EVENT #12: INVOCATION - COORDINATION POST (PART 1)

[abraxasmods]

Event #12 - COORDINATION (1)

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IC EXCHANGES

[abraxasmods]

@ EVERYONE IN THE PIT; WEEK 1, DAYS 1-4

[assembles]

[ Now that Steve has a general idea of the situation he and the others in this cavernous cell are dealing with, it seems like the right time to stand up and say something. Someone needs to take control of this situation sooner rather than later, to minimize panic and ensure that everyone's on the same page.

He positions himself in the center of the large main room, clears his throat, and projects his voice. ]

Hey, everyone, listen up.

[ Maybe not everyone will give him the time of day, but he'll make eye contact with whoever does, glancing around the large space at his fellow captives. ]

If we want to get out of this situation, we need to work together and we need to stay calm. Making sure that everyone has enough to eat and drink to keep their strength up is important. That means finding corn that's not rotten, digging for grubs, or hunting any of the small, edible animals around here and then cooking them. If anyone has the survival skills to do that, then let us know.

Water needs to be rationed out too. No one take more than they need, or we're going to have even bigger problems on our hands.

Focus on what you're good at. If you can fashion weapons for people, do that. If you want to search for any possible ways out, go for it. If you want to try and get answers out of the people that brought us here, I'm not gonna stop you. But let's all stay on the same page and we'll make it out of this.

[ He pauses then, giving a firm nod and then staying silent, opening the floor for anyone else to add their two cents. ]


(( ooc: There's no thread order here, so just go for it! Since people are trickling in over the course of days, he'll do a version of this when there's an influx of more captives (but probably a more abbreviated version over time). Don't think too hard about it. ))

Day 1

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ Istredd is there on day one, having been one of the first caught, and then talked over as much as he could with the natives who were stuck inside. It's been a whirlwind of pain and fear and uncertainty. He immediately tried to focus and organize some things, not unlike Steve, although he is no leader so he did it quietly. ]

I'll help ration the water. I'm good at organizing.

[ It's the best he can offer, since none of this is really his strong suit. ]

Day 4 - Exploring investigations convo

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ Istredd looks very tired because he is, but so are all of them. Unlike Steve he doesn't really look like a speechmaker nor does he have that energy when he talks. He's a scholar not a leader. ]

Everyone, we need to organize our search efforts. I've seen people go exploring, what have you found? Does anyone have something important to report on what they've found?


[ooc: feel free to reply to this with things your character has observed through their investigations!]

day 3ish he's tired of this same speech!!!

[vengeanceinside]

[You know there's got to be some asshole who offers a sarcastic clap. He is dealing very maturely with his stress, as you can see.]

Great job, hero. Now you've planted two ideas into everyone's head -- to panic, and that we're gonna run outta water real quick. How long you think it'll take the locals to get ready to fight over it? Haven't you ever seen Mad Max?

@ ciri, jaskier; week 1 - viktor's workshop

[techmaturgy]

[Despite Viktor's propensity to only pay attention to things that fall within the purview of his workshop, it's hard to ignore the disappearances. Once there are a handful, it's decidedly out of the realm of coincidence, so he isn't surprised when Ciri stops by the Rio workshop, Jaskier in tow, to both fill him in on the disappearances and see if he has any technological solutions.

It turns out that he does, but he can't say he enjoys the logical progression of such a device.]

Well, I have an idea.

[Viktor is already moving towards one of the cabinets, rummaging through a drawer and producing a small case.]

You're not going to like it.

week 1, the sarstina

[righteously]

( It only takes Cas and Geralt being gone a couple of days before Dean gets agitated. He hears rumors, eavesdrops, hears people running their mouths.

So he strikes up a plan.

Tracks down Jesper in the Sarstina one evening, and cuts to the chase. )

Bandit camps. I know you've been scoping them. I need you to show me where they are.

WEEK 1 - closed to Viktor

[oversight]

[ There's little warning — nothing in particular to herald his arrival — and Blake moves like a wraith until he's shoulder-to-shoulder next to Viktor. They haven't met properly, but Hilda's the common connection and no one's questioning her loyalties. He's hoping it's enough to get his foot in the door. ]

Heard you're lookin' for data points.

[ He hopes the emphasis leads Viktor to the correct conclusion: He's here to see a man about a tracker. ]

CrossFaction Information Coordination (Week 1-2)

[widows_kiss]

After Sam put out the call to all the Factions to alert everyone as to what was going on, Natasha's quick to reach out and try to get lines of communication up and running between all three factions. With investigations taking different avenues of questioning and each group having different resources available to them, having access to a broader spectrum of knowledge is going to be important if they want to track down their missing friends.

Grateful Sam volunteered his Horizon as a sort of base camp for both patrols and information gathering, Natasha splits her time between there and her own investigations in Thorne. Keeping track of everything that comes up as relevant information from those she talks to: whether that be clues and leads on the disappearances, names of who's gone missing and who's been heard from, and everything in between.

She hopes, with enough of the Summoned contributing, they can cast a wider net and catch details that might otherwise be missed, if not in the right hands.

(ooc note: Consider all information here available to anyone seeking it, unless otherwise specified. Feel free to leave clues, information, missing reports, or anything you feel might be important/relevant. Natasha will be keeping notes and also passing it on to anyone she thinks might best be able to use it. She may also reach out with questions/clarification from others to verify/clarify what comes her way.)

week 1 - closed to steve/aloy

[vengeanceinside]

[The fact he ever approached any shrine with the intent to do anything was stupid. The fact he's doing it again? It has to be a new tier of stupid.

The charm he found in Solvunn's forest burns in his palm as they approach one of the shrines. Now, up close to one, he realizes he's seen the symbol before. Sort of.]

Someone I know's seen this thing before. Showed me it. [He pokes a finger at the black mark painted across it.] Related to a demon.

[Well. Fucking good. That's his expertise. Though now he regrets not asking more questions.]

Buckle up, kids.

[Maybe nothing will happen when he offers the charm onto the shrine.]

END OF WEEK 1, LOCATION INFO + PROPOSITIONS - OTA

[techmaturgy]

On Sam's network post!

meeting w/ Queen Ellya

[vixening]

[ yennefer ends up taking a couple of days before she does it - needing that time to make certain of what all is happening, of what it could mean and how much it truly is a problem. it's long enough that part of her assumes the queen must have already heard of it, but she hadn't wanted to speak too early, lest it could have been something she and the other summoned could deal with on their own. it is only after she realizes that there is little to nothing that can be done does she request the meeting, sending the inquiry along to the queen that she has an urgent matter she would like to discuss.

she is not surprised ellya accepts - her outrage at the missing summoned has already made its way through the castle halls. yennefer knows that she will want to do anything to have them returned, and it is with that knowledge that yennefer thinks she may, in fact, be in alignment there. that this won't be a waste of a request, if yennefer is able to get even half of what she is prepared to ask.

for a brief moment, she calms herself right outside the door - knowing that her stresses and worries and the low-grade panic that hasn't quite left her since she received istredd's message. she takes a breath and waits to be called in. ]

@ everyone in the pit; mid to late week 1

[wiedzminka]

[ Ciri can be spotted climbing. Straight up the side of the pit, scooting around the weird, gross, fleshy pods people sometimes burst out of. She does this a couple of times, in different areas, trying to get as high as the unreliable handholds in the musty, mossy wall allow.

Anyone want to spot her? Yell at her? Just watch in consternation? Go for it. ]

@ ALL - END OF WEEK 1 - NEW PORTAL TO AQUILA COAST

[outwear]

We've obtained a credible lead.
The Free Cities officials have
offered a portal to Aquila.

Some of us are going
to investigate the coastline.
The more the merrier.

@ everyone in the pit; WEEK 2 DAY 2-4

[unwings]

I pried open the cracked shrine. We should check the others again.

[ Cas announces, standing on a rocky outcropping some moment when the monsters aren’t hovering. He’s wearing a shroud now, tugging up the fabric to display it. ]

It transformed into an armored figure covered in candles, bleeding from the eyes. This cloth was draped over it.

[ this isn’t immediately after it changed - Cas (and probably Istredd) took some time with the shroud, trying out what it’s purpose may be. It doesn’t heal, return any powers, make the effects of the illusions or the ritual any less intense. But he was able to pass right next to several monsters undetected. ]

As far as I can tell, it conceals the wearer from the creatures that hunt us.

It may open some avenues of exploration, perhaps tailing the monsters to see where they originate?

[ closed ] week one ; ciri, nero, steve h.

[gynvael]

[ Is the situation ideal? No. And there's a tension in Geralt not present earlier. But he can't change the fact that Ciri is now here.

He can at least make sure she knows who to trust.

So when he catches sight of Nero and Steve nearby, he gestures them over to their makeshift camp. With him is now an ashen-haired young woman. ]

Meeting with Osanna of Ikorr

[aquaveiled]

[ She has rarely been able to move so freely across the realm since her arrival in Abraxas, it's a shame that it's due to such an emergency. When Himeka had reached out to Osanna it had felt like a bit of a long shot, but she was glad that the other woman was at least willing to speak with her even if nothing came of it.

Before, she'd met with Osanna as a representative of Solvunn. Now, she meets with her as a Summoned concerned for her own. Friends, family...too many gone missing too quickly. It bodes ill for everyone.

The wine bar's atmosphere is indeed less formal than their last official meeting place and, well, even if she's here on actual business she's still going to order a drink...it helps with negotiations, right? Right. But as soon as she sees the woman she's looking for, she greets with a grateful smile. ]

Osanna! Thank you for meeting with me so quickly. I'd been wondering if rumors have already reached Nocwich of what's been happening...

Closed to Quilleth, Sten, and Nadine

[cointosser]

Where & when: Near the end of Week 1, in a meeting house in Luna territory
Purpose: Jaskier requesting a collaboration of aid for the Lost from Quilleth of Libertas and Sten of the Lunae

THREAD START

[To be honest, Jaskier is not entirely sure what he's after except as much help from every source as he can muster. He has only received scattered, half-illegible messages from Geralt and Ciri, and all that technically tells him is that they are alive, day by day. And day by day, his anxiety launches higher through the roof of their quiet office, with Alucard's anger growing, and Rinwell --

He knows she's afraid. And so is he.

Quilleth and Sten both come to mind as reliable sources of help. Both powerful, leaders of their own people. People he trusts, even as a Summoned.

The casual shirt, wrinkled and rolled up to his arms, displaying the ragged scarring up his left arm shows exactly how little energy he's put into his own appearance at the moment -- which is hardly deliberate, or normal of Jaskier.

He is nervous. In a strange, new way. A way he never is. All these nevers as of late, they keep coming up. Don't they?

So when he squeezes Nadine's hand, waiting for the meeting to begin in an unfamiliar home, it is far too tight. Funny how the last thing on his mind is the possibility of his being assaulted again, or that he should have brought a guard with him. At least Quilleth had such foresight he lacked.]

I can't thank you both enough for coming to meet with me, especially at such short notice. This is an emergency I don't think we had any chance to be prepared for. [He gives Quilleth a glance, then his gaze moves to Sten.] I can fill you in if the people of Nocwich have yet to hear, but there have been reports -- and mountains of evidence -- of a concentrated scheme against both the citizens of Abraxas and we, as you call us, the Summoned, as scores of our number have been spirited away by unknown assailants.

[And what he can offer Sten and Quilleth is a small pile of papers: very precise sketches of the masks he saw from the assailants as they took Ciri away, and the written dialogue -- as little as it was -- he received as they took her away. Small tidbits of information he has been able to collect from Sam's amalgamation of writings, and his own observations. The locations of disappearances, the reach of these people -- every faction, from what he can see -- and possibly their ability to use portals after their victims have been detained.]

@everyone in the pit - week 1, day 3 or 4

[unwings]

[ Castiel and Geralt return to wherever base camp is set up in the pit, now sporting fresh new acid-like burns. Cas sighs, clearly regretting some recent life decisions. ]

It's not advisable to decapitate the ceiling creature.

[ bad stuff comes out. Cas looks back over to Geralt, wincing at the sight of the burns they're matched with now. ouchie. they learned something, but was it worth it? on that note, here's what they've discovered: ]

It can be killed, and we managed to remove some of the claws, but the rest of the carcass dissolves within 2-3 hours. Roughly an hour later, it's back on the cavern ceiling again.

[ as if taunting them from up there. cas briefly wonders if it holds grudges. ]

We don't believe it's truly immortal, but we don't have the time or resources to figure out how to properly execute it. Trapping it more permanently may be the best course of action. But, we'll need something stronger than vines and stones to hold it.

@ Pit Crew - Mid/Late Week 1

[takeatrip]

[Jayden and Kell have acquired one of the Acolytes' masks, which Jayden is now holding up to catch the attention of anyone interested.]

Snagged one a' these.

[He turns it to show the back, which has prongs on it.]

The guy we took it off of didn't have any eyes. They just looked like keyholes.

[Which, you know. Normal. Totally not weird and creepy at all.]

But he seemed kinda' out of it after we grabbed the mask, like he was blind or at least disoriented. Might be worth keeping in mind.

@Pit Team, middle of the week

[blackeyedprince]

[Kell is not a fan of talking to people. Especially, groups of people. Even less, agitated, tired and nervous people. But he has to warn others before someone does something stupid.]

If you have watched the Acolyte lady that comes with the guard, seen the mushrooms she picks up, and thought it's a good idea to collect some for yourself - don't.
They're not toxic, but they are hallucinogenic. I think that everyone agrees we need more clarity of mind, no less here.

[He lifts two different mushrooms, so that everyone listening could see.]

If you're looking for something to eat. Pick those. Those are perfectly edible. There are other species that are toxic. If you have doubts, come and ask. I'm an alchemist, I might be able to help.

@ EVERYONE IN PIT, WEEK 2 DAY 5ISH

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ Istredd stands up in the middle of the pit and waves his hands to get people's attention. As one of the only people who did not go through the ritual, it's been an unnerving few days. He is too tired to be uncomfortable with attention on him.]

Hello everyone. I'm not the speaker Steve is, so bear with me. I'm Istredd, I've been organizing our rations. This isn't about that. As you know two of the shrines have been opened, or altered, or whatever you want to call it. Castiel and I witnessed the second one ourselves when he broke it open, and the candles were lit.

The acolyte with the strange appearance told me her name was Hydnellia and gave me a charm that I believe can be used on the shrine where the indentation is. She also warned me that the shrines will help but at a cost.

The question is whether or not it is a smart idea to keep opening them. I didn't feel comfortable making this choice for the entire group, and I don't know how many there are or how many charms she has.

The second shrine did give us fire and a shroud Castiel has, but that does not mean it is a safe idea.

@ THE SPARED, WEEK 1

[aquaveiled]

Everyone! This is important.

The Council in Solvunn has opened it's borders to Summoned from other nations. I know we're following several leads that are connecting back to the Commune and they seem to be aware of this too. This is probably just temporary but we can use all the help we can get.

You'll need to have an official reference from Thorne or the one of the Free Cities and there will be escorts, but if everything checks out there will be a portal that can take you here.

If there's aught else you need, please let me know. I'll do whatever I can to help make this happen.

For those we have lost and those we can yet save,

水

[ ooc; If you also have a character you think would be good to have help out in Solvunn but may not reach out on their own, I can have Himeka invite them privately as a means too! ]

meeting w/ ambrose

[sorser]

[He has plenty to discuss with Ambrose, so much that he has to take a minute to get his thoughts in order before he requests an audience with the High Mage. Wherever he might find him once called upon, there is a haste in Stephen's step; and a tiredness shadowing his features.

The latter, these days, is perhaps nothing new.]

I'm sure you've noticed one of the Thaumametors spiking in activity. That's us. Yennefer and I have been trying our hands at a locator spell, and the results are...

[He hesitates to say "promising". It sounds almost too hopeful, and he doesn't want to set himself up for disappointment.]

Well, they have potential.

Solvunn drive-by meetups @ the very end of week 2

[ushiri]

[ Sometime after the discovery of a high magic being used on the northeastern Thornean peninsula, Kyle finds his way down to Solvunn to ask some questions and do more research. Perhaps to meet some familiar faces too.

At some point he also finds himself surrounded by a gaggle of curious children leading around (or possibly being led by) a small goat. As he anxiously waits for his other companions he stands in the middle of the children, doing little parlour tricks and juggling the little crystal berries that the Singularity has seen fit to gift him with as a conjuring ability. ]

( ooc: for folks moving through Solvunn who might want to say hello to cross faction friends but can't commit to a full thread or ICly wouldn't have time for much more than a hug before moving on. anyone is free to jump in! )