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promittere) wrote2024-06-05 12:16 am
promittere) wrote2024-06-05 12:16 am
western mission
A PHANTASMAL DIVERTIMENTO
It's an early morning for the manor when Tatara and G'raha gather the western wizards, an envelop in Tatara's hand. Even at a glance it's clear the letter is from someone quite official, the Western country's emblem emblazoned on it. G'raha looks pensive, but Tatara seems.. unsurprised.
He holds up the envelope, gesturing with it. "We've got a request from the Western military. Seems there's an issue going on at some noble's estate that could be quite dangerous."
(But why isn't the military handling it themselves?)
Tatara takes the letter out from its envelope, reading it out for the wizards. The contents are as follows:
"There's something strange about this request," G'raha says, arms crossed over his chest. "I feel like there's something the General isn't telling us, but I can't say for sure as I've not met the man."
Tatara nods, handing the letter over for the wizards to take. "Do your best to come back in one piece."
The two will walk with them to the elevator, Tatara placing a mana stone into the panel and sending them off to the West. There are directions to the estate included with the letter Tatara handed over, so they should know where they're going.
He holds up the envelope, gesturing with it. "We've got a request from the Western military. Seems there's an issue going on at some noble's estate that could be quite dangerous."
(But why isn't the military handling it themselves?)
Tatara takes the letter out from its envelope, reading it out for the wizards. The contents are as follows:
To the "Western" wizards of the Sage,
I've come to know a few of you wizards who claim to hail from worlds far from this one, and while I am loath to trust anyone with a task concerning national safety, I believe it could be a mutually beneficial thing for us. There are reports of missing people, all of whom were last seen at the the Schropfer Estate just outside the City of Foam, as well as reports of inhuman screams and beasts lurking around the area.
The Schropfers have recently hired on someone who claims to be able to raise the dead, and people are quite adamant that he is able to. That sounds like magic to me, which means it may be just the job for a wizard to handle. If you can take care of this, there will be compensation.
Regards, Gen. Gilles Barnett.
"There's something strange about this request," G'raha says, arms crossed over his chest. "I feel like there's something the General isn't telling us, but I can't say for sure as I've not met the man."
Tatara nods, handing the letter over for the wizards to take. "Do your best to come back in one piece."
The two will walk with them to the elevator, Tatara placing a mana stone into the panel and sending them off to the West. There are directions to the estate included with the letter Tatara handed over, so they should know where they're going.
OOC NOTES
Welcome, Western wizards, 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 Western disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the West 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, June 15 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
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 Western disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the West 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, June 15 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
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[She hesitates, but takes the charm from him.]
He's probably upstairs. That's where he does all of his work, and I can't see him stopping now.
[Which probably makes sense after Khun got choked out trying to peek upstairs,]
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Do you mind if I set up some protections on this room, Lizzy? Or I can help you get outside.
[ He figures then the smashy people will take point on the guy upstairs. ]
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[She would appreciate protection, honestly!!]
Outside might be better, but looking like this... Do you think it could be undone?
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I have some friends around who will help me out, and I think we'll wanna undo all of these nasty spells as best we can. I can at least put an illusion over you outside so no one hurts you, but I don't want you to get caught up in anything going on in here while we work, okay?
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Okay. Okay, I'll... trust all of you, then.
[She stands upright finally, and while Leo is short, she towers over him—she would tower over Urianger, too, were he visible at the moment.
She looks around the room, as if Leo mentioning friends will make them appear.]
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Suddenly, there is one visible Jing Yuan giving a little wave from where he's standing some distance away. At least he knows how to look friendly...this is probably one of his few smiles he's given ever since starting the mission too, lmao ]
My apologies for us hiding away...we weren't sure what was going on and had to be careful with all of the awful state everything seemed to be in.
I'm sure you understand. By the way, I am one of Leo's friends, Jing Yuan.
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khun will step back, remaining cloaked in illusions, it's easy for him to cover himself and it never hurts to have insurance. everyone else can intro, he'll be watching just in case.
he'll whisper to jing yuan before he reappears: ]
Ask her about the other room on this floor.
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Pray forgive our initial subterfuge. I am Urianger. As thou mayest have surmised, we have been summoned to thine estate to investigate the troubling state of affairs thy family hath found itself in.
Thou hast my condolences for what hath become of thy family.
[He doesn't know what the Schropfers might have been like before all of this, but this sort of fate is surely not what young Elizabeta deserved at the very least. Hopefully something can be done about.
Urianger is also on the same wavelength as Khun about this. They need more information.]
Mistress Elizabeta, we encountered a concerning scene in the vestibule. Signs of a struggle and a trail of blood leadeth to the room across from this one. Dost thou know what transpired?
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[Cid drops down, his own shadowy shielding retracting swiftly into his sleeves before he hits the ground. He waves noncommittally to their sudden new monster party member; it's uncanny how much she looks kind of like the Possessed, but maybe that makes sense? Considering the magical signature on her.
Hmmm.]
Cid. Don't mind me. Anyway, it's not really a shield, but it's probably by whatever guy is up there?
What's he look like, anyway? Wouldn't want to get the wrong fella.
[I mean, everyone else is probably ghosts by now like she said. But you never know.]
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There's a lot to unpack here, but she'll start with Urianger's question first.]
That's... where my parents are. Something came out of the lanterns, and it...
[She gestures, vaguely, because she'd rather not relieve that. Also, lanterns? Hmm.]
It dragged them into there, and they couldn't even fight it off.
[So, that's no good.]
He's... brown-haired, green eyes...? Very average sort of man?
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Something? What did it look like?
[ Let's focus on this because it probably is pretty much important to know whatever it is that it looks like?? Maybe? ]
In addition, are there any other individuals that you know of who are alive besides yourself? Besides, of course, that man.
[ She mentioned that there were other people who 'changed', but it doesn't mean they are still persist. And it sounds like there were other people, with those 'actors' present... ]
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It looked like what he drew for his projections. A ghastly specter.
[Hm!!]
If they're still alive, the actors are probably in what used to be the servant's quarters... I haven't seen them since my parents, so I hope they're still alright.
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So it really is a pretty haunted house. Is that why it's all dark around here? Lanterns and sources of light and stuff are all messed up?
[Does that mean they have to claw around in the dark or light will eat them. What a reverse uno.]
Oh, and, uh -- just checking, but I'm guessing the specters look different from you, but the people in the house look more like you...?
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No, the "lanterns" are what he calls his inventions... He hid them in the wall to sell the illusions of his specters, but they're all like... ghosts and skeletons.
[Does Cid know anything about the history of horror storytelling?]
I would imagine the actors look more like me, yes...
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[Urianger muses aloud, thinking back on the clicking in the walls.]
If we are to defeat these specters, we will have to locate the installed devices.
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But if we have to locate the devices...
[ Jing Yuan turns back to the lady and asks: ]
You said he hid them in the wall, but was it in all one location? Do you know the specifics so that our search will be fruitful in destroying them?
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I know more than I would like to. He'd never shut up about his work...
[You're all probably familiar with the type.]
It was all just pretend, you know, nothing that happened was real, but then he found something he said was a "better power source" than mana stones that he'd been running everything off of before and that's... When all of this started happening. It was just small things at first, but then...
[Things escalated, as they're wont to do.]
Most of the lanterns are behind mirrors or paintings and you can spot them if you look close enough, but they're all connected with wires and tubes to his engines upstairs. There's other things making noise or that make the floors shake, too...
[It's a full on phantasmagoria in this place.]
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We should probably take care of those before we deal with that guy, but we should start with one first and see what the reaction is. We also need to check the other room before we move upstairs.
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[Let's just hope everything isn't already rigged to explode, wouldn't that be a hoot.
Well, being blown up is one thing, but wouldn't it be a boring way for a horror story to end? He's at least familiar with most horror tropes. Speaking of tropes, though...]
That, and if he's running it off of what we think he's running it off of, we probably shouldn't touch it with our bare hands or whatever.
I'm starting to think the other room's easier...
[Is he just here psyching himself out by himself. Sure.]
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[From everything he’s learned from the other countries’ missions, this reeks of moon stone activity.
He nods toward the invisible Khun.]
We ought to secure the first floor ere moving on. The “specters” will be a ceaseless hindrance otherwise.
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Very well. Let's cover ourselves back up with the illusionary magic - all of us.
Then, most of us head on over to the other room.
Leo, since you mentioned taking our nice young lady outside, I shall leave it to you.
[ With that, Jing Yuan will cover himself back up immediately and assume the others do the same. He will begin to head towards the door because he is just used to doing things and having them done, haha. ]
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[ So Leo will escort Lizzy outside and erect some protection magic around her once there. ]