Leafiara Updates us on Thursday Night’s Storyline Nudges
Posted4 November 2016
Last Updated On20 September 2018
ByNewsby
Leafiara’s Update from Thursday night’s storyline nudges: Thadston, Brieson, Shinann, Talador, Rodnay, and the Rooks. And yes, really, it’s still brief!
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Category: Towns
Topic: Wehnimer’s Landing
Date: 11/03/2016 01:30 PM CDT
From: STORMYRAIN
Subj: Last night's events
It would be really great if someone could post some sort of IC blurb on last night’s event and Friday’s upcoming event.
As of now Stormy has no idea, and I know there are others who might want to be involved too.
Thanks,
~Nichoel, the Muse.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life. ~The incomparable Prince
AIM: LdyStrmyRn
Date: 11/03/2016 01:52 PM CDT
From: MESAPAEN
Subj: Re: Last night's events
I second this request.
It’s impossible for me to know what’s going on during the week due to work, and all the nonsense of adulting.
Recaps are the only way some of us are able to even remotely know what’s going on.
Please keep posting! Fill us in!
Christine
<<Pylasar pins an honorary citizenship badge on the haughty black cat.>>
Date: 11/03/2016 02:34 PM CDT
From: LEAFIARA
Subj: Re: Last night's events
OOC version:
-Baron Spensor’s awake and angry about Larsya
-Rodnay used his powers to make the Baron go rest for the night, even directly controlling his speech
-Rodnay had the group go to Disean in the dungeon to test a theory about the golden threads connecting him to Chaston; he took control of Dirra and they severed one of those mental threads for good
-Since we don’t have the time or ability to sever thousands of threads, Rodnay says that we’ll go to Chaston himself on the Eve of the Huntress
-How to do it: Rodnay needs the help of those trained in mental manipulation and divination (the Lores, I think) to aid him in making the connection, then needs everyone to enter the metaphysical space of Chaston’s mind, where we expect danger and battle (and if our mental projections into Chaston’s mind die in there, our bodies will probably die in the outside world too)
Think that covers it!
IC version:
Dear Stormy,
You missed out by not coming to the dungeon when we told you we were there! Oh, I mean that you missed out both personally and in terms of intel–you definitely need to get some of this information out! Allow me to fill you in…
Baron Spensor has discovered what happened to Larsya and he was, well, about as angry as you might expect. He gave us all quite a verbal shellacking and, truth be told, I think we earned that… it was very difficult to hear or respond to his righteous fury, at least for me.
We might have stood there arguing with him for hours, but Rodnay made his presence felt and took control of his mind, sending him to rest for the night. I’m not happy about that one either, but Sir Aydan was the only one besides me who voiced or even signalled an objection–mind control is frightening stuff and it’s unsettling to me that so few take issue with it. (But who am I to speak? I looked down on the Mayor many weeks ago when he was reluctant to work with Rysus against the Blameless and I’m sure others might find my support of that idea just as objectionable…)
On the bright side, our plans are now in motion to sever Chaston’s mind control over thousands!
We went to the dungeon at Rodnay’s request to see Disean. With Dirra’s permission, Rodnay took control of her and used her to sever one of the many golden threads still mentally connecting Disean to Chaston. It was a violent process that dented the wall with poor Dirra’s body being thrown across the room, but I’m happy to report she was perfectly alright afterward! (At least assuming she wasn’t traumatized from being controlled… I know I’d be horrified. I’ll have to check on her, even though we’re not friends yet or anything.)
Of course, it would be much too difficult to try severing thousands of these mental threads, especially since the many Blameless and civilians under Chaston’s control aren’t captive like Disean. So on the Eve of the Huntress we intend to go to the source, Chaston himself, and try severing threads from–from the core of the spider web, if you will.
We’re going to need everyone we can get! Rodnay alone doesn’t have the power to connect to Chaston, so he needs those of strong mind or strong divination (that’s the mental type of divination, not the divinity of clerics and paladins) to assist him with making the link. They should also drink only salt water until that eve for… for some reason? I believe Lylia said it was a well-known method to focus the mind, but I’ve never heard of it.
It won’t be as easy as merely connecting, though… Rodnay needs every capable force available to enter Chaston’s mind so we can battle whatever evil lurks in there and sever all the threads we can, weakening or destroying his hold over his forces.
That’s where you come in! Get word to all you can. I know it’s short notice, but it’s a bold plan and we have to act quickly–that’s my feeling.
-Leafi
P.S. I wonder what will happen to half-elves like myself who enter his mind… Will we be more powerful than normal since Chaston thinks of us as a threat? Will be weaker since he believes we’re impure? It’s only my idle thought, but Crux and Dergoatean agreed with me that it’s an interesting question. Maybe the cautious will want to… show caution! As for me, you’d better believe I’ll be there.
Date: 11/03/2016 03:35 PM CDT
From: STORMYRAIN
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Dear Leafiara,
Thank you for the missive. This is an interesting turn of events. While I was not there for this, I hope some posed the obvious question:
Is this something we really want to do?
I’ll explain what I mean. It is one thing to use mental telepathy or your ability as a Seer to ascertain information or sway an object (for instance, myself, with air–I can create weapons or armor or shields with my mental ability and air..) but quite another to enter someone’s mind with malicious intent.
Do I agree that Chaston is foul and his mind control over others is absolutely abhorrent? Yes.
Do I think that we should invade someone’s mind on the advice and under leadership of a boy who has powers we barely understand with the intent of destroying parts of their mind? I don’t know. That is a question every one of us will have to ask ourselves.
As someone whose talents lie in these areas, I will caution–anyone who agrees to go forward with this should weigh, very carefully, what kind of door we will open. Not only in general, but in their mind. No act is without its cost.
As for salt water, I have heard this before–though I have other ways to prepare myself when I need to call upon my powers. If I decide to be a part of this, I will make sure I am ready.
Thank you again for the information,
Stormyrain
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life. ~The incomparable Prince
AIM: LdyStrmyRn
Date: 11/03/2016 04:10 PM CDT
From: LEAFIARA
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Dear Stormy,
Actually, I don’t remember even one person asking whether this is something we should do… However, I believe Dirra and Rowmi were the only ones present at the time skilled in mental manipulation, so if there’s anything dangerous about this plan that only an expert would know of, then maybe we weren’t equipped to ask those questions.
(And if you mean there’s anything morally objectionable about this plan, I’d say we were even less equipped for that; as I wrote before, only Sir Aydan and I seemed at all concerned about crossing moral lines.)
At very least, several people did mention that we should consult Lord Brieson before moving forward. Even though there are only two nights left, I’m still hoping we’ll have that opportunity–and was hoping so even before your letter–since I’ve heard that he intends to check up on Shinann and whether the black blood cure is taking effect yet. Maybe objections and concerns can be raised then.
-Leafi
Date: 11/03/2016 04:59 PM CDT
From: N2PLAY
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>>I’m not happy about that one either, but Sir Aydan was the only one besides me who voiced or even signalled an objection–mind control is frightening stuff and it’s unsettling to me that so few take issue with it.
No, there were others. Shinann talks to Rodnay in her mind, so you could not have anyway of knowing she was saying to stop what he was doing. Maybe some others do that, also. Don’t have a clue. However, you missed one of the best lines, that explained why being in his mind was maybe not the best idea:
Dirra says, “Little One, Rodnay. Sometimes anger has to be ridden like a wild beast to exhaustion, so reason can prevail again.”
Shinann and I thought Dirra summed it up very well. Just wanted to add that.
Brenda aka Shinann
Date: 11/03/2016 05:35 PM CDT
From: UBERWENCH
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>Maybe some others do that, also.
They do. They definitely do. Lylia has a bit of a history with Rodnay, considering she wanted him dead at first and considered him as much of a threat as any Ithzir (although she’s since changed her mind about him), and one of many, many reasons for her strong antipathy toward Chaston is her deep distrust of mental control, which he seems unusually good at using. The golden threads linking Chaston’s mind with Disean’s are no different to her than Althedeus’ shadow-tendrils. Gold or black, she still sees such things as a violation (while, of course, also being fascinated by it as a potentially useful skill to learn).
There were MYCHARs a-plenty about it. 🙂
>I believe Lylia said it was a well-known method to focus the mind, but I’ve never heard of it.
Borrowing a bit from that IC message to talk about OOC: A while back, there was a ritual that took place atop the Colossus with Aiska, who at the time had come down with a bad case of shadow flu from Althedeus. The idea was to draw the shadows out of her and into another vessel, where they could then be consumed by Cruxophim (who, like Mikey, eats anything). Before all this took place, Lylia had talked about fasting and ritual bathing to prepare for the Really Big Stuff such as dealing directly with shadows while not being devoured by them. When I heard the salt-and-water thing from Rodnay, it reminded me of that, and it would seem familiar to my character because she’s referred to doing something similar “onscreen.”
Not sure if Kenstrom was looking in before the Dame Aiska ritual and heard the references to fasting as preparation, but if so, that’s really cool!
— Lauren, Lylia’s player
Date: 11/03/2016 06:19 PM CDT
From: SNOWBEAM
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>>references to fasting as preparation<<
Rowmi is currently very hungry and very salty and wondering if you elves are crazy.
-The mind behind Rowmi’s eyes.
Date: 11/03/2016 06:35 PM CDT
From: LEAFIARA
Subj: Re: Last night's events
I did miss Dirra’s line; that one’s my fault!
As for anyone speaking to Rodnay mentally, right, that’s why Leafi worded carefully–she knows maybe there are others just not speaking up (she has tons and tons of her own private thoughts, after all…), but since she can’t confirm that, she wouldn’t tell that to Stormy. And, anyway, it was a quick catchup letter and she might have been just a little excited about the prospect of eliminating Chaston’s mind control, making her prone to summarize quickly and gloss over details. 😉
(Unlike, say, her in-depth report about her time in the camp… that was emotionally chilling and put a big burden of responsibility on her shoulders as the only one who could give any details. She writes and talks differently in different situations.)
>Not sure if Kenstrom was looking in before the Dame Aiska ritual and heard the references to fasting as preparation, but if so, that’s really cool!
I agree it’s cool if that was it!
Date: 11/03/2016 09:28 PM CDT
From: GS4-KENSTROM
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Friday Night – Assault on Chaston’s mind.
Saturday Night – Assault on Talador.
Both Nights – Buy Deeds.
-GM Kenstrom-
Waylayer of Wehnimer’s Landing
Human Guru
Strongest foe vanquished: Roblar
https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Eyes_of_the_Dawn
Date: 11/03/2016 09:31 PM CDT
From: FIREPHOENIX
Subj: Re: Last night's events
I hope when we sever the mind control we destroy Chaston’s brain and he dies painfully or ends up a mumbler. His fate has to be final.
Date: 11/03/2016 09:33 PM CDT
From: FIREPHOENIX
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Drangell though, I’ll have my vial of everblood bane in full view before we end him too.
Date: 11/03/2016 11:56 PM CDT
From: ROBLAR
Subj: Re: Last night's events
<I hope when we sever the mind control we destroy Chaston’s brain and he dies painfully or ends up a mumbler. His fate has to be final.>
Hodor?
Date: 11/04/2016 12:09 AM CDT
From: LEAFIARA
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Tonight’s RP was very brief, so here are the highlights:
-On Feastday, as per Thadston, we launch a strike on Talador. The goals: rescue the Earl and collapse the mines. We’ll know where the Earl is thanks to the Rooks having collected enough orbs. (I must have missed whenever this conversation happened since I don’t know what the orbs are.)
-Thadston is skeptical of Rodnay and recommends that if his plan is successful and the Landing defenders survive, they should kill him (Rodnay) afterward. The Mayor believes Thadston fears that Rodnay will lose control; Thadston counters and says he fears that Rodnay will “taste” control.
-Lord Brieson, on the other hand, approves Rodnay’s plan, which will save thousands; even besides that, weakening Chaston’s mind control before the attack on Talador could be important. He does mention, though, that he wouldn’t be surprised if very few Blameless had golden threads.
-Shinann hasn’t felt any more pain since the black blood cure was tested on her, and her black veins are no longer visible. Leafiara immediately wants to go through the same test, but Brieson (and some others present) advise waiting another day or two to make sure there are no adverse effects.
That’s it, I think!
Date: 11/04/2016 01:23 PM CDT
From: GSBARDESS
Subj: Re: Last night's events
<However, I believe Dirra and Rowmi were the only ones present at the time skilled in mental manipulation>
Based on the black marble in my pocket and the state of my shrines altar, only Rowmi is skilled.
(OOC hugs and smooches Dirra, nothing personal)
-Regwen
A silver glow surrounds Regwen briefly.
Lheren says, “The Lord of Night has heard you, it seems.”
Date: 11/04/2016 01:28 PM CDT
From: DMWCINCY
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Based on a fried brain, a “borrowed” power at one time, and other suspect events i will say we probably do not have a true skilled mentalist….
Date: 11/04/2016 01:36 PM CDT
From: STORMYRAIN
Subj: Re: Last night's events
…we have bards and every bard is a skilled mentalist. How else do you think your spirits are lifted, you’re stronger, you’re faster, you’re feeling lucky, or you’re sleepy (lullabye) if not?
Not to mention all the ways they can mentally control air to create weapons that move on their own etc etc etc??
😉
~Nichoel, the Muse.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life. ~The incomparable Prince
AIM: LdyStrmyRn
Date: 11/04/2016 01:41 PM CDT
From: GSBARDESS
Subj: Re: Last night's events
<…we have bards and every bard is a skilled mentalist. >
Very good point.
-Regwen the Battlechanter
A silver glow surrounds Regwen briefly.
Lheren says, “The Lord of Night has heard you, it seems.”
Date: 11/04/2016 02:16 PM CDT
From: GS4-KENSTROM
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>>Friday Night – Assault on Chaston’s mind.
>>Saturday Night – Assault on Talador.
I want to apologize. I will need to do the Assault on Talador on Sunday night. I had an issue arise and it won’t be able to happen on Saturday night. However, with daylight savings, I will be on earlier on Sunday night because of that alone, AND I will try to kick it off earlier to begin with. Sorry!
So…new breakdown.
Friday Night (Tonight) – Assault on Chaston’s Mind.
Sunday Night – Assault on Talador
-GM Kenstrom-
Waylayer of Wehnimer’s Landing
Human Guru
Strongest foe vanquished: Roblar
https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Eyes_of_the_Dawn
Date: 11/04/2016 02:22 PM CDT
From: SNOWBEAM
Subj: Re: Last night's events
“Skilled” is such a subjective term.
Mistakes happen. Threads snap sometimes. People get hurt. Rowmi is hoping to use those lessons for good this time.
Dirra is probably thinking the same.
I don’t think there needs to be an ooc mechanical basis to mentalism. I wrote it into Rowmi’s backstory strictly (in the beginning) because he had access to the 1200 circle (mental magic!). Mental lores also exist. Or maybe your character is a very skilled spiritualist and the ideas of empathy and mentalism overlap a lot, which is why Dirra came to Rowmi for advice in learning all those months ago. Or maybe you’re a wizard with particularly weird controls of the mana flows. Anyone can train in lores.
I think it can be justified in a thousand ways. Even warriors can infuse mana, right?
Or maybe Rodnay is going to sink his blue claws into everyone’s brain. We’ll see!
-The mind behind Rowmi’s eyes.
Date: 11/04/2016 02:23 PM CDT
From: MERCEDES419
Subj: Re: Last night's events
<…we have bards and every bard is a skilled mentalist. >
Agreed. I also thought of Stormy the other evening because of her seer abilities.
<Based on a fried brain, a “borrowed” power at one time, and other suspect events i will say we probably do not have a true skilled mentalist….
Based on the limitations of the game mechanics, I have seen excellent RP of mentalism from Rowmi, Dirra, Stormy, Ordim–I am sure there are others, but all are different in my interpretation of mentalism. Anyone who has lightly dabbled in mentalism can participate because it covers a wide spectrum of things–in my mind. I know a lot of what has been covered in the storyline has been mind control but I think there can be some flexibility with it.
In the end, Rodnay said once the connection was made it would take EVERYONE to do the rest–what that means we will find out tonight.
~Kayse’s figment of her imagination.
(OOC) You quietly whisper to Riend, “What’s the verb for glancing at someone and exhaling?”
(OOC) Farain’s player whispers, “I think its kiss farain.”
Date: 11/04/2016 02:25 PM CDT
From: MERCEDES419
Subj: Re: Last night's events
<I don’t think there needs to be an ooc mechanical basis to mentalism. I wrote it into Rowmi’s backstory strictly (in the beginning) because he had access to the 1200 circle (mental magic!). Mental lores also exist. Or maybe your character is a very skilled spiritualist and the ideas of empathy and mentalism overlap a lot, which is why Dirra came to Rowmi for advice in learning all those months ago. Or maybe you’re a wizard with particularly weird controls of the mana flows. Anyone can train in lores.
<I think it can be justified in a thousand ways. Even warriors can infuse mana, right?
Get out of my head! 🙂 <3
~Kayse’s figment of her imagination.
(OOC) You quietly whisper to Riend, “What’s the verb for glancing at someone and exhaling?”
(OOC) Farain’s player whispers, “I think its kiss farain.”
Date: 11/04/2016 03:18 PM CDT
From: SHEN1
Subj: Re: Last night's events
smirk
You really do not want to hear what some are thinking.
~~Blade Aurach the Palestra~~ Wanderer of Mahkra, Night Druid of Isil Dae’gonn, of House Moonshadew Old Ta’Faendryl. ~Relic Hunter~
Date: 11/04/2016 03:29 PM CDT
From: STORMYRAIN
Subj: Re: Last night's events
+1 to Kayse and Rowmi’s players posts.
I brought up the bard point because a lot of people don’t ‘consider’ it that way, when it’s a very real part of my character and her other talents as well.
~Nichoel, the Muse.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life. ~The incomparable Prince
AIM: LdyStrmyRn
Date: 11/07/2016 02:07 AM CST
From: FLAYED-ANGEL
Subj: Re: Last night's events
Also +1 to Kayse and Rowmi’s players posts, as well as Stormy’s.
Personally, I really love it when people come up with creative and personalized spins on how their characters work, rather than just going with the cookie-cutter defaults, especially when they involve wonky explanations for mechanics or divergent (but plausible) reasons for how they implement their magics or what-have-you. Stormy’s bard example is a great one, as is Dirra’s imaginative use of empathic telepathy; I’m sure there are lots of others that are escaping me at the moment.
— Wheels & Skulls Department
“Bring me your suffering. The rattle roar of broken bones. Bring me the riot in your heart… Angry, wild, and raw. I am not afraid of the dark.” — mia hollow
[ https://carrionkissingchaos.wordpress.com ]
Date: 11/07/2016 02:08 AM CST
From: FLAYED-ANGEL
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>>You really do not want to hear what some are thinking.
You really don’t want to hear what Crux is thinking, heh… it probably involves ways to diversify his wardrobe, or what might potentially be dinner, or some combination of the two.
— Wheels & Skulls Department
“Bring me your suffering. The rattle roar of broken bones. Bring me the riot in your heart… Angry, wild, and raw. I am not afraid of the dark.” — mia hollow
[ https://carrionkissingchaos.wordpress.com ]
Date: 11/07/2016 02:13 AM CST
From: GAROFALOA
Subj: Re: Last night's events
>You really don’t want to hear what Crux is thinking, heh… it probably involves ways to diversify his wardrobe, or what might potentially be dinner, or some combination of the two.
Interesting you brought that up, because if certain people are going to RP reading my mind, i think they need roll a percentile die and figure on a 30 percent chance of being rendered insane. by the contents of his brainpan. Maybe even a system shock roll.
Hapenlok has some bad stuff upstairs.
Stuff that he’s learned to deal with.
Seems like every storyline we run since my triumphant 2013/14 return there’s more bad stuff that accumulates.
Let’s just say, if there were a war crimes tribunal running for some of the things hapenlok did,(backstory and current story….) ….
And he is doomed to remember it all.
