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EVENT #13: FEYWILDS - WRAP-UP
Event #13 - Feywilds (Wrap-Up)
The Masquerade ends with great fanfare. The Fey announce that they are pleased at the attendance and will be in contact soon. Of course, for a long-lived species such as the Fey, it's impossible to determine their version of "soon." You get the sense that they didn't dislike having you there, however.
The Wrap-Up for this event consists of two aspects:
The Wrap-Up for this event consists of two aspects:
◎ Delivering information to the nations in play in-character (voluntary)
◎ A request for players to submit a creature from their character's canon world
Delivering Information
The nations will want to know what your character has learned about the Feywilds. Upon your return, you'll be asked to relay any information you gathered through observation or from speaking to one of the NPCs. Although any details will be accepted, each faction will have a focus. Characters can equally mention anything they think the Fey are hiding if the information is not as forthcoming or available.
Additionally, there is one more nation at play: Nocwich. Due to Nocwich's conflict with the Feywilds, they're also interested in any information the Summoned can provide, but doing so could be a contentious choice where the relationship between the Summoned and the Fey are concerned.
Nocwich's request is polite and entirely voluntary...but comes with the reminder that they would greatly appreciate the assistance in keeping their borders secure after having provided help to the Summoned during the crisis with the Acolytes.
◎ Thorne
Additionally, there is one more nation at play: Nocwich. Due to Nocwich's conflict with the Feywilds, they're also interested in any information the Summoned can provide, but doing so could be a contentious choice where the relationship between the Summoned and the Fey are concerned.
Nocwich's request is polite and entirely voluntary...but comes with the reminder that they would greatly appreciate the assistance in keeping their borders secure after having provided help to the Summoned during the crisis with the Acolytes.
If your character will choose to provide any information, fill out the form here and reply to the corresponding faction comment. You can decide to reply to only your faction, only Nocwich, both, or neither.
◎ Thorne
Thorne will want to know about Seelie Magic and the Fey's thoughts about the Singularity. This can include the types of spells you observed and its prevalence throughout their society, as well as any differences you may be able to convey between Seelie Magic and Academic Magic.◎ Free Cities
The Free Cities will want to know about the Fey's military strength and their wildlife. This can include the creatures you encountered, their preferred weapons or tools, and what defences they have around their territory.◎ Solvunn
Solvunn will want to know about the Faerie religion and their plantlife. This can include the plants you encountered, details regarding their religious ceremonies, and any magic they use related to the Faerie religion that you may have observed.◎ Nocwich
Nocwich will want to know all of the above. They won't specify precisely what they're seeking, but it would be a reasonable assumption to guess that details about the Feywild's strengths and weaknesses would be of greatest value.
Canon Creatures
We'd like you to submit a description of a (relatively harmless) critter or creature that exists in your character's canon world! We can't say yet what this is for, but we can say you'll find out soon. Depending on the number of submissions, we may use all of them or we may narrow down the pool.
Review the stipulations below before submitting your creature:
To submit a creature, fill out the form here. The deadline is July 8th at 11:59 ET.
Review the stipulations below before submitting your creature:
◎ One canon source per player. Please pick a creature from only one canon if you have multiple characters.
◎ The creature in question should be a minor threat at most. It can bite, scratch, or be a nuisance, but shouldn't cause massive disruption or harm. A creature comparable to a sewer rat or an aggressive cat would be fine. It can also be completely harmless if you like! Something adorable and fuzzy would also be acceptable.
◎ The creature should be something that populates your world, but does not have a unique or intelligent personality in the canon, nor can they be capable of developing one. For example, a porg from Star Wars would be acceptable.
◎ The creature should be no larger than horse. We won't be too strict with this, but just try to keep a reasonable size in mind.
◎ If your canon has no other option, then creatures of a robotic nature are acceptable. For canons that have no unusual creatures or no creatures that fit the requirements, you can select a common cryptid or mythical entity.
Questions and Answers
If after reading these you're still unsure about anything, or your question wasn't covered, please feel free to hit up our Questions thread below!
- Do I need to report information to the factions?
- No, this is optional and voluntary. Characters won't be forced to deliver information, but doing so can be used to request influence in the future.
- Can we keep any souvenirs or items from the Feywilds?
- Small trinkets that characters bought can be kept. Plants and wildlife must not leave the Feywilds.
- The creature I have in mind is normally dangerous as an adult. Can I submit a newly hatched or juvenile version of it?
- Yes! As long as the creature doesn't grow rapidly, you can submit a juvenile version instead of its adult form.
- What kind of cryptids or mythical creatures can I choose from? Can they be something from pop culture?
- We recommend choosing something that commonly has existing lore outside of a single piece of media. For example, a kelpie or a jackalope would be fine.
- What about androids or robots?
- We ask that you avoid anything that contains high technological advancement, with the exception of if mechanical creatures are treated as standard critters or monsters in your character's canon and no other options exist. In this case, please try to choose something with limited technological capabilities.
- Do aliens count?
- Yes, alien critters from other planets in your character's canon can be submitted! However, they can't be sentient creatures.
DELIVERING INFORMATION
THORNE
no subject
Character Name: Kyle
Influence Rank: 6
Details: To preserve the appearance of being useful to Thorne he'll report on mostly only observing the use of glamour/illusion magic and portals, and the Singularity seeming to have some religious significance to them.
no subject
Character Name: Istredd
Influence Rank: 4
Details: Much like Kyle, to keep up useful appearances Istredd will tell Thorne that the Fey leaned on glamour and illusion magic and they spoke of the Singularity with reverence and respect and seemed to think it was important to the world.
no subject
Character Name: Sabine
Influence Rank: 0
Details: Following in the footsteps of those she is currently, Sabine will report on the Fey Markets and Visitor Sites where she spent most of her time, what their wares were, how they were with interacting with strangers, how they seemed to perceive the Summoned, how they gathered to watch Summon'd perform magic. She'll talk about the magic they used as well, both there, in the opening parade, and in all things related to the ball.
FREE CITIES
no subject
Character Name: Jonathan Crane
Influence Rank: 2
Details: Crane will note his observations of the military from the welcoming ceremony. But he will remark he is not a soldier and only note the things he personally observes - the level of their technology and mounts that serve as modes of transport. He will also mention the Listening Tree and wonder if the tree is sentient. It's certainly a scientific conundrum!
He will share the concerns outlined in this post. Namely, his impression they were hiding their intentions. Do they wish to return home by fair means or foul? He will not be judgmental of the Fey and attempt to be impartial in his observations, analysing their behaviour from a psychological perspective. Noting suggestive turns of phrase like woefully confined and how they expect violence - neglecting to mention their intentions to defend themselves or how their hopes for the Summoned are different.
no subject
Character Name: Commander Shepard
Influence Rank: 0
Details: Shepard's report will be made in a dry and factual tone, with largely neutral language and almost no color-commentary. She will opine that the Feywilds is militarily focused on magic, and that their weaponry, where she saw use of it, came with a focus on spears and bows for hunting purposes, eschewing anything explosive or loudly combustive particularly. The magic revealed was primarily cosmetic in nature, due to the nature of the event, but consisted of highly detailed illusions. The bathing facilites betrayed, in her opinion, the likelihood of fairly advanced medical capabilities, particularly as coping mechanisms for various poisons produced by the local wilderness, the inhabitants of which she would describe as generally very large and aggressive, with a high incidence of both venom and ambush tactics.
It is her personal recommendation that despite their lack of technological mien the Fey are not a particularly soft target, and that any attempt on their settlements it likely to be met with high attrition rates, and very slow advances. Nor do they seem inclined towards any form of trade, having particularly outlawed all use of non-native currency within their borders. Isolationism is clearly their policy, and whoever it is that cracks that nut first will have an advantage, and for whatever reason they have offered a softer point to the summoned; they may therefore be sharpest wedge available.
SOLVUNN
no subject
Character Name: Nanaue
Influence Rank: 1
Details: "GOOD NOM NOMS. BAD SNAKE."
NOCWICH
no subject
Character Name: Alucard
Influence Rank: 6
Details: Alucard will only offer the fact that while in the Feywilds, he did not observe any of the flora or fauna that occupy Nocwich's lands now.
Re: NOCWICH
Character Name: Kell Maresh
Influence Rank:2
Details:
Kell will describe, to the extent he remembers the details, the various creatures he encountered - and one he hunted - in the Duskwoods, particularly noting that they all were extremely dangerous. He would mention fey archers from the welcoming ceremony, and that they seemed very skilled, but that's as much as he can tell.