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]

They won't be the first to ask about Cassia tonight. Retha appears prepared to answer. She says Cassia fell unexpectedly ill shortly before Epulum. She's recovering well, but it's odd. Cassia doesn't usually get sick.

She was replaced by the vampire who took the role of the Drowning Maiden. That's the role that Cassia has been playing for many years.

[magicalarchaeologist]

Istredd shows sympathy and also surprise if Cassia ordinarily is very healthy, that seems like a strange thing to happen. Was it food poisoning or should they be concerned about a sudden illness moving around?

Cassian asks who the vampire replacement was and if she's around for them to meet.

[abraxasmods]

At this, Retha will lower her voice and says that while she can't prove it, in light of the recent disruptions and theft, she believes Cassia must've been poisoned. Nobody else became ill, and in the days leading up to Epulum, they would dine together and eaten mostly the same dishes.

The replacement performer only gave her stage name, Umber. Retha hasn't seen her and says Cassian's "friends," meaning the other Summoned, have told her that Umber is missing. This is strange since she hasn't paid Umber yet, and no performer would run out on a large payday.

[magicalarchaeologist]

Istredd will look surprised at that reveal and tell her he's sorry that happened to her friend. He'll ask her if she has any reason to suspect someone else and why she thinks they might have done such a thing.

Cassian asks what credentials Umber offered that made her the best candidate and what did she look like, where did she come from, did Retha know anything else about her?

[abraxasmods]

Retha doesn't know who it might be. All performers of their caliber have rivals, but if this is linked to the theft, then it must be more than jealousy.

Since the replacement was so rushed, Retha was only looking for someone who was willing to be submerged in water at length and had the background of an underwater dancer. The performer also needed to be roughly the same build and height as Cassia since there was no time to alter the costume.

She doesn't know anything else about Umber. Retha describes her appearance as attractive but unremarkable beyond her height being taller than average, which was the main reason Retha hired her. Cassia was a Draconum, so she was quite tall.