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stellafortunalogs2021-08-03 09:46 pm
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august mingle
August Mingle
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Happy new year....! In Teyvat, that is. It is now January ingame, and Liyue's people go about their disaster recovery efforts with more vigour than before. After all, Liyue's biggest festival is slated to occur in the latter half of the month - the Lantern Rite!
The Rite of Parting - Rex Lapis' funeral - passes without much incident, and Liyue collectively breathes a sigh of relief. With the Fatui being chased out of the yard, it seems that peace will finally return to the harbour city as they rebuild from the storm. You'll also get to watch three million Mora's worth of incense go up in smoke, so there's that.
Eager to focus on the future, Liyue folk have begun discussing the upcoming festival. The Lantern Rite commemorates hope for a new beginning and continued prosperity, and the construction of the festival centerpiece is currently underway. This year's Mingxiao Lantern will soar into the sky amidst thousands of smaller lanterns, and it will take the shape of a fallen Adeptus to commemorate the Adepti's contribution to Liyue's lasting peace.
Unfortunately, you're not quite out of the frying pan yet. With the Fatui gone from Liyue, the Ministry of Civil Affairs turn their attention to solving another issue that has cropped up after Osial's revival and subsequent defeat. Quite a few miners have gone missing from the Chasm, and the likelihood of finding them will only grow slimmer as the days go by. Both the Millelith and the Adventurers' Guild have pitched in to search for the kidnapped people. All clues lead to Nantianmen - and it's just your luck that Geovishaps and their hatchlings have come out of hibernation at around the same time. These lizard-like beings have shells of solid rock, and they seem especially agitated at having their territory invaded. Solving the mystery of the missing miners will take more than just a day's work.
State of the World
With the Lantern Rite set to open on January 21st, all of Liyue have come to visit the harbour to set up their stalls and pitch in to craft the Mingxiao Lantern. Hopefully the miners are found before the festival begins - the Lantern Rite is a festival of reunions, after all. Not to mention the Geovishaps' increased activity will inadvertently lead to them burrowing around in the rocky mountains. There's a small, but non-zero chance of them hitting an ancient seal somewhere and unleashing a buried threat.
Unless... that was their intention all along?
Please direct all questions to August's OOC post!
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Y-yeah. I'm getting that much. Sorry for bringing it up.
[But onward.]
Oh, I see. That makes sense. ...I'll admit I'm a little scared of that "any," but. Regardless.
If you go to the Adventurer's Guild, they'll have a list of open commissions for you to browse and pick up. Or you can just do what I'm doing now, and chat people up and see who needs things done. There's almost always someone out here at the market who forgot something and doesn't want to go get it enough that they'll pay me to do it instead.
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[Said sort of affectionately, like he's ribbing them without them even being here.]
The guild is...that place with the big board outside of it, probably, huh? And it's all running errands and stuff?
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Yeah, that's the one.
It's not all running errands. Sometimes it's things like monster hunting or escorting people from one place to another. Or sometimes it is an errand, but the thing people need is out in the wilds and you need to go gather it or hunt it down.
It really all depends on what kinds of work you like to do. There's a lot of people here, so there's not really ever a shortage of tasks.
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Anything...less physical? Like sewing or helping with birds, maybe?
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Well. [Rean rubs awkwardly at the back of his head.] Maybe? Honestly, I don't usually look at those sorts of things, so I couldn't tell you for sure.
[Rean is like a Pokemon, he only has 4 skills, and one of those is Hit Things With Sword. You think he's NOT going to use that?]
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I'm just...not. A physical guy. Ask me how many times I got treed by those damn geovisharps or whatever they are.
[ANYWAY]
I shred things with cards, not swords. But I can run errands, at least.
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...Oh dear. [Rean manages a sympathetic smile and just barely manages not to laugh. Not that he doesn't genuinely have sympathy for this guy, but also... treed...] Yeah, I can understand that.
A friend of mine from back home is here as well, and while he's gotten a lot better since our school days, he's still definitely not someone you'd put on the front lines. [He's pretty sure Elliot would agree, so he doesn't feel bad about saying that.] I'm sure he would have better information on the other kinds of things you can do.
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Yeah, that sounds like him, all right.
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[But that means this guy is okay so August can maybe remember his manners!]
August Villareal. Nice to meet you.
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[Rean offers his hand for a handshake.]
Rean Schwarzer. A pleasure.
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August ignores him and just shakes Rean's hand.]
Yeah. And, hey, if you need anything sewn? I've been making my own stuff for years now, so.
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Oh? That's useful to know. Thank you!
If you ever need a hand with the more physical stuff, feel free to give me a shout, too. We're all in this together, after all.