuring the survival of the newly carved out Nevarran nation.The Van Markhams produced three more kings. The last Van Markham king died in the Steel Age with no sons, but his daughter married a Pentaghast and the two families merged to solidify Nevarra's status as a significant power in Thedas. They have ruled Nevarra since then, under the Pentaghast name.

In 7:82 Storm, Emperor Etienne Valmont of Orlais set aside his (childless) empress of seventeen years to wed Princess Sotiria Pentaghast, in the hopes of creating lasting peace and cooperation between the two nations. By 7:97 Storm, Sotiria was still childless, and the emperor sent her to a cloister so that he could marry his mistress, Marquise Yvette. The Nevarrans took this extremely poorly. After cartloads of angry letters failed to improve the situation a small war party of Pentaghasts rode into Orlais and reclaimed their princess. They took no further military action until 8:46 Blessed, when the Orlesian army was still committed to a war in Ferelden. The Nevarrans declared war and promptly took a number of cities. The Orlesians eventually managed to rally a defense and drive the Nevarrans from Ghislain and Arlesans, but Perendale was lost and never recovered. It remains a Nevarran possession to this day.[8]

In 8:60 Aurelian Pentaghast attempted to assume the Nevarran throne. When it was revealed that he was not a Pentaghast by blood (he was in fact Princess Sotiria's stepson from her second marriage to Orlesian nobleman Gustav LaFleur) he joined the dwarven Legion of the Dead, the only human ever to do so.[9] In 8:70 Blessed, a war between Nevarra and Orlais over the control of the western hills around Perendale resulted in Nevarran victory. However, Orlais proceeded to sow dissent and rebellion among the locals in Perendale, who resented Nevarran rule.[10]

War with Orlais

In 8:82 Blessed, Nevarra began a bloody campaign of conquest within the Free Marches, encouraged by their taking of Perendale. They were stopped by Cade Arvale from Rivain, who was named Champion of Tantervale for his deed.[11]

In 8:99 Blessed, dragons devastated the countrysides in Orlais and Nevarra, and all attempts to slay them ended in disaster. In response, Divine Faustine II abruptly named the Dragon Age, saying that it will be an age of violence and upheaval.[10]

Politics

Nevarran heraldry

Nevarra has a history of royal dynasties, which has persisted into modern day. Most Nevarran monarchs have been members of the frequently militarily-gifted Pentaghast clan, under whom alliances with other Free Marches states have been courted or coerced to form a powerful confederation under Pentaghast leadership.[12]

A long war against Orlais over the mineral-rich Blasted Hills, a region between the two countries ended during the Blessed Age with a Nevarran victory. However, rebellion was fomenting in the conquered area due to the imposition of harsh taxes by the Nevarrans, as well as the support of Orlais.[12]

By the Glory Age, rule of the city-state had changed hands many times, with poor leadership causing Nevarra to fall well behind other Marcher city-states. Prior to the First Pentaghast Dynasty, the ruler was Ionas, a physically frail man manipulated by his advisers and whose rule added to Nevarra's slow decline.[13] The destruction of the city-state from within seemed imminent when rumor spread that Ionas's advisers may have brokered deals to cede struggling Nevarra to a greater power, such as Orlais, for profit. This crisis was averted, however, when Caspar Pentaghast, a man of the small town of Hunter Fell, plotted to overthrow the enfeebled king, and did so during the Glory Age. With Caspar began Nevarra's long history of family dynasties.

First Pentaghast Dynasty

Caspar's family held the throne from the Glory Age into the Exalted Age, approximately three hundred years.[14] The family's rule was only threatened during a brief period when Orlais occupied the land during a Blight, and was reclaimed when Caspar II ousted the Orlesians.

Van Markham Dynasty

Following the Fourth Blight, general Tylus van Markham, who claimed descent from Kordillus Drakon I, raised the populace against the Pentaghast clan, claiming the dynasty had forgotten the values they once held and had become corrupt and dissolute.[14] King Nestor Pentaghast was killed in the rebellion, stabbed sixteen times upon his throne, and those of his clan who remained fled to Hunter Fell, their ancestral home. Tylus and three other Van Markham kings transformed Nevarra into the modern country it is today, overtaking large parcels of Orlesian land to do it.

Second Pentaghast Dynasty

In the Steel Age the last Van Markham king perished with no male heirs. His daughter married a Pentaghast and joined the warring clans. This union allowed Pentaghast rule to return with Van Markhams enjoying powerful status among the nobility.[14]

Modern Day

The current ruler of the nation is Markus Pentaghast, an old man of weak health and uncertain sanity.[15] His rule has been condemned by those who claim his Mortalitasi advisers are ruling through him, much as Ionas' did so long ago. Pentaghast and Van Markham relatives alike are vying to replace the old king, but some say it is time for the two ruling families to cede power to a new family. Ferdinand Pentaghast, younger brother of Markus, is the next in line to rule. However he is also old and has no interest in ruling, and neither brother have any known children. The future of the Pentaghast dynasty hangs in the balance.

Geography

A derelict Nevarran crypt[16]

Settlements

Cumberland – A city on the Waking Sea, giving it access to trade with the rest of the Free Marches and beyond. Over the last century, Cumberland has taken advantage of this to expand into one of the largest cities in Thedas.[12] Cumberland is also where the College of Magi routinely convene and the seat of the Grand Enchanter.

Hunter Fell – The site where the Old God Toth, the Archdemon of the Third Blight, was defeated at 3:25 Towers. After the Blight, it was occupied by the Tevinter Imperium until 3:49 Towers.

Nevarra City as sketched by Brother Genitivi[17]

Nevarra City – The capital city of Nevarra, located in the middle of the nation. It is also the location of the Grand Necropolis.

Perendale – A city near the Blasted Hills, taken from the Orlesians in the Blessed Age.[18]

Regions

The Silent Plains

The Fields of Ghislain – on the border of Orlais

Rivers

Cumber River

Minanter River – formerly known as Pnemoix[19]

Other

The Imperial Highway crosses Nevarra by starting from the Silent Plains in the north, then crosses the Minanter River until it reaches Cumberland, then turns west to Orlais.

Culture and society

A wealthy Nevarran's crypt

Nevarra is renowned for its art. The whole country is filled with artistry, from the statues of heroes that litter the streets in even the meanest villages to the glittering golden College of Magi in Cumberland.[20]

Nevarra City in particular engages in numerous cultural events and contests throughout the year.[21] In summer the nobility participate in the "Duchess's Games" at the Anaxas estate, in which scholars from Cumberland test their wit against denizens of the Free Marches in debates of philosophy and rhetoric, usually taking place over tea with the Duchess Ravria Anaxas.

In autumn in Nevarra City the residents hold ancestral pageants.[21] Lanterns are lit on the streets to illuminate the statues of ancestors and families drape their statues in colorful cloth and hire actors to stand by them at night to enact momentous events from their lives. The actors are paid in copper coins. The best pageantry takes place on the boulevard leading to the Castrum Draconis, in which statues of kings and queens are prominent. Pentaghasts and Van Markhams compete to outdo one another in extravagant pageantry here. Rumor holds that Mortalitasi of the Grand Necropolis perform autumn rites at this time as well.[21]

In winter skating takes place on the Minanter, fueled by roasted chestnuts and hot spiced tea.[21] As winter was also historically the time of dragon hunting, due to the sluggishness of the dragons in the cold weather, hunt balls are still held in winter despite the scarcity of such dragon hunts in recent times.[21] Some homes keep dragon's hearts or heads as gruesome centerpieces. The hunt balls have become more of a metaphor for the hunt itself, with couples dressing in armor and flowing red cloth as they dance together.

In spring Nevarra holds Wintersend tournaments to great acclaim.[21] These days there is less jousting and more tests of arms in archery and sword fighting.

Beetles are considered prized in Nevarra, and many households keep them in small cages for good luck.[22] They also use encrusted beetle wings for decorative purposes.[23]

Burial practices

Unlike most other Andrastians, Nevarrans do not burn their dead but instead carefully preserve the bodies and seal them in elaborate tombs. Some of the wealthiests Nevarrans start building their own tombs while still young, spending decades overseeing their construction. These become incredible palaces, with gardens, bathhouses, and ballrooms, kept only for the dead.[20] These crypts are often decorated with their most prized possessions[24], and each crypt is as unique as the family buried there.[25]

The mummified body of King Caspar the Magnificent is kept in the Grand Necropolis, wearing a gold crown and sitting on a throne of gold and marble. Children of the royal family are often taken to meet him.[26]

Death and magic

A mummified elf[27]

Mages of Nevarra have more political power than mages in other countries under the aegis of the Chantry, and wield nearly as much power within Nevarra as the magisters of the Tevinter Imperium.

Nevarrans have a unique relationship with magic and death. They believe that when a dead soul crosses the Fade it displaces a Fade spirit. In order to provide safe hosts for such spirits they mummify their corpses and place them in elaborate crypts in the Grand Necropolis. This task is entrusted to a secretive order of mages known as Mortalitasi, founded by a Tevinter mage named Vitus Fabria, who first preached the idea. Its gray-robed members enjoy wealth and political power as they often serve as advisers to Nevarran nobility, including the kings.[27]

Because they rarely leave Nevarra, much of the Mortalitasi's practices are shrouded in mystery and fear, even to mages outside the nation's borders. They are rumored to be a death cult and experiment with necromancy, but whatever the truth, they are arguably the most well-schooled mages outside of the Tevinter Imperium.[28]

Dragon-hunting

The Pentaghast clan is renowned for its past dragon hunter heroes, each of whom led a crusade to hunt dragons to extinction - and nearly succeeded. While the dragons were a scourge for a very long time, the Nevarrans' hunt for their dragonbone (from which they made the famed ebony armor worn by their kings) and glory almost wiped them out in the Steel Age and dragons were thought extinct until their reappearance in the Dragon Age.

Notable people with Nevarran origins

Cassandra Pentaghast

Concept art of a Nevarran adventurer[29]

For a complete list, see Category:Nevarrans.

Amalia Forsythia – Duchess of unspecified area in 9:41 Dragon[30]

Audric Felhausen – a Nevarra City guardsman

Cassandra Pentaghast – a Seekers of Truth; Hero of Orlais; and Right Hand of the Divine

Ginnis

King Markus Pentaghast – King of Nevarra in 9:41 Dragon

Merrill

Nyree

Ravria Anaxas – Duchess of unspecified area in 9:10 Dragon[21]

Sandral Anaxas – The Duke of Cumberland[31]

Sidony

Tessa Forsythia

Viuus Anaxas

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Rocking the cradle Chapter 13: Pain

It was so easy

So PITIFULLY easy

Noémie had no clue that she could simply walk through the main doors and saunter her way through the halls with no resistance.

Everyone in the front office must’ve been getting high because even with her scary looking Akuma outfit not even the janitor glanced in her direction

“Such a shame too” she sighed “I really wanted to test out all these fun gifts I got”

She was wondering for a while, peering through each classroom and looking for the daycare, when she stumbled upon something quite interesting

“So her daddy is a student here. How cute” She cooed, watching him from the other side of the classroom door. She saw him talk candidly with Marinette for a moment and figured she must be the busy mom.

Noémie narrowed her gaze “Both parents, happy little baker’s life, not a care in the world. Oh my sweet El, it’ll be so nice to burn all of this to the ground in front of your very eyes.”

“PARDON ME MADEMOISELLE”

Noémie had to hold her ear to keep from losing the eardrum. She lazily turned to be faced with a rather prudish looking old man. He looked absolutely gobstopped by her very presence.

��I am not sure whose parent you are but I cannot allow you to parade around the halls in such outlandish and inappropriate attire!”

She took quite a bit of offense to that last part. Yes her outfit was a bit more...ornate than the average attire, what with the flashy overcoat draped over her shoulders and stainless steel accessories wrapped around her waist and neck.

But inappropriate? Showing a bit of midriff is always fashionable and these girls need to see what real rack can look like.

The old man hadn’t slowed his ramblings in the least by the time she came to realize 5 minutes had passed.

Quite over her impromptu lecture she took a long drag of a cigarette she was hiding in her cleavage.

“MADEMOISELLE WE DO NOT PERMIT SMOKING IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT!!! Are you even aware of the numerous health ramifications of such a repugnant-”

Smoke poured onto his face like water as she blew it out slow. Despite his long harbored hatred for the stench the aroma seemed...pleasant. His eyes glazed over as he stared into her jade green eyes.

‘how pretty’ He thought to himself in a daze ‘They remind me of mother’

“That’s my good boy” she chuckled wickedly “Now then, Mommy needs your help.”

He nodded eagerly. Whatever his dearest mother needed he’d provide. Money, power, it didn’t matter, he’d give this woman the world.

“Be a dear and take me to the kindergarten, ok?” The man was more than excited to lead the way and instantly turned on his heels to fulfill what he considered to be his destiny.

Before leaving, Noémie took another good look into the classroom. Her eyes scanned over the seats and by chance she met eyes Marinette herself.

She had no idea who the gaudy woman was but gave a sort of half smile to be polite. Noémie returned it with a similar gesture and went about her way.

“What an odd woman” Marinette mumbled to herself “She looks tacky as all hell but I’m sure she’s just someone’s parent”

Eloise giggled in absolute glee as she tucked herself away in the storage cabinets with Sammy and Sophie.

She was getting much better at coping with her claustrophobia. So much so that she considered herself to be the Hide-n-seek champion. Over and Over she was making herself be one of the hiders so that she could face the fear head on. The first few games were hard, she kept giving herself up so she wouldn’t have to be alone anymore. But, after the twins offered to be hiding buddies with her (Sammy a little more reluctantly than his twin) she grew to find some ok things about the dark. You can share secrets, maybe take a mini nap, or even just imagine what could be happening on the other side the possibilities were endless really.

“Oooook everyone!” Announced her teacher, Mlle Morel “I’m gonna start counting! So I hope you’re all ready to get snatched up by the seeking troll!”

Eloise giggled again but was shushed by her favorite grump, Sammy “Shut it lemonhead you wanna get snatched up first!”

“It’s not so bad actually” replied an overly composed Sophie “you get hugs and first picks for snacks”

Eloise pouted “Yea but that’s no fun”

“It is when you can sneak off with an extra cracker pack”

“Clam it you two! she’s already started counting”

They all listened close to hear, all three pressing their ears to the door. She was slow and methodical about her counting and they could hear footsteps grow closer and closer to where they were until she landed on one.

And stopped right in front of their hiding spot

“Ready or not,” She called “I’m coming for ya!”

Their hearts were pounding hard. They could hear the ruffling of her skirt as she knelt down to the cabinet on the floor. They could even feel her hands grip onto the handles to pull them ajar.

Elly grabbed onto Sammy tight with a giddy smile on her face. Her eyes were squeezed shut in excitement.

“Oh! Hello there. Are you looking for someone?”

The joyous conclusion never came

“Why yes. I’m looking for one of your students. Her name is Eloise Etienne. I am her mother”

It never would

Eloise’s happy smile flickered out like a blown light bulb

“No” She whispered in a trembling voice “no she can’t be here!”

She tried her hardest to shrink into the corner of the cabinet, pushing up against Sammy who was first to react

“Who?” He whispered “Elly, who can’t be here?”

Her breathing was growing shallower by the minute “My mommy. My real mommy, they said I’d be safe!”

He had no clue what she could be talking about. He looked over at his sister who was peeking through a crack in in the doors. Whatever was out there was bringing Elly back to her days before the orphanage. They had all been there at one point, but this felt far harsher than a small panic attack.

Sammy did the best thing he could think of. He pulled her into a tight hug.

“Listen, I don’t know what’s going on but freaking out will not help it’ll only hurt so instead of thinking of what could happen just stop thinking. I will keep you safe and Mlle Morel will fix it. Just listen.”

Mlle Morel was on high alert of this intruder. She was no parent and there was no doubt that she was dangerous to everyone in the room.

Even so, Mlle Morel put on her usual sunshine teacher face to try and talk this woman into leaving.

“My deepest apologies mademoiselle, I’m afraid there’s no one by that name. Perhaps you may have the wrong building.”

Noémie sauntered right up to the teacher, chest to chest “Is that the answer you’re going with?”

Mlle Morel did not take a single breath in her response “That’s the only answer I can provide you. I apologize for not being more of assistance”

Noémie placed her hands behind her back and leaned down to meet the the teacher eye to eye. A mildly amused smile stretched across her lips “You know this city is quite the spectacle”

Their stand-off was intense as they held each other’s gaze “Growing up in my little ‘town’ I never got to see these monuments. The Louvre, Notre Dame, even the eiffel tower. Imagine a Parisian who’s never seen the eiffel tower!”

She stood back in supposed defeat “But alas there are some things that never change no matter where you go”

Mlle Morel was starting to think this woman was just lost and slightly off her rocker…

Until Noémie’s hand gripped at her throat and hoisted her high into the air, her head hitting the ceiling

“There will always be lying little sluts like you who try to interfere in family business”

Mlle Morel felt like a ragdoll as she was carelessly flung against a wall behind her. Her back struck hard, and she crumbled on the carpeted floor. Sammy had to quickly cover Elly’s ears so she couldn’t hear.

“Eloise my love!” Noémie sung out into the empty classroom “It’s your mommy! Don’t you wanna come out and give me a hug?”

Tears fell like rain off of Elly’s cheeks. Even if she wanted to move, her legs wouldn’t respond no matter how much the voices screeched for her to run.

A little girl with brown pigtails raced out from behind the teacher’s desk.

“Hello! And who is this little friend”?

The girl was ripped from her escape by the ends of her pigtails, Noémie’s fingers wrapping onto the hair atop her scalp. Sophie covered her mouth in horror for their friend, Colette

She lifted the wriggling brunette right to her face, which held a wild, teeth glaring grin “Do you know my little girl? She’s not hard to miss. She looks like she’d be your age”

She suddenly gripped her ear in pain as it was blasted with static

“What are you doing!?” barked a livid sounding Hawkmoth

She groaned “Um fulfilling your half of our deal. Duh”

“I did not agree to child abuse you wretched bitch!”

“Tut-tut my sweet partner in crime, You agreed I could get your miracu-whatevers however I see fit. This is most fitting to me”

“Then I’ll ask it again before I come down and slap you like your last pimp. What the fuck are you doing?”

“Obtaining light” she ripped out her ear pieces and crushed them under her stiletto boot

Colette pushed hard against her attackers arms “P-please let me go! I won’t come into your r-room again Big sis, please I just wanna go back!”

“Sister!?” Noémie howled in laughter “Are all of you drop-offs this fucked in the head!?”

She was growing tired of listening to Colette’s pathetic sobbing sounds, so she got a very ‘practical’ idea in her twisted mind.

“Hey now no need to cry. I can actually make the bad thoughts go away” The sobbing died down as colette prayed that the woman wasn’t lying. She looked up to meet a smiling and almost warm expression. And for a moment she honestly believed her.

But Eloise knew better than to believe such a lie as she silently wailed into Sammy’s shirt.

Colette’s eyes grew wide as flames danced across Noémie’s hand. That smile never left even as the flames eased closer to her bright hazel eyes

“I’ll replace those painful memories with fresh ones so that you’ll never think, or see, that mean old big sister ever again. Aren’t I such a nice mommy?”

Elly tried her best to block out her friend’s shrieks of terror. It’s not as if she could fight her own mother, so how could she help? The twins hugged her close to calm her, but nothing was helping

But then she heard the one thing she could do to help

“El, if you come out now and leave with me. I won't sear this girl's eyes shut. I'll leave the whole class alone right now and they can all go back to their merry lives”

Every cell in her body screamed out for her to sit still, but she still forced herself into the open

“I’m here mommy!” She croaked out, standing in the middle of the room, alone

Noémie snuffed out the flame and dropped Colette on the floor

“There’s my pretty girl!” She gushed, strolling up to Elly and kneeling down to play with her long hair “You’ve been a naughty little rascal haven’t you”

Elly flinched as her mother’s lazily ran her fingers through her hair “Running away, making me worry so much about you. And then hiding from me, causing all this pain for everyone else around you. How shameless, your mama and papa must be ashamed of you”

Her heart stopped when that thought flashed through her mind. She held tightly to the hem of her skirt

“But don’t worry, even if they rightfully drop you on the street, I’ll be right there to pick you back up. I’m the only one who will ever truly love you Eloise, because despite you being a worthless, happiness sucking burden, you are my burden to bear alone. You understand don’t you?”

Eloise didn’t bother raising her head as she nodded, mute.

“Please mommy, just...please keep your promise”

Noémie calmly collected her into her hold and without barely a sweat disappeared over the roofs to wreck havoc on the city

The last thing the twins saw as they ran from the cabinet was eloise green eyes clouded over in helpless submission.

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ATV Accident Lawyer Provo Utah

Just an hour south of Salt Lake City on Interstate 15 there is a section of the state called Utah Valley. Although the Ute Indians anciently inhabited this area, today the valley is home to Provo, Utah’s second largest city. To the west of Provo lies Utah Lake and to the east of the city stand a towering range of mountains called the Wasatch Front. The history of Provo is an interesting page in the history of the Beehive State. Visitors who come to Provo will find several historic sites.

These historic sites are cultural resources worthy of preservation as landmarks of the community. Utah Valley was the traditional home of the Ute Indians. This people were known also as the Yutan Indians, or the Utah Indians. Looking at the names of the native people of the state, it becomes obvious from whence Utah got its name. These Indians called Utah Valley home because Utah Lake was full of fish that kept the tribe fed and they were protected from bellicose groups of Indians that lived to the Northeast. The Wasatch Front acted as a natural barrier to the enemies of the Ute Indians. They kept an excellent written record of their journey and the places that they visited. This group came from Santa Fe, New Mexico along a route that was called The Old Spanish Trail. They came to this area to meet with the Ute Indians. They had been doing business with the Ute’s for some time. In their written record, the Franciscan monks recorded that they were so impressed with the beautiful, green valley that they made plans to set up a settlement in Utah Valley as soon as possible. However, there was a retrenchment in Spanish new-world colonization; this kept the Franciscans from setting up their settlement in Utah Valley. All that remains of their visits to the area are their written records. Utah County Courthouse Caucasian fur trappers were familiar with central Utah and specifically Utah Valley. They frequented the area through the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In fact, the city Provo was given its name in honor of an early trapper, Etienne Provost. Provost was a well-known fur trader and explorer from Quebec. In historical documents his name is recorded in different ways. He is mentioned under the name Provost, Proveau, and Provo. All three are variations of the same name. Provost was a well-known and respected mountain man. Many records have him recorded as the first white man to go far enough norths to see the Great Salt Lake. He established a trading post on the shores of Utah Lake. The Provo River and the city of Provo were both named after this man. Provo was settling by Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in 1849.

It was the first Mormon colony in Utah outside of the Salt Lake Valley. The Mormon settlers had problems with the Indians that lived in the area. The Ute Indians were very aggressive toward groups of people who tried to move in and take over their land. The new settlers built the town into a defensive fort called Fort Utah. It was built as a stockade with exterior walls that were fourteen feet high. They had to live in a manner that was close to a state of war from the time that the settlers first came to Provo. Peace came slowly between the Mormons and the Ute Indians, but after the first year, the settlers had to set up homes outside of Fort Utah and make Provo a more comfortable city in which they could live. Provo was built up quickly as many members of the Mormon Church moved there from different parts of the world. They set up farms and industrial centers. Provo soon became known as the “Garden City” because of its extensive fruit orchards, trees, and gardens. In the late 1860s, industrialization began with the creation of The Provo Woolen Mills. In the 1920s, the Ironton Steel Mill was established, and later the much larger Geneva Steel Plant was built in the city. These industries were a success. Provo quickly became the second largest city in Utah. The Brigham Young Academy was founded in Provo in 1875. This school grew into what is now Brigham Young University (BYU). It is the largest church-affiliated university in the United States. BYU’s students quickly outgrew the Brigham Young Academy Building, and the campus moved to its present location. The Academy today stands restored in its original location, but now as a beautiful public city library. In 1919 the citizens of Utah County and of Provo City voted bonds for the erection of a new joint building. The cornerstone was laid December 14, 1920. On December 15, 1926, the building was dedicated with prayer, speeches and music. Although most Utah buildings carry very little sculpture of any kind, the Utah County Building pediment is decorated with sculpture designed by the architect and sculpted by Joseph Conradi. The Utah County Building, formerly known as the Provo City and County Building, is located in the center of town at the intersection of University Avenue and Center Street. The building has octagonal towers at each of its four corners. When it was first constructed, it had a central tower rising 147 feet into the air from the roof. Unfortunately, the roof was not able to support the weight of the central tower; the building was partly condemned in 1918 because the roof was under such great stress. The Tabernacle was renovated at this time, but the tower was allowed to stay until 1949 when the building was again condemned for the same problem. The weight of the tower was causing the roof to sag. At that time, a local carpenter and contractor named Charles Miller designed a method to remove the central tower. He was hired and completed the project in 1950. The renovated tabernacle is located on University Avenue between Center Street and First South. It is used for church meetings and cultural events, such as staging Handel’s Messiah each year at Christmas Time.

Insurance Coverage for Accidents On Land You Own

According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the “insured premise,” as defined within insurance policies, typically refers to the parcel of land or structure and the surrounding area that is listed within an insurance policy. For homeowner’s insurance, the insured premise is the land specified in the deed. Because homeowner’s insurance policies cover accidents that occur on the insured premise, as defined by the policy, an ATV accident on the premise will be covered under a homeowner’s insurance policy. However, you should check your homeowner’s insurance policy to see if the policy covers all accidents or accidents caused by “the insured” or the “insured family members.” At least one court determined this exception barred non-related individuals from being covered under by the homeowner’s insurance policy for an accident that occurred on the insured premise. Insurance Coverage For Accidents On Land You Don’t Own A standard homeowner’s insurance policy provides some liability coverage for the insured of the policy when an accident does not occur on the insured premise, however, there are exceptions. One exception comes from the phrase arises out of the premise. When the injury occurs off the premise, the critical question for the courts becomes: what caused the accident? For example, if you are riding an ATV in your neighbor’s field with permission and you drive over a large hole, which causes the ATV to flip over resulting in personal injury, law have ruled this accident “arises out of the premise” and your homeowner’s insurance could deny you coverage. However, the same courts have ruled that the phrase “arises out on the premise” does not apply to accidents involving negligence. For example, if your neighbor and you are riding ATVs in your neighbor’s field and your neighbor drives too close and hits your ATV, which causes the ATV to flip over resulting in personal injury, Law have ruled this accident does not “arises out of the premise” and your homeowner’s insurance would provide coverage. The courts distinguish the two incidents by defining the phrase “arises out on the premise” as requiring the land be “casually related to the occurrence.” Meaning, if the land is defective, and you do not own the land, then your homeowner’s insurance will not cover the accident.

What Permission Do You Need to Ride an ATV on Someone’s Land?

ATV accidents occur regularly throughout the United States, many of them leaving riders with severe and often life-changing injuries. These consequences can frequently be caused due to a defect in the land that ATV is being driven on. But let’s face it: sometimes people ride ATVs on property when they don’t have permission to do so. What does this mean for the injured person? The law looks at these injuries differently depending on whether permission was given, whether the property owner knew the ATV rider was on the property, and other situations. When a person is invited to use personal property to ride an ATV, that person is considered an “invitee.” This is most common on ATV courses, where people pay money to ride on the course. In a situation like this, the property owner is responsible for making sure there are no defects in the property, like holes or ditches that aren’t clearly marked, or making the rider aware of any potentially dangerous areas that they should avoid. A licensee has permission to use a landowner’s property for his own convenience, curiosity or entertainment. There is usually no business transaction, simply permission granted by the owner to ride on the land. The important detail here is that the landowner is aware that the ATV riders are using their land and allow them to do so. When a landowner gives permission to a licensee to use the land, they become responsible for any defects in the land that could cause an accident. If they allow a licensee to use their land knowing that there are defects that can cause accidents, like large holes in the ground, they may be responsible for damages. If an ATV rider is riding on someone else’s property, and the landowner doesn’t know they’re on the property, then the ATV rider is considered a trespasser. Whether or not a landowner knows the person is riding there is very important. If a landowner knows people are on the property without permission, they’re still responsible for taking care of the defects or at least making the riders aware of them. Trespassers are responsible for any accidents or injuries caused by land defects. This is because the owner isn’t aware of their presence, and never gave them permission to use the land. When a landowner isn’t aware, they aren’t able to properly take care of or warn about any land defects.

ATV Accident Scenarios

One of the most likely scenarios is for a rider to unknowingly cross a property line, and then perhaps hit a stump from a freshly cut tree. For the average citizen, it’s difficult to assess just who is responsible for that accident. Although you may not have permission to be on the land, there may not be clear markers to let you know. The existence of the stump may have left the area unsafe as far as the court is concerned. Because there is no external protection on some ATVs and only limited external protection on others, there is every potential to develop long-term issues as a result of an accident on an ATV. This is especially true if you weren’t wearing safety gear or your safety gear wasn’t able to cover some vulnerable areas, like your vertebrae. Again, it’s difficult for the average citizen to assess who is responsible for such injuries, much less enforce that responsibility. Short-term injuries don’t sound threatening because they may not last as long as other injuries. At the same time, they may cause you to miss work, and can limit your day-to-day responsibilities. It’s important that you don’t have to risk losing anything if you aren’t the one ultimately responsible for the injury in the first place. For some people, losing a day’s pay doesn’t mean a lot, but for the majority of the country, it could mean the loss of services or even healthcare. This is not even including medical bills and the cost of other expenses necessary in getting you back on your feet.

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Does your character have any companions, such as a chocobo or a pet such as is found in the “minions” tab? If so, what are they like? If not, why not, and would they ever want to have one?

Etienne claims to not be a pet person. The die off of stray dogs and cats that undoubtedly happened in the Brume after the Calamity had a profound effect on them. Even before that, they never saw a pet as something permanent - even if they saw a cat or a dog they took a liking to, defended from abuse, fed, they would not have been permitted to give it a home and instead was encouraged to leave it outdoors as part of the landscape, because ‘that’s where it would be happiest’. For a very long time, people who love their pets were seen as extremely odd - well, to Etienne, people who loved anything seemed odd.

Sizha’to actually kept a rat as a pet when they first met and it is a testament to how tolerant Etienne is that they kept seeing him because rats were probably one of the only things to survive all the freezing nights in the Brume, And Etienne loathes them, it doesn’t matter how smart or cute the rat was. Sizha eventually gave the rat to a child in need of a friend, completely of his own volition and not knowing Etienne’s dislike of the thing. But to this day Sizha has many foundling pets, and Etienne is still pretty confused about them. Seriously, they got into a stare-off with Sizha’s pet owlet, annoyed with how spoiled the creature was.

They have a company-issued chocobo, Omelette, who is cranky, unruly, loud and prone to kicking and biting. With Sizha’s help she’s a bit more well-behaved now but Etienne is still not excellent at reading her body language. It’s more of a grudging truce between them. Quite famously Etienne is terrible at giving animals names, and there’s a running joke between Etienne and Sizha that they’re not permitted to name any new additions to the family - even future children. Because they would probably just look around the room and name the kid Lamp.

The bluebird minion, which was a gift from Siz OOCly, is one that visits Etienne when they are in the Black Shroud for any reason. This is because one day after a date at the Bobbing Cork Etienne confided in the bird while feeding her bird seed, and she remembers them. She will perch on Etienne and look for more bird seed in spite of the fact that Etienne insists they’re not a pet person. So, we established that Etienne does indeed feed animals (and strays) and then pretends to be annoyed when they want to hang around. And when they demand food, such as Sizha’s pet owlet. TBH, they’re probably just slightly jealous watching Sizha with his pets...

SO, EVENTUALLY, Etienne brought home a small black kitten that they found while out fishing in the rain near Vesper Bay (the black couerl kitten minion from GS). They gave her an anchovy and she wouldn’t leave them alone, and because she was so pitiful in the rain, Etienne’s will broke down and they brought her home. This is their family pet ICly, and she was very narrowly named Anchovy because... she likes anchovies. Instead, her name is Velvet, or Her Majesty Miss Velvet Anchovy the IIIrd.

ICly Velvet nearly full grown now, but she makes the occasional appearance ICly in their household, especially doing things like jumping on them from a high spot when they’re getting naked and marital. XD; Despite this, Etienne would still say they’re not a pet person. Just a cat person.

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