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ximilia mods ([personal profile] ximilian) wrote in [community profile] ximiliugh2023-08-04 08:32 am
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MISSION [ gold sails, red skies ] + plotting post

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OVERVIEW

The continent of Hhial, divided into three separate countries, has seen a rapid evolution of technology during the industrial revolution, and steam power has made aerial travel possible — a fact that has then given rise to a number of crews calling themselves “sky pirates”, divorcing themselves from the rule of any of the nations and following their own paths. Many of them have taken to the skies to chase after a mythical sky island, Dracness, where riches are said to await those who can find it.

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OBJECTIVE

The team’s objective is to find the orb. Viveca has traced the orb to somewhere around the Hhial region, but its exact location is something the team has to find out on their own.

In order to have the best chance of finding information, the team will infiltrate three different sky pirate crews. Viveca and Degar will make it so that it is possible, and the crews are divided as follows:

On The Blue Dawn: A2, Alina Starkov, Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Clarke Griffin, Daisy Johnson, Gamora, Hibiki Fujiwara, Laurel Lance, Lúthien Tinúviel, Marta Cabrera, Natasha Romanoff, Rey, Sabriel, Yelena Belova, Yennefer of Vengerberg, Yuri Egin, Ziggy Berman, Zoya Nazyalensky

On The Hawking: Dante, Finn Mertens, FitzChivalry Farseer, Iris Black, Kazuma Asogi, Lan Sizhui, Malyen Oretsev, Minimus Ambus, Newton Geizler, Nico Robin, Noah, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Phoenix Wright, River Song, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, Sean Diaz, Shuntaro Chishiya, Stephen Strange, Thistle, Tianyou Zhao, Wei Wuxian, Yujin Mikotoba

On The Silent Plunder: Anakin Skywalker, Andromache, Alucard, Cal Kestis, Felix, Guillermo de la Cruz, Itachi Uchiha, Jake the Dog, Joric, Kylo Ren, Leonard McCoy, Lillium White, Nie Huaisang, Nikolai Lantsov, Peter Quill, Poison Ivy, Prince Arctic, Takeshi Kovacs, The Darkling, Tony Stark, Vash the Stampede, Yzak Jule

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LOCATIONS

The country of freedom and innovation, of artists and creators and writers and inventors — Kellir touts itself as a celebrator and patron to the arts and sciences and their advanced technologies boast as much. The city is made up of beautiful and detailed architecture, and the most fashionable individuals walk the manicured streets of Kellir’s downtown core.

Towards the northernmost point of Hhial, shielded by a range of snowy mountains with access to mines, lumber, and fresh water, lies Muchter, which takes pride in their technology to harvest raw materials, exporting them as supplies and goods for the other two countries and establishing a very strong economy as a result. Flourishing in jobs and currency, Muchter is arguably the most affluent country in all of Hhial.

Just a little west of Hhial is Zefindam, which boasts a more indulgent lifestyle. Filled with some of the best places for truly transcendental food and alcohols, gambling parlours, and substance dens, the people here truly live their lives as though it is their last. The cities never sleep, and much of their economy is generated through their casinos and love hotels, of which there are many.

With its lush, hilly landscapes and a single dormant volcano, the Golden Haven is an island past Hhial surrounded by crystal-blue waters and white sand beaches, and does not answer to any of Hhial’s known governments. It is instead governed by its own set of rules, something a little more akin to a ‘code’, and any sea or sky farer is welcome — so long as they respect that code. Reachable only by ship, there are transitory residences and commercial venues for trade, and the only real permanent establishment is a pub at the core of the island that has existed ever since the Golden Haven was made a pirate’s place of refuge.

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PERSONS OF INTEREST
JILLEH "THE OCEAN QUEEN" RAHTAR
The captain of The Blue Dawn, a ship that has an all-female crew. Jilleh is well-known for recruiting women who are on the run or otherwise want to leave their circumstances behind, and the crew has gained a reputation for ruthlessly taking down many fellow pirates. No one, except for Jilleh’s first mate Lai, knows how she became a pirate, but everyone knows she is the queen of the skies — Dracness, too, if she can find it.

THE HISTORIANS: BESS AND BOWIN
The twins who are co-captains of The Hawking. Instead of chasing riches, they are focused on historical artefacts, books and documents — their crew is on the more peaceful side, but they will not hesitate to defend themselves, or resort to tricks when trying to find a particular item on their list. Bess and Bowin have long searched for the lost history of the continent, and believe the answers they seek will be found on Dracness.

EDIL "GREYBEARD" HAMM
The captain of The Silent Plunder, Greybeard is both charming and cold, jovial and cruel — those in his crew are absolutely loyal to him, and he in turn to them. Together, they are known as the Scourge of the Sky, attacking not just other pirates but also ships belonging to the governments or merchants, taking what they need from those who already have too much. Greybeard is determined to find Dracness, and has promised to share the riches with his crew once he does.

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OOC NOTES

This mission will span the months of August and September.

The team’s main objective is to find the orb and retrieve it. To do that, they will have to learn where the orb is located and who might be in possession of it.

Characters will be sent out as three separate groups, each being taken on as crew of the pirate ship that they have been sent to.

Though magic does exist in the continent, those not in humanoid form will have to take a potion that will either make them look humanoid, or alter their features in a way that will make them seem like one of the more alien-looking races on Hhial (some even look like animal faces but on humanoid-shaped bodies). Which one it is is up for the player to decide.

For any questions about any of this, feel free to ask HERE.

As always characters are encouraged to share their findings and information through the network, and a mod-provided voting post will be posted later on in the month to prepare for the conclusion.

The personal goals have been assigned, and can be found HERE. If you have any questions about your goal, please ask us HERE! In the same comment, there are instructions for what to do if you are unhappy with the task your character has received.

Please use this post to plot for the mission and make your own plotting comments. You can use the form below as a guideline:

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▶ NAV

durante: (thought.)

[personal profile] durante 2023-08-05 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Name: Mira
Character: Dante
Personal task: Create an awkward situation for a teammate and do not help them out of it. Yeah, they're gonna need help on this one....
Crew: The Hawking!

General plans for the mission:
  • They're going to be doing their utmost to figure out what they can do in terms of skyfaring, but there's definitely going to be outright awe and admiration for being a sky pirate. New tech is fun!
  • Absolutely down to coordinate backstories with someone - they're going to pretend they're from Kellir, and that they're merely an eccentric in an advanced mask. Someone to back this up would be greatly appreciated and they'd owe them a favor.
  • I'd like a situation to come up where they can demonstrate that they're not actually a good person and have really no qualms about using violence through other people. Whether this is a standard fight or something greater, I'm sure there'll be opportunities for it!
  • Trying to get into the twins' good graces to be allowed to pore over at least some of the documents and books they have - the more research they can start and the sooner, the better for it.
  • Hopefully being able to coordinate with other orbers at the Golden Hand and trade stories about what's going down!
  • My personal wish is for someone to convince Dante to get in cooler pirate fashion. It's the one thing I need out of this mission over everything else.
  • Beyond what's stated, I'm eager to get back on the horse after July left me a little wobbly, so I'm willing and able to throw Dante anywhere someone needs or wants them to be.

ETC:
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[personal profile] romancekiller 2023-08-05 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Requesting a new goal please!
doooooog: (yyyy)

[personal profile] doooooog 2023-08-05 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
LMAO PLEASE. Depending on how far apart these ships are, Jake can maybe just...... stretch over to her?? There seems to be a pirate bar for the crews to mingle, so we should definitely hit things up there. They can discuss their kids, who's turn it is to bake brownies for the bake sale, what the kids are wearing these days, etc.
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
i can offer a boy to be violence'd if u like!
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
i would love for these two to get heat from the captain for not pirating enough

and perhaps some stuff about Murder Opinions??
ananym: (But merely human concerns)

[personal profile] ananym 2023-08-05 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
DOWN TO THE BRIG WITH THEM

and yeah, murder is Complicated for Alucard so he's not against those convos.
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
hahaha awkward brig convo would be real fun

maybe what gets them in trouble is helping out someone their npc crewmates were attacking? like defending a small shop or smth, or maybe just ppl who turned out to be on another pirate crew idk
ananym: (God sends us men when we want the)

[personal profile] ananym 2023-08-05 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
yeah that would work! Defending a defenseless person or something.
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
yesss

tbh if you're interested i would love to replicate smth with this energy since i know alucard's Been There as well wrt offering kindness to ppl willing to abuse it and it could lead to good talks
ananym: (As one smells in blood)

[personal profile] ananym 2023-08-05 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
video unavailable, alas. I'll try it through my vpn later though I think I'm familiar with the scene!

So it should be doable.
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
oh whoops. its the one with the nebraskas/the guy asking vash why he'd help ppl who were trying to kill him
ananym: (But their hearts are far from me)

[personal profile] ananym 2023-08-05 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
aha that's what I thought it was! I can watch that on my netflix \o/
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vash the stampede | trigun stampede

[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Name: Batty
Character: Vash the Stampede
Personal task: "Write three sentimental letters to significant people in your life but do not send them." Vash is definitely going to do this! It'll be letters to Rem, Nai, and Wolfwood. He doesn't really need help specifically, but if anyone's interested in stumbling across one of the letters we could thread about it? Rem is his late adoptive mother figure, Nai is his estranged twin brother, and Wolfwood is a self-described "undertaker" who Vash had been traveling with for a few months, with whom he sure has had Some Arguments.

Crew: The Silent Plunder
General plans for the mission: This will be an interesting mission for Vash, since he was already a man with a bounty on his head in canon, so he's used to not being persona grata with the law! H o w e v e r he issss aggressively a pacifist.

- He's going to get himself an entire Reputation for being a Weird pirate who refuses to ever shoot first or shake people down for their valuables in general. He might even steal back people's things for them if they seem to be in need / unable to stand up to the bigger and more dangerous crews.

- I am open to him having tension with crewmates or getting in trouble with the captain because of this attitude.

- His cover story will be that he is just a Simple Mechanic with a Dream, nobody particularly skilled or interesting. He basically got on the crew because he was persistent and hardworking, pretty much.

- I am very interested in the idea of exploring the more uncomfortable and occasionally self-destructive aspects of his pacifism/altruism, such as being willing offer a hand even to those who have been actively willing to harm him. If anyone wants to work out some double-crossing/betrayal/etc for a personal goal or such and then have some deeply awkward aftermath, hmu!

- PIRATE FIGHTS. Vash is an exceptionally skilled gunslinger, which is something that he does not advertise and only comes up in situations where he is forced to fight instead of flee. He is available for protecting your character, or alternatively protecting others from your character, since he's desperately unwilling to accept ppl getting killed if he can prevent it in any way.

ETC:
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[personal profile] rootlessly 2023-08-05 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
sneaking into captain's quarters for the Good Booze sounds very fun, i am here for it

this is the kind of piracy he can get behind ok
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Daisy Johnson | MCU

[personal profile] morethan084 2023-08-05 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Andrea
Character: Daisy Johnson
Personal task: Speak only the truth for 24 hours. I mean, an attempt will at least be made. Anyone want to play this out?
Crew: The Blue Dawn

General plans for the mission: Besides having fun with the ladies on board The Blue Dawn?! Just a lot of exploring, I think Daisy might find this mission rather calming in some ways? While also missing certain people who aren’t on the ship with her. I prefer to keep it vague until we see the log, but I’m here for just about anything! :)

ETC:

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[personal profile] morethan084 2023-08-05 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
GIRL CREW! Definitely time for these two to hang again. <3
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[personal profile] morethan084 2023-08-05 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Daisy must see Joric in his pirate get up. That’s it. That’s the plan.
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[personal profile] morethan084 2023-08-05 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
LADY PIRATE CREW LESSGOOOOOO
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[personal profile] drawsblood 2023-08-05 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Is she prepared to swoon into his arms?

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[personal profile] choicely 2023-08-05 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
oh my god, and she really does need to get the full stretchy powers effect sometime — but yeah, they could rendezvous at the pirate bar, that would work! discussing their kids, I'm emotional!
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[personal profile] choicely 2023-08-05 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
absolutely! time for Yen to figure out how to do this piracy thing
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[personal profile] doooooog 2023-08-05 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
this is a broader question than just this mission and may not ultimately be relevant, but I'm curious. If Jake were to transform into his "true" appearance (i.e. big blue dog), would that have any effect on his body's appearance while under the effects of Degar's human potion? Or would Jake only feel the increased psychological abilities/non-visible physical intensity of it?

The physical changes are pretty extreme when he's in his own body, but since the nature of the potion is to disguise I wanted to see if you guys had any interesting ideas on how those two concepts would interact!

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