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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.
Prince | Henry | Fire Emblem Awakening
Pronouns: he/him
Contact: smaaaaash#9339,
Timezone: Pacific
Character Name: Henry
Canon: Fire Emblem Awakening
Appearance: Official art; you can check out my info page for more.
Brief: A Plegian dark mage who possesses a disturbingly cheerful disposition contrasting against a morbid sense of humor. Desensitized to the gruesome aspects of life and war, Henry laughs at the sight of blood, casually chats about decapitation, overshares alarming details about his life, and lacks a filter in most social situations. Being that he's taken from endgame, he's getting a little better at practicing tact and has some ability to practice self-awareness. Very little fazes Henry: he cracks jokes at the most inappropriate of times, makes comments that cause characters to balk, and has unorthodox methods of solving problems. Henry has a natural talent at communicating with living creatures and finds himself most comfortable in the presence of animals. Humans are a social experience he's still trying to come to grips with: Henry struggles to communicate his feelings beyond that perpetual mask of a smile he wears, a product of a troubled past. For more history/personality info, check out his application.
Choice: Witch
Event Plans: "looking into a well," "dream of future partners" so who did henry marry out of his twelve possible marriage candidates i guess
That being said, Henry can... flirt!?!!? If you'd like to do anything lovey or whatever with him, I'm open to the prospect. The hedge maze sounds cute...
The cryptic part two catches my attention, but we'll have to see how that pans out.
General Plans: Quest-related, I'm mostly interested in getting Henry involved with whatever other characters are trying to accomplish. He's pretty aimless as a new arrival, but he likes to help others out in their endeavors. If you want somebody to be a wildcard who might push your character's buttons, consider Henry. I know for sure he'd willingly engage in the Part-Timers quest with Pile's Petagorium, and I'm hoping to get in on the caves quest too.
I'm still trying to get Henry caught up to speed on his status as a witch. He's feeling pretty blah without the pull of his dark magic to keep things interesting, since dark magic's portrayed as having some special "feelings" associated with it, so he's on the hunt for some kind of thrilling feeling to replace that. Henry engaging in risky behaviors is likely to go up during this time, but he's mostly on the hunt for weird magical phenomena that he can get mixed up in. Where is the weird stuff at??! He wants it. Henry can never be perfectly well-adjusted, especially when he only has himself to look out for.
Speaking of people to look out for, I'm looking forward to developing CR to the point that Henry starts to dedicate himself to his relationships. He does better for himself and for others when he has people to keep him in line, and people he can put before himself.
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Cryptic Event Part 2(tm) is also a more direct 'oh no not this again' of course, and Yako's checking out the caves as well ... but without slightly more specific details, it's hard to plan that out ahead of time! ANYWAY, basically consider this a tentative expression of interest in either having her bump into him during cave exploration or during festivities! If you think you're inclined to have them re-meet each other earlier and have an idea for it, I'm also down and have a catch-all log open, but lemme know what you're feelin'.
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But I agree that meeting maze-ways would be a good way to launch off of their dream CR! He hasn't been here for as long as her so his magical abilities probably won't be as well-developed, but he used to have divination abilities back home. He might think to use them, at least.
I love cryptic events, but like you said, it's hard to say whether that has more promise at this stage in the game. I'm down for the maze if that ends up working out, but no matter what happens, tentative interest noted!
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Do you think we can still work the hedge maze one, even if it turns out that prompt's more geared toward monsters? Maybe we could stick them in the maze each partnered with an anonymous monster, but they've been in there for quite some time with no trace of their monster partners. Then they can find each other instead and help each other out of this maze. (These two are both probably tired and just want a nap... thanks, full moon.)
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RE: Hedge Maze: I believe only the full moon specifically is Monster-geared; the daytime mazes are open to all! There’s a prompt for that buried in the overall Litha celebrations one. But if you’d specifically like them to bump into each other in the full moon, that scenario works too. (Or is Henry the type to use illusion magic to pretend to be a Monster for the excuse to run? That might certainly contribute to magical exhaustion.)
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