Into the Dragon's Lair

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⊙ The Gift of Forever

 

Who: Open to everyone who wants to go (along with the rescue teams who do not know they are rescuing right now)
Where: The Overworld
Summary: A Call to another world turns into an unexpected reunion and rescue
Warnings: Dragon Warriors
EVENT INFO: Read about it here if you're a newcomer!

The Dragon Quest

 

It happens in a moment. At first you're sleeping, out in town or tending to a job when you feel something yanking at you, forcefully pulling you out of this moment in time and right into another. For the rest of Hinoto-Ri it will be a simple blink of time. You were there in a minute; the next you are gone, leaving behind no trace.

For you, however, you see colors swirl as you feel the drop of hundreds of meters downwards somewhere you can't quite remember...but feels familiar.

Then it's all gone.

You awaken inside a city that is obviously inspired or could in fact be Egyptian in nature (if you've heard of that style, anyway). Merchants move about in tents and the town's warriors scramble at your arrival, pointing khopesh at you, shouting to get up and explain yourselves.

It is only when they realize you somehow speak their language that they manage to calm down. While still hesitant at some of you and your looks, the town's sultan seems oddly calm about your intrusion, especially when you explain you don't come from this world.

"Then thy mission here is clear. We have met such an individual hence a few weeks ago. However he is long gone from our place, off to search for a way to...contact you, I believe." For some reason, the man's speech was riddled with medieval speech patterns despite looking more Egyptian than anything else. "Please enjoy what we have to offer tonight, warriors. The sandstorm is nigh impenetrable, and there are dark energies to it barring passage. Tomorrow thou art free to continue onward, should fair weather greet thee. There are many monsters that haunt the town outside, but their pockets are filled with the golds which make our currency, if thou wish to trade with our merchants."

OOC Info:

 

(Your characters are currently in a town called Isis, found in the middle of a desert. Currently the sandstorm outside is making it impossible to leave the town for more than a short while away, so you may take this first day to look around, or kill the nearby monsters. Just make sure not to step too far into the sandstorm or you may be lost forever.

The map is here. Isis has the following establishments:
> A Bar which serves ancient Egyptian cuisine. Food is cheap, you should get enough money just by either looking around town for coins buried in the sand (it tends to happen a lot around here) or go fight a few monsters outside.
> Two stores, once which sells bladed weapons, and one which sells simple loin-cloth armor. You will need to defeat some monsters to be able to purchase them however.
> An underground gambling ring (as in it is located underground, part A on that map) where you can watch monsters fight each other and bet based on results. You may earn a lot more money...or lose it all.
> A priestess who gives out fortunes. (You are only allowed to have 1 character per player have their fortune read.)

Feel free to start your own threads anywhere in the city or the land outside! Simply post a new comment below the ones we have posted ourselves, stating if your post is open or closed to certain people.

For now, mingle and have fun. The plot part of this log will start later on.)

Comments

THOUGHT BOMB'D

[tyrantball]

So here's the thing: in response to the changes in her heart, Desco's Soul Persona changed as well: from Dragonlord, the Original Final Boss, to Yog-Sothoth, the Key and the Gate.

Yog-Sothoth is a Support-type Persona focused on healing and communications, which means it has the City CommLink ability.

Which is why you are currently hearing the high-pitched voice of a four-year-old girl in your head.

Hello! Final Boss Queen Desco here, checking in with all her vassals! As the duly acknowledged ruler of Hinoto-Ri, she is officially declaring a Rescue Mission to retrieve her vassals that are lost in this world. If time permits, she will also assemble a small force to help her conquer this world and bring it under her benevolent rule! Please look forward to further broadcasts from Desco!

Re: THOUGHT BOMB'D

[badluckhealer]

[If Aggie knew this was what was up, she'd... well, she'd react much the same.

Which is basically placing a hand to her forehead and making grumbly noises. Right in the middle of dinner...and she doesn't know how to reply, either. Bleh. Might as well just forge ahead.]

[tyrantball]

Desco doesn't bother to switch out of her 'indiscriminate broadcast' mode for the next bit.

Also, if Aggie is here, Desco is near a food place! We can get cake!

[badluckhealer]

[Okay let's. Let's try this replying thing. Um. Focus, focus...it's like in the movies, right? One, two-]

...You are that person I met while I was indisposed, correct?

[CLOSE ENOUGH.]

[tyrantball]

Okay, now she's switching over from indiscriminate broadcast mode.

Oh! Aggie! You sound older now! Don't worry, Desco is still your friend!

Re: THOUGHT BOMB'D

[istotesbatgirl]

[Misfit is surprised both at the voice in her head and the information it gives. To try and respond she concentrates on her thoughts as hard as she can.]

Hello? Is this the person who just spoke into my head? Where are you?

[tyrantball]

Desco is Desco! Her name is short for Death/Extermination Submersible Combat Organism, and she is the Queen of Evil Deeds and ruler of Hinoto-Ri! Right now she is outside a bar.

[istotesbatgirl]

Hold on a second.

[Misfit appears in a cloud of purple smoke outside the bar.]

Hello. Is Desco here? I'm looking for Desco.

[tyrantball]

"Hello!"

Oh hey a tiny demon girl with way too many eyes and lots of tentacles is there.

[istotesbatgirl]

Hello. You're Desco right? I wanted to ask, if you're ruler of Hinoto-Ri then what's the deal with the mayor?

[tyrantball]

"Desco leaves the day-to-day stuff in the hands of the previous corrupternment officials because she has no interest in the boring parts of power and authority, of course!"

[istotesbatgirl]

That sounds reasonable. You're not out to hurt people are you?

[tyrantball]

"Desco would never harm her own subjects!"

[istotesbatgirl]

I'm glad to hear that. It's just that your description of yourself made you sound like a super villain.

[tyrantball]

"Super villains are for comic books. Desco is a Final Boss, which is for video games!"

[istotesbatgirl]

Cool. Cause I'm a super hero and if you were a villain I'd have to fight you.

Since you're in charge of the city can I ask you about a project I want to get done?

[tyrantball]

"Of course! Desco has a personal minion to act as liason for relaying her orders to her corrupternment lackies!"

[istotesbatgirl]

You mean Isabelle? She's cool and all, but I was hoping that as ruler of the city you could help push my idea through. It will really help everyone. I promise.

[tyrantball]

"If it amuses Desco enough she might go down there personally to see it gets done. Her lackies need to be reassured that she's still holding the reins of power, after all!"

Entirely earnest as she says this.

[istotesbatgirl]

OK, so we need to build a bat-signal for Hinoto-Ri.

[tyrantball]

"...why would you need to signal bats?"

Slight pause.

"Oh! Are you a vampire?"

[istotesbatgirl]

No, I'm not a vampire.

What we need to build is a spotlight with a cut out of a bat on it, so when you shine it in the sky it makes the outline of a bat on the clouds.

[tyrantball]

Still not getting it.

"...do you want to summon vampires? Desco is pretty sure Uncle Johnny is the only vampire in Hinoto-Ri, though..."

[istotesbatgirl]

No, It's awesome. You use it to call heroes when there's trouble, and then we show up and we're like...

[Misfit pulls her cape up to cover the bottom of her face and puts on a deep voice.]

...What seems to be the problem.

[She drops the act.]

Then we solve the problem.

[tyrantball]

DEEP THOUGHT

"...Desco thinks that seems needlessly baroque. Couldn't she just contact you directly?"