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To the Summoned –

Right then, sorry to blast this into all of your eyeballs first thing on this fine morning, but it seemed like the sort of thing most of us would be interested in discussing. We’ll get right to the point.

Some new nonsense is happening with the Singularity. A few weeks ago, Dion and I paid it a visit on the Horizon side. I didn’t offend it but we didn’t get much out of it. In light of recent events, we’ve gone back, and it seems as if it’s feeling a bit more lively now.

In our initial meeting, the only feeling, if one can call it, was a sort of vague recognition of us, particularly so when I made mention of our potential future. My personal experience with the Singularity is quite limited; however, other experiences indicate this is not unusual. What is unusual is this new state of the monolith as of now, a sort of alert consciousness.

Istredd’s taken it upon himself to do some proper follow up, so we’ll let him get on with what he’s found.

The Dimming happens on December 21st of every year but the Singularity starts waning throughout the month of December. It is dormant on that day, enough that people can visit in person. I've been there twice. It is the natural cycle of the Singularity. Cid saying it's feeling a bit more lively is deeply concerning, it is supposed to be slowing down right now.

After hearing about the tremors causing havoc on the outskirts of the crater, I decided to investigate. I had a suspicion. Going inside of the crater around the Singularity kills the natives of this world. We are instead thrown into the Horizon. Many of us experienced that in April during the collective vision we had, when our territories threw us in there.

I am sorry to say my worry was well-founded. The tremors from the Singularity pushed into the territories and the crater has taken ground. I recommend that no one from the Summoned investigate closely. For right now we don't know if this is reflective of what's to come or just a strange one-time incident. I don't want anyone to panic, but we should keep an eye on it.

I currently do not have an answer as to how to stop it or how to force it into dormancy. I know that there are people in our community who have a connection to it. If you could approach it and see if it will communicate anything worthwhile, or see if there is a way to calm it, that might be helpful.

For now, I would recommend those who are near the base of the crater give it adequate leeway. From the amount of power it appears to hold still, we can only estimate it will continue to grow.

[OOC: Purple is Cid, blue is Istredd, gold is Dion.]

spikyheaded

[He's tried it once before, but conversation had been quick. Doing it to everyone... Well, he's still trying to wrap his head around the whole thing so it takes him a minute to figure this all out.]

A couple of weeks ago, me and a few others found a pack of large birds roaming around the woods. They're called chocobo back in our world. They're usually used as mounts, racing, or transport. We were able to wrangle a few of them and have been keeping them at one of the stables at the First Settlement.

The ones there have been tamed so if you need to get around the settlements, we can hook you up with a ride once we get a cart for them. Can also help if you want to learn how to ride or race one.

They're a lot smarter than they look. So if they show up outside Solvunn and you plan on catching one, I might be able to give you some tips. Tifa and Yuffie might be able to help if they want to.

If you're from Solvunn, you can find me at the inn or by the stables. Just don't mind the goat.

magicalarchaeologist

There is a military coup happening in Thorne. Admiral Sidwell has made a play for the crown that seems to be succeeding. The Summoned are currently being evacuated into safe rooms along with natives.

I thought this information best to be shared with all Summoned.

[He doesn't plan on bringing up how the doors are warded shut. That's for other people to say. This is all about information sharing, Istredd has other things to worry about.]

areou

( the message is deliberately written in ancient greek. for most summoned, the network will auto-translate, but she's hoping there might be others who recognize the original text. )

WILL SOLACE COME RETRIEVE YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GOTH I'M NOT HIS BABYSITTER

( helpfully, she adds an illustration that no one asked for: )

( doodle #1 )

( then, because nico seriously needs more friends and it's her duty as former head counselor of the ares cabin to embarrass any and all younger campers: )

↖ BTW THIS IS NICO
HE LOVES LONG WALKS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD AND BROODING IN GRAVEYARDS
HE'S SPOKEN FOR BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THE AFTERLIFE OF YOUR NEXT PARTY
CHALLENGE HIM TO A GAME OF MYTHOMAGIC TODAY!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS SEEN THESE DEMIGODS CONTACT ME ASAP
LOOKS LIKE ZEUS IS SUPER FUCKING PISSED AGAIN AND WE NEED A GAMEPLAN

( more shitty doodles follow, this time vaguely resembling percy and annabeth, although this time she labels them: )

( doodle #2 )

— CLARISSE LA RUE, DRAKON-SLAYER, DAUGHTER OF ARES

( she figures she may as well cover all her bases here since all of this feels like a ren faire on steroids anyway.

ooc | threadjacking is more than welcome and, frankly, encouraged. let's all go ~~hog~~ boar wild. 🫡 )

thedreamer

𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘! 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎. 𝙸𝚏 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚎𝚝, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚝! 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗'𝚝 — 𝚢𝚎𝚜, 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎.

[ Helpful! ]

𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚊𝚍𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚍𝚕𝚢 𝙸'𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 [ ever ] 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝, 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚎? 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢.

𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜! 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚖𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝.

𝚃𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝙲𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜: 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚜? 𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚢? 𝚆𝚑𝚘'𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝, 𝚒𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐?

𝚃𝚘 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎: 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎? 𝙱𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜. 𝙸𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜, 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚜, 𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚏?

𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 — 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝! 𝚆𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚐𝚘 𝚠𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙. 𝙸'𝚖 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙!

tobeclosetohim

[Forward Dated: First Evening]

ℍ𝕖𝕪, 𝕘𝕦𝕪𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕁𝕠, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕒𝕤.

𝔸𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕧𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖 ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤. 𝕎𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕗𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖. 𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕗 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞.

( A second set of handwriting shows up here — hey, it’s him, ya boi. )

Here’s the kicker: it seems like they might be tourists. Monsters from back home. We hunted down a pack of Hellhounds earlier today, and unless I missed a big memo over the last year and a half or so, those aren’t native to this planet.

𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕨𝕖'𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕕𝕕 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕕𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥.

No more cute and cuddly Furbies from planet Vulcan, or whatever. This could be bad, Like, lethal bad. Hell, it already has been. We’ve got a body count. It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕖𝕟𝕕, 𝕤𝕠 𝕚𝕗 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕒 𝟜𝟙𝟙 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤, 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥. 𝕎𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤, 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖, 𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕒𝕤 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟.

The point here is to get a central repository of intel going. If you know anything, we’d appreciate a tl;dr here for other folks to reference. I’ll also start slapping notes on the Monster Board in the Roadhouse if anyone wants to swing by, but we figured it’d be good to have an open line of communication to reference on the fly in case you run into something with teeth and a bad attitude.

ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕖 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥.

Hellhounds are ferocious, wolf-like creatures typically utilized to hunt down the damned and drag their souls to Hell. They’re sized anywhere between a large dog to a small donkey. They possess heightened senses, exceptional speed and strength, and prey may experience hallucinations when Hellhounds are nearby, used to inspire fear to either paralyze or frighten victims out of hiding.

Hellhounds will be invisible to undamned humans, but scorching a pair of eyeglasses with Holy Fire will make them visible to the wearer. For aid with Holy Fire, visit your resident Angel. In Thorne, find Lucifer. In Solvunn, Michael or Gabriel. I'm Castiel, you can find me in Cadens. A barrier of salt across all doorways and windows, or simply a circle around you, will keep Hellhounds from crossing. Typically, only Angel Blades could kill them, but it appears any conventional weapon here can work. Decapitation is advisable.

Stay safe, everyone. If you need help, call us. We’re here.

carmesi

[this message will arrive into the awareness of all summoned. however, given the nature of this content, with both istredd and wanda’s telepath abilities combined, they’ll make it so that the summoned can choose to read it at a later point in time when it isn’t a nuisance to them; an unread message, as it were. they will also telegraph the images linked into the minds of those reading as they read, for ease.]

This is Wanda. Istredd and I have talked about the importance of making this information available to all Summoned.

What we are going to detail here are events that happened a few months back. It has to do with Josselyn Creed—those in Solvunn would have noticed her ashes displayed in the main square of the Primary Settlement. It has to do with the abductions that took place, what happened to those who were taken, and what those of us who stayed behind were able to uncover.

It might not be an easy read, especially for those who were taken. But we think it’s important that we are all on the same page. To be aware of our surroundings and cautious of the intentions of the natives here some more. Any comment or action that may seem a little odd might be worth taking note of.

And… perhaps this can bring some closure to those who are still feeling the effects of what happened.

( information re: those left behind )
( information re: those taken to the pit )
( information re: execution and interrogation )

We still don’t know who the original shrines were to, or what the shrine monster was–whether it was a god itself or a servant of a god, nor where it is now. Motions are currently being considered to be pitched to our factions requesting access to the island and the ruins to investigate. We don't know if they'll allow us, but we're trying.

It might also be worth considering more people learning High Magic in order to counter this sort of thing. Solvunn is the place where this kind of magic is prevalent, but… I could share what I know with others who are skilled with magic in the other nations so that they can teach it to those around them, too.

We’ll meet at some point–all of us–in the Horizon to discuss what we can and should do next. We will let you know when. If there are any questions or additional information to be shared in the meantime, feel free to do so.

( ooc: this means that now every summoned has ic knowledge of what happened with josselyn and her cult! we will be setting up a mingle in september for characters to get together, from all factions, to discuss things more in depth after some time has been given to digest the information. also to avoid the event log lol )

cointosser

Greetings to Summoned friends and strangers alike;

I come to you with an inquiry -- rare for me, I know. As much as I like discovering things on my full own efforts, I can admit I'm a little perplexed with the current predicament. On a recent bout of monster huntering in the desert (not on my part, of course), my companion and I came across a most peculiar specimen. These great beasts appear to be quite domesticated, and are not suited for a desert environment, what with their thick plumage and docile nature. One was caught in the midst of an absorber's hunt (which I do insist all stay away from; the monster hunter in question was very aware of how to deal with one) and injured, while the others appeared to be a mother with a chick.

Now, I have studied the Free Cities' bestiaries to the best of my ability, and have not seen mention of such birds before.

I thought saving the beasts would be all to speak of the story, but I'm afraid one has followed me back to Cadens and taken a liking to me. However, I do not have the heart to turn her away, and thus have taken to stabling her alongside a family horse. She did not appear to mind being tied or bridled. She is in fact a terribly sweet creature, and though she seems happy enough to eat the hay provided, I would be remiss if I did not attempt to find out her proper diet.

And so I ask, friends, thus: have you any knowledge of a similar creature? She is large in stature, towering over myself, and with bright golden plumage. She does not appear to be capable of flight.

[And because he's a little medieval man, there's a portrait following the letter:]

techmaturgy

[Viktor’s hurried script is maybe familiar to some, but what’s different now (beyond the fact that it’s slightly more hurried) is that it appears on its own. Whatever this is about, it’s apparently important enough for him to make a rare solo appearance, a departure from his joint broadcast with Jayce. Right now, it's just him, relaying information as quickly and expediently as possible.

If you’re not necessarily familiar with Viktor himself, the words match those soliciting location information not too long ago. It seems this is the culmination of those efforts.]

We know where the captives are being held. It’s an island directly north of the Singularity crater, roughly three hours off the coast of Thorne’s border, where I am now. I’ve created a map in my Horizon to show the location, as well as the data from the trackers that allowed me to pinpoint it. The explanation is slightly technical, but suffice to say the system is improved to the point where I am confident in its accuracy. Jayce and I can answer any questions about it, though you may need to direct inquiries regarding the magical component to Stephen.

[Who is here, also.]

Thank you to those who offered to collect additional data with the receivers. We would not have been able to locate this place otherwise.

The island itself is not large, though we suspect it’s heavily warded, with the exact holding area magically concealed. We weren’t able to detect anyone coming or going, so it’s likely the captors are using portals to access it directly from various abduction sites. I imagine this aligns with other investigations.

What happens now will require cooperation. Sam has done what reconnaissance he can, but we're not sure of what awaits us on the island itself, nor do we know who is responsible. Accessing the island will require us to eliminate its magical defenses or otherwise dispel its enchantments—any additional information that anyone has gathered is, at this point, vital to share.

[ooc: full receipts are here for the curious! responses may come from any of the four characters currently investigating the island, and please thread jack away. pit people…feel free to receive snippets of this message as appropriate. for additional plotting/convergence of plots, hit me up on plurk at

whitticus or discord at whitticus#8139.]

falcony

[ this comes through clear and is broadcast to everyone, though by this point sam is very aware that a good amount of people won't catch it. he tries, anyway, knowing some responses may be off or delayed or corrupted from a select few people, but he's not going to limit this.

he has enough information at this point. something is wrong, and it's not faction-focused. they need to act, and they need to act now. ]

THIS IS A CALL FOR ALL SUMMONED CURRENTLY NOT MIA
IN CASE IT HASN'T MADE IT TO YOU YET- SOMETHING'S HAPPENED
A GOOD PORTION OF SUMMONED AND LOCALS ALIKE HAVE GONE MISSING
AND IT WASN'T THEIR CHOICE
I'VE GOT REPORTS FROM THE FREE CITIES, SOLVUNN, AND THORNE ALIKE
AND FROM MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN THIS SORT OF STUFF HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO ACT FAST

SO I'M SETTING UP A SEARCH AND REPORT SYSTEM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY OR THIS ISN'T YOUR JAM, FINE
BUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP, HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:

- ANYONE MISSING HAS CORRUPTED ACCESS TO WHATEVER NETWORK THIS IS, AS WELL AS THE HORIZON

- THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN BY FORCE ACROSS ALL FACTIONS

- WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ENDED UP, BUT AT LEAST SOME OF THEM ARE CONCIOUS ENOUGH TO REACH OUT

-THEY’VE ENDED UP TOGETHER

PLANS RIGHT NOW INCLUDE:

HORIZON PATROLS TO SEE IF WE CAN CHECK ANYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT IN, NO MATTER HOW SHORT
>> I'M GOING TO BE SETTING UP A HOME BASE AT MY PLACE IN THE HORIZON.
>> A LOT OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE
>> SHOW THE WAY FOR NEWBIES,
>> IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, I CAN DIRECT
>> ITS A PLACE TO DROP INFO OR JUST CHECK IN
>> WE’LL HAVE SHIFTS
>> HILDA AND PETRA ARE TAKING THE LEAD HERE

INVESTIGATION INTO KIDNAPPING SITES
>> ONLY GO IN GROUPS
>> AND I SWEAR TO GOD— BE CAREFUL
>> WE DONT KNOW WHAT WERE UP AGAINST

INFORMATION COORDINATION ACROSS FACTIONS
>> YOU MIGHT GET CONTACTED BY SOMEONE NAMED NATASHA
>> SHE'S HELPING ME OUT
>> DONT PISS HER OFF— IM WARNING YOU

REACHING OUT TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES / OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEY CAN OFFER
>> IM GONNA BE TALKING TO THE PM OF CADENS,
>> BUT PEOPLE IN SOLVUNN AND THORNE WILL NEED TO SHARE WHAT THEY LEARN

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON ANY OF THIS, NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, REACH OUT TO ME
IF YOU WANT TO ASK AFTER A FRIEND, WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT IS TOGETHER

[ in other words….

AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE

and no, sorry nat, he’s not saying it aloud. ]

unwings

Hello. My name is Castiel.

I overheard a pair of soldiers discussing Prime Minister Marlo’s declaration of martial law, and indefinitely postponed elections. They implied she has a history of election bribery, and mentioned the disappearance of someone named 'Latimer'.

Does 'Latimer' sound familiar to anyone? What else have the rest of you heard?

This message goes to the Summoned of the Free Cities only. For obvious reasons, let’s keep the suspect nature of our leader to ourselves for now.

righteously

Okay, look. We need to talk.

What the hell is going on around here? That whole 'make the summoned run around like trained jackasses' thing? Not kosher.

Before I say anything else, I'll be the first to admit, I didn't let the bug loose. It was a bad call, somebody got hurt, and I'm sorry. I really am. If I could go back knowing what it did, I'd have let it out in a heartbeat.

But that's the thing, isn't it? I mean, seriously. Let's break this whole thing down.

Those douchebags running the Free Cities (or Thorne, or Solvunn) drag us in from wherever we were, without asking, against our will.

A highly reclusive nation decides to let us come hang out for a Disney vacation in their deeply secretive community as a gesture of good faith.

At a time when Summoned from all three factions coincidentally happen to be hanging out in the same reclusive ass place, something mysterious and terrible happens. I don't know about the rest of you, but I, for one, am shocked it didn't go as planned.

Instead of sending guards, the Free Cities sends us freaking couriers with the most useless note in the history of the goddamn planet telling us to release a device we know nothing about, without telling us what it does, just that we need to be real friggin sketchy about it.

When not everybody obeys without question like good little soldiers, one of our own gets hurt, and they shake the shame finger at us like it's our own fault? Are you kidding me?

First of all, if they can send couriers they can send their own friggin guards to handle crap like this. Or, hell, have the damn couriers release the things, they have hands, they could've prepped the packages their own damn selves instead of foisting it off onto the people who didn't even ask to be here in the first place.

Second of all, even if they COULDN'T, how about they slap in a goddamn paragraph or two on what the thing is? If everything's all hunky dory, and all that little bitch does is provide a protective shield, who CARES if a note that was gonna SELF-DESTRUCT ANYWAY gets read over somebody's shoulder?

This whole thing reeks of grooming us to start following orders without full intel. Surely nothing will come of that. Except, oh wait, Libertas just got friggin' bombed. The continent's going to war, and we're getting played.

And here's the other thing: I'm pretty sure Free Cities kids weren't the only ones running around doing sketchy crap during the happy fun werewolf party. Thorne, Solvunn, you two wanna weigh in here? Bueller? Anyone?

( threadjacking is highly encouraged, so long as whoever you're jumping in with is cool with it! hit me at

paingravy if you need me! )

nadine_he_loves

Hi.

It's Nadine Cross, a lot of you probably remember me as the Summoned healer in Cadens. Which I still am, but I have an important update on that front.

Instead of operating out of my apartment, I have an actual medical office down the block from Mag's Inn now.

Salves and Stitches is fully set up to handle minor to moderate injuries, illnesses, poisonings, broken bones, and some minor surgeries. I'm fully stocked with tonics, potions, elixirs, poultices...any sort of herbal or apothecarial remedy. And I'm a medical student at the Academy of Medicine with a full set of tools and equipment, and a room for recovery for those that need more than a patch and go job.

And unfortunately, there's plenty of us here who can vouch for my experience.

I'm still not charging, part of this is because local doctors are expensive and a lot of us aren't exactly rolling in money, but there's a donation box now. And I'll take any sort of donation, really.

Thank you and I hope you don't need my services that often.

catholica

My name is Matthew Murdock and I'm wondering if anyone could help me or point me in the direction where I could help myself.

( this isn't something he really needs but he figures it'll give him an idea of both who all is here, what they can do, and who might answer a call for help from someone they think needs it. )

For those that don't know me, which is nearly everyone, I'm blind. To save you any questions, I've been that way since I was a kid, it doesn't hurt, you can see my eyes if you want, and no, I don't have a dog. Wish I had a dog, they're cute.

Anyway, when I showed up here, I came without walking cane. I've been using a branch because it's what's available but I'm hoping someone might recommend a place to either buy something similar or resources to make one.

( he doesn't need the cane, really, but it's good to have for a myriad of reasons. )

If nothing else, I can stick my hands out and go at that it that way but I'd rather not apologize for accidentally grabbing someone. Thanks in advance.

assembles

Hey there, everyone. My name is Steve Rogers and I'm one of the people most recently summoned to the Free Cities. I'm also a good friend of Sam Wilson's — we've worked together for a number of years. I know he's made quite the name for himself here.

I've only been here for a little over a month, but in that time I've noticed a sudden increase in military activity within Cadens. There's increased drills and training exercises, equipment moving in and out, that kind of thing. I went by Fort Wilbridge and tried to ask some questions, but all they really had to say was that they were acting out of an abundance of caution. Almost like they're expecting something.

It seems suspicious, so I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a change in how the factions are behaving, whether it's something I haven't picked up on in Cadens or something going on in Thorne or Solvunn. I figure it might be a good idea to compare notes so we won't be completely blindsided if something else is coming our way.

That's all I've got for now, but it's nice to meet you all. In a manner of speaking, anyway.

speak_n_spell

For those who identify as human: what's the worst injury you've survived?

I'm not just asking to be nosy - with everyone coming from different realities, I've been wondering if my understanding of Things A Human Can And Cannot Do is accurate? What if we're all operating from different baselines? It could be helpful to know before we get one another into trouble!

shadowthief

Hello. My name is Inej, and I currently reside in Solvunn. I have been attempting to research information on the Gods and religious practices here. I have been told some wive's tales by the locals about not going out at night if you do not know the way, and the way a single person's fault can affect the lives of many if the Gods take offense.

My research in the library has not given me much more in way of specifics, just vague tales of them, theories of how they might have looked, but one thing does keep coming up: The Singularity came before them. I do not know if that means that the ones the locals see as Gods here were once people like us, pulled into this place... or if it means that the Singularity somehow created them. All the books hold the same theory: Prayer and dedication will wake them from their sleep.

I found something hidden in one of the volumes I was looking at today:

Ever searching Ever longing Lost and greedy Wails of mourning What has been found is never enough Her reach is vast and cutting.

The parchment was ripped and smudged, nothing else could be made out on it. I am uncertain if it means anything at all, but I see no reason not to share it, just in case it might match something someone else has found.

If you have made it this far in this message, I appreciate your time. Thank you.

mullerian

( a couple nights spent sleepless staring at the stars in the green grass of a ditch in solvunn's primary settlement have left him wanting, curious, but a constant glitter of flashing correspondence beneath eyelids and in the sky has spelled out one thing very clearly: off-worlders can communicate amongst each other. near-instantaneously, in fact. how convenient.

eventually he's ready to try it, perched on a branch with his legs crossed and one finger weaving an invisible thread through the air in front of him. children passing by to pick up wayward apples for the coming rites must find him insane. )

Now, I did my own bit of research amongst the plucky citizens strolling about Solvunn, claiming us graces of God, and found quite the wealth of history beneath these streets. Enough to pen a couple more tomes worth, really, but I didn't fathom the discourse in this country would run so deep. It almost makes sense that they'd look outward for help at this point, to usher in a new era, but...

( research means spying, but. details. no one needs to know of days thus far spent just circling behind the shoulders of scholars in their libraries as a miniature. it wasn't all that exciting.

the next few sentences are quickly scribbled and without signature, running closely together as if to drive someone dizzy. there's a foreboding air to his text, whether on skin or parchment on wood, as if it's starting to fade the longer one stares. )

Anyhow, it left me curious, and so I'm posing a question to those more privy than me:

When and if the curtain rises, whose blood would you want spilled? Who deserves to "win", in your eyes?

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