crescentview mods ([personal profile] crescentviewmods) wrote in [community profile] crescentview2023-02-28 09:15 am

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!
pactmarshal: (brewing storm)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-10 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)


[ 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.
chronosynthesis: (❖ Improved Alacrity)

[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2023-03-11 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[--Now hold up a fucking minute?]

I'm dismissed? [Syrlya crosses his arms, raising a brow.] I don't believe you have any authority over me anymore, Marshal.
pactmarshal: (brewing storm)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-11 01:19 am (UTC)(link)


[ 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. ]
Edited 2023-03-11 01:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2023-03-11 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Syrlya hums.] I'll forgive you this time.

[And thus not point out how not long ago Trahearne was stumbling around like a newborn dolyak, blind and confused. Still, he follows him to the door.]
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[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2023-03-11 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
You are... bored? [That's the problem?

--He snorts, lips curling into an amused smile. Van Zieks does seem quite built.]
Well, if you insist I wouldn't mind a hand. I'm afraid Otegine has had to deal with so much of the more laborous preparations for the season, so I would like to take some of the work off his shoulders.

[There's a limit how much firewood Syrlya can carry, and they don't have any work animals.]
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[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2023-03-11 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Good. I'm glad to see you in such bright spirits. [Absently, he wonders how many other people are getting married... all the more reason to keep his simple and minimize the stress all around.]

Mishka isn't home, is he? Given the past week, do you two need any help so long as you're bedridden?

[And Mishka is alternating between being with Adelis and being a big monster.]
associative: (134)

[personal profile] associative 2023-03-11 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh... bread. His smile grows soft as he takes it, sentimental feelings bubbling up in his chest. ]

It does, but I'll never forget it.

[ After all, how could he forget spending time with a dear friend? ]

And I'd love to... but only if you do the same thing for my wedding. What would that be? Best woman?
associative: (73)

[personal profile] associative 2023-03-11 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
...That's really all you have to say?

[ He's kind of disappointed, honestly. ]
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[personal profile] associative 2023-03-11 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Honestly, a congratulations from He Xuan means a lot. Gaku can't see him as someone who would say it just to appease someone else. ]

Thanks. I hope this means that you'll be there.
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[personal profile] associative 2023-03-11 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hmmm... what does he know about ring care? ]

You should remove it before showering so that there's no buildup of the soap you use, and you could bend it in your sleep if you get caught in a funny position.
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[personal profile] outride 2023-03-11 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Mhm! Wouldn't you be?

( Sounds like a plan, though! )

Great! You can count on me to put in the work! Just tell me where to go and what to do, and I'm on it. ( SUPER BAZ TO THE RESCUE )
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[personal profile] outride 2023-03-11 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. It's nice to be in high spirits after being so downhearted over the past few months ... I still feel pretty embarrassed about that.

( But she couldn't have predicted the outcome! )

He's not, I just figure he's been busy. But don't worry about help! I promise it's all good. My fiancés have been taking care of all my needs while I've been recovering. I'm so lucky to have them ... even luckier to be marrying them. ( Time for her to swoon again! )
pactmarshal: (brewing storm)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-11 08:46 am (UTC)(link)


[ No response. Well, he'll take any forgiveness he can get.

Trahearne pushes open the door and stands aside to allow Syrlya space. His eyes are fixed on him, yet he says nothing still. ]
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[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2023-03-11 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
[... No banter back? Well.

Syrlya braces himself against the cold as he steps out, pausing before he slowly turns to face Trahearne.]
Well... I will see you soon, I suppose.
pactmarshal: (brewing storm)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-11 10:01 am (UTC)(link)


Yes. I'll be in touch.

[ With a small smile, Trahearne waves. He does not close the door yet, only watching him as he goes.

He sighs. ]


I miss you already.

[ It's only when Syrlya is gone from view that Trahearne finally closes the door. He stands for a moment, before wandering over to the kitchen table, sits down, and lays his head on the surface.

He does have errands to run, but. Maybe he just needs to sit for a moment first. ]
feralheart: (6)

[personal profile] feralheart 2023-03-11 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Were you expecting gossip?

[ Man, he's probably wearing a floral hairtie by now, let him live. ]
pactmarshal: (a good pose)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-11 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Welcome to tall man-dom, Amber! Crescentview's fourth tallest person watches as Crescentview's first tallest person gawks over his...her (?) own feet. It's a bit endearing--he wonders if he'd ever garner the same reaction if someone ever inhabited his body (FORESHADOWING).

When she's ready, he motions in the direction of his farm, and leads the way.

It really isn't that far--obviously cultivated farmland comes into view before long, and they round the farmhouse to its front. The door is unlocked, and Trahearne pushes it open and takes Amb-zieks into the kitchen. ]


Take a seat. I'll fix something for you--try and collect yourself in the meanwhile, all right? If you have thoughts, I'll listen.

[ And he begins busying himself with breakfast. ]
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[personal profile] hesperos 2023-03-11 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
She is.

[ Indeed it is. All in all, they've been having ultimately a good time and that is what matters. You know, putting it lightly because some notable developments have occurred as well.. ]

...Anyway, before the big day, you got anything on your mind you wanna do that you haven't already?
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[personal profile] moonstriking 2023-03-11 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you think the goddess has time for one more spar?

[ She's kidding. She doesn't need Yuri to get thrown around like a ragdoll again because the goddess had it out for him in particular.]
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[personal profile] yourlenore 2023-03-11 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
( He'll get square to drink his sugar sludge one day, just wait.

While Mishka is at slight war with himself, a part of him discontent with Adelis's body holding an incorrect host and then a part of him sneaking glances at this false Adelis to see what expressions he is capable of and simply does not indulge, though Mishka feels as if there is something strangely disloyal to Adelis about the gesture, in a way he cannot articulate.

He'll take a spot across Trahearne instead of his usual spot, which sort of reminds him to recall thag this is not Adelis.

His pancakes, of course, are drowning in syrup, and are vehicles for syrup more than their own creation. )


More or less. I stay up watching him, we spend the morning together, and I sleep for some hours before I return to my farm.

( He sounds incredibly fond, and his expression is particularly soft. He turns his gaze down as he neatly carves off a slice of his unbuttered liquid of a pancake. )

... At first it was because I was desperate to find a moment's extra time with him, but now I'm simply indulging. I'd like to indulge as much as I can, with him.
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[personal profile] accredit 2023-03-11 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's clear he doesn't exactly see the full error of his ways yet. but, when she shows up, he seems to give her a big smile. ] It got you to show up, didn't it? [ is that really the issue here?

but, to clarify, he does continue, even if ... is it him or did she seem kind of peeved?
] I heard you like green hair?
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[personal profile] hearthwarming 2023-03-11 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait... On a farm?

[ Could this panther belong to a fellow farmer, and is living with them on their farm...? Now who does she know that lives on a farm in the mountains... None of this contemplation has slowed the scritches, though. She can multitask. ]

Oh! Are you Miss Judith's animal companion, perhaps...?
pactmarshal: (brewing storm)

[personal profile] pactmarshal 2023-03-11 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)


[ Trahearne spares a glance at the syrup-pancake soup, unaware that it is a sign of things to come. Sugar Sludge, that is.

He keeps his opinions to himself, of course, content with his decidedly normal stack of pancakes.

A little chuckle slips past his lips as he swallows his first bite. To stay up all night, watching over him? To sacrifice all that sleep for one person's sake? Mishka's love for Adelis runs deep--that much is clear. ]


It sounds as though things are going well, then. [ There's a fondness in his eyes that match that of Mishka's tone. ] I'm glad. I know he is not exactly...forthcoming in his words, but I am certain he appreciates all you do for him.

[ He cuts off a new piece, and brings it to his lips, but doesn't quite bite into it yet. A thoughtful look crosses his face before he looks up at Mishka again. ] He's very lucky.
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[personal profile] esurientabyss 2023-03-12 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Putting away the card after he has taken it, carefully. ]

I will come. I would not miss such an important event between either of you.

[ He Xuan wants to see the wedding in its splendor—in whatever form that will take, with two people who he can consider as friends. In retrospect, this makes him think of ... something.

He was going to probably drop off the invitation or something over at the farmhouse. But, since Gaku is here, he will procure two wedding invitations hidden in a sleeve, and hold out to Gaku, muttering quietly: ]


...here.

[ If he opens, it will list two the following: He Xuan and Tartaglia, dated for the 28th, at daytime. Just pretend it looks nice here, shh.

Two are given because maybe Gaku will run into Ellis before he does. So two birds one stone? Anyways, this wedding will also be a 'everyone is invited' deal, but hey, that will become obvious soon enough. ]
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[personal profile] yourlenore 2023-03-12 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
... Do you think so?

( He glances at Trahearne, a proper look at him, when he's thus far been distracted by the subtle softness of Adelis's visage, in a look he does not often wear.

Lucky, is it? He wonders that, if Adelis is really lucky to have him, or if he's just another measure of Adelis's misfortune. At the very least, he knows he is lucky to have Adelis. )


I can only hope he feels the same. I think my heart is very heavy. I'm sure it is hard for him to bear.

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