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escordviooc2024-10-01 10:44 am
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Quests are separated into five categories and all have flat point values: General (4pts), Corsair (4pts), Paladin (4pts), Bounties (6pts), and Specials (12pts). Note: characters helping opposing armada quests will only be rewarded 2pts for participation unless specified otherwise. Special quests won't always be available so it may appear blank at most times. These can range from group quests such as for special ship upgrades or island related quests, or they could be special event quests. All quest points can be used for the Rewards Shop.
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Does everyone remember the floating baby tapirs from last month’s competition? It seems these cute little creatures were so popular that they’ve been monetized! These little floating creatures have exploded on the scene as Huggable Tapir Plushies! Guaranteed that when hugged they can raise your sleep quality, treat insomnia, relieve anxiety and cure your depression! Get one today!
Or try out one of the many pop-up stands that are now selling tasty Tapir Wraps! A cake roll that is just too cute to eat!! Does it look like it’s made out of tapir? Yes, because it’s actually made our of tapir meat — but it’s delicious and can instantly heal you for 20% of your max hp! (???)
People are selling cute keychains too.
A local beauty shop on Eltrut named The Mermaid's Mane has recently received a special shipment of lustrous and rare silver scale powder. They have created a very special body paint out of the shiny substance. Now the shop is looking for willing participants to come try out the body paint and model it for others to see or to just enjoy with a partner in their private time.
Come to the shop with a partner and have them paint intricate and beautiful patterns on each other's skin with this silver body paint. The silver scale powder will give the skin a pretty and glowing hue that will even glow brighter and more luminous in direct sunlight or moonlight. Time to show off that creative side!
Ghoul’s Moon celebrations are fast approaching. Because of this, locals have started a new tradition where they take fake human skulls and paint them with intricate colours, put candles inside, and leave them on their doorsteps.
Take a few (hopefully) fake skulls and paint them with as many intricate colours as needed. Pretty them up and decorate homes and businesses with these pretty and flashy looking skulls, just in time for Ghoul’s Moon celebrations and to bring in the autumn cheer.
There has been a very strange debate going on lately. Some people are convinced that a gondola is a type of boat, while others swear that a gondola is one of the sky carriage rides.
A curious mage has created a gondola that is both. It is a sky carriage that also looks like it could be made into a boat. And it is a boat that could look like a sky carriage. And he claims that the gondola is, indeed, both.
Now, he’s daring others to ride his special gondola to come to their own conclusion if the gondola is a boat, a sky carriage or …both. Or nothing at all. Climb into the mage’s gondola and see what happens. Come to your own endings to this weird debate.
(It's just a big box that is dark inside. It does nothing.)
Do you have a special magic or power that you're itching to improve? Want to test your might against someone determined to get stronger? Got some frustrations you just want to work out by beating the hell out of a big, muscley guy who wants to get better at fighting? Come on down to the Starmetal Forge and challenge the Forgemaster! Word on the street is that he wants to get stronger and he won't turn away any challengers!
After a (relatively) successful launch, Emet-Selch has secured the backing of a patron and is now making plans to build a brand-new ship from the ground up. All helpers are again welcome, particularly those who have had a hand in development until now. Those with ship construction experience will be needed in particular. Everyone will receive reasonable wages for their work.
Various reports have flooded in recently about animals and people mysteriously going missing. As this is a high level and delicate situation, it has been elevated to the top of the board.
After a few leads, all reports around Elah have ties to one place- Atnam. All missing subjects were reported having been outside with a small stingray charm they found. Therefore, a noble’s mansion on Atnam is under a secret investigation due to suspicious activity with mysterious carts coming and going at strange hours of the day.
Because the paladins don’t want to arouse too much activity and risk putting the missing subjects in danger, this will be an undercover investigation and rescue. Dress up as butlers and maids and infiltrate the mansion. Find the locked up targets and rescue them.
When found, be it an animal, a child, or an adult, there seems to be something wrong with them. Their bodies are mysteriously encrusted with strange gemstones or crystal-like patterns, almost as if they were turning into precious stones themselves. And the life in their eyes is missing, leaving them looking soulless and bodies weak…
Now that some of the missing targets have been found, they have been brought to a safe location on Elah. But, no one knows what this new “crystal sickness” is all about. Finding the source of this problem is key. Any paladins brave enough to hunt down whoever or whatever started this will be encouraged to find out.
It seems like there’s a whole ring of nasty people who are using these sick victims as some sort of extra labour force… And their entire operation is in the depths of Atnam’s deepest darkest corners.
Lately, reports have increased of lost or stolen property on all Leviathans, even Nogard. It seems there has been a spike in pickpocketing cases and people are getting plain sick of it.
Paladins are being trusted with keeping a lookout for any thieving parties and arresting and locking up anyone who might get caught with their fingers in someone’s pockets. Because with the increased pickpocketing cases occurring, some shop owners have taken matters into their own hands and have started slicing off the fingers of supposed thieves. So the faster the paladins can get this issue under control, the better.
However, it is essential to approach this with a focus on fairness and adherence to the law. So while paladins go out to search the aim is to ensure a lawful resolution to this issue, and a fair fewer fingers being cut off (including yours).
Various reports have flooded in recently about animals and people mysteriously going missing. As this is a high level and delicate situation, it has been elevated to the top of the board.
After a few leads, all reports around Nogard have ties to one place- Atnam. All missing subjects were reported having been outside with a small stingray charm they found. Therefore, the ships around Nogard are under a secret investigation due to suspicious activity with mysterious unaffiliated ships coming and going in the night.
The corsairs do not wish to start an uproar so what better way to infiltrate these ships easily by posing as paladin commanders and pretending to do routine checks on these suspicious ships? Dress up as paladins, both commanders and officers, and perform checks on the ships and find any of the missing subjects.
When found, be it an animal, a child, or an adult, there seems to be something wrong with them. Their bodies are mysteriously encrusted with strange gemstones or crystal-like patterns, almost as if they were turning into precious stones themselves. And the life in their eyes is missing, leaving them looking soulless and bodies weak…
Now that some of the victims have been rescued, some of the corsairs have noticed one thing about this new “crystal sickness.” They have found that if the crystals are carefully scrapped from the skin and shattered that the person will gain a fraction of their energy back. But one wrong slice and the crystals dig deeper into the skin. Right now, corsairs will be asked to work hard in trying to help out these poor victims and put their knives to good use for once.
With the influx of new scallywags on our shores, the corsair ships have taken it upon themselves to impart their expertise in the art of pickpocketing. If you're ready to master the craft and enhance your acting, lying, and sleight-of-hand skills, then step up and join their pickpocketing classes!
Under the guidance of experienced corsairs, you'll learn the tricks of the trade, honing your abilities to make a quick dubloon when navigating the crowded streets, taverns, and any lively gatherings. Now go out and try out your new pickpocketing prowess!
Remember, with great power comes great responsibility. As you venture out to test your newfound skills, exercise caution! A successful pickpocket knows the importance of being undetected. The corsairs will not come to your aid should you find yourself hanging around in the gallows.
Someone was nutty enough to give this little thing a gun?! Or did it steal the gun?! Someone stop it before it shoots someone for all the nuts! This is nuts!
Read More.
✦ Size: Very small
✦ Type: Animal
✦ Strengths: It has a gun!! Very small and very fast and can outrun most people. Full of hate and terror.
✦ Weaknesses: Peanuts...
With the main hall making progress, some rubble has been cleared away to reveal an entranceway further into the temple ruins. The oysters continue their strange song and seem to sing with more fervor as they go through. However, the researchers are forced back when they are sprayed with black ink. Realizing there are many octopi inside, they request further help.
- Octoproblem. There are many octopi within the chamber and they are ready to spray ink that is strangely similar to the ooze from the walls. They are weak to light based spells and abilities and will retreat to dark corners if shone directly on them. However, some are more aggressive and will glow red if they mean to attack. While the researchers would rather not harm them, any killed will be taken to be studied as they are a new species they have never seen before.
- Mirrors. However, be careful with the light. Once inside, many mirrors will be found lining the walls. Most of them are broken but the glass is enough to reflect the light and potentially blind those inside. While the researchers will want to maintain the chamber's integrity, a few samples of the glass and smaller mirrors can be taken out for further study. These mirrors will not leave the temple. Those interested in studying the mirrors either on the walls or the extracted samples can comment to the designated thread for info on what they can find. Please provide specific questions and what the character will try to help us formulate specific answers.
- Drowsiness. One should not stay within the chamber for long as those who enter will start feeling drowsy after a while. Not good when underwater! Find and bring back any who are floating asleep.
After determining the cause of the whales' aggression, efforts are underway to rectify it.
- Hunt the Hunters. While many of the whales have already attacked several of the hunters ships, many more are still out there and are on the run. Only the fastest ships will be able to catch them, but they may receive help from dolphins and whales that join them, helping to guide them to them. Just be warned, these ships are heavily armed and will seek refuge in the most dangerous waters.
- Operation Cleanup. The trash is not just from the whale hunters, but from careless seafarers who just dump everything overboard. Those caught in the act will be fined or arrested. Otherwise, come up with ways to help collect the trash that has already started to spread out and drift further into the ocean. Like the hunters, dolphins and whales will help, and will even try to "collect" treash in bubble rings.
- Corsair Investigation. There is something strange with how merciless the higher ups are behaving towards those involved. It's not uncommon for the Corsairs to turn on each other, but the bounties on the hunters are higher than usual. Corsairs may want to investigate further, as there may be something else to do this. (Corsair only, but Paladins can assist.)