crescentview | mar event.

mar event.

a quaint winter wonderland

What few leaves remain on Crescentview’s trees have fallen away to return to the soil beneath a blanket of powdery white snow. Winter has arrived and with it comes sweater weather and the occasional snowstorm. Stock up on fire wood to keep your fireplace roaring all winter long and settle in for colder days to come!

While Fall is the season of many festivals on Crescentview Isle, winter is a much quieter time. There is, however, the matter of one very important ceremony: the Sacred Unity ceremony.

What is this ceremony, you ask? If your character is looking to get engaged, married or otherwise promise to share a future together with their partner (or partners!), participating in the Sacred Unity is the only way to have your partnership recognized in the eyes of the townsfolk and the Goddess herself. With winter comes the opportunity to have your bond recognized and richly blessed by the Goddess, but perhaps more importantly, it's an opportunity to throw a grand party and celebrate with everyone you've come to love and care for on the island.

Very few crops can withstand winter's unrelenting chill and consistent snowfall. This is the season to clear out your field and turn the soil in preparation for the upcoming spring.

the sacred unity checklist

The Sacred Unity is, well, sacred! As such, there are customs that must be honored in order to hold a ceremony of your own. Luckily for you, the steps have been neatly outlined by the townsfolk and pinned to the task board for your consideration.

1. Pray to the Goddess to honor your union. You will be granted a pure white feather with which to propose to your partner (or partners) which will then take the form of silver rings.

2. After a successful engagement, partners will be mailed an application to fill and submit by Winter 10th (March 10th OOCly). Through this application, characters and their partner(s) will be able to specify various details of their engagement or marriage party.

3. After submitting your application, you will receive a bundle of invitations to invite your friends and neighbors to your ceremony.

After characters are prepared to go forward with their Sacred Union, players will be assigned an IC day for their ceremony to take place during the final two weeks of winter. OOCly, you may set up your Sacred Union toplevel, log, etc. any time during event 4.5., but please do not set up your posts in advance of our final event.

Submit your applications here.

task board

The task board is located in Town Square and changes from season to season. In real time, a season is one month long. The following tasks are available from March 1st to March 31st and more tasks may be added mid-month.

Certain rewards are only available through event participation, so please keep this in mind when planning your threads. Multiple tasks may be completed within a single thread, but when turning in, please link to the individual tags in which each task was completed.

Finally, rewards are per character, not per farm, so those with housemates may want to coordinate with one another with regard to what animals you’re bringing home to your farm.

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This month’s task board reflects the rewards you’ll receive for completing the Sacred Unity checklist along with a few more additions. The Sacred Unities themselves will also have their own unique set of tasks to complete, the details of which will be included in event 4.5.

In addition, many farmers are ahead of curb and may have already proposed to their chosen partner(s), so for this event, several of these tasks may be completed retroactively. Just link us the relevant threads or, if need be, provide us a summary.

1. Receive the Goddess’ blessing. Approach her pond with an offering and express your intent to marry or engage. Reward: one pure white feather. This task may be completed retroactively.

2. Formally propose to your partner(s) and present them with the Goddess' feather. Reward: one fairy priest and one fairy ringbearer. This task may be completed retroactively.

3. Submit your Sacred Unity application. Reward: bundle of Sacred Unity invitations.

4. Share news of your engagement with your friends and neighbors. Take the opportunity to hand out those invitations! Reward: a traveling tailor’s coupon for each ceremony attendee invited.

5. Try on your Sacred Unity attire and show it off to your ceremony attendees and friends. Alternatively, present your attendees with their special attire if your Sacred Unity has a dress code. Reward: one gaggle of musical fairies who can be instructed to perform live orchestral arrangements of your favorite tunes during your Sacred Unity.

6. Decide with your partner(s) whether you’ll stay or remain on the island after getting hitched. Reward: those staying will have their homes and farms fully upgraded. Those leaving will be granted a return ticket to return to their previous homes or to that of their partner.

7. Prepare for winter. Chop down wood, clear your farmland, prepare hearty stews! Help out your friends and neighbors by getting ready for colder days to come. Reward: three magical heated blankets that make you feel safe, comfortable, and more honest than usual. Gift one to someone who needs a little help opening up!

8. Build a snowperson. With winter comes snowfall! Grab a few friends and head up to the mountains to build some snowfolks, but don't be surprised if they come to life! Crescentview's soil is humming with magical energy and any snowfolk made with this magic-dense snow will spring to life with a serious attitude problem. Reward: one box of the Goddess' special Lovey Dovey hot chocolate. Consuming even a sip of this hot chocolate will compell you to snuggle up with someone nearby.

finely tailored and freshly prepared

Every winter, a tailor from the mainland arrives on the island to take custom dress and suit orders from islanders looking to engage or marry their sweethearts. This tailor is highly skilled and specializes in crafting attire for Sacred Unions, weddings, and other formal events. Whether you’re looking to have a very specific style of garb made or want to leave your fate in the tailor’s hands, you’re guaranteed to leave with Sacred Unity attire you'll love.

In addition to the tailor is a world-renowned chef that ventures to the island every winter to cater meals for those participating in the Sacred Union. Bring him your own recipes or request that he craft you a feast fit for a king. Either way, with his catering prowess on your side, every guest will be leaving full and satisfied.

local happenings

The Crescentview Times newspaper has chronicled the latest happenings around the island. A physical copy of the paper will arrive on your doorstep early in the morning on Winter 1st.

What pirates remain alive have scurried back off to their ship and departed the island. On the way out, they scream and shout, vowing to return to reclaim what is rightfully theirs... whatever that means.

The end of the year is swiftly approaching! Every year, a massive new year's celebration is thrown in town square. The resident farmers have all been invited to attend and participate in the local favorite: king's game. Leave your shame at the door!

mod notes

⬥ Welcome to winter and the final month of Crescentview! Thank you all for engaging with our little project and making Crescentview the warm, friendly, and active game that it is. We hope that you enjoy plotting out your endgame plans!
⬥ Our final event will go live on March 15th.
⬥ Please plot over at the Event 4.0 Plotting Post.
⬥ As a reminder, please keep all plotting on the OOC post as not everyone uses Discord or Plurk.
⬥ Please submit your completed tasks at the top-level below.
⬥ Have fun!

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[So... this is awkward. Just trying to visit Trahearne to talk about the wedding was immediately derailed by it... not being Trahearne. Not really. He'd seen this once before, so after the initial shock he can, at least, wrap his head conceptually around it. Even if Adelis is the most awkward person Trahearne could have possibly swapped bodies with, all things considered. But it is a bit of a slap in the face, having been missing Adelis for the past week and only to have him effectively put on Syrlya's doorstep in the face of the one he has every excuse to touch. But he doesn't.

Well. He very much put a dent in his initial plans, and he ultimately left Adelis to sequester himself to the farm when he seemed overwhelmed by being so... Sylvari.

He should probably check on Trahearne, then, but the awareness Mishka will be there takes some of the edge off the urgency. He can wait a day, so he's prepared to deal with his actual Beloved with the face of the guy he's trying to stop having romantic feelings for.

He doesn't expect Trahearne to find him first, and he certainly doesn't expect to find him like that. Is he even wearing shoes?] By the Pale Three, what happened?

[ He is wearing shoes!

Trahearne-Adelis stands awkwardly, the discomfort from not knowing how to walk in heels causing him to stand lopsided, slouched at the door. Snow clings to his hair--brushed, but still a mess--and he shivers under his blankets.

He angles his head up at Syrlya and blinks. This is...a new angle, actually. He feels a blush creep onto his cheeks. ]

I don't know, I-- I woke up to find myself in Adelis's body, and-- [ He pulls the blankets around him tighter, looking into the house behind him. ] It's Trahearne. I can explain, but I'm f-freezing. Can I come in?

I--yes, I saw Adelis in... yours, earlier. [He steps aside, pulling the door wide open.] Come in. Doesn't he have a coat?

[ A hint of relief passes over Trahearne's--Adelis's?--face. That he doesn't have to explain too much is a relief.

The moment he steps inside, he crouches down, soon becoming nothing more than a bundle of blankets on the ground. What Syrlya doesn't see is him undoing the shoes so his feet can actually get some relief. ]

He does. [ Trahearne looks up at Syrlya again as he fiddles with the laces. ] But it is not enough. The cold, it--it seeps into the very fiber of my being.

[ this bitch lives like this????

Trahearne steps out of the shoes, and he's...so much shorter than Syrlya. He's. so tall and. looks so. gallant. like this. Don't mind him staring, enamored. ]

[This is a commundrum. If Adelis hasn't told Trahearne the details of his curses, it isn't really Syrlya's place to explain it. But given they don't know how long this will be, Trahearne probably needs to know how to take care of the body he's been left with.

...] Have you gone back to your farm to see Adelis? I believe he is mostly staying around there right now.

[ Without waiting for an invitation, the bundle of blankets with Adelis's head waddles over to the living room and plops down onto the couch, bringing his feet into his cocoon. ]

I have. Yesterday. [ That was a long walk. ] He told me about his afflictions and-- [ He cranes his head to look at the Syrlya-shaped blur. It's...weird. and uncanny not knowing where he is via his emotions. It's so quiet in here now. ] --I can't believe he lives like this.

[ The man deserves better than this. ]

[Luckily there is already a fire going to keep the place nice and warm. Syrlya shuts out the cold wind before he follows Trahearne to the living room.

He stops beside the couch.] Well for starters he wears glasses to make it easier. Where are they?

[ The fire is nice, inviting, soothing, and appreciated. He watches the flames crackle and waver, and for a brief moment he contemplates getting up off the couch to sit in front of it, even though he knows it might not be the true way to warm up--

When that thought is interrupted. Trahearne brings a hand to his face, and--right. ]

--Ah. I forgot them.

Edited (I CAN DO BETTER also me forgetting critical words) 2023-03-09 16:47 (UTC)

And you walked all the way here? [Was this really an emergency...?] Well, stay there and warm up. I'll make some tea.

[He turns to leave to the kitchen, letting Trahearne try and find some comfort in cocooning in their warmer living room.]

[ Trahearne doesn't respond. He knows that tone, and only stares at the Syrlya-shaped blur as he moves to the kitchen. Despite the inconvenience, the habit of putting glasses on is, well. Simply a habit he doesn't have.

Once he's gone, Trahearne takes a moment to think before he gets up from the couch and relocates in front of the fire. This is much better. He adjusts the blankets around him as he draws his knees up to his chest to try and keep all the incoming heat within his person. ]

Edited 2023-03-09 17:44 (UTC)

[Syrlya returns after a few minutes balancing a plate of cookies on his own mug so that he can offer Trahearne his, first.] Here.

[Once a hand is free, he sets the plate to the ground and then sits down himself. He leans back, trying to see if Trahearne is wearing the wheat hairpin.]

Thank you.

[ Trahearne-Adelis's hands emerge from the cocoon to cradle the cup. It's a bit hot, but it's better than freezing. He sighs in relief before setting the drink down and reaching for a cookie.

Syrlya will find there is, in fact, no hair pin in his hair. Whether he forgot or was not told remains a mystery. ]

I am...perplexed. [ Trahearne speaks idly as he finishes his cookie and looks to the fire. ] I thought things would go back to normal after a day, but I remain in Adelis's body.

[ He's only a little worried about the wedding.

He looks up at Syrlya again. ]

I'm sorry I missed our appointment yesterday.

[Oh boy. Syrlya make a mental note that they will need to go back to Adelis' farm once he's had his fill of tea and cookies.]

I can't imagine it will be more than a few days. [He will raise hell with the goddess of this isn't fixed before the wedding.] For now, you both will just have to do your best to cope with the circumstance. And I suppose we can still discuss remaining details of our wedding.

[ Trahearne nods, taking the cup of tea in his hands again. He feels a bit warmer, though he isn't sure if that's him actually warming up, or him feeling calmer in Syrlya's presence, despite the silence.

He observes him for a moment, realizing how much he misses that connection. ]

Indeed. This situation does not stop us from discussion. [ He smiles and directs his attention to his tea. A sip. ]

Have you narrowed down what sort of cakes you like?

Edited 2023-03-09 19:41 (UTC)

Ah, admittedly I didn't spend much time thinking about it yesterday... but I think a light flavor? Since the food we pack won't be very heavy either. And that all goes well with champagne, I think.

[He's never had to think so much about food pairings before, but he's trying.] Have you decided if we will have a table or a large picnic blanket?

[ Trahearne only hums quietly as he takes another sip of his tea. A larger one, this time, allowing Syrlya the space to speak in the meanwhile. When he lowers the cup from his lips, he watches the surface of the liquid ripple in the firelight.

That reminds him--

Except the thought goes, because there comes a question. ]

A picnic blanket would be easier to carry. It would also afford us the luxury of sitting how we wish. [ And not confined to chairs.

But the thought of being sprawled out on the snow, while it wouldn't have bothered him in his normal body, causes a little shiver to run through him, and he huddles in on himself a little more. How does Adelis live. ]

[Syrlya will be disappointed if there's snow in a flowering field. Surely the goddess can work her magic if she makes everyone get married in winter?]

Blanket it is. [He sips his tea, then grabs the cookie to noble as he looks sideways at Trahearne.] ... Mishka is also aware of this situation now, isn't he?

Edited 2023-03-09 20:19 (UTC)

[ Trahearne feels Syrlya's eyes on him, and he looks up and returns the glance.

He's still thinking about cake and picnic baskets, so he only offers a slightly confused look in return. ]

Of course he is. I gave him his invitation last week.

Wh--no, no I meant that you and Adelis has swapped bodies. Somehow.

Oh.

[ Right. lmao. ]

He does. [ Trahearne's eyes drop to his tea as memories of yesterday morning flash through his mind. That was. An ordeal. For him, personally. ] He was there when I woke up, and he helped me with some of Adelis's more basic needs.

[ Like glasses. Which he has since forgotten.

His eyes remain fixed on his tea, watching the reflection of the lick of the flames dance on the surface. His thumb idly runs up and down the handle of the mug in thought.

He is a little thankful, now, that Syrlya can't feel what he feels. ]

Adelis is very lucky. I've seen the way Mishka looks at him, and how deeply he cares for him. [ And when he looks up, there's a small, fond smile on his face. ] And it relieves me to know he has you caring for him, too. This existence is not an easy one.

[Syrlya can't feel it, and yet he finds himself trying to guess.

He looks away to focus on his cookie.] He is lucky to have Mishka, now that Mishka has sorted himself out. I know he loves him dearly.

We should go back to Adelis' farm after this to get his glasses and the hairpin. Else you'll start to feel a lot worse.

[ Trahearne's head tilts slightly as he studies Syrlya with his gaze averted. Much as he wishes he knew what Syrlya was feeling in the moment, despite wanting to hide his own, he knows what Syrlya would feel would only cement Trahearne as a hypocrite.

Which is why he reaches to place a gentle hand on Syrlya's wrist. Has the other sylvari always felt this warm? Or is it simply Adelis's condition? ]

And Mishka is not alone in that sentiment. [ His tone is as soft as he can muster with a voice that is not his own. ] You've been feeding him, have you not? You said he does not trust easily--I'm sure the depths of his gratitude are deeper than you know.

Edited 2023-03-09 21:09 (UTC)

[Syrlya is still from temperature so it's definitely just Adelis' body.]

Oh--well, not anymore. [So Trahearne doesn't have to worry about that, he thinks.] Did Mishka not explain? That's what the hairpin does. It controls that hunger. And, now he can rely on Mishka if he ever does still need to feed.

That's why we need to go get that, so you aren't haven't to struggle with keeping it under control.

[ Trahearne's brows furrow slightly at the revelation. Huh. ]

I see.

[ His gaze and his eyes drop for a moment, and he turns back to the fire. He has no reason to doubt Syrlya on this, of course. ]

We can go back once I've warmed up. [ He isn't sure what this feeling is, and he isn't sure if he likes it, either. He brings his cup to his lips, but doesn't sip. ] I thought you've been helping him this whole time. When did this change?

[ And why didn't Syrlya tell him anything? ]

A week ago? Though I think you overestimate how often it was happening. [He looks sideways again at Trahearne.] But it was always only out of necessity, not because he enjoys it. And now he doesn't really need it.

[That had merely been a bonus to Syrlya, but always unimportant in the face of helping a friend he cares greatly about.

But it also was the source of too much heartache.]

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