Quest/General Catchall Jan-Mar

[phoenixblessed]

WHO: Diluc Ragnvindr, E'kayan Tia, Guizhong, Alhaitham, Edmond, Neuvillette, Baizhu, Thanatos, and maybe YOU!
WHAT: Jan-Mar questboard and any other threads.
WHEN: January - March
WHERE: Noted in TLs
WARNINGS: Will be noted where needed

🔥 Diluc Ragnvindr	🐈 E'kayan Tia	💮 Guizhong	🌱 Alhaitham
💎 Edmond	🌊 Neuvillette	🐍 Baizhu	💀 Thanatos

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🔥Diluc Ragnvindr

[phoenixblessed]

The Great Worm Lord Rises [BOSS]

[phoenixblessed]

[Ridding the farmland of a few pesky vermin should have been an easy task. How was anyone who came along for that supposed to know that their activities were going to bring a massive, carnivorous worm to the surface? It had to have been the vibrations and he should have felt the damned thing coming, but there’s hardly any time to think about it as the people who don’t run for their lives are very quickly fighting for them instead.

Diluc finds himself head to head with the creature as it rushes towards him, his claymore in one hand and his other thrown out in a sharp gesture to pull up a wall of earth and rock in front of him. It buys him enough time to dive out of the way, though he hits the ground hard and scrambles to get back up as the beast makes a wide turn to come back towards him again.]

Oh, bloody hell-- [The redhead mutters to himself as he drags himself and his claymore up, only to find one of his hands and his feet being steadily drawn down into earth suddenly too soft to fully support his weight. The air around him begins to grow hot, a heat-haze shimmering around him as the Vision at his hip glows crimson.

This is starting to piss him off.]

Heat of Conquest

[phoenixblessed]

[Somehow, he keeps ending up in these kinds of situations. The kind where his enemy is a creature of fire, and his own specialty outside of his Seasonal alignment is the very same. Still, he doesn’t let it stop him. He hadn’t spent years going up against the Fatui without his elemental powers to fail when they would be of little use.

Still…

He scouts from a distance first, watching the way that the lizards move and taking note of the range of their attacks. Diluc has dealt with something like this using his Earth powers before now… surely he could put them to use here too.]

I doubt they’ll tolerate anyone getting much closer than this without attacking. [The young man says thoughtfully, tapping one curled finger against his lower lip.] We’re going to need a plan.

Blood for the Tree Lords

[phoenixblessed]

[They’re difficult to tell apart from a normal group of trees even close up, let alone from a distance, and this is how Diluc very quickly ended up far more entangled in his particular quest than he had first intended when he set out on it.

Trees, combined with someone with Pyro and Earth abilities… it seemed like a done deal, but being quite far off the ground and suspended by vines is making him wonder if setting everything around him alight is a good idea. More fool him for believing that this would be easy.

That doesn’t mean he’s not thinking about it, though.]

Damn it, I am not going to be a meal for a blood-sucking tree. [He hisses as he struggles against the vines wrapping tightly around his body. They squeeze around his chest and make it harder to breathe, and he wonders if the creature is planning on giving him the opportunity to think of how to escape, or if it’s just going to kill him here and now.]

If I can just--

[If he can just get one hand free.]

Wildcard

[phoenixblessed]

🔥 Tag with another quest!
🔥 Find him at the coffee shop that he and Kaeya own
🔥 Run into him training in Autumn guild hall or Titanic Dome
🔥 Come across him out horseriding or training his falcon
🔥 Locate him around and about usually in Sunwaning, where he lives, though he could be run into in most places if there is a quest up!

🐈 E'kayan Tia

[orangebrained]

Ice and Slime, Both Are Slippery

[orangebrained]

[He watches them from a distance at first, noting their similarity to the various kinds of large toads that can be found across Eorzea and beyond. Even the way they will stick out their tongues and drag anything close enough into their mouths is familiar. They aren’t a difficult creature to best, particularly at range, and the young Miqo’te pulls his grimoire into his hand as the, red, glowing carbuncle at his side looks up at him with glittering black eyes.]

Ready?

[He might be talking to the summon, or to whoever might have come along with him on this little adventure as he peers around from behind the rock he’s currently camped out at.

Is someone with him, ready to go..? Or is there someone on their way towards one of the slime toads, unaware of the danger ahead?]

You're Fired [BOSS]

[orangebrained]

… Why does this feel like something even Hythlodaeus wouldn’t have let slip past his desk.

[A small, slightly wry almost-jibe at a particular one-time administrator of creations passes E’kayan’s lips as he sees the lava shark appear. A shark made entirely of molten rock would surely have not made it past evaluation, though he would not have put it past one of the ancients to try to come up with it just to make things interesting.]

That is a big one, isn’t it.

[But when it comes to fire, E’kayan has just the thing. A bubble of water appears between his hands and moves forwards, growing in size as it does.]

Get ready, this is probably going to really annoy it.

[He sounds a little too eager about the idea, but he will wait until everyone is ready before he… sends the ball of water flying towards the molten shark. It hits, splashing over the creature and abruptly solidifying several sections of its fiery shell.

And, naturally, immediately draws its entire attention with an almost tangible aggro.sfx.]

In the Deep

[orangebrained]

[As someone who can breathe underwater without any need for outside assistance at all thanks to a certain enchantment he brought with him from home, E’kayan doesn’t hesitate to take on a quest that involves swimming when the need arises. He makes his way down to the Siren Kingdom without too much trepidation and finds the description of moray to be… well, strangely familiar.

He is slightly relieved to learn that it does not have electrical abilities.

Still, the creature is large, and with water taken into account E’kayan needs to be careful about what types of magic he uses. He wouldn’t want to electrocute or freeze anyone else trying to take on these creatures, would he?

It’s why he hangs back at first. Thinking, rather than afraid of what lies ahead. What he wouldn’t do to be better with a bow or a gunblade at a time like this. He floats in the water on the edge of the territory where the morays are said to be, and one of his ears twitches as he hears the sound of shouting and battle in the near distance.]

Ah-- quickly-

[Someone who is with him would find themselves being ushered along by a small catboy carrying a rapier and a magical focus. Someone already fighting one of the undead creatures would be swiftly joined in battle by someone rapidly flinging magic from the sidelines, being careful to avoid anything that might cause harm to an ally.]

Wildcard

[orangebrained]

🐈 Tag with another quest!
🐈 Find him at the winter guild hall (mostly practicing healing magic and alchemy, please don’t look at his notes they are terrifying)
🐈 Trip over him in far flung places, including places under water where he does not seem to have any kind of breathing aid
🐈 See him wandering around in the Botanical Gardens
🐈 Come across him out riding his black chocobo (or taking a break while it does squats. Don't ask.)

🌸 Guizhong

[godofdust]

Going Downhill

[godofdust]

This is… interesting.

[When she had read ‘sentient slinkies’ she had not been certain of what to expect. Some kind of snake, perhaps? What she hadn’t thought to find would be what appear to be several very large toys enjoying the dips and rises of the landscape.]

I--... hm.

[She plants a hand against her hip.]

What are we supposed to do about these things..?

Mystery of Weapons

[godofdust]

[Really, now… mysterious weapons in the middle of nowhere, all sticking out of the ground and so inviting to anyone who might decide to pick one up?]

… Well it’s obviously a trap.

[And yet, Guizhong does not turn her back on it, because she is nothing if not curious about everything and this is a puzzle, a mystery that she simply cannot leave well enough alone. She doesn’t touch anything yet, circling a few of the embedded weapons with an intrigued expression. After a few moments her attention goes up to someone nearby (perhaps they came with her, perhaps not) and she lifts her eyebrows slightly.]

I’ve never been much for melee combat. [She admits lightly.] Do you want to take a stab at it, or shall I go first?

Berry Mayhem [GATHERING]

[godofdust]

[She had heard of Bearries before. Even seen them, though it had been a while since she had been able to get close enough to one to get a good look. When a gathering quest for them appears on the boards she reasons that it cannot be too difficult, and she rarely turns down an interesting or unique food… and the pay isn’t bad, either.

So Guizhong marches herself into the Spring segment, entirely in her element (as it were), on the lookout for the shy and elusive creatures. She’s carrying a sack of fresh vegetables on her back which she seems to barely notice the weight of despite the size of it.]

Now… I do believe they should be around here somewhere. [She says out loud, looking to the person who came along with her (or perhaps just some lucky random stranger also on the same mission).] I don’t suppose you have some supernatural sense for finding bears in the woods, do you? I’m afraid it isn’t amongst my many talents.

Wildcard

[godofdust]

🌸 Tag with another quest!
🌸 Locate her at the Research Centre
🌸 Join her in her teapot realm (all welcome!)
🌸 She is very good at making herself the centre of a room. If there’s a bustle going on in a restaurant or bar, she might be in the middle of it!
🌸 Find her catching the breeze in the Breeze Hills, using her Spring powers to fly around

🌱 Alhaitham

[linguaphilia]

Fly Away

[linguaphilia]

[Doing a few quests to get some extra money coming into the house isn’t too much of a thing to ask, really, and Alhaitham even occasionally makes a point of actually going out and doing just that. This time there are cacti, and they are flying, and he’s really wondering why he came.

He drops down quickly behind a rock as one of the cacti sends out another barrage of poisonous needles and huffs softly to himself. There’s no getting out of it without following through, it seems, and his Vision shines brightly as he stands up to cast a flurry of sharp, glass-like green shards upwards. They cut through two of the cacti, bringing them down squealing, but there are still more than enough to be a problem.]

This is absurd.

[Alhaitham is hot, and getting slightly annoyed. He lets out a soft ‘tch’ as another rain of needles pings off the other side of the rock he’s ducked behind, possibly with another one or two unfortunate individuals.

His arm twinges slightly and he frowns, brushing his hand against it and dislodging a needle from the skin. For a moment he just looks at it, then his jaw tightens as the spot around where the needle had been begins to throb.

Well… now it’s rather more personal, isn’t it.]

Angry Leaves

[linguaphilia]

[More living plants. He should probably have just quit while he was ahead. Knowing in advance that the living flowers would be very aggressive and with no intention of actually picking any flowers, he does quickly figure out what might be setting them off.]

I don’t usually negotiate with plant life. [Alhaitham comments as he makes his way to the edge of one of the meadows.] But that doesn’t mean I’m not open to the idea.

[Failing that, well… he has Dendro powers and fire at his disposal, he imagines that he can make rather quick work of anything that decides peace is no longer an option.]

I don’t know about you, but I prefer to take the path of least resistance in most cases. Attacking outright is often not the best plan.

Delivered Cold [GATHERING]

[linguaphilia]

[A mission to go out to pick up what sounds like apothecary supplies sounds like an easy thing, but it would not be the first time Alhaitham had chosen something easy to make a little coin and it turned out to be almost more trouble than it was worth. Luckily, this time, there are no dangerous monsters to fight and he can even take the easy route in getting the items required with a stream of gentle flame rather than having to handle a pickaxe.

He does almost lose the sole of one of his shoes as melted water solidifies underneath his feet, but that is a lesson very quickly learned.

In between short bouts of mining for objects and items Alhaitham might be caught sitting off to one side just reading a book, or warming his hands, or just generally poking around. He has the air of someone not really taking the entire thing seriously… though to a more trained eye it’s fairly obvious that when he’s moving, he’s scouting around to make sure that there are no signs of recent monster activity.

While he’s breaking a piece of ice away from the falls he notices something interesting within it, picking it up with one gloved hand and holding it up to the light. Inside is a carmine-red gem.

He hums softly to himself.]

I wonder if they’d let me keep this one.

Wildcard

[linguaphilia]

🌱 Tag with another quest!
🌱 Bump into him at the Research Centre
🌱 Find him somewhere deep in Amberfall Library
🌱 Come across him anywhere in Nightwake or close surrounding areas, usually with a book. He seems to be ignoring what is going on around him, but definitely is not.

💎 Edmond

[sapphireknight]

Grand Theft Clothes

[sapphireknight]

[With the notoriety of the snowskeletons being what it is, Edmond is somewhat on alert as he makes his way from the Titanic Dome and towards one of his favourite bakeries in the area. The man can rarely resist a sweet treat and he thinks he deserves it for the hard work he’s been putting in both in his personal life and his work with the law enforcement in Nightwake.

He actually takes his job seriously. Unlike some coworkers he could mention.

It only needs a moment of distraction for them to be on him. They’re too close for a shield and despite his very determined efforts to fight them off they get him half-stripped before a flash of fire from his hands has them falling back. Edmond does not often use his own magic let alone his Seasonal powers, and the sudden flames seem to surprise him as much as they do the snowskeletons.]

Unhand me, foul creatures! [Edmond is not subtle about his indignation as one of the snowskeletons makes off with his coat, along with half of the fabric of his shirt as he’d grabbed hold of it in an effort to keep it on his torso. The cold very quickly begins to sink in to his skin.] And bring that back!

🌊 Neuvillette

[inexorablejudgment]

There Once Was a Ship [BOSS]

[inexorablejudgment]

[Most would only know Neuvillette as the calm, composed man who works in Amberfall library and occasionally shows his face on the network to ask a question or two.

In the midst of the ghouls and demons he is a different kind of being entirely, with the long blue horns that sweep out of his hair glowing brightly and something like wings shining from his back and hanging to below his knees as he hovers effortlessly in mid-air. His eyes glow, too, fierce and pearlescent as a sigil lights up before one outstretched palm and he sends a blast of water towards the Vice Captain so strong that it knocks one of the heads clean from the neck it is attached to. The neck itself writhes and flails as Neuvillette darts forwards and lands, briefly crouching to absorb the impact before setting off at a run.

A blast of wind knocks back a line of lesser demons that would have served as shields or fodder for more strength. He comes to a stop next to someone else braving this nightmarish enemy.]

Flank it. I will take the right-hand side.

🐍 Baizhu

[physicianhealthyself]

Trees Full of Medicine [GATHERING]

[physicianhealthyself]

[Baizhu definitely appreciated the changes to the guild quest boards, particularly as it gave him some direction in where he might go to find some interesting herbs and other flora for experimentation and medicines. He picks up a couple, not wanting to test the limits of his often fragile health too much, and his first trip takes him out to the Wolf’s Blood Mountains.]

Golden squirrels, hm..? [He hums softly to himself as he looks up into the trees around him. The white snake looped loosely around his shoulders cranes her head up and flicks her tongue close enough to his ear to make him duck his head away and pull a face at her.]

Changsheng--

Conssssentrate, doctor. [The snake says wryly. He gives her a look and turns his attention back to the trees, keeping an ear out for anyone else who might show up nearby.]

You have some nerve telling me to concentrate when you’re behaving like that.

💀 Thanatos

[inevitablerest]

It's Like Hell Out There

[inevitablerest]

[Thanatos is not very interested in the things going on in this all too mortal realm, but when fiends are about he does not simply sit back and allow them free rein. He isn’t doing it for the reward, but rather because these creatures should not be here, and he is quite content to send them back to where they belong.

He passes through the barrier without a hint of any kind of fear, scythe and sword in hand, and even with his native powers limited by this realm he has no difficulty in raining down death and destruction upon the creatures trying to escape from the hell dimension and into Ellipsa itself. How they look doesn't faze him, he takes down any that dare come too close and cuts a swathe across the glacier with ease.

If he happens to save someone in the middle of all of this..? Well, that was an accident, but the God of Gentle Death is not without his own chilly brand of compassion. He will pause, just for a moment, to offer a hand up to someone who might need it, or to join someone in battle if they call for aid.]