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lunae calamitas mods ([personal profile] promittere) wrote2024-04-11 07:19 pm

southern mission

CALANDO OF WITHERING AMBER
It's mid-morning, with the sun rising high into a bright, cloudless sky, that Tatara summons Bruno, Comet, Maya, Yodarha, and Joyous Day to the manor elevator. It's urgent, he tells them with that soft smile on his face, and your services are needed.

When you arrive at the elevator, standing there to greet you is a young man, finely dressed and with kind eyes; that his mop of brown hair is slightly unkempt is not the only giveaway that he's incredibly stressed. He stands with his shoulders tensed, and almost flinches when he sees you.

"It's...a pleasure," he begins, hesitant at first. But when he inhales, squares his shoulders, he finally looks more like a government official than a meek boy. "My name is Cock Robin, and I am a secretary from the Central castle. On behalf of the minister of arcane management, there's an urgent request for you."

From his thick folder, he pulls out one paper—worn and handwritten. He glances it over briefly before handing it to Joyous Day.

"A town in the southern part of the Southern Country has been having problems with its crops. It seems there's some sort of...sickness that's taken hold of the plants that's spreading rapidly, and they can't seem to find a cure. The only thing they haven't tried is magic. That's where you come in.

"Find the source of the sickness and neutralize it before it destroys their crops. The South is already inhospitable as it is. I can't imagine how they'd fare if they lost a food source. And, personally..." he glances out the window, at the moon fading in the morning sun. "...I have a really, really awful feeling about this. I don't think this is going to be a regular request."

OOC NOTES
Welcome, Southern wizards (and witch), to your mission!

Missions are mod-guided events that are partial CYOA, partial play-by-post instances. In general, you are free to interact with a scene as you please, and the mod will tell you how the scene reacts as a consequence of your actions. Some scenes will allow for more flexible threading, such as exploration or conversation, while some scenes will require strict turn order to preserve rounds, such as combat or other time-sensitive conflict. The mod will inform you if strict turn order is required at the start of a scene. Regardless, always be sure to bold any important actions you take.

This mission has been specifically tailored to Southern disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the South on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too! But you've been assigned South—we don't need to remind you of that, do we?

As a bonus, here's your theme music!

You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, April 20 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
jorunna: (comet06)

[personal profile] jorunna 2024-04-13 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Point blank while everyone is encouraging Bruno or discussing the consequences: ]

I could do something like healing back home.

[ It's Shinto-esque purification magic. Not a doctor, don't look at them. ]

We don't have our old powers here, I know. But I can try to figure it out the wizard way if there isn't another cause to fix.

[ Even if they had them, that's so much crop... And kind of impractical to heal. ]
fallingsand: (84;)

[personal profile] fallingsand 2024-04-13 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You can? [ Or could. Huh. ] I... hm... okay, that's at least an idea besides "hey, let's look around and hope for the best".
jorunna: (comet02)

[personal profile] jorunna 2024-04-13 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
We're probably doing a bit of that too, in all honesty. But I think that's fine, we'll talk about what we find later.
fallingsand: (93;)

[personal profile] fallingsand 2024-04-13 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, sure, but having a "and then" part after looking around is, um. Better?
jorunna: (Default)

[personal profile] jorunna 2024-04-14 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
It is. Something to try and do after all of this.

[ Slots in "magic practice down in southern country" for later. ]
fallingsand: (55;)

[personal profile] fallingsand 2024-04-14 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Might even be simple enough for you or. Or us? I mean, that lil' guy told me Southern wizards are supposed to be good at the whole healing thing.
jorunna: (comet15)

[personal profile] jorunna 2024-04-14 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe the point of reference make it easier. I can only hope, it's going to be a lot of sick wheat to heal...