The Free Idea Forum, led by 10 of Masks, is now nominally in control of Spindle. What authority the Academy of Thought once had is shattered, and any remnants of the order have moved underground. The social elite of Pure Inspiration have either declared their support for new leadership, or barricaded themselves in a gated community on the edge of Spindle.

Food for Thought is open for business as usual, as is the Trope Exchange at the Sell-ut Syndicate.