FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

[fairyfoes]

Hey, fairybros! As a heads up, the results of the Timeskip Vote results are in, and Eachdraidh will be engaging in a Timeskip of one year. Logging for the timeskip will be done concurrently with the events of Feb, March, and April, and as of May 01 the game will be post-timeskip. We request that each character in the game who is not going to utilise an opt-out mechanism for the entirety of the timeskip to post a timeskip page on their journal. We have constructed a sample timeskip page for you here. The code for it, with all time organisation in-tact, may be taken from the last comment on the page, or may be accessed below:

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Players are free to design their own pages, of course, and it can be easily expanded to include additional years. These pages, in addition to organising what happens to your character, shall be used for logging out most of the events of the timeskip at your discretion. For March and April, threads logged on this page can be used to count for AC. We ask that most logs occur on these pages for smaller timeskip events so as not to clutter the log comms for those playing current events in February, March, and April. We will be releasing a game Timeskip Calendar shortly, which will be followed by a timeskip CR meme.

But what about THIS month? Most of you already know exactly what to expect, so, without further ado, your February event!

The Wrath of the Jabberwhelp GENRE: ACTION/ADVENTURE | DURATION: 07-14 FEBRUARY

SUMMARY The battledrums are beating, the armies are marching, and it was only a matter of time before war covered the drabwurld again. The Seelie armies received orders to push north from the Cathraon, and encounter an entrenched Unseelie force. Details about the battleplan can be found here. Please sign up for a part on the conflict, should you want one, using the roster page. The roster will be finalised by the end of February 01. But as a result of these battles, on February 07 the Jabberwhelp will be released from under Caer Scima, where the High-King had been helping to craft it! In a pain-maddened fury, the Jabberwhelp will fly to the lands of Glaschu and begin to carve a path of great destruction through Seelie lands. After its release, the monarchs will make handwaved proclamations:

Seelie characters will be bade to either 01) keep the Unseelie embattled on the front lines and unable to enter Glaschu to rescue the Jabberwhelp, or to 02) hunt and slay the infant monster by any means possible before its Unseelie allies can rescue it!

Meanwhile, from the ruin of Caer Scima, Unseelie characters will be asked to save the Jabberwhelp at any cost by either 01) engaging the Seelie army and ensuring the Seelie cannot hunt it in force, or 02 riding out into enemy territory to herd it back! They will be informed that the Jabberwhelp will actively resist harming Unseelie chracters. Characters who have maintained friendly relationships with the imps will be told the secret to calming an enraged young Jabberwhelp:

     + Gifts of lavender! For some strange reason, this plant alone resists the Jabberwhelp's aura of rot, and functions rather like catnip.
     + Riddles and puzzles! A young Jabberwhelp is easily distracted and quite gullible.
     + Touch! Juvenile Jabberwhelps cannot control their aura of rot, which is as painful for them to endure as those around them. For those who can endure the discomfort of its aura of rot, petting the Jabberwhelp can calm it substantially, and even lull it to sleep.

The Jabberwhelp has an aura of rot, which will make plants and flesh within a 30m radius of its presence begin to rot. Characters who approach will see their own flesh begin to blacken and slough away. Fleeing from the Jabberwhelp will allow this condition to slowly heal. For most characters, lingering overlong within this aura of rot will be fatal. The Jabberwhelp will actively seek to kill Seelie characters, and flee from Unseelie characters who approach it unless they have learned one of the secrets to calm it.

Existing Plan to Slay the Jabberwhelp

Need help getting involved? Speak to your Court Leaders!

Only individuals who contribute to the these efforts will receive boons for February! Quest logs will not count toward this event.


MONTHLY OVERVIEW

01ST FEBRUARY Armies begin to march!
04th FEBRUARY • FIRST FRONT LINE BATTLE. A mod post will go up for this event.
07th FEBRUARY • EVENT STARTS. SHOCK TROOPS DECIMATE CAER SCIMA. THE JABBERWHELP IS RELEASED. Unseelie refugees must find other residences. A mod post will go up for this event.
07th FEBRUARY • A fairy or imp will get the attention of each Seelie or Unseelie to inform them of the royal decree about the Jabberwhelp!
07th FEBRUARY • THE JABBERWHELP DECIMATES CAER GLAEM. A mod post will go up for this event.
10th FEBRUARY • SECOND FRONT LINE BATTLE. After the Unseelie forces from Mair complete the pincer movement on Seelie troops. A mod post will go up for this event.
11th FEBRUARY • JABBERWHELP ATTACKS THE COTHROMACH.
14th FEBRUARY • JABBERWHELP ATTACKS THE STATION. EVENT CLOSES. Likely death date of the Jabberwhelp. Those who have contributed to the war efforts or interacted with the Jabberwhelp will be marked!
15th FEBRUARY • TIMESKIP CR MEME. Players are free to begin logging timeskip events!
20th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • 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.
24th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • Boon requests close!
25th FEBRUARY • Approved or altered, boons are ICLY received today when characters wake up unless otherwise specified.
26th FEBRUARY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • ACTIVITY CHECK.
01st MARCH (00:01am LONDON GMT) • ACTIVITY CHECK ENDS.

The next Calendar of Events post will go up toward the end of February to cover all of March, with the next Test Drive Meme up around a week before reserves open. Weather will consist primarily hard driven snows and hard freezes, with few blue skies. Nights are frigid and blustery, with feet of snow sticking in most areas of Dorchadas.

COURT LEADERS! There will be a special section below for you to post your character's info, as a volunteer to be a hub to help direct activity for newer players and less established characters during the war efforts. Thank you!

<center>★★★★★ COURT LEADER ★★★★★</center> - ★ <b>PLAYER NAME</b>: - ★ <b>CHARACTER NAME</b>: - ★ <b>CHARACTER RANK</b>: - ★ <b>EVENT PLANS</b>: - ★ <b>CAN HELP OTHER CHARACTERS GET INVOLVED WITH</b>:

Comments

QUESTIONS

[fairyfoes]

[oathshackledbird]

Not really a question, but my inner English Major is telling me to point out that in the Seelie boon requirement section, you start the sentence with 'either' but connect the two options with 'and' making it confusing if Seelie characters have to do only one of the listed things or both. Might want to change that so people know exactly what is needed for a boon this month.

Re: QUESTIONS

[desperate_times]

Will the battle related logs all be housed in one post as threads or will players individually post things happening?

[wipedclean]

Just for clarification, participating in the battle earns a boon, and so does going after the jabberwhelp, correct? You don't necessarily have to do both?

[brainiest]

A few questions!

+ If Hermione puts some runes/enchantments around areas of Caer Glaem to protect it will they have any effect whatsoever? (The protective barriers she can cast are stronger the more people that do it, so they might just be weak).
+ Would a Seelie character having Lavender/knowing from an Unseelie ally/friend about how to calm the Jabberwelp have any effect or would the Seelie-hate override that?
+ Are there any sort of specific wounds or injuries a character can get from the whelp other than the rotting, just for plotting's sake?

Re: QUESTIONS

[chaoticwhimsy]

So is the Death of the Jabberwhelp a given at this point?

Re: QUESTIONS

[dragonring]

Will the Jabberwhelp be NPCed in the logs?

[vaccinations]

I have a question!

Ellie's spire is, as we talked about before, basically on the front lines. Would Ellie get any sort of extra instruction or information from Caer Scima andddd do we know what the outcome will be (will her spire be badly damaged or will it hold) or is that all going to be dependent on how the battle is played out.

Thanks!

[babbylon]

Probably a dumb question and I likely missed this over one of the info pages, but...

Do we know yet the exact date the lockets will "break" (or have that same Court-only restriction, I forget if it was one case or the other)? I just want to make sure I'm not ICly writing out anything over the network when I'm not supposed to.

[typemoonmoon]

1) is the moon available for comment while it's out and looking so beautiful aka Arcueid is going to try to talk to it

2) since she was taunted, Arcueid is actually going to head out and attack spire #4 (with the Baron's permission) in a bloody massacre. how much damage can she do or is it open to whatever is good with the player in charge of that spire? B) I didn't want to say she knocked it all down if it was something that's impossible.

[detoxifying]

How fast does the Jabberwhelp travel? That is, THEORETICALLY if someone was travelling from Caer Glaem to Cothromach, how fast would they have to go/when would they have to leave/what would be the best mount to use to get there a day early to warn everyone?

[red_branch]

So, Lancer has his anti-magic field from Solais that can make a large area into a place where magic cannot be used, just like blood granite--

Would this work on the Jabberwhelp, say if they were to try and contain it off in some secluded area?

[scorchedchivalry]

This is very important for future development: Will there be ANYONE bearing the banners or crests of the Cothromach in either major battle? i.e. Like Redgate having been ordered to send troops, etc. etc.

[bullhorned]

Is the first really gonna be the deadline for getting involved? It seems like it's going to leave a lot of people out that have good IC reason to get involved, but haven't got accepted yet.

[atoned]

how mad will morla get if zuko teleports lancelot and faolan to the station for the jabberwock?

i'm not really sure if i want the ooc fall-out if she'll be pissed, just considering it'll harm some of my future plans, but jack and i just wanted to double check with you before proceeding with zuko assisting those guys with the jabberwock. i think from zuko's pov he'll believe they want to stop it, which is why he'd teleport them in the first place, but how bad would the ramifications be, if there's any?

plus it kills dragons.

[erythristic]

i blame jade

so if one calms the jabberwhelp enough and they're not dying, could they temporarily ride it to steer it away from wrecking more seelie things?

[greenies]

Is there an evacuation plan around for the shardbearers who don't/can't get involved in battle--- as in getting the Unseelie refugees to the places they need to go? If not, can I oocly plot one? 8D

[aslandish]

Two questions!

1) With the Aslan's current power caps, would it be possible for him to try and reverse some of the damage inflicted by the Jabberwhelp's aura of rot?

2) Since I am aiming to have Aslan assist in the defense of Caer Glaem (and he is a little different from most characters), how much will he be affected by the Jabberwhelp's aura of rot?

[knightscode]

Hello modlies!

Questions!

i) Is there a min requirement of healing strength/skill to be able to ease the Jabberwock's rot AFTER the fact? IE not try to fight it while it's doing it but heal people after the battle?

ii) Could we perhaps make a thread/post for people to volunteer services if they can provide it to heal people who are a bit grossly rotted and need at least a little healing so they dont die and/or lose bits of themselves accidentally by slipping while trying to cut bread for a sandwich oops

thank you kindly c:

[lycanthnope]

How fast would one's natural healing kick in vs. the Jabberwhelp's aura/would it at all delay the rotting, even a little? Would people accepted this month have any time to familiarize themselves enough with NPCs to be informed of how to placate it?

...not that I think Jackson's going to do anything other than run, but who knows, maybe some CR will encourage him in the next day or two D|

COURT LEADERS

[fairyfoes]

[gordianknots]

★★★★★ COURT LEADER ★★★★★
- ★ PLAYER NAME: Meg
- ★ CHARACTER NAME: Waver Velvet, Lord El-Melloi II
- ★ CHARACTER RANK: The Spider, ★★★★★
- ★ EVENT PLANS: Waver is laying low at Alyosha's this month but he'll be keeping up with things as they progress! He will try, when possible, to answer questions for new characters, especially if they're in need of information about what's going on.
- ★ CAN HELP OTHER CHARACTERS GET INVOLVED WITH:

φ Waver's Februrary quests are up! There are opportunities there for Seelie, Unseelie, and Team Netural folks!

φ Getting on the neutral side, although this will be a little harder to do this month as Waver's usual base of operations is closed

φ Provide background information about the past year in game, especially since he literally wrote a book on it

φ Offer information to your character that is firmly anti-court, if you want your character to have that perspective

φ Other things you may need I'm more than willing to help with, just get in touch!

Lancelot (seelie);

[knightscode]

★★★★★ COURT LEADER ★★★★★
- ★ PLAYER NAME: Jack
- ★ CHARACTER NAME: Lancelot
- ★ CHARACTER RANK: Marshal / Rank 5
- ★ EVENT PLANS: Lancelot will be out on the front lines, then doubling back in a panic to try and stop the Jabberwock! He went on an adventure to make a deal with the Pyrii to help them kill it. HE JUST NEEDS TO GET CLOSE WITH THE PYRII TEAM (Himself, John Grimm, Faolan, Brucolac)
- ★ CAN HELP OTHER CHARACTERS GET INVOLVED WITH:

- Can assign quests
- Can assign roles for the battle or defence plans
- Can advise where a character may best be suited
- Can INVOLVE YOU in plans
- Can drag/persuade reluctant people into things
- Can explain Jabberwock horrors he wish he didn't know about
- Can rescue people in battle!
- Can explain what the fuck a Drabwurld even is
- Can teach / take part in an 80s training sequence
- PLENTY of things! If you have no battle themed skills he can still think of work for you!

He'll be between the Citadel and Caer Glaem beforehand, and is easy to have heard of if you need a reason to find him by virtue of rank.

EVENT PLANNING & ORGANISATION

[fairyfoes]

[gordianknots]

Okay so! Waver is definitely laying low this month due to a combination of forces that include the Barrel being in the direct warpath, that being neutral is a big liability right now, and the fact that everyone being distracted gives him time to focus on his own stuff. He's working on shard training with Alyosha as well as native magic.

He'll be assigning quests though, some which will help out spire barons, others which will lay the groundwork for things during the time skip.

That said, I don't want him to miss out entirely on what's happening, and to that end I'd love to get some stuff done. In particular:

φ Stuff related to the Jabberwhelp! If anyone can tell him about the Jabberwhelp's love of puzzles, or else lavender, he will definitely try and help set things up. Note that for once, Waver's going to be only talking to Unseelie about this, because he's aware that the lockets are being more heavily monitored these days
φ Field reports! Someone just tell him that Rin's not dead, okay? A man has worries
φ STATION EVACUATION! This can tie into the Jabberwhelp pretty easily! If someone gets Waver information about the Jabberwhelp's love of puzzles, Waver can get in touch with people willing to lead the evacuation and help them to set up enough distractions for the Jabberwhelp to buy them get away time!

Please be aware that Waver's starting to use the lockets less and less, and if he is he's limiting himself to Unseelie for the most part. (Thanks, Tarz! You scare the shit out of him.)

He'll be re-opening the Barrel at the end of the month, further south. But before he does that he will be investigating the original location's structural damage, and what he does with the building will be determined right before the start of timeskip.

Any other ideas, please, throw em at me!

Lucrezia, Meera, and Raven

[pontificus]

Lucrezia is now a part of the Fortuna family in Treun. She isn't going to be directly involved in any of the fighting, but if people need supplies, she's still funneling them from across Seelie lands.

Meera is helping the people who have fled to Cothromach. Since it's mostly been established as neutral, she isn't fighting until the Jabber attacks. But right now she's helping Jon Snow with the city until Sansa returns.

Raven is new and is dealing with an injured leg in Unseelie. She's talking to Saber right now about possibly building/ helping. But she's likely to do this while trying to help her friends. Once the Jabberwhelp attacks, I'm not sure what I'll have her do. She's going to be with Bellamy though no matter what.