Casca the Prosecutor

Casca the Royal Prosecutor is, as the name implies, a prosecutor.

He came to prominence through his prosecution of Ricardo the Thief. During this time he could be located by players at the Court of Truth in Yew.

After his success in prosecuting Ricardo (which involved some complicated strategic, last-minute legal maneuvering wherein Casca dropped most of the charges against Ricardo AFTER evidence had been presented), Casca was made an ambassador. He was eventually put on the Ruling Council, and became the only member of that Council (excepting Sherry the Mouse who went missing) to survive Royal Council Massacre event that dominated the Hope for the Future Chapter of the Warriors of Destiny event cycle. He was, however, apparently kidnapped by the killers, and rescued by the players. He fingered Avery as being one of the villains. It is worth noting, however, that Avery was dressed in rags when players found him, whereas Casca was still dressed in fine clothes.

(Also see Casca the Ambassador, for the Casca-related key words during the Royal Council Massacre investigation event.)

By virtue of being the only high official left alive, Casca basically was in charge of the Britannian government, running it from behind the scenes, until January 2009 when he was named the new king of Britannia, becoming Britannia's first monarch since Lord British departed some years prior. Supposedly, Casca's actual title was "King Pro Tempere" (Temporary King), but subsequent events revealed his true plans.

Casca made Blackthorn's castle his home and working space. He stated that he was appointed by a newly-reconstituted Ruling Council, but would never say who was on the Council.

As King, Casca was played by the Event Moderators of each Shard, and thus his personality differed somewhat, shard-to-shard. In general, however, it can be said that Casca on all shards sought to consolidate power swiftly and completely, and to appoint a new commander of the Royal Guard as fast as possible. On at least two shards (Lake Superior and Europa), Casca at first outlawed all local governments (which are of course run by players), but on LS at least backed off somewhat from this under pressure.

Players' reactions to him can also be said to have varied, indeed they varied rather widely.

As Casca's reign progressed, his evil nature became more and more obvious. On the Great Lakes, shard, for example, he was behind a series of horrible events (including but not limited to constant attacks on that shard's High Council), and instituted a series of draconian laws. On most shards he appeared to be making a conscious attempt to kill Sherry the Mouse, the last living link to Lord British apart from the absent Dawn, whom he later attempted to assassinate along with her entire family (through arson).

Casca was eventually revealed to be in league with the Shadowlords. He was eventually killed by Dawn, who had taken his place as Britannia's Monarch after the revelation of his alliance with the Shadowlords forced him to flea the realm.

For better and worse, mostly worse, Casca's place in history is secure as the 2nd Monarch of Britannia. His brutal, terrifying reign was, thankfully, short.

Keywords During the Ricardo's Trial Event

• Ricardo : Ahh yes. Actually I am the prosecutor for his upcoming trial.
  • prosecutor : As the trial is a ways off, we are in the process of building the case.
  • trial : Yes, It is called Britannia vs. Ricardo. We are in the process of building a case.
    • case : Gathering evidence, taking statements, screening witnesses. The usual faire.
      • evidence : Ricardo has quite a few charges levied against him, it is important to investigate them all.
      • statements : We'll be taking statements from eye witnesses, using those that support our case.
        • eye witnesses : Citizens and other beings who saw Ricardo's crime first hand.
      • screening witnesses : They are few and far between at the moment. However, I do remain confident.
        • few and far between : Either too timid, coerced not to, or wish to remain loyal to Ricardo.
          • coerced : I'm sure there are a drove of potentials out there who are too frightened to talk.
            • frightened : Muscled I would guess. Strong armed by the underworld to remain silent.
              • underworld : The criminal element that thrives beneath our society.
              • strong armed : Maybe silenced by Ricardo's henchmen.
                • henchmen : He seems to have contacts all over. One day we will catch them all.

After searching the abandoned camp at Terathan Keep

• knife/fork/ceramic mug : By itself, not too important.
• shattered chains : Obviously his discarded shackles. Did you see anything else there?
• burnt egg sac : During his escape form Terathan Keep, he made camp and burned egg sacs? How horrific!
  • escape: You should head to the fortress, and see if any clues within warrant our investigating.
    • fortress : Indeed. During his escape, it seems he also managed to provoke the Terathans into a fury.
  • horrific : No wonder the Terathans are frenzying. He cooked their eggs, maybe even ate! What a monster!
    • monster : I am not sure how to approach this evidence. Let us pursue another route.
      • route : One of his more famous heists, was against the town of Nujel'm. Perhaps you could investigate?

After searching NuJel'm

• ornate pair of lockpicks : Did you see anything on them that might identify their former owner?
  • monogrammed with the letter R : Obviously him. That seems almost too easy. Do not disturb the scene, we will need to sweep it.
    • sweep it/scene : How would you classify this crime? What name would you give this type of crime?
      • murder : No... I would not call it murder. Not from what you described.
      • breaking and entering/burglary : Excellent. I am glad to see ignorance has not totally overtaken Sosaria.
        • Sosaria : Now for the crime that started all this recent trouble. You must be swift and stealthy.
          • swift and stealthy : Find the scene where he stole the Ophidian's relic, the Scion's Zenith. Search it thoroughly.
            • scion : An artifact, sacred to them. A centuries old secret revealed. I know not much more than that.

After searching the Ophidian fortress

• dried blood : Ahh. We shall have to see if there is a way we can use this to identify him.
• purple cloth : Interesting, but by itself, it means little.
• pulley : What do you think this contraption was used for? Were there any other clues at the scene?
  • window : So he lowered the relic out of the window, by a pulley? Then he left his tools behind?
    • behind : Seems almost worthy to investigate. For such a famous rogue, he seems awfully amateur.
      • amateur : All of the clues you relayed, add up to a scene worthy of further investigation.
        • relayed : You have my deepest thanks. Hopefully we will continue our relationship over the coming months.
          • relationship : If you continue to be as helpful, I shall have to make sure you are richly rewarded!
            • rewarded : We shall see how the trial progresses. It should start as soon as we've readied our formal case.
              • formal : Again my thanks. Now I must sort through everything you have revealed.