[hr][hr][center][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/6xwhnyhtt/8feea9672d571d4eceb088fcf045e88c.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/C5rhbt11/207122.gif[/img][hr][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@FantasyChic][@mnkee][@LadyRunic][@KazAlkemi][/center][hr][center][h3][color=ed145b][b]Present Day - The Castle: May 4th, 12,508 - 8:00 PM [/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][@KazAlkemi][@Nallore][@LadyRunic]: ~feel free to proceed, dice have ruled that you are all in the clear~ [@LadyRunic]: ~will update here once Rhys is posted for~ [@mnkee][@BlueSky44]: Out in the courtyard, the wizard called Rainbrook was sitting in the middle, pouring over some notes in a journal. He looked to be a little pale and sickly, looking around nervously and then at his hands. They seemed to be turning transparent, as if he was slowly fading away. Tristan would be able to spot him from where he was and as for Thalia and Zekarra, they'd be able to spot Rainbrook through one of the windows in the corridor. [@LadyRunic][@mnkee]: Navi looked up at Lyra, rolling her eyes at her. She was the daughter of some of the Young Army Commanders and thanks to the diverse background of the Young Army, she knew plenty when it came to death. It was celebrated in some places. "Lots of people celebrate death, silly!" Navi said, twirling around with her fairy wings again. "There's entire feast days! I love the feast days! So much food, music, celebration, honoring those who died for the army! It's fantastic!" However, she then looked at Lyra and wrinkled her nose. "I bet a wolverine would eat you!" she giggled. [@FantasyChic]: Wanda nodded, giving Fleur a smile. She really did enjoy her company. "You strike me as very confident and capable - not very many are," she lamented. In her own time, Wanda was one of the more formidable users of magic. There were so many who only scratched the surface of what was possible, so it was refreshing to see someone like Fleur. As they continued to walk down the Witch's Road, time would seem to hold still. Eventually, the path darkened considerably. "Our first task," Wanda murmured. She held out her hand and red energy seemed to swirl around it, illuminating ghouls that looked like gelatinous blobs. "Between the two of us, we should make quick work of these." [hider=Notes on the Wedding][b][i]When:[/i][/b] 8:30 PM - arrive by 8:15 PM on May 4th [b][i]Where:[/i][/b] Wizard Tower - Great Hall (First Floor) [b][i]Who:[/i][/b] Bruce Banner and Myth the Muse [b][i]Ceremony:[/i][/b][list][*]Invocation and Dedication to Thor, God of Thunder (goat) - [i]to summon the attention of the gods[/i] [*]Sword Presentation - [i]the groom must present his bride with a recently recovered sword of his ancestors[/i] [*]Second Sword Presentation - [i]the bride then gives the groom a sword that she had carried with her down the aisle. It does not need to be a familial relic (note: the bride must also wear a crown at all times)[/i] [*]Exchange of Finger Rings - [i]the bride and groom recite vows and petition for a blessing from Thor. The rings are placed on the tip of the exchanged swords[/i][/list][b][i]Post Ceremony:[/i][/b][list][*]Bride Running - [i]all guests will run from the Great Hall to the Auxiliary Hall where the feast has been set up. It has direct access to the courtyard. The group that arrives last has to serve spirits to the other group (i.e. bride's side v groom's side).[/i]We [*]Wedding Sword - [i]when the bride arrives, the groom puts his sword on the threshold. He picks her up and carries her over it, so that way she cannot stumble.[/i] [*]Luck Test - [i]once everyone is in the hall, the groom has to plunge his sword into either a supporting pillar or roof. The luck of the marriage is supposedly correlated to the depth of the scar he makes[/i] [*]Feasting - [i]this can last for days.[/i][/list] [u]Anticipated Attendees (NPCs Shown Only)[/u] [list] [*]Marya and Medea Magnisky [*]Millicent Clarke, Host of Hecate [*]Richard Laine, Trophy Husband [*]Thalia Maehers, Time Dragon [*]Zekarra, Tiny Dragon [*]Runa, Goddess of Lies [*]Lance Banner [*]Robert Bruce Banner [*]Astrid Banner [*]Nova Banner [*]Halley Banner [*]Klara, Goddess of Water and Love [*]Thor, God of Thunder [*][url=https://i.postimg.cc/K8n5yKnH/baldr-by-righon-d46rynf.jpg]Baldur, God of Light[/url] [*][url=https://i.postimg.cc/jdD8Bdgp/Eostre-edit-FB-800x420.jpg]Nanna[/url], Goddess of Joy and Peace (Bruce's maternal grandmother)[/list][/hider] [hider=Notes on the Sickenesse][i][color=ed145b][b]Rhys[/b][/color][/i]:[list][*]First Symptoms: May 4th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]One[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks.[/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Arya[/b][/color][/i]:[list][*]First Symptoms: March 29th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]One[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks. [/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Valda[/b][/color][/i]:[list][*]First Symptoms: April 22nd [*]Current Stage: One [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks.[/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Atkin[/b][/color][/i]:[list][*]First Symptoms: March 12th [*]Current Stage: One [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks. [/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Fleur[/b][/color][/i]:[list][*]First Symptoms: March 14th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Significant fatigue, abdominal aching, nose bleeds, bloody stools. You can get by if you live a sedentary life, but people can tell there's something wrong pretty immediately. -3 on physical checks, -1 on Mental Checks. [/list] [hider=Documented Stages][color=ed145b][i]Only those with a [b]Physik[/b] skill or who make a successful check will be aware of these stages. Message the GM for a check if needed~[/i][/color] [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage One[/b][/color][/i]: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Two[/b][/color][/i]: Significant fatigue, abdominal aching, nose bleeds, bloody stools. You can get by if you live a sedentary life, but people can tell there's something wrong pretty immediately. -3 on physical checks, -1 on Mental Checks. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Three[/b][/color][/i]: Skin turns pale or grey, eyes turn black, veins turn dark. All symptoms of stage two exacerbated. Most have to remain in bed at this point or risk worsening their health further. -5 on Physical rolls, -3 on Mental. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Four[/b][/color][/i]: Comatose. All symptoms of stage three are still present. Stage four always advances to stage five within one week. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Five[/b][/color][/i]: Death. [/hider] [hider=NPCs - Named][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is when initial symptoms began~[/i][/color] [list][*]Esmeralda - May 4th - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]One[/b][/i][/color] [*]Blaise Rowland - February 21st - Stage One [*]Marya and Medea Magnisky - May 2nd - Stage One [*]Bernice - February 21st - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Jarvis Yule - April 17th - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]Three[/b][/i][/color] (Location Unknown) [*]Constance Langdon - May 2nd - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Asha the [b]Magykal[/b] - April 28th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest in the Big Wild Land) [*]Badger (Rhys' Apprentice) - April 30th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest in Rhys' Home)[/list][/hider] [hider=NPCs - Unnamed][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is when initial symptoms began~[/i][/color][list][*]Ordinary Wizard - March 30th - Stage Four (Comatose, housed at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 25th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 10th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Four[/i][/b][/color] (Comatose, housed at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 2nd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 3rd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 3rd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 2nd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 10th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 5th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Four[/i][/b][/color] (Comatose, housed at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 1st - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Four[/i][/b][/color] (Comatose, housed at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Young Witch, Age 12 - February 14th - Stage Two [*]Young Witch, Age 14 - February 5th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 2nd - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Three[/i][/b][/color] (Collapsed on Wizard Way) [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 3rd - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 22nd - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 8th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 4th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 11th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Three[/i][/b][/color] (Collapsed at Larry's Dead Languages) [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 27th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 12th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 31st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 2nd - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Four[/i][/b][/color] (Unconscious on Alchemie Way) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 21st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 1st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 1st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 23rd - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 6th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 16th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - May 3rd - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - March 17th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - May 1st - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]Two[/i][/b][/color] [*]Young Warlock, Age 6 - February 2nd - Stage One [*]Young Witch, Age 12 - February 27th - Stage One [*]Young Witch, Age 9 - May 4th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 4th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]One[/i][/b][/color] [*]Adult Witch - May 4th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]One[/i][/b][/color] [*]Adult Witch - May 4th - Stage [color=ed145b][b][i]One[/i][/b][/color] [/list][/hider] [hider=Deaths][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is date of death~[/i][/color][list][*]Death of a One True Coven Witch - February 7th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - April 30th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - March 31st [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - April 12th [*]Death of an Ordinary Apprentice - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of a Young Witch, Age 16 - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Apprentice - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - May 4th [*]Death of an Adult Witch - May 4th[/list] [/hider][/hider][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=9B30FF]Arya Rincewind[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/HkTkyQ3F/KwE0.gif[/img][hr][color=9B30FF][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Palace - the Library[/center][hr] Arya took a breath and Rowland was about to intervene, but she raised her hand and cut him off. [color=9B30FF]"Rowland, I can handle this,"[/color] she told him calmly. Arya had not grown up in the most stable of environments. Her parents constantly fought, screaming at each other whenever her father came home drunk. Her mother taught Arya to become perfect - to always be calm and rational and to avoid emotional outbursts. Rowland hesitated for a moment, nodding at Arya as he left the room and went to search for his sister. Arya then looked at Cuyler, her mind whizzing as she thought of a thousand possible things she could say to him. However, his words broke her heart and it was taking all of her strength to not explode. She took a shaky breath, her hands quivering slightly until she neatly folded them and forced them to stay still. If she could control her body, then she could control her feelings and emotions. [color=9B30FF]"I made a vow to the Castle, Cuyler,"[/color] Arya said, breaking the silence. [color=9B30FF]"To protect it from harm no matter the cost; to sacrifice personal pleasure and luxury so that it may thrive; to give up myself, body, spirit, and soul if so required."[/color] [color=9B30FF]"I never put you second, Cuyler,"[/color] she told him. Her hands felt cold. [color=9B30FF]"I place [i]myself[/i] second because it is my [b][i]duty![/i][/b]"[/color] She took a breath, setting aside the books she had been studying. [color=9B30FF]"Do you think so little of me that I would somehow would treat you differently from this increased status - that you are the son of what you call a god?"[/color] [color=9B30FF]"I love you for [i]you[/i], Cuyler - not because of who your family is or because of what power you wield or what line of nobility you are from. If such things matter to you, then I suppose you would be horrified to know that I am the daughter of a failed Sub-Wizard - a drunkard - and a prideful Alchemist."[/color] She passed back and forth slightly across the room, thinking still. She normally liked to have time to prepare her thoughts and collect them. Instead, this was all raw. Her heart ached and she was a least moderately upset that they were in a library of all places having this conversation. They were supposed to be a place of solace and refuge. [color=9B30FF]"I really hope you find what you're looking for, Cuyler."[/color] [color=9B30FF]"Perhaps you'll be better served with a woman of high standing and nobility to befit your powers and need to control those you love."[/color] A tear fell from her eyes and slid down her face.[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=ff0000]Myrus Silvers [/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/s27zHxn5/tumblr-mbvs6xtddl1qat9xro1-500.gif[/img][hr][color=ff0000][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Palace Boat Launch[/center][hr] Myrus gave Luna a slight smile. He didn't really know what he had in mind with Luna exactly, but then as he looked out into the water, an idea came to him. Maybe if Luna liked the idea, they could talk to Valda about it and put it into action. Their lives were all about politics - as much as they ruled the Castle, they were essentially servants to it and its people. [color=ff0000]"It's nice to meet you, Lennox,"[/color] Myrus said with a smile, acting more and more like his old self. He had studied a lot of the legends of the Land of Long Nights, in search of an escape and comfort. But what had his dream always been? It was to sail the open sea, to discover new and exciting things, to feel his blood pump in his veins. Myrus didn't want to rule the Castle or to be eventually married off to some adjacent kingdom as a result of a treaty. He didn't want that for his sisters either. It had taken him a bit to realize it, but Valda had likely been better off in the woods with the witches. [color=ff0000]"Amarantha, could I have a moment alone with my sister?"[/color] Myrus asked. He didn't want to tell anyone else of his plans. And then, whether Amarantha moved away or not, he leaned in and whispered in Luna's ear. [color=ff0000]"Let's run away... We can board a ship and leave the Castle far behind. Me, you, and Valda,"[/color] he proposed. His voice was so quiet that only Luna would be able to hear him - not Amarantha or Lennox or anyone else. [color=ff0000]"You don't have to answer now, just... just think about it, okay?"[/color][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#cc33ff]Antonije Magnisky[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/8zCBbrzn/giphy.gif[/img][hr][color=#cc33ff][b]Location:[/b][/color] Wizard Tower - the Great Hall[/center][hr] Antonije slowly came to his senses, finding himself standing outside of the barricaded door. He blinked a bit, incredibly confused as to what had happened. Using his telepathy, he quickly tapped into Sylvi's mind and reviewed her memories of what had happened. He couldn't help but turn bright red, witnessing the way he had been behaving. It was almost carnal, animalistic... [i][color=cc33ff]Sorry...[/color][/i] he whispered into her mind, moving things out of the way so she could leave the closet. Marya and Medea looked at Bruce and Lance defiantly. One could practically see a realization on how to get away with this dawn on Marya's face as she smirked at her adoptive grandfather and adoptive father. [color=7ea7d8]"What pranks?"[/color] Marya asked, doing her best to sound pitiful as she purposefully coughed. [color=7ea7d8]"We can't do anything. We're too sick."[/color] She then sniffed loudly for added effect, trying her best not to giggle throughout this little stunt. [color=7ea7d8]"Also what do you mean by serious trouble? Constance would lock us underneath a cabinet or something so... you kinda have to learn to beat that."[/color] Runa looked at Myth, a bit perplexed by her words. [color=#a81a75]"People need to stop taking Forseti so seriously... We hardly ever come down and smite people. If it happens, it was most likely some sort of accident,"[/color] she clarified. Forseti was the son of Baldur and was known as a God of Justice and Retribution. Some people thought he was responsible for Reconciliation as well, a fact that made Runa laugh whenever it came up. Her brother had a vengeful streak. [color=6ecff6]"So really, why are you marrying my nerd of a brother?"[/color] Astrid asked Myth, using some 21st century slang she had picked up from her father, Lance.