Spirit Seeking In The Woods

IC General Chat
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Friends and Neighbors,

Between festivals there was some talk about several of us meeting up in the tavern to go seeking the Lantern Spirits (will-o-the-wisp?) in the woods.

I am curious if folks are still interested.

Regardless, I plan to go, as I am quite curious, but I am wondering if I should wait for a group to form, or head out with just one or two others.

Your neighbor,
James

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Dear James,

I would very much like to accompany you. I am quite curious about these spirits, and have wished to see them for myself since first I heard about them. While a large part of that is scientific curiosity, I am also interested with interacting with some of the friendly inhabitants of this island. It would be a refreshing change from the many hostile interactions weā€™ve had.

Please let me know the when and where of this gathering so I can make sure to arrive promptly. I would not want to hold up the expedition.

Regards,
Countess Annaliese Liane Leopolda Johanna Verenberg-Hossler von Silberholtz

OOC: Forgive me if this makes no sense. I wrote it on zero hours of sleep in the past 36.

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James,

I had a delightful time last gathering following these spirits with you. You can definitely count me in, and I think Julien was also interested!

Yours,
Countess Isaac J. Everhart, Esq.

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If the young Countess is going out in the woods at night, I will be there as well.

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James,

Like Lady Annaliese, I am also quite curious regarding these spirits in the woods. Circumstances permitting, I would be interested in accompanying you. Given the additional dangers in the woods, my cousin will likely recommend I attend only if there are sufficient individuals capable of defending themselves, so I apologize in advance if in the end, I must decline. I do my best to avoid giving them conniptions.

When you know when you hope to gather, please do keep me apprised.

Best,

Countess Rukiye Maryam Naiā€™ma bint Maital vā€™Yasamin vā€™Jacinta no Kershawi Teuthida AlizĆ© min bayt Amira

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Everyone,

I am thinking of leaving from the Tavern as soon as it is late enough for the spirits to be out.

I imagine some delay will be necessary, as that is the way of mobilizing larger groups, but I am hoping to waste as little time as possible.

Sincerely,
James

OoC

So Iā€™m thinking meet up in the tavern at Game On, give a few minutes for stragglers to join, to role play, and to let staff do their thing, then head into the woods.

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I saw one of these beings on the First of Dawning, and would be quite interested to encounter one again.
Iā€™ve heard rumors a new ship of colonists may be arriving ā€“ should we wait to see if they arrive soon after nightfall?
-Isadors

OOC clarification

I have a feeling the newly arriving character Stev would be interested in this, and their player (Jordan) has not been participating in IC chat since theyā€™re not technically on the island yet. Iā€™m not sure what the situation will be for new player arrival mod and how long that might take, so if you donā€™t want to wait too long it may not be practical for them to join, but I wanted to at least mention.

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Isadora,

If the group as a whole wanted to wait for our latest colonists to depart the ship, I could be convinced.

Alternatively, if the ship is taking too long to divest its passengers, Iā€™m sure we could leave word around the Tavern that any new colonists are welcome to join us, and roughly were we expect to be.

-James

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James.

Donā€™t encourage the new colonists to wander about in the woods at night, you madman! Do the decent thing. Warn them just enough to cover your arse about what theyā€™ll be walking into.

-R

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Ravil,

I think ā€œwe will be seeking potentially dangerous spirits in the woods; beware of murderous Elementals, hostile spirits, the re-animated dead, and other unexpected ā€˜monstersā€™ā€ is sufficient warning, donā€™t you?

-James

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You got a peculiar way of spelling ā€œYOUā€™RE GONNA DIE IF YOU GO OUT ALONE,ā€ James.

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Ravil,

I meanā€¦
A. I havenā€™t died yet, but
B. youā€™re probably not wrong

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Iā€™d be extremely interested in studying these creatures. Has it been determined whether they are corporeal?

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I think the only thing we have officially determined is that one of them likes to play hide and seek.

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And that there are at least 3 of them -

  • 1 unarmed: 2 hands on its lantern, who vanished when we approached too close,
  • 1 with a dagger in one hand, the lantern in another,
  • and 1 who put me to sleep at range (when I offered a bell) before approaching and knocking me unconscious with a touch. (OoC: sleep packet, & ā€œunconsciousā€ packet)

All 3 seem friendly and childish, or at least Puckish.

I canā€™t say any of the 3 made me feel especially threatened when I saw them in Spring, but I missed them this Summer, so I donā€™t know if their behavior was any different.

Any insight into their presence and behavior during Summer would be greatly appreciated.

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