a beginning.

[baedalites]

Who: Candlelighter operatives.
What: The siege begins.
When: Evening, until the following night.

An hour before the broadcast on the Network, groups of focused, quiet, inconspicuously clothed women and men (some of them magically cloaked, so as not to arouse suspicion before their missive has been sent) begin to surround the canton of Mafaton. They situate themselves carefully along the border, in clusters of two and three. When the broadcast goes up, they are notified, and immediately send up magical flares to one another, bright red lights flying high in the air and exploding like supernatural fireworks. In addition to sending a sign to citizens local to them, this act reinforces the border they have established, and allows these foot soldiers of the Candlelighters to stay lurking on the edges.

Anyone who tries to cross their path will almost certainly be captured. They may be held hostage, but it's much more likely that they will be simply killed for their trouble. These individuals may all be flesh and blood humans, but they're still magically powerful, and they're driven by a ruthless fanaticism. Still, they may engage those trapped within Mafaton during the siege, although they are unlikely to have anything good or kind to say.