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12024-09-09T13:13:31-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Who's Who in the Infamous Watermelon RebellionKelly O'Neill123It's the interactive guide you've been waiting for!plain2024-09-20T08:33:04-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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12024-09-11T14:22:11-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Onufrii "Drama is my Middle Name" Volkov17Acting Chief of Police of the town of Kherson. Central to sounding the alarm about the potential rebellion after he (supposedly) overhears conversations suggesting an impending disturbance. Fabricates the major elements of the story, causes widespread panic, and yet also spearheads the official investigation. Nice work, Volkov.plain2024-09-19T13:59:13-04:00Image generated with Dall-E 3 using prompt: can you please generate an image for Onufrii Volkov, acting police chief of Kherson in imperial late-18th century Russia?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-11T14:54:55-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Johann "Eavesdropper" Shul'ting11A sergeant from a local naval battalion, Shul'ting is Volkov’s patrol partner and was present at the first alleged overhearing of impending unrest. He also later allegedly overheard five carpenters discussing the planned disturbance. His testimony adds to the initial reports of rebellion, and is widely circulated in a number of fear-mongering reports.plain2024-09-19T14:34:52-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt: Can you generate an image of Johann Shul'ting - sergeant in a local Kherson naval battalion in imperial late-18th century Russia?Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12024-09-12T17:27:37-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Iosif "Balancing Act" Khorvat9The lieutenant general is a key figure in this story. Iosif Ivanovich assists Mordvinov in the investigation, interrogating the accused, while also circulating false information about unrest on the streets of Kherson. Despite his tendency to fall for whispers of unrest he ultimately concludes that the events of August 1796 were nothing more than a rabble rousing.plain2024-09-19T14:04:16-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using the prompt: Can you generate an image of Iosef Khorvat, Lt. General, commander of the engineering brigade in late-18th century imperial Russia?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-11T14:30:11-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Pyotr "Have My Cake and Eat it Too" Yakovlev8A lieutenant colonel with enormous interest in protecting stability in Kherson. Completely in the pocket of Prince Zubov, Yakovlev is first to be informed of an impending disturbance by Police Chief Volkov. Requests troops to maintain order and is up to his knees in the subsequent investigation. Guilty of fabricating portions of the story and spreading misinformation.plain2024-09-19T13:58:49-04:00Image generated with Dall-E 3 using prompt: Can you generate me an image of an older, late-18th century imperial Russian Lieutenant Colonel?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
