OOC INTROS + PLOTTING

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Intros & Plotting

NEW PLAYERS

Welcome to Aion Teleos! This is our CR meme, for old and new players alike to introduce themselves and to begin plotting for the month ahead. As you're settling into the game, here are a few things you should note:

❖ NEW PLAYER NOTES:

◆ SECT ATTUNEMENT: New characters will have to declare their sect attunements on the Attunement page. Those who are starting in the Kenoma will be attuned as of the start of their introduction, but those who have been taken by the Pleroma may take up until the end of the month to do so. Alternatively, they can attune almost immediately if they are unconflicted about their desire to fight the Regent. The main restriction caused by not attuning to the Pleroma right away will be that unattuned characters cannot travel to the Greentruth rebellion stronghold.

◆ NETWORK (COMMUNION): As soon as a character is attuned to either the Pleroma or the Kenoma, they will be able to access Communion, Aion Teleos's network system. This is written about in the game's info pages, but more details can be found here. This skill can be found by accident or taught by another character.

◆ AION GLAMORS: To help ease gameplay for characters who will stick out like a sore thumb in the setting, we want to make it known that there will be a relatively weak 'glamor' type spell available to learn in Greentruth for new Pleroma. This will have to be pursued ICly, but it is out there, and will be achievable by Tier 1 attunement.

CHARACTER INTRO MINGLES

There will be no mod posted mingle log set up for new players; instead, we are encouraging veteran characters to set up mingles in the various game locations. Our reasoning for this is that, at least on the Pleroma side, there is no set mingle point that will be, by default, accessible to all characters, meaning that some IC thought and proactivity will have to go into how best to accommodate them. Additionally, this will be an opportunity for characters to ICly flex their leadership skills and receive IC reputation (and a small IC gift) for doing so. If you make a mingle log, makes sure to include it in your notable actions on your AC!

We won't leave you entirely without direction, though! Below are some ideas to get people started, and to give an idea of what the environment in each location will be. We will be happy to answer any questions and help with logistics where needed. Alongside this, new players are welcome to make their own open posts on the logs comm.

◆ ACHAMOTH: Once new arrivals have accepted the Kenoma, they will be welcomed into the Citadel along with the rest of their kindred. Most things in the "A Deity's Welcome" and "Exploration" prompts of this log will still apply (we will be converting all of this into a separate info page ASAP but we haven't had the time this month) and so it can be referenced to get an idea of accommodations. The major difference is the lack of dinner time with the Regent; according to their apparent second in command (Xishen, for those that know her), they are preoccupied at the moment, and have asked for the other Kenoma to take charge when it comes to catching up the new recruits. All of Achamoth's facilities and resources are at their disposal to do so.

Achamoth's citizens are as excited as ever to see fresh Aion faces, and will be quick to prostrate themselves before their new gods. They will be eager to offer places for the Kenoma Aions to meet in. Though it is now the Innocent's Moon, it largely goes unremarked on by the residents here, and if it is, only scornfully.

◆ GODSBLOOD: Once the shrines have stopped producing hatchlings, Godsblood will be the first stop for most Pleroma newcomers. By either swimming up through the ocean waters or taking a series of narrow tunnels to the surface, they will find themselves on this edge of this coastal city. It is much the same as it is in this linked post, though the Lover's Festival is now over. While most Aions are capable of blending in thanks to Horos's highly diverse biology, those that are taurs or completely non-mammalian may need some help from other Pleroma to get around without arousing suspicion. Godsblood resists the Regent's control, but it is far from completely safe. Characters may have to work together to find a place to house these new arrivals, whether that be in a safe part of the city or the nearby mountains.

There are seemingly no large festivals planned for the month of Inoseri, but in contrast with the Moon of the Innocent, there does seem to be a sense of unrest. Word of the conflicts at the shrines is spreading around, along with the realization that both Aion sects are now active. It's an ill portent for those old enough to remember the last Aion war. Regardless of the Pleroma's intent, there are those among the people here that resent the fact that their resistance may bring about another era of suffering, and will be suspicious of any new faces they see. At the same time, there are those that are enticed by this new chance to hope, and may be willing to put themselves on the line to see it flourish.

◆ GREENTRUTH: Only those that have officially attuned to the Pleroma will be able to take the portal to Greentruth, a magical passage hidden in a secure location beneath the city streets. They can be shown the way by those that know it, but discretion is of the utmost concern. Upon arriving in the heart of this rebellion stronghold, they will find the atmosphere is more lively and hopeful than it has been for decades. The resurgence of Kenoma has revitalized the Resistance and travel between Greentruth and the smaller settlements is at an all time high as materials and specialists move where needed. Aions are sought after by locals for insight and advice on larger projects as well as smaller personal notes of interest ranging from disputes between neighbors and what kind of wood would be best for this bow. Aions may not have all the answers, but will be encouraged to engage so they can better establish their presence and gain insight to the inner workings of the forest.

Inoseri is known as a time of peace and serenity, but not for the local wildlife. It's mating season for a species of forest dinosaur that is known for it's loud distinct call. This trumpeting sound can be heard for miles and will be nearly constant at the beginning of the month. This is equally frustrating for Greentruth residents as it is for other fauna. Aions will find that animals are more unruly than usual and hunting will be difficult, so any assistance provided to the Greentruth hunters will be appreciated. They will just have to hope they do not cross paths with a would be dinosaurian suitor.

There will be a mission styled event happening later in the month which will call both sects towards the city of Venera. ICly characters will not become aware of this until the plotting post goes up. Meanwhile, as the month of Inoseri begins, all Innocents will feel a strange sense of presence... almost as if there is someone standing with them, even when they are alone.

INTROS & PLOTTING

PLAYER

NAME:
CONTACT:
FUN FACTS:

CHARACTER

NAME:
CANON:
LEGACY:
SECT:

CHARACTER PITCH: Give people an idea of what your character is like!
DESIRED CR: What kind of CR are you looking for?
OFFERED CR: What CR could your character offer to others?
PLOT HOOKS: List some general plots you are particularly interested in exploring in the Aion Teleos setting.

EVENT PLANS: What are your plans for this event in particular?

ANYTHING ELSE? You know what to do.

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[lockedon]

PLAYER

NAME: Val
CONTACT: PM or Discord pings.
FUN FACTS: My hobby is collecting furries in gacha games. I've never broken a bone. I can sleep anywhere?? I'm super boring, sorry.

CHARACTER

NAME: Eustace
CANON: Granblue Fantasy
LEGACY: Firebrand
SECT: Kenoma

CHARACTER PITCH: Stoic asshole with a Tragic Anime Backstory™ who has yet to learn how to pull the stick out of his ass.

TL;DR — Eustace is a guy who lost his entire family and hometown at the age of 10 and spent the next 15+ years of his life doing jobs for a shady organization so he could find and take out the people responsible for killing his family. Has been described as blunt, not a people person, and emotionally constipated, though he will die for you as soon as he accepts you into his inner circle of friends. Likes dogs, dislikes loud noises, and his hobbies include gun maintenance and resting in quiet places. Basically: a huge loser.

DESIRED CR: I'm legally obligated to say everything but since that's super vague....

• My heart always cries out for friends but I know that's a hard sell with him, so anyone that'll tolerate his reticence and brusqueness.
  
• Anyone who wants to actively harass him and make his life miserable. I am always here to make him suffer.
  
• Can someone teach him about emojis so he can finally visualize and send someone the middle finger?
  
• People who he can have a drink with, he needs to learn how to stop being a workaholic.
  
• Seriously though, I'll take anything, it's actually really hard to predict how things will pan out because he judges so quickly based on first meetings.

OFFERED CR:

• The straight man in any comedy duo.
  
• A functional (?) adult to reluctantly make sure your character doesn't get into (even more) trouble.
  
• For Kenoma, he's well-versed in most hand-to-hand combat techniques and also weapons, so if they want lessons or someone to spar against, he's a good option for it. Don't expect him to be an easy teacher though.
  
• Someone to grievously injure and/or kill your Pleroma??? This seems like a bad offered CR.
  
• Negative CR regardless of what sect you're in.... Sometimes you are a dick with poor people skills and offend people even when you don't mean to (but he usually means to).
  
• Do you want to pet the ears? I will find a way to let you pet the ears.
  
• WITH THAT SAID when he truly likes someone he will both die and kill for them, so if you're interested in that, we can get the ball rolling on this 80k slowburn friendship.

PLOT HOOKS: ICly, he's on Team Kenoma right now mostly because he wants to figure out what the fuck is up with this whole Aion business/the Regent/everyone's worlds being kaboomed and that seems easiest when he has resources at his disposal. He's not necessarily against the Regent's plan to nuke the world and remake it but he's also questioning the methods that'll be used. If you want your character to learn that he is not 100% onboard with the Regent's plans, I am happy to make that happen.

My short-to-medium term goal is to have him make one (1) Pleroma friend that he would actually hesitate and refuse to kill so that he can land in hot water and maybe get brainwashed. My longterm goal is to have him to defect to Pleroma, but that would heavily depend on CR and how game plot unfolds, so that's more of a vague thought than anything.

EVENT PLANS: Uhhhhh nothing specific. He's not really a meet-n-greet kinda guy so he won't be super helpful to Kenoma newbies (sorry fam). In terms of starting points if you do want to get a start on CR though:

• He does a lot of training/sparring on his off days.
  
• He has a Really Big Gun (literal). He may let you inspect the gun if you are extremely polite about it.
  
• You can probably catch him petting a bunch of stray dogs when he thinks no one is looking. Please don't call him out on this, it's very embarrassing.
• Feel free to call him out on his shit fashion sense because Erune fashion is just shirts with the backs and sides cut out.

I'm sorry this got so long. I will volunteer for the next Kenoma sludge ritual.

ANYTHING ELSE?
When you're the team babysitter but you just want to take a nap.

[snakeandfangs]

i want the ears, val.

[lockedon]

ok, all you have to do for the ears is come to kenoma




:)

[recursive]

WE'VE GOT EARS AT HOME (sorry ernesto)

[lockedon]

NO ONE ASKED YOU!!!!

can't belive you're about to sell out ernesto again smh

[recursive]

he will do far worse if he believes youre gonna take one of his precious friends away from him /: (sorry again ernesto)

[goldendeceiver]

How is being passed around for ear pets such a normal part of his life now?

[recursive]

WE HAVE TO KEEP TOGE ON OUR SIDE ERNESTO PLEASE... DO YOUR PART

[salvageable]

i am that one pleroma friend

[lockedon]

looks at their cr

looks back at you




this is gonna take a lot of threads

[salvageable]

i will do whatever it takes

[lockedon]

please know i'm screencapping this and i WILL reference it in the future whenever necessary

[emblazer]

We are separated from a rift, but Thoma will find a way to meet and talk to the dog-man and be intrigued by his big... gun.

[lockedon]

ah yes i forgot what it was like to have your cursed presence back in my life....thank you, all is right with the world again


and look, we'll make it happen even if it means we have to wait for the next mingle

[emblazer]

In the pantheon of cursed individuals I've played, at least Thoma is in the bottom tier so perhaps Eustace will survive.

[surefooted]

can jae ha harass him from pleroma side... I think he'd be great for that one way or another

[lockedon]

PLEASE I WANT THIS SO BAD

i'm mad i didn't tag you on the tdm, now i gotta wait for the next event..........i'm a foolish fool T_T

[surefooted]

no no no you see this is fine, bc then jae ha can have his powers back and their first introduction can be jae ha dropping out of the sky in front of eustace bc he saw his ears

[lockedon]

LAKMGLJALSKMDFLKJSDF HELP

okay you're committed to this now, i hope you know

[gravings]

I no longer play a character who would shit on Eustace (out loud) as he deserves and that's really too bad, but Gray can at least relate to him as a fellow tiny remote village bumpkin who would rather be hanging out on a tree stump in the middle of nowhere than in a big city..... she can also tolerate his Eustaceness ez

TOMODACHIS... PERHAPS

[lockedon]

well whose fault is that, smh

but the promise of tomodachis (??????) is tempting.....also i hate to say it but as the person who fed her sludge, he will feel at least 25% responsible for her well-being and adjustment into kenoma so i'm sorry that he will be even more annoying and probably check up from time to time......

[gravings]

wowzers a whole 25%...... but does he feel responsible enough to give her his name

also that's cute and I accept that

[lockedon]

yeah it's better than the 1-5% responsbility he feels for everyone else





also..................................................if she asks him again post-sludge he will give her his name 😔

[hikikosaurus]

Alphys could teach him... about kaomoji, and other varieties of emoji

Also she could use more connections with the more half-hearted Kenoma, because as much as she's down for "making a better world" she's not wild about exploding all that currently exists

[lockedon]

Thank you Alphys, she is truly a hero for providing this service. Can't wait for him to send kawaii little kaomoji faces to all his acquaintences (he won't).

And yeah, we can definitely run with them talking about their uhhh are we sure about this feelings. He tends to keep most of his own feelings very close to his chest but it kind of leaks out anyway because he is constantly tired of having to do a violence, and if she ever brought up her own feelings he might be tempted to talk about it. We can definitely see how it goes though! 👍