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Hi everyone! Welcome to Eastbound, where nothing goes as planned, and the caravan-chasing bear is taking its sweet time making a cameo.

Without further ado, the game issssssss...

OPEN (FOR BUSINESS?)

Applications nevertheless remain open until 23:59 GMT, 2 April (Friday) for any further newcomers. They can join in on the fun at any point in time!

Please doublecheck your character is on the TAKEN LIST, when you have a second! You are welcome to consider canon any samples you wrote in the Sa-Hareth setting as part of your application. Note: transfer ongoing application sample threads to the Eastbound communities if you want any future tags to them to count towards activity check requirements.

Take a look over our first event: you can now ask any mod questions linked to it, or ask any questions to your black little hearts' content.

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OOC INTRO | CR MEME

PLAYER:
CONTACT:
TELL US ABOUT YOUR FINE SELF:

CHARACTER:
CANON:
ELEVATOR PITCH FOR YOUR CHARACTER:
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS:
i. Here your character is, minding their own or someone else's business in a tavern of the Sa-Hareth merchants' arena, when in comes a particularly persistent middle-aged woman with an eerily trademark haircut, insisting your character should give her prompt, first-class and no-nonsense service now, or she'll speak to their manager. How does your character react?

ii. A weirdly hapless humanoid undead that thinks itself a dog keeps following your character (home). What does your character name it?

ANY EVENT PLANS SO FAR? generally, or feel free to link to your event plotting comment, if you have one!
ANYTHING YOUR CHARACTER URGENTLY NEEDS FIGURED OUT IN SA-HARETH?

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PLAYER: Jesse
CONTACT:

cherto or PM is fine!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR FINE SELF: A swamp witch approaching their mid-thirties that still tries to communicate in memes. It was hard not to just use a gif for this part. Call me she, he, or they; it's good. I play too many vidya games and talk to my bunny and cat more than I do other people. I've been away from the RP sphere for a few years, so excuse the rusty creaking sounds as I get back into it.

CHARACTER: Merrill
CANON: Dragon Age 2
ELEVATOR PITCH FOR YOUR CHARACTER: Merrill is an easily lost and sometimes clueless elf with a very whimsical way of thinking (to which she will promptly voice). She's also a deadly blood mage when her powers are working, and it's what it says on the tin. She can re-animate the dead, but not to the level that this place has. That'll get her curious and might end up putting people in danger because she does get that tunnel vision. She's already used to being an outcast and will tend to hermit away once she does find somewhere, so someone might need to keep her from isolating herself too much. She'll also need help hiding her ears and tattoos whenever she goes out.
ICE BREAKER ROUNDS:
i. Here your character is, minding their own or someone else's business in a tavern of the Sa-Hareth merchants' arena, when in comes a particularly persistent middle-aged woman with an eerily trademark haircut, insisting your character should give her prompt, first-class and no-nonsense service now, or she'll speak to their manager. How does your character react?

"Oh, really, I don't work here! But yes you should get first-class service! Isn't this a first-class place? What does that mean exactly? No need to shout, I'm right here after all! R─right, of course you want something! I suppose I can go get it for you. Where would I go, then? What was it you wanted? That sounds delicious! Can I have a bite when I bring it...? No no, that's rude isn't it, I can just ask for some myself as well! What kind of dessert should we get? They already wasted my honey cakes, or I would share those. Wait─ Where are you going? Oh no, how am I going to eat two servings of this by myself...?"

ii. A weirdly hapless humanoid undead that thinks itself a dog keeps following your character (home). What does your character name it?

As much as Merrill would love a pet to probably neglect, a human pet (even undead) is a little too close to slavery for her liking, so at first she'll just go right back out and try to find wherever the undead human belongs! If that doesn't work or it isn't responsive and acts rather brainless like a standard zombie, she might conveniently toss her morals aside to experiment on them for the sake of blood magic! In secret... Sorry, "Dog the Second"...

ANY EVENT PLANS SO FAR? Event plotting is still in baby stages, so nothing solid is plotted out! Come at her! She'll start off in the prison and might try to willingly interact with a spirit/ghost even during the chaos of an escape. She'll be a bit groggy and without her magic or staff, so she won't be incredibly useful in helping others, but she can keep herself alive.
ANYTHING YOUR CHARACTER URGENTLY NEEDS FIGURED OUT IN SA-HARETH? A cloak, a cloak! Those elf ears, tho. Maybe some make-up or a glamor spell for her tattoos. Don't want the daisy to be snatched right back up. For figuring things out, she'll be very eager to learn about how the undead function here, what sort of magic spells are used, and how she can get her hands on them. Also, are there any fancy looking mirrors around? Interesting methods of interdimensional travel? Asking for a 'friend'.

Edited 2021-04-03 00:16 (UTC)

Merrill ffs don't be another dubious magic loose cannon.

But that is her job description. Don't worry, she does thorough, copious amounts of research while also wrecking everything!

Not reassuring.

Just keep her distracted with random errands, that should keep everyone safe.

okay so also a man interested in how the undead work here, come, speak with him, blood isn't how his abilities function but it certainly can be a powerful immediate draw

maybe they can. braid her hair in such a way to cover her ears too, or use some kind of head band or wrap, hmm hmm

Merrill is far more interested in finding a way to link this version of necromancy to blood magic so that she can use it in other ways... There's definitely some heeby jeeby moral quandaries around it in her canon so it will be interesting to explore!

It's hard to tell but she does have a bunch of braids in her hair already...! It's probably too short to really cover those honkin' ears. Maybe some cute hats! Or just a dirty cloak in the meantime.

It's winter there has to be some kind of knit cap existing around here, are we going to bring beanies into style in ye olde ancient fantasy zombie apocalypse, perhaps

Hahaha yeah, it all slots into the realms of Demonic Cultivation so he's interested on various levels but also those of prrrrobably don't turn this toward the living if we can help it thanks, and all these more aware Anurr forces are Big Thinking Face from him (though the energy of the U-forces is of more interest for what they feel like deep down)

That's Merrill for you. The new local 'influencer'. Time to turn the network into a tiktok... Have you also heard of the subtle chainmail sideboob, followers? New faux-chainmail patterns available now, just click the link on her Instagram story!

Ahhh demons. Merrill will talk for days about demons, and pleasantly! Yes we will do some mashing. She will continue to be testing her magic constantly for the next few days until it works, so her going a little TOO HARD on that on the third day of frustration could always lead to something crazy! IF you know the canon, I'm sure you can imagine possibilities. Edit: lol meant to say if, that is an important distinction.

Edited 2021-04-03 20:54 (UTC)

Why are you exposing anything but topboob what the heck kind of styles do you all favour!!!

Haaaaaahahah yeah I'm DA2 familiar (and all DA series familiar, lore and also contradictory lore is All We Gots, Cheryl) and yeah I'm.

Okay so Merrill? How about we not. Not attract... attention... with what your frustration meltdown might achieve, do you want to go touch a few resentful spirits? Just say hello to them we can do that

OK SHE'LL BE GOOD. That sounds like a party, haha.

Time for a trip around the citadel to say hello to the people who died horribly unpeaceful, as you do

Yeah but maybe they have cool lore.

Probably they're all just poor slaughtered souls but sure that's like lore

They'll be disney princesses with ghosts and demons surrounding them instead of forest creatures. How cute!

Watch them really end up with an undead following them home all, puppy eyed

eye falls out

this is an all inclusive brothel! no judgment amongst....undead friends.

... a-are they offering undead services i have so many questions

it's ok so does merrill. she will voice all of them.

bless that she's going to say everything that will make even the shameless one here go "oh gods why this"

She just makes a lot of observations...

so many not helpful ones too i love her MERRILL IS THE WORST ONE TO BRING ALONG WHEN TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE

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Dear Five, please apologize to Merrill for being a jackass, she's doing her best. (He won't ever.)

Their second meeting is going to be so fun. "How did you get back... I mean. Good to see you."

Wait until he finds out she could actually be useful someday. Just casually rewrites history and reminds her how they bravely escaped together.

Even Fenris never hit her! He just verbally abused her for years. At least abuse her the way she's used to. :( Even then she's still useful!

Me the person feels really bad about that. Once they can speak each other's language he'll be a lot more.... of what she's used to..... I'msosorry.

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