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

[drewthetower]

Better question: how many demons have you ever actually met? Because I bet I've met more than you.

[killtwice]

More demons than I can count. I've seen them come from the depths of hell and attack indiscriminately. Some of them are susceptible to holy water, blessed artifacts, sometimes even salt or just the light of day.

[ He has a long history with demons and vampires. Most people seem to think they only exist in books though. ]

[drewthetower]

I said met, not fight. [A beat.] And I've never met a demon who had a sun allergy.

[killtwice]

You might be looking for the words 'Demonic Vampire'. Sunlight is their natural weakness.

[ The vampires and monsters in his world couldn't come out in broad daylight. Is it really a sun allergy though? ]

And I've spoken to some demons. Some have an utter disdain for humanity.

[drewthetower]

Well, yeah, have you met humanity? It sucks! Mostly, anyway.

[killtwice]

In case you haven't noticed already I'm a bloody fucking human.

[ Trevor just scoffs a little. Listen, he can't disagree that humans sometimes do questionable things but he won't deny his own humanity. ]

What are you supposed to be? A savior god?

[drewthetower]

[That actually makes him laugh.]

Fuck no. Too much demon in me for that.