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genessia_ooc2017-06-03 09:13 am
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June Events & Plot Time!
Is.. is that…?
Is that the plot heading this way?
FORMAL WEAR FIGHTS & FLORALS: THE THIRD BREACH
The award recipients have been notified, everyone’s been invited to the awards ceremony to watch them be accepted. Formal wear is a must, of course- everyone’s invited and everyone has a reason to be there, center stage in Genessia City! It’s beautifully decorated, free food, and all you have to do is sit through Krista giving a speech about how amazing everyone is and… There’s a huge earthquake! The rumbling rocks all five cities, strongest at Genessia as the barrier glows bright, the entire sky a huge aurora borealis-like burst of light for about 20 seconds before it finally seems to crackle, spark, and power down. It’s almost as if it was power-surged. The barriers in every city shudder, aurora lights hovering but nowhere near as strongly- it seems they’re still holding up for now. The skies are free in Genessia City.
Well, free and being swarmed by the friendly faces of void spirits. Some of these spirits look normal (or as normal as hideous soul-sucking monsters can be), but it’s clear that some of them look visibly different than they used to, at their cores seeming to have a glowing bubble with a decayed flower in it.
Those who live in Fayren may find the flower familiar in appearance if they have ventured deep within the underground areas of the Maw near pale, luminescent crystals but they are very rare. Though pretty, your character may have just assumed they were normal flora or not noticed them given how dark it can be down there. Those who work at Aster Tech may recognize them as something that former NPC Dr. Seek had been working with, and those who were involved in that thread (Jaune Arc as the other character in the thread, Kannono, has since been dropped) will be capable of relaying Dr. Seek’s information about the flowers. They interact slightly differently with the void spirits than they did in Dr. Seek’s distilled serum, however, and will affect your character in a different way than the normal void spirits if captured.
What is an empty spirit?
For those who weren’t here at the last two events, empty spirits are the monster-like creatures that lurk outside the barriers. For more information please read the newly updated FAQ. The last question on the page talks about them and the effects they have on your character.
What happens if one of the mutated spirits catches your character?
If your character is captured by one of the altered spirits, it can cause characters to absorb emotions from anyone they touch. So if they touch someone who’s terrified, they’ll feel terrified. If they touch someone who’s angry, they feel that anger. If they touch someone who’s happy (despite all the destruction), they’ll feel that happiness. Have fun, play with it, and always remember to ask permission if your character bumps into another player’s character. If a character bumps into an NPC, they may notice that they don’t actually absorb emotions from them, even if the NPCs seem to exhibit them the same as everyone else.
The skies are open and my character can fly/teleport/etc. Can my character just leave?
Nah bro. Characters with teleportation skills have their abilities dampened by something other than the barrier. The barrier is to keep the empty spirits out moreso than keep people in, it just tends to have a similar effect. However, in terms of physical upward movement your character might be able to make some headway and at least see what’s beyond the cities… but they’re going to get swamped by hundreds of empty spirits if they do, so no your characters cannot leave. If they’re able to get up there enough to see, when they’re returned to their normal selves (please see FAQ about spirits) they’ll be able to remember what they saw: essentially a wasteland desert empty world for miles and miles, but nothing that could really constitute life or civilization.
The breach is in Genessia City. Are the other cities safe?
That depends on how well your City Guardians are keeping their city safe at the gate. Please note that Fayren’s "current" Guardian was dropped and has no deputy, so Fayren will absolutely be breached. The others it is up to the City Guardian players to determine a plan for how their characters will defend their areas, and they may succeed to keep it safe (or if you would like to fail and have your archway breached, please comment so we can make note of it for all to see!)
What next? How do we stop this, with the barrier apparently just being completely down in Genessia City itself?
After the information about the flowers gets figured out (including information about the man who delivered them to Mr. Seek from Fayren to Nova City), characters should form an expedition and head to the Maw! This will be an open sign-up OOCly to make sure that we figure out who all is involved as there are different roles that characters can end up in during this journey to the Maw.
EXPEDITION: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH MAW
The only clue to look for answers is the flowers, and with individual character knowledge that will lead characters right to the Maw. Information from Dr. Seek should lead characters to an area where there’s a significant patch of the flowers in what appears to be a cave with crystals, big and small, lining the walls. They have to go somewhat deep into the crystals to get to the patch of flowers they’re looking for, a veritable field of them. Most of the crystals are white or a pale lavender in color, and once in deeply enough it will become clear that the crystals have been enchanted as they rapidly spike up from their spots on the walls and cut off the entrance, regrowing just as rapidly if broken. A character may be able to get out if they have teleportation or phasing abilities, but they will not be able to bring other characters with them.
The only choice is to go deeper, and those who do will begin to find crystals that look a little different- refined, not bound to the enchanted white and lavender ones, and they’re a vibrant green in color. The look as if they’re made out of the same material as the pendant crystals for those who are attuned with Fayren, and very pure green in color. They’re very eye-catching, and if a character stares at them long enough, it’ll almost seem like they’re hallucinating in the green’s reflective surface. Like a video entry playing, these crystals will have recorded memories that will answer some questions about parts of Genessia’s history. You must sign up for this as while there are multiple crystals around, there are a limited number. Characters will find them based on RNG by mods- Click here to sign up for a chance to find a memory! (Up to 6 characters.)
Don’t find a crystal? That’s okay, there’s still more to do in the Maw! The man who attacked the barrier and let the empty spirits in still needs to be caught! PLEASE NOTE if you get RNG’d for a crystal you may not participate in the capture (though you can still sign up for both- just if you win one you can’t win the other). Those who charge forward and head onto the fight will have the opportunity to finally catch the person behind the breaches! Click here to sign up for a chance to be a part of the capture crew! (Up to 4 characters.)
*Note that your character does not need to be capable of fighting to go on this expedition, but it is recommended that they stick with someone who can. Given that Fayren does not have a Guardian to keep its gate from being breached, Fayren will also have empty spirits. Though there will be a lot fewer in the Maw than on the surface, they will still be present and dangerous. Characters who find the culprit will not be required to fight.
SCHEDULE
6/5: PARTY TIME - Fight your way out in formal wear, get to safety, protect the gates to other cities! Players may make their own posts for this. Please feel free to use this thread to plot with other players!
6/10, 11:59PM EST: RNG SIGN UPS CLOSE - Results will be announced as soon as they are rolled on 6/11 (within an hour of close).
6/11: EXPEDITION LOG WILL BE POSTED - Even if you don’t win an RNG, you’re still welcome to have your characters come along and interact with other characters, get lost/hurt/fight empty spirits, or whatever you want really. There will be two sections of this log, one for starting it off/finding memory crystals and one for finding the culprit NPC. Additionally, anyone who participates in the exhibition log with 5 or more comments by July 4th will be rewarded with a Fayren charm from the city.
6/17: GUARDIAN DEBATES - Your regularly scheduled program was interrupted by the plot. Guardian elections have been pushed back just slightly to allow for recovery time, starting with the debates.
6/25-6/30: GUARDIAN ELECTION POLLS - They’re pushed back from the originally announced dates in light of recent events!
Have questions? Ask them here! Do not ask them on the plurk that links to this post in order to make sure that all questions are in the same place, where everyone has access to the answers.
Is that the plot heading this way?
The award recipients have been notified, everyone’s been invited to the awards ceremony to watch them be accepted. Formal wear is a must, of course- everyone’s invited and everyone has a reason to be there, center stage in Genessia City! It’s beautifully decorated, free food, and all you have to do is sit through Krista giving a speech about how amazing everyone is and… There’s a huge earthquake! The rumbling rocks all five cities, strongest at Genessia as the barrier glows bright, the entire sky a huge aurora borealis-like burst of light for about 20 seconds before it finally seems to crackle, spark, and power down. It’s almost as if it was power-surged. The barriers in every city shudder, aurora lights hovering but nowhere near as strongly- it seems they’re still holding up for now. The skies are free in Genessia City.
Well, free and being swarmed by the friendly faces of void spirits. Some of these spirits look normal (or as normal as hideous soul-sucking monsters can be), but it’s clear that some of them look visibly different than they used to, at their cores seeming to have a glowing bubble with a decayed flower in it.
Those who live in Fayren may find the flower familiar in appearance if they have ventured deep within the underground areas of the Maw near pale, luminescent crystals but they are very rare. Though pretty, your character may have just assumed they were normal flora or not noticed them given how dark it can be down there. Those who work at Aster Tech may recognize them as something that former NPC Dr. Seek had been working with, and those who were involved in that thread (Jaune Arc as the other character in the thread, Kannono, has since been dropped) will be capable of relaying Dr. Seek’s information about the flowers. They interact slightly differently with the void spirits than they did in Dr. Seek’s distilled serum, however, and will affect your character in a different way than the normal void spirits if captured.
What is an empty spirit?
For those who weren’t here at the last two events, empty spirits are the monster-like creatures that lurk outside the barriers. For more information please read the newly updated FAQ. The last question on the page talks about them and the effects they have on your character.
What happens if one of the mutated spirits catches your character?
If your character is captured by one of the altered spirits, it can cause characters to absorb emotions from anyone they touch. So if they touch someone who’s terrified, they’ll feel terrified. If they touch someone who’s angry, they feel that anger. If they touch someone who’s happy (despite all the destruction), they’ll feel that happiness. Have fun, play with it, and always remember to ask permission if your character bumps into another player’s character. If a character bumps into an NPC, they may notice that they don’t actually absorb emotions from them, even if the NPCs seem to exhibit them the same as everyone else.
The skies are open and my character can fly/teleport/etc. Can my character just leave?
Nah bro. Characters with teleportation skills have their abilities dampened by something other than the barrier. The barrier is to keep the empty spirits out moreso than keep people in, it just tends to have a similar effect. However, in terms of physical upward movement your character might be able to make some headway and at least see what’s beyond the cities… but they’re going to get swamped by hundreds of empty spirits if they do, so no your characters cannot leave. If they’re able to get up there enough to see, when they’re returned to their normal selves (please see FAQ about spirits) they’ll be able to remember what they saw: essentially a wasteland desert empty world for miles and miles, but nothing that could really constitute life or civilization.
The breach is in Genessia City. Are the other cities safe?
That depends on how well your City Guardians are keeping their city safe at the gate. Please note that Fayren’s "current" Guardian was dropped and has no deputy, so Fayren will absolutely be breached. The others it is up to the City Guardian players to determine a plan for how their characters will defend their areas, and they may succeed to keep it safe (or if you would like to fail and have your archway breached, please comment so we can make note of it for all to see!)
What next? How do we stop this, with the barrier apparently just being completely down in Genessia City itself?
After the information about the flowers gets figured out (including information about the man who delivered them to Mr. Seek from Fayren to Nova City), characters should form an expedition and head to the Maw! This will be an open sign-up OOCly to make sure that we figure out who all is involved as there are different roles that characters can end up in during this journey to the Maw.
The only clue to look for answers is the flowers, and with individual character knowledge that will lead characters right to the Maw. Information from Dr. Seek should lead characters to an area where there’s a significant patch of the flowers in what appears to be a cave with crystals, big and small, lining the walls. They have to go somewhat deep into the crystals to get to the patch of flowers they’re looking for, a veritable field of them. Most of the crystals are white or a pale lavender in color, and once in deeply enough it will become clear that the crystals have been enchanted as they rapidly spike up from their spots on the walls and cut off the entrance, regrowing just as rapidly if broken. A character may be able to get out if they have teleportation or phasing abilities, but they will not be able to bring other characters with them.
The only choice is to go deeper, and those who do will begin to find crystals that look a little different- refined, not bound to the enchanted white and lavender ones, and they’re a vibrant green in color. The look as if they’re made out of the same material as the pendant crystals for those who are attuned with Fayren, and very pure green in color. They’re very eye-catching, and if a character stares at them long enough, it’ll almost seem like they’re hallucinating in the green’s reflective surface. Like a video entry playing, these crystals will have recorded memories that will answer some questions about parts of Genessia’s history. You must sign up for this as while there are multiple crystals around, there are a limited number. Characters will find them based on RNG by mods- Click here to sign up for a chance to find a memory! (Up to 6 characters.)
Don’t find a crystal? That’s okay, there’s still more to do in the Maw! The man who attacked the barrier and let the empty spirits in still needs to be caught! PLEASE NOTE if you get RNG’d for a crystal you may not participate in the capture (though you can still sign up for both- just if you win one you can’t win the other). Those who charge forward and head onto the fight will have the opportunity to finally catch the person behind the breaches! Click here to sign up for a chance to be a part of the capture crew! (Up to 4 characters.)
*Note that your character does not need to be capable of fighting to go on this expedition, but it is recommended that they stick with someone who can. Given that Fayren does not have a Guardian to keep its gate from being breached, Fayren will also have empty spirits. Though there will be a lot fewer in the Maw than on the surface, they will still be present and dangerous. Characters who find the culprit will not be required to fight.
6/5: PARTY TIME - Fight your way out in formal wear, get to safety, protect the gates to other cities! Players may make their own posts for this. Please feel free to use this thread to plot with other players!
6/10, 11:59PM EST: RNG SIGN UPS CLOSE - Results will be announced as soon as they are rolled on 6/11 (within an hour of close).
6/11: EXPEDITION LOG WILL BE POSTED - Even if you don’t win an RNG, you’re still welcome to have your characters come along and interact with other characters, get lost/hurt/fight empty spirits, or whatever you want really. There will be two sections of this log, one for starting it off/finding memory crystals and one for finding the culprit NPC. Additionally, anyone who participates in the exhibition log with 5 or more comments by July 4th will be rewarded with a Fayren charm from the city.
6/17: GUARDIAN DEBATES - Your regularly scheduled program was interrupted by the plot. Guardian elections have been pushed back just slightly to allow for recovery time, starting with the debates.
6/25-6/30: GUARDIAN ELECTION POLLS - They’re pushed back from the originally announced dates in light of recent events!
Have questions? Ask them here! Do not ask them on the plurk that links to this post in order to make sure that all questions are in the same place, where everyone has access to the answers.
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