NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

[fairyfoes]

Hey, fairybros! November is a BIG MONTH in term of game developments! First, we'd like folks who have NPC/Black Shuck threads to know that these will be carried out to a sensible conclusion!

Secondly, we'd like to introduce the details on the time skipping mechanic! Please go here to review the info and ask any and all questions! Note that as a result of questions and interaction with the game's community, we may update or modify the mechanic, so please check back frequently!

As a note, the Quest Request will be opened in just a few days, with an ETA of November 05! This will be our first batch, and the mod team will approach all participants for the first month for criticism/reviews of the process en masse at the end of the month. We're not entirely sure how to gauge participation at this point, but expect that requests will be closed if it reaches unmaneagable levels, especially with the holiday at the end of the month.

With that in mind, we're also going to put out a blanket notification that all mods are likely going to have spotty activity for holidays this and next month, so as a general rule, expect that we may spend a little more time getting to requests and replies.

The Uprising Dead GENRE: ACTION/ADVENTURE | DURATION: 01-07 NOVEMBER

SUMMARY All over the land, unmarked graves are blooming with green sod and bright, fragrant tulips. The fairies whisper that Black Shuck is returning the Long Dead to the notice of the land, and will urge everyone to rebury the bones of champions in the crypts of the castles before fourteen days have passed. The fairies won't say why, but will be moved to tears if their pleas are not carried out. Even the imps will be frantic over the accomplishment of this task. The monarchs will issue decrees for each shard-holder to follow the instructions of the fae. On the seventh day, midway through the deadline, they will be persuaded by the monarchs to speak plainly: Black Shuck wants his dead honoured by Caer Glaem and Caer Scima alike, even within the Station's mile radius. If the mounds are not exhumed and the contents properly laid to rest, the Dog of Death will lay a sickness on the six lands.

Characters need not accomplish this; those that do may receive special recognition, while those who don't may receive unforeseen consequences!

The Uprising Dead GENRE: ACTION/ADVENTURE | DURATION: 15-21 NOVEMBER

SUMMARY The tulip mounds rot with the sunrise of the fifteenth day. From them rise up large spectral dogs with blank fiery eyes that roam the six realms and attack anyone with a shard. These, the monarchs will inform the realms, are the restless souls claimed by Black Shuck, cast out and damned until felled by the fearless; the trouble with slaying the hungry beasts lies in their ability to inspire ones greatest terrors to grip the heart. As a result, they are difficult to destroy. A royal command will be issued to all shard-holders, instructing them to fortify the castles and all those who are able to ride out and destroy the demonic dogs. Seelie and Unseelie alike will be granted a royal favour at the end of the month.

Since this is not a mass event, players are encouraged to plan and plot among themselves, and set up their own logs as appropriate!

MONTHLY OVERVIEW

01st NOVEMBER (01am IC) • EVENT START. The Black Shuck's will is known, spread via NPCs who have spoken to him at Samhain!
01st-07th NOVEMBER • Saralegui is proclaimed and formally announced Lord of Redgate. News of Reynard's defeat at Maupertius becomes known; his lands are now controlled by Ganondorf Dragmire.
05th NOVEMBER • QUEST REQUESTS OPEN!
15th NOVEMBER • The demon dogs rise and roam the Six Realms!
20th NOVEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) • 1) RESERVES OPEN 2) The boon request post goes up on the OOC community. You will be asked to state your character's request and link to proof of having participated in the event. Mods will be around to approve or deny these.
21st NOVEMBER • EVENT CLOSES. If the bones/dogs have been dealt with at player discretion!
24th NOVEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) • 1) APPS OPEN 2) Boon requests close!
25th NOVEMBERR • Approved or altered, boons are ICLY received today when characters wake up.
26th NOVEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) • ACTIVITY CHECK.
26th NOVEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) • RESERVES END. FFA BEGINS.
01st DECEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) • ACTIVITY CHECK ENDS.
01st DECEMBER (00:01am LONDON GMT) 1) APPS CLOSE. 2) NEW CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

The next Calendar of Events post will go up to cover all of December. Weather for this month will be bursts of cold rains with a few frosts and light snows, and mostly slate-gray skies. Nights and early mornings will be utterly frigid. Please feel free to use this as a plotting post. Finally, if you have any queries about the event, please direct them to the Questions thread and we'll get back to you ASAP, and feel free to use this post to plot together. Thank you!

Comments

QUESTIONS?

[fairyfoes]

[extramural]

Would magic that repels Creepy Things such as the Patronus charm work on the smiledogs spectral dogs?

Also, asking again on here since it's even more relevant -- would Ariadne's shadow form still have that "canines are your mortal enemy" thing? And either way, would they be able to tap into her fears if she's in that form? What about the fears of regular animals (pets, mounts, summoned creatures)?

Does it matter which crypt the bones are buried in? (Maybe the undead was a Seelie champion who'd be really upset about being buried in Caer Scima, idk.)

[baseborne]

1: Are there crypts in Cothromach that Jon can bury the dead in if/when they pop up around there, or do they only want the dead buried at Caer Glaem/Caer Scima?

2: Will there be a TDM this month?

[notyetlegend]

Can the dogs shift from one fear to the other? Like, would Mer who fears both her mother succumbed to the bear and Mor'du be subject to both or would that only happen if, say, two dogs were in the same vicinity?

[scramasax]

Is it impossible to re-house the bones in tulip mounds that spectral dogs have already emerged from? And whether it is or isn't, atmre there any communion efforts or rites that can be performed on/for the dogs in an effort to put them more ceremoniously to rest even after they're "eliminated"?

[orcsurfing]

This is kind of a silly question, but can threads with the Black Shuck be still started? Because I just realised a reason for Legolas to speak to him. (Actually two...)

[knightscode]

Since the dogs are spectral/demonic etc would Lancelot's ~Magical Bow of Seelie Light~ be super effective/etc on them? IF YES would they just vanish/dematerialise/die in some way or would it do something funky

[bolincredible]

Would lava help with the dogs at all, or would it just leave them angrier and covered in lava? This is probably a dumb question, but on the Bolin front, it's very necessary.

[notavirtue]

Will the fairies/imps be telling people where the bones are supposed to go? What I mean is how do we determine if the bones go to Caer Scima or Caer Glaem, especially the ones around the Station?

Also I'm assuming since Morla said the grave in Loch Sluagh isn't worn down, it won't be affected by this. IF IT IS then that's the first place he's going and I'll probably have a few more questions haha

[atoned]

hello! ♥ as these dogs are difficult to destroy, i just wanted to double check if firebending, ripping them apart with super human strength, using a magical sword that can basically kill any monster, and turning them to stone were feasible avenues when it comes to destroying the dogs?

and do solais and ridire want a statue for their garden?

[gordianknots]

So. How much of a use is murderblob going to be against the dogs, or is Waver going to have to find a new, more clever way of dealing with them?

Also, since Waver and co. are not at the castles proper, but will be fighting against the dogs, will they also qualify for a boon?

Re: QUESTIONS?

[enthraller]

unrelated to the event, buuuuut since it's mentioned in that timeline: will the proclamation about redgate be a handwaved thing or a formal IC announcement? i just wasn't sure if that's a thing sara should post about himself or not.

[scorchedchivalry]

For this event, would members of opposing courts be allowed to return bones to their respective castles without harm?

For example, should Saber find Seelie bones, she would be inclined to personally take them to Caer Glaem via fairy ring to hand off (not expecting to get inside Caer Glaem itself, of course) instead of contacting a Seelie shardbearer to transport them for her.

[digophelia]

Is it safe to assume that Alice using her hobby horse on the dogs will just basically be cancelled out and have no effect at all?

[jaywalks]

how much, exactly, of the remains need to be taken to a court to count? like, if they find unmarked graves with several skeletons and the only really legitimately recoverable parts are the skulls, would that count?

and just for clarification, the dog demons aren't like. boggart terrors where they shape shift, they just screw with characters emotions and ability to think straight?

[ziggyzoggy]

How effective would it be to smite the smiledogs*? I mean, Vol'jin canonically has a "destroy undead" thing he can do, so I'm wondering.

*yes i am totally going to call them that.
of course, i would also have to try to determine his Greatest Fears^tm.

[enjoymyatelier]

Re: bones, since Kayneth's going to be starting his ruin errands this month and will be poking around down there, I noticed that there are some skeleton/corpses in the underground lake that were never properly buried. Are those ones that Black Shuck is concerned with, or are they... not to be bothered?

[sangilak]

what would happen if korra used her spirit-bending ability to purify the dog spirits?

[gandere]

Hi mods!

Great little plot going on here and I'm eager for it. You even have the timing of events around my hiatus, now that's awesome! Quick question!

In canon, Rin buries gemstones underneath the earth in spots that are more magically inclined to help them charge quicker and is familiar with picking up the detection of ley lines as well. When the tulips sprout to indicate where remains are, would she be able to pick up any hints of magic and if so, what kind? She would be nosy enough to poke and prod before returning anything she comes across so I thought I'd ask. Especially since later on there's ghost doges

Re: QUESTIONS?

[erythristic]

if someone is transporting bones on the fifteenth that they dug up prior to that day, could those bones still be reburied in the court crypts asap, or are they out of time for those ones?

[bythewaves]

Question~ how effective are elven blades going to be if at all and can Mags use song of power on them?

[gwynbleidd]

TYPICAL SMILEDOG QUESTION

Does Geralt's silver sword have any affect on the Smiledogs other than, you know, the usual hack and slash?

Also, are they more magically based or more undead based; AKA will his medallion be reacting to their special magical Smiledog presence?

PAST EVENT CRIT/REVIEW/QUESTIONS

[fairyfoes]

PLOTTING POSTS

[fairyfoes]

[extramural]

THE OUTSIDER will be moving bones to the crypt in Caer Scima, mostly because Lady Red-Hand ~inspired~ him to treat the dead nicely and not just take their bones like a big creepy vulture. He can teleport to seaside locations at night (but only for the night), so he will try to gather bones from those places. He'll be fighting the dogs.

ARIADNE will be moving bones to the crypt in Caer Scima. She can shadow travel/teleport to major locations within forests and can teleport anywhere she's already been on the full moon (November 6th!), so she'll try to focus on mounds in those locations. She'll mostly help with fortifications but will fight if necessary and if any dogs get in!

JOHN GRIMM will be moving bones to the crypt in Caer Glaem; as he can teleport within Glaschu, he'll focus on that region! He'll also be involved in the skirmishes against the Unseelie camps near Cothromach, but I believe that will be happening toward the end of the first week -- either way, he'll try to do both. He will try to fight the dogs but will probably be convinced that Everyone Is Going To Die (haha worst fear) and retreat back to help defend the castle.