[UPDATE POST - SEPTEMBER 23RD]

[spellbindmods]

OOC NOTES

▢ The hub island is back, which means that a new world will come up sometime in October. Look for more weekly update posts for information on this new world, when the coven will arrive and etc. ▢ As a reminder to those who decided to keep their Palai babies, make sure you do keep track of them! You can make them part of your character's overarching plot, or eventually handwave what happens to them. If you drop, you don't want your little lizard left in the cold! ▢ Don't forget to post AC and your bonus AC! Remember that Spellbind is a sort of post-as-you-go game where if you already have AC done, go ahead and slap it up there so you aren't stressing come the last week of the month! You'll also only have one more weekly update to remind you, and that one will be on the 30th SOOOOOO not a lot of time at that point! ▢ (REPEAT) A semi-important note: please tag your posts. No one will go through and tag posts for you since some people may certain methods to their post-tagging madness, but a lot of log posts are very sparse when it comes to 'canon: character' tags. It's definitely easier to make AC if you know what all posts you've tagged!

IC EVENTS

▢ As of this morning, the coven has left Aimintas. Any and all goodbyes have been said. The Palai were sad to see the coven go -- they'd grown quite attached to their magic-wielding friends. ▢ The barrier quest results are in! Enough characters were for uniting the barrier Uvi with the Palai. A few of the Uvi were taken down to the city of Aimintas. While the Palai were at first apprehensive, the communicative nature and the different appearance of these Uvi made them more comfortable talking to them and assured them they weren't in immediate danger. Knowing what became of the other Uvi, the barrier Uvi would be nothing but horrified and apologetic. Magic creatures were not supposed to battle each other in such a way. The barrier control center has also been repaired, with some caveats created by 9S. The Palai have also been left with many Elto bones that they can utilize in whatever way they see fit. ▢ As of the time the coven left, preparations have been planned and put semi-underway to unite the island and Aimintas as much as possible, potentially creating two sister civilizations. For more concrete details, check this post! Thanks to Geir/Vern, Mikleo, Jay and 9S for being directly responsible, though others interested in the barrier quest can also handwave being involved with these results. ▢ The hub island hasn't changed much, but there are some new people immediately on the coven's radar. These newbies won't be there very long, but coven members might see familiar faces or others they know. ▢ Coven members may discover pretty quickly that the bathhouse is broken. While the water is still flowing, it's sat stagnant for so long with no refreshing that pond scum has accumulated on the surface and in the lines. The floors are also pretty slimy, and for some reason, the water isn't heating properly. This may be difficult to clean, but magic can make the job easier. There's no system in place to heat the water (it was originally just heated on its own), so it will likely remain cold until all of the stagnant water is removed from the lines. ▢ On the 26th, a fall like atmosphere will hit the hub island, with the nights getting slightly chillier and the leaves and shrubbery turning brown. However, a strange sort of topography will replace the grass on the ground. It's a small flowering plant that produces sweet-smelling seeds. The flowers are edible and taste fantastic -- though they don't taste very good with boar meat. ▢ There will also be a call to try and get the mansion looking better. It's in a bit of disrepair, and Brie and Genette will be looking to get coven members to help with this mini-mission. A tiny log will go up about this on the 28th.

IMPORTANT DATES

▢ The TDM went up today AND reserves are open! This also means applications will open on the 1st soon, as per usual. There will also be a game poll put up tomorrow! ▢ Keep track of the calendar here!

Comments

[rootandbranch]

Baby's first Hub visit!

OOC QUESTION: I know you guys mentioned you were planning to reschedule the game poll for early during the Hub period, is that still the plan?

[spellbindmods]

Yup! It's mentioned on the post down there with important dates.

[rootandbranch]

Do you know, I read that three times and missed it every time because I was going straight to the calendar link to look for it? I've trained myself to look at the calendar too well. Thanks and sorry about that!

[spellbindmods]

Oops, don't mean to beat a dead horse, but does it not show up for you? I opened the calendar link to add it since oopsie but it shows up on the calendar page and in the Google calendar edit zone. I'll try and troubleshoot to see what the deal is if it's really not there!

[rootandbranch]

It shows up now! It didn't when I first looked - I checked for it on my phone and the calendar link from this post on my browser before I commented to ask. Must've been some kind of cache issue. Thank you for all the updates and for double checking!

[lohengrins]

HI I'm sorry if something along these lines has already been asked and answered! Regarding the diseased trees: Percival has communicative healing and it works in a way where if he says or does something that comforts another living being, their physical state reflects that. I wanted to know if his power could help the trees in any way? Since plants are receptive to human contact and so forth —it was something he wanted to try, basically.

[spellbindmods]

They would be affected by Percival's magic! How this works and how much would be up to you, based on how good Percival is at utilizing his power, etc.

[lohengrins]

Thank you! NICE, it's time to sweettalk some trees.

[rebells]

Question! Does it rain on the hub island? Is there weather?

[spellbindmods]

Yes, you can assume there's weather! Wind, rain, thunderstorms, etc. If there's a major weather phenomenon, like extended periods of torrential rain, those will be put up on the prompt post. Any other, smaller weather phenomena can be handwaved or used by players as they see fit.

[deem]

I've got a few small questions, regarding the abandoned house location.

I understand supplies can be found there, but what kind of supplies? Also, what condition is the house in, and how large is it? Can player characters take it upon themselves to spruce the place up, if they're so inclined?

Sorry for asking several all together but I've been wondering about the locale and 9S would probably move into that space like a hermit crab if allowed to, to have room for various projects and such.

[spellbindmods]

Just making sure, this is in reference to the location response to Jay's player's PM? Or are you referring to another specific location; the mansion in this case isn't necessarily abandoned.

[deem]

I don't know about a PM, but the locations log our Jay-player posted lists an "abandoned house" to the northwest of camp that has apparently not been used for a long time but can be looted. What I got from locations info was that the mansion is where Genette and Brie live.

Editing for link addition, since I was on my phone earlier and couldn't easily grab it, but I'm referring to location #6 here.

[spellbindmods]

Thanks for that clarification! For that location, the supplies are a lot more mundane. You can check out this thread for some of the things that can be found here. It appears to be the remnants of a house that a family once owned, so these items can range from children's toys to adult clothing. The place can definitely be lived in, though it lacks electricity and running water for right now, and can be adapted as a domicile for whatever characters would like to live there.

It isn't multi-story, but it is a large house. There are a variety of bedrooms (three at least, with multiple rooms that can be turned into bedrooms if someone wishes). You can also use that thread to get a feel of the rooms available.

[deem]

Thank you so much for the details and the link, I'll get right on reading. If it's permissible then, I'd like to have him move in over there and tinker with the house. He will, of course, lend his technical skill toward fixing the bathhouse too so he isn't going to be a hermit or anything. Since he's an android, he doesn't have particular need for running water where the house is concerned, but he would invest some time in repairs/upgrades.

It'd also give him closer access to the western stretch of the island, which he'd interested in exploring further. Would this be okay, and where should I inquire about what he can find in this area of the island?

[spellbindmods]

Of course, he can use the house however he likes! I believe a couple players have worked to compile a lot of what is on this side of the island (or what all is known and available), but it's a very floral and prosperous side of the island. More will be revealed with the replies about harvesting!

[deem]

Thanks so much! I'll look forward to the harvesting replies; getting to do some exploration is something I haven't gotten a lot of in RP and it seems like it'll be a lot of fun, looking back on the stuff from July.

[splinten]

If any bad children kept an Elto bone for themselves, would they find the bones also stop working as magic while on the Hub, or is their magic in any way different from the magic characters have from home that get shut down?

[spellbindmods]

They don't stop working, actually! This may be curious to characters, considering magic is usually unavailable on the hub.

[potentite]

question! are the frogs okay to eat? jake is going to try anyway but you know, worth knowing if he's going to die of frog poisoning or not.

[spellbindmods]

They are actually okay to eat, so I hope he likes frog meat!