abraxasooc | STATE OF THE GAME: FEB

State of the Game

February - March (2023)

Welcome to our State of the Game! Here, you can read about what might be going on in the world around Abraxas and with the characters in it. Every AC period, you can report what your character has been up to and we'll include all relevant information in the next newsletter.

Our Plot Engagement and World Building page are always open for submissions.

Moving forward, the Summoned Conclave will be hosted in the comments section of each State of the Game. We'll provide the structure. Players are not obliged to participate, but we encourage you to do so! See here for details.

OOC Notices

Network Information

We've updated our Network information page. Most notably, we've clarified how drawn images work when using the Network. Please take a look!

Plot Engagement

Plot Engagements will open again on April 17th.

Summoned Conclave

Representatives | LINK

Representatives for each faction's Conclave are pending.

Motions Sanctioned | LINK

Motions formally submitted to officials have not yet been received. Since the Conclave is new, characters are welcome to focus on voting in representatives first before addressing motions next meeting.

Special Motions | LINK

Characters involved in Event #12 can vote for a decision regarding the remaining Faithful Acolytes awaiting judgment.

World Events

All Factions

Abduction | Link
Some of the Summoned began to go missing across Abraxas late in February. The captured Summoned struggled to survive, underwent a harrowing ritual, and unraveled mysteries. Meanwhile, those free searched for their friends. Their investigations revealed many important developments that led to the discovery of where the abducted Summoned are held. As the month drew to a close, plans began to form.

Rescue | Link
By the third week, several captive Summoned broke free while others stayed behind to ensure their friends' escape. Those who ran ended up teleported to an unknown mountain range. With the combined efforts of all three factions and Nocwich, the Summoned were saved at the end of the month. Following a week's stay in Nocwich for observation, they returned to their respective factions in April.

In the aftermath, the Summoned were asked to make some choices about the captured Acolytes, and Josselyn Creed has been found and apprehended. A Summoned Conclave has also been formed in all three factions in order to help the Summoned address concerns and needs directly with officials.

Plot Interactions and Developments

All Factions

Multiple Characters | Link - Link

Multiple Officials
Nearly all of the Summoned were involved in the abductions, investigations, and rescue of those who were captured. Characters spoke to officials such as Queen Ellya, the Solvunn Council, Ambrose Rhett, Quilleth Kaur, and Nocwich's emissaries to arrange for resources and discuss tactics.

Notable events and actions can be found on the Coordination Posts linked above for both Part 1 and Part 2, as well as the Mid-Event Update. We'll summarize some of the more major incidents below.

Wanda Maximoff

Retrieval/Holdout
Performed magic with necromancy through her patron God, revolting many of the Thornean mages but successfully breaking down the warding.

Jack Townsend, Nero

The Lost/Escape Group
The Mysterious Acolyte and her brother were able to escape the caves following the aid of several Summoned and the sacrifice of one.

Solvunn Commune

Wanda Maximoff | Link

Rowan March
Shortly before the abductions, Wanda spoke to Rowan March about Josselyn Creed.

Items of Notice

All Factions

Unnamed Island
Dean Winchester
During evacuation from the collapsing island, those riding the giant turtle may have noticed one of the Summoned was attacked and carried off by a leviathan. He is presumed dead.

Kingdom of Thorne

Castle Thorne | Link
Istredd, Rhy Maresh
An open mingle in Thorne's ballroom for the newly Summoned.

The Free Cities

Cadens | Link
Sam Wilson, Hilda Goneril
An "informal" get-together for the newly Summoned in the Free Cities at the Sarstina Inn & Tavern.

Solvunn Commune

Primary Settlement | Link
Wanda Maximoff, Himeka Sui, Nero
A Solvunn meet & greet for new arrivals, featuring an updated brochure, bonfires, and gift baskets.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

[ He will leave the meeting as soon as he's given Sam his support, after having been present for precisely 0.1 seconds. ]

the fastest +1 ever

Yeah, sure.

Player Name Jay
Character Name Nanaue
Links & Reasoning "Me like farm. So much art."

He is snacking on a handful of bones.

/holds up a boombox playing "Earned It"

(that's me, not Jon, but you got his vote!)

[insert extremely enthusiastic endorsement HERE]

Jon Snow
Imprisonment

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword: while Jon believes that they should be executed, he will not vote for execution unless he's performing the execution himself.

Player Name Yen.
Character Name Louis de Pointe du Lac.
Links & Reasoning Your residential vampire. He's probably too new, but if anything he's resourceful and has shown he will step up in dire situations when it means the safety of others. He helped with the reuniting of groups out in the mountains after escaping the pit. It was a wild time. Louis would be upfront and say that he hasn't done much to gain trust, but he's highly perceptive and would like to contribute post kidnap. If anything, he's able to keep a cool head when he's in distress, and with it he's formed connections by putting himself aside so others don't harm themselves. Louis is able to form friendly connections beyond their borders. He wasn't sure about Solvunn at first, but he'll say that he wants to help the community with best efforts if he's meant to stay. Back home he'd had to take the role of head of family and sustain a business alongside a community of folks looking for him to provide. He has advocated for those considered less than in society against people in power in his past. Even in later times, he kept at bay an enterprise that was largely unknown and held widespread connections internationally. He may be quiet at times, but he's not afraid to speak up if he has to be vocal with his advocating. ~~He's trying to do better than what he's done~~.

~~look, this community is already small so why not~~

[her bone snacking buddy 😭 ]

Player Name Whit
Character Name Aloy (proxy nomination)
Links & Reasoning This nomination comes from one Himeka, because Aloy sure as hell isn’t going to nominate herself—she seems fairly skeptical of the whole thing, but has also resigned herself to the fact that if, for some reason, people vote for her, she’ll step up. It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, as this isn’t the first time she’s been thrust into a political situation, but

Though she lives out in her weird bushcraft woods fort, Aloy has been known to step up and help Solvunn when needed, most notably during the recent visitation of sea life to the commune. She's also made herself available at mingles to teach archery and survival skills to both Summoned and natives alike.

During the ordeal in the pit, Aloy has proven herself to be a skilled survivalist, hunting and gathering resources, then seeking an exit and searching for other escapees in the aftermath. She's not very personable--but she is responsible, which probably counts for something.

Edited 2023-04-09 16:09 (UTC)

[ Fish friends always win! ]

[ The commune could use some new blood! (Get it?) ]

[ Gonna PROVE this to you, Aloy! ]

Wanda Maximoff
Imprisonment

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