Dantia/Storylines/Mana Surges & Wild Magic/Phase 7: Heralds vs Immortals

Player Story: By Nawain

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450-03-12 Aug 31, 2024	Nawain is exhausted and despondent, as the crushing weight of divine displeasure overwhelms her. Tormented by her failure and the destruction it caused, she struggles to reconcile her devotion to the Gods with their abandonment. As despair consumes her, she quietly laments the loss of a thousand souls and her own powerlessness.	Full story on Discord

Player Stories: Vignettes from Null Prison

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450-03-12 Aug 31, 2024	Dantia waits for something uncertain, though she believes she'll recognize it when it happens. Although time blurs together, her senses are sharp, and she spends her time thinking over old battles, hoping to find a pattern to guide her. Despite the uncertainty, she clings to her identity as a survivor, determined to endure.	Full story
450-03-24 Sep 3, 2024	Miskton presents a cyclical narrative where the world ends repeatedly. He sees various scenarios, from cosmic events to personal encounters, many based on visions seen in the past.	Original story on Discord
450-03-24 Sep 3, 2024	Ayrell depicts being trapped in a hazy, nightmarish reality. She struggles to determine if she is alive or dead, and desperately tries to save her family from unseen threats. She experiences brief moments of clarity followed by intense battles, only to fail and return to the initial state of confusion.	Original story on Discord
450-03-24 Sep 3, 2024	Navesi struggles to capture the right words and ideas. She cycles through various fragments of stories, descriptions, and dialogues, constantly rejecting them as unsuitable. She grapples with different genres and themes, in a persistent attempt to find the perfect words.	Original story on Discord

Liraxes Reveals the Crystalline Machine

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450-03-12 Aug 31, 2024	Liraxes reveals the beginning structure of his crystalline machine meant to help determine the correct path for Balance. It estimates the device will be complete within "one andu" (4 IC days, or 24 hours real life time). Visit the Sorcery Messengers page for more info about this messenger and their interactions during this event. Expand for details. [Grassland Road, Meadow] Before you lies the remains of a building, long reduced to jagged foundations of porous, moss-stained tufa. Dark blades of weevil grass poke out of the rocky ground. You hear a clattering sound somewhere within the ruined structure and a muffled oath. You also see an incomplete structure of uneven blue crystal. > look structure Crystal spires and facets are in various stages of formation. Some are fully developed and sharp-edged, while others are stubby and irregular with jagged edges and rough surfaces. Veins in shades of blue pulse lightly, crystallizing and solidifying. Thin strands extend from the main body, branching out like tendrils seeking connection points in the soil. The base is uneven, with parts of the crystal still fusing to the ground, giving it an unsteady look. The structure emits a faint, pulsating hum.	Log courtesy of Ayrell

Liraxes Opens the Crystalline Machine

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450-03-16 Sep 1, 2024	Liraxes opens the way into the crystalline machine, although it notes that the machine is still not complete. Visit the Sorcery Messengers page for more info about this messenger and their interactions during this event. Expand for details. [Grassland Road, Meadow] Before you lies the remains of a building, long reduced to jagged foundations of porous, moss-stained tufa. Dark blades of weevil grass poke out of the rocky ground. You hear a clattering sound somewhere within the ruined structure and a muffled oath. You also see a complex crystalline machine. Obvious paths: north. > look machine The machine is a disdyakis triacontahedron of smooth, opaque blue crystal, angular and geometric, with sharp-edged spires rising from a central dome. Along various surfaces, floating symbols glow with esoteric displays, shifting and changing as you watch. Embedded within the central structure, you make out crystalline and flowing metallic components moving with precise rhythm, dynamically branching and withdrawing from one another in a fluidly complex dance. There is an opening on one side. > go machine [Inside the Machine] The room is vast and angular, its deep blue crystal walls scattering light into a spectrum of hues. The smooth surfaces reflect and refract, casting intricate patterns across the floor. Embedded in the walls are complex metallic patterns wrought in nickel, icesteel, niniam, and zinc, occasionally glowing with heat in rhythmic pulses. Thin crystalline rods connect the mechanisms, shifting and changing smoothly. The air hums with a subtle vibration, punctuated by the occasional metallic click. Thin, translucent tubes filled with glowing blue liquid pulse gently, in sync with the mechanisms. You also see a nodule of crystal extending from the center of the room and an opening in the wall. Obvious paths: none. > look nodule The uneven crystal nodule bears veins of blue pulsing along its structure. It is slowly expanding and solidifying, and emits a faint hum.	Log courtesy of Ayrell

Wolf Clan and Tiger Clan are Encased

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450-03-20 Sep 2, 2024	Asildu claims the Heralds are angry with adventurers for continuing to cast sorcery. As Asildu is grilled over the events at Knife Clan, the Heralds seem to react and cast meteors down on Wolf Clan and Tiger Clan, encasing them in a similar nature as Knife Clan. Visit the Sorcery Messengers page for more info about this messenger and their interactions during this event. Expand for details. Before the encasing of Wolf Clan: A voice calmly states "We concur," and you are momentarily overwhelmed with a foreign feeling of disgust. You cannot recall what the voice sounded like, though it echoes all around you. The sky splits, and several writhing meteors fall from the sky, tearing towards Wolf Clan! As the meteors tear across the sky, they leave billowing lines of ash and they curve downward, impacting over Wolf Clan! A deafening explosion to the west washes over you! Before the encasing of Tiger Clan: A voice roars "The audacity!" and you are momentarily overwhelmed with a foreign feeling of revulsion. You cannot recall what the voice sounded like, though it echoes all around you. The sky splits, and several writhing meteors fall from the sky, tearing towards Tiger Clan! As the meteors tear across the sky, they leave billowing lines of ash and they curve downward, impacting over Tiger Clan! A deafening explosion to the west washes over you! A visual representation by GM Koror:	Log courtesy of Ayrell

Player Letter: Briaen to the Faithful Servants of the Thirteen

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450-03-24 Sep 3, 2024	Briaen decrees that Asildu is committing acts of terror. The faithful are being called upon to deliver justice and hold Asildu accountable for his actions against the Immortals. An order is being issued for Asildu to be sought out and immediately killed without mercy or hesitation.	Full letter on Discord

Player Event: Investigating Hrendh Skogar

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450-03-24 Sep 3, 2024	Some suspect that an unknown malevolent entity is at work amidst the ongoing Wild Magic crisis, either as the underlying cause or simply taking advantage of the situation. Perhaps striking at the plague wraiths that ushered in the worst effects may offer some clue as to the nature or point of entry of this entity, or force it to prematurely show its hand. Bioexorcist Karthor invites interested adventurers to join an expedition to that end. If nothing else, the destruction of these undead menaces may help to shift the balance in a direction favorable to Life. Participants are encouraged to abstain from using sorcery in this endeavor. Expand for details. Everything is silent. Strangely silent. An angry whisper echoes all around you, damning you. A raven circles far above, cawwing in agitation. The raven is joined by a welkin, who swoops down before disappearing in a golden haze. The raven flutters awkwardly a moment, and also vanishes in a golden haze. The malevolent whispering returns, louder! The whispering intensifies, echoing all around you! Louder and louder, the furious whispers continue! Suddenly, silence.	N/A

Player Letter: Elurora to Zemmunhu

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450-03-28 Sep 4, 2024	Elurora requests a meeting with Zemmunhu to discuss insights into current world problems. She says that Adventurers are divided and confused about how to prevent the world's dissolution, and that visions involving Zemmunhu's kind have led her to believe they may possess knowledge that could help.	Full letter on Discord

Player Letter: Saragos to Liraxes

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450-03-28 Sep 4, 2024	Saragos asks Liraxes to consider developing a method to invert a Celestial Beacon, allowing travel to the casting mage's location by exploiting the brief connection during casting, and about using the Beacon to at least locate the mage's plane.	Full letter on Discord

Player Story: By Allye

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450-03-28 Sep 4, 2024	Allye sits at her vanity, brushing her hair and contemplating two flowers: a blue iris and a white gladiolus, which evoke memories of lost villages and people. She reflects on the mysterious spires that have appeared, replacing the familiar bustling communities with an eerie silence, and wonders about the fate of those she knew. After pinning the flowers to her gown, Allye stands with grim determination and leaves the room.	Full story on Discord

Player Story: By Tirost

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450-03-28 Sep 4, 2024	Tirost confronts an encasement of writhing vines and stone, which appears to have trapped someone named Lymira. Overcome with rage and driven by memories of his past, he unleashes a barrage of magical attacks against the encasement, including fire, lightning, and elemental blasts. Despite his relentless efforts he fails to breach the encasement and ultimately collapses from exhaustion and injury.	Full story on Discord

Miraena at Encased Knife Clan

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450-03-32 Sep 5, 2025	[[Miraena speaks with adventurers at the base of the now-encased Knife Clan. She defends the Heralds' actions as a necessary measure to make adventurers heed warnings about the dangers of sorcery. She argues that the temporary relief felt after sorcerous casting proves that ceasing sorcery restores balance. She expresses growing frustration at the hubris of adventurers, and a doubt that her mission is worthwhile at this point. Visit the Sorcery Messengers page for more info about this messenger and their interactions during this event.	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Mending the Wound

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450-03-36 Sep 6, 2024	We have known for years that holes in the barrier of the Plane of Abiding have let many of Elanthia's greatest enemies in. Maelshyve. The Hunger. Outsiders that have established a foothold here where their influence can continue to grow. Primal Elanthia has shown us visions of what life was intended to be. While that reality is lost to us, we have our own opportunity to take up the mantle of responsibility. To bear the title of Guardian. To contain the wounds. To partner with the Gardeners in protecting Elanthia from threats Outside. Some of our best and brightest have championed the use of Aether in finding and repairing these breaches, in weaving patches which assist in closing the wounds. The time is now to stand upon the shoulders of scholarly giants and use their research to correct the imbalance that persists upon the Plane. Warrior Mages, Bards, Empaths, and Rangers. I implore you to rise to the challenge. Let us gather together at the site of a suspected breach and work together to stem the tide. Expand for details. Expanded text	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Gathering the Steadfast

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450-03-36 Sep 6, 2024	Briaen and Nawain call all those of faith to gather together kinship. Attendees are invited to bring offerings to Tamsine, patron of the Crossing. A prayer circle will be formed in hopes of protecting the city. A discussion of the faithful’s preparation and response to current threats is expected to take place thereafter.	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Meeting of the Messengers

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450-03-40 Sep 7, 2024	Following the meeting in Therenborough, Court Advisor Aaiyaah seeks to meet with all five visitors at Arhat’s Tower. The purpose of the meeting will be to find a way to work with all five visitors to fix the wild magic problem that threatens the lands AND rescue our friends! All adventurers are called to join and welcome as this is a threat we all face together!	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: A Vigil for Meraud

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450-03-40 Sep 7, 2024	After the recent meteors impacting the lands, Court Advisor Aaiyaah calls on all clerics and followers of the Thirteen to attend a vigil led by Maintain. Our goal is to seek guidance from Meraud in these troubled times as we work to find ways to fix the wild magic issues, rescue our friends, and identify who our true foes are!	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Lunar Magic and Visions at Arhat's Tower

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450-03-40 Sep 7, 2024	To honor the wisdom and insights of our dearly missed friend Miskton Ramahk, all Moon Mages interested in attempting to utilize Lunar Magic in an attempt to perceive new options regarding Wild Magic, the ongoing debate about Sorcery, and the possibility of returning the lost five are invited to begin with a meeting in Arhat’s Tower which will then travel to the remains of Knife Clan to investigate the new Spire. Hosted by Ruea Shai'lin, this event will focus on research, theory, and attempting to draw predictions. Any are welcome to join but we politely ask that the focus remain on allowing the Moon Mages space to utilize their abilities.	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Revisiting a Wild Magic Theory

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450-04-04 Sep 8, 2024	Join Ruea Shai'lin and Ezerak Evyntine-Vershir for a gathering and brief lecture in honor of the still-missing Ayrell Evyntine. The lecture will feature details previously presented by Ayrell on her theory regarding Wild Magic that she was working on prior to her abduction.	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: Seeking the Word of Hav'roth

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450-04-24 Sep 13, 2024	Chaos! Destruction! Magic tears at the very world! In these wild times, a group of S'Kra Mur seek the answer to the question: What does Hav'roth want from his people in these dark days? A call goes out to the S'Kra Mur and their allies: Come! Join the pilgrimage and hear His word.	N/A

Upcoming Player Event: The Siege of Knife Clan

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450-04-28 Sep 14, 2024	Join the Northern Watch as it attempts to break into Encased Knife Clan using standard military methods. We will begin with either mundane catapults or other siege equipment and Warrior Mage ballista. We will follow with a frontal assault led by Barbarians, to see if Barbarian natural resistance to magic can overcome the encasement after loosening it up. In addition, Thieves and Rangers will attempt to use ropes to scale or find a way past the encasement with a Moon Mage to open a Moongate behind the encasement if they are successful. We will form up and then split into the different units. Everyone is welcome, but the key to this attempt is NO MAGIC (other than the ballista, if necessary). We want to lean into the non-magical resources of Barbarians and Thieves. No, you are not too small to help. (All circles are welcome.)	N/A