PREMIUM FEST 2024: Premium Festival News from Friday: 1) GM Meraki previews Rakish Accoutrement, Part 2: lockpicking needs and tools, Pirate Dice, sleight of hand. 2) GM Valyrka seems to be hinting at a storyline as the Wood Sprites awaken. 3) GM Lydil picks up the story as the wood sprites awaken and welcome a newcomer. 4) The Festival will open up from the Four Winds Isle Monsoon Jungle Interior, Lich Rm #20903, u3218002, and onto the pathway.
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Meraki
[Premium Festival] Rakish Accoutrement (Shop) Teaser #2
on 07 Jun 2024 1:45 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forum/premium channel
Calling all purveyors of unusual lockpicking goods, those who enjoy a gambit or two, and those who simply wish they could (pull off a gambit): Rakish Accoutrement stocks a wide variety of goods of interest to all of you. At our entrance you’ll find a variety of lockpicks with unique appearances you can wear across your person, including some under your tongue and others to style your hair. To the west are accessories for your lockpicking craft: calipers, disarming kits, and gnomish mechanical bracers. Locksmithing not your style? That’s fine too! To the east we carry an assortment of items for performing sleight of hands tricks, including some daggers. For those with a desire for dice games, might we interest you in a game of Pirate Dice? Everything you need is for sale at Rakish Accoutrement.
GM Meraki – Today at 12:31 PM
Unlocks for Gnomish Mech Bracers
Katalox will be providing unlocks for the mech gnome bracers from off the shelf to T1 as a live service during any of her visits. She has a limited number she can do. Later in the week she has a scheduled visit to distribute T1 to T2 unlocks to 3 lucky winners. Her spinner will only select those holding or wearing T1 unlocked bracers. There will be a sign present so you can check your eligibility before the spin.
GM Valyrka
[Premium Festival] Awakening
on 07 Jun 2024 4:43 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #premium-announcements channel
Fading into view, a wood sprite steps away from her tree. Glancing to one side, she sees another join her.
“It is over?” he says as he walks about, stretching his arms and legs.
“We are awakening,” the other replies. “Now, where is…” She stops abruptly as she looks about, searching for something.
“Did you dream of it, too?” he questions as he begins to move. “Come, we need to find it. It will need our help.”
Moving about the forest, the sprites fade from sight.
GM Lydil
[Dreaming of a Midsummer Night Premium Festival] – Coming Together
on 07 Jun 2024 8:31 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/prem channel
A lone wood sprite stretches out her branches, a faint creaking accompanying a sigh, before taking in the dawn of the new day. She moves forward through the trees, not entirely sure why but pulled by the remnant of a dream in the back of her mind. Before long she comes across another wood sprite, moving and search as she does. Neither says anything but continue together until the come across a small glade. Taking in the sight before them, the begin to hum together, the ancient harmony of their people slowly building and echoing outwards. In due time the melody grows in strength as more wood sprites arrive and join with them in an ever-growing circle of sprites. Finally, when all have joined the conclave, the music ends and a discussion soon begins.
“Joyous dawn to you all.”
“What a Dream I had.”
“The Long Sleep is over and what a wonder it brings.”
“It has been such a long time since another has joined us.”
“But something does not seem right.”
“So small, did we wake too soon?”
“We must do something, we must help…”
“The Grove…”
“…needs our help to become stronger…”
More and more voices join in, with the harmony of the earlier melody fading as discordance rises as the discussion continues. As many continue to speak, one wood sprite remains quiet and glides to a nearby tree. Carefully taking a twig from a dangling branch, and then steps into the center of the conclave where a small seedling is growing. Pressing the twig against one of its branches, a pale glow envelopes the sprite’s hand, as tiny motes sparkling within the iridescent light. As the radiance fades away, the twig is now incorporated within the seedling’s branch, which has in turn grown larger and stronger. New stems are visible, with some unfurling to reveal emerald leaves.
The glade grew silent as all the sprites watched. The discussion is over, and now each move with a purpose away from the glade. The sprites return with a gathered twig or branch. One by one each approaches the sapling to add to it. With each addition the sapling grows and changes, ever looking stronger and health.
“It is a start,” one sprite remarks
“A good start”
Another shakes its head, “But more will be needed for our brethren.”
“Yes, the more that can be gathered the better.”
“…the more quickly it can grow.”
Stepping forward a larger wood sprite takes in the sapling and the grove, “Waking from the Long Sleep is ever a time to celebrate. This new addition is only more reason to do so. Some have been murmuring to invite all those who visited us before to join us again. Should we not welcome them back? The friendship they showed us before, perhaps they will do so again now. And in turn be of assistance in helping our Grove’s newest addition.”
The gathering of sprites begins to murmur their agreement, and the ancient and joyous melody can be heard again throughout the glade. Many sprites begin to move, hopping back and forth upon their stick-like legs in a form of dance as they move off to prepare for their visitors. And high up in the sky the rays of the sun reach down into the center of the glade and new sapling rising up from the ground.
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