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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2018-05-18 12:00 pm

❪ event ❫ khalo? can you hear me?

In normal circumstances, this would have been near the time in which you're called upon to greet the newly awakened. Unfortunately, I speak to you to inform that we must postpone that — there is trouble on your horizon. What, I cannot see for sure. We shall continue to monitor the situation, however — we - ... we — [feed cuts off.]
OLYMPIAN PRESERVATION    

The city of Olympia is preparing the send-off of its most prized artifact: the heart of the ancient dragon, Ysverai. In doing this, they've transformed the palace court into an exhibition detailing the centuries-old war between Wyver and Olympia. Sculptures of Nithor the Exalted and his men and women in clean, white marble, while their armors are polished in perfect gold. Among Nithor are the sculptures of stallions in all shapes and sizes that also aided in the great war. Further in the exhibition, one may also find other artifacts of much older weaponry, rusted by its time in the earth, and items found from a time when humans feared the dragons.

The Royal Guard has increased its numbers in wake of such a public event, particularly because the heart will be in display also. The heart is not what one might expect it to be: about the size of an average human, the heart's core is surrounded in stone, a red glow emitting from its still beating core. If that were not unsettling enough, one might also find that lingering around this particular exhibit will have undue affects on one's inhibitions. You'll notice your heart has fallen into sync with the organ, and your more selfish desires will come forth. Things that have long been buried will rise up and place you in a state of unease, encouraging paranoia about your companions intentions. Allow it to fester, and one will carry this feeling with them long after you've left the scene. It's probably a good thing this is leaving Olympia — perhaps it's a source of so much conflict you've endured.

It's easy to become mesmerized by all the historical artifacts that are present in Olympia's exhibition. Some even seem mystical or, like Ysverai’s heart, to hold unspeakable powers. Others are just a little eerie. Either way, Olympia prides itself in its generosity and their grand displays, and so refugees are urged to learn more about their artifacts by spending the night in Palace Court. Though, someone should probably mention that there are rumors of strange, almost occult things happening around these relics at night. People speak of armored soldiers casting shadows that have the ability to walk on their own, or gemstones that catch the moonlight in a certain way and show you visions. But those are just silly ghost stories, right?

TALL TALES OF KHALO VILLAGE    
Because of Khalo's proximity to Wyver, it's no surprise that they would catch wind of the peace talks between Wyver and Olympia. In response, for the first time in centuries, Khalo Village has willingly granted passage to outsiders — but visitors will immediately find out that one cannot just simply walk into the village. Visitors will need to inhale the smoke of a fyrra herb in order to enter the premises without falling into slumber.

Khalo is notably different than what refugees are used to. Visitors, specifically refugees, will find that they are exceedingly accommodating. The Khali are very intrigued by the outsiders, thus they're treated with much respect and given instant access to some of the best lounges and fyrra the village has to offer.

In exchange, the village is interested in hearing about your journey thus far. Whether it be through a conversation with another individual or the Khali themselves, they'll very likely to have been eavesdropping and recording the tales of their exploits. Why, exactly?


Perhaps it will not be immediately clear, but if you happened upon a venasou, a tamed Khali creature, it may have guided you to their Enchanted Library. Upon entering the library, visitors will notice that it is quite the happening place — but not because it's occupied by the Khali, but because there seems to be an assembly of magical quills seemingly writing on their own. The quills are mostly undisturbed by the intrusion and will not stop writing even if parchment is taken from it; it will simply produce another piece of paper and continue its tales.

If you happen to read the parchment, you may notice that there is a daunting similarity between your story and the ones being written here. Tales of Thesa birthing new races and sending them from the sky, for example, are very popular in Khalo Village. They mark July 15th as the day in which the Moon Goddess, Thesa, created more people in her image and brought them to El Nysa as saviors.

The coincidences don't end there: specifics about your home world might be found in the writings if you search deeply enough — but it's not without its exaggerations. These stories are given all sorts of poetic and literary forms, from short stories to limericks, biographies to something similar to haiku. If asked, the Khali will inform visitors that the enchanted library has access to vague parts of your memories, and thus it is duty-bound to record. The Khali have not seen stories as strange as the ones being made by refugees, which is largely why they are interested in them.

NOTE: This is entirely optional! You may make up your own "stories" (fanfiction) and it could be as accurate or inaccurate, or as serious or silly as you'd like.

While tales of the Thesa's descendants are still being written, visitors of the Enchanted Library might find intrigue in the more complete works —
  • KING AND KIN. If one is willing to delve deep, they may also find parts of Wyver's past that have been removed from their own archives. These pages will recount the tales of Shanrian and Rasyc. Though a lot of the narrative seems to divide at certain points in the story, it becomes obvious with some quick reading that Rasyc is not only the son of Shanrian, but that he glorifies the Wyver of old, more bloodthirsty and brutal than it is today.

    Unlike his father, he does not take kindly to Olympia and the threat they will always pose for their people. He has not forgotten Olympia's past sins and he believes that, in his foolish quest for peace, the king has gone soft and no longer possesses the real will to fight.

    His present voice in affairs of state is not a loud one, as he chooses to speak in whispers and move in the dead of silence. In these quiet murmurings, he boasts of his unwavering belief in the power and dignity of his people. Of how they should all return to what they once were — the kingdom, its citizens, and naturally the father who he had once admired greatly. Though perhaps it can be argued that any estranged son would wish the same.

    It's difficult to pinpoint what becomes political and what is and always will be more personal for him. But, it hardly matters. It's clear that Rasyc will stop at nothing to achieve his objectives, even if it means never returning to place he calls home. Even if it means turning his back on his own father, Shanrian, King of Wyver...

  • DRAGONFIRE. While tales of the Thesa's descendants are still being written, visitors to the Enchanted Library might find intrigue in the more complete works. In particular, tales of Ysverai, the last of Wyver's great high dragons.

    Ysverai is most commonly known for being slain by Olympia’s past king and legendary hero, Nithor, but here in Khalo he is depicted in another light. Ysverai is known to the Khali people as a wise being, old as the first inhabitants that walked El Nysa. The creature spoke in the common tongue to the early settlers, guiding them to refuge when his kin began to dominate the land at the cost of its own isolation. It ultimately becomes a tale of sacrifice, for its stand with Nithor became a testament against the Olympian Empire's long reaching influence. At the bottom, there is a quotation:

    Your hearts will fill with greed and malice the moment my own stops beating. Take care in the Eye of the Storm. Find strength in one another, before it is too late.
It seems to end there. Refugees are naturally allowed to question the natives. However, keep in mind that many of their replies will seem more like speculation than fact. But maybe that can be fun too? If you have no interest in the library and the tales they've woven, feel free to explore any of the other areas of interest. Khalo Village is thrilled to be open for you all.
THOSE THAT SEEK PEACE, AND THOSE THAT SEEK --    

The morning of the 20th is marked by fairly dismal weather. The sky is overcast and a downpour seems imminent. Regardless of the poor forecast, those who signed up to assist in this mission will be required to come early in order to receive their briefing.
Members of Group A:
▸ Jon Snow ([personal profile] song_of_ice)
▸ Daenerys Targaryen ([personal profile] dorzalta)
▸ Loras Tyrell ([personal profile] triplerose)
▸ Terra ([personal profile] earthy)
▸ Alisaie Leveilleur ([personal profile] adelphoi)
▸ Solider: 76 ([personal profile] personalwar)
▸ Ardyn Izunia ([personal profile] daemonized)
▸ Mai([personal profile] maipokerface)
▸ Olivier Armstrong ([profile] wallsofbriggs)
▸ Atsushi Nakajima ([personal profile] gekkajuu)

Members of Group B:
▸ Kale ([personal profile] kaleorbekaled)
▸ Diana Prince ([personal profile] wondie)
▸ Pheonix Wright ([profile] objectionattourney)
▸ Revolver Ocelot ([personal profile] shashka)
▸ Frederick ([personal profile] pebblestone)
▸ John Sheppard ([personal profile] impavid
▸ Ianto Jones ([personal profile] torchwoodteaboy)
▸ Lena Oxton ([profile] quevarly)
▸ Allura ([personal profile] quintessent)

Due to the rain, members of Group A will have to immediately stop by the checkpoint at the East Watchtower. Additionally, the Royal Guard and Knightryders are well-prepared with extra cloaks for those who may require it. They also will provide basic refreshments such as water and bread. People are encouraged to take what they need prior to their departure on this mission. The checkpoints are a bit far between, after all. Members of the envoy will also be encouraged to utilize this time to become familiar with one another. Maybe some introductions are in order? You never know who will end up having your back...

For both groups, the paths will be relatively straightforward with evenly spaced checkpoints along the way. The only issue seems to be the downpour, really. The rain is unforgiving and the roads easily become unstable and increasingly difficult for the carriage to be drawn through. Hence, there may be more than one occasion where you will be expected to lend a hand in prying out its wheels from a particularly pesky (and muddy) pothole. Or perhaps you will be called upon by a fellow guard to assist in getting a particularly stubborn creature out of the path ahead of you. Seems like it may be a longer journey than you expected. Dirtier, too.

While weathering the conditions may have been a bit tiring, this journey isn't too bad, right?

Well, maybe not.
  • GROUP A. Once the carriage gets through the worst of the terrain and finally manages to depart from the watchtower, it won't be long until the group is met with a physical roadblock. A large tree trunk will be set down the center of the road, acting as a blockade.

    But, before the group can react or begin crafting a plan around this obstruction, the carriage will be attacked without warning. At first, it's unclear where the attack comes from or from whom, but you don't have the leisure to deliberate this. You hear one of your fellow guards mention something about bandits frequenting these parts, but maybe there's more to it?

    Either way, your task is clear: protect the artifact, Nithor's skull, and fight the bandits off. You'll be encouraged to try and capture them so that they may later be turned and questioned by the authorities.

  • GROUP B. With clear motives to restock and collect a few more materials for the carriage, it's evident that the envoy will appear restless to arrive at the second checkpoint. However, despite their unspoken delight at seeing the South Outpost from a distance, it's clear something has gone awry.

    There will be several hooded figures awaiting them right where the mud path meets the cobblestone of the Outpost's road. Soon, several more of these figures will come to flank them from both sides. While they seem like bandits, at least from their physical appearance, there is something far more polished in their movements.

    They will be attacking the envoy in concise, practiced formations. For those who are more perceptive, it becomes obvious that they are moving around and acting as decoy to one central figure. This member is likely the "leader" of their group, but no matter how one may try to close the distance between themselves and this mysterious leader, someone will constantly get in the way of that. The fighting also seems to act as a distraction since by the time everything is cleared up... only two things are missing.

    The leader of this group of bandits and more importantly — Ysverai's heart.
NOTE: Those RNG'd to thread out the capture and questioning of the bandits will have starters below. For everyone else that signed up, you will still have the opportunity to capture the assailants even though they were not selected to thread the interrogation; you are free to make up your NPCs with the same basic guideline: they will not reveal their motive or their organization. You may turn them in to authorities (Wyver or Olympia or otherwise) or find creative ways to get rid of them.
FINAL OOC NOTE    
To reiterate: you may use this log as a general mingle for everything from the May Outline, including all Khalo Village activities. In other words, your top-levels don't necessarily have to be related to the prompts written here.

An AC-eligible thread in which your character participates in anything mentioned in the May Outline and/or Khalo Village location page may be submitted for 2 REP POINT FOR EITHER OLYMPIA OR WYVER. SUBMIT THE THREAD FOR OLYMPIA OR WYVER HERE OR HERE RESPECTIVELY BY June 10th 11:59 PM EST.

For those who participated in this month's plot-related portion, to receive IC recognition for it, a summary of the thread must be submitted HERE by June 8th 11:59 PM EST.

Please direct all queries to the question thread below. Thank you, and have fun!
meinwaifu: hand chin (Ohh now it's getting interesting ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Fufu, it's not my fault humans have simply chosen to worship me under so many different names. I use Faust and Mephisto equally both here and back home -- so call me whichever you'd prefer.

[He doesn't really have a preference, so long as it's not inappropriate for whatever company they're in, such as calling him Samael in public, or disrespectful... like Sammy.]

[But then Chuuya goes and says that-- and right away, Mephisto is curious.]


...you told me you were fused with an ability. You never told me it had a name.
meinwaifu: (RUDE ♪)

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[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
You...!!
meinwaifu: (Impossibro ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
...all right, as far as kinks go, that is among the top in terms of kinkiness. Taboos like that are rather fun when explored in fictional media. I've read plenty myself on the past.

[#justotakuthings]
meinwaifu: (Listen here you little shit ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
But that is fictional! I have no desire, not now nor ever, to explore sexual relations with any of my siblings!

Keep talking like that and I'll--

[............]

--dammit, you're too kinky to punish. But rest assured, I'll think of something and you won't like it!
steponme: look, shock, blush (♩ Took to me)

[personal profile] steponme 2018-05-23 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Down here!! On the ground!!

[Maybe he should try and climb something-- no, he'll just fall and hurt himself. But he does pull down on a few leaves and blades of grass, hoping the rustling might give him away.]

[He could always try and pheromones if he had to... would they even be strong enough to reach him up there? But he'd rather avoid that if he can help it.]
steponme: shock, blush (♩ Ever lived)

[personal profile] steponme 2018-05-23 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Knives?

[Chuuya don't give Shell ideas?? His kinks are already pretty borderline dangerous, give how much he loves being choked out.]

I've... never thought about them? But that sounds kinda... p-painful...

[But he's not saying it like it's a bad thing.]
thetaintedsorrow: (Portrait)

[personal profile] thetaintedsorrow 2018-05-23 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Damn. What a tough customer.]

Sounds like you need a vacation.

Why don’t you have time for fun?
eaudevamp: (ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ)

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[personal profile] eaudevamp 2018-05-23 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, this was fun. Mephisto usually got the upper hand in most things so this was a novelty in and of itself. ]

Ah~ So neither with Lucifer or Amaimon. [ Yeah, he remembered Mephisto's other sibling. ]
eaudevamp: (sᴛᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs)

[personal profile] eaudevamp 2018-05-23 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Then Reign did a kind of squeeing voice. ]

Oh, oh, what would Sir do to me?

[ He pressed his hands to his cheeks, rocking a bit side to side. ]

I'm sure that can be arranged.

[ If Reign really end up not liking what Mephisto had in mind, he knew he always have his safe word. ]
meinwaifu: (You're lucky you're cute ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
...you really are a kinky little thing, aren't you?

[He's almost too impressed to be mad.]

Oh, but I don't know... how would you like to be ignored for the next month? I suppose that would be a suitable punishment.

[...almost.]
thetaintedsorrow: (Content)

[personal profile] thetaintedsorrow 2018-05-23 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[SAMMY...

Chuuya figures he’ll just use whichever one he feels like at the time.
]

Hm? Are you saying you wanna know?

[Chuuya grins; maybe it won’t work, but if Mephisto is curious enough, maybe Chuuya will tell him in exchange for a tidbit of info.]

What’s in it for me if I tell you?
devilcalling: (again → do it again)

3B.

[personal profile] devilcalling 2018-05-23 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ As starved as she has regularly been for good and proper entertainment aboard this foreign hunk of rock, it's only natural that Ryoko would take to the Enchanted Library like a starved sponge to water. And, to her credit, she's been mostly well-behaved since she set up her fort -- yes, fort -- and began picking through the ever growing selection, soaking up most every text she gets her hands on. Mostly. Sort of. Kind of.

Until someone starts yelling, anyway, and she closes the rather lackluster book she was set to read and steps into the air to investigate. She pauses a good head or two above the average body in the air, peering down at... well, that is certainly a man yelling at a busy quill while making quite the face and she is curious now, curious enough to clap her hands and rub them together as she sets hungry eyes on that text. ]


Well, well! What do we have here? It's got to be something pretty juicy for you to be making all that noise with a face like that! Let's take a look-see...
eaudevamp: (ᴡʀᴀᴘ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ)

[personal profile] eaudevamp 2018-05-23 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reign let out a tiny "ehehe" sound, only for the cheekiness to dissipate in the face of being ignored.

For a whole month.

He instantly wrapped his arm around Mephisto's waist, rubbing against his belly, his voice coming out in a whine. ]


Noooo. No, Sir. Don't ignore me.

[ That would be super sad and depressing and Reign wouldn't know what to do. He could delude himself into being busy with his perfume business. But how long could that last? Especially if Mephisto dropped by his shop but made himself like a stranger.

But... Wouldn't distance makes the heart fonder? Hmm... Tempting, tempting... ]
meinwaifu: hand chin (Wait you were being serious? ♪)

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[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oho! I see you've learned from our last encounter!

[You'd think Mephisto would annoyed that his advice made things more complicated, but it's quite the opposite. Mephisto loves making deals and exchanges like this -- it made everything much more fun.]

Hmm... but what to offer, hmmm...
hedonistic: (pic#10639134)

[personal profile] hedonistic 2018-05-23 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He's dazed at first when he crashes into the girl, so the jab at his weight seems to go unnoticed. After a moment he seems to come out of it, blinking a couple of times at the girl he landed on before rolling back off her. Which is when he registers what she said earlier, and he. winks at her. cheekily.]

Oi, oi, oi, you're supposed to ask if it hurt when I fell out of heaven, you know.

[He'll properly apologize in a minute, he's just. A dumbass.]
Edited 2018-05-23 04:27 (UTC)
meinwaifu: (y u mad tho ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
How about I introduce you to a good concealer for covering up that blatant vampire fetish of yours you've decided to advertise on your neck?

[BRUH HE SEES THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS and the tell-tale bruising. The choker hides nothing.]
thetaintedsorrow: (Energetic)

[personal profile] thetaintedsorrow 2018-05-23 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Depends on how skilled the person using them is. It can be just a light trace or deep cuts over non-vital areas.

[Having both given and received some quality knifeplay, Chuuya prides himself on being rather skilled with a blade.

Oh look, now the quill is writing out a nice scene of Chuuya showing off his knife skills by sliding cold steel along heated flesh.
]

It just does what it wants. I wonder if it’ll keep going after we leave, or if it’ll pick on someone else that gets close.
constellationy: (oo6)

[personal profile] constellationy 2018-05-23 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, Cinnamon is not a normal girl, in any way, so when he says that, her lazy response is just: ]

... Then did it hurt?

[ Ignoring that he should be the one asking her that.

The ultimate test for flirty boys: how do they respond when a girl actually says what they hoped for? ]
thetaintedsorrow: (ANgr blush)

[personal profile] thetaintedsorrow 2018-05-23 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[And here Chuuya thought he had the upper-hand for once. God damn it. He quickly covers the bitemarks he’d forgotten about with his hand, blushing and grumbling and being tsundere.

He supposes its only fair, considering how many marks he’d left on Shell.
]

Ha fucking ha. Now I’m definitely not telling you.

[Except he probably still will if he’s persuaded to.]
Edited 2018-05-23 04:52 (UTC)
devilcalling: (pffffgh →)

I.

[personal profile] devilcalling 2018-05-23 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hovering mid-air with her hands on her hips, Ryoko regards the scene for a good, long moment. She looks at the boy then back to the man-eating mushroom then back to the boy, her expression slowly twisting from a somewhat hard, if bewildered stare to something... else. It doesn't help that she's forcefully retaining a certain drug in her system and that his defense feels... somewhere in the same vein as Mihoshi saying the monsters Washu keeps in her lab have meat on their bones and are thus edible in response to Ayeka telling her to go hunting at the table that one time. Boy. ]

And that makes it better? [ The answer is no. ]
nineteenfortyfive: (COSTUME)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-23 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Right. I am curious about what exactly happens to the body out there [she motions vaguely--you know, out in space] but not enough to want to experience or witness it firsthand.
nysan: (ZAIN.)

cw: animal injury

[personal profile] nysan 2018-05-23 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ It startles both the horse and the rider, causing the former to veer to the opposite side Ardyn resides on in its take off. Zain raises his arm as the swing of the dagger comes, but wears nothing to shield himself properly, the blade slicing through the fabric of his robe and drawing blood from his elbow to his wrist. He cries out as he sees red, turning in the saddle to deliver a kick to Ardyn's chest to eject him from clutching the it.

That being the arm controlling the reins and the skull occupying the other, though, presents a problem all too quickly. So spooked by the sudden fight behind it, the horse runs straight into a pothole, deep enough to abruptly launch anyone with a grip still on it off. Zain lands to the right side of it, groaning as he attempts to scramble to his feet. The creature whinnies in pain, helpless to be of any service to him again. ]
nostalgiabomb: (090)

[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2018-05-23 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Um. Sure.

[ When given the option for it, Peter has the capacity to be nosy – which means he was intending to read whatever the quills were writing, at least until it got boring. So it's not difficult to agree to this, considering he was going to do it anyway.

But it still begs the question, ]


Relevant to what, though? What am I looking for, exactly?

[ there's some context Peter feels he's missing. ]
nostalgiabomb: (042)

[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2018-05-23 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ WELP.

The "good dancer" comment makes Peter narrow his eyes briefly – suspicion, mostly. That was a specific metaphor, which is what Peter hopes it was. He hopes it was just an oddly apt turn of phrase. Because otherwise, that means Gamora has danced with someone else, and that's their thing. His and hers.

—no, okay, he's being paranoid, and more than that, he's being stupid. And anyway, even if Gamora did dance with anyone else, it wasn't his business. Like, she could do what she wanted. It was whatever. Seriously. Peter's cool with it. It's fine. Really.

A muscle in his jaw tics, but he lets the comment slide for now.

Instead, he nods to the book in Richie's hand. Lightly, conversationally, ]


You find something "wild" in that one?
meinwaifu: (Anime is a way of life ♪)

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[personal profile] meinwaifu 2018-05-23 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[YO DID THIS CAT JUST WHIP OUT A SUMMON??]

[IS THIS A JRPG NOW??]