OOC INTRO + 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.

◆ RETAINERS (KENOMA ONLY): All Kenoma are offered the opportunity to take on an NPC retainer after arriving at the Citadel. This retainer will be an NPC created and played by you. They will be available day and night to attend to your character's needs. These servants understand the Regent largely from a religious perspective and will not have any outspoken anti-Regent sentiments, though they may or may not be nervous about their new master. Generally speaking, though, this is in a new job jitters sort of way, as working in the Citadel is considered to be a job of great cultural and religious significance. They want to do a good job! You are free to develop your retainer's personality and relationship with your character. If your character (or you) are not interested in having a personal retainer, they will instead be served by a rotation of unattached servants.

◆ ALLOWANCES (KENOMA ONLY): They will be given an emerald's worth in jools per month, which is 1000 units. This is about how much a minimum wage worker makes in two months. They will continue receiving spending money on a monthly basis, though the Citadel itself will take care of all of their needs. On an OOC level its safe to say that average city expenditures will be covered by the money they are given, though they are welcome to invest that money in making more money if they have to skills to do so.

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 for doing so.

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. The Citadel's inhabitants are as excited as ever to see fresh Aion faces, and will be quick to prostrate themselves before their new gods. After being assigned their rooms and retainers, new arrivals will be able to explore the city, and will find that they are eagerly greeted by the common folk of Achamoth as well. If they travel openly as Aions, they may be offered small favors or gifts as a show of good will.

One might think the mood would be a bit lower after some recent military casualties and the Kenoma's defeat in Godsblood, but it is not so! Instead, Achamoth is abuzz with the news of a pair of Pleroma captives that are currently facing judgement in the Citadel. Whether or not the Kenoma lost a prisoner in Godsblood, the citizenry are well trained when it comes to spinning a story, and are happily regaling each other with rumors of the Pleroma's spectacular defeats at the hand of their Kenoma captors.

◆ 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. 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.

While in the past Godsblood has been skeptical of Aions in general, a recent Pleroma victory within the city has resulted in an air of cautious optimism. While, on average, citizens don't particularly want to earn the Regent's ire, they will be more likely to look the other way if they see any recognizable Pleroma activity. Additionally, there has been a surge of young Bloodites snooping around, looking to join in on potential resistance activities.

Fitting, then, is that it's the moon of the Firebrand's Rise, a summer festival dedicated to celebrating youthful rebellion. In times before its occupation, this festival was also meant to remember various historical riots and political activists, defying tradition in the name of bold new ideals. While the second part is no longer expressed publicly for fear of reprisal, it is still looked to as a time to appreciate the new perspectives of the young. As a city based very much in family tradition, it is easy to become hidebound, and the Firebrand's Rise serves to remind Bloodites that the old is not necessarily the good.

It also results in a lot of teenagers running amuck, taking advantage of the unusual leniency their parents are gifting them. Perhaps it is not so surprising that there are also instances of masked youths publicly decrying the Regent's rule before fleeing into the darkness. Older generations are afraid that things might be getting out of hand, this year.

◆ 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 Greentruth, arrivals will find the forest city bustling. Cut off as they are from the rest of Horos, the rescue of Veneran citizens and the Bloodite rebel Vaeka are the talk of Greentruth thanks to their newfound allies in the Pleroma Aions. Vaeka has safely made it to the main settlement and will be in the care of other Resistance members until she sees fit to return to Godsblood.

The month of Firaseri is typically a time of mobilization. Hunting parties go out on great expeditions with faces and hands painted with the sigil of the Firebrand. It is said to bring good luck with the hunt and the kills that they bring back usually last for the months to come. Bones and leather made from these animals is particularly valuable and saved to make armor and charms to be worn to war.

The First Kill is met with much celebration. A largescale feast is held in its honor all across the forest, bringing communities together around a central fire. Stories of battles fought in ancient times are told with varying levels of fancy, but the favorites tend to be about the night that the "dragon's fire turned the moon into a second sun", keeping the Regent's forces at bay. It is common this time of year to keep candles lit in every home throughout the end of the month. "A single flame can spark an inferno."

There will also be an event this month concerning the rescue of the two captured Pleroma mentioned above, in the form of a Pleroma raid against Achamoth. It will be the culmination of a plot that has been going on for a few months which we will be trying to explain in the upcoming event plotting post. In the meantime, we hope that new arrivals can be brought up to speed by their kindred!

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: Christy
CONTACT: runthejewels and the discord!
FUN FACTS: I'm a cosplayer! 95% of what I cosplay is video games, but it's always handmade by me. My most recent big costume was Eivor's Mentor Armor from Assasin's Creed: Valhalla. If you want to see my stuff, feel free to ask and I'll send you a link! It just feels weird to include at the top lmao

also I took a five year break from rp so if you're like "hey I remember someone named christy that rped from kuroshit" that's me lmao. hi!! there's a lot of people I remember here!!

CHARACTER

NAME: Sebastian Michaelis
CANON: Black Butler
LEGACY: Celebrant
SECT: Kenoma

CHARACTER PITCH:
Sebastian personifies everything you'd imagine about the Faustian demon. He's handsome, charming and sly, able to easily manipulate and lead people as he wishes. He's ruthless and quite clearly considers humans nothing more than something that exists for his amusement and meals. But at the same time... He's also a very odd demon. While he may be suave and charming, on the other hand, he's also a borderline neurotic perfectionist that takes the duties of a butler very seriously and loves cats enough to keep thirteen of them in a closet to save them from being outside. He may be a demon, but he's not exactly the cool, flawless being that he may seem to be... In fact, you're likely to find him very pleasant to speak with, if a bit eccentric and overly formal. In terms of demons, he's not the worst one to befriend. Probably.

DESIRED CR:

I mean I'm new so everything... pls come drown my inbox in tags, it's truly all I want. But! Here are some specific things that stick out to me right away that I know I always enjoy playing. These aren't anything we even have to do right away, but if this is stuff you also enjoy, I am here for you when the time is right.

- Bully Him : Sebastian may be an ancient, powerful demon, but he's also super mild-mannered when he's concerned with his reputation, as he will be in game. So. If you have a remotely pushy personality, he's super easy to bully. You can convince him to come over to your place and make you dinner every night via lightly doubting his skill. He believes otherwise, but once you know how to push him around? it's so easy

- Frenemies : I love antagonistic CR in general, but I have a special soft spot when a character is opposed to Sebastian but also respects him, even if begrudging. Doubly so for a case where they're mutually trying to convince each other of their viewpoints.

- Terrible People Club : If you're solidly team Kenoma, come be besties! Sebastian will drop the butler act to be a shitty demon, but he also has to be sure that you're at least close to as awful as he is. But even if you're not as bad, he'll still be more honest with someone that's firmly allied.

OFFERED CR:

Sebastian is extremely amiable and will literally talk to anyone. He very genuinely loves talking to people! It's his favorite! But here are some specifics if you want some ideas:

- Chores : His last contract gave him the new hobbies of cooking and cleaning, both of which he is excellent at. All you have to do is ask and Sebastian will definitely cook for you and will almost certainly clean for you. It'll be the best food and/or deep cleaning you've ever had.

- Demon Stuff : Sebastian isn't capable of cloaking what he is other than through his appearance, so if your character could sense that he's a demon, absolutely feel free. Similarly, if your character has strong beliefs about demons, I love that kind of CR, whether positive or negative! Talk theology to him, he'll love it

- Sebastian Will Not Shut Up : If your character is inclined to talk pretentious philsophy, your resident several thousand year old demon would love to indulge. It can also happen at any time without warning! He's just Like That!

PLOT HOOKS:

First of all, I'm good with keeping TDM threads canon (though some of yall I need to hit up for resolving timeline conflicts lmao)! Just let me know either way which you prefer, but I'm super flexible either way.

So Sebastian is accepting of Kenoma like 100% and immediately bc, well. Demon? There's some things in nature you can't change, and even if he's well-behaved, he's still a creature that embodies all of the ideals of Kenoma as a baseline and also very literally finds them delicious. The extent of that is something he keeps quite guarded, since he's also a super old demon that knows how to play nice with humanity, but yeah... So I'll say as a result, there's two pretty long-term types of plot hooks I can offer if they're something you want to work towards!

- Corruption : If your character is borderline on their sect choice, then Sebastian would love to make them worse :) Manipulating people into giving into their darker feelings and desires is like, literally his job. So if you want to push your character more into Kenoma, CR with Sebastian is pretty decently likely to do it if he thinks of it as a possibility he can push for.

- Info Gathering : Of personal interest to Sebastian is to create essentially a database of all of the Aions because... he's a nerd... He's going to be especially interested in speaking with Pleromas and learning more about them, both just generally speaking as an individual and much more specifically in terms of their strengths/weaknesses (though he'll never be explicit about the latter). He would absolutely love to meet you(r character) and chat! It's definitely not for any ulterior motives!

EVENT PLANS:
No idea! Sebastian is definitely a busybody kind of character, so he's going to want to get caught up to speed as quickly as possible and get his hands in as many things as possible. If you want to hang with the resident chores-loving demon, I will do everything in my power to make it happen, and that's basically my event plans thus far as a newbie lmao

ANYTHING ELSE?

I do have a permissions post here, since Sebastian is able to sense souls, so I'd appreciate y'all filling that out! Otherwise,



Sebastian is a cat person. bring him kitties to be his bestie fr

[subsist]

hello, i offer the fake!sebastian for more shenanigans. do you think sebastian will not accept a retainer 'cause he loves chores so much...

(also idk what prince has told you but don't believe anything she says—)

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PLEASE... sebastian really does think it's hilarious that there's another sebastian. it's a good fake name. he gets it,

And yeah, if he accepts a retainer they're just going to be like. A scribe, essentially. Or research assistant? They're absolutely not allowed to cook or clean since that's his stress relief

Also! Since y'all were SUPER QUICK ON THE DRAW (which, thank you!! I was so delighted slash tbh did not initially realize how they would conflict LMAO) I did end up with two intro threads, and I was going to hit you up about ours! Just to try and have my cake and eat it too, would it be possible for Sebastian to have talked Kaeya into letting him linger a little longer (so that he could then run into Ciel and Howl lmao) after the conclusion of our thread? Like, he would pinky swear (or equivalent) to go team kenoma but. yknow. kaeya might already get that sense... And no worries if not! We'll hash out an alternate in that case, but this was my first idea to attempt to be able to have both threads essentially be canon instead of having to pick and choose lmao

[semicharmed]

omg welcome!!!

matt adored meeting sebastian and is 100% intending to find him for a magic/preternatural ability jam session

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PLEASE... omg I loved their thread so much and I am also still like [face in hands] that sebastian winked at him. he's so embarrassing. so thank you,,,

But no fr, Sebastian was absolutely, 100% serious that he would love to follow up asap! Matt was definitely one of the people that caught his interest the most, so he really would be delighted to chat more

[lachtara]

Hiii welcome to the game.

Would you like a solid Kenoma worstie who also likes info gathering about people including Pleroma. (He has arranged cross-faction conversations with Pleroma before so.. lol) You could have Emet if you want.. 😔 He may take advantage of the catering aspect I see here.

And the fact that HE CAN SENSE SOULS hi brethren with a similar ability???

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yes, absolutely! information gathering is something sebastian loves and I... unfortunately also love... Give me a chance to write an IC report and I will. So, yes, Sebastian would absolutely be interested in hitting up some of the more senior members of the Kenoma! And he's absolutely free to take advantage of Sebastian's catering as payment/in exchange, since he loves to do it lmao

and yes, he sure can!! like. he's mostly looking at their tastiness level, but. still counts!

[emblazer]

I know they're enemies but maybe they can not kill each other and bond over cats some day

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oh yes if there's anything sebastian is willing to set aside differences for it's cats

this probably reads as a joke but it's... not... he loves cats so much

[comelately]

make them worse you say...

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gotta make that soul tasty, duh!!

but no, fr, it's probably something I'd most like to do with this premise, since sebastian is so well suited for it! he'd absolutely much prefer to convince people to switch to team kenoma than kill them, since it's much more interesting (and useful). granted, I still have some reading to do on my part ooc to get up on my philosophy and gnosticism (which, I'm glad you have known me forever, since I assume you'd just be like "that tracks" lmao), but that's definitely a general goal I'd like to pursue :>

[epiprocta]

Helloooo, welcome to the game! I'm afraid I was rather swamped around TDM-time, but I was quietly admiring your Sebastian from a distance, he looks soooo wonderfully (or ... devilishly, you could say) charming and I'd love to grab some CR with him if you'd be amenable! (Also I'm a big Ono D fan ........................... I never got around to watching Kuroshitsuji but I've heard legend of Sebastian's terrifying allure.)

I have a horrible ill-tempered youth here who is absolutely not above bullying around someone who seems really meek and mild-mannered, maybe ... ?! Also he kind of has big personal beef with a demon and will absolutely be derisive about it if he ever cottons onto Sebastian being a demon, I am so sorry in advance.

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Thank you so much for the welcome, and absolutely no worries!! I am happy to be here now and will take all cr with happily open arms

which is also to say NEVER apologize for bullying or antagonizing sebastian bc no matter what he will deserve it LMAO. So either just abusing his mild-mannered persona or full on antagonistic if he finds out he's a demon are fantastic for me! he truly deserves it

and wrt ono d sebastian... yeah. he's powerful. powerful enough that he became a vacuum, so

[regressor]

Christy I know you know already but I wanna just comment anyway and say SO HYPE TO PLAY WITH YOU AGAIN

I'm ready for some demon/Contractor cr!

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SPINS U AROUND... i'm so happy to be back and playing with rizu and hopefully not completely ruining your character's life!! tbd tho!!

[zauneyete]

HELLO HELLO (also omg a cosplay buddy hooray!!)

I loved our thread, I just want to do things
Silco will bully him if he finds reason...

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YESSS I had actually dipped out of rp a bit to focus more on cosplay, but now the pendulum has swung back, haha! slash, really, I learned balance to not make like ei...ght... costumes in a year...........

but anyways! I also loved it (YOUR SILCO VOICE IS SO GOOD???), so yes, please bully/recruit Sebastian lmao. it's honestly as easy as just asking, he's simple

[rosethorns]

I'd absolutely love for Sebastian and Dorothea to run into each other again, and I can see things going in either a corruption or frenemies angle! I'm hoping to have her get to know some Kenoma folks to dangle the temptation of switching sides in front of her, and I could see that being fun with them based on their first meeting in the TDM.

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yes please!!! dorothea is so cute and therefore I feel bad that sebastian is actually such a turd lmao... But honestly he's at least well-mannered so I'm sure he'll keep up with that as long as (in)humanly possible. So always down for the most polite corruption and/or frenemies ever lmao

[lifespanned]

hello hello welcome to the game!! i'm so happy to see sebastian here, in my brief run with black butler he was one of my favs....... i wanted to tag you on the tdm but ran out of time, i'll definitely be hitting you up when intro and event stuff happens, clenches fist

i feel misa may try to get him do her chores once or twice, jokingly, just to see if he'd really do it?? before realizing oh, he was actually serious..... because like, what if she initially thought he was a butler at a butler cafe and not even a real butler at all, this is the origin of her doubt in his skills

other than that she is also firmly in the terrible people club AND is probably chill with demons so 🤝 i'm excited to see how things turn out!!

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thank you so much for the welcome and truly no worries about the tdm!! I know y'all were uhhh busy, to put it lightly, with event/post-event stuff, haha! And now I'm here and ready to rub my face all over the game fr 💪

And yes, please get him to do chores lol... it truly brings him inner peace which is always funny cr, especially with characters that are chill with demons since it's so unexpected haha! I'm definitely super excited to tag misa, since when I was first checking out the game, seeing her on the taken list was such a delight tbh... always good to see death note love still in tyol 2022

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christy.... puts my paw (cat) on u and sebby...

WHAT IF INFO GATHERING.... sooyoung will be on the lookout too for kenoma and she's more likely to engage with them than to stay away so they can perhaps talk shop.... i want to say that she'd be forthcoming about her powers but like lies are fun and okay!!! sebastian's clearly a very nice guy with a Victorian aesthetique, maybe he'll believe her if she tells him that she's just a very nice (genius) writer gal

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thank you for the specification, cat is v important

but yes, that would be awesome!! he's super curious about the pleroma too even though he's so turbo team kenoma lmao. he'll be collecting info but at least super politely since well. it's sebastian, so he can't help it unless he's gone turbo... (and even then)

[vapour]

Hi Christy!

My name is Seiko and it's great to have you and Sebastian. I do really really want CR with Sebastian, but I am admittedly not sure what Childe can offer that's actually worthwhile for him right now.

In the meantime though, Childe gathers stray cats and dogs thar look ill or in need of recovery, and tries to find homes for them if they aren't the kind that would do better back in the streets now that they're back to health. He definitely has a cat or two he could offer Sebastian as a welcoming gift since he had a few in his room that just don't want to leave.

This is also a long term deal because my other Pleroma character is also brand new, but he will eventually be getting shape shifting powers to turn into a tiger so I hope we can have some shenanigans with that.

[galdorleod]

hewwo celebrant friend...... howl needs to find out this man is a demon asap