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cr & plotting: june
- New arrivals came from the mirrors of the Looking-Glass House; the head of the Coven, Miss Nerissa Bell, and her Bonded and the Coven's ambassador to Parliament, Mhairi Ainsley, met with them and answered what they could. Afterwards, all those who had come through the mirrors were allowed to stay with the Coven while Nessie and Mhairi set out to find a more permanent living space for everyone. A deal was struck with Parliament, and after much cleaning up, evacuating, and subduing tempers, the new arrivals were moved to the Haven - though they were, of course, given the option of staying elsewhere should they have the funds and means to do so. They also opened up a line of communication, free for anyone to use. While some characters began to investigate their new surroundings, over all, the month wound down without much more fanfare as everyone began to settle in, and as the Coven wondered if yet another batch of world travelers would show up...
And so they did, just a few days ago, though Nessie - having suspected this might occur - was ready to receive them. Once more, her and Mhairi answered questions, and those newly arrived were offered the opportunity to be tested for magic potential. Classes began for those who were Witch and those who were Monster, though both were open to anyone - new or old - to attend, and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future.
EVENT PART ONE: THE FULL MOON AND LITHA
- As some of you might have noticed, our first event log lands officially on June 17th - the same day as the full moon. It isn't going to be the majority of the log though; it was more or less chosen for timing reasons, but that doesn't mean it doesn't mean anything. Starting on the 17th, the skies that have slowly grown more pink over the course of the month will grow an even deeper red, causing even more of a fuss in the city - particularly the Harbor District, where people are hard at work making sure to be ready to start their new voyages. Still, this uneasy unrest won't disrupt the festivities, though there are murmurings that this never happened before new people started showing up out of nowhere...
For Litha itself, the festival itself is a three day affair starting on the summer solstice on June 21st at dusk, and lasting until the dusk of June 23rd. It celebrates bonds and relationships of the closer kind, with brothels opening their doors for free to those who want or need a little company. Drinks spiced with love and lovemaking potions are passed around with a wink and a smile, helping along intimacy and relationship building... though it's just as easy to find people selling drinks that don't have anything added to them.
In addition to that, Litha has a number of interesting traditions anyone can take part in - from making flower crowns for that special someone, to traveling through garden hedge mazes with a partner selected for you at random, not unlike a blind date. There are a few rumors about the festival as well, such as surefire ways to find your future spouse by looking into a well at night, and that by collecting the flowers handed off by the seven biggest flowershops in Aefenglom and placing them beneath your pillow before you sleep, you'll dream of future partners... though Rose Bush, a smaller up-and-coming shop, seems to be keen on making its name known one way or another. Mind your fingers! Finally, ships from the harbor are in constant motion, each voyage out signaled by cheers, fireworks, and an amount of enthusiasm so great it's obvious that it's more of a force of will than it is genuine - why not go see one off?
The festivities over all have a restless air about them though, like everyone is waiting for something to happen - and they wouldn't exactly be wrong.
- At the peak of Litha on June 22nd, the dawn breaks into deeper red. Even as the day moves on, the reddishness doesn't quite fade, turning blue and grey skies to something a touch more violet and pale pink instead - and finally, at sunset, the sky looks as if it has a deep gash within it, the color so deep it feels as if the sky itself is bleeding. Sleep isn't easy to come by, though as the clock strikes three in the morning, all still awake suddenly drop into a deep slumber.
It might feel familiar to those who've come through the mirrors before - as if you're floating, things hard to discern except from the corner of your eye. As you settle in the familiar sensation, you realize you aren't alone -
because the rest of the city's population has come with you, too.
More information will be on the post itself, so hang tight! Don't worry about this interfering with any plans you might've had for the last part of the month either; characters will wake up in the late morning of the 23rd, not feeling refreshed at all, and the festivities of Litha will wind down in silence.
With all that out of the way, here is your CR/Plotting form!
Player Name: Your name, handle, whatever you'd like!
Pronouns: Your preferred pronouns.
Contact: Preferred method of contact - discord, plurk, twitter, PM, ye olde MSN messenger, etc.
Timezone: Where are you in the world?
Character Name: Name & username!
Canon: Exactly as it says.
Appearance: Link an image or describe your character; if there's anything notable about them at first meeting, put it here!
Brief: A few words to sum up your character, a couple of lines to tell what they're about, whatever you'd like. If you have an info post all ready to go, feel free to link it in addition to your summary!
Choice: Witch or Monster; and for the latter, which one?
Event Plans: Anything specific to this month's event!
General Plans: Any other plans you have for the month! Don't forget to check out the Quest Board, too.
Yuff | Elliot Craig | Trails of Cold Steel
Pronouns: she/her
Contact:
Timezone: CST
Character Name: Elliot Craig
Canon: Trails of Cold Steel
Appearance: Image! Elliot is short, standing about 5'4 to 5'5" with a tiny build. He is 19 years old.
Brief: Elliot is a musician that's kind and gentle to those around him. He gets easily anxious, but he's grown to handle that for the most part. He tends not to talk a lot about his past, so expect the occasional weird JRPG-esque snippets of what his life is like.
Choice: Witch!
Event Plans: I got nothing specific in mind for this event, but I'm open to things!
General Plans: A few things!
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Lux is trying to study a little bit of everything, because it wouldn't be her if she wasn't being an absolute try hard (and I want to get as close to elementalist route as I can). But in terms of what she'll take to the easiest, probably light, fire and possibly lightning magic.
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Yeah, Elliot would at least dabble in some of those elements on top of water because it's good to be versatile. Them practicing light magic could probably be pretty cute. Lets make little light balls Lux.
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Do you have a instrument preference for him?
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he's probably open to anything and everything but he mostly played the flute to control zombies and ghosts so you see where his faith is
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OH...NICE. SOMEONE TRIED TO KILL HIM WITH A DEMONIC FLUTE THAT CONTROLLED AN UNDEAD DRAGON ONCE SO THATS A FUNNY COINCIDENCE. But seriously he'd probably start him on piano then since he has flute/recorder down.
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OH.. REALLY? MAYBE THAT WAS MY KIN who knows sometimes it really be like that. please tell him in detail how they did it so he can replicate it i mean so he knows what to look out for JSKDHSHFK how hes going to complain about how he cant take a piano out to battle? but he'll learn to appreciate it maybe itll save his life one day
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And sure you can take a piano out to battle. Just git good noob.
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alright maybe you win but you embarrass me so a dragon better come out the piano
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you make your own dragon come out of the piano!! just believe in yourself!
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how you deny me my rights to prosper
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Clearly faun is the best monster.
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He's actually pretty close to a musician in canon (she's his coworker and they have the same father figure) so...there's a lot there to talk about, too. It will be fun! I hope.
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Oh nice! I'm looking forward to it! I'll figure out how to get the music lessons started once I hear back from the mods about a few questions I had.
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But that sounds great to me! I am all for gentle soft boys being music nerds together! Is there a particular instrument he'd like to learn?
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he's proficient with the harpsichord specifically and could adapt to a piano pretty quick! he would know what a violin is though and i think he'd be interested in learning... he probably has a couple of vague memories of lessons when he was a kid... elliot-sensei teach him how string vibrato works
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