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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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PLAYER

NAME: Crim
CONTACT:

weenwoon, CrimDa#8229 on Discord or via PM
FUN FACTS: I published a comic book that I drew a few years back :')

CHARACTER

NAME: Emet-Selch
CANON: Final Fantasy XIV
LEGACY: Champion
SECT: Kenoma

CHARACTER PITCH:
Emet is a villain from the Critically Acclaimed MMORPG MMO Final Fantasy XIV with an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime. Emet-Selch is the titular antagonist of Shadowbringers and debatably one of the mainstay villains throughout the entire first arc of the game.

He is a powerful yet reasonable mage who has been known to be unpredictable in his actions. In a positive light, he can be knowledgeable, helpful, sentimental, and thoroughly gifted with his skills. Negatively, he can be ruthless, manipulative, driven by grief, and treat tasks like they're too much of a hassle - One might even go as far as to call him "begrudgingly helpful". Though he has a wealth of skills at his disposal he knows that sometimes force is not the optimal solution and will opt to engage adversaries with words, while saving force for when it comes to a necessity.

DESIRED CR:

Exploring buddies - Since he is settled in Achamoth, it would be nice to have some buddies to go out and explore the wilderness with. He wants to get a good idea of the terrain in case they have to go out and get rid of Pleroma. I mean, that's fun right? :)))

Magic Students - He has offered to (begrudgingly) help Kenoma with harnessing their magic skills. While he can't people new spells, he can teach them how to properly use ones that they acquire.

Saviors??? - Please Pleroma, do me the pleasure of having someone try and "save" him. (From the Kenoma? From himself? Who knows.) It would be pretty entertaining.

SHIT STIRRING - I want to plot shit stirring. /SLAMS FIST ON TABLE. So any characters who want to plot back stabbing, manipulating other characters, treachery (?) against the Regent, abductions or throwing characters to the wolves, COME HITHER. I will take conspirators and victims.

OFFERED CR:

Heals - If you end up on the wrong side of PVP Emet can probably heal you. Probably.

Piecing together mysteries - Despite all of what I have written, Emet is very smart and would love to unravel the mysteries of this world. Anyone want to do that? :')

Being a Problem - I think Emet has been a problem for everyone since he showed up here and I would like to continue the trend. If you're interested in problems, please inquire today.

Sad Feelings - This Grandpa can fit so many sad feelings in it /Slaps this Grandpa. If you want to relate to someone over losing your world and your loved ones and just be sad then here you go.

Confrontations - Emet is a good person to have confrontations with if you're not feeling up to fighting or just want something paced differently. While he is a combatant he doesn't use that as a driving force for conflicts, so it can be an option.

PLOT HOOKS:

Cross-Faction - This is a work in progress, but Emet is working on learning the stories of individual Pleroma to know more about their motivations for wanting to save the world. He is *hoping* to use this information to manipulate them to the Kenoma or perhaps it can be used to some extent in the future.

Help..ing - While Emet is a problem he does sincerely believe in the cause at this juncture and will help out other Kenoma if he believes it is in the Kenoma's best interest. It'll be begrudging but there you go.

EVENT PLANS:

I don't have any plans right now help.

ANYTHING ELSE?

Edited 2022-05-01 20:54 (UTC)

Hello......I am still patiently waiting for the day the mods let Kenoma free from Achamoth but when that day comes, Eustace will be heading the fuck out to get a lay of the land, so I am happy to volunteer him as an exploring buddy. He's also interested in finding out what the heck is up with this world so hypothetically he would be down for that too but unfortunatly I.....have only a single brain cell that's on vacation half the time. u_u

But I would like more CR with Emet! Eustace is kind of ambivalent on the guy but he seems to know what he's talking about so he'll begrudgingly respect Emet for now...

Begrudging respect. A child after his own heart.

Yes please be his exploring buddy. Go out on camping trips and bring marshmallows. u_u He needs to hang out with Eustace more. It'll especially be important to him considering that ya boi offered to train people.

It was begruding training but you know, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get the job done. :/

I hope one day they can get drinks....Eustace is not nearly as old and tired as Emet but he is still old (at heart) and tired and would respect Emet for being old and tired. He'll do his best not to tire you out more, Grandpa.

!!!!! holds your hands. i heard shit-stirring and came running. my godawful demon is here to be everyone else's problem, so please sign me up. he may also (yes, 100%) double-cross emet if it could earn him brownie points with the boss man.

I am comforted in knowing that Shit-stirring has pinged someone. Truly the thing I adore most.

SO Emet has gotten in trouble with the Regent once already (lmao) he is currently trying to earn his way back to not absolutely reviled by pausing terrible things to happen. We'd need to do a couple threads prior but I'm sure we could come up with something horrible for them to do.

god emet. you had one job??? j comes from a canon where he is preeetty high up on the political food chain. he's smart enough not to (openly) plot against the local big bad, but if it doesn't put himself on shaky ground with the regent, everyone else is fair game.

hi!! okay disclosing time: i have no idea what the hell is going on in ffxiv except for emet-selch's little wave. but i am adopting him as aerith's distant cousin or something.

i missed you on the tdm (i noticed the notification a few...days ago) but i would love for emet to get some trouble cooked up in aerith's vicinity at the very least so i'm looking forward to hopefully a fruitful cr future with youuu ✨❤💐

Eeee✨ Emet's little wave is the highlight of the game lbr.

And yes! I think the CR here would be really interesting. A lot of concepts from FF7 translate to FF14, so they have things like the Lifestream and Materia in common. But! Most importantly, both worlds have Ancients. Emet is an Ancient so I would be really interested to see how that translated given he thinks he's the last one. 😔

He is also grumpy. Seems like that might meet one of the sought-after kinds of CR on your list.

Meeting Pleroma on the other side is a little sketchy so IDK how it could work exactly, but he's been trying to bother some Pleroma and talk to them.

what about manipulating people who don't know they're actually being manipulated, by someone with this face?

(don't tell her though she'll feel bad.)

also I love you Crim. ^^ BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD A COMIC

Oh, I don't. It was way back when and I've trashed almost all of them by now.

But yes, more threads together. It seemed like it was setting up for Emet to be her sort of mentor and that seems like a cool path if you wanna continue that in the future.

Aww.

AND yes definitely I would love that. Seriously.

I am already a font of gratitude that Gen has Emet-Selch to look to as his kindly(?) mentor, but if the opportunity ever arises, I'd love the chance for him to serve as accompaniment/meat shield for whenever Emet might get embroiled in anything??? He actually kind of likes Emet a teeny tiny bit just for teaching him things, and he's both really amused and intrigued that grandpa can't magically protect himself from projectiles, so ... he'd actually volunteer to be the useful muscle to aid him, if it's ever appropriate ... 👀

Their CR is so good weh.

Emet can protect himself, but Gen actually caught him at a time when he couldn't do it very...well. LOL Shield magic has been built into his app in place of some of the other powerful magic he used to have, and his teleportation magic had been taken away by the Regent when they were training. (I wrote it in to where there is going to be a gradual build in strength, so he has to work at the magic he has to make it stronger. Sheild magic was something that he was working on when Gen rolled up on him!)

With that SAID, I would like this setup very much. I'd like to keep Emet as a figure that seems kind of flimsy because he never fights and only actually fights when things are friggin dire resulting in things getting wrecked :'). Which may or may not be sustainable but we'll see.

And it would be great if they could train more. 😔

With how Emet got on the same wavelength and was one of the IC factors in Alphys going Kenoma, she's definitely going to follow up with him. He's already been a problem, and I'm down for him continuing to be. Magical student makes sense too - how can she work hard to make the better world happen if she doesn't even know how to do the new magic, right?

GASP he helped actually turn someone. And it is precious Alphys aaaaa

He would love to teach her magic! He can always use more students despite his protest.

And, if applicable, he would be willing to help her with any science projects that she may come up with. He's had an extensive history in creating monstrosities/magic entities/creatures things of that nature so I'd really enjoy seeing them be dorks about it :')

He's gotta take responsibility for his successful turning here!! I think she'd push even through his protests, since he did make that point about working hard to make things better

And oh no - she'd be quick to protest that he please not get her terrible history wrong, the monstrosities of magic were accidents, she was just trying to salvage their souls for power okay??? :') She would rather do science projects along the lines of improving the electrical-powered magitek around here, once she gets the baseline of the tech down.

That works. He will...probably adopt her shortly and be secretly fond anyway. (Yes, yes, better that she stick with the Kenoma. I mean, have you seen those Pleroma? They'd probably try and eat her. Unacceptable!!)

Ooo Improving the magitek would certainly be interesting.

I'm mostly here to be like Hiccup doesn't necessarily think they need saving(??? maybe) but he does want to learn about the Kenoma. Since he doesn't think that the way they're taken in is really all that willing he kind of wants to know that they're able to make decisions themselves and not just puppets so!! That's always an angle. Since he'd show interest, not immediately be like "We're going to help save you," and really just want to ??? Figure things out

May lowkey question their loyalty to the Regent but yknow that's just Pleroma things

Oh yes, that would be interesting. It would be nice for people not to jump to that. He's already set up for the two sides to talk to one another about motivations, but the chance to discuss that with Pleroma whom he hasn't met yet is still up in the air.... So they might have to meet otherwise.

RE: Loyalty to the Regent. Emet had a seal of disapproval from the Regent branded on him for a time. I think it may be gone by the time that he gets to meet anyone else, but ya boi could glean that detail from either Abel or Eleven. Maybe Himeka? It could make an interesting point of conversation.

Also...distant want to have Emet adopt Hiccup... 😔

He does think overall think that it's wrong/they probably need help but he's also genuinely curious on if like them it's just accepting a different way but :( Still!!

I know Emet's got his own things with Abel/Eleven/Estinein (and I'm not asking to be apart of that). But maybe something in the event, eventually? The Regent branding thing could def. be interesting if we/I could get it to come up organically since it's like... Huh. Accepted but also if they were fully controlled clearly ? they would not have this issue?

But he's still Skeptical since it def feels like forced loyalty than anything else in his mind.

also tho no... please that's cute... somehow, someway 🥺

i know we got CR etc with Silco but uh

I would really love, at the next cross-faction opportunity, to have emet and akua meet -- she would absolutely be able to play an attempt at saving, and I think they have some interesting story beats that could play off of each other really well!

Give me all of your CR /grabby hands

I read a little about her in the TDM, though I didn't manage to throw a tag in her direction (Sigh 😔) I think they could have some interesting topics to work from, especially given it sounds like she kinda treaded on the edge of villainy?

heh heh

i suppose you could call killing a large city's worth of people and turning it into a flying fortress while opening a permanent gate to the hells treading on the edge of villainy

Akua is absolutely a villain and she's proud of it :')

I would absolutely love to to have them talk, and we will have plenty of opportunities soon I hope!

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