Chaen
Overview
During the Taisidon MegaSafari 413 event, a new system was released that allowed for custom messaging when a character DEPARTS from death. During this event, Prime characters were able to purchase a single message, Estate Holders two and Platinum characters four.
This NPC was also found at many of the Hollow Eve Festivals in the Baby Spider area.
To get started:
- ASK CHAEN ABOUT MEMORIZATION to learn your depart "slots". (You must pay for the slot by asking a second time before you can learn a custom depart.)
- Then, ASK CHAEN ABOUT DEPART to see the list of options.
- Finally, ORDER # FROM CHAEN with your choice.
Each depart "slot" will cost 15 plats; each message will cost 25 plats (40 plats total per option).
- DEPART CUSTOM will allow you to check your current messaging options.
Interaction With Chaen
ASK CHAEN ABOUT DEATH:
Undertaker Chaen nods. "Death happens. A lucky goblin hit, falling from a cliff, divine smiting." Chaen shrugs. "Even those kissed by Murrula's Flames first must know the finality of death before rising anew."
ASK CHAEN ABOUT WORK:
Undertaker Chaen arches one eye and glances at the tools stacked in his nearby cart. "There's not much to it. Dig a hole, toss the body in. Don't see so much work these days. Seems the Immortals stopped inviting so many for tea along The Starry Road." He chuckles quietly to himself.
Undertaker Chaen leans in and whispers, "Of course, I may have learned a trick or two as a Spirit Weaver in the past. Maybe a bit of post-death showmanship when a spirit DEPARTs a failed corpse that Huldah allows from time to time. Eh?"
ASK CHAEN ABOUT MEMORIZATION:
Chaen shuffles his parchments and leans against his wagon of tools. "Before your corpse can do anything fancy, you need to learn how to invoke the boon with your dying breaths. I can teach this, for a fee, but you can only retain so much of such knowledge. As an Estate Holder, I can teach you up to two such techniques. Others may have more skill and be able to teach you more. If you find such teachers, I will certainly teach you the additional boons you could retain, but these are the limits of my own teachings."
Undertaker Chaen says, "You have been trained to retain 0 boons. I can teach you 2 more. If you wish to do so, simply ask again. Each costs 150000 Lirums."
ASK CHAEN ABOUT DEPART:
"Ah, so there we have it. Huldah's trickery intrigues you, does it?" Undertaker Chaen asks. He continues, "Very well. Should you ORDER one, I can try to teach you the particulars."
Depart Message Options
1):
Your View: Your former body simply decays away, its remains scattered on a breeze.
Others' View: <Person> decays away, her remains scattered on a breeze.
2):
Your View: With a sudden quiver, your former body dissolves into a stream of lava and flows away.
Others' View: With a sudden quiver, <Person>'s body dissolves into a stream of lava and flows away.
3):
Your View: With a sudden quiver, your former body dissolves into a stream of water and flows away.
Others' View: With a sudden quiver, <Person>'s body dissolves into a stream of water and flows away.
4):
Your View: Your former body frays into a delicate rainbowed mist and sifts off into the air.
Others' View: <Person>'s body frays into a delicate rainbowed mist and sifts off into the air.
5):
Your View: Your former body sizzles as it emits little blue sparks and fades away.
Others' View: <Person>'s body sizzles as it emits little blue sparks and fades away.
6):
Your View: Your former body dissolves into a roiling dark blue mist.
Others' View: <Person>'s former body dissolves into a roiling dark blue mist.
7):
Your View: With a loud crack, a web of crystallization spreads across your
former body as it shatters into countless icy fragments.
Others' View: With a loud crack, a web of crystallization spreads across <Person>'s
body as it shatters into countless icy fragments.
8):
Your View: Your former body simply rots away.
Others' View: <Person>'s body rots away.
9):
Your View: Your former body crumbles and then disappears in a puff of vaporous mist.
Others' View: <Person>'s body crumbles and then disappears in a puff of vaporous mist.
10):
Your View: Your former body is rapidly consumed by a swarm of bone-white maggots.
Others' View: <Person>'s body is rapidly consumed by a swarm of bone-white maggots.
11):
Your View: The bones of your corpse crumble into dust and are swept away by a breeze.
Others' View: The bones of <Person>'s corpse crumble into dust and are swept away by a breeze.
12):
Your View: Your corpse decays into a cloud of sickly green smoke, momentarily forming
the shape of a malevolent grinning skull before being dissipated by a chill breeze.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse decays into a cloud of sickly green smoke, momentarily forming
the shape of a malevolent grinning skull before being dissipated by a chill breeze.
13):
Your View: Your corpse rots away into a fetid pile of slowly dispersing goo.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse rots away into a fetid pile of slowly dispersing goo.
14):
Your View: An unnaturally chill breeze sweeps through the area, quickly dispersing the
remains of your former body.
Others' View: An unnaturally chill breeze sweeps through the area, quickly dispersing the
remains of <Person>'s body.
15):
Your View: Your former body rots into a fine bone-white powder that is quickly blown away by a passing breeze.
Others' View: <Person> rots into a fine bone-white powder that is quickly blown away by a passing breeze.
16):
Your View: Your corpse slowly decays into little more than a shimmering puddle on the
ground which eventually evaporates into nothingness.
Others' View: <Person> slowly decays into little more than a shimmering puddle on the ground
which eventually evaporates into nothingness.
17):
Your View: Your corpse loses cohesion, and chunks of it fall away until nothing remains
but a scattering of desiccated flesh.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse loses cohesion, and chunks of it fall away until nothing remains
but a scattering of desiccated flesh.
18):
Your View: A faint nimbus of electricity surrounds your corpse, reducing it to featureless
grey ash that quickly dissipates on an errant breeze.
Others' View: A faint nimbus of electricity surrounds <Person>, reducing her corpse to featureless
grey ash that quickly dissipates on an errant breeze.
19):
Your View: A burst of flame explodes from within your corpse, engulfing it in a fiery inferno
that renders it quickly into a blackened patch on the ground.
Others' View: A burst of flame explodes from within <Person>, engulfing her in a fiery inferno
that renders her quickly into a blackened patch on the ground.
20):
Your View: Your corpse falls apart into large fleshy pieces which quickly rot away, leaving a
foul stench lingering in the air.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse falls apart into large fleshy pieces which quickly rot away, leaving a
foul stench lingering in the air.
21):
Your View: A faint sigh escapes your former body as it fades away into nothingness.
Others' View: A faint sigh escapes <Person>'s corpse as it fades away into nothingness.
22):
Your View: Your corpse crackles with flickering blue energies then fades away.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse crackles with flickering blue energies then fades away.
23):
Your View: Your former body suddenly combusts! Ack! You won't be using that one again.
Others' View: <Person>'s body suddenly combusts! Ack! There's nothing left but scattering ashes.
24):
Your View: The remains of your former body crumble into ashes and blow away on an unfelt wind.
Others' View: The remains of <Person> crumble into ashes and blow away on an unfelt wind.
25):
Your View: Your corpse fades away as violet mist covers the area where it used to be.
Others' View: <Person>'s corpse fades away as violet mist covers the area where it used to be.
26):
Your View: Your desiccated body shrivels away into a pile of black powder.
Others' View: <Person>'s desiccated body shrivels away into a pile of black powder.
27):
Your View: Your former body folds inward on itself then disappears in a puff of iridescent smoke.
Others' View: <Person>'s body folds inward on itself then disappears in a puff of iridescent smoke.
Using the Depart Message
Once you have chosen a depart message, you will receive this from Chaen:
You hand Chaen the coins; he tucks them away and leans towards you. Without a word, he touches a finger to your forehead and pushes with surprising force! You can't help but to stagger back a few steps before recovering. Chaen smirks. "Do you feel different?" [Check DEPART CUSTOM for options on setting your new message!]
On doing a DEPART CUSTOM:
Syntax: DEPART CUSTOM LIST...........See a list of depart messages you have purchased. DEPART CUSTOM CHOOSE #.......Set message # as your chosen depart message. DEPART CUSTOM CHOOSE CLEAR...Restores your message to defaults. Custom depart messages are seen by both yourself and those around you when you depart. New "slots" for additional messages can be purchased during some special events and -may- occasionally be available in the SimuCoin store. VERY rarely, it may also be possible to find an alterer who can give you a personalized message!
A DEPART CUSTOM LIST will give you further information on use:
Listing your custom DEPART options...
1):
Your View: Your former body suddenly combusts! Ack! You won't be using that one again.
Others' View: <Person>'s body suddenly combusts! Ack! There's nothing left but scattering ashes.
To use one of these, simply use DEPART CUSTOM CHOOSE #.
To return to the default messaging, use DEPART CUSTOM CHOOSE CLEAR.