Athens

It’s a grim evening in Athens. As the most powerful Athenian citizens trek towards the Assembly, they pass by constant reminders of their own failures. Entire families with scars from the boils they suffered hawk their wares in the Agora. Honorable soldiers and traitors alike sit along the streets, begging for food and coin. Each house is overcrowded with refugees from the Attic countryside, still nursing the wounds given to them by Spartan spears. The news of the Peace of Nicias brings a mixture of sighs of relief and frustration to the Assembly, or what is left of it. With the level-headed leadership of Pericles succumbing with the man himself to the dreadful plague, and now the figurehead of the bloodthirsty passing with Kleon’s downfall, Attica has been left in a state of utter disarray. Amphipolis and her precious silver mines may be back under Athenian control, but the war coffers are nearly drained even with a renewed stream of wealth into the city. As whispers flow around the Assembly, waiting for the next speaker to stand up and take control of the room, the question that is on everyone’s minds becomes unavoidable: What next?

There is a vacuum of power, providing the opportunistic with the means to bring kleos and drachmae to their own persons. Whether it’s through healing the city itself and the people within it, clawing for military power and leading the Athenians to victory by defending their Sicilian allies, or making use of the newly erected Parthenon to gain the support of Athens’ most faithful citizens; it is time to decide how you will bring Athens into the light once more.

Just be careful. The snakes in the grass have multiplied tenfold, drawn to the Assembly walls by the smell of gold and blood.

Crisis Director

Rules and Procedure

This committee follows parliamentary procedure as defined in our Crisis Committee Parley Pro Document. However, procedure during committee may be modified at the Moderator’s discretion.

Position Paper

All delegates wishing to be considered for an award must submit a position paper before the start of conference. Position paper quality will be included in consideration of awards, however paper quality will not hold as much weight in award consideration as actual committee performance. Position papers are meant to ensure a basis for delegate research and help delegates feel confident while participating during the conference.

Detailed instructions for writing and submitting Position Papers can be found in the Position Paper Guidelines Document.

Questions

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