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stellafortunalogs2021-09-30 07:21 pm
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october mingle
October Mingle
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
The Miko of the Grand Narukami Shrine has arranged for your passage out of Ritou and into the Inazuma islands at large. The nation has been gripped by an oppressive atmosphere ever since the enactment of the Vision Hunt Decree, and only someone unyoked by the Electro Archon can hope to break this stalemate.
Konda Village sits on the outskirts of Inazuma city. A pillar of its community now seeks to move out after losing his Vision. A samurai employed by the Shogunate is being accosted of hiding rations by his neighbours, and he has no recollection of ever dealing in such matters. Forgetting something seems to be the thread that links every former Vision holder's story together, yet their tragedies differ greatly in circumstance. Is the loss of a Vision truly so profound? If so, then why did the gods deliver such a poisoned gift to their people?
A mysterious priestess approaches you with a sincere request - Kazari seeks your aid in purifying the Thunder Sakura around Inazuma, as well as the Sacred Sakura on Mount Yougou. She tells you that these trees absorb the evil from the very land, but cannot dispel it without outside intervention. Here's where you come in: you need to dispel the sealing sigils around the holy trees, so that the filth accumulated within their roots can take form and then be swiftly cut down.
The seals, the trees, and Kazari herself are relics from the olden days - the mystical Inazuma, where kitsune and tengu lived and worked alongside humans and their god. But those days have since ended, and all that is left is a stifling eternity.
State of the World
The Land of Eternity is not without failings. By pursuing 'Eternity' and closing the doors of her nation, the Raiden Shogun has only made the lives of her people more difficult. Exploring the country may give you some clues as to how you can break her enforced stasis. You must first understand the situation of the nation, and then find the natives who also wish to change their world.
Please direct all questions to October's OOC post!
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( and- if the travelers lose theirs... will they end up like this too? she's already got enough magic poisoning her soul- she didn't want this, too. )
... Once you break something, you can't really fix it. Not entirely. Just... getting them to something close to whole may have to be enough.
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[Maybe Forneus, but... even if he did, would he tell them?]
But we don't know until we try.
[He's quiet, listening to Jinx, and while it's clear he doesn't like what he's hearing it's not wrong.]
...You're right. I mean, even if giving their Visions back helped, I doubt we'd ever really be able to fix them entirely. But...
We have to try to do something. It's bad enough feeling lost without something like this. Without having lost... [He sighs, hand going for his Vision again instinctively.] Goddess, what even are these things? The physical embodiments of our "purpose" or whatever?
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( ... maybe talking to forneus will help. he's always indulging her, honestly- why not truly take advantage of it? learn more about this mess.
jinx looks at the purple stone, the metal binding it- thinks about how it snuffed out her magic for a while, left her feeling hollow without it. the two were alike, in some ways. )
When I couldn't access my magic... I don't think I was this bad. But something was still off. Maybe that's... part of the price of magic.
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[He sighs, glancing away. He certainly knows all of his own "gifts" have come with massive catches. Why wouldn't the Vision be among them?
Rean would personally not recommend talking to Forneus, but he's biased.]
...Maybe it is. I can't say for sure... magic is something I don't think I'll ever quite understand. [He shakes his head.] But I think we can both agree that price isn't fair. And why are we here, if not to make things fair for the people who live here?
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Mm. It's not right. I don't think anyone expected someone to do this to Visions, but the fact that this is what happens...
Do you think we can get them back? Even if we don't like the implications, it's still part of them now.
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but hey if she wants someone else who actually likes forneus, she can go talk to ris.]
I don't know. I'm not even sure they're still intact somewhere. But if they are, then I think we owe it to these people to try.
I imagine the Shogun knows where they are, if they're intact. And it seems like we're going to have to confront her if we have any hope of working anything out here in Inazuma.