august mingle

[stellafortunamods]

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!

Comments

[sufferean]

They're a fact of my life, at this point. So is having to choose between a bad option and a worse one. I can either brood over it, or I can accept it and poke fun at myself for it.

[Okay, well, he does brood, but like hell anyone else is going to see that. Especially this guy he just met.]

I don't know about you, but I have to hold myself together somehow. This is how I manage. That's all there is to it.

[killtwice]

I hope you can hold it together somehow. If coping by humor is how you manage, then so be it.

[ Hey, Trevor's not trying to be judgemental about any of this. He can understand the thought of wanting to do things to cope. To simply get by. His gaze wavers somewhat when he thinks of his own position on the matter, but he simply shrugs.]

I'm just a simple man and I hate overcomplicating things. When you survive that's what matters, isn't it?

[sufferean]

Pretty much. You do what you have to do to get by, and hope you make it by in one piece at the end of it.

[...]

And I guess sometimes "what you have to do" is slap missing persons posters on people's back like some kind of weird "kick me" sign, but, hey.

[Rean's hoping to lighten the mood with that little teasing.]

[killtwice]

Exactly!! Although, I will admit I am concerned for the people who've gone missing as of late. Just trying to get the word out and doing my duty.

[ That's what they usually say, isn't it? He can't recall the exact phrasing too well. ]

Somebody might know something about it. I'm still checking around these areas. You've got an extra pair of eyes I could use.

[sufferean]

Oh, I am, too. That's why my next stop is out into the field to see if I can find any clues as to where they've gone.

If I find anything else in town on my way out, though, I know who I'll head to first thing.

[killtwice]

If you're going out into the fields for clues let me go too.

[ He wants to do a little investigation himself. Trevor's hoping to find something other than the missing miners. It would be great if they could learn something more about their situation at large too. Having Rean might help.]

There's no time to waste. I fear our situation may take a turn for the worse if we're not careful.