The bustling markets of the city certainly out shines the rest . However there is a certain divide between the classes. The markets divide between the middle and lower classes. Whilst the higher class Purchase clothes from Luxurious shops.
And the highest class , the families from government officials to the Great clans all bought custom made clothes made from silk and embroidered by jade , gold and sometimes silver.
Jade represents the Honors class or more widely known as influential families. Each of the Honor classes family members have a jade tassel as their clothes decorations, The more jade circles tied to their tassels, the more Honors their family owns. Even the Jades used as status symbols, each have their own meanings. It symbolises the deeds of the Honor families nor individuals.
The lowest is the Hollow Jade. The Hollow jade circle is divided based on the type of deeds. The slight hollow means , they were Honored by their ancestors deeds. The Perfect hollow means , that a close family members receive honors. Whilst the last one the Full hollow meant that , the person wearing the full hollow is the one who received honors in their family.
The highest is the Title Jade. The Title jade is a full circle jade with the persons name carved into the jade. This jade represents a single persons pride and power over the rest. Meaning only individuals who had made a great contribution can wear this type of jade . It cannot be worn by another person even a family member.
The Third is the Dragon jade. This Jade is the Legendary Jade of the highest caliber. Currently only one person has this Jade. Which is the Current Emperor. This Dragon Jade is the Symbol of the Dragon Emperors power, meaning that only those who poses the Dragon Jade can become the next Emperor. The Dragon Jade had been passed down from generation to generation.
Many people seek to take the Dragon Jade for themselves. The Empire nearly fell because of Dong Zhuo. However when the Tyrant took control of the Emperor. He had failed to take the Dragon Jade, meaning he is merely a tyrant who plots against the throne.
The next Emperor will be he who owns the Dragon Jade. Have the power to Rule over China. And have the ability to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Out of the many warlords who have arisen in power . Only one who can ascend to the throne.
Gold represents the Wealth of each families. The more gold stripes which decorates their clothing the more money they own . Each gold stripes cost around 100 gold coins to make. An average government official struggles to barely get 10 Gold Coins each year. Although comparing to the common people, they earn more than ten times what they make.
So most people who decorated their clothes with Golden Stripes are wealthy merchants and powerful families with plenty of money , businesses and control over Gold Rich areas. The 100 Gold coins margins each have a meaning. The first stripe meaning Common wealth, those who made just enough money to get into the Gold Class.
The second stripe meaning they are currently rising through the ranks. The third stripe meaning they've been in power or had been wealthy for generations. The fourth stripe meant that their from a powerful force. The Fifth stripe meant that they came from a noble lineage. The sixth stripe meant that they are the wealthiest head of A Regional superpower / Warlords . The Seventh Stripe has a special meaning into it , which is why they could only be custom made by the imperial families.
To show their strength and nobility, the Imperial family gave their most trusted aid and closest allies Clothes with Seven Golden stripe. Those who wore the Seven stripes regardless of origin and status are given Imperial privileges over the rest.
Lastly is the silver decoration. Silver is usually worn by Warriors to display their rank , the army they commanded and their prowess in battle. Most usually don't care much for ceremonies so they just dangle military badges and seals to display their status . Several warriors who are masters of ceremony , have their clothes embroidered with silver in various patterns. Most notably are the Noble Warriors who came from noble lineages.
Since I'm a commander in the army . I'm expected to wear a plain robe with leather waist armor for official ceremonies or I could just wear my regular armor to the Ceremony.
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ Quest activated : " A Hero's Return time limit 6 hours]]
[[ Arrive at the Award Ceremony with a dashing look , to show of to the rest of the Court ]]
[[ This is your first time appearing in the Wei armies Court , make your first impression count ]]
(" So what I ware at the awards ceremony would affect my standing in the Wei Court .")
[[ Answer : Correct ]]
(" System What's the status of my current reputation .")
[[ Answer : How does the Host want the status to be summarized ]]
[[ Since there is multiple different ways of summarizing the overall status of the hosts reputation among various factions , groups , and individuals ]]
(" Alright then, System summarize my reputation into factions of people in different statuses .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ The Host's reputation are as follows ]]
Scholars : 0 / ( Neutral )
Military : 45 / ( Respected )
Government : 0 / ( Neutral )
Peasant : 10 / ( Positive Rumor )
Nobility : -20 / ( Negative Rumor )
Imperial : 10 / ( Positive Rumor )
Merchant : 15 / ( Positive Rumor )
(" What are my options ? ")
[[ First option wear full military armor ( Used ) : The way a warrior presents himself is not an important factor , what matters is your deeds in the battlefield will shape your image ]]
[[ Effects : reputation -10 Scholars, +15 Military, -5 Government, +20 Peasants, -20 Nobility, -5 Imperial, -10 merchants ]]
[[ Second option wear full military armor ( New ) : A warriors appearance is as important as keeping his armor taken care of ]]
[[ Effects : reputation -10 Scholars, +10 Military, -5 Government, +25 Peasants, -15 Nobility, -5 Imperial, -5 merchants ]]
[[ Third option wear simple official Robe ( Common ) : A warriors appearance is important however in times of ceremony the warrior shall hang his armor and put on his robe , not only to mourn the dead but also to present his humbleness before others ]]
[[ Effects : reputation +10 Scholars, -5 Military, +10 Government, +10 Peasants, -10 Nobility, +5 Imperial, +5 merchants ]]
[[ Fourth option wear Decorated official Robe ( Rare ) : A warriors appearance is important , in front of others watchful eyes , one must present one self in a fine manner ]]
[[ Effects : reputation +20 Scholars, -10 Military, +15 Government, +5 Peasants, -5 Nobility, +10 Imperial, +10 merchants ]]
[[ Fifth option wear Nobles Robe ( Noble ) : A warriors appearance is important especially in court , one must present oneself in a noble and refined manner in front of others, show them the nobles pride ]]
[[ Effects : reputation -5 Scholars, -20 Military, +20 Government, -10 Peasants, +10 Nobility, +10 Imperial, +5 merchants ]]
[[ Sixth option wear Commanders Coat ( Rare ) : A Commander must show himself in a distinct hierarchy from the rest of the soldiers and officials, distinguished Commanders earn merit through battle and also court intrigue ]]
[[ Effects : reputation +5 Scholars, +20 Military, +10 Government, +10 Peasants, -10 Nobility, +5 Imperial, +5 merchants ]]
(" In every single option shown by the system other then the Nobles Robe will result in a bad reputation among the Nobles Faction .")
(" I guess they have a really bad impression with me huuh .")
(" But what did I do to get scorned by the nobility , I've never gotten on anybodys bad side before ?")
(" Could it be, that person . ")
(" There's no point in worrying about that anymore , now what am I going choose .")
(" System is there another option besides those Six ? ")
[[ Answer : The Host has unlocked a hidden story branch ]]
[[ Quest Activated : " ??? " ]]
[[ Conditions : Collect all the items time limit 3 hours ]]
[[ 80 Silk ]]
[[ 120 silver ]]
[[ 40 Leather ]]
[[ 60 Cold Iron ]]
(" A hidden Quest at a time like this ?")
(" Huuuuh fine lets finish this first then I'll choose what to wear to the awarding ceremony. ")
(" Open Inventory .")
(" Looks like I've got a lot of stuff , I need to sort out ." )
(" I'll deal with that later , for now .")
(" There it is , the Silk and Silver I got from looting Chen Gong's treasury . ")
[[ 120 Silk ]]
[[ 300 Silver ]]
(" Damn , I don't have any leather nor Cold Iron in my Inventory .")
(" Okay now what ?")
(" Wait a minute .")
(" I have plenty of leather armor taken from the battlefields and armories, can't I just disassemble them into the materials I need ." )
[[ Answer : All items within the Inventory can be influenced by the system ]]
[[ If the Host wants to , the System can disassemble the items into materials ]]
(" Okay then lets not waste anymore time on this , System disassemble all the items I've chosen .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ All items chosen by the Host is disassembled into raw materials ]]
(" Yes now I have Enough materials .")
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ Quest : " ??? " ]]
[[ Conditions : Collect all the items time limit 3 hours ]]
[[ 80 Silk ]]
[[ 120 silver ]]
[[ 40 Leather ]]
[[ 60 Cold Iron ]]
[[ Completed ]]
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ Quest : " ??? " Part 2 unlocked ]]
[[ Conditions earn 100 Gold Coins within the previous time limit ]]
[[ Time limit : 2 hours 50 minutes ]]
(" The Heck !!! " )
(" Now I have to get 100 gold coins in 2 hours ? ")