EVENT PLOTTING: HEARTS LIKE YOURS

[aionmods]

Hearts Like Yours

PLEROMA

After surviving their trial against the Kenoma, the Pleroma will finally have the chance to spread their wings. Having spent some time recovering in the Valley of the Innocent, there will be few options but to strike outwards, looking for a safe haven that they can be less readily tracked to. Characters who are inclined towards information gathering are welcome to do some handwaving of their characters first venturing beyond the boundaries of the valley, where they will find an assortment of small villages - including the one that left their offering of clothing and food. If they are careful, they will be able to get an idea of where to go next, as the locals seem mostly inclined to help them, but only if they can be given some plausible deniability.

According to the villagers of the region, there are two places that may be of use to one trying to avoid the Regent's forces: the rebellious city-state of Godsblood, or the reclusive village of rebels said to live among the trees of Lohkimareen. Both trips will take at least a week to complete, depending on if the Pleroma can expedite things. While Godsblood is a sure shot by traveling West and catching a boat ride at Syraku Shipyard, it is technically a Regent-controlled city despite its tendency to spit in the face of Achamite's demands. Any Pleroma travelling there will have to disguise themselves. On the other hand, Greentruth is famed to be a haven for rebels that oppose the Regent's reign, but getting there requires traveling through a forest famed for its reptilian megafauna and threatening atmosphere. That is, if rebels still live in the first place. They haven't been seen in quite some time.

Whichever journey they choose, they will have a long trip ahead of them. Part of the event post will cover their travels to their destination of choice, while the rest will be about exploring what each location has to offer. There will be portal between Godsblood and Greentruth unlocked, but it will take a bit of plot to gain full access to.

❖ INCLUDED EVENT PROMPTS

◆ GODSBLOOD: The seaside city known for its rebellious stance against the Regent, it is technically within Achamoth's control. According to the villagers near the valley, though, it may be the Pleroma's best bet to hide out in. When characters arrive, the city will be in the middle of their "Lover's Festival", the spring celebration of Lovaseri, the Lover's Moon. The local's boisterous activities may be the perfect environment to explore the city within, as long as you can keep your nature concealed.

◆ GREENTRUTH: While vaunted as a place truly free from the Regent's influence, it's also uncertain whether it has survived the last few decades. Those that are brave enough to undertake it, however, will be rewarded by their journey into the Lohkimareen forest with an encounter with its resident scouts, and a path straight to the heart of the resistance. Life in the forest is hard, but freedom from the Regent's gaze has its advantages.

KENOMA

For the Kenoma, it's time to meet their boss. Arriving in Achamoth through the great river that flows through it, the new recruits will be brought straight to the Regent's grand citadel to tour their new living space. They will find themselves greeted with lavish personal bedrooms, servants at their beck and call, and religious fervor befitting their status as demigods. While the sailors bringing them there seemed nervous and ideologically neutral, once inside the city proper, they are unambiguously treated with reverence.

After sorting out their basic living requirements, they will all be invited to a luxurious feast put on by the Regent themselves. Make no mistake, attendance is mandatory. This will be their first opportunity to speak with Horos's resident despot and to learn more about their role among the Kenoma. They're well informed on your actions back in the cavern, and they may have some thoughts on them. (PS. Please reply with your character's actions to this toplevel if you haven't already.)

Provided they survive that encounter, they will be allowed to wander Achamoth and spend most of the month getting themselves comfortable. The Regent has the impression that another conflict with the Pleroma is on the horizon, and it would not do for Achamoth's new elite to be unprepared.

❖ INCLUDED EVENT PROMPTS

◆ THE CITADEL: The Kenoma will be introduced to their new living space, including luxurious private rooms and personal servants. Before long, it will be time to dress up for their first meeting with the Regent, in the form of a formal feast. It would probably be smart to make a good first impression.

◆ ACHAMOTH: For the rest of their month, they'll have free reign over their new stomping ground, given an allowance for new purchases and to partake in the city's illustrious entertainment district. Rest and prepare, is the Regent's first order. Soon, there will be work to do.

Comments

Luo Binghe | Kenoma

[devilmancrybaby]

CITADEL:

Binghe is going to be tense leading up to the banquet because he is feeling pretty self conscious about how thoroughly he got his ass kicked just now; he doesn't know what to expect from the Regent but he's expecting to be judged harshly for his failure. He'll dress pretty smartly within the parameters of "melodramatic xianxia goth" but he'll mostly just be brooding and snappish until he receives Judgement. Probably not good company :/

ACHAMOTH:

Since I assume the Regent does not in fact intend to dispose of every Aion who didn't make a stupendous showing in their first fight scene, Binghe will most likely lighten up after the banquet, enough to at least be invested in coming across well. He'll be making some effort to be social because he feels it's important to have allegiances, but that might be tricky when he's spent the last little while being so surly. We'll see! He'll also definitely be looking into the Citadel's bloodsports scene to see if he can test his strength against a wider variety of opponents, because he's still feeling pretty insecure about his Power Levels. He'll otherwise be taking that "rest and prepare" fairly seriously, both the preparing part, in whatever ways the Regent puts at the Aions' disposal, and the resting part... kind of.

NAPTIME:

Now that everyone's got some time to relax and their own lavish quarters to get some good, restful sleep in, Binghe is going to be making use of his dream powers to try to get a better read on a wider number of his fellow Aions. These are opt-in only and I won't assume he knows anything about your character's dreams or sleeping habits unless you specifically tell me he should, but if you would like Luo Binghe to see what your character is dreaming about, he can. At this stage he will only be trying to visit dreams, not making any attempts to manipulate them, but the dreamer might notice him there -- I'm up for threading dream interactions, or you can just tell me what kind of thing he'd see if that's something you'd like him to know about your character! I am equally compelled by incomprehensible frivolous nonsense dreams and serious/revealing/involved stuff.

I'm probably going to toplevel, but if there's something specific you'd like this guy for let me kno! You can hit me up on plurk at ormery if you like :>

[vapour]

CHILDE WANTS TO KNOW HOW THAT FIGHT WITH ESTINIEN WENT THO, SIR...

[devilmancrybaby]

TERRIBLY. DONT MENTION IT

[baltimores]

SO I might be into dreams stuff... Since Amos is in a pretty good place here his mind will be rather calm if you want to play around with the experience of almost total nothingness. Like, there's a person in there, but it's incredibly muted. Basically a void, with bits of sci-fi elements peppered in so there's at least something but... not a whole lot lmao whoops

Though if that doesn't work for you/Luo Binghe wouldn't experience something like that anyway I can also go with something bonkers hgdhgkd. Either way it'd probably be at least somewhat unsettling if you're into that!

[devilmancrybaby]

OOH... This would definitely freak Binghe out a bit, the setting he's from isn't usually that subtle lmfao -- which is to say I'm on board!

[baltimores]

Excellent!! Will definitely keep an eye out for you if you want to thread it, I'd be 100% down.

[devilmancrybaby]

Heck yeah!

[killandrecycle]

Hello, tiny snarky demon here. I was reading your toplevel and was struck with an idea. In my own, Majorita here is basically scamming the fighting pits out of money by rigging the battles using her cursing powers to make sure the person she bet on wins. I also mentioned that the last fight she'd watched had resulted in a death. So when I saw your top level about killing in a fight, I thought it would be pretty easy to link these things together.

It would mean your character didn't actually win under his own power, though. Since he already seemed to be questioning his strength, I didn't want to do that to you without asking first. Of course if you WANT more reasons for that, here they are!

[devilmancrybaby]

Oh!! Thank you for asking :3 That sounds fun though, I'm for it!

[killandrecycle]

Okay, great. I will tag you soon, then!