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

[thevanguard]

Eh?

[ Yata had been wandering by when this guy called out and he glances over his shoulder at him, arching an eyebrow at the question. ]

I'm not a god. [ Thank all the heavens for that. Still, he fixes the other shinki with a speculative look, eyes narrowing. ] Did you lose them? Who is it?

[brohat]

I'm not too sure! [But he's still smiling, although he tilts his head a bit at Yata's inquisitive look.] I just got here, and I'm not sure where to start looking...

[But he knows they have to be nearby, right?]

[thevanguard]

[ Ohhh. That makes more sense.

Yata crosses his arms over his chest and regards the new guy. ]

Don't worry, you'll find them. Or they'll find you. You'll know it when you meet them. Sorta. It's hard to explain. But they're probably here, yeah. I mean almost everyone is, today. I guess the new shrine thing is a big deal.

[brohat]

I'm sure I will, but...

[He doesn't even know what he should be looking for. Should he look for someone big and powerful?]

Eh? So what did it feel like for you?

[thevanguard]

[ Yata gives a sheepish laugh at that, rubbing a hand against the back of his neck. ]

She found me first, actually. I didn't realize it before that, but when she came up and told me she was my god it just... felt right? I guess?

[brohat]

Hm... maybe it'll be the same way for me?

[He'd like to be positive. It felt better than just complaining that he couldn't find his god.]

...Ah, so what's your god like? Is she powerful? ...Pretty?

[thevanguard]

[ Yata looks flustered and averts his gaze, shifting awkwardly from one foot to another. ]

Yeah, I guess? She's alright. I'm still getting to know her, but I like her alright. She seems really honest, at least. Not stuck up or anything like that, and I guess I sorta expected her to be, since she's a god and all that? I dunno, you wouldn't expect them to be normal, right?

[brohat]

She sounds really good... yeah, I would expect a goddess to be... more stuck up, maybe?

[He hasn't really thought about goddesses that much. But he's sure they're great.]

Oh! I'm Akagi Shouhei. [Tipping the front of his hat.] Pleased to meet you.

[thevanguard]

Right? They're supposed to be gods! But some of them are pretty normal. Some are just weird, though. I guess that's more normal for gods, maybe? Like, who's gonna tell them they can't be?

[ A flicker of surprise before he grins. ] I'm Yata! It was good to meet you, too. I hope you find your god soon, though.

[brohat]

When you're a god, I guess you can do whatever you want... that sounds really nice, now that I think about it...

[does he have idea, of course not.]

Thanks. I'm sure they're somewhere around here, I'll just have to keep looking.