new beginnings.

[acatamods]

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 new beginnings. The situation in Joikull has grown dire. More and more of the snowy native people are melting, and just when the the members of the Circle that remained within the city have begun to lose hope, there is a sudden burst of light on the horizon. The members of the Circle who have diligently toiled away at the source of magic have finally succeeded in cracking it... and it has burst, throwing the members of the Circle who have been attacking it back at least fifty feet to land in a snowy drift. The orb, which was previously there, is now gone... but in its stead is a gaping hole that appears to lead to a brilliant white light. A nothingness... a Rift in the Void. For the moment, you have no idea what to do. The members of the Circle who are out of the city are struck speechless, and the members of the Circle in the city only have a brilliant light. But, eventually, you hear a floating voice... not Astoria, but those who have died, and been resurrected, recognize it as the woman from your odd dreams -- the voice of Alcina, the mysterious figure that no one seems to be able to find, whispering in your ear: Be free. And, without much more warning, you feel an odd tug in your stomach, and you are pulled through the universe... and land, without much further ado, back in the Temple. THE TEMPLE OF BEGINNINGS. The Temple is destroyed. Entire buildings have been eradicated by some force that is too powerful to even describe. It appears that the epicenter of whatever took them out seems to be closer to Lake Dona than the housing sector, but whatever happened here has had a catastrophic effect on the surrounding buildings. Your room may be destroyed. There are downed trees where bountiful orchards once grew, along with food that was once in the kitchens now tossed helter-skelter throughout the living area of the Temple. In the rubble, you can find linens, torn nearly to shreds, along with the simple clothing that Astoria had provided you when you first arrived... but most everything has been rocked to absolute hell. Before you can wonder what happened, though, a young man stumbles out from a nearby pile of rubble. To some of you, he may seem familiar... to those who visited El Minha, or were present in Akvos, the young face of King Kathashun stares back at the gaggle of Circle members attempting to grasp what happened to their temporary home... And then, without much more of a word, he abruptly passes out, collapsing to the ground without so much as a word of greeting. The Circle can take him somewhere safe, for the time being, and make sure he's in some amount of shelter. He looks to be in relatively fine health, but pale... Circle members who were present in El Minha may remember that Kathashun's wielding of his own incredible powers left him weakened severely, but most of you will just be wondering why some random kid who looks barely over eighteen found their way to the Temple at all. Most importantly, though, as you all wander, try to settle in, and pull together to try and cope with what has been lost here, you begin to wonder one, single question: Where in the hell is Astoria? MOD NOTES. Okay, friends. Please bear with us, because we have a lot of notes/links in this section! ➜ Acatalepsy has shifted from a fantasy world-hopping RPG to a survival/fantasy RPG. Our goal is to provide a fun setting to play in, with smaller missions to take advantage of if you would like to do so. ➜ As such, we have updated quite a few pages, including: PREMISE; SETTING; APPLICATIONS; RESERVES; and FAQ. ➜ APPLICATIONSare OPEN on a PERMANENT BASIS starting August 1, 2019 at 9:00 PM EST! ➜ You may freely RESERVE now! ➜ Astoria cannot be found anywhere in the Temple. You may search for her, but she is not available. ➜ Kathashun has a journal (kathashun) with an IC contact if you would like to speak with him! He can also be found on at the new Test Drive Meme and here at his network post! ➜ As an homage to new beginnings!!!, the modteam has decided to make it Christmas in July, and waive July AC. If you've already submitted it, that's fine! But if you're a few comments short, don't stress. You can just check in. :) As always, leave any questions down below!

Comments

MOD QUESTIONS.

[acatamods]

[moneytwin]

I'm sure I will think of more later, but first:

How are the Akvosian merfolk?! Astoria was ensuring they were okay in the fresh water, are they still healthy? Or even present in the lake any more?

[kathashun]

They are still there, but are struggling to breathe. If Vex'ahalia finds them quickly enough, she may be able to sweet-talk your neighborhood friendly sorcerer into assisting them.

Maybe.

(He will definitely help the mermaids.)

[moneytwin]

ha ha haaaa the sweet talking might be. difficult. >> otoh she really cares for the mermaids.

SECOND QUESTION: looking at the ruins, even with kath's appearance on their arrival, how long ago does it appear that the damage to the temple was sustained?

[acatamods]

Long enough for grass to begin to regrow! A month or two... maybe. It's recent, but not entirely new.

[invasif]

I mean. Let's just threaten him.

[moneytwin]

If* it comes to that.

(* = yes, absolutely.)

[hackedhistory]

If Zari tried to use her device to ping Astoria's location, would she be able to do that? Does she even have a network device or is it just part of her magic stuff?

Does the city group also hear Alcina before they get sent back to the Temple, or is it only the Circle members at the glow?

If they go to investigate the site of the blast, is there anything to indicate who or what might have done it? Was there a calling card left behind or signs of a particular kind of blast?

Possibly there will be more but starting here for now.

[acatamods]

(1) The ping comes back empty. She does not have a network device! She simply used magic.

(2) Yes, you hear Alcina!

(3) Not really. No calling card, but it seems whatever did this was a powerful magical source. There's no scorch marks or anything of the sort. Just a sign of a MASSIVE blast of energy... and then nothing.

[hackedhistory]

Lovely.

Okay follow up re: Alcina, is there a way to get down to the caverns where they first began encountering her, so to speak?

[acatamods]

No. If Zari wishes to properly investigate, she will discover that the caverns have collapsed.

[hackedhistory]

o7 Thank you! I am sure I will be back with more, but this is it for now.

[invasif]

Not something that needs to be handled right away, but what kind of effort would it take excavate into that collapse? Essentially for FUTURE REFERENCE.

[acatamods]

Quite a few months, and you will need to figure out how to breathe underwater! Astoria granted you that power last time, and she is no longer here.

Better start being nice to your neighborhood sorcerer. :)