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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2017-11-03 05:28 pm

❪ october plot conclusion; wyver takes ❫



THE END TO THE EPIDEMIC    

On the morning of November 3, there is a palpable buzz on the streets as both the natives of Wyver and Olympian refugees share the same sentiment: excitement. Word will quickly spread that a cure to VIOLET2710 has finally been developed and is ready for mass dissemination.

Throughout the city, the cure can be found at any of the numerous small temples and outposts of the Altar of Volkkra. The shamans of Volkkra will happily distribute the cure to any of the ill in need of it, without restraint. A joint venture between both Olympia and Wyver, citizens of both are granted equal access. As the lines form, the shamans will ask that able-bodied persons administer the cure to themselves and to others. Don't let the needles scare you! It'll only hurt a little.

At each of these outposts, signs will be posted giving credit to those who aided in the creation and manufacture of the cure:

Claire Fraser
Amaterasu
Pike Trickfoot
Charles Xavier
Alan Foster (Bruce Wayne)
Keyleth
Rosalind Lutece
Shinjiro Aragaki
Mipha
Wrathion
Dorian Pavus
Merlin
Morrigan
Clarke Griffin
Rose Lalonde
Peter Parker
Linnaeus
Zelda
John Watson
You Watanabe
Jean Grey
Mikleo
Daenerys Targaryen
Dylas
Frankenstein
Waver Velvet

As they distribute the cure, the shamans will note that those receiving the cure should give thanks to those named. Without their contributions, it may have taken much longer for the cure to be found and created in large enough quantities to save everyone.
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?    

With Olympia and Wyver's fragile alliance still in effect and a cure to VIOLET2710 distributed, Olympia finally opens its gates once again to Refugees if they feel a little homesick. High-speed transportation will be available at record low costs as politicians, merchants, and other business owners desperately hurry home to salvage whatever they can from the terrorist attacks.

Refugees are advised to remain in Wyver until food rations can be recovered and the water can be decontaminated. However, those more personally attached to Olympia may discover that the city is preparing a mass call for volunteers that will go out in the near future. In the meantime, and understandably, you should do what you can to help the Wyver people. The Dragon city has started posting quests, not only for you to do your part, but for the Wyver people to gauge your worth as visitors to their sacred land.

Thesa also has an interest in the unfolding events. Refugees have now been exposed to both lands, and certainly some will find themselves more invested in one side than the other. Darma finally wakes from slumber to observe, and while she is thankful that Refugees are immersed in her world, there is something foreboding on the horizons. On the night of the 3rd, Darma will appear in your dreams for a conversation.


It has been some time, Refugee... ah, no, certainly not for me. I am Darma. It is my hope that Sael as served you well in my place. The Natha do not feel, but I must express gratefulness that I am able to return to you.

My greeting extends to both old and new faces. As we watch you, we see that this world and its people have begun to influence your hearts. In time, your loyalty to either of these lands, to Olympia or to Wyver, shall affect how you are seen by the other side. As observers, we are unable to provide either region a winning edge. Thus, once you pledge loyalty to one, you cannot use Thesa to teleport to the other.

Choose wisely, or choose none at all. There is no war for those who do not wish to see it. For those who do... if I may be prudent— this alliance will not last. Keep your friends close, Refugee, for they may not remain so if your allegiances conflict.



You will wake before you get a chance to reply.
THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IN THE UNDERGROWTH    

The locals often speak of a cursed place deep within Wyver territory, confounded by the spirits of dragons who passed long ago: those who still wish for vengeance on the people of Olympia for their untimely deaths. Though these stories began as nothing more than urban legends among the raiders and shamans, over time the idea has become mainstream. So much that the rumors have started causing unrest between the people of Wyver and their guests. More than a few people within Wyver have used these rumors as justification for opposing the current alliance with Olympia.

Many Wyver locals see these rumors as a sign that their ancestors disapprove of the alliance. As a result, those in charge have decided that it would be prudent to mitigate some of the anxiety from either side. Those who are willing to look into these rumors further will find themselves lead towards the darkest parts of Wyver, deep within the Undergrowth in a region devoid of light. The faint of heart will be advised against delving further.

Common among these rumors are accounts of people being attacked by an unseen enemy, or talk of possession and out-of-body experiences. Those who press on will find that the culprit is none other than a new, undocumented beast.

This creature is able to camouflage itself perfectly to its environment. This, paired with darkness of the deep Undergrowth, makes this beast nearly impossible to detect with the naked eye. The creature also release a noxious gas that can spark a range of emotional responses: some may grow hysterical, while others may be consumed by despair. The effects only last for minutes, though some may linger in the back of one's mind for hours after. While the creature does not actually attack people directly, the other beasts of the Undergrowth may take advantage of its victims.

Fortunately, Wyver is not looking for the creature's capture. They respect the delicate balance of the jungle as they see themselves as its protectors. For now, they only desire more information about this creature in order to assuage the people. Good luck and do your best to keep your wits!

ALRIA'S FULL MOON    

While Olympians worship the ever-present light of Thesa, the people of Wyver are captivated by the smaller, yet ever-changing Alria. Alria cycles in and out of the night sky much like what denizens of Earth would remember as lunar phases, and those who are familiar with that may notice it is very similar to their own. And likewise, the creatures, men and women of Wyver are affected when Alria transitions into its full moon phase.

  • DRAGONS & LUNATICS —
    The dragons are restless. Perhaps because this particular full moon is accompanied by far more human scent than they are typically used to, but there's no doubt that they are eyeing humans as they do fresh prey. That is exactly why humans or human-like refugees will be tasked to tame a particularly rowdy dragon stable.

    The dragon mounts at Lhongha Stables have broken free from their homes, roaming aimlessly in the deep undergrowth. You and another will be advised to strip down to your undergarments (it's hot, relax a little, human!) and lure the dragons back to the stables with your bodies. Rowdy dragons do love their human flesh! "Just a hunch," says the owner of the stables, "But I bet they'll come running faster if they smell your human blood."

    He laughs as he hands over a pocket knife if he sees you're not carrying a weapon. The owner assures you that the dragons have been trained not to attack unless told to, but who knows how serious he is about that?

  • JUNGLE HEAT (NSFW) —
    The full moon affects Wyver in other ways as well. While Olympia has a district blessed by Thesa's light all year long, Wyver only feels it at a certain time of the month. "The Heat" lasts for a full week starting on a full moon. You'll see it everywhere. Olympia has its lust confined in a single district, but in Wyver, during the phase of the full moon, the lust is everywhere. The people of Wyver will be friendlier then, offering you ale and meat. They sing songs of destroying their enemies up north, but even the native Olympians won't be able to will themselves to be angry when Alria shines upon them.

    Perhaps you'll be find yourself affected, too, by Alria's light. And it's okay to get touchy; it isn't like the locals care about public displays of affection when they most certainly are getting handsy themselves.

  • THE PACT OF VOLKKRA
    Shamans, too, participate in celebrations of Alria's full moon. During the event, the shamans will give pairs each a couple of blessed dragon teeth necklaces. Wyver tradition states that if a shaman approves you as a pair, then you are granted a chance to form a Volkkran Pact. This pact, the shaman will explain, will bond a pair as an unstoppable team, granting one another a small influence on each others' powers.

    "King Shanrian and his Pact, Counsel Shenya benefit from this. Shenya was granted physical strength, and our King his Counsel's perception. It has made quite a difference."

THE VOLKKRAN PACT AT NAMARAK SUMMIT    

Despite being mistaken for a pair, there is no need to take the shaman's advice. The necklace will disappear if the Pact isn't completed in a week's time. However, if the Pact's benefits might be something of interest to you and your partner, then you'll be advised to travel further south, until you reach Namarak Mountain. At the summit, you'll find an altar, where you and your partner are expected to return the necklaces and make a vow to support one another.

The shaman there isn't particularly interested in what you do to complete the Pact. In fact, many people who attempt the Pact tend to... go a bit further than is necessary, when it can be achieved through a simple kiss between the partners.

The Volkkran Pact's effects are immediate upon physical contact. Each Pact can be broken through a special process with the head Shaman, but there needs to be at least a month's time before one can sever it. The pairs may be fake and still receive the benefit of the Pact, though they may find that sharing power with someone they are not truly committed to is a mistake.

NOTE: Players may be creative about what powers can be shared. The recipients of the such powers can never be granted its full strength, but it may be strengthened with Wyver REP rewards. Please note that PCs does not need to pledge allegiance to Wyver in order to keep the Volkkran Pact; they will only need 10 Wyver REP in order to strengthen it. Refer to the questions thread below if you have any questions.
BUILD-A-BLADE WORKSHOP    

Sirod, the weapon's head shopkeeper, is interested in procuring a few materials for his clients. While these clients have already collected the claws of larger beasts and various other parts needed to create their new weapons, they are still missing some rare, necessary items. In particular, they are still missing the following:

  • High Prisms — These tiny crystals attach themselves to the branches of older trees. They tend to hang near the tops of them, hiding in the shadows of the leaves. Unfortunately, retrieving them requires one… to climb. Hopefully you got a lot of tree climbing practice as a kid. Who knew that skill would ever come in handy?

  • Crystal Drop — These are normally found near bodies of water. Especially water that has been enchanted, past or present. The drops tend to cling to the floors of these mystical streams and lagoons. Those seeking them will also have to be careful not to be affected by the water’s properties. Perhaps that's part of the trick of gathering them.

  • Frozen Mylan Root — Mylans are a type of live vegetation that grows on Namarak Mountain. Constantly roaming in the warm seasons, they root themselves into fertile earth during the winter where they sleep until spring, making the snowy mountain ideal to acquire the roots. Plucking them from the ground takes strength, and slicing them will prove equally difficult... and of course, there is a blood-curdling scream when you wake it from its slumber. Well, it wouldn't be a real test of strength and emotional fortitude otherwise.


Those who retrieve any of these items will be rewarded 100 Silver.
FINAL OOC NOTE    
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cutefaced: (28)

[personal profile] cutefaced 2017-11-14 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Dragons!

[...

they're gonna die, aren't they]
terrantrash: (19)

[personal profile] terrantrash 2017-11-14 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not someone who's lovable.

[The way he says it is devoid of any self pity. In fact, it's stated rather matter of fact.]

[1/2]

[personal profile] rememberher 2017-11-14 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll get much the same reaction from her, even if she puts a hand up to try to stop him from colliding with her. It's a bit claustrophobic in here actually so she isn't surprised that he bumps into her, but even still.

Haa, this is a mess isn't it? A mess, but at the same time... it's a little exciting maybe. More than a little, and not at all like something she's experienced where she's from.

Which is to say she really doesn't get out much. Not much at all. (Wow, it's like a sea of people, haha this is interesting!)

Offering a somewhat sheepish half-smile as they're jostled around by the dancing mob, she shifts slightly—still close enough to be able to catch his arm or vice versa, but moving so she might be able to see around them. It seems like it's people as far as the eye can see...

But then she glimpses it, if only for a brief moment. An opening, and an exit! It's so far away, how are they going to— ]
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[personal profile] terrantrash 2017-11-14 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Well that was one way of looking at things, wasn't it? No one got hurt so everything was fine. Too bad Slaine is never fine.]

Not really... [He admits, shifting awkwardly in his seat.] I've never really been to a party like this before.
meinwaifu: (You won't like me when I'm smiling ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2017-11-14 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY HEARTACHE HUFF]

[But all right, he can tell what Jae-ha is playing at... which of course means he has to ruin everything and deny him in the worst way possible.]


Oh, I think I can come up with a little inspiration...

[And so he snaps his fingers!]

[...]

[And Jae-ha is now floating a few inches off the ground. Juust out of reach of anything he could use to pull himself back. Enjoy the lovely sensation of being in constant freefall!!]


Now, why don't you show me whether you can bring yourself back to solid ground! It should be simple enough, yes?
nineteenfortyfive: (YOURS)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2017-11-14 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
You did your part as well. [She pats the spot next to her.] Don't just stand around. Sit.
politrick: (merlin merlin)

[personal profile] politrick 2017-11-14 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
I might be the worst choice for a mime you could think of.

[He never stops making noise?? But alright, he'll gesture - or rather, he'll hold a hand out toward the dragon, and inch closer with a few more of those Do Not Worry Please-style murmurs, until he's just got a hand against its neck.

He looks back at Jae-Ha, totally thrilled by this and giving him a thumbs up with his other hand. Dragons!!]
nineteenfortyfive: (HUMOR)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2017-11-14 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Is that a genuine laugh? It just might be.]

Loose change? Is that the worst you could come up with?

[2/2]

[personal profile] rememberher 2017-11-14 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ She catches his arm then, not roughly, but enough to get his attention. To make him look down at her, eyes burning with a rare form of determination only seen from someone who has a Crazy Idea™. ]

Dance with me.

[ It's said without a moment of hesitation. Yes, she's a woman who knows what she wants, and will attempt to reposition him so that he can see. There it is, in a sort of blink and you miss it flurry of movement.

Their way out, if he's up for the challenge. He will have to lead, after all. ]
tummyflowers: entwistling @ dw (I did not just see that)

[personal profile] tummyflowers 2017-11-14 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I mean, if we're thinking of plausible scenarios...

[He trails off, not feeling like it was prudent to address what that might imply.]
nineteenfortyfive: (EXPECTING)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2017-11-14 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[She raises a hand. No need to contemplate that overly much.]

It's all right. Thank you for thinking about my loose change, Richard.

[... okay maybe knowing that all her patients aren't going to sweat and bleed to death has put her in a decent mood. Even for him.]
razzledazzles: (❀ 007)

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2017-11-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Here, let me show you a trick.

[And so, he takes the bottle and opens it in the flashiest way possible!! And the most graceful. Idfk how...] Ta-dah. Ladies first.
razzledazzles: (❀ 001)

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2017-11-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the one time I'll do leggy icon on purpose. He sets her down gently, then gets in a position slowly so that she can mimic.]

You keep all of your weight centered, so that you can shift and... [He shows a graceful kick, like a great one that would knock any attacker in the chin.]
razzledazzles: (❀ 057)

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2017-11-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. That actually gets the smile to slip from his face, and he lets his arm relax around him a little more.]

Who let you think that?
razzledazzles: (❀ 112)

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2017-11-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Hey!

[This isn't the kinky fun he signed up for!! Ugh. He stretches uselessly, then goes limp, staring at Mephisto.] How am I supposed to know how to do something like that? I have no reference.
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[personal profile] razzledazzles 2017-11-14 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah. You know, those murmurs help chill Jae-Ha out to the point that he's not even worried the dragon will eat him, or lash out in anger, or anything! That's why Merlin is getting away with this without protesting, and it's why Jae-Ha gives such a cheerful thumbs up in return.]

Well, dragonlord, I do think you've got one purely out of confusion.
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[personal profile] politrick 2017-11-14 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[That's just far enough below the ethically questionable line that he'll take it. Jae-Ha just can't come with him when he looks at dragons anymore, probably. Sad.

But check THIS one out!!!! He loves it.]


That's more than anyone else has done. And I didn't even have to cut myself open for it.

[Remember when he was going to do that? Now he doesn't have to, yaaaay.]
tummyflowers: (Brain does not compute)

[personal profile] tummyflowers 2017-11-14 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh no, is this a moment? He peers suspiciously at Claire because something is amiss.]

Ah, well. Hm. Have you been drinking, perhaps?

[This is usually the part where she criticizes him?]
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[personal profile] cutefaced 2017-11-14 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh...

[How did he make opening a bottle look so cool and so elegant at the same time? The world may never know.

Also, whoops, they didn't grab glasses, did they? Just the bottle. So she takes a sip, then hands it to him.]


Here, now you try.
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[personal profile] terrantrash 2017-11-14 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Just how exactly is he supposed to answer such a question? He doesn't exactly want to turn this into a sob fest.]

I haven't been the recipient of much kindness in my life, Mr. Jae-ha.
meinwaifu: (Spy Game ♪)

[personal profile] meinwaifu 2017-11-14 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[I mean, it could be kinky to someone. Maybe he should try stripping up there. He could probably just some pretty wicked flips in there without that pesky gravity holding him down.]

[Mephisto, in the meantime, just casually pulls out his phone and leans back on the bed, not even looking at Jae-ha. He did say to punish him -- and what better way to punish a masochist than to give him nothing.]


Hmm, and yet you managed to hurl that pillow at me strong enough to send me off the bed! Surely everything else will just come as intuitively, don't you think?

Ah, but if it helps-- [He waves a finger in the air -- gonna make Jae-ha do a little mid-air twirl.] I've consolidated most of my powers under a simple spell that activates when I count to three in my native tongue. Why not give that a shot?
nineteenfortyfive: (UNFOLDING)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2017-11-14 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Was it a moment? If it was, it's dead now. RIP, Moment. Claire's jaw drops.]

Drinking? Why the hell would you ask me that?
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[personal profile] verflair 2017-11-14 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, that I do. X'rhun Tia, mage of the red, at your service.

[ His introduction is punctuated with a slight bow. ]

And twas only a jest, my friend. I meant no harm.
cutefaced: i mean, besides the one you've dug for yourself - asking for a friend (how good are you at digging holes?)

[personal profile] cutefaced 2017-11-14 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[alas I have no leggy icon, but Yona watches him take his position and mimics the motions herself - and once he kicks upwards, she does too.

She doesn't get quite as high as he does since her skirts sort of weigh her leg down, but she gets pretty high up there! And she doesn't lose her balance, either!]


Like that?
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[personal profile] demonly 2017-11-14 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ It doesn't matter if he's been almost killed multiple times, he still is and always will be a big baby about things like this. ]

But that's not gonna keep it from hurting... [ Nonetheless, he stares at the wall, fidgeting out of childish worry. The only thing that makes this okay is that it'll finally end the hell that has been his life for the past 3 weeks. ] I haven't had a shot since forever ago, so be super careful, okay?