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

[declamando]

[Maria can definitely see why she wouldn't, and she nods a little in understanding, but she does feel the need to express the condition to that.]

Then you'll have to be very careful about yourself. With no shinki at all, it's impossible to defeat ayakashi, the creatures we often have to fight here.

[alchemists]

[ Elfnein wants to help more but the idea of using a soulless shinki doesn't sit well at all. But will being information back up even be useful here...]

Even if I can't fight straight on like everyone else I want to be able to help my followers.

[declamando]

There should be at least some prayers you can answer without the help of a shinki, and without fighting. I can always help you if you need it as well.

[There's a soft smile from Maria at that. She's never tried answering a prayer with another god before, but she's sure there'd have to be no rule against it as long as it gets done.]

[alchemists]

It's not breaking any rules if you help me?

[ She's just worried since it seems odd to have two gods take on a prayer. ]

[declamando]

Not as far as I know. We wouldn't be able to defeat any ayakashi unless I brought one of my shinki along, but people do pray for other kinds of help.

[Thankfully, or Maria's pretty sure Elfnein wouldn't be the only one having second thoughts or difficulties about how much they could do here.]

[alchemists]

We can do our best to answer those other prayers even if they're small.

[ Teamwork is always better, though Elfnein's powers are really suited for people needing help with information gathering. ]

[declamando]

That's a good way to look at it. It's why I think you'll do fine as a god.

[It's hard not to smile at that optimism. Elfnein's only just got here, and she's already considering how best to give back to the people who will one day be praying to her, even if it's only in little pieces to begin with.]

[alchemists]

Thank you Maria for helping me get a better grip on this situation.

[ Momcat works in mysterious ways. ]

[declamando]

That's quite alright. I'm sure others will help you if you need it too - most people I've met here have been quite friendly.

[Obviously, there are some odd ones out, but Maria hasn't had the bad luck to run into anybody outright unpleasant yet.]