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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!
AMBAZ
Town Square
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He seems a bit nervous, doesn't he? So, after staring a good minute too long Syrlya finally crosses the town square to approach.] Barok van Zieks, it's good to see you. How are you today?
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Syrlya! ( Amber flushes, alarmed after encountering someone in the plaza with mistaken identity. It was bound to happen, but still-! )
Umm! Uh! It's not Mr. Van Zieks! I mean, it is, but-- ( Agh! How is she going to explain this?! )
I know this might be super hard to believe-- ( which isn't that hard considering how different she acts in Baz's body compared to him-- ) It's me, Amber! I-I woke up in Mr. Van Zieks' body! I'm not sure why or how, but it's not him, it's me!
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I... see. Am I to presume he is thusly in your body?
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Yeah ... he is. ( She puts her hands on her hips. ) And you'll know it's him because he's wearing pants! I never wear pants! Not that there's anything wrong with pants - shorts are just so much more breathable and allow me to be agile!
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All right! I understand. I assume this is some other whim of the goddess, so it... hopefully should not last too long. [...] But are you not cold?
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Cold? Me? ( Amber glances down at the way she dressed Baz. ) I'm fine. I know he usually has his big coat and stuff but ... I don't know how to dress him. Frilly shirt it is.
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( GROAN. )
I'm going to die of boredom, though! Is there nothing I can do for you? Nothing on your farm? This body is so big and strong! I bet I could be super helpful! Surely Mr. Van Zieks won't mind.
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--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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( 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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I appreciate it, Amber. [It may be van Zieks' face but it's acting so out of character it's actually easier to conceptualize it as Amber.] Otegine prepared a lot of firewood for us. I could use the help moving most of it to the barn for storage, so it stays dry.
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( She smiles. God, how unsettling. )
Right! You got it. ( Big lad Baz is going to get on that! ) Anything else?
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amber van zieks
Trahearne is up early enough--as he normally is--when the piercing shriek jolts him out of his concentration and takes all his attention.
If someone's in trouble, he should be there to help. So he immediately drops what he's doing and makes his way towards the source of the cry.
Is Lord van Zieks all right? He gives a tentative knock on the door. ]
Van Zieks? It's me, Trahearne.
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Trahearne! ( Who knew this man had such a countertenor vocal range? )
Uhh! I'm not sure how to explain this to you, but I-- Eek-! I'm Amber! It's me! I'm in Mr. Van Zieks' body!
I don't know how this happened to me-!
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Trahearne stares in bewilderment at first, at van Zieks's unusually unkempt state. He feels like...he shouldn't be seeing this. Isn't this a sight reserved for his roommate only. His brows furrow when--oh. That is an impressive vocal range. ]
...Amber?
[ He tilts his head in confusion, not...quite believing it at first. But the cadence of his--her?--tone is distinctly Amber's, so. ]
It's all right. Calm down--we'll figure this out. [ There he goes, putting on his firstborn demeanor. It's time to take care of his adopted little sister. who is now taller than him. ]
May I come in?
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Eh? Come in!? But this isn't my house!
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...Very well, then. Why don't you come to mine? I don't live far.
[ He crosses his arms as he looks her over again. ]
Have you eaten?
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No ... not yet. Been too surprised and distracted. I feel like I can't eat until I figure out why this has happened!
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[ He knows this. Firsthand experience.
He steps to the side. ]
Come. Put shoes on and we'll see what we can do once we get to mine.
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( Amber crouches down to look for shoes - jeez! These are huge! She sits at the step and tries to pull them on, taking a moment to squeeze Van Zieks' toes. )
Look how big his feet are! These big wiggly man-toes! Don't tell him I said that. ( Anyway: After some more awe at the size of his feet, the shoes are on, and she steps up with a wobble. ) Whoa! He's so tall ...
( SHE'S GOT THIS. )
Let's go, Trahearne!
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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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'K-Kay ... ( She sits down, as requested. And then, perhaps unexpectedly, there's a small whimper.
And then she bursts into tears. )
Why has this happened to me-! ( Sob! ) Everything was going so well ... I got engaged! Now this! I-I'm ... I'm...! ( Waaaaah! )
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Ah. A frown of concern briefly crosses his face before he grabs the bottle of milk and container of sugar, along with mug of coffee to place it on the table in front of her. ]
Oh, Amber.
[ He pulls out the chair next to her and offers a comforting hand on her shoulder. ]
This must be devastating, I know. But I doubt the goddess would have allowed this to happen if she knew it would interfere with the weddings.
[ The uncertainty is always going to be there, but it would be especially cruel if it did actually interfere with the weddings. ]
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( Trahearne does have a point. It does get through to her. )
I-I guess that's true ... ( Sniff! ) Is ... is this my punishment for being happy? For finally finding the "one"? Or, the "two" in my case ...
If I stay like this, I can't be a bride...! ( Endless waterfall of tears, etc etc. Baz the Bride cannot be a thing that happens. )
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