better study up

[amethystic]

Who: Everyone
What: The monthly info share!
When: Several days after the new moon
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Mentions of child death, past life talk, discussion of body horror, mentions of live burial

( after everyone's had time to rest after "forest quest", eventually felicity will, one by one, tell everyone to meet up at the inn at 6 pm. by the time they get there, she'll have several snacks out- cookies, breads, and chocolate croissants alongside fruits and vegetables and cuts of smoked fish- and a giant pot of tea and another of coffee ready with the fixings. it looks like she's got a whiteboard out? but no, she's mostly just 'writing' in the air just in front of a wall to make notes. she's already got a summary of what they've already learned and shared previously. )

THE LOCALS

HEIMR - runs the general store, a sad dad. "gave up his name" to the forest, which is why he's a shadow person now.
YDALIR - runs the trading tent, able to access other worlds??? "gave up her name" to the forest, see above.
RUSTY - a very good dog. be nice to him or else
ZAHLIYA - a gargoyle who's been brought to life. able to deal with corruption on a certain level. likes cheese. guardian of the grove, has many titles. good for him.
NENE - add's kid now, dealing with heavy corruption. guides people from the garden back to safety. say hi to nene she's here somewhere. if she ever brings you back to the grove, listen to her.
MODER - the big moose lady. used to be evil. she's cool now.

PLACES
INN - You are Here. Several rooms on the bottom floor can't be opened, give a heavy sense of dread when approached. You may have noticed an odd sense of familiarity otherwise.
ALDRIC'S MANOR -Contains at least three children, one dead. Elsword discovered a map and a journal there. Currently unable to get past the walls. The children inside are conducting a ritual, the details unknown.
PEOPLE FOREST - A part of the forest where the trees look like actual people. Very fucked up.
THE RIVER - Home of the river guardian, who Elsword and 9S (not here anymore) freed. Return the remains of any fish you eat to the river, as it's requested. Also it made us an apple tree. Underneath the river were previously the remains of dozens of people who had been buried alive. Unsure if this has changed since the original monster has been defeated.
VOLCANO - ???? FUCKED UP
THE GARDEN - Those who die or experience fatal injuries are brought here to recover both body and soul. filled with flowers and an ethereal mist. remaining in the garden after recovery leads to risk of degrading into the mist itself. to leave the garden safely however you are forced to pay a toll (permanent physical injury confirmed, memory loss, skill loss, ect. claimed)
CHURCH - ??? Nene used to live there.

THINGS

ALDRIC'S JOURNAL - contains information about how the grove used to be, including the fact that "we" used to live here. hold questions, this will be discussed further. Many pages are missing, and it's presumably not the only journal he's kept.
OLD PHOTOS - pictures of us that have been scattered around the inn. presumably of our "past lives". fucked up if true.

THE FOREST

A childish monster that's managed to take over the entire forest. Must be asked nicely to get wood or to enter long enough to forage or hunt, and thanked nicely after. Will throw tantrums so hard that it thunders and lightning strikes. Has a plethora of cursed plants and mutated or mutilated fauna ready to attack. Able to infect people with cursed plants also. Dangerous, petty, able to inflict curses for a time. Do NOT engage if possible. Threats include Carnivorous Flowers (able to absorb abilities of people it feeds from), wood wolves, patchwork "werewolves" made from various creatures and people, and more.

OTHER

THE MOON - changes in the sense that it's literally a different moon every night. sometimes it's one that's already "visited" before.
THE SEA - shown on the map, mentioned on the journal. it looks like a cliff overlooks the waters. there's notes of unusual happenings but it's unclear if it's just normal but weird fish or legitimate sea monsters.
 

( ... yeah, it's. it's a lot. felicity eventually "caps" the "marker" she was writing with and steps back. )

Sorry if I missed anything, but- this is what we've got so far. I'll be adding to the board as we go- or share the marker as needed. And please remember, every bit of information helps so if you know something, please say something.

( please put information in separate toplevels, labeled and warned for clearly in the headers. only let the character who did the discovering reveal their new information. threadjacking may happen given the nature of this info share mingle.)

 

 

 

Comments

[alligatus]

[ Alright well, her resolve can convince him but before he allows this he must add one more thing - ]

I need to share one last thing, and you may make your final decision then.

[ He waits, at least... A bit, it's important for her to know. Mizuki does, he asked though he wonders if the male remembers at all. ]

I mentioned a Noble Phantasm, it is the great power representing us as servants and our entire lives. My own Noble Phantasm, renders me as a Mindless Dragon. Whatever command you give before it is released, must be clear and concise. [ He seems hesitant to say more, not because he is fearful or afraid to be judged - but because he understands this is a lot to ask. ] I have more to say, but I need to know your thoughts on this.

[cleavethetides]

A mindless dragon… Trabajo con muchos de esos. [ This is a call out to the dumbass Vouivres and the Sui siblings she works with. ]

My thoughts are that you shouldn’t need to go into the form, but if you do, for whatever reason, I will be sure to choose my words carefully. I’m an Inquisitor of Iberia — we are trained to keep level headed and clear minded even under the most extreme of pressure.

[alligatus]

That was my next important delegation. [ A sigh, not to her. Simply himself. ] Due to the state of my being, there may be times when this form comes upon itself on its own. I am able to control it mostly, but there are times when I cannot. The forest was able to coax it out of me during my first time here.

It was Mizuki who had taken me down, and to him, I asked if it happened again. That he is allowed to do so when needed. Usually, toxins of any kind do not affect us servants, including any physical ailments that would affect any human - like the flu. Yet Mizuki's toxins... There is something different about them.

[cleavethetides]

...? Is there?

[ A quick glance over to Mizuki. Something different like what? Is it Arts? Maybe the little Aegir has some kind of Arts core on him? He's not infected, she's pretty sure. ]

I can foresee the forest not pulling any punches when it comes to things like that. But I can keep something even as big as a dragon in place for a moment if I need to. At least long enough to come up with a plan, so...

[alligatus]

Your hand then.

[ Lancelot offers his own, and stands before her a bit closer than before but still a bit apart. It is evident in all that he says, speaking in length. There is a grossly, serious tone to it. As if everything he says, is important and he carries his words with a sense of authority. Making certain, any choice made here is one that is understood of what can happen. ]

The only last things you should know is to be mindful of what you think. As we can speak to one another privately in your mind, and your thoughts if they drift - can be heard by my own but, you are steadfast. So I know this will be not a problem. That said, upon the contract being finalized - you will have 3 command seals. When all 3 are done, I will return as I am now.

[ Meaning yeah, technically if all 3 are done. He can just, recommand seal himself accordingly - but if he is in battle, using magic and all three are done, and he continues using magic. He will just basically die. So tldr, you are his life line to the world! ]

Each command seal is magic itself, a powerful command that I must follow. I could be far away, but if you use one to summon me. I will immediately appear. You have a tactician mind about you, I am sure you can use these seals to your advantage.

I have told you all that you more or less need to know if you have questions. You need only ask, otherwise. Hold your hand out then.

[cleavethetides]

[ Irene starts to hold her hand out without thinking about it too much, honestly seeming fine with all of this. Which might be strange to anyone who had seen her prior interactions with Lancer, but she truly doesn't think poorly of him. She's actually a little proud of him for allowing her to do so considering his previous abhorrence of her womanhood. Is this... character development?! Congrats, Lancer.

But the "thoughts" thing makes her hesitate. Not because she cares, it's not like she doesn't already speak what's going on in her head anyway, but rather since that sounds suspiciously like a certain hivemind aspect she is incredibly wary of. Hearing voices in her head that aren't hers??? Fffffuck that, actually.

... But, it's not like the forest hasn't done worse to her. If anything, this is a boon for both of them, no? ]

I may need a demonstration on how the seals work. Also, what is to be expected of me to help in this contract outside of agreeing to it and whatever inherently comes with it.

[alligatus]

Nothing, just don't let me hurt those around us, and to supply me with a steady output of mana. Is all. [ HE IS BEING A LITTLE NICE - trying. Look at his interactions with some people, trying is key word here. ] Don't waste those command seals on a general command, akin to: be kinder to everyone - that is a waste.

Use it to strengthen me, call for me, or go somewhere immediately and fast.

[ So long as she agrees, it is a quick ordeal. Lancelot will take the threshold of issues and complications that she may lack. It is instilled into every heroic spirit, the same way information of the modern world gets instilled into them upon their summoning. He takes the handles on the magic and utters a quick cant.

Along the lines of what one says when summoning accordingly:
An oath shall be sworn here.
I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven;
I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell.

There is more to it but it is unnecessary, a circle of energy could be detected but it is quick and instantaneous in how it condenses into each seal that immediately takes place wherever Irene's main magic would come from, and is designed in any way that symbolizes Irene. Which in this case, may actually just be in the shape of a lantern. There are only three. It is black in color. ]

There, it has been done.

[ Lancelot even looks at his hand and starts to stretch it out and close it up. After a moment, he relinquishes his armor in a spectacle of golden flickers. Which is again, mana. Instead, he is wearing something more casual. ]

Now I don't need to be wearing armor at all times.

[cleavethetides]

[ The black plumes on Irene's head puff out a little, a tenseness to her that causes the pink flame in her lantern to flare a moment, but she settles when it's all said and done with. She wasn't expecting it to be that... easy?

The design is of leach's storm petrel. Which is the kind of bird she is. It lies ont he palm of her hand, where she would generally hold her rapier. She flexes her hand a bit. ]

That certainly was... a ceremony, I suppose. [ They sounded like wedding vows, so she's judging a little bit. ] Regardless, I'll be sure to be responsible with this, not to worry.

[alligatus]

The first summoning of a servant is far more extravagant - but not when one already exists pulled onto the living plane. [ He gently, at least explains. ] To have someone of my caliber summoned, you would need an item from my living time to connect to me from the Throne of Heroes. That is unnecessary now.

[ He does not say much, but he offers at least. ]

I do not doubt that.