avalonooc | PLOTTING POST ✨ Snow Flu-rries

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Though it's been a year for us OOC, that timeline isn't necessarily something everyone thinks to celebrate, especially in the midst of all that's going on. What they are thinking about are more solutions to the food rationing for two very key reasons: 1. the winter solstice will be spent in Elphame next month, and food from the fae lands cannot be consumed by non-fae or there are very terrible side-effects, the details of which seem ominously vague. 2. winter is coming and with a lot more mouths to feed, the usual preparations likely weren't enough for everyone to remain healthy and happy. This has lead a cadre of likeminded mages to gather together and perform a ritual at Merlin's Step (past info here) to temper the rains and extend the harvest season a couple of weeks to reduce crop loss. Unfortunately, the magic flu is still at large, and someone thought they were above it all and attended the ritual, which has made things go... awry.

Winter was coming.. and now it's here. Right now. The ritual has gone south thanks to the magical flu and a snowstorm has rocked Camelot overnight. There's about 6 feet deep of snow so those on the first floor of their buildings may have some trouble getting out. The snow stays heavy throughout the day, and around sunset the power goes out in Camelot. Anyone who can is sharing a magical spell from olden days before electricity, (Spell) Candlebloom. Candlebloom can be cast by putting out a plate, bowl or anything and chanting the spell over it until a flower-shaped piece of wax begins to grow upward out of the surface.
Keep chanting, the petals will bloom, and then "melt" down to form the sides of a candle and fill in with wax. You can cast this on as many dishes as you have to create multiple light sources! They don't self-light though, so good luck! Thankfully, living so close to the storm sprites up in the Ash Mountains has given Lestari's people ample knowledge about how to deal with sudden weather and living buried under plenty of stuff. They've got a special spell to dig tunnels under the deepening snow, so you may find yourself able to get to and from different locations through snow tunnels.. if you have a little bravery and faith to travel through them. It's kind of reminiscent of crawling through the tunnels of a fast food PlayPlace as a kid, especially since at the end of one of the tunnels, all of that missing snow is piled up in enchanted balls of snow that create a large (snow) ballpit, the magic keeping the snows bunched up into balls unless they are explicitly thrown (then they turn back to normal snowballs and will burst on contact).
	Within the next days, the snowstorm evens out to alternating between snow and rain in the final weeks of the month. The Elphame Traders arrive in Camelot early, having rushed their journey and skipped a few of their usual stops on orders of the Fairy Queen to bring a special item for free distribution to all of the otherworlders in Camelot. Delivered to everyone is what appears to be a totem, woven together with a variety of dried plants pulled into wings held together with twine. At the end, a fragment of moldavite smaller than half your pinky nail. With it, a small half-inch wide scroll of paper that simply says: "The Fairy Queen permits you safe travel to the Land of Maidens. Burn in December. We will bring the newcomers to us."
The totems are enchanted to be unburnable before December starts, so if your character tries, they will find themselves very frustrated and likely catching whatever is next to the totem on fire (including their own hand if they're foolish enough not to follow directions). The totem will only work once and does not include a recipe or a totem back to Camelot, so make sure you find someone who has one or you'll find yourself on the scenic route back. The Elphame Traders plan to stick around the last two weeks of December to make sure everyone receives their Land of Maidens Totem. During this time, they have a "Sorry You've Been Stuck for a Year and Thanks!" Sale with some very intriguing free samples. Their new flavor of their hottie sauce that causes illusions of flowers and sparkles to form around your head when someone gazes upon you for the first time is a hot item! Try the Wuh-Woh Wrench, a small alan wrench that causes a non-fatal accident within earshot when you drop it. They really seem to be trying to get rid of the Snek Tunics, which just appear to be shirts with pictures of a cartoon snake on them. There are no disclaimers that when you get water on you in this, you turn into a Naga until you are able to completely dry. There's also a special free (Spell) Cool Firework donated by Merlin to help you celebrate, or commiserate-- with this spell, you can shoot rocket fireworks out of your fingers into the sky!

OOC Notes for Added Prompt:

Winter has come early, but the Winter Solstice will still be held up in Nicnevin. Characters will not be able to just teleport into Nicnevin, however, as it is the fae capitol and they aren't just letting people pop in willy-nilly!
The fireworks spell only fires up, so it cannot be weaponized.
Naga info is in the bestiary if you don't remember them.
Phones will still work as long as they have a charge because magic. Careful not to run out your battery!
I (Taymod) haven't been able to implement the next updates for the event format because I just moved and had way less energy/time than I thought I would by this point, so additional feedback hasn't been implemented except to change font color for quotes. Sorry. u_u My bad.

Event log will be posted on the 17th, the same day the event starts.

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Player: Nik
Contact:

exits / exits#8071

Character: Century Egg &

fellsound
Familiar: Warrior Spirit
Magic Disciplines: Dark / Death
Event Plans:

winter was coming;
→ Century Egg likes the cold, so if anything, he will probably be relaxing in the ball pits once the tunnels have been created. If anyone wants to chat with him or drag him into a snowball fight... 👀👀

the price of free;
→ god I'm so tempted to get him into a Snek Tunic somehow. But also firework things!! I feel like he'd like fireworks a lot. 🥺🥺

Other Notes:

Edited 2021-11-15 12:46 (UTC)

Character: Takuto Maruki &

snaccs
Familiar: Hastur
Magic Disciplines: Cognitive / Technomancy
Event Plans:

winter was coming;
→ Maruki is definitely going to end up snowed in at his office and not notice the tunnel stuff happening. If anyone wants to stumble into his office for an appointment / to check on him, I'm up for that. Please drag him out of all his research for the good of everyone.
→ also, since he has Technomancy now, I'm here for technology related shenanigans if anyone needs like, random snack foods sent over to them to tide them over? Or a plate or two?

the price of free;
→ Maruki will probably try the free samples and see if there's anything he wants to buy, but I also want him to encounter some of the magic effects going on! Especially the Wuh-woh Wrench and Snek Tunics, because watching someone turn into a naga before your eyes is Fine. Nothing weird here! Haha...... help.

Character: Izumi Tachibana &

currysseur
Familiar: Lioness
Magic Disciplines: Light / Bargaining
Event Plans:

winter was coming;
→ I can't decide whether Izumi should end up snowed in at her flat or Kaika theatre like the theatre nerd she is but she does have Light Magic if anyone wants another magic alternative to the Candlebloom spell.
→ Let Izumi get in a snowball fight!!! Also canon has noted that she gets cold very easily so also... warm her up maybe pls? 🥺🥺

the price of free;
→ She's gonna be trying the Hottie Sauce because she deserves pretty girl sparkles ok???

Character: Kate Galloway &

morns
Familiar: Bean Nighe
Magic Disciplines: Kinetic / Blood
Event Plans:

winter was coming;
→ Definitely up for some Snowed in shenanigans, though the question of where is another thing entirely? Her gym? A bar? Somewhere else??? IDK come at me bro.
→ She might hate the cold but is definitely here for some casually competitive snowball fighting, if anyone wants to be pelted with snowballs. :>

the price of free;
→ Fireworks show!!! Just something cute and cosy, bundled up with a hot drink watching fireworks and talking shit kinda thing??? I want it. uwu.

PLOTTING POST ✨ Snow Flu-rries

nik.

century egg.

takuto maruki.

izumi tachibana.

kate galloway.