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- !intro,
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- artoria pendragon (fate/),
- bolin (legend of korra),
- chloe (lacrimosa),
- cirno (touhou project),
- gaius (fire emblem: awakening),
- gilgamesh (fate/),
- hajime hinata (dangan ronpa 2),
- haruna (kantai collection),
- henry jekyll (fate/),
- ichigo hitofuri (touken ranbu),
- illidan stormrage (warcraft),
- irisviel von einzbern (fate/),
- jolyne kujo (jjba),
- juzumaru tsunetsugu (touken ranbu),
- kaede (elfen lied),
- kasen kanesada (touken ranbu),
- kojirou sasaki (fate/),
- lapis fathalla (original character),
- lola pacini (degrassi),
- luna (zero escape),
- makoto sako (devil survivor 2),
- minato arisato (persona),
- namazuo toushirou (touken ranbu),
- naruto uzumaki (naruto),
- natasha romanova (avengers academy),
- nobunaga oda (fate/),
- nora (nora),
- one (drakengard 3),
- patricia watson (skullgirls),
- sakura (fire emblem: fates),
- sakura haruno (naruto),
- sasuke uchiha (naruto),
- scathach (fate/),
- setsuna f. seiei (mobile suit gundam 00),
- shin-ah (akatsuki no yona),
- shinn asuka (mobile suit gundam seed),
- sion astal (lolheroes),
- souji seta (persona),
- vietnam (axis powers hetalia),
- wukong (league of legends),
- xander (fire emblem: fates),
- yukari takeba (persona)
intro ♚ may
We’ve all had those dreams: you wake up on a table, to blurry, ominous images and the certainty that you are absolutely buck-naked in a room full of strangers. This is not quite it.
Instead, you come awake to the sun on your face. The soft burble of water nearby. The hustle and bustle of a busy street and the faint, fortifying smell of bread. You open your eyes and there’s no one there at your bedside, but there is what appears to be the end of the world happening just beyond your window.
There’s a crack in the world across the sky, the “sun” is the totally unnatural light spilling from that crack straight into your eyes, and someone’s left a neatly pressed and folded uniform at the foot of the bed that isn’t yours. Somewhere in the room, there’s a strange clatter like beads, the click of claws on the floor.
Something’s in here with you.
Also, you are naked.
WARNING: Contains death and related graphic descriptions.
Instead, you come awake to the sun on your face. The soft burble of water nearby. The hustle and bustle of a busy street and the faint, fortifying smell of bread. You open your eyes and there’s no one there at your bedside, but there is what appears to be the end of the world happening just beyond your window.
There’s a crack in the world across the sky, the “sun” is the totally unnatural light spilling from that crack straight into your eyes, and someone’s left a neatly pressed and folded uniform at the foot of the bed that isn’t yours. Somewhere in the room, there’s a strange clatter like beads, the click of claws on the floor.
Something’s in here with you.
Also, you are naked.
ONE ♟ P.S. I Love You
It's a perfectly ordinary morning in Caissa. Enprise’s two suns peer over the horizon and smack into your face through the large bay window. At half past six in the morning, the floor nanny’s built-in alarm goes off and plays Prime Minister Teddy’s hit song Love Me Like Your Doughnuts. Once everyone in their rooms is up and awake, this mechanical pigeon announces that letters and small packages have been delivered to every Hero’s personal box in the mailroom. Yes, even you, Naked Newcomer! These letters are from the Heroes’ many fans all over Blanc. No matter who you are, there are small tokens of appreciation attached to the letters: these may include candies shaped like stars, chocolates with a surprise gooey center, or even a can of rainbow beans for those not fond of sweets.
Letters for veteran Heroes are full of praise and gratitude for the success of the naval battle at Graupera. New Heroes receive mail that express support towards their future endeavors as the Blanc military’s most formidable task force. That’s not all the letters contain, however; the citizens also plead for our Heroes’ help with new problems that have arisen in the fields surrounding Caissa. However, the details the letters provide are scant and vague. The fans seem more concerned with recent damage caused by some unknown entity. There is a 15-page narrative of how a man built this beautiful house for his lovely, sweet wife who did nothing wrong, but nothing about why the house is in shambles now. A market on the outskirts of Caissa lost 30,000 colle’s worth of food, but the writer neglects to explain what happened to the food. All you know is that this person stayed up all week taking inventory and now it has gone to waste.
Sharing letters with each other might give you a clue on where to start your investigations and figure out which areas were hit the hardest. Or you can talk about how cute your adoring fans are. One way or another, you’ll have to get tongues wagging to make any progress. Unfortunately, Blanc isn’t going to save itself and from the sound of it, this problem is bigger than expected...
Letters for veteran Heroes are full of praise and gratitude for the success of the naval battle at Graupera. New Heroes receive mail that express support towards their future endeavors as the Blanc military’s most formidable task force. That’s not all the letters contain, however; the citizens also plead for our Heroes’ help with new problems that have arisen in the fields surrounding Caissa. However, the details the letters provide are scant and vague. The fans seem more concerned with recent damage caused by some unknown entity. There is a 15-page narrative of how a man built this beautiful house for his lovely, sweet wife who did nothing wrong, but nothing about why the house is in shambles now. A market on the outskirts of Caissa lost 30,000 colle’s worth of food, but the writer neglects to explain what happened to the food. All you know is that this person stayed up all week taking inventory and now it has gone to waste.
Sharing letters with each other might give you a clue on where to start your investigations and figure out which areas were hit the hardest. Or you can talk about how cute your adoring fans are. One way or another, you’ll have to get tongues wagging to make any progress. Unfortunately, Blanc isn’t going to save itself and from the sound of it, this problem is bigger than expected...
TWO ♟ Distant Howling
After pooling information, the new objective is clear: to investigate the damages. The vast, vibrant fields around Caissa seem a good place to start. They are mostly empty, but here or there you will see some people from nearby smaller villages and farms. The villagers will admit to having seen threatening shadows move over the fields and having heard harsh, high-pitched howling. They are willing to point Heroes toward possible shadow sightings, but are otherwise reluctant to act as guides. They are simple townsfolk who wish to return to their quiet lifestyle.
You may come up with small settlements (e.g. villages, farms, inns, taverns, etc.) as they are considered minor locations.
Heroes will soon discover that some of the smaller villages have been burned down entirely. The smell of ash and charred wood is thick in the air, though some buildings are also smashed as as though by something large and heavy. Nearby trees which haven’t been uprooted or knocked over are scorched and their blackened branches crackle ominously in the breeze. There are large marks dug deep into the ground and—is that a cow? Heroes will find tagged fruit cows scattered everywhere, scared, confused and mooing sadly next to their dead fruit cow friends. Fruit cows are usually found in Gresser, how strange...
A couple of days’ worth of exploration may help you realize that whatever is terrorizing Blanc doesn’t only devour hapless animals. While trying to navigate the numerous backcountry roads and farmlands, Heroes may stumble upon some gruesome clues: a charred limb—or what’s left of it; teeth, half-eaten ribcages, melted jewelry, and other smaller bits; the less fortunate may actually trip over a corpse staring unseeingly into the sky. It has been gutted, half-roasted, and seems to have lain in the sun for some time; and if someone is brave enough to roll the body onto its stomach, they may discover claw marks on its back. The victim must have tried to flee from something.
The amount of damage grows the more our Heroes travel south. What could be awaiting them?
You may come up with small settlements (e.g. villages, farms, inns, taverns, etc.) as they are considered minor locations.
Heroes will soon discover that some of the smaller villages have been burned down entirely. The smell of ash and charred wood is thick in the air, though some buildings are also smashed as as though by something large and heavy. Nearby trees which haven’t been uprooted or knocked over are scorched and their blackened branches crackle ominously in the breeze. There are large marks dug deep into the ground and—is that a cow? Heroes will find tagged fruit cows scattered everywhere, scared, confused and mooing sadly next to their dead fruit cow friends. Fruit cows are usually found in Gresser, how strange...
A couple of days’ worth of exploration may help you realize that whatever is terrorizing Blanc doesn’t only devour hapless animals. While trying to navigate the numerous backcountry roads and farmlands, Heroes may stumble upon some gruesome clues: a charred limb—or what’s left of it; teeth, half-eaten ribcages, melted jewelry, and other smaller bits; the less fortunate may actually trip over a corpse staring unseeingly into the sky. It has been gutted, half-roasted, and seems to have lain in the sun for some time; and if someone is brave enough to roll the body onto its stomach, they may discover claw marks on its back. The victim must have tried to flee from something.
The amount of damage grows the more our Heroes travel south. What could be awaiting them?
THREE ♟ Breath of Fire
Let’s put the clues together. Fire? Check. Claw marks? Check. Large shadows seemingly from something flying overhead? Check and check. Congratulations, Blanc, you are suffering from a dragon plague.
It will take several days for the Heroes to locate the source of the rumors. The dragons seem to have taken up residence in the hilly area near Caissa, where the slopes grow steeper and then drop suddenly off into cliffs. The beasts are quite willing to greet guests warmly: there’s nothing like a burst of dragonfire and a deafening screech to brighten your day.
The only warning you’ll get before they launch themselves into the air and at Heroes is the sound of trees bursting beneath their claws. Beware: a single swipe can cause some serious damage and their fire breath, fast, frequent and garnished with the occasional, boiling hot drop of saliva, is nothing you want to stick around for. The dragons cannot be reasoned with, nor can they be tamed. A queen’s Charm magic WILL NOT work. Should someone try and reach out with their senses to see if the dragons are somehow hurting, they will only feel something alien and terrible.
Heroes aren't the only ones suffering under the dragons’ claws, unfortunately. Scattered around the area are a few small and isolated farms, and the animals and the farmers are easy prey and unlikely to flee in time. Heroes will want to intervene before the dragons can devour and destroy. If they are too late, they will need to provide support. Put out fires, heal the injured, catch panicked cows before they become pot roast! The dragons might be coming around for another attack, so it would be a good time to test barriers and other damage control skills.
To make matters worse, Blanc’s weather has decided that now is the perfect time for a hailstorm. It’s barely anything at first, beginning with small kernels the size of corn here and there to wet the grass and ruin your footing. Then it becomes much larger and greater in number. Dragons are not exempt from this hailhole: large enough pieces may rip holes in their wings! Heroes may want to use this to their advantage; additionally, casting ice and wind spells will suddenly become a lot easier, and the dragons will struggle to navigate in the stormy weather, forcing them to land more often. Better get up on that dragon’s back!
In the end, survivors of the dragon horde let out one last, collective shriek before they turn southward. The battle has been won, but the war is just beginning: the dragons have only been chased away. Their nest seems to be elsewhere and that is a worrying prospect. Dragons aren’t native to Blanc, which can only mean one thing…
Meanwhile, a new job opening has appeared at Gresser. At least you finally know what to do with all those fruit cows.
It will take several days for the Heroes to locate the source of the rumors. The dragons seem to have taken up residence in the hilly area near Caissa, where the slopes grow steeper and then drop suddenly off into cliffs. The beasts are quite willing to greet guests warmly: there’s nothing like a burst of dragonfire and a deafening screech to brighten your day.
The only warning you’ll get before they launch themselves into the air and at Heroes is the sound of trees bursting beneath their claws. Beware: a single swipe can cause some serious damage and their fire breath, fast, frequent and garnished with the occasional, boiling hot drop of saliva, is nothing you want to stick around for. The dragons cannot be reasoned with, nor can they be tamed. A queen’s Charm magic WILL NOT work. Should someone try and reach out with their senses to see if the dragons are somehow hurting, they will only feel something alien and terrible.
Heroes aren't the only ones suffering under the dragons’ claws, unfortunately. Scattered around the area are a few small and isolated farms, and the animals and the farmers are easy prey and unlikely to flee in time. Heroes will want to intervene before the dragons can devour and destroy. If they are too late, they will need to provide support. Put out fires, heal the injured, catch panicked cows before they become pot roast! The dragons might be coming around for another attack, so it would be a good time to test barriers and other damage control skills.
To make matters worse, Blanc’s weather has decided that now is the perfect time for a hailstorm. It’s barely anything at first, beginning with small kernels the size of corn here and there to wet the grass and ruin your footing. Then it becomes much larger and greater in number. Dragons are not exempt from this hailhole: large enough pieces may rip holes in their wings! Heroes may want to use this to their advantage; additionally, casting ice and wind spells will suddenly become a lot easier, and the dragons will struggle to navigate in the stormy weather, forcing them to land more often. Better get up on that dragon’s back!
In the end, survivors of the dragon horde let out one last, collective shriek before they turn southward. The battle has been won, but the war is just beginning: the dragons have only been chased away. Their nest seems to be elsewhere and that is a worrying prospect. Dragons aren’t native to Blanc, which can only mean one thing…
Meanwhile, a new job opening has appeared at Gresser. At least you finally know what to do with all those fruit cows.
INFO ♟ Welcome!
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Also by request, here are some Player Endorsements that may be of interest!
Heaven's Feel: Looking for something else to do? In the mood for more light-hearted mingling? Check out Heaven’s Feel, Caissa’s first heroic matchmaking service! Opening week is going on now.
Training Notice: This training notice is located on the bulletin board. You might want to take a look.
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There... we can figure out what to do if we can get to safety, right?
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That's actually pretty impressive and he leans over to see. ]
You were able to do that from memory? [ That seems like something only Lavi would have been able to d— ]
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eyepatch
hair
eyepatch
hair
stupidly tall
o h god. It's like Lavi got old and grey. And somehow almost dignified.
Creepy.]...sorry, what was your name again...?
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Doctor Thunderland Junior. [ He repeats before drawing close to look at the young man's face. ] Are you all right? [ Says the person who looks feverish and weak. But he's already attempting to take the young man's arm to check his blood pressure. ] Be silent for a minute.
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Are you? [ But he does relent and falls quiet, letting the man take his arm (although a bit grudgingly because he's fine, just catching his breath and a little singed). Although depending on what arm Thunderland grabbed he might be a little more tense or not. Given that the left one, while mostly hidden under the coat of his uniform, is wine-red and most certainly not human, a black cross somewhere between etched and embedded in the back of his wrist. Like smooth leather to the touch and plating on his fingers hardened like horn; like living gauntlet.
And probably really hard to feel a pulse through.
He really wishes the uniform had come with gloves.And will just watch as Thunderland checks on him with a somewhat uneasy expression. ] ...no subject
[ He tilts his head as he sees now that the young man doesn't have a human hand. Turning it over his own, he blinks at the red shade. The toughness of it is surprising. Could this be related to his strength? His eye immediately widen as he starts to pull up the sleeve to look at the arm, pulling it up so that he could get a better look at it. ] This is -- this is nothing that I've seen before. [ Even pressing his index and middle finger against the wrist, he can't feel a pulse. But it is most likely there, but -- ]
I knew it... I absolutely want to dissect you.
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That won't be necessary!! [ SHOULD HE BE RUNNING FROM THE DRAGON OR YOU. GOOD GOD. He doesn't mean to be rude but please, he tries to pull his hand back so he can raise them both up in a polite cease and desist. ]
I can't even use it anymore! I was just born like this! [ maybe
god
you know he hadn't thought about it lately, but he isn't even sure of THAT anymore... ]
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Why can't you use your arm? You're born that way? [ Holding his chin, he wonders what that means as he looks over the map. Thunderland feels emotionally renewed in seeing such an odd specimen. Physically, he's still exhausted. But he, at least, is able to figure out what he can do. ] To get to a safer location, we should head down this stream... there should be a cave close-by.
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, nursing it,and eyeballs Thunderland a little skeptically. Are you really a Hero like him. ]I think I'll be alright staying here... [ Excuse you, he's not going to strange caves with strangers who want to dissect him and his Innocence, inactive that it is or not. He's headstrong, not stupid. ]
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[ Excuse you! ]
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eepAllen doesn't squirm, but—his back is pressed pretty flat against the embankment. ]
How far is it? [ Personal space... ]
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From the map and what I scanned... shouldn't be more than a few feet... [ He says as there is another rush of fire overhead. Turning, he looks toward the waters and steam seems to come off of it. Ah. ]
We should get going, then... [ Time to try to hold onto the young man's arm to drag him when he's using it more as a crutch to walk. ]
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Let's... [ Crutch he'll be then, misgivings aside. Kind of creepy and weird seeming that you might be, Doctor, he's also not about to leave you out here and will help support him until they get to the cave.
But it doesn't mean he can't be a little grudging about it.
What did he get himself into.]no subject
It is not as though their food source has become limited. There isn't reason to go outside what they would deem their hunting ground and yet... they are far outside and hostile toward all. [ Hm. PING. He looks toward the young man. ]
Breeding anxieties, you think? [ Indeed, he attempts to also take the man's thoughts off of whatever he happens to be musing upon to NOT want to escape at first. ]
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That's not really something I'd know anything about...! [ THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE.
But he ducks inside the cave they've thankfully come across just as another gout of flame sets the trees ablaze. The air is getting a little sooty which makes Allen cough for a moment, but he looks for a place he can help let the doctor down safely to rest. ]
Before... [ when he collapsed ] Are you okay?
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He waves his hand in front of his face, unable to stop himself from coughing from how the air became so. Thunderland rests his back against the cave wall to slide down and contemplate what they should be doing next. ]
I'm all right. Thanks to your assistance. [ A small sigh. ] I would have really liked to dissect that dragon, but I don't think it is possible for the two of us to take it down. [ A beat. His mind is sluggish as he's already attempting to get up. ] Wait, are you all right? Why do you not think of yourself a little?!
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But you know, Doctor... ]
2/2 I'm so sorry he's a shounen idiot
"Why do you not think of yourself a little"..
He knows. He's been asked that before. ]
..Because I don't want to see any more people suffer. [ Nothing more, nothing less. And that's why Allen is still standing as well, his back to the cave entrance.
There's a rumble, but it's not from the dragon. Thunder. A storm's approaching. ]
I may not be able to do what I could before, and maybe that means I'm not really who I was before...
... but I can't accept that. I'm still who I am because I want to help those people out there.
So I can't not do that. [ And you too, Mr. Weird Doctor Sir. That's why he put himself in harm's way without batting an eye.
And that's why, with that small and almost sad kind of smile, he's going to take a step back towards the red glow outside. ] It's alright—
—you should be okay in here.
shounen, HE AIN'T HAVING IT [1/2]
Don't want to see other people suffer? Ha!
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[ Who cares if he has an interesting arm. He would be yelling this at Niche, at Lag. It doesn't matter what skills that they have when they need to learn how to use the mana and abilities now presented to them here. SOMETHING ... something he should learn to do, too. ]
You may not want people to suffer but people will suffer if you die, idiot boy! [ He huffs. ] The storm will ... it may drive them away. But if you're so keen of giving your life up for others, let me use it for my experiments!
1/2 omg yes good
But he's flummoxed for a moment, completely unable to do anything but... goggle down at the man who's grabbed his shirt. Both for how strongly Thunderland reacted, and... well.. ]
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...but why do you care? You've only just met him. ] ... mn.
You're probably right. I have. [ He had made other people suffer. A lot of them actually. The ones he cares about the most, which hurts even worse.
So he cocks his head to the side and smiles a little at that actually, and pats the hand clenching his shirt so tightly lightly. Maybe a 'sorry' or 'it's okay'. You can let go. ]
...but I'm afraid I can't do that either. [ Use him for... experiments. G-gross, what is this thing with experiments and dissecting things...]
It's okay, I'm not planning to die.
these kids are going to upset his poor doctor heart
The hand patting his own -- he tightens his grip for a moment before letting go. ] No one plans on dying, if they did... no one would let them go. [ Thunderland grits his teeth as he reaches up to adjust his eyepatch. He knows it is secure, but -- ]
If you plan on throwing your life away, you should at least do so for science. Is what I am saying. [ A huff. ]
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Ah. He thinks he understands now. ]
2/2
Smiling in a way that's sad-sweet, but very gentle. ]
I promise if it ever comes to that you can then. You can do whatever you want then.
But I won't let it come to that. [ And he's sorry..
About whoever died on you. ]
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