Agenda | February 2018

[khuimods]

✽ FEBRUARY 2018 Hello Dreamers! Before we launch into this month's agenda, your mod team would like to take a moment to thank everyone for such an enthusiastic and dynamic opening month for Khu Ioduan! We are thrilled with the response and the diverse crop of characters who've already joined us. Launching a new game can be intimidating, but we feel like you've all helped us get off on the right foot. And so without further ado, here is what's planned for the month of February...  • CITY DEVELOPMENTS •   Speculation is running rampant in some circles as to what could be causing the sudden new upswing in Dreamfolk arrivals beginning last month, and some of those new arrivals may find themselves the subject of "investigative questioning" by a number of self-proclaimed detectives who are looking for common themes. While most of the questions will be of a mundane variety (like what world they're from, if they know anyone else in the city, if they were experimenting with extra-dimensional fijabittings right before they found themselves in Aifaran) when those don't seem to produce any leads, the inquiries could turn personal, or weird, or both. Prepare yourself for being asked about eating habits, sleeping habits, habits you don't usually talk about in public spaces, and if you've been feeling oddly based on the latest moon phase.  • UPCOMING EVENTS •   ✽ ARRESTS & DISCOVERY ON THE HIGH SEA   { February 6 } As part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a young Kin'nal girl last month during the Lunar Festival, the Verdant Sentry arrests a half dozen suspects who have tenuously vague alibis for the time of the disappearances, although all of them protest their innocence (and one even confesses to a different crime as proof, which... probably doesn't work out quite as well as he'd hoped.) On the 6th of the month, a piece of flotsam is recovered by one of the ships in the Naval Division of the Sentry. This piece is a section of wood that seems like it could have been part of a large door or shutter, but the type of wood is unknown and doesn't match any of the types of trees growing on the archipelago, nor does it bear resemblance to the recorded woods of other continents prior to the Alliance's inception. There are some traces of paint, but the sea water has destroyed a lot of it. More importantly however, is a part of the dress that the young Kin'nal girl had been wearing when she disappeared that's caught in one of the grooves. There's no evidence of blood or other signs of foul play, but what was it doing floating leagues outside of the protective barrier on the open ocean? In light of the new evidence, those who were being held for questioning are dutifully released (except the one, who is formally charged for the crime he admitted to), and the Sentry is forced to admit they don't have any other leads at this time, but that they are encouraging anyone else who might have noticed new information to come forward. In desperation, the Kin'nal family doubles the reward for information leading to the safe return of their daughter. ✽ THESE ARE THE TIES THAT BIND   { February 14-28 } With Dreamfolk commonplace over the past half century, some of their traditions have also been incorporated into Aifaran's culture, usually with a twist. In February, that twist is somewhat literal: rather than featuring a romantic holiday, it's a time dedicated to renewing and recognizing friendships, forgiving past grievances, and recognizing our most important ties through an exchange of intricately tied knots. Note: This event will have a mod-posted log available for threading.  • AFFINITY RANKS •   Remember to check out your character's AFFINITY RANK for the various areas of repute within the city! This month's Affinity Activities can be found LOCATED HERE.  • OOC INFO & MOD NOTES •   Activity Check Don't fret - the AC for January is check-in only! You don't have to provide any comment counts or move affinity rank points. There's an option spot for a few blurb lines if you want to note what your character's been up to since arriving. Exploration Missions As you may have noticed, our Mission Log post is still locked, but it will be opening up later this month with explore missions beginning in March. We wanted to give people (us included!) a little more time to settled into the game before we begin putting together a full-fledged exploratory event for a brand new Shunt location. Archipelago Locations Throughout the month, we'll also be adding more locations - towns, landmarks, geographical features - that characters can visit outside of Aifaran itself. These were meant to be done prior to game launch, but January ate people it was put to the side briefly. Thank you for your patience! Use this post for plotty purposes if you'd like, brainstorm what your character might be interested in doing, laugh over your affinity ranks, anything you want - this post is yours! ETA: For clarification, the Affinity activities are NOT required to happen to your character, they're only there as options to give you some interesting things to have happen if you choose. You're not obliged to have your character experience ALL or even ANY of the scenarios they have rank for if you're not interested in them.

Comments

Justice 5 log!?

[ursulamajor]

Hi people! I was thinking it might be fun to do a group log of the Justice 5 prompt, with all the confused Dreamers who've been requested for a fundraising dinner with a high-ranking politician.

What do y'all think?

I don't have specific ideas but I'd be happy to discuss specifics and figure out something fun. c:

[justsomeshrimp]

I would be game for that!

[ursulamajor]

Woohoo!