[Oyster.]

Years after being freed from the Last Grave and recovering, the firstborn son of Ualdir Martzel is preparing a gathering at the Abbey of the late Bartholemew. He will make a grand announcement there, to repay the world for defeating Tal and the Sanctioner. Already work has been done to prepare stone foundations and shovel aside snow for a great project in Aegis...










SPEECH IS TONIGHT AT 11AM EST. All are welcome.

It will be a short declaration followed by a forum post of what will be happening- some sort of hunt or bounty. sorry americans

Until then you are free to approach Martzel if you wish. 

[Oyster.]

"I'm here today to repay all of you... the year is 2112AC. It's exactly 498 years since the first Walpurgis."


The Walpurgis is a ritual to bring a country into ruin and suffering, paving the way for communion with the First Witch, Amelia Elaide. It has occured every 100 years since the first in a different country. This century, the target is Meranthe. 


Martzel has descended with a plan- a way to mitigate the Walpurgis before it takes place. This news spreads across all of Meranthe.

The Grim Hunt Begins.


   Ualdir’s obelisk- and the hopes of mankind to repel Walpurgis- requires energy from across Meranthe to be filled. It needs 250 energy in total within two years (14 days).

Energy can be earned through the following ways.

Temporarily injuring a demon, necromancer, undead or witch- 1 energy.

Permanently injuring a demon, necromancer, undead or witch- 5 energy.

The following must be done at or near the obelisk.

Slaying a demon, necromancer, undead or witch- 50 energy. 

(After 100 energy) Expending 5 faith- 1 energy.

(After 200 energy) Sacrificing your own blood in a perm- 5 energy.

 

 

The span of this ritual covers all of Meranthe. If you wish to add energy, you MUST DM mimloopen with the following.

Name: Your character name.

Energy Earned: How much energy you have gathered that will go to the obelisk.

Faction: Your faction or the faction you wish to take credit.

Proof: A screenshot of the injury you’ve dealt or some quick logs are sufficient.

 

Wounds upon ECs do not count. Roaming ECs do count as long as there is a real risk to the players injuring/capturing them.

Make sure to fill in your faction as well! There will be prizes for the Top 3 faction contributions.





After some embarrassment, Martzel is also providing a short pamphlet about Elaide. Watch this space.

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The empire of Astya was where it started, the first civilization during the Mythical Era, roughly five millennia ago to date. This was a time when magic was in full bloom, and many of the more proficient magi were demigods in their own right, able to perform what by today’s standards would be considered miracles.

There were two in particular that, despite the heightened flow of magic of the time, still stood out among the rest. Amalia Elaide and Mikhail Petrakis. They both held the rank of Archmagi, the highest honor the empire would award someone with… And while held in similar esteem by the people of Astya, they walked very different paths; Amalia’s interests were in the natural world, the animals in the forest and the spirits. Mikhail’s was the past and future, but never the present, a disciple of the timestream.

Amalia’s interests would eventually turn from wildlife and towards creation. She used the fear of men as fuel for power, pulling their nightmares out of sleep like the clouds pull water from the ocean and turn it into rain. She called them demons, her own special kind of creature, a new breed of beast - far more predatory, deadly, and intelligent than any other. The council of lords that ran the empire saw this as a great advancement, and at the command of Amalia, the demons conquered many countries, helping to expand the reaches of Astya. Eventually, however, the witch set her sights on complete dominion, wanting total control of the empire rather than sharing it with the council, but her ambitions were directly thwarted by Mikhail Petrakis, exposing her hidden agenda.

This led to the Civil War of the Astyan Empire. The first great war. Many provinces sided with Amalia over the empire, admiring her ruthlessness and power, or just considering her the safer bet. While a valiant fight was put up, the armies of the witch were eventually destroyed. She was said to perish in battle, though some sources claim she survived in some form or another. Her sister, Miya, also continued to live in secrecy among the Astyans. Peace returned to Eternia, for a time.

It wasn’t until many centuries later did the witch have her revenge, in the form of a demon. One of her own creations, one of the first to rise. Over the years, Mordred had ascended to the highest form possible within the demon evolutionary chain and moved to wreak havoc on Astya, decimating its cities, devouring its people. The demon was a mountain of moving flesh, and it destroyed the country completely, land and all. Just twenty thousand Astyans were rescued by the High Angel Malztiel after the elder Archmagi, Mihail, called out in distress, his voice reaching across the spirit realm and toward the heavens. What was left of the peoples of Astya were taken to a new land, the Continent of Aegis: To the far east of the world, across the Restless Ocean. It’s there they start over, led by the Petrakis bloodline, after being welcomed by the natives of the land - the people of Magnolia in particular - and given self-governorship of a small province on the western coast.

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[Oyster.]

You can also ticket your progress instead of dming me and I'll check them daily. Tell your friends.

[Oyster.]

You can ALSO use the following google form: https://forms.gle/zEM7wCpVi96Cc4RZ8

Remember, you MUST send evidence in one of these 3 ways to gather energy. The proof is as little as a screenshot of the injury dealt or the scene.