nysalogs | ❪ march event log: taken! ❫

CW: This event log will contain descriptions and threads involving extreme violence, torture, and possible death. While we do not intend to push beyond any boundaries indicated in sign ups, players may opt out of any aspect of their group write-ups that they find uncomfortable.

Characters who have been assigned a role for this month's plot will find specific information about their groups and locations in headers below. We encourage that you thread among your groups within these headers, and as a reminder, only characters with plot roles may participate in rescue threads or hostage situations. All characters, however, are welcome to toplevel and tag in this log.

To receive special commendation and be recognized as heroes in a future post, hostages and rescuers must submit a short summary of their event participation HERE by March 24th.

OVERVIEW

While the riots and fanatic celebrating in Olympia and Wyver have subsided, neither city is naive enough to believe that life has yet returned to normal. There remains a tension among the citizens: not the slow simmer waiting to boil over that had preceded the aforementioned events, but an apprehension and fear that, despite the Royal Guard and Knightryder’s best efforts, the worst is yet to come.

In Olympia, as night falls on the 18th, their fears are proven true.

With their previous attempts at revolution through the riots having fallen short, the anti-Simwe radicals in Olympia carry out a more covert operation in their efforts to seize power. Having compiled a list of persons of interest, observed them, gathered intel and taken efforts to ensure that their movements will not be tracked, the radicals strike on the night of the 18th. The entire operation is discrete, and one by one people go missing from streets, homes, and businesses.

News that the kidnappings were a large scale operation doesn’t break in Olympia until the following day, but whispers have already travelled to a similar group of radicals in Wyver, who, fearing what a political coup in Olympia would mean for Wyver—or, more specifically how this could affect their chances to stage their own coup should Shanrian choose to step in—launch their own gambit for power with a similar scheme in the early hours of the 19th before dawn. Many are taken straight from their homes, or on their way to work.

For all their historical tension and division, Olympia and Wyver aren’t that different once the authorities become aware of what has happened. Both cities remain on the alert. In Olympia, Simwe orders immediate action from the Royal Guard, eager to win over the loyalty of her citizens by showing her commitment to freeing the hostages, while in Wyver, Shanrian is equally quick to take action with the Knightryders. The Altar of Volkkra is one of the most sacred institutions in Wyver, and the threat of the radicals drawing followers using its banner is too great to ignore.

ABDUCTIONS AND THE SEARCH

1. Radical groups in both cities have decided that certain citizens of their respective cities would prove to be valuable hostages. Perhaps you've been traveling between cities. Or maybe you've drawn their attention by being outspoken, excelling at your city job, or being an active citizen with a great reputation. What were you doing before you got snatched up? Did someone attempt to stop this terrible thing from happening, to no avail? Did you put up a valiant fight? Regardless of how it happened, you will be forcibly outfitted with an accessory that renders you completely powerless. The extremists are no strangers to magic, either.

2. Those that didn't sign up can still witness characters being abducted and attempt to stop it, though in the end they'll fail to stop the radicals. Characters who either witness these kidnappings or notice the absences can spread the word via missing persons posters, making calls to action, or embarking on searches. Characters that would ICly look for hostages but did not sign-up for the event can still go investigate, but will ultimately not find any kidnappers. All characters may also conduct investigations in locations not included in the clues.

3. With key figures around the cities abducted, several shops and organizations are left stressed and short-staffed. Characters may find themselves working long hours, and can volunteer to help the Guard/Nightryders as they're stretched thin, as well as other key locations such as the Institute, the Fields of the Exalted, etc. There are also children, elderly people, and pets who have been left without care, due to their guardians being kidnapped. Everyone is asked to lend a helping hand.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

1. As rescues take place, extremists will be fleeing the following locations: Simwe Institute, the Sanctuary, and the Royal Guard Academy for Olympia, and a cave high on Namarak Mountain, or an island tower off the coastline for Wyver. Characters that did not sign-up can still catch and round up fleeing radicals as hostages are rescued, with additional details on what the extremists in a particular region are capable of in the group details below.

2. Hostages, both NPC and PC, will be gradually found and recovered between March 18th to the 24th. With how harrowing the experience is, rescuers and abductees alike may require medical attention and a helping hand. Perhaps you hope to support them with a shoulder to lean on, or by being there on Natha Station when any dead awake. Either way, the extremists may be defeated, but morale across both cities has taken a hit.

3. Healing doesn't always mean taking care of just the physical harm. Affected people in the cities, both PCs and NPCs, may have significant emotional scars from their experience. These are much harder to heal, and may not be going away anytime soon, but the people are doing their best to provide happy distractions to those who were taken hostage. Acts of kindness are encouraged and appreciated. Perhaps you can cook a few meals to take a burden off their shoulders, organize a fundraiser to help with relief efforts, or read a book to someone in recovery. A little bit of your time may go a long way.

FINAL OOC NOTES

Once again, hostages and rescuers may find detailed info on their scenarios in subheaders below. These may also be used as top levels for each group! Additionally, all characters, including those that did not sign up, are welcome to toplevel in this log.

For characters that are dying, please be sure to review the FAQ on death! We've updated it to provide more details for everyone this event.

Don't forget to submit a summary of your event participation to guide our plot forward and earn influence with the NPCs!

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[Unlike some of their search party, Kale is able to fly under her own power. However, it's tiring if she does it for long and she'll need to save her energy for the battle to come. But it does give her something to offer.]

I...um. I can fly without a dragon.

[She's still going to take the dragon mount that was offered, because it'll make transporting people back much easier.]

M-maybe I should be on the side flank just in case one of the kidnappers tries to attack us? I could take them right off of their dragon mount.

[ alisaie does not know this woman, but right now she is a comrade, someone she must trust, if they are to succeed. ]

If that is what you think best. You are more familiar with your own ability than any of us.

[She's a little nervous about putting forth ideas here, still not trusting herself to come up with good ones. Especially with people's lives at stake. But she has been useful on jobs before, and she needs to keep reminding herself that she is capable of being useful.]

Um, well...it would probably be better if I wasn't in the middle so that I didn't get in anyone's way, and then I could help protect everyone.

[Tentatively, she offers her hand to shake.]

I'm Kale, by the way. Um. Just in case you want to get my attention.

[It's better than being called "Ponytail" or "Crop top" anyway.]

[ what, pony tail and crop top aren't great names??

normally alisaie might offer a smile for an introduction, but they're in a rush, and she has a brother and father to (hopefully) rescue, so.. pardon her brevity. leaning down from her wyvern, she sticks out her hand, and for such a small hand her grip sure is strong. ]

Alisaie. Do not hesitate to call on any of us, should you require it.

[Kale is the last person to underestimate someone based on size. She fought in a multiversal battle royale tournament, and several of the fighters who held out to the second half of the tournament were rather small.

She takes the offered hand and shakes it briefly before heading toward her own wyvern.]

I will, Alisaie. I look forward to working with you, even if I wish it was under better circumstances.

[Despite her timid behaviour, there's resolve when she speaks next.]

We'll get them out. I know we will.

[ that resolve is exactly what she wants to see, even if alisaie can't admit that her own heart is.. wavering. she can't help but think of how very long it's taken them, of all the things that could have happened while they searched..

all the more reason to get moving. alisaie nods sharply. ]

Yes, we shall.

[ and they're off. ]

[Kale flies on the left side on the back of her own wyvern. She's happy the dragon is already trained and that there's very little that she has to do beyond nudging it lightly to go in one direction or the other. She's not afraid of falling from her mount, or even of the dragon itself, but being able to fly means that she's never ridden an animal - be it a horse, or a wyvern.

She flies in silence, and tries not to let herself get plagued with doubt. While it's true that any manner of horrors could have befallen the captives, and it's possible that they might not even be alive, she has to believe that they are, and that she can be useful when it comes to rescuing and protecting the captives.

Mercifully, it seems like her concerns about being intercepted en route were unfounded.]

Up there! Do you think that might be it?

[ it would be a nice flight over the open sea were she not so anxious, she certainly can't enjoy the wind in her hair when she is thinking about her family held captive under duress, worrying about whether or not they will be too late.

so she tries instead to concentrate on her breathing. to relax, and ease her troubled heart, to be better prepared for.. whatever they might find. soon enough, a shape begins to take form in the distance, a tower dominating the otherwise flat horizon. ]

I hope so.

I guess all we can do is just land and check it out, right?

[She's got an excellent nose, but this is too far for her to pick up on anything useful. Still, it's a place where the wyverns can rest for a short time, if nothing else. And if this is where the captives have been held, then maybe they'll be fortunate and have the element of surprise.]

Seems so.

[ and a tower in the middle of the sea certainly seems to add up with the information they had found.. so alisaie is quick to steer her wyvern onto the landing, beside her fellow refugees. ]

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