september event

[stellafortunamods]

September Event
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Before we depart for our next destination, it seems Forneus has arranged a treasure hunt for everyone... on the beach?

Characters are now able to access the Golden Apple Archipelago, a group of islands lying far off in the ocean east of Mondstadt. Arriving first on Pudding Isle, Travelers will need to glide down from the cliffs onto the beach, where several tents and a bonfire have been set up. A handy Teleport Waypoint nearby allows for traveling back to the camp, as well as to Liyue if you need to stock up on any supplies. The sunlight is warm, the waves are clear, and the breeze is crisp - it's perfect!

A compass-shaped device nearby allows for the summoning of Waverider boats. These boats are piloted by slotting one's Vision into a slot near the steering wheel. There's a catch, though - if a Waverider is nearby, the device will not summon another. Meaning if you are traveling with a friend, there will only be one boat. Better decide who's going to drive.

Apart from the usual Elemental Monument puzzles and occasional monsters guarding chests, you can also find Echoing Conches scattered around the islands. These conches will play back voices of a bygone time when you hold them up to your ear. Many of them whisper of the people who once lived here. Thankfully, their story does not end in tragedy. You might find it rewarding to retrace their footsteps through the islands too.

Minnacious Isle seems to hold a ruin that's upside down. Investigating the monuments and various puzzles might tell you why. Forneus has left various Golden Apples hidden in chests around the islands - find them, and he promises a reward for you. Better get out there and turn over some stones!

State of the World

The Travelers' next destination is the nation of the Electro Archon. However, Forneus needs time to figure out a way to smuggle everyone in - Inazuma is under a Sakoku Decree, preventing anyone from going in and out without express authorization. However, he says he has a contact within Inazuma who can facilitate everyone's permits... but it takes time. For now, he hopes you'll enjoy your time on the islands. The oppressive atmosphere of Inazuma means relaxation won't be on the schedule for quite some time.

Questions about this event can be asked below!

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[hangfire]

[Someone else is also not fond of the beach, given how jumpy the redhead looks from the second their gliders hit dry land. Lutha's staying heavily away from the surf as he cranes his neck to look across the horizon to the other islands just out of reach, debating whether or not he's desperate enough to wave down someone else with a boat. Maybe he should just go back to Liyue. The water never ends.

Though he catches sight of the bird once or twice, he doesn't take mind of it - not until it passes by his deaf side with a whip of feathers to snatch a shell near where he treads the line between the sand and dirt. He doesn't hear, but the sudden flash in his peripheral gets him to jump, trip, and tumble unceremoniously into the sand.

It only takes him 2 seconds to see red.

August can have fun watching some angry one-handed teenager with a scarred face full of sand chasing Julian with a loaded gun.]

[drewthetower]

[Yeah, that's fun for about two seconds before August realizes this kid means business. That gets him up on his feet and...well, not chasing after him but sending a bolt of lightning in front of the guy so he has to stop (and Julian can fly away).]

Leave my fucking bird alone, asshole!

[hangfire]

[Lutha rolls Perception with a -2 modifier and fails miraculously. What's that? Sorry, can't hear you, mystery voice, he has a bird to shoot down.

It also means he doesn't catch the bolt hitting the sand at his feet until the sand is flying with a crack. He chokes in a breath, throwing his hand out on reflex to counteract with Pyro and gain some distance --

-- which... sort of works, given that it immediately causes an explosion and sends the redhead launching backwards, blowing the wind out of him as his back hits the sandbar and he tumbles head-over-heels to a stop, the front of him still smoking. Ow.

His gun has gone flying off into who knows where, so at least Julius is safe for now!]

[drewthetower]

[Yeah, August does not care about the explosion so long as his bird is safe. Once Julian circles back around and lands on August's shoulder to preen a little (and once he knows his bird is safe), August makes his way over to the asshole.]

That's what you get.

[hangfire]

Spirits--

[Hello, he is still here prone on the sand, looking like he has 1) pain and 2) regrets, probably due to the pain. The second August opens his mouth, though, Lutha's face draws together with an incredulous glare -- or the best he can manage, looking practically sideways at the dude from his position on the ground.]

W-what I get? What I get for what??

For fuck's sake--- Are you the jackass that shot at me??

[drewthetower]

Says the jackass chasing my bird for no fucking reason! With a fucking gun! Yeah, I shot at you, and I'd do it again!

[hangfire]

[He's not flinching at that. Really, his look just turns derisive.]

It's an animal -- if you fucking cared about what happens to it then train it better instead of having it fucking jump out at people and maybe it won't end up as someone's meal. [Goddammit, where is his gun, though... he swore he just had it.]

Have you heard about using your goddamn mouth? You could have fucking killed me!

[drewthetower]

He was flying around and getting shells, fuckass. He's a fucking bird. They fly around! If you're so scared of the wildlife why the hell are you here?

[How dare you insult Julian by calling him an animal?]

[hangfire]

Me?? Why the hell are you bringing the wildlife with you if that's not what you can handle? [WOW PLAYING THE COWARD CARD

As much as Lutha would love to think he is subtle, it will be very easy to tell August has hit a nerve, mostly because the redhead is now immediately trying to push himself out of his prone state like he would be up in August's face if he were not very thoroughly on the ground.]

If he belongs to you then take some fucking responsibility!

[drewthetower]

[He can tell, but like August cares right now.]

I can handle him just fuckin' fine, when there's not a fucking lunatic with a fucking gun running around! What is your problem?

[hangfire]

You, apparently. The only lunatic I see is the one that shot at me instead of, oh, I don't know, actually reigning in his own animal first? Or saying something??? You're not having any problems bitching about it now, so you don't have an excuse.

[Doesn't matter that the problem was that Lutha got startled and then got hurt and then got embarrassed and decided shooting the bird down was the easiest way to solve all of that in one fell swoop.]

If you can't even bother with that then you're part of the fucking problem.

[drewthetower]

[August rolls his eyes.]

Yeah, because yelling at a lunatic with a gun isn't a great way to get shot or anything. I didn't even hit you--you did that all on your own. The only problem I see here is the guy who thinks running around with a fucking gun is a good idea.

[hangfire]

I was defending myself because of your fucked up excuse of a warning, you asshole -- [Ow getting to his feet ooooooooow]

And it's my goddamn weapon. Are you an idiot? We keep running into enough shit out here as it is.

[drewthetower]

And what about a bird flying around warrants a fucking gun? He's bird! They fly! D'you shoot at fucking everything, huh?

[hangfire]

And waste the bullets? You really are an idiot. It was a fucking pain, it's edible, you didn't claim it and I had a goddamn solution right there.

Keep it out of people's way and maybe it won't end up as food.

[drewthetower]

You are literally the only person who has a problem with Julian. And in what world is a fucking raven edible? God, sicko.

[hangfire]

Maybe I'm the only one with the balls to fucking do something about it. Ever thought of that?? [Though calling him sick for bothering to eat a bird is about the stupidest thing that Lutha's heard in a while and his irritation just turns less hot and more sour.]

It's a bird. Birds are edible. [Lots of things are edible if you don't think about it but at least birds are a decent sort of edible.] If you care that fucking much about it and don't care about your fucking food, then actually keep it away from other people or give it a fucking tag or something.

[drewthetower]

Or, and I realize this might be impossible or at least unheard of for you, you could just not try to shoot every fucking thing that pisses you off? Maybe? Or get some anger management lessons? I'd say pet a dog but you'd just try to kill that too.

[hangfire]

[Pft.]

If I shot at everything that pissed me off, you'd have been on the ground five minutes ago.

[drewthetower]

[August holds his arms out, clearly making himself a target.

(Julian, meanwhile, has flown off. He's either getting the hell out of dodge or getting an adult.)]

Then shoot me. C'mon, you weren't afraid to go after my bird, so come after me.

[hangfire]

[He is gun-less and that is on the top of his list of things to immediately fix, but August openly taunting him changes that top item to: having his fist meet August's face.

So that's exactly what he tries to do. It doesn't matter that he only has one hand, that he's thin as a rail, or that the front of his outfit is still scorched. He beelines directly for August with the intent to slam a closed fist straight up into his jaw.]

[drewthetower]

[August may be a wimp, but that punch was so obvious that he's at least able to duck.

And try to get an elbow in Lutha's chest, because fuck you.]

[hangfire]

[Bony elbow lands against a bony chest and Lutha lets out a garbled swear, doubling over slightly. Alright, playing dirty, that's fine with him. Time to hook the stub of his left arm against that retreating elbow while his right flings right back out, trying to grab August by the hair and yank his head backwards as hard as possible]

[drewthetower]

[He gets August's elbow but that just means he misses August's hair. Either way, August stumbles and decides to use his head to headbutt this guy right in the breastbone.]

[hangfire]

[All the air blows out of him as August's skull hits his chest, forcing him blind as he struggles to couch for breath.

It won't stop him from blindly groping for a hold on August with that hand that missed his hair before. His clothes, his other arm, his stupid face- anything, he doesn't care, so long as he can pin August still for a half second. Damn this glove, it's hard to dig his nails in like this.]