EVENT #15: THE NETHER - OOC POST

[abraxasmods]

Event #15 - OOC Plotting

IC event log

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Recently, the Summoned were given an important decision to vote on. All faction Conclaves have voted to negotiate for additional resources on their nation's behalf.

Characters will be invited to stay in the Nether from OCTOBER 16 - OCTOBER 26 to carry out their tasks as determine by the vote. They'll have the opportunity to interact with the Draconae and the dragons, aid the Nether with their ecological devastation and declining population, and ultimately help find a cure for the dragons' sickness caused by the rifts that opened in July and August.

Characters will not be able to go in and out of the Nether. While they can return home early, they will not be able to re-enter once they leave. The factions are concerned a constant flow of traffic could cause what's contaminating the Nether to escape containment.

The Nether

The Nether is a northern island next to Endsmuth. Above ground, the Nether's territory is a frosty tundra. Ancient dragon bones and abandoned settlements can be found scattered across the land, suggesting a time when the surface was habitable. These days, it's devoid of life except for a handful of migratory birds and hardy insects.

Due to the disappearance of the dragons leading to a loss in food source and extreme temperatures on the surface, the Draconae have been driven underground. The volcanic activity often causes the earth to rumble.

Read more about the Nether here.

Arrival and Stay

The factions will set up a portal that allows the Summoned to enter the Nether's territory and will give each of them the same portal stone they received during the Feywilds trip. The stone is one-time use and will let them return to their residing faction when ready.

Characters will be welcomed to the Nether with minimal fanfare. The most challenging part of entering the volcanic city - called the Obsidian Heart - is the precariously spiraling walkway. The Draconae will assure their guests that it's perfectly safe, though any who are especially nervous can be carried down by another Summoned or a helpful Draconum warrior.

Accommodations

Guests will stay in the Hieran Wing of the Citadel. Along with its many simple but cozy rooms, the wing consists of a library which contains only fiction, a dining area with firepits for grilling, and blue magma pools for bathing that contain unusual company. For meals, the Draconae will only provide ingredients. By default, the Summoned are expected to cook for themselves and are encouraged to hunt or fish. Characters who enjoy the culinary arts can cook for their friends, of course!

Each room accommodates 2-4 occupants. The Summoned will need to seek roommates. Rooms are not assigned. Characters are welcome to move around as they like. There are no locks for the rooms, and many have curtains in place of a door. The Draconae are fierce fighters from a young age and believe in an eye for an eye, meaning genuine altercations can cost life and limb. As a result, serious crimes are practically nonexistent in the Nether. Most have a mutual understanding with each other not to go there.

Dragon Hatchlings

Overwhelmed by mounting troubles, the Draconae could use a hand taking care of their wily hatchlings who live in Dragon's Glass. Young dragons are prone to getting into trouble and are incredibly intelligent. They appear to understand spoken language and enjoy a good story or song. Characters can feed, bathe, and put the dragons to sleep. Their nests may also need to be fluffed or repaired. They can also be taken on "walks," though they should be returned within a few hours to rest.

A few days into the event, one baby dragon will escape. Naturally curious, it'll get up to all sorts of mischief including stealing shiny trinkets or snatching food. In particular, it'll disrupt grilling competitions held frequently in the evenings and cause an unusual (but harmless!) effect to those who come near. The Draconae need your help to catch the hatchling and return it to its home in Dragon's Glass.

To see if your character can catch the dragon, submit for a roll HERE. Submissions will close October 18 at 11:59 ET. Results will be posted on October 19 so players can account for their success or failure.

Submissions are open to one per player. If you have multiple characters, please choose one to submit for.

Grill Masters

While casual activities such as lava fishing and shopping are available, there is one key activity among the Draconae that draw large enthusiastic crowds: magma grilling.

Considered an art form for their people, competitions are frequent and intense. Arguments can explode over a difference of opinion in sauces, spices, or side dishes. Unlike their other secrets, the Draconae are willing to share their knowledge on barbecuing, primarily because the ingredients and techniques are impossible to achieve outside of the Nether.

Characters will be invited to watch, eat, and compete, either against the natives or against another Summoned. Participating in multiple competitions is possible since challenges are informal and occur often. Small prizes are available!

We will not be moderating this, so players may determine the outcome amongst themselves.

The Cure

Curing the dragons consists of two aspects: negotiating for additional resources from each faction and visiting the perilous Ashlands to retrieve ingredients that the Draconae can't on their own. Characters part of the negotiations can also visit the Ashlands, as the meeting won't take up more than a day.

Negotiations and Meetings (Rank 5+)

Delegates have been voted on. Characters not selected as delegates have the option of meeting with one of the two other NPCs for a brief conversation.

Presenting Terms

Characters selected to represent their factions at the table are as follows:

◎ THORNE: Kyle, Rhy Maresh
◎ FREE CITIES: Claude von Riegan, Nadine Cross
◎ SOLVUNN: Himeka Sui, Wanda Maximoff

A section for the meeting will be provided on the IC Event Log. Players can tag in with their character under the correct faction heading. Meetings will be held with both characters in their particular faction. In other words, Thorne's pair of delegates will arrive together to meet their assigned NPC in a 3-person thread and so forth. They will not be individually meeting with the NPC.

All three faction Conclave meetings will take place concurrently on the second day of arrival. Delegates from opposing factions will not get the chance to talk to each other about their outcomes until the negotiations are completed.

The Draconae are desperate to save their dragons, but are also a sharp and highly independent people. They may reject those who ask for too much in an attempt to take advantage of the Nether's weakened state. However, delegates who operate with the Draconae's interests in mind will have their gratitude.

OOC THREAD PLANNING

You must SUBMIT key points in the negotiation thread before the thread begins. This is to help keep things running smoothly! Players will know what terms are going to be accepted or rejected beforehand.

If you're assigned as a delegate with another player, discuss with each other the following:

• Choose at least one demand from the factions that is non-negotiable. We've presented two options you can choose from in the corresponding faction comment below. Delegates can try to negotiate for both or they can attempt to push one over the other for strategic purposes. Negotiating for both will be more difficult.


• Decide the terms (resources and assistance) you will offer the Nether on your faction's behalf. 2-3 bullet points is sufficient! In addition to healing efforts, other key resources that characters can try to secure for the Nether include enchantments, wards, portal ability, vegetation, grains, and water.

Please reply in a timely manner since threads will not begin until terms are approved. We suggest being no later than October 17.

Meeting the Draconae

Any Rank 5+ character can meet one of two NPCs available, provided they were not selected as a delegate instead. Unlike the selection process for the negotiation table, Rank 5+ in this instance can be for positive or negative actions. As long as the character holds sufficient rank, a meeting will be granted.

Characters who meet an NPC outside of the negotiation table will have the benefit of talking more freely and asking questions beyond political terms. The NPCs won't have much time, though they're happy to engage.

There is no character restriction per player for this section. As long as your character was not selected for a delegate and are Rank 5+, they may all talk to one of the two NPC options.

Aiding the Dragons

The Ashlands consist of areas in the Nether that succumbed to ruin after the death of the dragon which sustained it. Survivors of these territories have long fled. Here, the Summoned will find that their presence temporarily restores patches around them - thus allowing, for the first time in decades, the gathering of ingredients once thought lost forever.

Characters who are especially connected to the Singularity or the Horizon will find their restorative aura to be slightly larger and persist for one or two minutes instead of fading behind them immediately. Along with faction resources and magical or medical knowledge, characters can create a restorative elixir for the dragons and the eggs.

While protective enchantments will be given, the Summoned will soon discover it isn't required. Since the immediate area around them is automatically restored, they'll have natural protection against extreme temperatures or unbreathable air. How your character discovers this is up to you. Word could spread, or their enchantments might suffer a failure that's not as catastrophic as they feared.

Areas to Restore

Characters will have 3 areas to restore and explore. Each area contains a unique environment and an ingredient they must gather. More details will be provided on the IC Event Log, but we've summarized the areas below for plotting purposes.

◎ Cinder's Core is a desiccated jungle made of dead tree husks and fossilized bones that form a jagged floor. This area will require characters to navigate obstacles to reach twisted heights and avoid the organic traps that spring to life when the area around each Summoned restores itself.

◎ Featherhive is a land filled with a poisonous overgrowth that continuously threatens to consume the rest of the Nether. While the poison won't affect characters, the area contains shadow birds that will echo a person's memories, acting them out and parroting lines like a bizarre, incomplete puppet show. Memories can be superficial or much deeper. The birds can say as little as one line from the memory repetitively or demonstrate a longer exchange.

◎ Aetherie is a sealed village consigned to oblivion after its dragon passed away and a noxious gas swept through. Since the bodies couldn't be retrieved, the dead were left behind...and may not be as dead as one might think. Characters will confront what lurks inside and may even be able to help the Draconae find closure. Please note Aetherie will only be open for one IC day near the end of the event. OOC, players may engage with it any point.

Creating the Elixir

Characters whose strengths lie in research and experimentation will have an equally important role. They'll be granted entry into Dragon's Glass, where they can work alongside The Flame and her apprentices to create not only the final healing elixir but any interim potions that can soothe the dragons or slow the illness's spread.

The Draconae have an alchemy lab that contains basic alchemy books for anyone unfamiliar with the process or if they need a quick reference. Experimenting can result in unintended consequences such as mild hallucinations, moderate ill effects, or small combustion fires.

Multiple batches of ingredients will be required before the correct combination and measurements can be achieved, so every trip into the Ashlands is valuable. Characters are encouraged to visit multiple areas as long as they're willing and capable.

Notes & Details

Setting Information

In addition to the OOC Plotting Post and the IC Event Log, important details for the Nether can be found on the following pages:

◎ Setting
◎ NPCs
◎ Bestiary

Event Schedule

To allow room for players to get things started, the event post will be going up a little before the actual in-game date the event occurs.

The IN-GAME EVENT will ICly take place October 16 - October 26
The EVENT POST will go up October 15 for players to participate in.
The WRAP-UP POST will go up October 31 for players to view.

Plotting Form

You can use the plotting form below to make plans.

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>Faction:</b> <b>Influence Rank:</b> <b>Vote:</b> (Which way did your character vote, if at all? Did they have any strong feelings or arguments about the situation?) <b>Healing Efforts:</b> (What will your character be doing to contribute to the healing efforts? This includes being part of the negotiations, contributing knowledge, using healing magic or potions, and gathering vital ingredients) <b>Activities:</b> (Will your character participate in any of the other activities? Do they want a partner or roommate?) <b>General plans:</b> (Anything else!)

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!

Are weapons allowed in the Nether?

Yes, personal weapons are allowed! The Draconae do not have active restrictions since many are openly armed themselves, but for the purposes of the event, please be reasonable about the amount of weapons and type of weapons your character brings. A sword and a pair of daggers are acceptable. An entire armory is not.

What about all the heat and fire?

The Obsidian Heart is hot but not more than a summer's day. While submerging yourself in the lakes of magma is ill-advised, flames and small pools of lava won't burn you (although it will burn organic materials and dead organisms). One can reach into a fire with a bare hand and emerge with little more than some reddened skin. This is likely due to the dragons' magic and is what allows the Draconae to continue to inhabit the Nether.

What if my character falls in the lava?

They won't burn up right away, but they'll receive the equivalent of 2nd degree burns if they're lucky enough to be pulled out immediately. Any longer will result in death. Try not to fall in!

Can the negotiations result in failure?

Our goal is to have each set of delegates be successful. This will be the angle we approach all OOC submissions, so we will make sure the terms given are approved ahead of the IC thread, and ask for revisions if required. However, if you decide you want your delegates to actively fail, please let us know and we can work out the conditions in which that occurs. Note that this will result in consequences for the delegates, the Draconae, and possibly the faction itself.

Will characters be aware of the dragons' role in the Nether?

Somewhat! The Draconae don't speak of it openly, but they'll discuss it if asked and eligible characters can also have more in-depth conversations with the NPCs. Generally, they'll learn that deaths of many dragons resulted in much of the devastation around the Nether and resulted in some loss of life. The dragons' magic is known for keeping harmful and toxic effects at bay like extreme heat and poisonous gasses. The Draconae fear that should the remaining dragons die, nothing will be left to prevent this unknown sickness from spreading to their population.

My character isn't a fighter! Could they have something to make them feel safer?

The Draconae are protective of their guests, and anyone with ill intent wouldn't want to tangle with others who would stop them. However, if characters require more assurance, they'll provide a guard for anyone who asks.

Will we need to coordinate research efforts for making the elixir?

There will be a section where players can comment with discoveries their character has made, but there's no need to worry too much about continuity. As long as your character participated, they'll have made a notable contribution to the overall cure.

My character has a personal set of potions, healing ingredients, and equipment. Can they bring this to help?

Yes, of course! If characters own personal equipment and ingredients, they can bring those items to the Nether. They cannot bring resources that belong to the factions.

How many baby dragons are there?

There are five hatchlings and three eggs. Each hatchling has a name and unique ability. We'll reveal this on the IC Event Log.

What determines the strength of a character's connection to the Horizon or the Singularity?

The more a character engages with the Horizon, and the longer they've been doing so, the stronger their connection will be. Interactions include making regular changes to a domain, creating or keeping sustained life such as animals or pets, and having a domain that's inhabited by other Summoned or receives regular visitors. Using Abraxan magic such as learning new spells or making use of their Horizon/Event gains would also contribute to this strengthening.

Generally speaking, most characters who interact with the setting to some degree and have been in the game for a few months will discover an increase in strength. Very new characters may even discover their aura strengthening if they begin to use more magic or enter the Horizon a few times during the event itself. We'll leave this up to players to determine at their discretion!

Comments

Questions

[abraxasmods]

[theidlemaiden]

Hi mods! Couple of questions re: the crafting and metalwork.

- Would someone with metalworking and blacksmithing be able to notice anything notable about the items (ie. are they enchanted somehow, are they just really well crafted, do they use materials that aren't common outside of the Nether) that they would be able to tell from observation alone? Alternatively, how much information could someone get if they were in conversation with a merchant?
- Understandably they're guarded about their methods but are there guides/books available that someone would be able to read or pick up about them (Draconae Crafting for Dummies if you will)? Or a children's class they could attend?

TERMS SUBMISSION (DELEGATES)

[abraxasmods]

Negotiation threads will not start until submissions are approved so please be timely with your reply. We suggest no later than October 17th.

Don't feel as though you need to present a thorough write-up. 1-3 bullet points is sufficient. Additionally, choose at least one of the two options available that your delegate team will push for on their faction's behalf. The factions will not proceed to assist the Nether unless one of these terms is met.

◎ Thorne: A valuable but potentially dangerous lost Thornean artifact, possibly connected to the Singularity and/or reinforcements and blueprints to enhance naval warships in Borrel

◎ Free Cities: Highly valued blacksmithing secrets and/or access to a fertile moisture-retaining volcanic soil that may be key to sustaining the Free Cities during droughts or sieges

◎ Solvunn: Access to a long-lost shrine believed to belong to an ancient draconic Old God and/or a resource of highly durable volcanic stone resistant to flames and quakes

SUBJECT LINE: Faction Name <b>Faction demand:</b> (Which of the two items will your team choose to negotiate for?) <b>Terms:</b> (Resources and assistance you will try to secure for the Nether in return) <b>Approach:</b> (Will the delegate team be aggressive on their faction's behalf or are they more interested in helping the Nether remain stable?) <b>Notes:</b> (Anything else you want us to know or questions you may have)

• SOLVUNN •

[carmesi]

Faction demand: access to a long-lost shrine believed to belong to an ancient draconic old god, of course.
Terms:

• monthly shipments of grains and water for six months to get them going while their land gets back on its feet. they're willing to negotiate the time frame and amount;
• wards created through high magic to strengthen the health of the dragons as well as offering restorative properties to the land;
• to have the mages give over some items to consecrate the land after it's healed by the summoned.

Approach: they are super interested in helping the nether remain stable.
Notes: himeka and wanda will have brought a bit of their own homemade food as a gift and gesture of goodwill.

ESCAPED HATCHLING

[abraxasmods]

One character will succeed in catching the hatchling. Players can submit one character of their choosing using the template below for a chance to catch it, which will earn them goodwill and a small reward.

The deadline is October 18 at 11:59 ET. We will roll for and announce the winner October 19.

Player Name, <b>Character Name</b>

[divinityfrompain]

Dee, Julia Wicker

Dee's Peeps

[magicalarchaeologist]

Istredd | Thorne

[magicalarchaeologist]

Character Name: Istredd
Faction: Thorne
Influence Rank: 5

Vote: He voted to try and get supplies/help the dragons. He actually felt quite strongly about this as he believed the potential extinction of a species was too high a risk. That being said, he respected other people's POVs and didn't try to persuade them. People would have heard him say this though. As a member of the conclave, he was one of the people who told the others!

Healing Efforts: While Istredd is not as good an alchemist as Yennefer, he did learn healing magic and potions and he probably will be assisting in getting the ingredients safely back and possibly some help research side as well! This is something he does know how to do.

Activities: He will be meeting one of the NPCs as a not-delegate! He'll be rooming with Lucifer like usual. I think most of his attention will be helping with the cure so he won't be chilling out exploring like he usually would.

General plans: For now I'll probably be tagging out but let me know if you have ideas for closed starters.

Istredd has a VERY STRONG Horizon connection. Since he's often in there with his domain, seeing the Singularity, or using Abraxan magic, so he has a high chance of restoration.

Rak's Pair of Teens (Abby and Bay)

[everybodysterrible]

Abby Littman | The Lovers

[everybodysterrible]

Character Name: Abby Littman
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 3

Vote: Nay.

Explanation

Between her distrust of all adults, adults in government, and lack of information on what actually is ailing the Dragons she's not willing to ensnare herself to the Cities more than she needs to in order to- like, have food and clothing.

Tack onto that if the Dragons aren't dying off from some misadventure or malevolent interaction, it might just be time they went the way of the Dinosaur.

Healing Efforts: Abby will gather ingredients, her skillset leans toward movement and it lets her explore the area.

Activities/General Plans:

Abby will absolutely wish to explore the areas available, see things, climb things, generally get into some level of trouble. Try to make good use of her magic and gains to just fuck around and find out. But in specific:
- Cinder's Core - Please let Abby get her Indiana Jones on.
- Featherhive - Enjoy normal teenage trauma related to bullying and divorce trauma, for people that either want Abby's trust (when they reassure her) or her absolute hatred (if they don't tread carefully).
- Food - Abby can't cook at all, but she will absolutely eat food and will mooch off anyone who wants to be pestered by a kid who does not know how to take care of herself.
- Roommates - Abby will probably swap around between people she trusts, but if you want to try and build trust with her she won't take up much room.

Abby's not really into the event's active plot, so she'll just be around to be a pest. Say hi!

ammay's two

[durge]

haelva lueltar (dark urge) | solvunn

[durge]

Character Name: Haelva Lueltar
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: Yea; no strong feelings about the factions but they should help when they can.

Healing Efforts: Haelva has some healing/medicinal herb experience and will happily put some of her effort towards that, though most of her focus will be on exploring and gathering rather than working directly with the alchemists. And whatever the hell is going on in the last area, she's absolutely interested in that.

Activities:
- Rooming with Astarion; she'll be feeling woozy for some of the days since she's going to be offering him her blood.
- Visiting all three locations; she's going to be especially interested in Aetherie.
- I'm absolutely up for people hearing conversations of her past from the shadow birds, if insights into the insane world of dungeon and dragons is of interest to anyone. And also for the nonsense that's her life.

General plans: Nothing solid, I'll probably be top leveling w/her! As always, please look at her warnings just in case there's something there that you'd rather not deal with!

Jonathan Crane | Magician | Free Cities

[restingstitchface]

Character Name: Jonathan Crane
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 3

Vote: Did not cast his vote. He knows little of the situation and is reluctant to interfere. People who question him about the vote will learn he is politically neutral: an observer not seeking to influence one side or the other.

Healing Efforts: Crane is a medical expert: a doctor who dedicates time to research and experimentation. He directed pioneering studies on drug research and developed his own compounds. His studies in this world involve chemistry and alchemy - meaning he is in a good position to offer direction and guidance.

Activities/Plans:

☛ roommates: Crane is bunking with Nanaue! Their room will house books and research on helping the dragons. This man is a nerd so every inch of space will be nothing but books. He also lacks kitchen skills. Please cook him food so he has something better to eat than cereal and milk.

☛ hatchlings: Who cares to hear him telling spooky stories? Or learn how his research into a cure is progressing? Will anyone catch that hatchling who stole his lunch?

☛ errands: Crane will provide a list of ingredients and assist the search. Birds in Featherhive will taunt him by calling him scarecrow and other insulting names. Aetherie will arouse his curiosity for any number of suspicious reasons.

☛ delegates: Crane wants to bring a number of ingredients home and needs delegates willing to petition on his behalf. Success will earn his gratitude and friendship.

☛ experiments: Does anyone want to experience mild hallucinations, ill reactions or spontaneously combust? Don’t worry, it’s for a good cause.

[beautifullies]

I'm not tossing up a TL for the event, but I think it would be fun to overhear Featherhive stuff 👀

jay's creatures

[ancunin]

[ancunin]

Character Name: Astarion
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: big fat 0

Vote: He voted Yea, because why not get dragons on your side ig (he doesn't care either way he just doesn't want to be set on fire or eaten ty)

Healing Efforts: Unless someone insists he comes along to help, he has nothing of value to add here and would rather not risk his neck any more than he has to. He's better at making poisons than curing them womp womp.

Activities:

☼ He will be roomates with Haelva
☼ He can help babysit babies
☼ I am interested in people dragging in out to all three areas, specifically the Aetherie for the dead and the Featherhive for the trauma.
☼ He will be forced to go out into the bad places to feed (because he can't just drain poor Haelva), unless anyone else wants to offer up a neck/wrist. JK, sounds like dragon people are down with vampires

General plans: HE'S VERY NEW and very disconnected from all of this right now, he's not entirely disinterested in the goings on because he prefers to stay informed, so however I can throw him at people lmk!

adrienne peters ★ free cities

[pathologise]

Character Name: adrienne peters
Faction: free cities
Influence Rank: zero

Vote: she voted yay but was very confused in her vote (newness, dragons??? and not really knowing the situation)

Healing Efforts: adrienne will 1000% be offering her medical knowledge and skills in the healing. there might not be magic but she knows how to throw a stitch and triage! she can also be out helping to gather ingredients either with a buddy or with pictures of help!

Activities: bring me roommates! bring me cooking things! adrienne can cook but her enjoyment of it is minimal, though since she can't hunt or fish bring her food and she'll figure something out. someone should absolutely try and introduce her to the dragon hatchlings because nothing could go wrong there.

General plans: i might add some general prompts into her intro log (ingredient fetching and kitchen shenanigans?) but happy to plot something else for closed starters/to tag into another log!

[heavymetals]

I know they've only had one thread so far but I'll offer Erik as roommate if you want! he's really very quiet and keeps to himself, but he's not completely unsociable. It could be an opportunity to further CR if you're interested!

freya's two idiots

[aquaveiled]

Himeka Sui | Solvunn

[aquaveiled]

Character Name: Himeka Sui
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: 6

Vote: She voted YEA though it was a tough decision. Ultimately she didn't want to risk something happening to the dragons and vows to mitigate any potential untoward negative effects on them if Solvunn goes that direction. She feels very connected to dragons from her canon, so that carries over to Abraxas as well. Her concern is their well-being, regardless of faction involvement.

Healing Efforts:

✿ As a Solvunn Delegate, she'll be involved in negotiations! So if you have a Solvunn character and have any specific requests or offerings, please let me know.

✿ Himeka is a magical healer by nature and trade, and in particular is involved with healing/restoring balance to the land! So she'll help with that however she can. Also any direct help she can provide to the dragons to ease any existing discomfort would be important to her as well.

✿ Cinder's Core is probably the main area outside of the dragon place she'd be interested in going to help if someone would like to team up for that.

Activities:

✿ Looking for roommates, especially cross-faction since that doesn't happen often.

✿ She is 200% interested in the grilling and fishing. Cooking and fishing are like her #1 and #2 hobbies.

✿ DRAGONSITTING and EGGSITTING. If you haven't visited her Horizon yet, there are baby dragons everywhere that you can play with and she loves them to pieces. Here will be no different, I'm certain.

✿ I won't have her go after the escaped hatchling since she's a delegate and has that plot point, but she'd be happy to help chase in a background sense for threading!

✿ Just bonding with other dragon enthusiasts because this is like FINALLY. She knew there were dragons here. She knew it.

General plans: I do plan on doing a top-level for this event with open prompts, but I'm happy to do closed starters as well.

Geralt of Rivia | The Witcher | Free Cities

[gynvael]

Character Name: Geralt of Rivia
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 5

Vote: Geralt voted no to faction involvement. He's bluntly mistrustful of people in power and he'll make his opinion known if it comes up. HOWEVER. He's very into saving the dragons. Dragons are also going extinct in his canon and he helped save a dragon egg once. He just thinks it's more dangerous for the Nether long term if they're hooked into a desperate deal with the factions.

On top of that, the potential extinction of a species is a deeply personal subject to him given Witchers were nearly eradicated and are dying out back home. He doesn't talk about this very freely, but if the conditions line up it would probably come out, and I'm interested in that! Especially if your character has a similar experience.

Healing Efforts: Geralt's not a healer, though he does have solid alchemy knowledge. It's just more specific to Witcher physiology. He is good at gathering and exploring. He goes in and out of the Horizon, but doesn't much use this world's magic, so his restoration aura is probably...average. Nothing special.

— ◈ Bird memory share. Once Geralt realizes what's going on, he'll be hesitant to enter that area again unless he's with someone he trusts, but I really want to at least get him a couple of memory shares with new(er) CR. Happy to have him on either end (receiving or giving). Also open to memory shares with long-time CR for anything deeper we want to explore.

— ◈ Escorting or rescuing in any of the other areas, or if you just want to partner up. Open to shenanigans, too.

— ◈ He'll be talking to one of the NPCs for once, so he might learn something he could share depending on the topic.

Activities: Hunting for sure! Maybe some fishing. He's not bad at grilling so if you just want some basic meat on a stick for dinner or a stew, he can make that for you. I'd like him to babysit at least one baby dragon! He will not volunteer for this, but he might get handed one against his will. I'm also obligated to toss him into the magma baths.

General plans: I'm mostly just here to get Geralt meeting new people and deepening any CR he already has! He's got his set of people he'll room with so no roommates needed, but feel free to accidentally crash in his space or find him somewhere unexpected since he'll end up rotating around wherever Ciri, Julie, Nadine, and Jaskier can be found. Happy to write ppl closed starters!

[pathologise]

would you like some exploring and gathering with a side of saving her ass from misstepping on the wrong thing?

Eddie Munson | Stranger Things | Solvunn

[satanicpanics]

Character Name: Eddie Munson
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: 2

Vote: He voted against negotiations, not due to any strong feelings (in fact there are no real thoughts in his head, only dragons), but mainly because he just not very confident in the politics of Abraxas and doesn’t want to invite more problems. Especially being in Solvunn which has been the problem child as of late…

Healing Efforts: He’s not particularly politically savvy, so he’ll stay out of negotiations. He isn’t a healer either, but he’ll be happy to help gather ingredients.

Activities:

-Eddie is like, obsessed with dragons. OBSESSED. So yes, he’ll babysit the hatchlings, you don’t have to ask him twice.
-I would love to send him to Featherhive because I love shit like that. You know, for the trauma and the hilarity. Maybe Aethrie as well, just because he’s trying to be braver and shit.
-He’s also just going to be all over that library. Only fiction? Perfect.
-He’s not much of a cook (or a hunter) but I’m sure he’ll go full wizard and create some interesting concoctions when he has access to a kitchen and ingredients. Maybe he’ll actually fish once, just to say he did. His uncle 100% took him on fishing trips when he was a kid. He may as well make use of whatever knowledge he still remembers.

General plans: New CR and deepening existing CR?

[familysucks]

It's been too long since I bugged Eddie. Please ramble obsessively about dragons while Michael grabs him by the collar and tugs him aside so he doesn't fall into random magma pools.

diana prince | dceu | the empress | free cities

[monomachy]

Character Name: Diana Prince
Faction: The Free Cities
Influence Rank: 4

Vote: Diana voted yea. She doesn't particularly agree with the politics in the Free Cities, but she knows that the faction has a lot of resources to offer that might help those in the Nether, which is ultimately what matters more to her.

Healing Efforts: Since Diana isn't involved in negotiations and has little skill in the healing arts, she will be gathering resources! She's been in Abraxas for over a year, and regularly visits the Horizon, so she has a pretty strong connection to it. She'll be out helping gather everything she can as often as she can.

Activities:
↠ She'll need a roommate or two! Diana sometimes keeps weird hours, but she'll do her best to not startle anyone with her comings and goings. Also she can hunt and fish as much as needed, as long as someone else can do the cooking. Please keep her from starving.
↠ Diana will be caring for baby dragons as well. She'll fix up nests, feed and bathe them, and harness the full force of her horse girl energy to play with them and keep them entertained.
↠ Though she doesn't have much skill in cooking, Diana will definitely be at the grilling competition to taste test anything and everything!
↠ She'll spend a lot of time helping gather ingredients for the cure. She will visit all three locations. Memshare/significant words options to come, let me know if there's anything you want to do!
↠ Listen, these people are huge and strong and like to eat and drink and fight. These are her people.
↠ Feel free to pm me or add me on plurk at watchet!

Urianger Augurelt ✨ Death ✨ Thorne

[soothsighs]

Character Name: Urianger Augurelt
Faction: Thorne
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: I completely forgot to put Urianger's vote in because I'm The Worst™ however Urianger will be feelings strongly about helping and healing the dragons! This is in part because of his experience in Ultima Thule and witnessing the memories of the (near) extinction of the dragons; this whole situation hits him right in his heart, and he'll be wanting to do everything he can to prevent it from happening again.

Healing Efforts: Urianger will of course be using healing magic where possible for the sick dragons, and helping in Dragon Glass's alongside The Flame if he can, however I'm also very interested in putting him together with someone / a group to retrieve healing ingredients for the dragons too! His current skillset lends itself more to support than active leadership; he'd be a great healer to have along for the journey for any punchy types interested in making the trip.

Activities:

✨ Definitely looking for roommate/s — if you're interested in sharing with goth tarot mom, hit me up!
✨ TENDING TO BABY DRAGONS. HELP. HEEEELP. URIANGER WAS MADE FOR THIS. Of the Scions he's canonically the best at engaging with, understanding, and caring for mischievous non-human critters, and he has a lot of parental instincts that have been without an outlet since he arrived in Abraxas. Please dragon-sit with him and witness him achieve peak mom
✨ Very interested in Featherhive shenanigans with memory echoes and the like, either exposing his own shameful laundry or witnessing someone elses 8)
✨ Urianger isn't ... the best cook, so he'll either be in a state of constant grazing or needing a little help throwing something together that isn't just toast, again, for the fourth time in a row

General plans: Looking to build on current CR as well as dip into some new relationships! Let's gooooo \o/

[theidlemaiden]

baby dragon sitting, mom?

claude von riegan | free cities | the wheel of fortune

[godshattering]

Character Name: Claude von Riegan
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 5

Vote: Nay - but not without reservations considering he does want to help as much as possible. However, asking the Free Cities for their assistance and not knowing what else might be attached to that promise was enough to make him wary of accepting it without more details first for what it'd mean for anyone involved. He'll gladly tell anyone this if they ask why he voted the way he did and also be quick to add that he intends on aiding however he can.

Healing Efforts: Claude will be serving as one of the Free Cities delegates so he'll be busy with that at some point! Beyond that, he has some (limited) knowledge in creating healing potions he can offer though would happily serve as someone's research partner as support, as well as going out to collect the ingredients needed to bring back to those who need them. He has some healing magic he can provide both for the dragons and any Summoned with minor injuries throughout, and is also in the Horizon regularly so probably has a pretty decent aura.

Activities: He's probably spoken for on the roommate situation, but beyond that as some general things:
- Hanging out with the hatchlings at any point they're allowed to, as he will gladly take them on walks, telling them elaborate stories which may or may not be made up entirely as he goes, putting them to sleep, and so on. He can also help someone try to catch the baby who escapes!
- Magma grilling! He won't compete but he WILL be very glad to eat everything made by anyone. Do you need someone to cheer you on while also testing everything you make with possibly too many opinions? He's there to help. Alternatively, he can attempt to cook something for someone else with... varied results. If someone who actually knows what they're doing wants to offer a cooking lesson, he'd take them up on that. On a related note, he can also help hunt or fish for supplies by partnering up to get their own or to bring them back for someone else.
- When it comes to other aid plans, all three areas are of interest to me for different reasons. I'm up for the danger of the obstacles in Cinder's Core, exposing some of his memories in the Featherhive (or having him hear someone else's, or both), and for whatever is going on in the Aetherie's sealed village.

General plans: It's safe to assume Claude will be anywhere and everywhere as usual looking to research, assist, or whatever else beyond what's mentioned here. I'm not great at writing up plotting comments, but I'm very excited for this event for things with both current and new CR!! I plan on top leveling with OTAs and I'm always happy to write closed starters, so if we want to plan to do something but wait until the log is up, count me in!

[demoexpert]

Wanna be Wylan’s research partner? He’s gonna need someone to read him some books…>.>

hilda goneril | free cities | the lovers

[theidlemaiden]

Character Name: Hilda Goneril
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 4

Vote: Hilda voted NAY. She's a little nervous around dragons right now due to her near-death experience with one, but that doesn't mean she wants to see the dragons die. She's pro saving them - she just doesn't think it's a good idea for the factions to get their hands (potentially) on a really powerful creature that could potentially be tamed.

Healing Efforts:

— Gathering: Hilda is available for all your gathering needs in any of the areas! And by that she will accompany people and probably has no intention of actually doing much work. She's relatively awful at navigating so getting turned around somewhere might have the potential for hilarity.
— Bird memory share: This would be fun to share with either new CR or existing! Hilda is a pretty open book on a surface level but I'd love to deepen CR or have it kickstart newer CR.

Activities: Hilda will likely be rooming with Claude and Sylvain but they'll have room for a fourth if someone wants to join them! She'll be interested in metalworking (and by extension some blacksmithing), so she'll be spending time around the shops and the Foundry. It's also guaranteed that she will be mooching off people cooking. I'd love if she could help babysit a baby dragon because she's got experience with baby wyverns. Just assume that she'd be happy to tag along to someone's adventures for varied results.

General plans: I am on hiatus until the end of the month so I might be a little bit slower than usual over the next couple of weeks. I'd still love for Hilda to meet new CR and deepen existing ones. But if anyone needs a little chaos instigator, Hilda can be your gal!

[gynvael]

raises hand for hilarity of hilda getting lost, since geralt is pretty solid at navigating and could probably help her out. they can talk abt dragons and claude at the same time?

Lina | Finn | Free Cities

[hatejakku]

Character Name: Finn
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: Finn voted YEA. He figured that the Draconae could use the resources and the chance to build positive relations with the other nations. At the same time, he also figured they could decide for themselves what information they felt comfortable sharing. He thinks the factions would have gotten their intel one way or another, regardless.

Healing Efforts: Finn will be out trying to provide ingredients for these cures. While he has some healing abilities, he doesn't think they're good enough for this scale of things, so he'll be exploring around the Nether for the most part and bringing back anything he can find.

Activities: He'll be hunting/fishing to help bring in food for the summoned and the locals alike, just so it's one less little thing for their hosts to worry about. He'll also come across the hatchlings eventually, so that'll be super cute. He probably won't spend a lot of time in his room, so he isn't too bothered about the roommates situation. (I'm excited, though.)

General plans: He's going to all of the areas!

Cinder's Core will be a very general place, but he'll likely be there the most since it's much chiller than the others.

Featherhive is going to have birds following him around and squawking his old designation (FN-2187) everywhere he goes and maybe some other fun memories. If you see him kick a bird, no you didn't.

Aetherie is going to be a bit of an awakening for him with his Force abilities. Maybe he'll be able to help the dead find a little closure or something.

As usual, I'm up for almost anything. ♥

[monomachy]

i would definitely like to get these two back together! maybe something to do with both having underlying powers that they did not ask for/know about for a long time? i am down for anything!

Michael | Solvunn

[familysucks]

Character Name: Michael
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: Michael voted yea, though not because he trusts Solvunn's Council/Elders and not because he particularly likes dragons (he's ambivalent on the creatures; please feel free to chat his ear off about how cool they are). He thought it was strategically unwise to leave Solvunn in the dark if the other two factions voted yes.

Healing Efforts:
— Most of Michael's time will be spent gathering ingredients. If you're small, delicate, or just plain reckless, he is available to play bodyguard for you.
— I'd love to get some play in with the memory echo birds! Whether that's listening to other characters' pasts or yours getting a listen in on his.
— He's not wild about childcare duty but he is great at building nests, so he'll spend some time putting a hatchling or two down for naptime.

Activities:
— Michael needs a roommate or two. He does not sleep but I promise he'll be quiet while your character does! Alternatively, if you're paranoid about that curtain or door that can't be locked, he'll stay up and keep an eye on it.
— May engage in a limited bit of hunting or fishing, just to see what lives in the Nether.
— He will cook for others upon request, but he has no sense of taste. The rng will decide if whatever results is edible.

General plans: Would love to use this as an opportunity to make or meet cross-faction CR! Wanna do something not listed here? Hit me with it, I'm open.

[divinityfrompain]

I'd love to get Julia to meet Michael/get a thread with you! He can play bodyguard if that comes up?

Kelson Haldane |Thorne | The Tower

[kingforboth]

Character Name: Kelson Haldane
Faction: Thorne
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: Nay.

Kelson doesn't trust Thorne and isn't currently willing to play nice. He thinks everything going on right now is a dumpster fire and is worried all this is going to add to the combustion.
He also is disturbed by whatever is affecting the dragons and isn't completely reassured that it's only infecting them. He also doesn't think the risk of saving a species with as small a population as the dragons have is worth the risk.

Healing Efforts: Kelson is not thrilled about this, but can be talked into restoring and exploring. He's got experience with research too and can again be talked into helping, albeit unwillingly.

Activities:
--Kelson can try and hunt and make food? He will absolutely refuse to eat fish though. Bad experience! Anyone want to feed him?

--Definitely Featherhive! Bring on the CR and traumatic memories! Can be talked into others too!

--Also Kelson would love a roommate.

General plans: I'll probably top level Kelson and tag him around! Feel free to poke me for plotting.

[familysucks]

Putting my hand up and requesting to listen in on some of those traumatic memories, please. Just dump all of your issues on the archangel, Kelson.

[thedreamer]

Character Name: The Doctor
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 0

Vote:
The Doctor voted YEA. He's still new here and learning about this world, thus cautious in trying to observe and not jump into interfering too much yet, but he also can't resist a summons for help. Skeptical of politics and those in power, he didn't vote without serious consideration and reservations, but above all, he concerns himself with the well-being of others and the preservation of life. He also trusts himself enough to be able to help/fix if things go terribly awry.

Healing Efforts:
Though not a 'doctor' in the most regimented version of the word, the Doctor is knowledgeable enough to contribute with healing efforts and will absolutely be out helping to gather vital ingredients. His healing abilities are limited but he'll be exploring every facet available to figure out what's needed for the cures.

Activities:


More seriously — he'll be visiting every area:

► Needs a roommate or two!
► He will attempt to cook some things ;;
► Exploring Cinder's Core so he will need a navigation buddy!
► Up for anyone to be witness to his memory echoes or vice versa, whatever flavor of potential angst you want to go with there;
► He will definitely be exploring Aetherie and again, he needs a buddy. For the good of the order, it's always way better when he has a buddy;

General plans:
Anything goes! I am open to any and all ideas.

[restingstitchface]

Just plurked this! But I feel Crane, Nanaue and The Doctor could be amazing roomies.

I also have a few thoughts. 1 - please bug Crane with 100 questions while he's attempting to research and work please. 2 - or they could go and collect ingredients and end up with memory echoes. 3- Aetherie might be interesting and have delicious drama? 3 - Crane is a shitty cook so if The Doctor cooks him anything he'll be mildly grateful but annoyed.

erik lehnsherr — x-men cinematic universe

[heavymetals]

Character Name: Erik Lehnsherr
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: NAY.
While Erik is sympathetic to the plight, he's a very recent arrival and doesn't trust any of the factions in the slightest. He didn't want to commit himself to helping Solvunn, or owe them anything. That said, he wouldn't have made much of a fuss about it, and he will respect the majority vote. He won't be too reluctant to help.

Healing Efforts: Erik is too recent and too unknown to have any real bearing on the negotiations, and his knowledge of the magic or other local lore is too limited to help much in that regard. So, he will stick to gathering ingredients, since that's all he'll be minimally useful for.

Activities: I would like to have him interact with the dragon hatchlings, whether it's taking them for 'walks' or grooming them, whatever. It'd just be fun. I'm also looking for a roommate (or roommates) for him. He's quiet and keeps to himself, but it's a good chance to get some new CR kickstarted. I want to have him at least explore Cinder's Core, maybe have a rescue situation involving one of the traps. I'm also up for some memory echoes, particularly if it's nothing too elaborate and it's just the birds repeating a single line from his memories over and over. If you're canon familiar, feel free to choose, or else I can think of something tragic, ~*gay*~, or both.

General plans: Literally anything goes, I just wanna toss Erik around a lot. COME AT ME.

james t. kirk (mirrorverse) — star trek aos

[invicto]

Character Name: James T. Kirk
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: YEA.
James is working to cause a good impression on the Free Cities. He wants to stand out as dedicated, hard-working and trustworthy (lmao), so he is doing everything within his reach to prove himself in that regard. So he has voted to help because it'll give the faction a greater chance at uncovering secrets and gaining valuable intel from/about the Nether and its locals. He doesn't actually give a damn about the dragons or whatever, but he's very good at pretending like he does.

Healing Efforts: Gathering ingredients. He's not very useful with much of anything else.

Activities: He will be hunting. I'm interested in having him explore Cinder's Core and deal its traps, as well as Aetherie once we get more information on that. And while he's not particularly interested in interacting with the dragons, I'm toying with the idea of one of the hatchlings taking a liking to him, much to his annoyance. (Possibly he's already got two roommates but I'll leave that open too in case that doesn't pan out.)

General plans: Open to whatever! Still want to toss James around more, have him meet more people, so anything goes.

esme frost • the gifted

[cuckooo]

Character Name: esme frost
Faction: solvunn
Influence Rank: 0

Vote: esme didn't vote because she has no civic engagement, but also she is so very new that she doesn't feel like she knows enough to contribute

Healing Efforts: gathering ingredients mosty

Activities: esme on baby dragon babysitting duty for the most part probably because she's secretly an excellent babysitter, i'd also like her to visit the ashlands because she can be helpful in retrieving things and the memory echo could be a neat way to get her to open up to more than 2 people, also probably cinder's core because i think it's funny how much she hates nature, it also could be neat if she helped out in the alchemy lab but that would necessitate mind reading because otherwise she won't know anything useful but idk idk

General plans: she's new i want to do lots of stuff

[theidlemaiden]

if this isn't too wild of a meeting for them maybe memory echoes would be a good way for them to meet? it doesn't have to be too deep or anything. alternatively! hilda could just be dazzled by her knowing so many things in the labs where she doesn't know a single thing

Cloude's 2

[beautifullies]

[beautifullies]

Character Name: Claire Fraser
Faction: Solvunn
Influence Rank: +2

Vote: Yea; she can't be pro-species going extinct, that isn't her in any way. Even dragons that she wants to stay sort of uh, far away from (but won't obviously). It wouldn't have made her think any less of anyone, especially friends, who might have voted differently, she understands those reasons. Her conscience won out.

Healing Efforts: What will the healer attempt to do 🤔🤔🤔🤔

While she doesn't have magic or anything, and alchemy isn't her strong suit, she will 100% go wherever she needs to in order to gather things and then, once there's any sort of treatment, she'll be happy to administer aid/teach others as they might arrive to volunteer.

Activities: Claire's good on the roommate front (Michael and Sandor Clegane), and I don't plan on doing a top-level for her since I just put up an open log. but as for activities, I'll whip up custom starters for any of these:

🌋 she will be all UP in that library, even if it is fiction, rendezvous in the library anyone?

🌋 Claire can eat like a champ and bbq sounds amazing to her.

🌋 memory share!

🌋 co-babysitting a dragon?

🌋 generally keeping her alive while she explores like she's got all 9 of her lives left.

General plans: We can handwave Claire checking in on friends and such or we can do an inbox thing, I'm down.

Alucard | Castlevania | Free Cities

[cryptsleeper]

Character Name: Alucard
Faction: Free Cities
Influence Rank: 6

Vote: Abstained, he did not feel as if there was enough context available to make a truly informed choice

Healing Efforts: Gathering vital ingredients and helping to research and create experimental potions

Activities: Al will absolutely be grilling and showing off his cooking skills, but otherwise will keep himself focused on the immediate situation. Open for roomie sitautions.

General plans:

Al will be willing to cook for friends especially, but more cautious with those he doesn't know. With that said, he is happy to provide input to those cooking and in need of help.

Al is especially interested in exploring the Cinder's Core and Aethrie, and so those looking to explore or have someone who can take a few knocks along side them would be a wonderful team up.

Depending on distribution, he will also be happy to act as an assistant lab tech in creating interim potions and generally exploring the alchemy lab. I'm down for fun reactions too!

[durge]

since i completely failed at tagging into his open post, would you be down for something either in the aethrie or helping out with cooking? haelva does enjoy a good grilled meat but has no practice in cooking it herself (that she can remember) so she'd visibly look like a fish out of water