EVENT #9: NOCWICH (DELEGATE MEETING) - IC POST

[abraxasmods]

Event #9 - Nocwich (Delegates)

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If you were chosen as a delegate, someone from Nocwich will retrieve you shortly after the main demonstration - either the Blooming or the transformations - are finished. This will occur before the courier arrives with news of the threat, meaning you won't receive the same package or letter as the others.

To get to the meeting spot, a large and official-looking building, you'll be taken from the ceremony and through a portal into an unknown city square filled with fog. You will not be traveling directly to the meeting. If asked, you'll be told this is for security reasons. A carriage will await all three delegates at the square, which will then take them to another set of portals - where they'll finally reach their respective destinations of either Ikorr or Luna.

By the full moon, you should've already made your choice and informed your faction. It will not be possible to change your mind while in the carriage, as the chosen representative has been expecting to meet with you for a day or two now.

The Carriage Ride

The carriage that awaits you is painted a foreboding black, with silver trimmings. Intriguingly, there appears to be no coachman nor any horses attached to the carriage. A guard who also serves as your escort will invite you in. He will not ride with any of the delegates within, instead taking his seat outside at the back of the carriage.

Once it's time to move, the mist around you will grow thicker, shifting. Out of the fog forms spectral steeds that begin to pull the carriage along at a steady pace. You'll have a chance to chat with the two other delegates - or ignore them if you're enemies! The ride takes a little under an hour, though, so it might be worth trying to make some new friends during that time.

Soon, the carriage will stop in another foggy square. Here, you will step through the waiting portal and it will take you straight to the building either in Luna or Ikorr.

The Letter on Arrival

At the door, just before you enter the meeting, you'll receive your letter. The letter will be similar to what the other Summoned receive, but without instructions for the assigned task. It reads as follows:

◎ A potential threat to faction officials in Nocwich has been found. This threat may include one of the Summoned delegates of the same faction.

◎ As the threat is believed to be coming from a rival faction, discretion is of utmost importance. It is strongly recommended that the Summoned do not discuss it with anyone outside of their own faction, and especially must not alarm the the Nocwich representative they're about to meet.

◎ The factions firmly believe that this threat is only to anyone of great importance belonging to one of the three factions. They are quite sure that the citizens of Nocwich and regular visitors are completely safe, citing that their information source is highly credible.

◎ Faction leaders have asked for assistance from the other Summoned and ask delegates to trust that their friends will do their utmost to protect them.

Once the note has been read, the ink upon it will dissolve, leaving behind an unremarkable piece of blank parchment.

Instead of the assigned task the other Summoned receive, your job as a delegate is to carry out the meeting and ensure the representatives do not realize anything is wrong, even should they sense something off. Both for the representative's safety and your own, it's best to keep this information to yourself. Informing the wrong person might put them in danger alongside you and escalate the situation.

Do your best in this meeting and establish a relationship with your chosen city in Nocwich. It isn't only about the factions. This is about the Summoned who live in the factions with you - your friends and family.

Players can thread out the carriage ride with each other as much or as little as they like! Feel free to make your own top levels below or plan threads however you want. It isn't required, but the option is available for flavor.

For the representative meeting, please write your starting tag under your assigned comment with the subject line IKORR (vampires) or LUNA (werewolves) depending on your choice, and we will begin the meeting.

YENNEFER OF VENGERBERG | JASKIER | HIMEKA SUI

Comments

[abraxasnpcs2]

[ As with Yennefer, Celeste's polite mask is fairly inscrutable but like may recognize like. Yennefer can interpret the faint crinkle around her eyes as a sign that she understands the meaning.

She places her glass of wine on the table. Her hands return to her lap with practiced demure. ]

We do assuredly share the same thirst for knowledge. Alchemy is a well-kept secret of Ikorr. So it has been for many centuries as far back as I can remember. However...

[ Celeste leans forward to match Yennefer's gesture. She has not established the length of her age without purpose. ]

I must ask what aspect of alchemy interests you so personally.

[ Alchemy is a vast field, as are Ikorr's vaults. ]

[vixening]

[ like does, certainly, recognize like, and yennefer feels an understood chemistry settle between them if only from the simple fact that they both are quite aware of the layers through which they're communicating. ]

Anything worth knowing is generally kept secret to some degree.

[ it is said with that same conspiratorial air as she nods, like she knows a thing or two about a centuries-old secret being kept. she makes note of the comment about her age, probably more in tune with the understanding that comes with a longer life than most.

upon celeste leaning forward to match her tone, yennefer smiles, easily looking all the more excited. sparkling, in some ways. and there is some honesty to her words, though it is quite layered, drawn up to a very specific manner. ]

I've studied all manner of alchemy back in my home sphere, it was somewhat required studies as I was learning my ways through the manipulation of chaos and magic, but recently I have been drawn in by potions of healing, vitality, a return of the body to a previous state, that sort of thing.

[abraxasnpcs2]

[ Celeste nods in agreement. That is quite true. Yennefer may have seen signs of said secrecy during the ceremony. The vampires would've revealed not a lot when it comes to the Blooming or what their vaults of knowledge contain. ]

A return of the body...

[ She muses momentarily before continuing. ]

We deal in magic similar to Thorne, but over the eons our trails have diverged. Perhaps it's time they meet again. Ikorr may have something that will be of interest to both you and kingdom.

[ A delicate sip follows. ]

Do promise me, Lady Yennefer, that should we find ourselves sharing another vintage, you'll keep me informed of your studies? In the name of friendship, of course.

[vixening]

[ she certainly had noticed the lack of specific information when it came to her conversations with other vampires across the last few days, and especially that night. still, the moment of musing from celeste has yennefer's curiosity growing, wondering if there is more she will say tonight.

at the comment about how the trails of magic has diverged, yennefer nods in agreement, looking all the part like she knows just to what extent they have diverged. ]

You think so? [ the excitement that flashes in her eyes is actually genuine, in many ways. yennefer's eyes watch as celeste takes a delicate sip of her wine before her own smile widens. ]

My lady, I would like nothing more. Yes, I will absolutely keep you informed- in the name of friendship. [ yennefer, as if for good measure, holds out her glass to celeste in cheers. an agreement, of sorts, between them. ]

[abraxasnpcs2]

[ Celeste leans forward with a similar air of conspiracy Yennefer demonstrated earlier. ]

I know so.

[ Ever mysterious, Celeste chooses not to reveal what she plans on offering Thorne but Yennefer will discover what it is quite soon.

The vampire holds up her glass in response. The gesture is friendly as though Celeste recognizes Yennefer's interest is genuine and she's pleased to end their talk on a pleasant note. ]

[vixening]

[ the matched air, the agreeable tone as if in spite of the ever mysterious tone - yennefer knows that this meeting is going, or has already gone, in the exact way she had planned.

I know so celeste says, and holds out her glass in response. in return. a cheers, for their meeting, for their shared interests. she does not know yet what it is they will send her home with, and it will be a few days until she is truly able to dive into all that it will give her, but she is excited nonetheless.

yennefer nods, and takes a sip from the glass, equally pleased to end the talk on that note. ]