OOC Info Spring 517 Calendar

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Considered one of the most mysterious cities in Mizahar, Alvadas is called The City of Illusions. It is the home of Ionu and the notorious Inverted. This city sits on one of the main crossroads through The Region of Kalea.

Spring 517 Calendar

Postby Kaleidoscope on February 28th, 2017, 11:13 pm

Spring 517 AV Calendar

It's a time of growth, celebration, and insanity. Leaning heavily on the insanity part. Enjoy! ;)

Winter's calendar.


Quick Glance
1st: The Festival of Illusion begins.
15th: The Festival of Illusion finishes with a city-wide event.
29th: All day illusion-enhanced storm.
30th: Mass migration of birds fly over Alvadas to sea.
35th: Mass migration of deer stampede around Alvadas.
50th: Strong winds made solid like mist begin to appear.
60th: Fierce mist winds rush through every building in Alvadas.
60th: The ghost town first appears.
78th: Changing diets in the city introduces potato mania for a period.
85th: A Vantha ghost possesses Severus, and is expelled by the Craven family.


The First of the Season

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The 1st of Spring sees the Festival of Illusion begin early! Magnificent golden fireworks set fire to the sky on the bell of season change, and throughout the following fifteen days a few lucky citizens find curious golden artefacts that seem to float above the ground. No more than the size of your palm, these glittering enigmas are reunited to create a statue of an iridescent crow in a large celebration featuring music, dance, and performing art on the fifteenth. Yet the most surprising aspect of the jubilations are those individuals who were lucky enough to find one of these pieces: all of them Vantha or of Vantha heritage. Seemingly accepted once again, the crow's golden wings move and Ionu takes flight, growing in size until the crow explodes into a glorious display of daytime fireworks that seem as bright as Syna herself. The party goes on into the night.


The Inverted

All the World's a Stage: During the Festival of Illusion, the once renowned performing troupe, the Inverted, make a return. Yet their whereabouts are unknown! PM Chameleon if you have questions.


Migration

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In a somewhat delayed response, Alvadas begins to feel the effects of Winter's unseasonal weather. The shifting patterns of climate and animal nature spawn some interesting effects. One large storm, tampered with by Ionu, rains all manner of fish into Alvadas, along with sheets of black lightening and rumbles of thunder that make some people experience seizures. The storm lasts all day on the 29th, and fades away come the evening. The next day sees the sky grow dark with all kinds of flying creatures, each one flying away from land and out to sea. This leaves many wondering whether it was an illusion or not. The droppings tend to suggest the latter.

About five days later, a herd of wild deer stampedes around the walls of Alvadas, leaving a trail of broken and churned ground in their wake. Many hunters take the opportunity to reap the plentiful pickings, whilst herbalists curse the ruined landscape. The deer run all the way up to the edge of the Suvan, and promptly disperse back to the wilds of the Unforgiving.

Finally on the 78th, most fishermen at the Patchwork Port report that almost all the usual fishing spots are deserted. Taking the change of diet in their stride, the chefs of Alvadas start a food craze featuring potatoes in all their various shapes and sizes. Some even boast of creating monstrous sculptures out of mashed potato, which have to be seen to be believed. Or not, depending.



A Chill Wind

From the 50th to the 60th, the illusions of Alvadas take on wisp-like qualities. During this period, Alvadas experiences quite high winds, where the gusts take on a solid-like appearance similar to thick mist or fog. On calm days it settles at about waist-height, and is filled with shifting perceptions, ghosts of scents unusual, and prickly sensations either worrying or pleasant. Some say they can see an entire other dimension, like looking through a window into another world. Others experience extreme vertigo, as if they are suddenly in the clouds looking down on Mizahar.

On the 60th the fog dissipates, but not before it rushes through every building in Alvadas simultaneously on the 20th bell, leaving a chill feeling in its wake.


Ghost Town

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From the 60th until the end of the season, a conglomeration of abandoned houses finds itself clustered in various places in Alvadas. Its location shifts as the city does, but there are rumours the broken down houses hold residents. Residents who died in the Vantha slaughter that took place in the Winter, and didn't move on. However, the houses and their occupants are treated as normal by the majority of citizens. By this time, the Vantha have been re-accepted into the city completely, although whether they wish to return is another question. On the 85th, a particularly strong spirit possesses Severus the Serpent, and although he is expelled fairly rapidly, the message is noticed. The Craven family step in to liaison with the small community of grief-stricken and angry Vantha ghosts.
NPC details to follow.


Illusions and the Whisper On The Street

For the most part, the illusions in the city operate as normal. However, throughout the season there is a particular preference towards experience-bending illusions, which is particularly noticeable during the mist winds.

Some keen illusionists weave beautiful cloaks stemming from the Festival of Illusion, decorated like Ionu's golden wings. In certain lights, every colour of the rainbow can be seen. [Cloaks go for about 25-30 GM]. Those that flaunt them notice the peculiar way the material seems to, well... float, from time to time.

The Underground is rumoured to house a peculiar artefact, though no-one knows what it truly is, where it really is, and even where it first appeared. Some try and investigate but soon give up when leads disappear.

A dead body covered completely in gold is found lodged in a tree. The victim isn't identified and her body is stolen the day after it is discovered.



Challenges

Complete six challenges for the Alvadas challenge badge! Once you have completed them, please send me a PM with the challenges you have completed and the threads in which they were tackled.
  • Use a skill beginning with T in a thread.
  • See the world through different eyes- write a thread where your character tries to understand a different viewpoint.
  • Suffer vertigo badly, or see a different world in the fog.
  • Explore the ghost town, or get possessed.
  • Kill an animal for food.
  • Create or eat a potato dish with another PC.
  • Perform or experience the Festival of Illusion.
  • Learn about something your PC would hate.
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