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Event #1: Welcome, Adventurers



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Guild Playing Games With my Heart



Part 1


A new message on everyone's smartphones says that all the Guilds are finally open for business! Instructions on how to get to each one of them are sent with the message.

Each Season has their own Guild (Winter in Frostreign, Spring in Blossomcrown, Summer in Solarpeak and Autumn in Amberfall). Originally they were formed when the world was thriving and the natives were power holders, now they serve a purpose for aiding Otherworlders.

Although there are some aesthetic differences, all of the guilds have the same basic layout, which the newcomers are given a tour of:

The main floor is for information, containing computers that are connected between all guilds. Using them brings up holographic boards which contain information on each of the segments, with a focus on their home segment. You can find out here what the weather is like in each segment, what quests are available, an explanation on how the Flower Yards work, and even a list of powers that have been discovered and how to practice them.

The second floor is a place to go for combat practice, or just practice using your powers. There are simulators here that can be used to create a space to test your skills against virtual monster opponents or against other power holders, all with safety precautions to keep anyone from being injured.

The third and final floor is meant for relaxation and provides a temporary place to nap when necessary. Those who do quests on a regular basis will receive a key that opens their own, personal room for relaxation that can be customized as much as they want. It's void pocket space that doesn't appear unless the specific key is used or the owner invites someone in from the inside.

It's also the floor where the leaders of the guild have their own private space in that's a restricted area. They have their public office there as well.

However, the power holders are expecting everyone outside, in the backyard of the Guilds...

Part 2


The main event of the opening day of the guilds is a lesson on how to become more attuned with your new elemental magic. Some characters may already feel comfortable with them, but the Power Holders wish to help anyone who might still feel like they're struggling.

Behind the guilds there is big open space. A yard meant for lessons like this. Each of the power holders is own their own stage (even Sawyer, who seems rather reluctant to be there) and announces the name of the lesson: Elemental Dancing.

They explain each in their own way that dancing while focusing on their basic element is a way to start properly feeling the element. The dance can be anything, as long as their bodies are moving and they can feel their magical energy align with the element.

To demonstrate, they dance:

Olwen dances a slow dance that looks a little like ballet, with water flowing naturally around him and increasing in quantity as he goes.

Jade has a much quicker dance method, like she's dancing at a party and is surrounded by wind that sometimes helps her even jump higher.

Dawn's dance is a passionate belly dance accompanied by rings of fire around her that turns into a pink fire so she doesn't burn herself as the flames come closer to herself.

Sawyer, as reluctant as he, goes full breakdance with each of his tricks forming pillars of earth that he can use to dance even more.


Once their demonstration is over, they encourage new power holders to give it a try themselves and remind them that they can dance however they please. They also advise that the dances can be attempted with a partner, as long as they can learn to trust one another. Sometimes magic is far stronger when done together... but it may also backfire.






I Came In Like a Questboard




Anyone interested is encouraged to join their guild. The staff explains that it's very beneficial, as they would get access to the upper floors that just today were shown to them, and that nearby stores would give guild members discounts for potions and other such adventuring necessities.

Even without joining, all of the first floors services are available for everyone. That includes the questboard that is now on display, though it only shows four quests for now.

There are some necessary preparations still going on with the questboard itself, but the staff assures that later there will be more of them, with some permanent ones added to the mix that would help with making the Segments safer for those without powers to explore as well.

Why not find a friend and go out on an adventure together? The guild does recommend doing quests together with someone, rather than alone.

Well, except Sawyer of Autumn, if he's around. He will always encourage people to go on their own and claims it's an act of bravery. Oh, and make sure to check the Beastiary before heading out, once you've picked your targets!

The Quests [ Click to Expand ]
Quests


CW/TW: possible nudity, possible death

Name: Skeletal Mischief
Rewards: 100 Moon Coins per 2 Snowskeletons vanquished
Location: Winter Segment
Description: For some time Snowskeletons have bothered natives who visit the Flower Yard. Usually the only nearby place of peace has now become a nuisance to visit. Those who attempt it usually return to the city in just their underwear (if they’re lucky). A request has come for the guilds to get rid of the Snowskeletons near the Flower Yard in whatever means necessary.
OOC notes: Snowskeletons have two types: either they're snowmen made from bone or they're skeletons made of snow. Either way they're definitely not friendly and often disguise themselves among the snow to surprise their prey. They're not really out to kill anyone, but may sometimes accidentally do it. Instead they're looking to steal clothes and wear them. Basically they're notorious bandits.

CW/TW: mind altering

Name: That Very Big Tree
Rewards: 500 Moon Coins, Loot you find
Location: Spring Segment
Description: The researchers are curious about the “One Very Big Tree”. They want to know what the tree does and are asking people to take a look and report back what they find.
OOC notes: One Very Big Tree is hollow on the inside and looks like a big tree house. The higher someone climbs it the less they feel like they’re themselves. In fact, they will turn into the exact opposite of themselves. There are also dangerous Gale Squirrels living inside that use wind magic of their own to attack!

Reaching the top, however, will reward them with feathers of a mighty monstrous bird that can be used to enhance any weapon so that they fly back to the user's hand. Only one feather per character, magic stops them from taking more than one.

CW/TW: possible death, possible mind altering

Name: Treasure Ship
Rewards: 500 Moon Coins, any treasure they find
Location: Summer Segment
Description: “The abandoned ship in the Great Ocean Lake used to be a treasure ship! So why not go fetch the treasure? I’m sure it can be used to make some neat weapons or armor. I’d love to help do that, I’m an expert in using treasure for enhancements! But I’m not strong enough to go get them myself. The fastest route there is from the Airship Station!”
OOC notes: The ship is full of Octokitties that are cats with six to eight limbs. They’re territorial and won’t appreciate anyone coming to their ship for any reason and will attack viciously. They can also spit ink that includes side effects of going into a berserker mode and not caring who is an ally and who is an enemy. But the treasure is real.

CW/TW: eaten alive, death

Name: The Blue Flash
Rewards: 700 Moon Coins for finding a lost one*
Location: Autumn Segment
Description: “Help, my friend disappeared on our trip to visit the old lady of Autumn Airship Station. We walked outside to stretch our legs after our airship journey and then there was a blue flash in the corner of my eye and he was gone! Nothing at all remained and I was too scared to go look for him so I ran back inside. I’ve heard this isn’t the first time a blue flash has abducted someone!”
OOC notes: The reason for disappearances is the Angler Will-o'-the-wisps: Most will-o'-the-wisps are harmless, but there are types that act like anglerfish. They take the form of other monsters and toss a "fishing line" out of a dark bush to make it look like a normal will-o'-the-wisp was trying to get their attention. When the prey gets too close, they will attempt to devour them to get more soul energy. They have left their normal place in the forests and invaded some bushes around the Segment.

*Reward stays the same even for just figuring out the mystery behind disappearances.





Enhanced to Meet You




Part 1


Enhancing items is a magical specialty in Ellipsa. The power of words determines how your item of choice gets enchanted. If you're trying to make an armor stronger, it would be wise to use kind and encouraging words but a weapon might need violent and determined words. Enhancement include defense boosts, attack boosts, health stealing and even adding status effects. All of these effects aren't permanent, but they should last for at least a month before fading away.

The workshops around districts will offer teaching to anyone who is interested in learning the basics of basic item enhancement. For more advanced things (like learning to make the enhancements permanent) the natives suggests taking an apprenticeship in the Magical Manor of Amberfall or Tower of Potions of Coldreach. Especially with potions, as those are more advanced than what they are showing.

Of course, armor and weapons aren't the only things that can be enhanced anything is possible as long as it's a non-living thing.

Part 2


A group of mischievous Imps are causing trouble. They're doing everything they can to make people angry (like dropping items on people's toes) as they try their magic. This could happen to anyone, even otherworlders testing their new magic.

Due to their mischief, a group of magical performers who were meant to enhance some animal statues to make them move around in a show ended up cursing a lot while the magic was happening. Because of that the animal statues did come to life, but they're angry and started running around, ramming into people left and right. It's especially alarming when one of the statues enhanced is a giant elephant, and some of the statues were meant to be used in a bullfighting show. Those are some very, very angry stone bulls coming at people in high speeds!

The natives don't want to break the statues, but they would like the statues to be stopped. With kind and loving words the effects of the curses will vanish and the statues will calm down and act like they were supposed to.

Of course they would appreciate catching as many Imps as possible so they could be returned back outside into the Summer Segment.





OOC TIPS


- Ask Questions here

- Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a private entry of your own (your own entry or a new locked post on the comms).

- Remember to content warn as necessary!

- Event starting date is March 17th, but the opening day of the guilds and the elemental dance lessons happen for a week so everyone who wants to attend them can have a chance to do so.

- NPC Power Holders can be interacted with, but it will all be handwaved. Feel free to ask questions on the questions thread if you're unsure of how the interactions would go.

- Starting in April, quests will be posted bimonthly and there will be a Quest Mingle available for people to use to thread out the quests! This format is just here because it's the first event where they're introduced.

- These particular quests are canonically open until end of month.



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sangreine: happy (quiet laughter by enlaire)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh is it really. [ She keeps her giggling quiet so no one around overhears. ] That's a shame, the Spring power set does suit you well.

Doctor hasn't gotten the hang of flying, yet... so. [ Ah killed her own mood there, but she doesn't let the sadness stick. It does make her flames burn all the brighter, so anyone's guess what emotion is casing that. ]

For some reason it's like second nature to me. Maybe because of our abilities from Toyko-F? Maybe my natural abilities are inclined toward magic... I've tried some of the telekinesis already and it was fun. Useful too.
acquirement: icon of kamisato ayato (Feel powerful)

[personal profile] acquirement 2023-03-30 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
{ he hums in response to that. }

The quest didn't specify, but the intensity and spread of it may give an indication to what happened. Not to mention, was it really just a blue flash of light, or perhaps something used as a distraction like a firework or something similar to it?
sangreine: intimate :: touch :: flirty ([haji] your queen)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
All right. Come here, and hold on tight. [ Saya extends her free arm to wrap around Evangeline's waist. ]

I welcome being groped if you're feeling like it. Just no tickling.
sangreine: happy (heehee)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
My thoughts exactly. I'm very safe, even if it looks like I'm a daredevil.
sangreine: flirty :: body (ascot defined)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I have my moments. [ The dancing just happens to activate her confidence, same as fighting does, and having someone attracted to her feels for what she is especially good right now. Saya smiles at Jupiter's gasp. ]

Is that your way of saying that we should go on and get out of here? Because I'm definitely for that idea, assuming you have somewhere we can go. I don't live anywhere nearby, unfortunately.

[ Saya keeps her mouth close to Jupiter's ear as she whispers, ] On the way you can think about where you'd like me to bite. Make a whole list if you like.
lost_soldier_echidna: (JulieSu3)

[personal profile] lost_soldier_echidna 2023-03-30 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Here’s hoping that they’ll see what you can do without worrying.
sangreine: happy (mm)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That is important! Anything that makes it quicker to get breakfast into my mouth is something I'm a fan of.

[ So, so, so many people have tried to get her to love herself sobs ]
sangreine: fight :: ready :: action :: glowing eyes ([sword] drawing)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Swarms are nasty, even when they die this easily. [ Saya's still at it, demolishing ice skeletons every which way, but one seems to have yanked off her skirt. ]

Damn things are after clothes more than blood.
sangreine: long hair :: happy :: protected ([haji] picnic)

[personal profile] sangreine 2023-03-30 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It definitely is! And yes, being in a place where she's unlikely to helplessly watch people be tortured and unlikely to be poisoned into nearly killing the people she loves is doing wonders for her mood. Not even her husband's ridiculousness can keep her down. ]

We can dance whenever you like. You know that, right? Or we could have parties at the house.
musketea: (Remain focused)

[personal profile] musketea 2023-03-30 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Neither do I. Let's keep our eyes open.

[The ring on her finger transformed, shifting into a yellow gem that swirled with darkness, using it to try and detect anything nearby...although if this wasn't the work of a witch, it wouldn't work.]
musketea: (The cool senpai)

[personal profile] musketea 2023-03-30 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[A formal dance was perhaps a little much to start off with, so she settled for offering her other hand as well. It would be a little more casual than a proper ballroom dance.]

I must admit I'm not sure I could manage that either...although perhaps Sakura-san would be able to pull that off.

...In any case, shall we?
mayoninofukucho: (Smoke)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-03-30 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Changing the accessibility settings on her phone shouldn't be too hard, but probably still a bit more challenging than the small adjustments Hijikata usually makes for himself, hence he'll sit down with her for that after they've covered the more exciting ground. The Winter Guild's questboard naturally highlights the 'Skeletal Mischief' quest in the Winter Segment, so Hijikata selects it first. The quest description is read out by a calm male voice.]

One hundred gold coins per skeleton... not bad. I encountered those before when I went out there with my squi-- my friend.

[It's really hard to convince Shoto that they're on equal footing ever since he was also knighted, so Hijikata occasionally slips back into still thinking of him as his squire...]

There are two types: Snowmen made of bone and skeletons made of snow. If you take a summer power holder along the latter will be an easy game. The former, not so much.
essenceborn: (kirakira)

[personal profile] essenceborn 2023-03-30 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. Breakfast is the most essential meal of the day.

[ one day she will realize it...hopefully...maybe... ]
essenceborn: (sippy sippy)

[personal profile] essenceborn 2023-03-30 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? I stayed in an even taller building like this back in my world. I could see across the whole city from the window.

[ Then again, it was not exactly a home so much as it was a giant research tower. Not a fun place to live out a time loop-based apocalypse. ]
idlehanded: (pic#14577280)

[personal profile] idlehanded 2023-03-30 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha, you definitely do? [ It's not so much as a question as voice squeaks at the end of the sentence. Invisible fingers run down Saya's arms, this time more purposefully. ]

O-Oh, um. My place is a ways away too, but we can just use that teleportation network, right? There should be a stop close by. [ She grins, embarrassed, but with a spark of excitement. ] I'm sure we'll touch enough to top ourselves back off.

But. Yeah, I will...
idlehanded: (pic#16336148)

[personal profile] idlehanded 2023-03-30 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah, I get that. I used to do that a lot, but my mom would punish me whenever I did, so instead of moving around, I just don't ever sit like a normal person.

[ She laughs awkwardly, wondering if that was too much. She squeezes Bridget's hand. ]

Anyway, you're good. Whatever you did worked.
noarchitact: (pic#16340610)

[personal profile] noarchitact 2023-03-30 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ nen is super cute. ] I think you'd love Sumeru, Nenonen. Maybe one day I'll have a chance to show you... for now... [ he trails off, releasing their hand to perform something like this. he's not even half as good as nilou, but he's enjoyed all of her performances, and thinks the dance, itself, is absolutely beautiful. he does his own interpretation, because skill issue, and the hydro is replaced by dendro - with vines sprouting out and crawling around the two of them - sprouting all sorts of beautiful flowers. ]
angerintomiracles: By <user name=archangelamy> (Smiiile)

Treasure ship treasure ship

[personal profile] angerintomiracles 2023-03-30 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eva had wandered over to the Great Ocean lake, curious to see if there was really an abandoned ship at the bottom- and any treasure! It would be a good time to test out the Mermaid Necklace she'd got as a reward from the Valentine's Challenges, too.

As it turned out, someone else appeared to be here for the exact same reason- so, she walked over to him to say hello.]


You're here about that quest, aren't you? That's fine, we'll be able to find the ship more quickly with two of us.
acquirement: icon of kamisato ayato (drink from my cup)

[personal profile] acquirement 2023-03-30 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, the estate is large, certainly, but most of the higher levels are merely for decoration. They aren't really accessible.

{ given what other people have told him or insinuated he doesn't think he sounds odd, so nen luckily won't get prodded for more info on that. }
manastacks: (28)

[personal profile] manastacks 2023-03-31 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay so it's more like Theo just can't say no. It's like the option to refuse doesn't exist and he just accepts by default.

However, it is by choice that he is coming to Suzaku here. ]


Shall we then? Little reason to waste time, especially if you are determined to get some practice in.
manastacks: (12)

[personal profile] manastacks 2023-03-31 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
But ser, I insist. Surely I can't be so rude as to ignore someone of high standing.

[ He is absolutely going to tease like that. Try and stop him. ]
manastacks: (78)

[personal profile] manastacks 2023-03-31 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not an uncommon thing to hear, really. Becoming one with one's weapon is hardly a new idea. Usually the first step in mastering anything is to understand it. ]

Then what happens if the blade breaks?

[ See... if it is so important then why put it into a position where it can be brutalized? ]
wayofthehousekeeper: (Like a runaway train.)

[personal profile] wayofthehousekeeper 2023-03-31 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Thoma also counts his blessings that he didn't try to go higher. The distance is enough to give him the space to turn the blast into a flip to help him get his bearings, then tuck in his body so he hits the ground in a roll. A slightly rough landing that left the ground flickering with fading flames, but not enough to hurt anything, especially since he shielded on the initial impact. ]

[ He's back up on his feet, grimacing slightly as he dusts himself off before slipping back on a smile, albeit a sheepish and apologetic one. ]


Sorry, Ayato. Guess I got too carried away.

[ His eyes are also fixed up, watching a group of Gale Squirrels climb down to where Thoma's sphere is, chittering at both it and them loudly. ]

I don't think they like me.
abnormalizes: positive blush (super freak)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-03-31 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, well, since you're being so generous.

[She absolutely will feel up those wings a little bit while she holds on, thank you.]
wreatharrow: (ꕥ 54)

[personal profile] wreatharrow 2023-03-31 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. I suppose the fact that some can affect people psychologically makes sense, given what you have stated about their origin.