With the tournament resolved, the plan is simple: The five tournament winners and Queen Elphame will be casting a spell from various corners of Avalon to launch the Fisher King and his curse into the center of the Calamity. Characters will be performing synchronic magic, lead by the winners of the tournament, to send the body of the Fisher King (soul removed thanks to a band of death mages, so the Fisher King is not suffering) through frozen time using a powerful magic canon spell that would obliterate any living body that could die by forcing it through frozen time. While it will not immediately solve the problem, the Fisher King's curse should slowly tick away at Excalibur's spirit, degrading it over time and decreasing the strength of the explosion. After having enough time for the Fisher King's curse to tick away at it, it will require less of Morganna and Avalon's magic to still time, which will eventually allow everyone to send a party to retrieve the weakened sword and depower the Calamity.
That's the plan anyway. Whether or not it succeeds will depend on missions in the coming months preparing for that moment... starting with performing the ritual to launch the Fisher King into the Calamity.
Once your character picks a group, the Fairy Queen will be providing all those who participate with their very own flying mounts based on the location/missions they choose to go to. Feel free to play out meeting and greeting mounts (which you will be given a pendant to summon at any time after this event), performing the ritual, camping overnight until everyone's timed up during the witching hour, or dealing with obstacles located in your group's location.
Additionally, because resources are being diverted away from performing the summer solstice, the sun and moon are thrown out of cycle, plunging Avalon into a temporarily eternal night-- an effect which is causing a huge upset with a special kind of microscopic fairy that's randomly teleporting people to other locations-- which means you can really thread with anyone you want, even if you're in the wrong group, and will need to find a way to get back to your group before the witching hour!
Separate into groups lead by the following characters/locations:
Mamori Minamoto - Merlin's Step at The Brocéliande
- MOUNT: Gryphon - These majestic creatures are beings with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion and the head, front talons, and wings of an eagle. They are powerful guards who will always have your back, and fierce warriors. As a species, they tend to be a little condescending after being treated as deity guardians and placed on Family Crests since ancient times. Note that they mate for life, and your gryphon's mate may or may not be bonded with another character yours doesn't get along with... and you're going to have to find a way to make it work, because love is the most powerful magic in the world-- and they're not choosing you over it.
Xue Yang - The Ruins of Celliwig's Diamond Falls
- MOUNT: Arkan Sonney - A white pig with the wings of the fairy. They're said to be very lucky, and can carry ten times their weight. It can alter its size, so when not being ridden, it can change into a piglet-- if it chooses to. They have quite stubborn personalities and do not like to be chased, so it's best to approach with manners and ask permission to approach. Those who partner with Arkan Sonneys tend to come into money more easily by sheer luck.
Rei Amayado - Malous in the Unnamed Marshes
- MOUNT: Impundulu - A black and white bird the size of a person which can summon thunder and lightning with its wings and talons. It has an insatiable appetite for blood and has the ability to take the form of a beautiful young man with a seductive nature, allowing it to get close to victims for its vampiric ways. They will form bonds with sorcerers and tend to target their enemies for food whenever they can. They do not need to kill their victims when feeding, but sometimes choose to. When they summon lightning, they lay eggs 6 feet under the spot the lightning strikes. The eggs can only be fertilized if they are doused with blood. The Impundulu can only be destroyed with blue fire and are immortal. Some people say eating the egg of the Impundulu is how the original vampires were born... but as far as we can tell, it just gives them a good reason to eat you before you find out.
Zidane Tribal - Lotus Pod Mountain (2nd Ash Mountain)
- MOUNT: Harpy - Harpies are women with wings attached to their arms and the bottoms are birds of prey. These beautiful bird-women are not going to let you ride them, so "mount" is perhaps a bit of a misnomer here.. but they will carry you by your shoulders with their talons to your destination. (Or if you manage to get friendly with them, they may offer to let you hug them, but you're not riding them.) Piss them off and they'll steal your food and make you watch them eat it. Do wrong, and they will happily change course and dump you in prison. They would be ideal for those with a strong sense of justice.
Caster - The End of the World
- MOUNT: Pegasus - Descendants of the original Pegasus, these pegasi come in a variety of colors and patterns at your choice. When they get excited and stamp their feet on the ground, water can start rising from the ground where they dance. They can be quite playful besides that, and are easily the easiest of the mounts to form a long-term bond with. Pegasuses can navigate at night without guidance, following the stars where the original was transformed into a constellation by Zeus. This effect is increased when star magic is possible, but not right now.
*Note: Leaders may change mounts at the end of the event. As thanks, Queen Elphame will make it so. Statues of the tournament winners will also be constructed around the entryway of Elphame, as the Otherworld Heroes of Avalon, and protected by fairy magic. Immortalized, baby.
Now then! What of the ritual itself? There are three roles you can take to do your part:
1. Teleporting Micro Fairies: Chase the micro fairies around whatever area you're in to try to capture them. These fairies can be captured with a bit of arts and crafts magic! That is, you'll need to make a terrarium in a mason jar. Go around your location collecting local flora and fauna to create an environment and lure the fairies in by placing small pieces of cake in it. Once they're in, which you'll see by the cake slowly disappearing, close the mason jar and use any magic spell over it and they'll be temporarily trapped. This will help protect those performing the ritual from suddenly ending up somewhere they shouldn't!
2. Synchronic Magic: Find a partner to perform Synchronic Magic with, which will then funnel through the group's leader, who is performing a ritual involving a circle, burning herbs and shaking a magic gourd, and jumping in and out of the circle. (It is not the hokey pokey, but it looks a little like it.) Don't forget that synchronic magic requires trust, so you may want to find a way to open up to your partner if you don't know them yet.. or else things could definitely go haywire-- including accidental temporary body swaps, magically gluing yourselves to your partner, or accidentally temporarily changing your canon point mentally (lasts for about a day).
3. Protect the Circle: You're in a potentially dangerous location. Someone needs to be at the borders combatting enemies who live in the area your team is! Team up with others to fight off enemies known to frequent locations, including any creatures that have been previously found at that location in past events. The bestiary has a good number of ideas (though is a little outdated, so if a creature existed in an event, TDM, or quest after that that you want you use, feel free! We'll be working on getting the bestiary back up to date this month.)
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Harpies!
But that won't stop her from trotting up when she hears Hijikata shouting up at the tree.]
Stealing... is wrong. [So is arguing maybe but she's going to solve problems she feels like could actually be solved.]
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[He breaks off as he turns around to whoever is backing him up here and sees the small girl. She's by far the youngest outworlder - she's got to be one, given her adorable mount - he's seen on Avalon. How old can she be, 5?! First the other kid who won the novice category of the tournament, now this! Why is this goddamned dangerous island pulling in such little children?!
Even the harpy's expression softens a little from the mocking smirk she was sporting. Her voice almost has a cooing quality to it as she calls down from her perch.]
I didn't steal it from him, I just borrowed it! He belittled me, and that's wrong too, isn't it?
I just voiced my concerns about this action plan!
[Do these adults really need a child to mediate for them? It sure looks like it.]
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And she's staring right back up at him with all the conviction of a child who is exactly where she wants to be. The piglet is also staring up at him because it's a stubborn creature and it does what it wants.
The twin stares go to the harpy then back to Hijikata as Anya considers the situation. She's not the best mediator especially because she doesn't know what "belittling" means but she knows that the two of them should be getting along. World Peace (or at least Avalon's Peace) couldn't be achieve if someone was arguing!]
"Beetling" is also wrong. [Maybe.
She puts one hand on Hijikata's knee while the other hand gestures towards the harpy as she speaks in her best imitation of a parental tone.]
You need to say sorry. And Bird Lady, you need to come down and talk. If the "beetling" made you sad you need to tell him, not take things. That's childish.
[says the literal child]
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Fine by me. I'll take back what I said if she can prove that she can carry me.
[The harpy immediately swings herself down from her branch and lands in front of the small assembly, sharp eyes glinting with unspoken amusement.]
Was this so hard, proud knight? Here, have back your "food".
[He can totally hear those quotation marks, and his eyebrow twitches as he puts the mayonnaise bottle away in his jacket, but he keeps himself together!]
Well, then, we can do a test flight right away, but first let me see to it that the little lady is accounted for.
[He crouches to be more on eye level with Anya.]
Do you have a guardian? Ah, wait, you got teleported in, didn't you... do you see anybody you know?
[If she doesn't, then he will be responsible for her wellbeing - he's a civil servant after all -, and that's more intimidating than any monster-slaying quest!]
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Good. [She's proud of you both!
With that solved and with Hijikata now at eye level, she looks around.... and really doesn't recognize anyone other than her piglet and her pigeon. She shakes her head and takes a step closer to him.]
No... [But her friend group is also small!]
But Anya will be okay! Wait here! [Which is underneath the tree and she makes to trot over in that direction and crouch at the foot of the trunk, piglet by her side and pigeon on her head.]
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[The fae of Nicnevin are mischievous!! Someone could ask her for her name, and bam, they'd have the ability to exert way too much magical control over her! He turns to the harpy.]
Can you keep an eye on her while I go look for her group? I hope they haven't left for Celliwig yet.
Why should I stay with her when I make a far better scout than you?
[She beats her wings and lifts up into the air.]
Don't worry, I'll be back in no time!
[And off she flies! Hijikata calls out for her, but she doesn't heed him. His shoulders slump a little as he sighs. But hell, how bad can it be to keep a little girl company for a while? It's annoying that either of them could get teleported around at any point, but hopefully that'll stop soon (if only he knew that those tiny fairies are barely getting started!). He sits down next the her.]
You're still new here, right? Has anyone warned you to not tell anyone here in Elphame your real name? If it gets into the wrong hand they can use bad magic on you.
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In some ways this situation reminds her of Franklin and she's quick to reach out and pat him on the arm.]
Nice. Thank you, Mister.
[With that said she also settles down to sit instead of to crouch, the piglet curling up beside her.]
New and no one said. But... [And she pauses for effect like she'd imagine a spy would:] Anya Forger is not Anya's real name.
[She says like this is a perfectly fine and normal thing for a child to confess and that it isn't actually kind of supposed to be a secret.]
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That's good, then you should be safe. Did you come up with that name yourself?
[And, since she introduced herself, albeit with a fake name--]
You can call me Agent Mayo Thirteen.
[Who's the adult here again?! But this is his go-to """code name""". He already used it on a special mission back home (stalking his boss' boss' daughter's unapproved boyfriend on a date with her).]
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She shakes her head at him, even as he takes her statement as truth just like that.]
Pa did! [And because that might have sounded bad...] Because Anya has always been Pa's daughter. [There, nailed it.]
Nice to meet you, Mister Mayo. This... [She indicates the really big pigeon on her head:] He's also Agent! And I'm still thinking of a name for Mister Piggy.
[The flying piglet fairy doesn't seem to mind being called Mister Piggy, for now. But it does bump its nose into Hijikata's arm, snuffling as if to find treats. Or mayonnaise.]
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See, you can't go wrong with 'Agent'. And hm, Mister Piggy, are you hungry? Do you want a treat?
[Yeah, this was inevitable... he's so convinced that mayonnaise is the tastiest thing in the world, of course he takes his bottle back out and squirts a generous amount right on the ground in front of the winged piglet.]
Eat up! I bet you haven't had anything like this wherever you come from!
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But she does look on in dawning horror as he squirts a pile of what she's pretty sure is some kind of sauce on the ground? She doesn't know much about animals and knows even less about pigs but she's sure of one thing: treats should be given in moderation! Anya dives for the piglet, scooping the creature up just as it's going over to sniff the mayonnaise. It struggles, feet kicking at the air as Anya turns to Hijikata.]
Mister Mayo! Snacks only in "modern nation"!
[She means "moderation". As she's saying this, the piglet bends enough to kick free, diving for the mayonnaise snout first without a thought to the fact that Anya is falling backwards from the force.]
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[That was aimed at the piglet, but it doesn't seem to be paying him much heed as it devours the piled-up condiment. He's happy it likes it, but he still has had the mindfulness to help Anya sit back up. If need be he'll dust her off a little.]
You aren't hurt, are you? Anyway, mayonnaise isn't a snack! It's a very important part of the food pyramid. Did anybody teach you about that already?
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Mister Pig, mean! [Also who is going to be in charge of cleaning up after this???]
And Anya never learned about a "foodamid".
[She goes to a rich people school, food pyramids are for in-house nutritionists.]
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Hm, alright. It looks like this.
[He draws a crude pyramid into the dirt with a stick, then divides it into segments.]
The bottom here stands for staple foods, the kinds you need to eat every day, like mayonnaise and rice.
[Before he can continue to unfold his ill-conceived ideas the harpy luckily reappears, landing in front of them.]
Aw, you've been getting along well! I found your group, little lady. They're about ready to depart. Shall I fly you over with your companions?
[Hijikata frowns a little. He's really not sure if it's alright to let such a young girl go on a mission like that, but she was assigned a mount... still, it doesn't sit right with him. He turns to the harpy.]
Make sure someone in her group chaperones her. If there's no one to do it I'll sit this ritual out with her.
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And doesn't get to be convinced further because the harpy is back. Anya looks up from the unfinished pyramid that she's now committed to memory before standing up.]
Mm!
[She's about to nod before she turns back to look at Hijikata frowning and when she sees that he's worrying about her she reaches out to pat his shoulder again.]
'S fine! Anya can do it! [And she isn't about to sit it out when everyone else was trying so hard.] And then later Anya wants to learn more about the foodamid!
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That's right. But honestly, you already know the most important part. As long as you have mayonnaise and rice you can survive.
[The harpy, who just picked Anya up (with surprising care) to fly her over to her group, raises her eyebrows very high, but decides that there's no time to argue about the food pyramid now.]
Alright, then. Your friends can fly on their own, right? Let's go.
[As she takes off, hopefully followed by pig and pigeon, Hijikata waves after the little group.]
Let's both do our best, Anya-chan!
[Maybe babysitting isn't so bad after all.]