Welcome to April!

[ateratmods]

A New Month Begins!

Good morning, everyone! It's the beginning of a new month! That means Activity Check-In is live and is due by April 10th!

Something Wicked Is Still Stirring

The mystery of the Maiden's Mercy still remains to be solved, though as the month turns, the oppressive fog hanging over the rest of the city proper will recede, leaving only the Harbor district itself enshrouded. Until the mystery is solved, the gates will continue to be barred each night at sundown and people will continue to go missing.

You're welcome to the plotting post linked above to continue plotting!

Spring Cleaning

I think I speak for all of us when I say the start of the year was chaotic and sluggish at best. I've cleaned up and updated all the pages except the timeline and history which I will be updating tomorrow. If you see anything that is incorrect or just out of date, other than the timeline, please let me know!

As always, respond to the thread below with any questions!

NAVIGATION

Comments

Questions

[ateratmods]

Re: Questions

[notthatblonde]

I have one tiny question... is the network or what the PC characters use, somewhat private. Could Felicity use it to coordinate the investigation efforts?

Re: Questions

[ateratmods]

They are typically something like group chats, but none of the locals have access aside from a select few: Captain Khannar, the Aspects, etc.

[abreedapart]

If Shalimar were to follow someone getting taken, what would she be able to see or find?

[ateratmods]

She would see the crab men drag them beneath the waves, that there doesn't seem to be any wounds, though there is a thrashing, which is to be expected when someone's drowning, at least until they're far enough into the fog to be lost. Her heightened sense of hearing would allow her to hear it long after she lost sight of it, of course.

If she does follow them down to the water, she can also notice human like footprints leading off to the north, though the fog is so thick it's hard to make much out further than 10 or so feet ahead.

[abreedapart]

What would happen if she's stupid enough to go follow the footprints?

[ateratmods]

Given how thick the fog is, her sense of smell unfortunately isn't going to alert her to the presence of the undead until she's nearly upon them. She might hear them first...grunting, shuffling, moist steps in the shallows along the coast. The fog will cloak her presence to an extent, too, as they only notice her if she crosses close by in their field of vision, or if she disturbs the water. The footprints, however, seem to be only one set, heavy, as though the owner were dragging their feet.

The undead themselves appear as bloated, shambling corpses, and will attack on sight. There aren't many, though some of the faces may seem familiar, if she noted the features of those who were dragged under the water. They are only in the water, milling about in the shallows, but will come on land to attack if alerted. If she can get far enough in the fog without making too much noise and attracting the undead in the water, which number more and more the further north she goes, half a mile out she'll reach rocky cliffs, atop which she'll find an abandoned lighthouse, protected by crab men. At the base of the cliffs, she might also hear the very faint dregs of a haunting melody, coming from above. The footprints end at the base of the cliffs.