014 | A Whole New World

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Exploring the world
When: All day June 26
Where: The Near Shore (All Over)
Summary: So many shrines have popped up! Go visit your homelands!



The Heavens have received reports of many shrines to the "new gods" they are harboring appearing all over the world. These shrines seem to be additional, new shrines to those gods. Older shrines to those gods still exist, but these ones are shiny, new, and way more compatible with the "new gods". God characters, as well, will have felt the sudden pull towards their homelands and be compelled to travel to them. But the Heavens have taken it a step farther, offering the Meeting Hall as a place for gods and shinki to group up and go out for the day to the various places that are now calling out to them.

Please ignore the fact that they are mostly doing this so that you all will collect information for them without their begging for it or having to reward you.



Meeting Hall

The Meeting Hall is being used as a sort of hub right now. Any groups that are planning to meet up and travel together can meet here, but you might also find someone who's going somewhere you'd like to and tag along with them. Additionally, the Heavens have provided packed lunches for everyone to take with them, should they desire to. This also serves as a meeting place for all of the new gods and shinki.

Locals

Local pantheons have been alerted to the impending visitors. They are happy to welcome their brethren home and are likely to make a big fuss about their brothers and sisters staying with them. Local gods are welcome to be interpreted however you would like, just be sure not to NPC any god that is already taken by a god player. Also, you may find yourself running into some local spirits during your sight-seeing - including local ayakashi and various folklore spirits.

Flyers

They may not stick out at first, but those who are paying attention will notice that there are a large number of flyers being left around at their new shrines. Heck, even walking through the human towns, you will find flyers scattered on the ground and pinned to cork boards and nailed to telephone poles. All bear the same message: "Down with the Heavens. Down with Amaterasu." The locals gods are well versed in the flyers, saying that there have been some strange characters around throwing these flyers at anyone who will give them the time of day. Even humans will note that some shady-looking people have been putting up these strange posters.

Destruction

Whether you return early because of boredom, never left because you're uninterested, or late because you've been having fun, the middle of the night will bring an interesting sight to all. The Heavens will find themselves under attack - in the form of a large fire set at the temple of Amaterasu herself. The entire home is going up in flames and no one knows where Amaterasu is. They're asking for help in dousing the fire or even entering the burning home to find the small goddess and possibly look for the saboteurs, though the only people who are still around are Amaterasu's shinki, in varying states of distress and consciousness.

Note: Who will discover Amaterasu will be decided randomly on 3/20/17 OOC. At that point, a follow-up post will be made by Amaterasu herself.

In Summary:

• Explore the world
• Get to know your homelands
• Investigate insurgents
• Deal with a riot
• Save Amaterasu
• Have fun~

Comments

Meeting hall

[changeanddie]

[A young boy touches Roxas' shoulder.]

Excuse me. Do you know where the Greek gods are gathering?

[missingache]

[He blinks and looks at who was trying to get his attention.]

Not really. I was gonna go to Greece by myself. I'm just waiting on my shinki.

[changeanddie]

Oh, lovely! I'm seriously considering, despite being more curious about this divine dwelling. Because hey, free trip to the Mediterranean!

Are you also a Greek god?

[missingache]

[This kid is a god? Huh.]

You can go there anytime since there's shrines everywhere. [Nodding.] I'm Artemis.

[changeanddie]

I could, but then it wouldn't be eventful. I lack the friends or shinki to accompany me in a normal trip in the future, so my most fun bet is tagging along with strangers. [He offers a hand to shake.] I'm the new Hermes! How do you do?

[missingache]

... do you want to come along with me then? I'll be going to Delos first. [!!!

He does indeed take him up on the offer.] Good! I knew the old Hermes. He left a while ago. Didn't think we'd get a new one so soon.

[changeanddie]

[He was "lowkey" hoping to be invited, so he grins.] It would be my honor!

Ah, I am used to filling somebody else's shoes so I don't mind if you guys don't. How was he -or she, or they- like?

[missingache]

[Honor?] You know how to teleport, right?

[That's a question he has to think about.] Really energetic. Liked to tease, was really fast, and was really insistent on us being family. His name was Speed of Sound Sonic, but he just went by Sonic.

[changeanddie]

I have yet to do it! Can all gods here cast such spell?

Ah, a classic speedster. I've heard of the type of fellows and I can see why he was Hermes, then. [Perhaps less prickly than most Marvel speedsters, from the sound of it. The warm, funny ones tend to be from That Other superhero universe he doesn't know about.] I'm not certain I can fully fulfill that friendliness, but I'm willing to try!