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❪ 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

An AC-eligible thread for 2 WYVER REP POINTS may be submitted from this log. SUBMIT THE THREAD HERE by DEC 10th 11:59 PM EST.

We will no longer be providing overflow posts. In an event where the post hits CAPTCHA, players are advised to move threads to an overflow post on their character journals or create their own catch-all post. These threads remain eligible for AC, AC Rewards, and REP.

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Haha, it's from a time you can't remember yet, so trust me.

[And you ditched him, Yona?? He'll leave that out.] Anyway, do that, and I'll be here when you hear back.

...Jae-Ha, can I ask a different question?

[She can give Hak the heads-up later. Actually, maybe she can just text him! Then he can't decide he wants to tie her to a bed to keep her from knife practice or something.

Yeah, that'll work.]

That's another question on its own. [He teases, but tilts his head a little.] Go ahead. What do you want to know?

[This is maybe not the best time to ask this kind of question, but... when else is she going to get the chance to? ...it's on her mind right now, anyway, since he brought up the things that she can't remember.]

Does it bother you and Hak that I'm not the way you remember me...?

It doesn't bother us.

[He says that first, immediately, and with a serious expression. But Yona wanted honesty, and so he won't stop there.]

But it does make us a little sad. That's natural, isn't it? Those memories we shared, lost. At least temporarily. But it's nothing that we can't work past.

[She does want honesty, and she braces herself for it as he continues. It isn't easy to hear, but... it's ultimately better, she thinks. They can't work past these problems if they don't admit they exist.]

We can make new memories. That... doesn't replace the ones that were lost, but... [She looks up into his eyes.] I'm glad that... even when I didn't know you, we were still able to become friends.

That says a lot about how close we are - and how close we're going to become, doesn't it?

It does.

[He has to pull back from this hug now, but only because it is killing his back. Standing up straight and cracking it a little, he's smiling again.]

Here, knowing that you'd be drawn to me and enjoy my company without knowing a single thing... That's nice, too. Let's make plenty of new memories together, Yona dear.

[As much as she'd like to keep hugging him, it's probably better that he doesn't break his back. She'll stick close, though.

...in fact, she'll try to take his hand. Discreetly. Yes.]

Mmhm. I want to make a lot of really wonderful memories with you, Jae-Ha.

[That is the cutest thing... He wraps his fingers around her hand for a light squeeze, holding it back.]

Then why don't I start by taking you for a little ride? Would you like to soar across the skies?

Yes!

[The response is enthusiastic and instantaneous.]

...I mean, yes please.

[There's a soft chuckle, and he moves to scoop her up like a princess.]

Hold on tight. [And just like that, he jumps and soars, a few people on the ground catching it in time to look up and stare. But they're long gone, over the rooftops.]

[Away they go!

When Jae-Ha sweeps her up into his arms, she's quick to wind her arms around his neck and hold on tight, just as instructed. There's not really much of a chill even in the air, in this place - but she feels a little better cuddled up to him.

She watches the people on the ground grow smaller and smaller below them, then turns her head to look out at the horizon... or at least as far out as she can, what with the way the city is laid out.]

Oh, wow...

I've told you this before, but I'll say it again. Any time you should need anything, I can be at your side in an instant, so just call for me. Okay?

[She seems to be enjoying the view, and he is loving every minute of that, too.]

Mmhm. I'll remember that.

[She is most definitely enjoying the view. A girl could get used to this - Yona probably will, now that she's well enough to ask him to take her out soaring near-constantly.]

I know I can count on you, Jae-Ha.

Good.

[Turning his eyes back to the ground. He touches down on a rooftop just to launch off again.]

So, name anywhere you'd like to go and I'll take you there.

Hmmm...

[Decisions, decisions.]

I want to go to the most beautiful place you've managed to find so far!

But I'm carrying the most beautiful part of this world in my very arms!

[He says it so smoothly, but don't worry, he's already jumping somewhere.]

Eh?

[It takes her a moment to process that - and then, suddenly, her cheeks are just a few shades lighter than her hair.]

...ahaha, you're flattering me...!

[Did her heart just skip a beat?

yes it did]

[He's proud of that. Smoothly, he continues on like it's nothing, carrying her to a nice, high place in the city. The wilderness is gorgeous, so he wants a view of it, but not so far out that it's dangerous.

So, she can see from this angle, on top of the highest roof he can find this close.]

How about something like this?

Oh, wow!

[Yona's entire face lights up as she looks out at the view. Wyver really is beautiful. She can't say she's a fan of the heat, or the humidity, or even of the circumstances that have brought them here -

But it's a wonderful place, and this is a sight she never would have seen if she'd continued living the kind of sheltered, "stay-where-it's-safe" life she was accustomed to before coming here...]

You can see almost everything from up here...

Do you prefer a view like this, or the streets of Olympia?

[It's a not so subtle question, but he's not sure what to do about this all himself, so he might as well see if Yona has an opinion. He's following her, after all.]

Hmmm...

[That's a good question, actually.

Yona settles herself against him as she thinks it over. Olympia and Wyver are both very different places; the answer isn't really as clear-cut as she'd like.]

They each have their own charm... but, I think I'd like looking at either one as long as I was looking at it with you.

Hah... you're stealing my lines. If you keep it up like that, Hak will have my neck.

[Probably. Or he'd just die himself. He keeps holding onto Yona, looking out over all of the trees and buildings.]

I decided that I would follow you, so I'll go wherever you will.

[Yona pouts slightly and wraps her arms around his neck as if to protect it from Hak. So there.]

...I don't know where I want to go yet.

[Wyver is nice, but it doesn't really feel like home. Olympia doesn't, either. But she knows that if she keeps comparing either place to the kingdom they've lost, nowhere ever will.]

But, I...

[She hesitates slightly, then looks down.]

Wherever we go, I want the three of us to be happy.

[Him, her, and Hak.

...she's sort of taking it for granted that they'll all three stick together, but she can't really see herself deciding to go somewhere without them, either.]

So I think we should all decide on it together.

He's been avoiding me a little.

[...At least, that's how Jae-Ha's reading the situation.] He may be off on his own more than usual because of what he remembers compared to what you do, but it's nothing against you, Yona dear. I hope you'll remember that.

We can find him and ask him ourselves what he thinks.

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