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Event #1: Welcome, Adventurers
Welcome, Adventurers
LOGS | NETWORK | OOC | MEMES | NAVIGATION
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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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I will be, of course. But I'd be interested to see if you can manage to reverse it on me. I won't make it easy for you, of course.
Dancing too, can also be a form of battle, so let's see what you've got.
[Without further adieu, Childe steps off to start their dance, leading her expertly with his own Snezhnayan steps mixed in as well- to keep her on her toes.]
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Only you would want to turn a dance into a scrimmage. All right! I'm going to give it all I've got.
[ It's a good thing that she's light on her feet and used to having to duck, dodge, and parry, because otherwise she'd probably be stumbling and stepping on his toes since he insists on throwing in steps she's not familiar with. ]
Is that the best you can do?
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[He shoots her a sly grin as he continues to step with her, leading her into a dip and back up again into his arms.]
I can step it up. Let's take this a little faster.
[And he does, he moves just as fast, twirling her when he gets the chance, making her step backwards as much as he can- keep up, comrade!]
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You will never be challenging enough for me, Tartaglia.
[ It's actually kind of funny: the faster he goes, the better she seems to get at it, like the slower temp o was throwing her off. She might not know all his local steps, but she's adapting: stepping around them--and throwing in a few of her own. ]
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Is that so? You're not trying to pick a fight with me during our dance, are you comrade?
[Not that he would mind, and he'd be lying if he didn't enjoy it all the same either way. He tries to make his steps even more complicated from before, forgetting now that the whole point of this exercise was to help her kindle her newfound pyro abilities and now focusing on beating her in this tango they're sharing.
How one wins, who's to say- but he's having fun.]
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She refuses to get tripped up by his steps, speeding up and gliding between and around tight steps, giving space when he charges in, and occasionally outright contorting one leg or the other to some ridiculous height to avoid what she perceives to be an attempt to trip her up. ]
That's not a problem, is it? It never has been before.
[ It's time she went out on the attack: put up, or shut up. She twists them both and leans, stretching one leg completely out behind her, forcing him into a deep backward deep. ]
Don't tell me you're losing your edge.
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Hah! If you think you've gained the upper hand here, think again.
[Childe's core isn't to be underestimated, abs working to lift himself back up to push her backwards, twirling her once more in order to wrap his arms around her as he pulls her into him, making her back press up against him.]
Not bad. I'd bet we'd win a few dancing contests here and there, wouldn't you say?
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[ That was the fun of it, wasn't it? ]
If we could keep from having slap fights long enough, I'm sure we could. But I'd imagine for something like that you'd prefer to dance with your girlfriend, right?
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[He sees that little tongue sticking out at him, Lumine, plz. He twirls her back out of the hold he has her in to continue on, steps deliberate and with precision, still determined to make her work for it.]
Now you're just teasing me for the sake of it. I see what you're up to, comrade. You've been quite the little firecracker today, haven't you.
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Well. Okay. She said it's not that serious when I asked if you're dating. But she's clearly crazy about you. And you really like her, too, right?
[ Because if he doesn't this might actually suddenly turn into a brawl. No one's gonna play around with Yoimiya's feelings on her watch. ]
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Hey now, don't look at me like that. Of course I do.
[Omg don't kill him]
Do I really come off as that type of guy? Give me a little more credit...
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You tried to destroy a whole city with the help of an eldritch god because you were angry with me.
[ For something she tried to tell you she didn't even do. ]
I feel like a little bit of worry is warranted.
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[He huffs at her, the dance becoming a little less complicated while he explains himself.]
It's true, I was pretty mad at you to start...but only because I thought you'd deceived me. Once I realized you hadn't, I calmed down pretty quick, don't you think? Besides, I didn't summon Osial because of you, I was simply trying to oust the Geo Archon from his hiding place. The destruction of Liyue Harbor was simply collateral I had to live with to complete my quest. You know I didn't want to do that, comrade.
[He's not apologizing for that! Maybe if they hadn't lied to him to begin with, he never would have done it in the first place >:|]
so sorry for this....
the hairs he is splitting!!! does this really sound better to him in his own ears? ]
[ She disentangles herself from his grip and steps backward. The time for dancing is over. ]
You calmed down, yes. It didn't stop you from doing it, though. Which--I know you didn't do it because you get pleasure out of killing tons of people. But the ease that you decide it's "acceptable collateral" is concerning. If it comes down to being loyal to her or to one of the Tsaritsa's commands, are you going to decide that her home and the people she cares about "simply collateral" too?
[ Sorry Childe. She knows it's not exactly a fair conversation. But. She has concerns. They're not entirely without reason, even if right now the Fatui have largely changed their focus to other regions. ]
lol listen he had to face it sometime
Listen, I understand your stance on this. But I am a Fatui Harbinger, and I will do whatever the Tsaritsa deems fit.
[He'll remind her of that, his shoulders tense- but he lets them relax, sighing.]
Look, I don't consider what happened in Liyue something of the norm. The shake up that incident made was far more than our diplomats were ready to take on, and it's not in the Fatui's interest to so blatantly commit what's considered an act of war against a nation like that. Believe me, if I had been able to do things my way, it would have never happened to begin with.
[He says it with conviction. But he can't promise Lumine that he wouldn't commit atrocities in Inazuma if he was ordered to.]
Her Majesty's will is as solid as the permafrost...and I will see it done. All I can promise you is that I'll keep her and her father out of harm's way, if it even ever comes to that.
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You're really clueless, you know that?
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[He gets it, and he knows that his job, or really anything else about him isn't going to make things easy. But they're not in Teyvat right now, and he doesn't want to dwell on matters that are far away from them for the moment.]
We just began dating Lumine, there's still a lot that we've yet to discuss. My job being one of the many. I'm not blind to the implications of something like this, and the problems they might cause.
At least trust me enough to talk to her about it, alright?
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All right. As long as you've at least thought that far ahead.
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[Well, it looks as if he's placated her for now, his hands falling to his side, giving her an apologetic look for raising his voice a little at her. A hand is extended towards her almost as if it were an olive branch, softening his expression.]
Would you like to continue? Or did I manage to awaken more of that fire within you...and you're finally ready to spar with me.
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I don't feel much like dancing or sparring right now, but thanks.
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Alright. I'll take my leave then, and leave you be.
[He won't make it any more uncomfortable than it already is.]
Until next time, comrade.
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Don't. I'm the one that doesn't feel up to.... [ she makes a vague gesture at the ongoing light-hearted festivities ] I'll go. You stay and have fun.
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But if you go, and I choose to cause a stir, who will there be to stop me?
[He's really just trying to cheer her up a little bit, it's not like he's actually got any evil plans in mind or anything.]