godsoffortune: (in the distance)
The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-09-01 06:13 pm

32 - Blow Your Top

Who: Everyone!
What: A volcano eruption threatens the Western District
When: Jan 14 - 16
Where: The Western District of the Heavens
Summary: The Western District volcano is erupting again, endangering nearby temples and sending ash sprinkling down across the Heavens. Is it natural, or another attack? Those who dare climb the volcano can find out.






Earthquake Warning

    On the morning of the 14th, an earthquake rattles windows throughout the Heavens. It's not strong enough to knock down buildings -- unless they're about to fall down anyway, like some of the older abandoned temples -- but it's strong enough to knock things off shelves and startle any late sleepers out of bed.

    After the earthquake, strange sights abound around the Heavens. The poetic koi are swimming in organized schools in all of the canals, heading upstream towards the east. Springs of pure water burst out in some areas, and in others, normal springs or fountains have gone temporarily dry. Blue and green lights bob and weave across the landscape.


Falling Rock

    The volcano begins erupting with a roar and a bright scarlet glow on the horizon. Ash and bits of rock fall across the Western district, and may even reach into the Southwest, Northwest and southern Central districts. Volcanic glass fibers that look like golden hair collect on trees, fences and buildings.

    Trails and fountains of lava are also erupting from freshly opened fissures and wending down the sides of the volcano. Gods and shinki who live in the Western District are going to need some help clearing ash and glass from their roofs, trying to re-route lava flows (the good news is, if you cool one side down enough, you can turn them! the bad news is, that takes a lot of work) or just offering them a spare room to stay until things calm down.


Swamp Gas

    It's not just lava and springwater erupting from mysterious new crevasses -- and it's not just mundane volcanic gases, either. Divine volcanic vents are blowing mind-altering fumes all over the Heavens. Anywhere across the Far Shore, but especially as characters get closer to the volcano, they may experience one or more of the following effects:
    • Confusion
    • Intense emotions
    • Anger and irritability
    • Impulsive behavior, loss of emotional control
    • Hallucinations
    • Unusually clear insight into other people and situations
    • Coughing, eye and throat irritation, difficulty breathing
    • Irresistible impulses to speak in poetry

    Most symptoms will clear up after a few hours in fresh air, and all of them will be gone within 48 hours of the last volcano gas exposure.


Mountain Climbing

    Natural disasters don't just happen like this in the Heavens... do they? Amaterasu's white-robed shinki are convinced that something is wrong, and they're organizing into search parties to go up the mountain and seek out the cause of this eruption. New and old gods and shinki are welcome to join them, or form their own groups. All of the hazards -- tremors, lava, ash, and volcanic gas -- will get worse as characters ascend the volcano. Strange little spirit flames, in shades of red and blue, dance on the rocks, dazzling, confusing and threatening to singe interlopers.

    And there's someone up here, too. A mysterious figure with glowing red eyes is keeping watch on the intruders and vanishing behind boulders whenever someone turns his way. He won't let anyone traveling with one of the white-robed shinki get too close, but solitary gods or shinki might manage to lure him into conversation, if they try....

    OOC: Please comment to the 'NPC REQUEST' thread below in order to talk to the mysterious figure on the volcano.

    Those climbing the volcano will have a chance to battle the mysterious figure should their characters choose to do so. If you're interested in a fight, please comment to the 'NPC FIGHT' thread below before the top-level is posted. A top-level for the fight will go up on IC Jan 16/OOC Sept 4.




In Summary:

  • Don't get rattled
  • Help out the Western District with their volcano problem
  • Watch out for volcanic gases
  • Find out who's behind the eruption
  • Have fun~
veiledflame: (04)

[personal profile] veiledflame 2018-09-05 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, well, he's too big," the boy says, aggrieved, and crosses his arms. He doesn't duck back into the shadow of the rock, but he's still keeping a nervous eye on Chikusa.

"My name's Sotero," he adds. "And why're you coming up here?"
doodlebuginette: (LB; let me tell you a thing)

How's this for a first impression? :3

[personal profile] doodlebuginette 2018-09-05 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[She'd mostly been minding her own business on her way up the mountain when she spotted him. In fact, she was in the process of making her way over to see if Shiro was alright when he proceeded to go all purple-glowy and lunge at her.

The situation was just similar enough to one of the times Chat was taken over that she had to chortle. But she also side stepped out of the way and sent her yoyo flying in an attempt to distract him or something.
]

No offense, tall dark and glowy-hand, but I have no idea who you are. But I'd appreciate it if you'd refrain from doing whatever it is you're about to do.
reformedsinner: (battle ready)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-05 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Hakkai has his eyes closed again; Jeep's engine goes from a rumble to a hoarse purr as he feels the car jolt and begin to move forward. His hand is clenched on the edge of the seat, knuckles white.

It'll wear off soon enough. The reek of sulfur from the volcanic gases almost, but not quite, conceals the smell of Gojyo's blood.

How serious is the injury? What didn't he see, in favor of imagining a wound that was never real?]


What I do is my fault whether or not I meant it.

[He's hardly paying attention to what he says.]
veiledflame: (07)

Jan 16 - BATTLE THREAD

[personal profile] veiledflame 2018-09-05 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"There!"

A group of white-robed shinki, swords and pikes at the ready, forms a half-circle around a diminutive figure in a gray hoodie. The boy lifts both hands over his head, clenching his fists, and a whirl of blue-green flame rises around him.

At the edges, the flames go scarlet, and then rush out as he brings both of his hands down. A shinki, caught in the rush of flame, screams and collapses, and the others rush in.

The boy begins throwing handfuls of fire at his opponents, face twisted in fear and fury.

[OOC: This is the catch-all thread for battling the mysterious NPC. If your character is signed up to battle, please feel free to tag in. Multi-character threads, if your character wishes to work with others, are fine -- just indicate in the subject of your first comment which characters will be in the thread.]
erogappa: (angry -- quietly stewing)

[personal profile] erogappa 2018-09-05 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gojyo isn't taking his eyes from the road. There's none of the fog that Hakkai's seeing, none of the attackers, but something attacked Hakkai. Something made him hallucinate, and Gojyo's on the lookout to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to him.

That doesn't mean he's not listening, however.
]

I guess... [ he says, after a long pause, ] ...that I've been sayin' it was your fault for so long that I can't really take it back now. [ He might change his mind every five minutes, but he can't pretend like the things he said weren't said. ] It's still not your fault, though. You were seein' things.
abgrund: (溶カシテイク 深ク)

[personal profile] abgrund 2018-09-05 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Utsushi looks like he's about to say something, but then he shakes his head and points upwards. A dark shadow flies over the temple, though it soon resolves into Ain, with a pair of black and tattered wings behind his back. He lands next to his shinki and retracts his wings, giving Caster a nod. ]

What's going on?

[ The shinki points to the runes on the marble. Ain doesn't seem to turn to look at them ]

Did you do that? Thank you.
reformedsinner: (sore eye)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-05 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Youkai assassins. [He still is seeing things, although with his eyes closed the shadows are blending almost completely into the darkness of his eyelid. It's disorienting, and he's going to be motion-sick at this rate.

He is, at least, feeling less confused. He knows where he is, and why there aren't really legions of youkai assassins combing the hills.]


It could have been something original, but no.

[He dares to open his eyes, holding himself rigidly still as something more demonic than youkai leaps at him, all red teeth and spider legs, and, of course, imaginary. It's a good thing he's not driving.]

And it's not just my fault because you've blamed me for things. It's my fault because I did it. When this wears off, you will let me heal it, won't you?

[He'd meant that to sound firm. It comes out fragile. Healing a wound doesn't change the fact that he inflicted it, of course, but it's something. Something he can hope Gojyo's willing to accept, because it's the only kind of meaningful apology he can make.]
kokuyoyo: (Please don't place wagers on my)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-09-05 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Tell him that it's not my fault he's short. says Chikusa, perfectly aware that Hakkai will indeed do no such thing. Still, the surrounding area is safe enough for the time being, so, slowly, Chikusa lowers his head to rest besides Ken.

Still keeping, of course, an eye on Sotero.
junkyarddog: (Without thinking)

[personal profile] junkyarddog 2018-09-05 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"He's too big when he's human, too," Ken complains, even as he leans against Chikusa's lowered head. "And we came to see what happened with the volcano, byon. Weird things keep happening in the heavens, and a volcano erupting is pretty weird." Then he huffs. "But we asked you first, y'know."
dredefulchilde: (Default)

[personal profile] dredefulchilde 2018-09-05 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Your life force will heal it quite nicely, I’m sure.

[Despite his calm demeanor and glib words, Joscelin feels weak and sweaty. It hurts! And there’s the lava, and—

Wait, lava?

He jumps off of Jeep, away from the witch. Why is there lava? He was at the temple, and then...

The boy’s brow furrows as he puzzles through this. Why is he here, again? Why has he come out here, to the side of a bloody volcano, only to get holes blasted in him by overzealous witches? He wants to be back in his room with his books. With...

When he speaks next, his voice is quiet, confused.]


You’re...it’s Hakkai, isn’t it?
myblueskies: (thinking hard!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-05 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
He took the mask and looks at it for a moment before putting it on, he's not completely sure if he got it right but he did his best to copy how Ebisu was wearing his.

"Something wrong did happen! Everything was shaking. Elfnein said it was an earthquake!" But heaven was supposed to be a place where really really bad things didn't happen! So he didn't know how there had been an earthquake or an exploding volcano!
myblueskies: (guys its a donkey!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-05 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Romeo pulled another face though he didn't stick his own tongue out in return, that was a really babyish thing to do!

"What kind of magic? Are you a god?"
killercoat: (Pondering)

[personal profile] killercoat 2018-09-05 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ The farther up they go, the more he feels that ash and smoke coat his throat and make his eyes water. It seems he's quite susceptible to this hostile atmosphere since he also succumbs to coughs. Though he's stubborn enough to keep going, forcing himself forward, despite how his throat is burning for moisture.

Perhaps his coat instinctively knows that the conditions will ail him, or even that he's determined enough to reach the summit, but a piece of cloth cover his mouth. Filtering the air enough for Akutagawa to function.

He glances up at Alex as she checks on their welfare. He dismisses her concern with the wave of his hand. Or many he's trying to swat at those pesky fire spirits, trying to singe his coat. Once he deters the hellions away from him, he finally responds to their current elevation.]


...I saw them. Those white-robed shinki were up here. They seem to be searching for something.

[Or someone? Though Akutagawa doesn't really know. There must be a reason for the Amaterasu's shinki and many of the other residents of the Far Shore to scale an erupting volcano.]

There might be something of importance around here.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Observing 2)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-09-05 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Ginia huffs behind her mask, studying him a second longer before relenting. There's still enough of her temper and sense around to not poke too deeply. Shun is an immensely private individual and that she respects.]

At least you know the people you're seeing. All I see are ayakashi or people I can't make out. Rarely someone I know.
rockthemonkey: (But there's that thing too)

[personal profile] rockthemonkey 2018-09-05 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Goku sticks his tongue out back. Like a mature adult.]

Yeah, but I dunno what they want us to do about a volcano. S'kinda big.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Cautious)

Ginia, Celty, Shun

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-09-05 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
The runes in Ginia's pocket from Caster provide protection against flames and she trusts in her god's magic, but that doesn't mean she's going to test her opponent's strength by taking an attack. She grits her teeth and throws down a borderline to shield in front of her and provide some cover for the people near her.

He looks young, maybe no older than Votelli, but Ginia is too on edge, too short-tempered to think things through. If he caused a volcano to erupt, he needs to be stopped now. Her barrier is stronger, a solid wall of light as fire blasts off it, heat curling around the edges.
Edited 2018-09-05 05:49 (UTC)
replicatedform: (Sigh)

[personal profile] replicatedform 2018-09-05 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He sighs and looks around.]

It might be the gas.
I haven't notice any
Other strange cause, so.
replicatedform: (Neutral - I am Kunihiro's masterpiece)

[personal profile] replicatedform 2018-09-05 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He raise a brow at her.]

You really think so?
And it's not how they are?
Since things are weird.
replicatedform: (Uncertain - Am I good enough?)

Re: falling rocks 1

[personal profile] replicatedform 2018-09-05 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Seeing someone familiar, Yamanbagiri stop building what seems to be a barricade and turn to face Garry.]

Yeah,from falling rocks and that strange glass thing. [The serene atmosphere against hostile intentions probably doesn't work on inanimate objects.] But I'm worried about the flow of lava.

[The temple is on top of a hill, but he doesn't know how strong the lava flow can push.]
revolutionfalcon: (listen here you sack of shit--)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-05 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
The fact that Shun's been under the hallucinatory effects since about halfway up the volcano is definitely not helping his temper at all, even if he didn't get it shortened by the other effects of the fumes. He does note the young god's similarity to Votelli in terms of age and elemental power, but unlike Votelli, this one has seemingly come with full awareness of the Heavens, of gods and shinki, and made the decision to attack regardless.

He draws his blade with one hand, and raises the other to summon a red bird crawling with additional blades. It's pretty clear he's not in much of a mood to play around.

"It'll be more useful if we can convince him to talk, but he's made his intent clear. If he's not pulling punches, there's no reason for us to pull ours."

He might be a kid, but Shun's encountered too many kids prepared to kill to trust that this one isn't plenty ready for it too.