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EVENT #1: FAE FESTIVITIES
INTO THE WOODS
Click Clock Wood (Spring) by Grant Kirkhope
2:05 / 4:59
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Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others.
After making your way through the tiny farming town of Ich and out towards the rim of a massive raised crater, you will find yourself being led through a narrow split in the canyon wall. Inside, glow worms cling to the ceiling and create the illusion of a thousand twinkling stars above the moistened rocks.
When you finally emerge, it is into an impossibly lush landscape of massive, redwood-sized tangling trees and a soft moss carpet. Life abounds here. It feels like an oasis of birdsong and animal activity.
A short walk leads you to the prepared party-grounds. A large clearing with quaint huts all around decorated with strange flowers for partygoers to rest or otherwise entertain themselves.
There appear to be several games and stalls set up, the sweet and savory scents of delicious food fills the air, and so do the patrons of the forest. Seemingly hundreds of Fae folk zip around and greet the newcomers excitedly by placing garlands of vines and crowns of flowers atop their heads.
Glowing flowers and toadstools light your way here. It also seems that even the animals get in on the festivities! Really, just about everything talks here. Almost everything, anyways! Talking to a tree stump might not yield many results but you're welcome to try.
Each entrant is also provided upon arrival a copy of The Rules. A rolled parchment that resists water or any other damage. It also prevents you from writing on it so you can't just do what you want.
The rules read as follows:
When you finally emerge, it is into an impossibly lush landscape of massive, redwood-sized tangling trees and a soft moss carpet. Life abounds here. It feels like an oasis of birdsong and animal activity.
A short walk leads you to the prepared party-grounds. A large clearing with quaint huts all around decorated with strange flowers for partygoers to rest or otherwise entertain themselves.
There appear to be several games and stalls set up, the sweet and savory scents of delicious food fills the air, and so do the patrons of the forest. Seemingly hundreds of Fae folk zip around and greet the newcomers excitedly by placing garlands of vines and crowns of flowers atop their heads.
Glowing flowers and toadstools light your way here. It also seems that even the animals get in on the festivities! Really, just about everything talks here. Almost everything, anyways! Talking to a tree stump might not yield many results but you're welcome to try.
Each entrant is also provided upon arrival a copy of The Rules. A rolled parchment that resists water or any other damage. It also prevents you from writing on it so you can't just do what you want.
The rules read as follows:
- DO:
- ⁂ Accept gifts from the Fae.
⁂ Sample the food provided at the party ONLY.
⁂ Play games with the Fae.
⁂ Feel at ease to rest in the provided huts.
⁂ Keep tabs on your shadow lest it wander.
- ⁂ Make a TRADE with the Fae.
⁂ Provide any personal items as gifts or otherwise to the Fae.
⁂ Provide your true name to the Fae.
⁂ Wander away from the designated party area.
⁂ Ascend any staircases you find in the woods.
- ⁂ If you see an old woman hiking through the area, feel free to stop her and lie to her. The more brazen and obvious the lie the better. She appreciates this!
GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT
Amongst the games and attractions are a variety of fun possibilities!
GAMES
- ⁂ Battleship! (Fae Style!) A number of Fae will be hiding on a large grid of flowers. You guess the locations and if you are correct then you will win a small prize! It is a cup of nectar that refills endlessly, and numbs any pains you may have. This works even outside of the forest and can be taken home.
Every time you miss though, you receive a small 'curse.' Nothing harmful! Maybe you’re just rotating in place for the next hour, your ears become daisies, or you grow a tree out of your head? (Feel free to come up with your own silly ideas!) All of the curses will dissipate after a time or upon leaving the forest and none will do any harm or cause pain. The Fae are all about fun tricks, not hurting anyone!
⁂ Dress Up Darlings! You enter a booth and allow the Fae to decide your outfit! Upon the agreement that you'll wear it the rest of the party, of course, no matter how silly or ridiculous it is.
⁂ Bobbing For Onions! Yes, you read that right. Bobbing for onions. There are onions floating around... in water. You have to catch them with your teeth. The prize for success is a Bag of Onions. This bag never runs out of onions. They are always fresh and always onions. Not always the same kind of onion, but always onions nonetheless. This bag works outside of the forest and can be taken home.
⁂ What's In The Box? There is a box. There is something in it. Maybe it's frogs. Maybe it's slugs. Possibly bugs? Maybe apples. We don’t know. Stick your hand in the box and take a guess at what you’re touching! If you’re right, you win the contents of the box!
We'll let players decide via coin flip, rolls, or however they want if their guess is correct! Any items won though will be common, every day items like mentioned and nothing especially exciting. Unless you're really into frogs. Then it's your lucky day, apparently!
ENTERTAINMENT
- ⁂ Slayd & The Possums! Slayd is here and he’s throwing down the banjo tunes with his possum pals. Feel free to join him if you are musically inclined! The Fae will provide any instrument your heart desires! They can't grant you the ability to play it though if you don't know how.
⁂ The Crowning of the King of Misrule! Randomly chosen by the Fae, enter a lottery to be chosen as the King of Misrule for the evening. You will be dressed in a stupid outfit and granted Fae wings for the night! You also have the insatiable urge to play harmless pranks on people. The Fae will also give you a "Special Gift" at the end of the party...
FOR THE FOOLISH
Ahh, but there are rule breakers amongst us aren't there? If you choose to sneak away from the party, chances are nobody will stop you; however, you are now on your own in the Talahee Forest.
The first layer of the forest is very much similar to what you have already seen. Everything is coated in a thick mat of moss and trees wind away like a massive birds nest to form the canopy above. The faint sounds of animals can still be heard. Up here, you may encounter Fae who did not attend the party. They'll ask you your name and other personal details.
Best that you lie.
The further in that you head, the darker the forest gets. It seems you are following a downward slope. The trees get bigger here, as do the insects and toadstools. Bioluminescence rules down here it seems. You may encounter stranger creatures here. Ones that will try to make very tempting trades for your personal belongings. Things that will seem like an amazing deal to you. They offer magical items of great power, or even personal effects from home.
Don't be fooled though. These objects are cursed, and are not at all what they seem. You have the distinct feeling of being watched at all times here.
⁂ Possible Encounters: Owlbear, Displacer Beast, Giant Badger
Are you getting smaller or is everything else getting bigger? Were Slayd here, he would have told you about the concept of Deep Forest Gigantism. The deeper you go - just like the ocean - the larger that the flora and fauna get.
You are dwarfed by the mushrooms here in the pitch darkness and only guided by the latent glow of the creatures and fungi that dwell here. Bugs the size of house-cats skitter in your wake. Are you sure you want to be here? Should you encounter anything larger, you’d best stay silent. Or run!
⁂ Possible Encounters: Giant predatory Elk (RUN), Rodents of Unusual Size, Extra Large Bugs
The trees seem to clear out here as you reach the bottom of the forest. There is no light here so hope you brought a match. The landscape down here is a blanket of moss dotted with countless shallow pools. Looking into one of these pools, you will see your reflection... though it may look different in some way.
You will feel extremely compelled to reach down and touch the reflection in the water. Should you give in, you feel as though your world is turning upside down. You could receive memories not quite your own. Memories of a different version of you, even! (CRAU, Canon Update, or Canon AU!)
Yet, you will be experiencing them as your own. A long time could pass in your mind while only seconds have only elapsed in reality. Upon waking, you will find that you have been ejected from the party and the forest entirely. You find yourself at the entrance to the crater. Disoriented, and compelled not to re-enter, you have only yourself to blame as you must shamble your way home with this burdensome knowledge.
FIRST LAYER
Rak'tika Greatwood Theme ( Civilizations ) by Masayoshi Soken
4:34 / 5:15
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"Civilizations" prominently features a female vocalist. The lyrics are in the Ronkan language, and has not been officially translated.
The first layer of the forest is very much similar to what you have already seen. Everything is coated in a thick mat of moss and trees wind away like a massive birds nest to form the canopy above. The faint sounds of animals can still be heard. Up here, you may encounter Fae who did not attend the party. They'll ask you your name and other personal details.
Best that you lie.
SECOND LAYER
Click Clock Wood (Autumn) by Grant Kirkhope
1:12 / 4:11
▶︎
Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others.
The further in that you head, the darker the forest gets. It seems you are following a downward slope. The trees get bigger here, as do the insects and toadstools. Bioluminescence rules down here it seems. You may encounter stranger creatures here. Ones that will try to make very tempting trades for your personal belongings. Things that will seem like an amazing deal to you. They offer magical items of great power, or even personal effects from home.
Don't be fooled though. These objects are cursed, and are not at all what they seem. You have the distinct feeling of being watched at all times here.
⁂ Possible Encounters: Owlbear, Displacer Beast, Giant Badger
THIRD LAYER
Saint Mocianne's Arboretum (Hard) by Masayoshi Soken
2:50 / 5:10
▶︎
...hordes of aggressive plant life exposed to the strange substance stand between you and the information you seek.
Are you getting smaller or is everything else getting bigger? Were Slayd here, he would have told you about the concept of Deep Forest Gigantism. The deeper you go - just like the ocean - the larger that the flora and fauna get.
You are dwarfed by the mushrooms here in the pitch darkness and only guided by the latent glow of the creatures and fungi that dwell here. Bugs the size of house-cats skitter in your wake. Are you sure you want to be here? Should you encounter anything larger, you’d best stay silent. Or run!
⁂ Possible Encounters: Giant predatory Elk (RUN), Rodents of Unusual Size, Extra Large Bugs
FOURTH LAYER
Poison Tree by Grouper
0:30 / 3:16
▶︎
'Poison Tree' is a meditation on the complexities of anger and the internal conflict it causes. It draws inspiration from William Blake's poem of the same name.
The trees seem to clear out here as you reach the bottom of the forest. There is no light here so hope you brought a match. The landscape down here is a blanket of moss dotted with countless shallow pools. Looking into one of these pools, you will see your reflection... though it may look different in some way.
You will feel extremely compelled to reach down and touch the reflection in the water. Should you give in, you feel as though your world is turning upside down. You could receive memories not quite your own. Memories of a different version of you, even! (CRAU, Canon Update, or Canon AU!)
Yet, you will be experiencing them as your own. A long time could pass in your mind while only seconds have only elapsed in reality. Upon waking, you will find that you have been ejected from the party and the forest entirely. You find yourself at the entrance to the crater. Disoriented, and compelled not to re-enter, you have only yourself to blame as you must shamble your way home with this burdensome knowledge.
Notes
⁂ For the game prizes, we're using the honor system here! So long as you clear the roll then you can receive a prize with no mod permission needed.
⁂ The plotting post for this event/November is up!
⁂ Additionally, we have a state of the game post available to people read about updates, clarifications, and a poll to participate in!
⁂ If you have any further questions or feedback about this event specifically, please comment here!
⁂ Full Navigation ⁂
- - Battleship: If you roll a d20 above a 13, you can receive one of the nectar cups.
- Bobbing For Onions: If you roll a d20 above a 10, you can receive one of the bag of onions. En...joy...?
⁂ The plotting post for this event/November is up!
⁂ Additionally, we have a state of the game post available to people read about updates, clarifications, and a poll to participate in!
⁂ If you have any further questions or feedback about this event specifically, please comment here!
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[It's perfectly normal to demolish a ton of food, wait a few hours, and return to demolish even more food. At least, he's pretty sure it is, that's why there's so much of it!
He's frequently relearning the lesson of not eating too much or regretting it later but the endless adolescent boy ravenous hunger kept it happening anyway. The open invitation to just... try things turns a suspicious eye to the tables of food in offering.]
I .. can, if you'd like? But I am not the most adventurous of eaters. Some things do not agree with my digestion that others find delightful, I've learned to be cautious.
[And some things that he both found delightful and couldn't handle too much of, like cheese. Delicious heavenly cheese. It did not share his affection.]
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[She's not too bothered by Sephiroth’s disclaimer. Most people were like that anyway, with their own tastes and intolerances.]
Or do you just wanna eat alone? How old are you, anyway?
[This kid looks a little on a scrawny side. It makes her think of grape survey kid on the network, but she doesn't know where that kid is or his boss, let alone if this kid is that kid. A socially awkward teen in all black is not a rarity where she comes from.]
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I don't.. mind company, exactly.
[It invited attachments he couldn't afford, but this wasn't just going to suddenly turn into another unexpected round of being declared friends, he's sure of it. It's just food.]
I'm sixteen. Somewhere between fifteen and seventeen, usually I split the difference.
[But if he's going to try to pick something that both didn't look like it might upset his digestion AND be recognizable, he's in for a hard time. Eventually he settles on some sort of thin sliced cooked meat roll stuffed with herbs that by the smell of it, is glazed in honey. It's a gooey mess and leaves strings when cautiously picked up.]
..What about these?
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[Welllll……. Absinthe’ll make friends with a lot of people. But she respects not wanting to get attached, so she's not a bad candidate to hang out with, honestly. They can be food-tasting acquaintances. They both seem to have similar taste! She likes meat foods too- well, she likes eating them while this kid is mostly looking suspiciously at them, but he's probably just stressed out by the party.]
Oh!
[Her voice pitches up at the possibility of recognition.]
Are you grape survey kid? [what] That kid that was asking about grapes on the network?
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[In time, but that was fine, delayed didn't mean he didn't find out what he wanted to know. She was obviously then, one of the responders, but which.. eluded him. Was there a way to read old messages on magical rocks?
In the meantime, the rolled up bit of meat is tried. Not overly greasy or oily, so not likely to make him suddenly ill, at least.]
.. The herbs and honey overpower the meat a bit. I can't tell what it is, but it's not beef. It's not bad.
[He doesn't know enough about mutton to identify it based on flavor alone, not yet.]
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[Well, she hasn’t had the opportunity to even find the man. Though, if some other threads were to continue, she might have soon enough.]
But I’m glad he let you come to the party! Come, let’s keep trying stuff. Do you know what fae grapes are like?
[The thought occurs to her, now that she’s thinking back about grape survey kid’s grape survey. Surely the fae have good odds of having weird grapes?]
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Do you think you could? I appreciate your restraint.
[He's pretty sure it'd be a bad idea to put that to the test, actually, so he's going to try to not encourage it just in case. Sure, rumor has it Charlie could just resurrect someone if something went badly but.. that doesn't strike him as ideal.]
He.. encouraged me to come, if it helps.
[Socializing: he lacks it. Painfully. Mention of fae grapes draws a puzzled look, gaze shifting across the offerings. It does make sense, grapes are part of a harvest.]
... I must admit I'm not overly fond of most fruit, including grapes, it was merely the novelty of them being square which caught my attention. But I'm willing to try them anyway, if there are any.
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[She answers seriously. Beating someone up (that’s not just some stooge from town) is serious business, so she’s prepared to do her professional adventurer’s evaluation when she gets there. But for now…]
But he told you to come? Oooh, okay. [Clearly surprised by this- Sephiroth painted a much sterner mental image in her head of this boss guy.] Well, let’s see what they have. If you’re not a grape guy-
[She turns and goes up to another fae enjoying the buffet table.] Hi, excuse me! What’s your weirdest fruit that you’ve got?
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[FOR WHO THOUGH.
He probably should correct the boss thing, except it was kind of true, wasn't it? The elder of the two wasn't officially his commander, but he was to be obeyed all the same, that much was clear. That's what a boss is, isn't it?
As she rounds on a nearby fae, who stares at her with startled surprise, her request is considered for a long, long moment before a basket of apples is pointed at.
..What's weird for fae might not be for everyone else.]
...What about what might be strange to humans?
[Sephiroth's addition earns a bright smile of understanding, and then from the other side of the table a basket is produced of mixed red and purple fruits .. that honestly look a bit like vivid red grapes, or narrower, very extended grapes.] Try these. I don't think your kind get honeyberries or cornelian fruit often, just watch for the pits.
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I'll take a look at the guy, at least. Anyway-!
[She’s a little deflated that the faerie had directed her to apples, but Sephiroth offers a further explanation before she can. What a nice kid. Absinthe plucks a single berry from the basket, holding it up to admire its sheen.]
Thank you, these are very curious.
[To Sephiroth:] Are these in your grape census?
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I'm not sure they're grapes. 'Honeyberry' doesn't sound like a grape to me.
[Any plan to ask the fae who suggested it is stymied by them suddenly being rather thoroughly on their own. The frown deepens! The other berry not chosen is picked up and scrutinized.]
.... What do they taste like?
[Honestly, one way to find out. It tastes! ... ]
... ... Hm, kind of like a blueberry.