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lunae calamitas mods ([personal profile] promittere) wrote2024-04-27 03:43 pm

central mission

ECHOING PAST MARZIALE
The sun sets on the manor when Tatara seeks out Akira, Kurapika, Syrlya, Kiryu, and Mòrag individually and brings them all outside, saying they've been summoned.

When they step outside, they will quickly see why: dressed in the royal blues and golds of the Granvelle family is an entourage waiting for them on horseback. Among the multitude of castle guards are two distinguished-looking gentlemen that everyone here will have seen at the ball. One, a shorter, portly man, leaps from his horse when he sees the wizards emerge, while the taller of the two remains perched atop his white horse to watch in silence.

"Good! You decided to show yourselves," the man says. He remains professional, but there is a hint of distrust in his eyes. "I am Drummond, Minister of Arcane Management at Granvelle Castle, and we have summoned you today to fulfill a direct request of ours.

"We believe the the castle is experiencing—don't laugh!—a haunting to a degree never before recorded or spoken of. It is simply unbearable to be there after dark. It is so much worse in the lower levels of the castle. Too many of our staff are flat-out refusing to come to work, and the situation is growing dire.

"We believe a magical artifact located somewhere in our vault is causing this. Locate this item and neutralize it."

He gestures to five horses, saddled with no riders.

"You will be coming with us back to the castle. Chop-chop! We don't have all night."

OOC NOTES
Welcome, Central 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 Central disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of Central on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too!

As a bonus, here's your theme music!

You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, May 4 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
specialinquisitor: (military)

[personal profile] specialinquisitor 2024-04-27 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have any further description of this magical artifact? Failing that, please elucidate your reasons for believing it is responsible.

[Professional, straightforward, and doing her very best to not show concern and confusion at these monsters they are expected to, apparently, ride. What was the point of the brooms, then?]
specialinquisitor: (sidelong look)

[personal profile] specialinquisitor 2024-04-27 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

[Architect preserve her.]

What conditions make the vault 'scary' and 'unbearable'?
specialinquisitor: (contemplative)

[personal profile] specialinquisitor 2024-04-27 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Physical activities and mental manifestations. Understood. Do you possess a map or blueprint of the vault, or can you describe its layout? To what degree is collateral damage expected, or acceptable?

[She might be throwing in that last one just to pick on them. She... is not impressed.]
revengier: (19)

[personal profile] revengier 2024-04-27 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Has anyone been physically affected? Have the spirits or spirit touched them in any way?
themanwhoerasedhisname: 5 (5)

[personal profile] themanwhoerasedhisname 2024-04-27 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Does this have anything to do with the shadow entities around the moat?

[We have been spending a not insignificant amount of time dealing with those! That seems like a sign of serious haunting]
specialinquisitor: (quiet confidence)

[personal profile] specialinquisitor 2024-04-27 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I beg your pardon, I must have misheard. [Mòrag adjusts her hat very slightly.] Forgive me. What were you saying to the wizard upon whom you are relying to identify and solve a problem that is terrifying you and disrupting your lives?
revengier: (91)

[personal profile] revengier 2024-04-27 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He holds up a hand. This man is so nervous that it's honestly kind of impressive. ]

We won't, trust me. Please understand that it's important we find out the full scope of this incident before going in.

[ But they can cross off possession, then... ]

Has anyone been shoved or physically harmed?
specialinquisitor: (little smile)

[personal profile] specialinquisitor 2024-04-27 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly. It would be my pleasure.

[There is a reason she is Special Inquisitor.]
themanwhoerasedhisname: 10 (10)

[personal profile] themanwhoerasedhisname 2024-04-27 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
All I have done with those is fight them. They're not all that troublesome, just creepy.

[At least for the everyday citizen. For wizards they're no big deal]

It's like they're just trying to make people nervous.
revengier: (109)

[personal profile] revengier 2024-04-27 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Take it as a lesson for next time.

[ At least he doesn't sound dismissive... ]

We'll do what we can to make sure it doesn't continue to escalate.

[ Though, honestly, their presence very well might make it escalate but that's a problem for future Kurapika to deal with. ]
revengier: (39)

[personal profile] revengier 2024-04-27 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We'll do our best.

[ They are all, after all, protags. ]
jokey: (pic#14295546)

[personal profile] jokey 2024-04-27 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
About time. This ghost problem of yours is getting out of hand.

[He heard the man's answer to Kiryu, but Akira is suggesting something a little more damning than ghosts lingering in the mote.]

Do you recognize any of those shadows? Usually spirits or demons hang around in areas that were meaningful to them in life.
chronosynthesis: (❖ Blink)

[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2024-04-27 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Was there anything new added to your vault in the weeks before these hauntings started to occur? [That would give them more of a starting point, since it's probably an extensive collection.

... Also:]
We'll do our best to avoid damage to the castle and leave your staff unharmed, but damage to the artifact may be unavoidable.
themanwhoerasedhisname: 2 (2)

[personal profile] themanwhoerasedhisname 2024-04-27 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, but I have no proof.

[Kiryu is blaming the moon. Perhaps the artifact is a moon rock, he thinks]

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