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EVENT #6: By Heaven or Hell

By Heaven or Hell
THE STORY SO FAR...
During the month of Innoseri, the Pleroma and Kenoma were mobilized to the city of Venera to investigate a mysterious affliction of the residents. They were succumbing to a strange apathy that slowly disconnected them from the reality, to the point that many would lose interest in even necessary activities to live. They ran the risk of starving, dying of dehydration, or simply wandering into danger with no sense of preservation.

By entering the city, both sects were exposed to the effects of the illness, which turned out even worse for Aions. In a twist of fate, it was during that time that the Pleroma Aion Estinien met his end at the hands of the Kenoma Aion Makoto, shattering his Innocence-petrified body. It was this act of profane violence that summoned the god-like creature that has caused the illness, sending a great metaphysical scream echoing across the city, demanding to know what had been done to it's child.

The winged being now colloquially known as the Innocence Entity manifested for the first time, in the form of a great cloud of wings floating above the city. It turned it's attentions to the gathered Aions, striking down any that challenged it, enraged by the acts of violence committed in the city it had hopes to envelope in a haze of endless peace. Abel, a Pleroma who had come to Estinien's defense, realized that the entity seemed be acting to protect Estinien, who it considered its ward after he succumbed to the illness its power invoked. Abel beseeched his allies to stay their hand and begged the Innocence leave him and the city be.

The Innocence Entity was reluctant, arguing that life without its 'blessing' would be filled with suffering and strife. Abel, Himeka, Ryunosuke, and Alphinaud, the four Pleroma present at the time, insisted to it that life was worth living despite that pain that came along with it, and promised they could care for Estinien in its stead. Accepting their vow, the entity bound them all to a contract that would be broken if they failed to shield him from suffering. It left Venera and the illness faded.

Last month, the Kenoma were deployed to Venera and to Godsblood with the intent of culling dissenters and citizens who showed disloyalty to the empire. During this conflict, the capture of Ryunosuke and Thoma drew Estinien into a battle against several Kenoma. Outnumbered and disadvantaged, the pain and panic Estinien experienced summoned the Innocence Entity once more. It possessed Estinien's body, using its power to dispense of the Kenoma challenging him, all while lashing against the Pleroma it saw as having broken their vows. This divine punishment fell upon Abel and Himeka as they were facing off against Ciel and Emet-Selch in Godsblood. Taking advantage of their suddenly prone enemies, the two Kenoma delivered them to the Regent.

The Kenoma had long-since hoped to capture Estinien, to use his connection to the entity as a weapon against it, but now the perfect bait had fallen into their hands. As the Pleroma rally to save their captured comrades, the Kenoma prepare to turn circumstances to their advantage, and to perhaps eliminate the Innocence Entity's threat once and for all...

INCLUDED EVENT PROMPTS
◆ BURNED AT THE STAKE: In an effort to force the Pleroma's hand, the Regent will be scheduling the public burning of Abel and Himeka in Achamoth. After the failed public execution in Godsblood, why not try again! This will be set up to occur in a public square near the Citadel. The Pleroma will be in a race against time to save them before both their bodies and their shards are destroyed.

◆ INNOCENCE ON FIRE: As the Pleroma enter the city, the Innocence Entity, previously disinterested in fighting on behalf of Aions it considers oath breakers, will seemingly have a change of heart. It will offer its power to Estinien who will, in turn, temporarily ascend to boss monster level during this siege, wielding both the power of the Innocent and the Firebrand. This will be run as an official boss encounter in collaboration with Estinien's player, the mechanics of which will be explained along with the post. In addition, the radiance of the Innocence Entity will rob most Achamoth NPCs of their will to fight, leading to a conflict largely between Aions. Those of the Innocent Legacy will receive strange communion from the entity itself, which they can respond to as they will.

◆ FIREBRANDS RISING: As if summoned by the Pleroma's rebellious actions against the Regent's empire, Pleroma Firebrands participating in the raid will be blessed with additional power that will amplify along with the strength of their defiant conviction. This power can be extended, to a lesser to degree, by those fighting alongside them that are inspired by their example. In opposition, the Firebrands of the Kenoma will hold a natural resistance to the Innocent's assaults, and will find themselves with the ability to 'inspire' limited amounts of NPCs into defying the power robbing them of their will. In general, all Firebrands will feel supernaturally uninhibited by all that would hold them back from achieving their desires, whether those bonds be emotional or physical.


MOD NOTE: All characters who go participate in the event log will be awarded 1 Token, so please make sure to mark that on your AC. You will not receive the token if you don't claim it. For new players, they will be permitted to spend this token for use during the event, though this will only be relevant for those with the Normie Discount.

We would also like to be clear and say that the outcome of this event has been predetermined by the players most closely involved (Himeka and Abel will escape, Estinien will be captured) but everyone else's fates will be up in the air. The event itself will go up and take place on August 17th.
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[personal profile] dragonmount 2022-08-12 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
so rand will definitely be headed to achamoth !!! i'd really like if he can get a chance to protect/help out with himeka and abel somehow, however that shakes out, That Said,

rand will be very open for pvp threads! the basic deal is this: around his emotional turmoil for the fate of his friends and the happenings in horos so far (especially the last month), he is going to lose himself to his powers. basically, controlling his power is kind of a beast even at the best of times, but given how terrified and angry he is, he's going to slip! he won't totally be out of control berserker-y, but he is likely to:

- go fairly hogwild with power. you want fire and lightning?? he's gonna summon a lot of fire and lightning !! aren't his powers bad for him? don't worry about it.
- be highkey likely to instigate fights with kenomies! since he's at tier 2 now, he'll be watching for auras to avoid friendly fire and especially go in for attacking fellow tier 2s
- uhhh he might not respond to his own name it's fine don't worry about it
- like i said this isn't a full berserker situation so he isn't necessarily gonna disrupt plans/is available for plotting more...subtle things...maybe....or rescue-adjacent things, but he is gonna Wild Out
- he's also aware his powers are pretty flashy, so he's here to draw attention away from other pleroma folks and sneakier plans !

i do think it'd be cool if he could dissipate someone if someone's up for that! i certainly expect him to get hurt pretty badly pulling this shit lmfao (come at me with ideas!) but i'm on the fence about dissipating him in this event in particular. (he'll be up for dissipation in future happenings, don't worry!) given his power usage he's probably going to get a nasty case of the channeling sickness post-raid maybe in godsblood or greentruth, if anyone wants to engage with that in aftermath. i think it'd be more interesting to explore that rn over dissipation but let's talk!
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[personal profile] bythelight 2022-08-12 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! If someone Pleroma wants to adopt Anduin long enough to get him to this place via a portal or something, he'll happily come help. Happy to wing it or be recruited into a plan, if he has a skill you need.

He can offer:

🔅 Big glowy shields! Stops you getting hurt, but draws attention for sure.
🔅 Healing!
🔅 Crowd control! He can make people briefly run away or stun them.
🔅 Some fighting! He can do a little magical fighting.
🔅 Some rescue! He can magically yank people a short distance to safety. Maybe out of the way of an attack!
🔅 Strategy?? Listen it may be too late for that, but technically he's lead several wars so he has some decent ability to strategize.

And like I said he can also do some fighting, so if you're into that flavour of fighting where it's one character being all YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS then he's the right character for you! He can keep shielding himself and trying to stun you and stuff in the hope that keeping you busy will keep you off other people. It's a tactic! With permission, he can also briefly mind control people. Only characters who are technically weaker in that sort of stuff than him, obviously, but if you wanted to clash and have everyone come away mostly ok that's one option to disengage, he can walk you away then absolutely leg it to safety.

Also, if anyone actually does want to get some kind of gnarly injury happy to have Anduin heal it afterwards.

ETA: Honestly, also if any Kenoma people looked hurt badly and they weren't actively trying to kill more people there's a chance he'll heal you too if you need it!
Edited 2022-08-12 16:54 (UTC)
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[personal profile] wildrawr 2022-08-12 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
All right, so for Kotetsu, the big deal here is that he can only use his powers for 1 minute every hour.

The good thing is that the mods have determined his power is at the edge of the game cap, so he can be really useful in a very specific situation.

The bad thing is... he can only do it for 2 minutes total, and not consecutively. His power is usually used for fighting, but he can also use it for various other things.

Basically, I'm looking to see if he can be specifically useful to anyone else's rescue plans.

Also, he does have to run into Barnaby during the raid towards the end, and I do need someone to literally drag him out of there. Luckily, he is a normie (he has above average core strength and things, but it's still just a normal human limit). without his powers, so it'll be a piece of cake.

If no one drags him out, I guess I'll either have him withdraw once literally every other Pleroma are out of Achamoth or get dissipated in the process.
Thanks C:
Edited 2022-08-12 21:50 (UTC)
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[personal profile] vivificantem 2022-08-12 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
As usual, Paul is here for all your Kenoma-aligned healing needs! He's capable of healing up to the max cap allowed by the game, so while you won't be 100% fixed and you'll still ideally need recovery time, you'll at least be functional at the end of things.

He's also here to possibly manage to apprehend Cid Garlond ([personal profile] youngprodigy) and drag him to the Regent, but that's something I'll be discussing further with Nin; at this exact moment I think that's what we have planned, though.

In the meantime, he's tried to prepare his church for what might happen to them; he's informed them that they should value themselves over making a stand this time, and they shouldn't try to interfere with the Aions' business. Of course, with the Entity present, that's sort of a moot point; either way, we shouldn't have to concern ourselves with involvement from them.

If there is anything else you would specifically like him present for, he can be there! Just let me know.
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Barnaby Brooks Jr. | Kenoma | Lover

[personal profile] hundredpower 2022-08-12 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
FINALLY... Barnaby can engage in some good ol Kenoma vs Pleroma PvP. Which is to say, I'd like a Pleroma (or group of Pleroma) to fight him 👀

He'll generally be keeping his distance from the prisoners instead of guarding that immediate area, because fire is a trigger for him and he's already very mentally fragile for the time being, so he'll focus on attacking any Pleroma around the wider perimeter of the execution area/hunting them down around the city.

I've pencilled in Eustace and Kotetsu to fight Barnaby, and as the event will last only a few IC hours, I have room for one more fight (as Barnaby's powers last only five minutes before needing an hour cooldown period). So one more volunteer, or multiple people as part of the same thread, would be good!

I'm open to Barnaby losing/being injured, provided the thread takes place after his fight with Kotetsu. For any PvP, he'll be fighting with intent to kill, so I'm open to him inflicting severe injury/dissipation on your character.

For the Kotetsu vs. Barnaby fight, Kotetsu will need a volunteer to bail him out before Barnaby kills him. pls hit up Seiko's plotting comment here if you'd be interested!
Edited 2022-08-12 17:56 (UTC)
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kaeya alberich ◆ lover ◆ kenoma

[personal profile] subsist 2022-08-12 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Since the Kenoma have to withstand the brunt of the Pleroma's attack, Kaeya will be defending Achamoth to the best of his abilities. He fights with cryomancy and minor hydromancy, which can be a deadly combo since water just means it'll be easier to freeze people up. That said, while fire can melt his ice, he can also use it against the fire-wielder if he strikes first so it's not necessarily a Weakness, but just dependent on who attacks who first. He's also a seasoned Knight so if you want fancy swordplay and footwork, he's your guy.

WANNA FIGHT? LET'S FIGHT. As a newly minted T2 Kenoma, whatever lingering doubts he had regarding fighting against the Pleroma is dampened by a considerable amount, so he will be going for the kill during these encounters. He's the type who likes to play with his food though so he might make it more agonizing than necessary (aka. pinning you down with icicles, avoiding vital points but mostly so he can start to freeze you up and give you some serious?? hypothermia??, all that not-so-fun destructive Elsa stuff). If any Pleromies want to get dissipated, hit me up. :) Otherwise, since he got fairly beat up last month, I'm not really looking for a complete beatdown (minor injuries are ok), but I'm up for stalemates/draws/Pleroma escaping his clutches, etc. I'm also weak and feeble so I'll be limiting this to maybe 3-4 threads... depending... Altho lbr I'd probably go insane and take up more than this, so we'll see,

INNOCENCE BOSS FIGHT. He isn't all that interested in letting Estinien destroy the rest of the city, so if any fellow Kenoma wants to team up during the big ol' fight, let me know! He can summon icicles that will revolve around a person, and they can do damage to anything that makes contact. He'll be a very good support to any of the heavy-hitters regardless, but he can also be the main DPS if your character isn't as used to fighting. He'll also protect as many of his fellow Kenomies as he can since he can summon his handy-daddy ice walls/shields, so... Let's tango!

SHENANIGANS. Okay, so. Kaeya is that one team member who can be kind of a griefer, so whenever he's off on his own, he will make it much harder for any Pleroma to reach their destinations by idk. Making a maze out of ice. Freezing the floor so it's a slippery ice skating rink. Heck, maybe he can even lob a snowball at them. Tbh I just put it here so we have options for fun and comedic PVP amidst everything that is literally on fire.

If I can think of anything else, I will let you know, but otherwise feel free to ping me on discord or send me a PM! I can also be found on plurk at [plurk.com profile] instance.

ADDENDUM. Oops, also wanted to say I'll be doing closed starters for this! But I can also mosey over to your TLs if you're planning to have one.
Edited 2022-08-12 17:16 (UTC)
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[personal profile] semicharmed 2022-08-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Given the timeframe, this is a stretch goal for me, but I would love for Matt to use one of his creepy Left Hand Path powers during all this:

When an Aion character is pushed into committing an act that goes sharply against their moral code or transcends their comfort zone to a severe degree, Matt may draw power from it, enabling him to enact magic he would not otherwise be able to. He is being fueled by the strain it puts on their mind to do such things.

[...]

He will also gain the ability to inflict ephemeral madness on others, provided he is already charged up with transgressions. The more focused his target is (a single individual rather than a group) the more potent it will be. It will cause the subject to feel as if their sense of reality has temporarily broken, making them incapable of processing the world as they normally would. The specific nature of this 'madness' will depend on the individual. It will last anywhere from a few seconds to a scene, depending on the target's preference.


Which means I'm looking for:

  • Kenoma who are feeling conflicted and could be pushed into violating their moral codes/being severely discomfited in some way. Current plans I have are for Matt to coax/pressure Liem into drinking his blood, so as far as I know, transgressions don't have to be a specific level or type of transgress-y. I will boomerang these!

  • Pleroma interested in being driven temporarily mad mid-fight. Again, since this is a stretch goal, I can't confirm I'll have enough juice for this, but if you're interested, please sing out and I'll do my best to make it happen.

  • Also sorry about your 🔥🔥🔥 Abel and Himeka ... love u besties ...
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    Hayame | Firebrand | Pleroma

    [personal profile] warmare 2022-08-12 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
    BURNED AT THE STAKE:
    Full disclosure, Hayame thinks the idea of trying to invade an enemy citadel for the sake of just two people is suicidal and severely misguided... but she also promised her bow to Estinien (... and she's been wrestling with suicidal ideation since she came to Horos) so. She's still going. Fingers crossed. Her plan is going to be less "save Himeka and Abel" and more "wreck as many Kenoma as possible so the soft-hearted heroes can try and save Himeka and Abel".

    Open to: debates about whether this is a good idea, strategizing, getting ready for battle

    INNOCENCE ON FIRE:
    Once the Innocence entity takes Estinien, however, her priorities are going to shift immediately. She's got beef with that parasite, and she'll probably switch motivations from "wreck as many Kenoma as possible" to some combination of "trying to attack anyone attempting to attack the Innostinien" and "trying to follow it in order to try and get Estinien to come back to his senses the second Himeka and Abel are safe" (which will obviously probably fail because capture).

    Open to: raw PVP action, shouting at an Innocence dragon in the sky, needing help from a healer because too much PVP

    FIREBRANDS RISING:
    Throughout all of this, Hayame's Firebrand legacy will be... on fire. The power-up will be coupled with her new Field of Magic Resistance aion power that she isn't exactly consciously aware of, and some light centaur armor she had made because swords. She won't be actively trying to inspire anyone else with encouraging words or anything like that fnkelw but feel free to bask in/leech off her Firebrand fierceness???

    Open to: being Firebrand boosted, boosting others with her Firebrand-ness

    TLDR; Oh, we fighting.

    As a general note for that, I am not opposed to a variety of injuries from light to serious! There are a lot of healers in Pleroma now, it looks like, so I don't think I'll have to be terribly careful with scheduling the order of injuries, but I'm going to have to beg off actual dissipation/death (this time!) because... I think... Hayame might be hulking out at the end after Estinien is captured and bringing home... a little souvenir... in revenge... maybe as a hostage... we'll see........ 😰

    (Also, Opt-Out Post for Hayame, her tags may sometimes include cw: slavery, forced amputations, sexual abuse, violence, beheading, pseudo-cannibalism, and honor suicide.)

    Anyway, let's... plot???
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    SYRLYA + YUYA (PLEROMA)

    [personal profile] chronosynthesis 2022-08-12 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
    Raid time RAID TIME

    SYRLYA is of course going into battle to save Himeka and Abel. He will be efficient about disabling and dissipating Kenoma Aions to clear the way and isn't interested in mincing words with any of them. He will NOT attack citizens, or any guard under the Innocent's effect who aren't fighting them. His focus is get in, get their people, get out.

    That said he's got multiple wins under his belt and he'll probably leave some Kenoma bruised up so it's time to take him down a notch before people think he's one of the OP crowd.

    General PvP
    - Syrlya is here for all your tussles, wounds, and dissipation needs. He uses illusion magic and a sword and he's not afraid to use them. He also had plant manipulation but iirc Achamoth is sort of lacking in foliage so he probably won't be relying on that.

    - team ups! He is also here for group fights if Pleroma need any backup.

    - One of Syr's spells is a complex illusion that "turns" someone into a bird. Please let me use this on someone.

    Dissipating Syr

    - Kenoma: How this happens is pretty up in the air but I'm leaning to being so greaviously injured that he succumbs to the wounds before anyone can stabilize him. For the drama. I am open to group efforts to take him down if Kenoma wanna team up on him, or if someone has a particular ability they want to unleash, special fighting form they haven't gotten to show off yet, etc. Physically he's only slightly more resilient than a human because of his plant anatomy but he's still extremely mortal and most things that would kill people are very effective on him.

    - Pleroma: he'll... obviously need some assistance with getting out of Achamoth, lmao. On top of that, Syrlya's legacy is Champion which is the shrine closest to Achamoth and heavily guarded so he will... need someone up for watching his shard at the Seeker, Wanderer, or Innocent shrines until he can revive. Iirc it's ~a week to recover at a shrine not your legacy.



    YUYA is... not going on the raid because he has 1 shield spell and 0 ability to defend himself in massive group combat. So he'll be staying back at wherever their safe area at the first end of the Aion Portal is with anyone else who's going to be prepared to receive them. He doesn't have healing abilities but he can follow nurse directions for doing regular non-magic first aid.
    Edited 2022-08-12 17:37 (UTC)
    fightforthejoyofit: (endwalker)

    [personal profile] fightforthejoyofit 2022-08-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
    ... welp.

    This is going to be Interesting(tm).

    So, on the one hand, Team Murder Best Team Let's Go. A number of us have been itching to fight the Innocence and, you know, Glorious Combat is the highest of callings. On the other... Zenos has very little interest in seeing Himeka die, and a tendency to do stupid things where the prospect of getting to fight her himself later concerned which (terrible consequences and all) is something I am very much up for.

    I appreciate this is a Vague And Largely Useless Plot Post, therefore (not helped by how absent I've been the last few months while sorting out post-bereavement drama which I'm only just properly clawing my way back from), but it's... going to largely depend on who engages with him when and how? So I guess... talk to me, let's make cool things happen?

    Open to plotting here, via plurk (Coggirl) or via Discord (#CogGirl2029)
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    [personal profile] vapour 2022-08-12 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
    Childe is here for every miserable thing you can think of on the Pleroma side, and maybe on the Kenoma side if you want to go there. If you want your character fucked up, or a Kenoma needs a good excuse to avoid being dissipated when they want to do an otherwise severe injury against a Pleroma. He's also a firebrand, so cool he can be souped up.

    He's changed his tune, and he'll be going in to dissipte every time except for a very few individuals.

    He's going to specifically seek Hayame and Lumine out before having to divert his attention to Estinien as he's the biggest baddest thing out there atm.
    So yeah, I'm here for PVP and for you the options are:
      - dissipation
      - epic battle clash
      - severe injury
      - minor injury (we can find a way to pull Childe off of everyone).

    I'm also open for him getting severely hurt, injured, or even dissipated if a couple people wanna gang up on him. He would be most likely to get dissipated by Estinien if it happens, but if a few Pleroma wanna take him out so he can't lend his strength against Estinien, that's awesome too. I just don't know how much info the Pleroma have on him to realize what he can do, yet.

    He'll definitely use his "second form" abilities in this fight and only Lumine's seen that, but as far as his monster abyss form... the Regent either has to order him to do it or we plan out a significant thing (aka if he gets jumped by multiple pleroma, he HAS to use it as well as against boss ver Estinien.)

    Anything super intense I would prefer to determine by mod roll unless you already have a specific outcome that's really interesting/we can come up with something cool. This is because I'm not really committed one way or another to how badly I want Childe to suffer and will let the event itself dictate that.

    One big note to mention is that regardless of what any Pleroma or Kenoma have seen, he absolutely cannot be reasoned with when on the battlefield. He'll only heel directly to the Regent.

    The last thing, if it's one on one PVP, Childe can get very physically suggestive if he really gets into the fight. By default, I don't do this. I'm going to have a permissions post for it after this raid since he's no longer being passive in fighting, but for now if you're interested in that, you have to specifically let me know in the comments. The other thing is that if he gets to this point, he will be out to torture your character like a psychopath (he's like a cake and plays with his food,) so we need to discuss your limits to that comfort wise!

    Also, I will have him use his whale at least once, so people will be able to hear and see that pretty easily. It'll be about as big as the mods will allow with the Firebrand buff and the overall cap, which I'll be asking the mods about, but it will not be something like a one-shot damage dealer. Your character will absolutely be able to get up and still fight after its usage, even if their head might be literally swimming from the impact. The main thing he'd use it for would be is to literally scatter the Pleroma apart so they have a more difficult time relying on each other... and also put out all you crazy fire Pleroma types, at least temporarily. It can still pack a wallop due to the fact it's a mass of water and could technically crush someone or break their neck, but that's not how it will be used here and I'd rather everyone just know it exists and maybe go for a small surf ride C: You can see what it looks like here: youtube link


    Anyway, hit me up if you want a real crazy clash.

    There are a few pleroma he MIGHT spare if he runs into them.

    By default, he will participate in boss monster Estinien fight because oh my god a crazy powerful winged dragon monster...thingy. I don't have any specific plans for this, though.
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    Liem Talbott | Champion | Kenoma

    [personal profile] sterngaze 2022-08-12 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
    I want to work together with other Kenoma this month! Let's make evil happen!

    Liem is very much a support-type combatant, so he will be looking for buddies to work with in order to team up against the Pleroma! He is a ranged specialist with good mobility, so he is a good ally to have on hand when fighting annoying enemies who won't stand still and let you stab them up close.

    Liem is trying his best to be a good boy for the Regent, so he will be going for the kill as much as possible. If you are in Pleroma and desire someone to snipe you with sharp projectiles out of nowhere, I can make that happen! He is also very squishy, so I am open to him getting in over his head and needing to be rescued. Pleroma and Kenoma who want in on that, please lmk! Alternatively, since he is quite slippery and quick, he can swoop in for shard-retrieval if anyone needs such a service.
    Edited 2022-08-12 17:35 (UTC)
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    dextera • pleroma (lover)

    [personal profile] passio 2022-08-12 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
    dextera will be going to achamoth!

    critically, though, he’s been working in greentruth to see his various traps and other tricks are properly prepared, so if non-combatants want a way to participate, then come visit dextera for things in the vein of poison/sleeping gas/bombs. he’s willing to share… but be careful!

    beyond that, i’m interested in some hot ‘n’ spicy pvp with the understanding that they’ll be pretty quick fights considering the time frame of the rescue. that doesn’t mean i’m opposed to dextera getting his shit rekt
    or vice versa—and if a dice roll works out in his favor, i might be interested in dextera grabbing a shard to make a weapon of it. he’ll give it back assuming you don’t want your character carted back to the pleroma, but… you know, thoughts! a normal fight with dextera will provide extra ouchies for morally conflicted characters thanks to his purification as well, so that’s a little bonus.

    mostly i’m looking for a couple fights and/or if anyone is interested in a “verbal” confrontation with a mute guy about how you kenomas could let this happen… dextera has a lot of feelings even if he can’t speak.
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    howl

    [personal profile] galdorleod 2022-08-12 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
    HOO BOY. This event is gonna be amazing. Thank you mods + players who are making this happen :')

    Howl will be going all-out during this event and throwing himself entirely at the Pleroma. This kind of chaotic event is perfect to push him to his mental and physical limits, thanks to the hangups he's got over Estinien + his brainwashing.

    Howl will be in varying degrees of bird mode during the event, much like he was in Godsblood (and, maybe, all the way up to loss-of-humanity monster mode). But instead of being in a defensive position for most of it, he will be actively attacking any Pleroma he comes across — including of course Estinien himself and any Pleroma trying to provide support to him, but I'm guessing that will be part of the "boss monster" part of the event and might work differently with dice rolls. Encounters outside of that is what I mean here! Your Pleroma doesn't have to be alongside Estinien to be at risk of getting attacked by the sad bird wizard man. 👀

    However, Howl is still only Tier 1 with the Kenoma, and does not have the power to determine other Aions' attunement just by looking at them. So there's the potential here for new Kenoma to get misidentified and suffer some friendly fire!! Wow that'll be awkward around the company water cooler later huh.

    On top of that, Howl's mental state is getting a bit strained at the moment, being pulled on from one direction by his brainwashing and from the other direction by some of the things he's been through since then. There's a significant chance for him to be reasoned with during this event, although with only limited success — he's not in a position to be switching sides in the near future. But as potential set-up for that beyond this month? Yes, definitely in the cards.

    In terms of the PVP threads themselves, I'd be open to Howl both inflicting injury/death on others, and being injured/dissipated himself during this event!! Let sad bird man commit some atrocities on u please... and maybe commit some atrocities yourself, u heroic cinnamon rolls. C'mon, let's get nuts.
    Edited 2022-08-12 17:47 (UTC)
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    Havoc | Innocent | Kenoma

    [personal profile] regressor 2022-08-12 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
    ◆ Havoc is new, but she has already devoted herself to scoping out vantage points, defensive positions, and advantageous areas to fight in
    ◆ Still, she will probably make an attempt to look like she needs a senior Kenoma to team up with
    ◆ She will be playing up her physical weaknesses to make herself look like a soft target (she's noticably underweight/weak looking) to try and draw enemies to her/be underestimated
    ◆ If you want to PVP... Havoc's powers can be summed up as "the creation of spheres of hard vacuum space". Essentially... she can make living targets suffocate/suffer catastrophic barotrauma and make buildings do this. More details, including how to circumvent said powers, can be found on her Information page. It would probably be more fun for both parties if we did long-distance/magic fighting, but I'm open to anything, really!
    ◆ Havoc will likely turn her attention to the Estinien-Innocence and participate heavily in the mini boss fight from a distance
    ◆ After all the fighting... and honestly maybe during the fighting, she will need to pay her obeisance, essentially a powerful compulsion to pay the "price" for her powers-- and the price is drinking the blood of other aions. Who wants to donate blood? She will try and be subtle about it, not wanting to out details of her cost, but the blood has to be fresh and there's only gonna be so much on the floor...
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    Ryunosuke Naruhodo | Champion | Pleroma

    [personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-08-12 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
    WELL,,,

    Ryunosuke's going to Achamoth. By the time this pops off he'll have been working on his improved bubble spell a bit, and he has a lot of personal beef wrapped up in this nonsense, so one way or another he'll be getting over himself and attending.

    His focus would probably mainly be on Estinien and making sure Himeka and Abel get out of there. I'm not too sure what he's up to beyond that!

    He can shield, he can tk some stuff in a very limited capacity, he can create distractions and knock people back, and he'll have a very basic version of his sleepy spell that he can use. If you're doing some PVP and need some intervention he might be good for that. I'm trying to avoid overwhelming myself this time so I'm not looking to do a ton of 1v1, though I'm willing to make some exceptions! And if you want him to show up briefly during fights here or there to intervene and cause problems, I can work with that!
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    yoo joonghyuk (sovereign), kenoma

    [personal profile] regression 2022-08-12 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
    many things

    ◆ BURNED AT THE STAKE: Joonghyuk has seen and done worse, so he's very lukewarm about this display/being part of it. Also, who are these people, so he's just gonna be like. yeah, cool. Hope the Pleroma will go on this suicide mission. If fellow Kenoma want to criticize how this is going down, he'll listen. Maybe they can talk about each other's worlds and what is "normal" there or whatever in comparison to... Well... this.

    ◆ INNOCENCE ON FIRE: pee vee pee, he's just going to try to kill the pleroma it doesn't matter who it is. however, he also does not know what some of the kenoma look like, so he will be going off of the gossip list (+ han sooyoung) to avoid friendly fire. this doesn't mean he won't attack you indiscriminately if you're annoying enough. you win some, you lose some.

    Joonghyuk isn't looking to fight to (his own) death here, but he will be fighting just short of his all (the plan is to lure). He is a combatant with electric affinity, knowledgeable in using all sorts of weapons. You can find his abilities listed on his info, but it's mostly things that would make him a melee bruiser and also a counter to those who partake in aerial combat. to cover distance, he may be using a bow and arrow for a short time. Open to grouping/partnering for a 2v2, if people are looking for that!

    ie Estinien battle, he may wait this out to see if any of the listed Pleroma or those he figures to be Pleroma will overextend themselves, then pick them off... so that's an option for those who want it! but i will participate in boss battle anyway cause it is fun.

    i'm open to injuries! idm dissipation if the situation makes it very likely, but Joonghyuk doesn't plan to stay in a fight that would lead to his death. this raid will be playground for him to assess the enemy himself and stuff. other than that, i'm sure there will be some kind of orv cast drama to happen here. he'd warn kenoma not to touch dokja or sooyoung, i don't know if these are topics anyone would be interested in threading, but it is there.

    ◆ FIREBRANDS RISING: looks at sovereign legacy


    PVP can be tiring! So I am offering opportunities to just have charged conversation in the midst of all of this and reason it as Joonghyuk cares more to further his own goals than the Regent's, so he's willing to listen. Probably from wounded... Non-threats. In general people who do not try to kill him first/try to avoid fighting him. The Good-Hearted, the Heroes, etc. Give him that protagonist, light is hope speech.

    feel free to contact me on discord (hei#2323) if you want to reach me privately, or [plurk.com profile] aftertaste.
    Edited 2022-08-12 18:47 (UTC)
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    Tsunami | Champion | Pleroma

    [personal profile] wavetrain 2022-08-12 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
    Tsunami doesn't have any powers or anything BUT she is a dragon the size of a large horse with big claws and teeth and covered in tough scales. (She does have a "vulnerable spot" near the end of her tail that's easier to stab if you know what to look for.)

    She's going to be getting in over her head in Achamoth, determined to fight but having never encountered anything on this scale before. Still, she will be doing her best!

  • She is probably going to be reluctant to attack Kenoma Aions who look small/weak/defenseless. If you'd like someone to underestimate your character and get their ass kicked because of it. Here u go! She's still not used to the idea of humans being a legitimate threat and will need a bit of convincing to go for someone who's not clearly armed.
  • Being able to fly and being large enough to carry people makes Tsunami a good choice for rescues, so if any Pleroma need to be hauled out of there she's your dragon! She will be a bit frustrated about having to do this instead of just More Fight but she's not SO bullheaded that she won't recognise the necessity.
  • That said, I think it would be cool for her to get a wing injured or something at some point... :)
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    [personal profile] baltimores 2022-08-12 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
    I am anticipating for Amos to be a PVP machine.

    He's going to be geared up to defend Achamoth/make sure this execution goes through, so he's already a given for fighting. I already have some things tentatively planned, so, breaking this up into three parts:

    First, Amos will be generally fighty and open to any PVP against any Pleroma. He has enhanced strength and gravity manipulation powers, and is primarily a close-range fighter. He'll be going for dissipation by default, and will be lucid during this time, though not exactly up for a lot of chatting because he's busy trying to kill you — though it is possible.
    ETA: Amos will be helping to escort Abel and Himeka for The Burninating, so that actually gives me the perfect excuse for him to not be feral right away/have him in an easy location for any potential conflict.

    Second, I believe at some point Jill and I are setting things up so Silco will shimmer Amos, enhancing his general fightiness. Except when the shimmer is supposed to wear off it... uh... won't. The physical effects will subside, and the speed will be gone, but if pushed far enough Amos' enhanced strength also gives him a berserker ability. Essentially he'll be way too strong, have increased durability, and he'll be completely consumed by bloodlust — to the point that he won't be able to tell friend from foe, so he's open to PVP against Pleroma and Kenoma. He won't be lucid and will only be going for the kill, but dissipation doesn't have to happen; the thread can always be ended by him getting distracted by another target.

    To that end, last, I have some plans initially discussed between Archer, Jams, and Miru for Kaeya, Misa, and Gen to have to dissipate Amos because he's kind of completely out of control and he'll probably be attacking one or more of them. What this means is that on my end, any earlier threads have to end with Amos still in fighting shape. He can take hits but they can't be anything too extreme, because as I understand things right now, he's gotta be killed by some other Kenoma Lovers first. (Watch as things change on the fly and I gotta make a comment underneath with a big ol' all caps header detailing ammendments, lmao.)

    tl;dr Want to fight a feral bear? I've got one for you and am willing to take on literally everyone. I do ask though that, given how I need Amos to stay alive up until a certain point and that even when he's lucid he's going to be trying to dissipate people, that we plot out any fight outcomes and major beats (e.g. grievous injuries) well in advance — there are a lot of extremes involved in writing PVP with him that necessitate knowing almost exactly what's going to happen to ensure a smooth thread. But I'd love to dissipate some guys or really fuck them up along the way, no matter what sect they're in, if anyone else is down!
    Edited 2022-08-12 19:39 (UTC)
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    THE PLEROMA PRISONERS / THE RESCUE (Himeka & Abel)

    [personal profile] inutilis 2022-08-12 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
    Hi all! Freya and I are using this as a joint plotting comment to get our ducks in a row. As of now, we wanted to provide some loose details so the rescue efforts of the Pleroma and any confrontations with Kenoma present at the pyre site are welcome to do so! Please note these details are tentative as things may change depending on the event write-up. 🔥🚒👩‍🚒

    💠 Pleroma can feel free to use the subthread below to express interest and collab regarding Team Rescue! If you are up for PVP, it would be a good thing to note as well as your limits, too.
    💠 And Kenoma also feel free to use the subthread below for expressing interest in having your character escort the prisoners or be present for The Burninating! If you're good for PVP, stating how much/what you'd like to have happen would also be nice!
    💠 Freya and I tentatively determined we would like Hime & Abel to escape without much in the way of personal PVP (as in they themselves will be KO'd or generally out of it considering), so volunteers to carry them out & make sure they are reunited with their shards would be great. Some healing will probably be necessary after almost a month of torture and nearly being burned alive, too... maybe. As a treat? (Anyone bring some Hello Kitty bandaids?? No? Okay fine whatever regular bandages then, but you have to kiss the booboo and go 'mwah' or the healing doesn't work.)


    You can reply here for any specific plotting you want to hash out with either of us, too! 🥰 Don't die everyone okay love you
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    Luo Binghe | Firebrand | Kenoma

    [personal profile] devilmancrybaby 2022-08-12 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
    Binghe is completely indifferent to these guys being burned at the stake but he is going to be very excited about getting to fight Estinien again. Circumstances aren't ideal obviously but he IS going to stab this guy!! He will be SO pissed off at anyone who gets in his way!!

    As a Firebrand, Binghe is going to be especially off the chain for this event. He has no interest in inspiring any NPCs or anything, but the heightened emotional state is going to add a couple of extra points to his qi deviation countdown, making it much more likely that'll happen towards the end of this conflict. If that does happen he'll probably need some help, either due to like falling unconscious/losing his combat abilities one way or another, or entering a berserker rage and attacking indiscriminately... u kno how it is :/

    Anyway Binghe is down to fight absolutely anybody who gets in the way of his main objective here, which is murdering Estinien. His powers include superhuman strength, speed and resilience (enhanced by his evil sword), huge leaps, qi blasts of various sorts, and controlling his sword from a distance, altho generally speaking he's more of a close range than ranged combat kind of guy. He can also ride the sword while he's making it fly, I haven't had an excuse to make him do that in game yet! I'm up for getting him dissipated if things fall out that way c:
    Edited 2022-08-12 20:21 (UTC)
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    Sebastian Michaelis - Celebrant - Kenoma

    [personal profile] cutlery 2022-08-12 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
    Hello Aion!! I have a shiny brand new demon to Cause Problems ♥

    Which is to say, Sebastian is loyal (enough) to Kenoma and therefore will be viciously targeting Pleroma for PvP! If you got roasted in the gossip girls post, Sebastian might attack you without warning, or if not, he'll probably ask extremely politely before trying to rip your throat out. He's a gentleman!

    Some things to note if you'd like to engage—
    • Sebastian's info post is here with his powerset, but most relevant is that he's a sustained powerhouse who is very used to fighting and also enjoys it a lot. He's a very strong and fast melee fighter who favors knives and kicks, but if you're very unlucky, he might partially shapeshift to use his claws instead, which are more dangerous than the knife. He does have to deal with stamnia now (how sad for him), so people that encounter him earlier are going to be in more danger than those that encounter him later.
    • He does not fight fair. :) He's not here to make friends, so he'll do things like using his shadows (detailed in his info post) to pull people off balance, stalk and target Pleroma he knows he could take easily, etc.
    • He's not really going to be a talker, unfortunately, since he's very much in the mindset of defending the city first and foremost. But you can certainly try and engage him in conversation! He's talkative and will respond, but he won't start it, basically.
    • Not looking to dissipate him since this is his first event lmao but you can absolutely fuck him up short of limb loss. He'll be fine and is also gross, but will appreciate healing if we get this gnarly.
    • And also because he thinks it's funny (thanks to Kaeya, basically), if any Pleroma asks for his name, you're all getting a different one. This will be true forever, but this is the first time it's come up, so,
    So all that said, some ideas if you want them!

    • Kenoma Teamups: Need a +1 for a fight? Sebastian will be glad to help!
    • Kenoma Rescues: Or alternately, if you get in over your head, Sebastian will gladly princess carry you to safety. He's only going to be inclined to do this if someone is really struggling or looks to be on the verge of getting killed, but yeah.
    • Manipu...lating... a Pleroma...: Assuming Sebastian does get quite injured, he'd absolutely lean into it if a suitably soft-hearted Pleroma was around. This could be a chance for him to lure them closer and attack them in a really underhanded way (see: does not fight fair), or if you'd like a longer term CR avenue, this is a situation where he'd be more willing to talk to someone, especially if they're healing him.
    • Just a Good Ol' Fashioned Brawl: keeping it simple with just a basic pvp thread!

    And of course if you have more specific ideas, let's go for it!
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    misa amane | kenoma | lover

    [personal profile] lifespanned 2022-08-12 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
    whew okay! let's gooo

    general info
    🖤 as mentioned on the shittalking post, she has a petrification ability linked to her sight - and her sight is 3x better than a normal human's, so she can see from a quite the range.

    🖤 she'll be stealthing around in different buildings and will try to hide and use her power for as long as she possibly can

    🖤 additionally, she will openly offer her support to other kenomas, and will accompany them into battle if asked

    looking for
    🖤 kenoma who'd like her help in battle! her petrification is explained more in depth here. she might be helpful for any attempted captures, or things like that. she can also provide shoe-in healing for allies by petrifying them to stop blood flow, though this works best on wounds directly in the limbs

    🖤 pleroma to run away from/get caught in her petrification! since she'll be moving around a lot, i imagine she could be seen by a number of people, and if caught, she will favor escaping rather than outright fighting, as she wants to keep herself safe until the Burnening. in these kinds of pvps, she'll focus on stopping the movement of her opponents (going for the legs/wings/things like that).

    🖤 my only hard line is that she can't be dissipated in that kind of encounter, as due to prior planning she needs to be Alive in order to put down bearserker amos, but other than that i'm fine with discussing injury and consequences. she can get what is coming to her, i approve it

    🖤 if she does end up in over her head/captured due to the above, a kenomie to bail her out...... if the chips fall that way, waves hand

    🖤 and this is a very Personal want, but... i Just gave misa a chaotically destructive dark magic, and currently she has very little control over it, very baby snake doesn't know how to control its venom vibes. i was kinda hoping if she gets into a physical confrontation, she might cause some severe physical damage to someone by touching them, as described here. basically, it's like being touched with an Evil Hot Iron. so if u want a big ol jagged wound from her evil magic i'm open to her doing this mostly by accident... for injury flavor

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