November Adventure: The Good, The Bad, And The Dirty

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NEW ISLAND: MONSUN

Who: Everyone!
What: Monsun appears, and a new adventure begins.
When: November 24th
Where: Across the islands!
Warnings: Tag as you go!

I've Never Been Better- Or Worse
As per the Storyteller's advice, the morning of the 24th will find characters waking to the sight of land in the far distance; Monsun is now accessible for one-way travel. Your mission, should you choose to volunteer for it? Traverse to this new land, and locate the mana pool. All characters will be reminded on departure that they may not be capable of returning until they have, so pack wisely.

The land of Monsun, even from a distance, may strike travelers as a peculiar one. One half appears to be made up of lush, deciduous woodland entirely at odds with the coastal, tropical aesthetic that Ensō so boasts. The other half appears to be dry and bare, full of cracking cliffs and sandy wastelands. Indeed, once characters set foot on this new land, they will discover that this is precisely the case: the island is divided by a dark ribbon of water, an east side rich with life and a west side stark and rife with danger.

And yet, it isn't that simple.

Feeling prepared? Now is the time to make arrangements and collect what you'll need for the journey. Find companions, say goodbye to loved ones- and of course, take your first step forwards into new lands. Best of luck, adventurers.

You may need it.

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Welcome to the new island of Monsun! As the island is now accessible, feel free to begin preparations and explorations in this log- or create new ones of your own! For further information in regards to the island, or plotting, the following links may prove handy:

OOC info and plotting post

Group Arrangements and RNG Group Opt-ins

Monsun on the locations page

Search Requests

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Comments

[scourgingstars]

I don't understand--what choice could possibly be left to me now?

[prettypurpleparlor]

I can't be certain of every option, but... you chose to let me try to heal you, even though you could have turned me away. And it did have some brief effect, even though it was only a very small amount, where you implied that it would do nothing at all.

Even before that, you were saying that something unusual had happened, losing control over your condition where normally you would not. That's twice now that something has changed for you- not permanently, but it did happen. Did either of those things ever happen in your world, that you can remember, in two thousand years?

And, if not... maybe it might be worth your time to try and figure out what's so different about this one.

[scourgingstars]

... [Ardyn shook his head slightly; no, this had never happened before. No, he didn't understand what was going on or why. No, he couldn't even begin to figure out what he was doing when ordinarily he'd have long since come up with a thousand lies and excuses to get out of this situation.]

And what if it should prove not to matter? That this was a single unprecedented anomaly and I end up back where I started?

[prettypurpleparlor]

Then if it does... are you any worse off than you were before? Wasted time, perhaps, but time isn't something you're short of.

[Considering that he's, y'know. Immortal.]

You tried to tell me, when I asked to help you, that I had nothing to gain here and far too much to lose. By that same token, don't you have nothing to lose and near everything to gain?

[scourgingstars]

There's nothing I even desire to gain at this point. All I want is for this to be over, which is apparently a monumental request even the Storyteller won't listen to.

[prettypurpleparlor]

Then that is still something. The Storyteller is, demonstrably, not the only power of this place, nor do they know all there is to know of it. If you're going to be here regardless, why not see what you can get?

[She remembers their talk by the fire, during the last storytelling, and his dislike of unwinnable games.]

[Yes, the game is crooked- but it's the only game in town.]