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MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Hey, fairybros! WELCOME TO MAY DAY, AND THE END OF TIMESKIP. Put up banners and toss some confetti! The mod team still has a lot of clean-up from timeskip to do; expect more on that in subsequent OOC announcements. Fairy rings and lockets now work, and play as usual can resume.
But now on to equally important news and mod announcements!
RECENT PLAYER THINGS!
Just promoting some cool stuff! Waver's player has made a Recap of 2,701, there is a handy list of non-locket comm devices, and Vanessa is planning a strike team!
GAME INFO UPDATES
The map of the world has been changed to reflect game developments, and the Seelie and Unseelie information pages have their own updates! The Unseelie culture section will be forthcoming. The FAQ is back, and has a little new information here and there. Players should remember that lockets are now court-locked!
QUESTS
The quest system, moving forward, will be overhauled! The calendar will later be updated to contain links to current quest-boards, and all future calendars will offer these links as a courtesy to players. Mod quests for those who still haven't gotten them will be parceled out after this announcement, and there will be no more moving forward. Want to read up on the quest system deets? Read them here. These were compiled after exhaustive Q&A with current and upcoming quest-givers.
TAGGING IS IMPORTANT
Fairybros! PLEASE remember to tag your character in ANY log or network thread they participate in! :) This helps your fellow players stay up-to-date! For those unaware, tags are as follows: (character first: canon). Many locations now also have tags, including three of the spires (Archer Point, Diasbaile, and Srathmarbh), the Cothromach, Mair, Redgate, Troichean Beinn, the Barrel, Azure, Leathann, and Treun. Just reiterating this for the month!
On May 01, a black comet cuts through the midday sky; what few fairies and imps are left gather on the ramparts of Caer Glaem and Caer Scima, silent watchers, and urge shardbearers about them to do the same. The earth groans and shakes; the stones tremble. The peaks of mountains the world over shift and sway; some topple under the stress. The world over, strange fault lines of stress have begun to appear, visible to the eye in the form of faint ridges: Allaidh Darach, at the end of its life, is beginning to crumble.
Wrathful and war-wearied monarchs appear in their throne-rooms to a great crash heard 'round the world: the castle of Mair collapses upon itself, and word spreads that so too have a pair of the great Unseelie spires.
The comet is still visible after the sun has set, white as a second moon, vanishing past the horizon.
Later, stunned natives will report that the White Hart ran through cities, bloodied and wounded; that flowers sprang up and died in his wake, and fell howls echoed in the shadows after him. Later, the news will flood the world that the great Void was at last visible from many parts of the coast. Chaos and panic spread like wildfire across a dry plain.
The taint of the Jabberwock is gone, but the stamp of anti-shardbearer sentiment remains in pockets about the world. The Cult of the Fox has been quiet; the wise all know they have only been biding their time.
MAIR
The collapse of the castle of Mair could not have come at a worse time; with many of its lord's leaders abroad toward the coast on his quest for expansion, and many who remained slain in the rubble, chaos begins immediately. Unseelie loyalists fight and fail to maintain control. Seelie spies send word West in haste. The banners of the Seelie-bought mercenary force, the Red Hand, already mobilised to handle threat on the Cathraon, race across the waters of the Astar, burning bridges behind them to delay forces from the Unseelie stronghold of Maupertius. In the confusion, many Unseelie slip away, escaping by means of the Unseelie fairy ring back to the safety of Caer Scima, or ferried upriver to the north.
Unseelie forces from the north flood south, joining the dead lord's own forces between Mair and the coast and holding it... creating a new eastern front in the War of the Gem.
MOD NOTE: The destruction of Mair and subsequent splitting of its territories was handled thus to prevent the need for a large battle or conflict in the first of the month, due pervading burnout!
MONTHLY EVENT
The monarchs have come back with a bang. Time to sharpen those swords again!
But now on to equally important news and mod announcements!
RECENT PLAYER THINGS!
Just promoting some cool stuff! Waver's player has made a Recap of 2,701, there is a handy list of non-locket comm devices, and Vanessa is planning a strike team!
GAME INFO UPDATES
The map of the world has been changed to reflect game developments, and the Seelie and Unseelie information pages have their own updates! The Unseelie culture section will be forthcoming. The FAQ is back, and has a little new information here and there. Players should remember that lockets are now court-locked!
QUESTS
The quest system, moving forward, will be overhauled! The calendar will later be updated to contain links to current quest-boards, and all future calendars will offer these links as a courtesy to players. Mod quests for those who still haven't gotten them will be parceled out after this announcement, and there will be no more moving forward. Want to read up on the quest system deets? Read them here. These were compiled after exhaustive Q&A with current and upcoming quest-givers.
TAGGING IS IMPORTANT
Fairybros! PLEASE remember to tag your character in ANY log or network thread they participate in! :) This helps your fellow players stay up-to-date! For those unaware, tags are as follows: (character first: canon). Many locations now also have tags, including three of the spires (Archer Point, Diasbaile, and Srathmarbh), the Cothromach, Mair, Redgate, Troichean Beinn, the Barrel, Azure, Leathann, and Treun. Just reiterating this for the month!
MAY 01: IC EVENTS
On May 01, a black comet cuts through the midday sky; what few fairies and imps are left gather on the ramparts of Caer Glaem and Caer Scima, silent watchers, and urge shardbearers about them to do the same. The earth groans and shakes; the stones tremble. The peaks of mountains the world over shift and sway; some topple under the stress. The world over, strange fault lines of stress have begun to appear, visible to the eye in the form of faint ridges: Allaidh Darach, at the end of its life, is beginning to crumble.
Wrathful and war-wearied monarchs appear in their throne-rooms to a great crash heard 'round the world: the castle of Mair collapses upon itself, and word spreads that so too have a pair of the great Unseelie spires.
The comet is still visible after the sun has set, white as a second moon, vanishing past the horizon.
Later, stunned natives will report that the White Hart ran through cities, bloodied and wounded; that flowers sprang up and died in his wake, and fell howls echoed in the shadows after him. Later, the news will flood the world that the great Void was at last visible from many parts of the coast. Chaos and panic spread like wildfire across a dry plain.
The taint of the Jabberwock is gone, but the stamp of anti-shardbearer sentiment remains in pockets about the world. The Cult of the Fox has been quiet; the wise all know they have only been biding their time.
MAIR
The collapse of the castle of Mair could not have come at a worse time; with many of its lord's leaders abroad toward the coast on his quest for expansion, and many who remained slain in the rubble, chaos begins immediately. Unseelie loyalists fight and fail to maintain control. Seelie spies send word West in haste. The banners of the Seelie-bought mercenary force, the Red Hand, already mobilised to handle threat on the Cathraon, race across the waters of the Astar, burning bridges behind them to delay forces from the Unseelie stronghold of Maupertius. In the confusion, many Unseelie slip away, escaping by means of the Unseelie fairy ring back to the safety of Caer Scima, or ferried upriver to the north.
Unseelie forces from the north flood south, joining the dead lord's own forces between Mair and the coast and holding it... creating a new eastern front in the War of the Gem.
MOD NOTE: The destruction of Mair and subsequent splitting of its territories was handled thus to prevent the need for a large battle or conflict in the first of the month, due pervading burnout!
MONTHLY EVENT
The monarchs have come back with a bang. Time to sharpen those swords again!
The Dullahan Ride GENRE: ADVENTURE/MAGIC | DURATION: 20-25 MAY |
SUMMARY In his wrath following the audience, Reul's judgement came down upon many; shardbearer and native, men and women alike were dragged into the closed throneroom for judgement, and walked from it carrying their own heads, slain and made Dullahan for their failures to the banners of Dorchadas. Given whips and swords made of sharpened bones, they are armoured and given mounts, a new contingent to turn upon the Seelie. Their leering faces shriek tales of death, and neither they nor their mounts may be killed.
UNSEELIE
On the 20th, by handwaved monarch proclamation Unseelie shardbearers are told that they must goad the Dullahan to chase them through fairy-rings grown up around Dorchadas which will lead them to the White Citadel. No road nor door can be barred against a Dullahan's magic, and those in close enough proximity to the Dullahan riding into the citadel will be temporarily safe from the citadel's defenses. Once there, the Unseelie are instructed to do as much damage as possible, and beware the Dullahan, which will slay whatever they can. Only by shouting "Hold my foes" by the 25th will Unseelie who have heeded the proclamation be returned to Caer Scima by the magic of imps; those who linger after that night will be trapped in the enemy fortress.
SEELIE
Seelie defenders are called upon at the sight of the approach of the Dullahan, and after the first two days of battle and slaughter in such close quarters, it is spread through the ranks that the Dullahan are terrified of gold. The sight of it alone is enough to drive them back, and over the following days, golden trinkets and charms are distributed through those guarding until even the last are driven away.
UNSEELIE
On the 20th, by handwaved monarch proclamation Unseelie shardbearers are told that they must goad the Dullahan to chase them through fairy-rings grown up around Dorchadas which will lead them to the White Citadel. No road nor door can be barred against a Dullahan's magic, and those in close enough proximity to the Dullahan riding into the citadel will be temporarily safe from the citadel's defenses. Once there, the Unseelie are instructed to do as much damage as possible, and beware the Dullahan, which will slay whatever they can. Only by shouting "Hold my foes" by the 25th will Unseelie who have heeded the proclamation be returned to Caer Scima by the magic of imps; those who linger after that night will be trapped in the enemy fortress.
SEELIE
Seelie defenders are called upon at the sight of the approach of the Dullahan, and after the first two days of battle and slaughter in such close quarters, it is spread through the ranks that the Dullahan are terrified of gold. The sight of it alone is enough to drive them back, and over the following days, golden trinkets and charms are distributed through those guarding until even the last are driven away.
Only individuals who complete at least 1,000 words of logging in each of the May and June events will be eligible for boons for June! Quest logs will not count toward this event.
MONTHLY OVERVIEW
The next Calendar of Events post will go up toward the end of May to cover all of June, with the next Test Drive Meme up around a week before reserves open. Weather will consist primarily of blue skies and strong cool breezes with scattered, fleeting, cool rains. Nights are still chill but windless, and even in the far north all the snows are gone.01ST MAY • MONARCH AUDIENCE.
03rd MAY • Peasants and wildlings from other areas begin to filter into Glaschu and Dorchadas in light of the looming End.
05th MAY • Religious riots scatter throughout the drabwurld. Major and minor temples of all sorts are defaced and destroyed.
08th MAY • The Test Drive Meme goes live!
09th MAY • Anti-shardbearer riots break out again in Daonna and Leathann.
14th MAY • First wave of refugees from Leathann reach the mainland.
20th MAY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • 01) EVENT BEGINS 02) RESERVES OPEN. 03) Mt. Verla devoured by the Void.
24th MAY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • APPS OPEN.
25th MAY (00:01am LONDON GMT) • 01) RESERVES END. FFA BEGINS. 02) EVENT ENDS
01st JUNE (00:01am LONDON GMT) 01) APPS CLOSE. 02) JUNE CALENDAR
dorian gray / seelie
That said, he will actually be regrouping on plans immediately and will be all the more fervent about claiming power so he can deal with these ends of days. I need to work out how, exactly, which may depend on mod directives for quests this month, but I am open to ideas and plotting! This is probably what will fill up his time between the audience and the Dullahans.
WHEN THE DULLAHAN COMETH: Dorian will be protecting people. He will actively throw himself into the initial fighting, being immortal and all. He happens to wear a lot of gold so it'll go surprisingly well for him, and he's only sad he can't kill them. He'll encourage organized defense in terms of moving people to a certain area and then painting the walls with streaks of gold, so we'll see if that works.
He will attack and potentially kill any Unseelie in his path (particularly if they seem to be hurting people or helping guide the Dullhan to do so), so if you want your Unseelie to be attacked or deSharded, here's an opportunity! No one messes with his clique etc.
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As if he isn't murdering things because he's still full of rage about his losses.
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Re: dorian gray / seelie
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Dorian would try not to kill the Bruc because Paloma loves her dad. But he would at least give the appearance of fighting him and then just, you know. be willing to take a fatal blow. CONVENIENT THING ABOUT BEING IMMORTAL. I think he'd probably try to wound the Bruc to force him back and stop him from doing more damage.
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As for the attack itself, FIGHT WITH ME, MASTER. Gil will largely be playing offense but will assist, with some wrangling from Mr. Gray, in defense as well.
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YES HE WILL FIGHT WITH HIS SERVANT the defense is basically reflex because people do need to be saved but the offence is where Dorian will be enjoying himself. A lot. Time for Master-Servant team battle yes.
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It's okay, Vanessa will make the answer easy for Dorian.
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(Dorian won't be able to make himself kill her)
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WEENIES EVERYWHERE
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TOO WEENIE TO HANDLE
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