Who: Rita, anyone else
Where: Blessenwood Plaza
When: Noon time for quick hardening materials
Why: Needed to dust Rita off. Just a little hobby Rita has.
Status: Open

Who: Mithos Yggdrasill, Kratos Aurion
Where:
When: Three days after Mithos' presence became known to Ad Libitum.
What: A long awaited - and dreaded - talk between Mithos and Kratos.
Ratings/Warnings: TBD
Status: Ongoing

( *knock knock* )

I'm probably gonna have to stop doing these because we're just getting too many new players and Windows Movie Maker is Micro-crap. But even with the ceaseless lag and occassional crashes, I managed to finish this new one to YUI's "Laugh Away." Let's hope YouTube doesn't find it and silence creativity like it likes to do.

Since we stalled to a halt in the rescue thread, I think it would be nice if we could all post real quick what our characters would have done, thus moving on but keeping some continuity to things.

Ion would have tried to keep the peace between Tear and Arietta (awkwardly), and he would have been extremely relieved to see Asch again. He would reserve his scolding for when they got back to the inn.

The stress has gotten to me. Before I go ahead and explode from it, I'm gonna take a hiatus. I love you guys, but theater is so much more stressful than it needs to be. XD

This only affects Genis and Mao. Um, just assume Mao is off with Jade this entire time and that Genis and Raine are off hanging out? If you need them for threads or logs, just email me, and I should be able to reply within the next 24 hours.

Sorry guys, but RL > RP in this grand scheme of things.

Based on suggestions by Sheira:

- Disabled custom themes on the comments pages. Basically when you click on a log, it'll take you to a default LJ page where the spread is easier to read, there's less stretching, etc. This should help with the comments-falling-off-the-page problem.

- Moved and updated the membership roster. I posted it as Yuan before, and this time it's under the main rpg username so any mod can update it. Please check and make sure this is correct, okay? Just comment to the thread if there's any need for updates. Remember Blessenwood Guild Members can complete quests for other cities, and they can also switch their alliance to another city if they choose to do so.

- Adding links to the navigation for things like the World Map, reference pages, and for some other pages which will be added/updated later.

- Am thinking about adding some type of a rewards system (gaining stuff from completing quests was also suggested, but this is somewhat beyond that). Comment here if you would like a character to participate in that (logged in as the character, plz. If you play more than one, you can comment with each of them).

Any questions/comments/concerns/further suggestions can also be addressed here.

This roster can be found in each guild building. As new members are recruited, their names appear in the book. If I have the wrong city listed, or if your character's already an official member and I missed them, please let me know so I can update the list. City of membership is not particularly important, and can be switched. Members of one city can be recruited to undertake quests in other cities as well.

Guild Leaders:
+ Yuan Ka-Fai (Blessenwood)
+ Jade Curtiss (Ouin)
+ Kratos Aurion (Unicia)
+ Mao (Port Merrium)

After your character gets used to Ad Libitum, he/she can technically apply to be a guild leader in another city, since there technically are none at the moment. Or if when you apply you'd like to skip joining and everything, you can apply to be a guild leader right off the bat.

Guild Members:
+ Tear Grants (Blessenwood)
+ Asch the Bloody (Blessenwood)
+ Arche Klaine (Blessenwood)
+ Jay the Unseen (Blessenwood)
+ Genis Sage (Blessenwood)
+ Rita Mordio (Blessenwood)
+ Norma Beatty (Blessenwood)
+ Raine Sage (Blessenwood)
+ Sheena Fujibayashi (Blessenwood)
+ Paneer (Blessenwood)

+ Lloyd Irving (Blessenwood) Missing.
+ Zelos Wilder (Port Merrium) Missing.
+ Kanonno Earhart (Ouin) Missing.

Same as mentioned before. You can pretend your character has been a member for a short while at sign-up if you wish. I did this with Lloyd and Tear to help cut down on confusion and start the game with some sense of direction. Just let me know if your character is a member upon start and I'll add you to the list. Also, note characters can travel between cities, so just because you're a member of the Blessenwood chapter doesn't mean you can't choose to hang out in another city instead. You can also switch branches if you wish, you just need that city's guild leader's approval.

It would have to come to something like this...

I suppose I should follow the advice of an old proverb: "There's no time like the present".
Truly, I have no reason to continue succumbing to such childish notions. Up until this point, I have done my best to carry out my duties; I have tried to be an ideal soldier - I have not allowed myself to cry, nor have I allowed myself to sway in my beliefs. Continuing on like this is unacceptable... I have faced many of my private fears, but this one still lingers. I'll conquer this one, too.

I've finished my report. I suspect it would be best to submit a copy during the guild meeting, although I'm not yet certain what I'll be doing afterwards.

Who: Mao, Jade
Where: The entire town of Blessenwood
When: Late morning -> early evening
Why: Mao has a craving for peach pie and wants to see if this'll bring Veigue out. Jade accompanies him because the Colonel's got nothing better to do.
Status: Open
Notes: This is actually one of a series of Peach Pie quests. ♥;; Mao and Jade'll be your Team LULZ for quite a while.

( And away we go! )

[While this is an entry in her journal, it isn't terribly hard to discover, especially if one has spoken with her. Mithos may have a harder time reading this, as she will be alarmed if he shows up.]

Martel's most recent choice in summoning concerns me. I understand the relation that probably influenced her choice, but I could see this decision backfiring. Mithos may act for the sake of Martel, but whether or not he actually has her best interests in mind...of that I'm not sure. I am worried that this is becoming a pattern...But I have heard that members of an Auldranti group known as the "God-Generals" have been appearing. Jade indicated that they were causing trouble in Auldrant--provoking or encouraging a war, I think. However, one of those members has joined Ad Libitum as hasn't deliberately caused trouble for us.

I wouldn't use the dichotomy of "good" and "evil." I would like to think that everyone summoned by Martel, as well as the people of Atlas, will be willing to help her without disregarding the world she is now protecting. Flawed or not, she cares enough about it to intervene.

...On another note, given the number of children in Ad Libitum, I am concerned by the lack of education being enforced. I must do something about this.

So it would seem that Martel has once again brought all four of us together - the so-called "heroes" of the Ancient Kharlan War. Back then we were merely two idealistic half-elves and two knights hailing from enemy countries. A great deal has changed since that time; I have watched the ages pass, and I am left wondering how many more pages my history will fill. Already I have witnessed more wars, more destruction than any other human being could ever fear having to view.

I am not certain what it is that I should do. Young Mithos was once my pupil, and with time, he became my master. I have betrayed that master, as I once betrayed even those I placed my faith in. I am no longer bound to any one person - neither mortal nor immortal. I had given up on fulfilling any other purpose save steering Derris-Kharlan into the furthest corners of space.

Yet, now, Martel has brought me here for some other purpose. Surely Mithos will not let any harm come to his sister, however, I do not wish to think what may happen if she is indeed openly threatened.

I must see what it is that I can learn. From what age did this Mithos come, and does he see me as an ally, or, more likely, as an enemy? I am not certain that I am not just that... An enemy.

Who: Paneer, Jade, Dist
Where: The guild building
When: Backdated to a little after Jade's birthday
Why: For the crack


[Paneer had been sweeping the floor when she'd found a fresh rose just laying there. Now that was strange. Why would someone just throw away such a beautiful thing? Feeling sorry for it, Paneer picked it up and put it in the vase in the front room. There, just perfect! She watered the flower, then went off to do more chores, humming as she did.]




{OOC: Those who have read Jade's birthday thread will know exactly what rose it is.}

[Now that Jay is staying in the guild building, his journal is easier to find. Those who frequently talk to him or visit the Guild HQ would be more likely to find this.]

I feel...strange.

When I felt that pain in my chest and lost consciousness after the battle with the negativity, I thought it was from exhaustion. But now I'm not so sure anymore.

I went to some costume festival in Blessenwood. I thought I was angry with Asch. But in hindsight...I didn't really feel that way at all.  I don't know what I'm feeling...

I visited the fortune teller out of curiosity, but the fortune he gave disturbed me more than I'd like to admit. He said something about "a dark cloud distorting my heart." I wasn't sure whether to believe in these fortunes...but it would explain a lot. Unfortunately, he left it up to me to decipher its meaning. "A dark cloud distorting my heart..." He couldn't be referring to the negativity...could he?

But I still can't believe it. I thought I...I thought I resisted it. It's true that it was painful when the negativity took the shape of my former master. But I told him...that I'm not his machine anymore. That I am a human being. There's no way the negativity could have gotten inside me.

Or perhaps the encounters with Goede had something to do with it...that's an equal possibility as well.

I don't know what to do. I could talk to the others, but ultimately, it's up to me to deal with. I may need to get away for a while.

The guild meeting still has not been held yet. I need to make sure to attend it. Perhaps I should sleep some more until then.

My chest still hurts...

There’s some festival going on. I wanted no part of it, but Arche wouldn’t have any of that. She claims that she won’t drag me to any more stupid events like this if I accompany her to this one and let her wear my uniform as a costume—They aren’t toys! Those are the robes of a God-General!
...I shouldn’t have said yes. I doubt she’ll keep to her word about that, but at least I can hold her to something. Besides…I almost struck her down a while back, and she still came for me after that… She was one of the first, too…
I’ll go along for a while, but I have better things to do.
Except that she’s wearing my uniform. I have this “costume” that I’m going to wear, and I have that thing…If she ruins my uniform, that leaves me with nothing to wear once the festival is over.

…Damn it!
I’ll look for a spare tomorrow, since it might be useful to have one. Washing my uniform has been a pain at best.

[Private-ish; Asch is taking advantage of his Ancient Ispanian again]
I don’t really know what to say…I can’t believe that many people actually came, even some who barely knew me, if at all. I know most of them probably just showed up because Jade asked them to or because Ad Libitum was down a melee fighter, but…I-I heard and saw through the eyes of the negativity. I don’t want to rely on anyone else, and I don’t want my self-worth to be based on someone else’s approval…But I did appreciate it. Ever since I was a little kid, I’d thought that Van was the only one who appreciated me, who needed me for who I am, not just my name or title…I figured out that he was just using me, but at least he didn’t replace me…I guess I’m glad I’m more valuable than just that.
Tear was right. As a soldier—no, in general—I shouldn’t have behaved like that. To think that the negativity was trying to make me be like him…That’s even more insulting than what happened seven years ago. I’d be lying if I said the negativity gave me those ideas that I spouted. I know that that idiot is the favorite and that his friends probably want him more than they want me…but dying and letting him take my place? Hell no! I’ve had a death sentence all my life, and I’ve never liked it. Now that I’m free to live, I’m not going to give up that easily, not like that. I would have rather taken down that negative bastard by myself, but I’m satisfied with how it ended.
I thought I had put all of that behind me, first when I took the name “Asch,” and later when I lost the duel…Looks like I still have a ways to go. I wonder if I won’t be able to get past this unless I confront that replica idiot again. I…I left the rest to him when I was dying, but like hell I want to see the bastard again. I guess it can’t be helped. I’ll try to tolerate him if I see him again.
I guess what I’m trying to say is…thanks and…sorry.

Like hell I'll ever tell them any of this.
[End of Ancient Ispanian, since it's a little harder for him to write in, compared to this language, and he doesn't care as much about snooping people discovering this bit. It is, however, written in Fonic Script out of habit.]

This won’t happen again.

Mithos Yggdrasill
Party Request Thread


Currently In A Party With:
No one.

( Information )

( Arte List )

Who: Mithos Yggdrasill, Yuan Ka-Fai
Where: Tree of Mana
When: After the party. Mithos had arrived there long before it ended, though.
What: Mithos tries to talk to his sister.  Yuan shows up.
Ratings/Warnings: PG - Brief mention of potential violence.
Status: COMPLETE

( Sis...? Can you hear me? )

Today's gonna be an awesome day~
Because I'm gonna will it to be that way~
So come and sing with me~
I know this is where you wanna be~

[Lo and behold, the guild leader of Port Merrium is bored. Come and cure him of his boredom? Or join him in making up crazy songs? Because both options are pretty awesome.]