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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.
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.
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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[ Once again, Trahearne just watches as Syrlya takes the plate and his mug when they're done with, only turning his attention down to his hands once he's out of sight.
He sighs. Is this walk back going to be an awkward one?
After a moment of letting the negative feelings wash over him, he gets to his feet and pads over to where he left the heeled boots, lying on their side by the door. He plops down on the ground again and extends his legs past the threshold of the blanket, and carefully pulls them on, like a young child. Watch how awkwardly he laces up these boots... Why in the Pale Tree's good name does Adelis have such long nails. It makes doing anything so difficult. ]
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Once Trahearne is ready to go he pushes open the door to let him exit first. Embrace the cold.]
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[ Trahearne doesn't even think of asking for help, though he would not have said no.
It takes him a moment to get to his feet, leaning against the wall for stability, readjusting the blankets as they threaten to slip off him. The blast from the cold air outside is a shock, and he shivers in place, watching the snow come down for a moment.
Time for the walk back...
Trahearne's steps in the heels are unsteady, made worse by the uneven ground and the blanket of snow. His pace is agonizingly slow as he tries not to trip over himself or twist his ankle, and he stops at every suggestion of a gust of wind to make sure he stays upright, and to make sure no errant wisps get inside his cocoon.
Sorry, Syrlya. Your husband (? wife (?)) is miserable. ]
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[ Trahearne's gaze snaps to Syrlya when the other rights him, a hint of gratitude behind the wry smile. ]
I can count on one hand the times I ever bothered to grow my own shoes, Syrlya. [ He shivers for a second before taking another step forward. ] To be lifted from the ground is even further disorienting.
[ And it hurts his legs. ]
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[ There's visible relief that crosses his face at that. ]
That would be a huge help. [ Why didn't Mishka tell him... Is it because he likes to watch him suffer... ] Would you know where they are?
[ He feels. guilty rummaging through Adelis's things, so he hasn't. ]
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Then I will leave the outdoor searching to you. It will be much quicker for me to move around without shoes on.
[ Surely Adelis will understand if a thing or two is out of place... ]
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I do, yes.
[ The hand beneath the blanket pats his pocket to make sure, and--yes, it's still there. Crucial, considering he even remembered to lock the door. ]
We should be all right.
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I'll go check the barn. [His glance spared to Trahearne is fleeting before he's marching over snow further down the farm.]
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And I'll be here.
[ With cold, slow fingers, Trahearne gets out the key and unlocks the door. He already feels the relief washing over him when he sees the quiet inside, quickly kicks off the boots, and heads to rummage around in the closet.
It doesn't take him long to find the work boots, the flat soles also a welcome sight. He sits in front of the closet for a moment, further relief seeping into him.
If Syrlya isn't back by this point, he tucks them under his arm (under the blankets, still) to march back to the front door and call out of it: ]
I found them!
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So he turns back, but lucky it seems like Trahearne has found shoes he's not going to trip in.]
Oh, excellent! [...] Did you find his glasses?
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[ Trahearne blinks back at him, face still completely devoid of any sort of spectacles. ]
No.
[ There was a lot of groping in that closet. ]
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He nudges by him to get into the house and goes straight for Adelis' bedroom--where the glasses are sitting on the end table as expected. He takes them in one hand, and then with the other looks through the drawers before he spots the hair pin. Good.
Wherever he meets Trahearne next, he offers the glasses first.] Put these on, please.
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[ Indeed. Trahearne can't see shit.
He follows Syrlya, dropping the boots by the door, and idly he thinks about how easily the younger sylvari moves around the house, knowing where his things are, telling Trahearne where to go.
His heart aches. They must have been so close. And he took that away from them? Because of his own doubt and misunderstanding?
He gingerly takes the glasses from Syrlya, careful not to drop them or smudge the lenses, and sits at the edge of the bed. He stares at them, lost in thought for a moment, quietly ripping into himself for being a terrible partner, a bad friend in the confines of his own feelings.
It doesn't show on his face, though. His expression remains blank as he finally fits them over his face. ]
And what of the hairpin?
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[Unless there's something Trahearne hasn't told him about weird cravings.]
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All right.
[ Trahearne takes the hairpin gingerly in his hands as well, and he stares blankly at it for a moment, thoughts and emotions lost into the void of his own self.
When he looks up, his expression is similarly unreadable. ]
I don't know how to put this on.
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He gingerly takes the hair pin back and leans over, hands reaching around to gather up some of that hair. So fluffy...
He gathers it up at the ends, pulling it away from Trahearne's face before looping in the hair pin nice and orderly.] There, that should do it. Mishka should also know how to do this, hair how much hair he has.
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[ Trahearne never had friends. Just leave it at that.
He sits still and patiently as Syrlya fiddles with his hair. His touch is nice, and comforting. He wonders if Adelis ever experienced this.
And it's...nice not having hair constantly in his view.
When he announces he is finished, Trahearne reaches up to pat the pin, then looks up at Syrlya. ]
I'll be sure to ask for his assistance when he drops by in the morning, then.
[ He stands, and at last a little lopsided smile crosses his face. ]
Thank you, Syrlya. The real reason I paid you a visit earlier was because I missed you, and I wanted to know if you wanted to run errands with me.
[ Mundane things, really. He just wants to spend time with his Beloved.
... ]
I should be able to handle myself now, however. You don't have to come if you have other things to do.
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Syrlya leans back slowly, finally meeting Trahearne's eyes properly again.]
... I won't lie that this isn't an awkward experience. [Because it really is.] But I'm sure it won't last long.
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[ He won't find that out until Tyria.
Trahearne returns the gaze; his heart hurts. He wants to kiss him. ]
Indeed. I pray I wake up tomorrow morning in my own body. [ It is awkward. And the way Trahearne sits there, awkwardly frozen, should be a testament to that. ] I will come find you when I am myself again, whenever that may be.
[ He just hopes it's before the wedding...
He stands from his spot. ]
You are dismissed. Allow me to walk you to the door.
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I'm dismissed? [Syrlya crosses his arms, raising a brow.] I don't believe you have any authority over me anymore, Marshal.
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[ Trahearne turns to the door to leave when Syrlya speaks.
Oops. ]
My apologies. [ He gives a little chuckle and glances over his shoulder at him. It seems, in his mind, putting distance means falling back onto old habits.
Normally, he'd keep teasing and goading him, but that doesn't seem like a good idea. ]
A momentary lapse in habit.
[ And he moves forward again. ]
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