EVENT #17: EPULUM - COORDINATION POST

[abraxasmods]

Event #17 - Coordination

OOC Plotting Post ⦁ IC Event Log ⦁ Nocwich

This post is for coordination while the event is ongoing, to prevent the IC Event Log from being overrun by OOC mod and player communications. The comments section will contain applicable comments and forms for you to reply to as needed.

Use this post to:

◎ Contact the mods
◎ Submit your suspected culprit
◎ Investigate the crime or track ongoing investigations
◎ Submit noticeable actions
◎ Write rapid IC exchanges

Available Forms

For details on each form, see the sections below.
Be sure to reply under the applicable category as required.

Mod Communications

If you have any questions about the limits or scope of what you can do before you formalize it in an investigation, you can go over the details with us here. You can also submit the suspect to Celeste under the appropriate heading. Submitting the name of the suspect is not required to complete the mystery, but doing so may contribute to whether the suspect is caught or escapes.

If you have questions about non-investigative aspects of the event, see the Questions thread on the OOC Plotting Post.

Contact Us

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Submission:</b> (Describe your question OR write the name of the Witness your character will accuse as the suspect)

Investigations

To leave opportunities for others, please limit the scope of your actions per submission. For example, if you'd like to test a key, you must specify a narrow set of locks in a particular section. Additionally, while there are no strict limits on how many investigations you can be involved in, we do ask that you try to stagger them a little to help us keep pace.

You can investigate something multiple times as long as it makes sense for your character to try again. This includes following up with witnesses if characters learn new information. To investigate, fill out the form, then comment under the item you're investigating.

Investigate a witness, scene, or evidence

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Other characters involved:</b> <b>Witness/Scene/Evidence:</b> (What is the witness, scene, or evidence your character is exploring?) <b>Action:</b> (Describe what your character is attempting to do and how. If multiple characters are taking action, include their actions.) <b>Thread:</b> <a href="urlhere">Thread</a> (If applicable. Linking a thread is NOT required, but can help us tailor our responses) <b>Notes:</b> (Anything else)

IC Exchanges

Use this option if you have an interaction you'd like to play out, but setting up a standard IC thread would be impracticable. For example, if your character wants to speak to several people about a piece of evidence, you might want to do an IC exchange. IC exchanges can take place in the real world or the Horizon.

Treat this like an informal IC network thread done in person, where character reactions, snippets of dialogue, and other details can be quickly played out and concluded in-game without committing to a full log thread. Exchanges are game canon, and can count towards Activity Check under the category of a Network thread.

Start an IC exchange

Using the provided form is optional. Begin a thread freeform if you prefer.

<b>Where & when:</b> (Where and when is this exchange taking place?) <b>Purpose:</b> (What's the reason for this exchange?) <b>THREAD START</b> (Write the scenario, your character's actions, and any dialogue as usual)

Notable Actions

Submit any notable actions that are likely to gain attention from other players such as fights or disturbances.

Submit a notable action

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>When:</b> (Approximately when is this incident taking place?) <b>Where:</b> (Where is this incident taking place?) <b>What:</b> (Describe the incident) <b>Link:</b> <a href="urlhere">Thread</a> (If applicable. Actions can be submitted without a thread if they're minor.)

Comments

[abraxasmods]

1. He certainly does. The merchant explains Marcellus isn't just famous but wealthy. Where he invests can make or break a business, and a lot of people don't like that. However, Oleuni Square has changed the game. The merchant thinks the Square is leveling out the playing field since it's exclusively controlled by the Ikorran Pact, its de facto government, not private investors.

2. The merchant will name a few and he'll happily show Rhy some samples.

3. It's possible, but unheard of to date. For a vampire, consuming another's blood is intimate and should be consensual. If it's being used in a wine, that would raise a lot of eyebrows. It would mean it's being done in secret without consumers knowing.

The lock is magically warded like most locks in Ikorr. While it would be possible to get into the chest, they may want to consider returning with additional help. One or more people would need to lure the merchant away from the immediate vicinity and a couple of others would need to sneak around to break in. He'll also report the theft once he discovers it, so timing will be important, too!

[cryptsleeper]

Following up on point two, can Alucard taste some of the herbs, in hopes that one might match the mystery taste from the diluted sauna blood that he very maturely licked off the floor? He'll explain that he's interested in learning more Ikorrian recipes and a deft enough hand in the kitchen, as well as willing to buy a few small jars if that's what it takes to do it.

[abraxasmods]

One or more of the herbs would match the blood, including a fairly expensive kind. This would indicate the blood not only belongs to someone in Ikorr, but one who has a sizeable deal of wealth or the pull to receive expensive gifts from admirers.

[cryptsleeper]

Noted.

Returning to the question about a vampire's blood being in the wine, Alucard will ask if consumption of another vampire's blood comes with any changes in natural abilities, shared thoughts with the other vampire, anything at all - explaining that vampires back home recreate by turning and so he wants to be clear about the nuances.

[abraxasmods]

Vampire blood gives no changes or benefits! It appears to just be for the act and intimacy itself. Ikorrans will find the idea of "turning" unique or concerning, depending on who he speaks to. It's a foreign concept for them overall.

[londonbound]

Rhy will enlist Istredd's help for the magical warding + Thancred, who has Babis' lockpick. (link to their discussion coming up with a plan)

He and Alucard will leave after the initial round of chatting with the merchant, go get Istredd and Thancred, and return after some time with Alucard approaching the second time as A Series of Bats. They'll be circling and making a mess of themselves, seemingly startled by something. The Alucard-bats will be acting as a distraction to lure the merchant away, with Rhy assisting by shouting at the bats and trying to get the merchant's 'help' shooing them away. The goal is to get him away from his booth long enough for Thancred and Istredd to tag-team the lock on the chest.

[abraxasmods]

Inside the chest, they discover that the merchant has been hiding an old bottle of Dusk Rose. The bottle is sealed and has never been opened, making it extremely valuable on the market. It is highly likely that the merchant isn't supposed to have this bottle and may have saved it without Marcellus's knowledge.

While another Summoned has obtained a sample of Marcellus's wine and has proven a match, this bottle will be important for confirming that it is in fact Marcellus's blood inside the wine and not someone else's. Because the bottle is sealed and is a vintage from many years ago, there can be no accusations that the blood was planted, either.

Should they bring the bottle to the Sentinels, they will inform the group of the above and will keep the bottle for evidence. At this stage, the Sentinels have started to look for Marcellus. They ask the Summoned to leave this part to them.

[londonbound]

They'll bring the bottle to the Sentinels! Is there someplace we should submit this officially?

[abraxasmods]

There will be no need, but you are welcome to inform players IC and OOC.

We will be posting a summary of events and evidence this weekend so that all players can catch up!