seasons, seasons, seasons.

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I ▫ main IV ▫ premise       XI ▫ applications XIV ▫ activity II ▫ logs V ▫ rules VII ▫ bestiary   IX ▫ canon updates XII ▫ taken XV ▫ drop/hiatus III ▫ ooc VI ▫ faq VIII ▫ setting   X ▫ mods XIII ▫ reserves XVI ▫ players seasons, seasons, seasons. Your time in Faerun has been rather productive! Ranging from working odd jobs to slaying the woeful beast to rebuilding Mirabar, the Circle has thrown in their efforts suitably. And, incredibly, new people have shown up to the Circle that were not expected . . . something seems to have happened with the Rift, but no one is entirely sure what. At any rate, as the last day of the Night of Wonders comes to a close, you return to the tavern, to get a good night sleep. When you awaken, there is an odd hum in the air . . . magic, and the natives of Mirabar even feel something mysterious is in the air. It's a bit odd -- no one before seems to have noticed, but some of the magical practitioners in Faerun do. The more experienced members of the Circle know when their time in Faerun is coming to an end. They begin to feel a tug in their stomach, and you rush to collect the items that you have bought in Faerun. And, just as you grab the last item, you hear a voice . . . a familiar one: Come along, dear Travelers . . . back home you come. Your fifth world, Faerun, has been deemed a success. The people of Mirabar are eternally grateful for your patronage . . . but buckle up, Travelers. Your brief vacation is now over. It's back to work, and back to a rather . . . chaotic scene, at the Temple. Is it snowing . . . ? THE TEMPLE OF BEGINNINGS. Some of you are getting used to arrival back in the Temple. You arrive in roughly the same spot each time, but when you get there, you notice something is a bit . . . off. The weather seems to be a bit askew, which has happened before in the Temple of Beginnings -- but this time, the Temple seems to be cordoned off into specific seasons. In one section of the Temple, it is fall. Another, spring. Another, summer, and yet another, winter. It's a bit . . . weird, but not the worst thing that's ever happened. And just when you get ready to settle back down at home base, your watch pings, with a message from Astoria. "Hello, my dearest Travelers!! I hope you enjoyed your time in Faerun . . . it felt like it was an absolutely delightful time, and I could see, if only for a moment! What a magical thing. But anyway! It seems that some of the people who slipped through the Rift may have come back with you . . . I am not sure what is going on, but I am working on figuring it out! Whatever it seems to be is affecting the Temple and our . . . is it atmosphere? Is atmosphere the correct word? Something is probably better... But oh! If you go to your rooms, you will find a present from me, to you! I tried, very hard, to get you something you all will like . . . let me know if it is up to your satisfaction. ♥" As the message ends, you are left with an odd sense of foreboding. What, exactly, has Astoria done? When you return to your respective rooms, you will find that Astoria has, indeed, left you a present -- a gift, from your home world. It can be an object, magical or not -- and if it is a magical item, it will not be nerfed! The only restriction is that if it is a magical item, it cannot be gamebreaking, and will be suitably nerfed if it is. If it is a weapon with ammunition, you are limited to one clip. :) MOD NOTES. Okay, friends. Please bear with us, because we have a lot of notes/links in this section! ➜ Please make sure to visit our Game HMD to give us your thoughts/feelings/concerns about the game! ➜ The EMP/ATP is live! Share with your friends and encourage folks to come join the Circle. ➜ The TDM is here! Reserves open on May 24th at 9:00 PM EST, and applications open on June 1st at 9:00 PM EST! ➜ Astoria has a top-level on the TDM here! ➜ Remember, you may bring back anything you can reasonably carry in your arms from your worlds! Faerun had a lot of shopping opportunities! Any magical items you bring back from Faerun will be nerfed upon entrance into the Temple. ➜ Further, if you happened to buy a Bag of Holding to try and get around that rule, your Bag of Holding will explode, and all the contents you shoved into it will rocket helter-skelter, and will likely be stolen by the unseen servants. Good luck getting some of that stuff back. ➜ If you were present on the Fourth Wall, feel free to come back to the Temple for the Test Drive Meme! However, you stay here, you still need to app. ;) ➜ Finally, every character who submitted a task on the first Faerun post will find an odd token in their pocket. It is a smooth blue stone, with the symbol of Mirabar etched onto it. It is consistently warm, even if you dump it into the snow. As always, leave any questions down below!