acquirement: icon of kamisato ayato (You gon' get yours)
kamisato ayato. ([personal profile] acquirement) wrote in [community profile] ellipsanet2023-03-17 10:07 am

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{ it’s later in the day after the guilds have opened, giving him enough time to firstly speak to the power holders, but then assemble his notes into what could be considered concise enough to share with the public. olwen had clearly had worries of overwhelming people on arrival, but without information in place it’s impossible to actually assess the situation and make their own choices on what to do. }

Greetings. { and at first glance, it seems as though the man who appears partially in the camera doesn’t know how to use it. only part of his face shows, along with the tell tale sign of someone holding onto papers in their hand. his voice, at least, will be recognisable for anyone who has met him before. } I have information to share regarding our situation, since I imagine many of you are rather busy, I’ll try to keep this as short as possible. For any of you who may have doubts about my sourcing of this, all the information I will present here is free for anyone to search for themselves in the library or by asking the power holders themselves.

According to the history books Amberfall library has on this world, no one can remember the world being anything but the seasonal segments and the neutral ground in the centre, though they have obviously adapted and grown over time. As for the seasonal powers, they appear to be blessed to humans who entered a particular segment, though not everyone was blessed with these powers. Magic differs from these powers, and people here can learn that with practice.

Now, the topic of interest is the ‘Tragedy of Greed’. This describes a group of people who were overly eager for more and wished to have the powers of all the seasons. They would absorb powers from others, essentially murdering them, until one day one of them was able to possess all four. It’s quite extraordinary how grotesque this next section is, so I’ll save the commentary, though a warning of how their powers went berserk and caused destruction will hopefully be enough to deter those of you who may have been considering this. I should note, this happened to all of those in that group who managed to steal powers from others. For those who hear this message and fear the worst, I can confirm that Olwen ensured that there was magic involved with our summoning that will stop any of us from doing the same.

{ he takes a pause, and a sharp smile is visible on the camera - still partially obscured but it’s there } We wouldn’t want anything bad to happen, now would we?

Next, the Darkness that inhabits this world now has been sealed to stop it from spreading, but obviously that is not enough to restore balance. Anyone who has been curious enough to step further afield has likely seen for themselves the state of the segments, which is why we have been brought here to help.

As you may have noticed, many of the locals are apprehensive of us being here and fear the worst. For the time being, it may be best for those willing to help them feel more comfortable, aid them however you can. Time is likely the only means we have for their unease to fade.

Unfortunately, as they have said, the summoning itself is entirely random and there is recognition that there are many of you { not ‘us’ } will never have experienced danger like this before. I’d like to recommend that a support group be created for those that are worried about what they can do to help or how their safety can be ensured going forward. Experience in battle should not be the only skills that are honed, after all.

Meanwhile, I’d like to suggest that those of us who are able to explore the segments do so in groups to ensure safety. From what Olwen could tell me, there are still a lot of unknowns there and concerns of how we can proceed until more resources can be built. Please do not listen to Sawyer if he encourages you to go alone to show your bravery, if anything that would only show your foolishness.

Ah, goodness me, this was awfully long. There are more details I uncovered about the Fairies, Sirens and Mermaids of this world, but as they seem less important at the moment. Feel free to contact me if you wish to learn more. Of course, you can read all about this yourself at the library if you would prefer.

{ ooc: details were obtained through reading through many books from the library and speaking to the power holders

TL;DR: anyone who wants to try and steal powers from others won't be able to. let's help those that are worried/scared as they aren't used to this danger i'm so sorry this is so long skdjgdg }
untilidie: (Attentive)

un: Ordinary

[personal profile] untilidie 2023-03-17 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, someone actually spelled it all out instead of being cryptic and weird about it.

That’s very helpful. Thank you.
detectiveforhierophant: (Be precise)

UN: dojima - text

[personal profile] detectiveforhierophant 2023-03-17 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, once Dojima managed to escape THAT awkward situation at the guild halls...

He was pleasantly surprised to see someone had done some investigation of their own.]


So this whole thing started due to some power holders being greedy bastards, huh?

And we're sure none of us outsiders can replicate that process?
glidinglight: (suspicion)

un: starbound

[personal profile] glidinglight 2023-03-17 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That was supposed to be short? ]

That was really thorough. Has Olwen guaranteed that magic from outside this world will not also trigger the same events as we accumulate the seasonal powers?
Edited (Phone tagging, it's just gonna look ugly) 2023-03-17 16:29 (UTC)
untilidie: (Yeah that's me)

[personal profile] untilidie 2023-03-17 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Normally I have to fight a bunch of suspicious youkai before anyone will give me a straight answer about anything.
untilidie: (Not a clue)

[personal profile] untilidie 2023-03-17 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Some youkai starts causing trouble, then humans come in to investigate what’s going on and put a stop to the incident before it becomes a problem for everyone. You know how it goes.

[Marisa your life experiences are not universal.]

Anyway.

So their season people made a mess so they got rid of them and replaced them with us, right? What’s the end game here? I’m not just gonna live here forever.
untilidie: (Everything is terrible forever)

[personal profile] untilidie 2023-03-17 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Establishing boundaries early on is important with Marisa. The more work you do for her the more she’ll try to get you to keep on doing them. So this is probably wise.]

This might be the most convoluted incident I’ve ever dealt with. Maybe even more than the moon thing.
Edited 2023-03-17 19:02 (UTC)
untilidie: (What am I looking at here?)

[personal profile] untilidie 2023-03-17 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[You want high concept? Let’s talk about the moon.]

Oh yeah, the Lunarians tried to invade my home because some spirit of vengeance invaded their home. Also there was this whole Thing about the dream world?

It was weird, even by youkai incident standards.
rustyhonesty: (I'm telling you)

video; un: jean

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-03-17 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
So one of the power holders has a good head on his shoulders and another is a brat who wants people to go to their doom.

Lovely.

[Sounds like they have quite a group of natives at their hands.]

It doesn't surprise me people let their greed ruin the world.
rustyhonesty: (Skeptical)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-03-17 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably... did he seem like a decent guy otherwise?

[Just to know if they should keep an eye on him. A rebellious "leader" of the world they were in was kind of a alarming.]

Yeah. It's even one of the seven deadly sins or something, right?
essenceborn: (blah blah blah)

un: nenonen

[personal profile] essenceborn 2023-03-17 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
This is an excellent and comprehensive resource. Good job Ayato!

Can you do one on flowers next time?
rustyhonesty: (Uh okay)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-03-17 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. I guess we'll find out eventually what kind of people they are properly. It took a while to really understand the people we worked with in Avalon, too.

[Especially if you had no clue what the heck was King Arthur.]

Uh... if I remember right, they're wrath, pride, sloth, lust, gluttony, envy and greed. Don't quote me on that though, I've only heard about it a few times.
noarchitact: (pic#16298291)

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[personal profile] noarchitact 2023-03-17 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you mind repeating all of that. I want to record it for a friend. [ because he's already forgotten about half of what ayato has said. ]
rustyhonesty: (Sideglance)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-03-17 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
A world like this one that took people from different worlds and gave us powers to learn and use so we could help save basically the whole universe.

[At least this time it's just this world.]

I think there are also supposed to virtues to counter them, but I don't remember that far.

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