OOC DISCUSSION POST.

[futurologists]

DISCUSSION POST Hello, worldhoppers! For those that haven't read the latest IC post by ALASTAIR, please do so here. In short, the Timeline machine has finally distributed the mission objectives: eliminate the deities of Nalawi to maintain stability of this universe. This means taking out both Ryba, the goddess that lives in the ocean, and Nalanni, the missing volcano goddess. Here's a quick recap of events so far: Pomarr, the last Dakal explains the genocide of her people in detail: Nalanni eliminated them with her powers. Ryba resurrected Pomarr, and she plans to offer Nalanni's powers to Ryba to do the same for her people. This information is available on the network to all recruits. The Nalawi themselves did not participate in the genocide, but they will were at war with the Dakal and celebrate Nalanni's presence. Their numbers are currently suffering as their powers dwindle to nothing. Ryba's cultists are responsible for several deaths on the main island, as well as holding some ALASTAIR recruits hostage, and is gaining traction amongst the desperate population. This OOC post is for discussion on what to do moving forward; we'll be putting up a poll on May 18th and keeping it open for 72 hours, and for fairness' sake we will go with majority rule for the result. Though the NPC is announcing the official ALASTAIR objectives, ultimately characters are allowed to do as they please! Be warned that different results will have different IC consequences, but ALASTAIR will not force characters to follow their objectives. They only guarantee that if both goddesses are eliminated, this world will continue to exist. Note, however, that this planet must have two goddesses or zero. It cannot sustain itself with just one. INDEX Nalanni: Volcano goddess; goddess of the rock (land). Granted the Nalawi powers ("Gifts") in exchange for love and devotion. Defended her volcano from the Dakal by destroying their civilization and wiping them out. Kidnapped by Pomarr; her disappearance has led to powers fading both from the Nalawi and from recruits. If she is killed, the sea goddess must also be destroyed. As Ryba mentioned, the world can only function with two or no goddesses. Nalawi: People of Nalanni. Diminutive deer people who have been at war with the Dakal for centuries, prior to their extinction. Now that they are without Gifts, they don't know how to fend for themselves and are growing desperate. Dakal: An extinct race of technologically advanced cat people who lived to the west of the Nalawi islands. Worshipped no gods. After attacking Nalanni's volcano, they suffered her wrath. Now extinct, their land is at the bottom of the ocean. Pomarr: A Dakal who was a teacher in life. She has been raised from the dead by Ryba in exchange for her soul. Her goal is to siphon Nalanni's power in order for Ryba to have the energy necessary to raise the rest of the Dakal into undeath. She recently held Nalanni captive in the volcano Nalalona but was forced to escape with her prisoner after the recruits meddled too closely. Her existence is linked to Ryba. Ryba, the devouring one: Sea goddess. Raised Pomarr from the dead in exchange for her soul. Requires sacrifice of souls in order to grant power to others. Ate the souls of all lesser gods in this world. If she is killed, another sea goddess must take her place or the volcano goddess must also be destroyed. As Ryba mentioned, the world can only function with two or no goddesses. Feel free to ask us any questions in the subthread below! We will avoid spoiling the outcome, but can clarify minor points that have not been addressed already.

Comments

[weirdologist]

Ford has had enough of dealing with god-like beings for one lifetime. Seriously. Saying that, he's all for looking for another solution, but knows that it's unlikely they're going to have the time to find it. He doesn't like the odds of being able to destroy one or both. With the news that it's the only way for the planet to continue, he's willing to put his opinions aside.

Other than this, I'm completely open to anything. Normal humans unite? Helping others? Providing grunkly sciency backup? Bring it.

Re: ALTERNATE SUGGESTIONS.

[dishearten]

Graham will 100% be happy to help on this front! He has been doing it already but yeah, if they won't have their gifts he wants to make sure they'll be prepared for when recruits are gone.

[dishearten]

Sealing the magic of the goddesses to make them powerless and give the magic back to the Nalawi. Neither of mine are going to be super in love with the idea of the solution being murder, though Graham is less against it than Peter.

[dishearten]

Peter could be down for this! he is not a killing sort of guy, so he's very against the gung-ho murder pitch.

[defenceless]

I won't be getting too involved with this so I can tackle my backlog (thank you for being patient with me, if you're waiting on tags!), but Rin will be primarily focused on using her remaining magic power to feel out the locations of Pomarr, Ryba, and Nalanni. I'm more interested in providing this as something other characters can use to accomplish their goals, pending the mod go-ahead on it, so please let me know if there's anything she can help out with from the background! She knows Pomarr and has an elemental affiliation with water, fire, and earth, which might come in handy in detecting goddesses and/or creepy zombie cats, might not.

Rin will commit to defeating the gods and likely be ordering Archer to do the same. I'm thinking she'd be more likely to pursue Ryba especially, at this point. I'd like to take on one new thread dealing with this event and particularly the battling of the gods, but if there's a group log with group threads I'll probably just jump in there.

Re: ALTERNATE SUGGESTIONS.

[sengetsu]

Yeah, Kojuro's been doing it for a while too - he handles a lot of the logistics for Date's lands so skillsets he has :|d

[defenceless]

Awesome, thank you!

She wasn't around for the Ryba expedition, so are you referring to the magic in the water, by chance? I'm really sorry, if you answered this somewhere else I can just look for that.

[respired]

wtf let koltira use the gate

[evantuality]

Evan would hate this idea

I love it

[babbylon]

U WANNA DO SWEET GATE COMBOS, BRO

like I'm talkin

koltira mounts up, charges a gate portal

LITERALLY FALLS FROM THE SKY FROM ANOTHER PORTAL STILL ON THE HORSE RIGHT IN THE GOD'S FACE

those sorts of combos.

[evantuality]

Reluctantly in, because he thinks you're all hotheads who need someone to remind you that PLANS ARE GOOD OK

[respired]

yeS?? IMMEDIATELY???

also it's good that gil will be jovial bc koltira is still gonna be a grumpy fuck

[babbylon]

PENDING ANY POLL OUTCOMES...

I'd really love a "returning triumphant" log later on. For gross shipping purposes.

[futurologists]

Hey there! While we are absolutely okay with a pacifist route, we'd like to make sure this is clear OOCly: Ryba and Nalanni are not feuding, and have already coexisted peacefully for quite some time. ALASTAIR's directives are not due to the goddess' behavior, but their very existences.

+1

[strictdiscipline]

ALASTAIR needs all the extra help they can get tbh

[keeper]

(( Note: This all depends on whenever the next event log goes up/ooc availability + voting results but...! ))

Assuming godslaying is the decided course of action, and that Nalanni is defeated first (aka powers are potentially restored to the recruits), Aqua will be most likely assisting in the battle against Ryba.

On that note, I'm also wondering how soon the Nalawi would discover that their goddess has been murdered, and the impending backlash... (Unless someone is able to convince them that there's a good reason for ALASTAIR's actions... Or even rewrite their religion...? Make up lies??? idek) That said, an alternative could be to stay behind and protect other recruits from the deer, or just general damage control.

[unoradinary]

has the time come

does she have to finally use a weapon he gives her

[thebelly]

hey if he wants to save the deer people he's gotta do what he's gotta do right -- also fighting gods sounds like a fun time!! adventure!!!


you've got his swords!!

[heelies]

Uncertainly here......

But once the battle begins he shall clothe his heart in courage and summon his fighting spirit!

[babbylon]

hands her a big ol' mace

get to work, kid.

[futurologists]

Yes! That would also apply to the magic in the water, which came from Ryba.

[heelies]

Can Achilles make it all better with a song about what happened to Nalanni....

(half serious, half facetious here...)

[keeper]

ye pls serenade them with your dulcet tones Achilles

helps

[heelies]

Sing to me, O muse, of the sacrifice of Nalanni who delights in volcanoes
Whose mountain became the altar upon which she offered herself to Fate
That the cloven-footed Nalawi, the people she best loved with her fair benison
Might shed the burden of death fallen too soon upon their many bloodlines...

[keeper]

KATH HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT IN LIKE 2 MINUTES

submits this to ALASTAIR for publication tho...