January Boon Requests

[fairyfoes]

Hey fairybroskis! You know what time it is? Boon time!

Requests are up, which means the fairies and imps are out and about bothering people from their respective factions to note down the number one item on their wishlist again!




Wherever Shardbearer characters are in the Drabwurld, at some point today they will be approached by fairies or imps, depending on their alignment, bearing a piece of parchment and a quill. They will urge your character to write down a request for an item, power or favour from their monarchs in exchange for fighting or supporting their faction and they will take it away through a fairy-ring when it is written. There are three easy rules your character will be informed MUST NOT be broken:

1) "Do not call for time and space to be bent to your will!"

2) "You may not request another's true love or devotion!"

3) "Ask not for a road home or the loved ones whence you came!"

Essentially, the OOC boundaries relayed through IC means to your character are to avoid game-breaking demands being made. They will be approved, altered or denied here until 24th JANUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) so that when your character receives their boon on the morning of 25th (you can pick any time for them to be delivered/show up) no matter where they are there is no fuss, no muss!

This month, everybody who participated in war preparations gets a boon! Feel free to link to any threads (completed or ongoing) that will show your character getting involved in the event this month: only actual participation (not referenced participation) will warrant a boon. For those using quest logs to count as both quest material and as boons, you could have gone a good measure over minimum wordcount to receive your boon: ideally having another 200 words or so.

So, want a boon? Simply C&P the below into your comment:



<b>CHARACTER NAME:</b> <b>CANON:</b> <b>FACTION:</b> <b>RELEVANT THREAD(S):</b> <a href="PASTE LINK HERE">Link #1</a> <a href="PASTE LINK HERE">Link #2</a> Please make sure to link to anything that indicates your character participated in war preparations! <b><u>BOON REQUEST</u>:</b> <b>POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS:</b> If you think your boon is a little too awkward, put some suggestions here for how we might alter it and still manage to grant the request. Bear in mind that if you opt for a WILDCARD, it could be COMPLETELY RANDOMIZED: for example, you could just as soon end up with an elephant as a packet of peanuts. Otherwise, make sure to mention something you think your character might want! Wildcard boons will almost always be done after the boons of characters with concrete requests, and for this reason are likely to take longer.



If your character doesn't want to request a boon they may simply wave away the fairies/imps. It is not possible to "save up" Boon Requests for later events, so make sure to get yours in if you want one! Please try to think of a boon to suggest; wildcard boons will likely be saved for last.

Comments

[curser]

CHARACTER NAME: Maleficent
CANON: Maleficent
FACTION: Seelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Post w/multiple responders
BOON REQUEST: "A means to ensure safety to those that seek it in my domain."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: Clearly that can't happen and it's not her domain yet, but something possibly related to her presence in the Falls or... ff, I have no clue. She's got manipulation coins and cloaks, but she needs something that will keep people safe. Or she wants that, at least.

[teenyoda]

CHARACTER NAME: Stiles Stilinski
CANON: Teen Wolf
FACTION: Seelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Link #1 - Not sure if this applies, but he's trying to learn to use his shard to help with the warding/war efforts? (idek, f**k me)
BOON REQUEST: "Upgrade on mirror transportation."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: This could go a few ways. Either upgrading so he doesn't have to have two mirrors at each location to make sure one's constantly active and just have one set be a permanent tunnel (the other side activates via the sigil on the mirror he's using), make it so he can take more than just himself through the mirrors, or so that he can have one 'home' mirror that he can visit all the other portals through and come back through. So one that goes from Coth to Glaem, and then he can come back to Coth and pop over to Troich, then back to Coth... etch. If these aren't viable, I'm open to alternatives.

[thebreakingwave]

CHARACTER NAME: Harry Potter
CANON: Harry Potter
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Link #1 Link #2 , Link #3, and a smattering of other threads.
BOON REQUEST: "If I may, I would like a way to hide my shard from others. If there's any way to hide from Ridere's Hounds, that would be lovely to know as well."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: Go nuts.

[sangilak]

CHARACTER NAME: Korra
CANON: Legend of Korra
FACTION: Seelie ( ha ha )
RELEVANT THREAD(S): beating up an unseelie scout! if this doesn't count feel free to ignore me.
BOON REQUEST: 2 badgermoles for the citadel.
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: korra will make it absolutely clear to the fairies that if the monarchs want the citadel to have the best and strongest standing it possibly can, then badgermoles are the best way to go for excavating into the mountainside. they're the original earthbenders -- and huge, besides -- and with a little bit of music you can train them to do almost anything. not to mention they're foul tempered and protective of their territory, so they'll make great guardians of the mountain.

[fairyfoes]

BOON DECLINED

Unless you received a waiver by a member of the mod team, offering safety to members of both courts doesn't count as assisting in war preparation efforts! If, however, that's occurred, just notify us in reply to this post!

[withbite]

CHARACTER NAME: Damon Salvatore
CANON: The Vampire Diaries
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Post w/subthreads self-played and NPC played Link #2 Link #3 Post w/subthreads re: training for guard worms
BOON REQUEST: "Since bourbon is a stretch and I have alcohol, how about something useful?"
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: I'd really like to get back his book abilities, or close to it. Near the beginning of the tv series, Damon had the ability to control fog (why, I don't know. Wtf, man. It's fog. What're you going to do, damp someone to death?) and had a sort of crow familiar. In the books, he can turn into a crow. I'd like to stick closer to show for the crow bit for now, so potentially a crow or raven familiar that he can control and see/hear through, using it to deliver messages if he needs to. Alternately, fff, I have no idea. Go nuts.

[boutant]

CHARACTER NAME: Ariadne
CANON: Inception
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): talking to roa about helping defend la llorona asking javik for forest combat advice enlisting help from her cult planning and learning to activate her shard with grell talking defenses with jack frost asking maglor to talk to the forest (that has since turned into cooking) spire construction and probably other stuff that i missed while grabbing links; most of these threads are ongoing.
BOON REQUEST: "Something to help me defend La Llorona."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: That's obviously vague, but I had two different thoughts!
1 - The ability to make shadows into solid objects such as weapons, furniture, etc. (Maybe even creatures? Or that could be a future boon powerup thing.)
2 - Some sort of connection to the forest itself. Preferably one that won't kill her if it's destroyed.

[curser]

Newp, I did not. I wasn't certain if that counted or not, and I'm totally fine with it not. =)

[fairyfoes]

BOON APPROVED

Harry will be given an old amulet on a leather thong which, when worn, will obscure all sense of his shard.

[digophelia]

CHARACTER NAME: Alice Liddell
CANON: American McGee's Alice
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Sword training with Grell, training with Eren, and more training with Zuko, but this is kinda ongoing still
BOON REQUEST: Hysteria mode.
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS:
So, yes, this would have to be altered dramatically. I was wondering if it was possible to have the altered to something that she can use or tap into much more freely, something similar to the Outsider's gifts! Basically having it be a temporary power boost in terms of her vitality and possibly strength. But it shouldn't be anywhere near like in-game hysteria, where she's invincible. What I was thinking is something she can only use for such a limited time or it becomes too much of a strain mentally and physically for her. But if that's not doable, I'm willing to work around it. I just hope my alteration makes sense!

[survivra]

CHARACTER NAME: Katsa
CANON: The Seven Kingdoms
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): 1 2 3 4 5 6
BOON REQUEST: wildcard!
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: weapons and/or methods of travel/communication are always useful! and stealth. or something to do with fire mmmmmmaybe?? things that are good for survival... tactics... I'M NOT PICKY

[fairyfoes]

:) If nothing else, it's a great read! Hats off to you!

[fairyfoes]

Is there any point in the log where he says he's wanting to help with the warding or... anything of that nature?

[fairyfoes]

BOON APPROVED

He'll receive his raven familiar! When it is nearby, any magical abilities he possesses will be slightly stronger. Once per month, you may PM the mod account to receive small snippets of wisdom, advice, or foresight it might give its master.

[extramural]

CHARACTER NAME: The Outsider
CANON: Dishonored
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): setting plague rats on the greenwood the outsider and lumina create a training obstacle course
BOON REQUEST: A power up to his depowered raising the dead ability! When he arrived in-game, this ability was capped: "Only works on dead animals/NPCs, max of 7 animals total, will require intense concentration to maintain, leaving the Outsider unable to do much else."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: Another magic gem for the Drowned Crown (maybe something to let it work during the day?). Or Ceit the Siren's panties, idk.

[gandere]

CHARACTER NAME: Rin Tohsaka.
CANON: Fate/Stay Night.
FACTION: Unseelie.
RELEVANT THREAD(S):

• Quest! - Speaking with Celebwen to ensure that any Seelie troops that pass through the Loch have some enjoyable nightmares.
• Commission! - Speaking with the General of the Unseelie forces to bolster their communications. While this thread is mostly complete, there will be a log up soon for installation once details are sorted out.
• She will also be on the front lines assisting with wards and boundary fields. This has been referenced to here and here. There's a log up to discuss it further with other relevant parties here.
• She's also managing a lacrosse team?? That... counts... right??

BOON REQUEST: "In my world there exists a particular dagger that can sever any familiar's bond with their master. Bring it to me. If you must know a name for it, the dagger I seek is the Rule Breaker: All Spells Must Be Broken."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: “This is a sword of negation and betrayal, that nullifies every kind of magecraft in the world.”

Rin is asking for the Noble Phantasm / magical artifact that belongs to a Servant which is the biggest stretch in Fate/Stay Night but it is what it is. Seriously, how did Caster get this, who knows!!! The Rule Breaker is a dagger that can sever the bond between a familiar and a Master. In the context of Fate/Stay Night it transfers the Command Seals over to Caster when she uses it against Archer and Saber as well as their pacts. Since Rin is no Caster class Servant, I think a good adjustment would be that it can break the bond, but can't transfer the power over to her (so no additional Command Spells or familiars). As a ceremonial dagger, it has no real value in combat even if the blade is sharp enough to cut cleanly through bone. Rin does have the magical potential to wield a weapon like this (as she's used a more powerful one in another route) so it's a matter of whether or not she can claim something that belongs to another.

If she can't receive an item like that, something to help her multiple businesses will be fine. Workers, supplies, or anything of that nature that could be waiting for her down south would be suitable.

[curser]

Not so far. I believe it's working up to that, but the log's moving along in that direction. I was hoping to have Stiles talk over defense plans with Diarmuid after/mid training.

[liven]

CHARACTER NAME: Shijima Kurookano
CANON: Nabari No Ou
FACTION: Unseelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Link #1 Link #2 Link 2 is ongoing (my fault, I was on vacation) and Shijima plans to offer assistance to Beatrix re: setting things up or whatever the other woman comes up with. She's a little bored.
BOON REQUEST: "Travel is annoying. I've noticed you limited my Tenpenka, so I can't even take a form better suited to distances. Let me at least shift into a beast with wings." Basically she wants some of her tenpenka unlocked, as she can only shift herself into human form in addition to cat. Which doesn't bother her overmuch, but after so much travel she has to admit she would like alternative travel options offered by certain forms. Like a bird. Never tell Kouichi. The dumb owl would have a field day.
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: Whatever's clever I'm down with anything tbh. That's just what Shijima wants at this point.

[fairyfoes]

BOON APPROVED

Ariadne's shadow-powers will extend to incorporate the shadows of the trees of La Llorona, which for brief bursts and in small clusters she can solidify to use en masse against attackers as living weapons and boggy mires which will try to suck and drown her targets into darkness.

[gandere]

Oh I forgot her IC justification for this, sorry! Since it's been used against her personally she's aware of the existence of this item.

-She doesn't approve of Morgana's pact with Saber which is what stemmed the thought originally.
-She's spoken to Harry re: Linn and feels it would be beneficial to have an item like this in case things go wrong.

[fairyfoes]

We've still got a few days left of boons! Ping us here if it DOES get to that point, in which case we'll let this count. :)

[withbite]

/salute

Thank you, modly mods.

[choreographics]

CHARACTER NAME: Ryan Evans
CANON: High School Musical
FACTION: Seelie
RELEVANT THREAD(S): Link #1 Link #2 Ryan asking Rachel to go on a spy mission with him and Open log, all of which are ongoing.
BOON REQUEST: "I'm from a city. I'm used to instant travel. How am I supposed to help in the war if I can't get to places fast enough? Someone told me about a ring he has that can take him anywhere around this world. I want one, too."
POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS: As far as Ryan's concerned he's going to try and make a case for himself that he can be a lot more useful if he has a teleportation device that allows him to pop in and out of both Seelie and Unseelie territory since he's been equip with a few other useful boons to defend himself and gather intel (invisibility flower crown, water powers, etc.) He's going off of what Maglor told him about his moon-travel ring so maybe something similar but he can only travel by sunlight?

[fairyfoes]

BOON APPROVED

ONE badgermole.

One.

One, Korra.

[fairyfoes]

c: Always glad to help!