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[attr="class","questh"]BASICS
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participants: bello okoro and
mirto vasili [break]
threads: 6 total [maybe 5][break]
sponsor: spontaneous self-sponsor[break]
objective: bello and mirto seek answers about the "okoro curse" at sweetgrass farms in order to break it. [break]
danger level: initiate - novice, injury enabled[break]
moderation: self-moderated[break][break]
[attr="class","questh"]DETAILS
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ic description: this quest will broken up into multiple phases:
reintroduction,
arrival,
the visit, and their
departure.[break][break]
PHASE I: reintroduction[break]
bello okoro does not exist before 2018 [break][break]
bello goes to sleep every night with closed eyes and every night, they're opened against his will. in waking life, he can pretend that It didn't follow him here. pretend that It doesn't know where he is now. he's trained himself to see past the super impositions of his memory. but bello can't explain away the scent of burning wood. how even in empty spaces, he hears inhuman screams. [break][break]
eclipse town is in a liminal space, a doorway if bello chooses to walk through it, and a funeral plot if he refuses. mirto interrupts his slow death march to remind him of life's one truth: [break][break]
there is always work to be done.
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sweetgrass farms and
the broken vial have done business together for generations. a long-standing tie between the two families has weakened, almost to the point of non-existence. [break][break]
the okoro family farm has been plagued with issues for the past few years and now they're finally coming to a head. the truth is obvious, a farm that bears no fruit will cease to exist. bello is forced to change tactics. maybe, when his father said they were better off without him, just maybe, he was wrong. [break][break]
PHASE II: arrival[break]
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MISSING PERSON: bello love okoro.[break]
AGE: 19 year old male. [break]
HEIGHT 6'7" [break]
WEIGHT: 225lb. [break]
EYES: dark blue [break]
HAIR: blue-black, straight and short.[break]
OTHER: has a raised scar on the back and palm of his left hand, shaped like a horseshoe.[break][break]
LAST SEEN: at sweetgrass farms on wednesday, february 7th, 2018 around 8:30pm. [break][break]
the okoro family describes the evening as completely typical. they all had dinner together and went to sleep after the evening chores. in the morning when bello wasn't up to milk the cows, they checked his room and found nothing missing or abnormal. [break][break]
if you have any information please contact the eclipse town police department.
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it is awkward, to say the least, to return home as a missing person with little to say for yourself. mirto's presence props him up and gives bello the strength to face his ghosts. a confessional and an interrogation take place at the dinner table. later, they decide to gather some intelligence of their own. there are secrets hidden in the periphery of the okoro homestead. [break][break]
PHASE III: the visit[break]
home is almost how bello remembered it. except for the fields that have all but turned to dust and the ones that remain are riddled with evidence of some unknown pest.[break][break]
despite the okoro's best efforts nothing they've been able to do has been successful at keeping them at bay. there is much to sow and little to reap. they've been living off charity and tight rationing. [break][break]
mirto and bello lend a hand where they can. it is expected of them and they're not ones to shirk their duties. in the face of destruction, the okoro clan continues on. it is hard not to feel like they're wasting time and energy tending to barren land. [break][break]
PHASE IV: departure[break]
family is complicated and no one knows that better than bello okoro. by choosing not to stay, a silent admission is made. eclipse town is no longer his home. bello and mirto return to delphi with much to reflect on.
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ooc description: - reintroduction - a trip to the broken vial rekindles a dormant friendship between and initiates a hard conversation. after the altum somnum mirto gave him for sleep doesn't do the trick, bello is forced to return to the apothecary and confess the full truth about why he's been away from home. they agree to return to eclipse together.[2 social threads]
- arrival - bello & mirto are subjected to an intense family dinner upon their arrival at sweetgrass farms. later, when everyone is asleep they decide to search the property for clues about the "okoro curse".[2 threads, 1 social + 1 moderate injury-enabled thread]
- the visit - the two enjoy a week-long stay. no one gets to stay on the farm without working. a long day in the fields turns into a dangerous situation. [1 moderate to severe injury-enabled thread]
- departure - the danger at sweetgrass farms is seemingly resolved for now. bello's received closure in some ways, fresh wounds in another. [1 social thread]
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suggested reward: some kind of family heirloom for bello. farm-related weapon or potion? open to whatever really!!! [break][break]
