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[attr="class","questh"]BASICS
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participants: mirto vasili Hesperaloe Cartier Rebecca Harper Antonia Mostafa fiona veronica winters sabine ruchbah mel khatagin @gamana
esra karga | open to more participants EXCEPT
cerberus coven members; hydra coven mates are preferred.[break]
threads: 2-4 threads, likely 3[break]
sponsor: initiated and sponsored by
MIRTO VASILI[break]
objective: after getting a tip about an ever-shifting labyrinth southwest of delphi, mirto puts together a group of like-minded individuals to join her on an expedition; their goal is to locate the structure and attempt to get inside— who knows what they'll find?[break]
danger level: injury-enabled; survival and combat experience recommended[break]
moderation: self-moderated; will communicate with staff[break][break]
[attr="class","questh"]DETAILS
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"hey— i've got a couple leads on a new find. you good to get your hands dirty?"[break]
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some say it’s alive, she tells you. they say at its center beats a heart— gargantuan, as though belonging to a beast. that it lives and breathes and knows things about which we cannot even think.[break][break]
others say there is no beating but a chamber in the heart of it, home to artifacts older than the walls holding them; ones that whisper secrets damning all within.[break][break]
i say? there’s something in its belly worth keeping. [break][break]we find out what it is.
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ic description: [break]this quest will be broken up into THREE PHASES:
preliminary research, the
journey to the labyrinth itself, ending with them finally entering
into the depths.[break][break]
PHASE I: THE BLACK LIBRARY[attr="class","questblock"]she pulls out a sprawling map, hand-drawn, splays it out on the table like a pair of lungs. there are dotted lines and drafted paths, all pointing across the sea and toward the southwest. [break][break]we need more information— we need to know where it lives.
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whispers are only useful to those who speak them; what’s needed is something concrete and all mouths have spilled the name of one building:
the black library. [break][break]in the desert-scapes between the highlands and myca, there is an athenaeum nestled into sandstone, rumored to have a map leading to the labyrinth in question— if such a thing were true, it would likely be stuck in the archives, on display and wasting away.[break][break]
it’s time to get it out.
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PHASE II: THE ODYSSEY[attr="class","questblock"]there’s salt in the air, two ships to sail, and a crew of mismatched pairs. the adrasteia is waiting at the end of the pier, a small shipping boat near her, eager looking things supply-laden and ready to leave.[break][break]
we’ve got a long journey ahead, she says. you'd best not get sick of the sea.
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with every beginning there is an end, and to get to every end is to go through the in-between. this, here, is the in-between: braving the
west salem sea in search of a long-lost dream, battling waves, whirlpools, and beasts of the deep— mirto might be a skilled sailor, but an expedition requires a team. [break][break]
thankfully, it seems the skies will be clear, the trip a breeze; she reminds you:
the tides shift as easily as one breathes.[break][break]
PHASE III: THE GREAT SOUTHERN LABYRINTH[attr="class","questblock"]"well? what are you waiting for?"
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step inside.
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ooc description: i was thinking to make each phase its own MEGATHREAD that i would mod intermittently/as needed to keep things going, with the moderated posts increasing as the events move forward. i would really love though if y'all want to hop in and Spice Things Up at any point ehe... can't have too much chaos![break][break]
there is also a chance for a fourth thread based on the events of PHASE II, unlocking a sort of "side-quest"/alternate path [break]
suggested reward: surprise us! i'm just here for the vibes
