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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.
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"Too married to duty and discipline for romance/etc" is a biiiiig mood, holy shit. In addition to being a ninja up to her eyeballs in unchecked extremes of devotion, Nel's on the path to becoming a competent combat medic-mage again, and maybe if they put their heads together they can come up with some gnarly prosthetic enhancements!?
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0: that would be awesome! towards the end of the game, wolf is able to work on the prosthetic himself, but I get the feeling he isn't really the most... creative?? guy?? when it comes to things he could strap on there. so that would be really cool if they could figure out some weird/cool stuff to make into tools
also if she knows anything about healing magic or anything like that, he's still looking for someone to help him get his healing gourd seeds working again )':
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Listen she isn't there yet... but maybe in the meantime they can work on their poison cloud collections
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that's fine! he can be patient. it can be an ongoing project. but YES absolutely... he still does have his poisoned shortsword. but he could always go for more poisons. a shinobi can never have too many
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and! rejoice in the flow of hand-to-hand combat against someone who understands a shinobi's methods!!
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he has no fewer than three different swords. and an axe. and a shuriken launcher. and a spear. and a whistle? and a giant metal umbrella. not to mention the firecrackers and the thing that can shoot fire. and a grappling hook?
and omg yes ;~; he would love to be able to spar against a shinobi again......... esp after he kind of had to...... kill all of his mentors/adoptive family... rip
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the grappling hook is gonna be the first thing in this damn game to make her lose her actual mind, PLEASE..... trade you some hollow senbon
ok so what I'm getting is barrel facefirst into your first open toplevel :V
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HE KIND OF CAN'T TRADE BECAUSE IT'S PHYSICALLY ATTACHED TO HIS ARM but she would be welcome to study it, to see if she could try to replicate it...
and you can do that! I am also planning on finally getting up a catch-all for this month with missions and whatnot... hopefully tomorrow afternoon/evening, since I'm about to pass out. so there will be options there as well! whatever you prefer c:
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And if you're putting up a catch-all log that works fabulously! Soon, shinobi study buddy
ninja freudian slip...
and yes I finally put it up! it's here!! but if the prompts dont work... I can definitely whip up something a little more personalized, if you would prefer!
stud... studdy... stud-y buddy