stellafortunaooc | april ooc post

April OOC Post
Greetings, Travelers, and welcome to Stella Fortuna!
State of the World

On August 31st, the last barrier in Stormterror's Lair dissipates, allowing characters to ascend to the top of the tower and confront the dragon Dvalin. Battle is inevitable, though the goal is not to kill the dragon, but to remove all the toxic spikes that Abyss Mages have embedded into his body. After liberating Dvalin from his grief and poison, characters return to Mondstadt lauded as heroes - just in time for the Windblume Festival!

Our April Log Post will go up on April 1st at 00:00 GMT!

System Updates

March AC will be check-in. The month has been hard on everyone, and we don't want to add stress on top of everyone's plates. If you have already submitted AC for March, you can use those threads to get a Medium Regain instead! Please link your AC toplevel in the comment to redeem.

Applications will now accept +1s. With more player slots opening up, we will be allowing existing players to bring a friend as a +1. Applications will open on April 12th, and new characters will arrive in time for Chapter 1.5 set in Dragonspine Mountain. If we receive more players than there are at cap, we will continue to accept 3 more applications, up to a maximum of 10 new players. The eighth to tenth new player app will be queued and accepted when players slots open up. New characters can join in for the Windblume Festival.

Preparation for Chapter 1.5. As we head into the next season of Stella Fortuna, players may canon update their characters before the next chapter commences. We will require a check-in whether you would like to continue onto the next adventure, or drop from the game for the time being. Please indicate your preference here, and mention if you would like to canon update. The check-in will close on April 19th.

Chapter 1.5 will commence soon! Characters will be sent to Dragonspine Mountain to explore the ruins of an ancient kingdom. The tone for Chapter 1.5 is different from Chapter 1 - there will not be any NPCs, and the focus will be more on survival and solving puzzles to ascend to the mountain's peak where characters will receive some sort of revelation. Death is a very real possibility in this chapter. An OOC post for our next chapter will go up when applications open on April 12th.

Quests

➤ Main Story Quest: Song of the Dragon and Freedom

On the morning of August 31st, a scout from the Knights of Favonius will return with a report - the energy barrier sealing Stormterror's Ascent has disappeared. Somehow, all the NPCs are in agreement that the outlanders will be the one to confront the dragon in an aerial battle. Teamwork is vital against Dvalin - after all, the goal is not to kill him, but to destroy the poisonous spikes that have pierced his body. Dvalin takes to the skies, and Venti's winds will bear up everyone so that they can snipe those spikes in the air. Once half of the spikes have been torn off, Dvalin will land on a series of raised platforms high up in the sky. Various updrafts are present to help everyone gain height on their gliders, and they will bring up any character who happens to fall off.

It takes time, but the miasma around Dvalin clears a little more with each broken spike. As the last spike is removed from his body, a great explosion of Anemo energy consumes the battleground - there's the sensation of falling, and then everything turns white. When everyone opens their eyes, they would find themselves on Dvalin's back, and the dragon will gently bear everyone down to the Temple of the Thousand Winds so that they can return home. The dragon's form has returned to a pure, bright green - free from the Abyssal poison, his temperament becomes calmer, and he doesn't have a desire to fight anymore. After sending the outlanders to safety, he will return to his perch to rest.

➤ The Windblume Festival

When characters go to sleep on the night of August 31st, they will next wake up on September 5th. Thankfully, time doesn't seem intent on rewinding anymore, and the city has started to decorate itself for the Windblume Festival in the outlanders' absence. NPCs comment on their five-day disappearance by worrying if they've gotten enough rest. Wow, you must have slept like a log! With the city grateful for their help in solving the Stormterror crisis, characters are given free reign to enjoy the festival to their heart's content.

The festival is one that celebrates freedom and love. The people of Mondstadt gift flowers to their friends and family, and bards are out on the streets playing joyful songs. The Knights of Favonius have also organized some gliding challenges and balloon popper competitions to bring up the hype. There's even a large mirror leading into a Domain that acts like a fairground maze. Completing these challenges will give Windblume tickets that can be exchanged for Mora and your typical fair prizes at the Adventurers' Guild. They've really pulled the stops out to try and cheer up Mondstadt's citizens.

➤ A Mysterious Invitation

During the festival, a glowing doorway will appear to the outlanders at night. Stepping through the door will bring you to a featureless white room with a table and several chairs. A young man stands before you, and he thanks you for your help in resolving the Stormterror crisis before introducing himself as Forneus, the God of Time.

He will be available to thread out and answer some questions. The gist of what he will tell every character is:

➛ Every character agreed to help Mondstadt, but they were memory wiped of this until the Stormterror crisis was averted.
➛ He granted everyone's Visions, but also tells them that the Vision cannot be controlled by him once it is given away.
➛ He needs the outlanders' help because they do not have pre-destined fates written by Celestia, who rule over all of Teyvat.
➛ He was responsible for the timeloops. After all, he's the God of Time.
➛ So what does he want the outlanders to do? Change the course of history.
➛ He will offer to show everyone the 'truth' of Celestia's cruelty firsthand. This is an explicit invitation to Chapter 1.5's setting - Dragonspine Mountain, a place left desolate by Celestia's decrees.

To help motivate reluctant characters to continue staying in Stella Fortuna, he will offer them another deal - by helping out in Teyvat, they will gain increased power using their Vision, and it will be a power that they can take home once their job here is done. He is able to return characters back home at the exact moment they left their world, so players who want to swap out their character can do so.

New characters who arrive in Chapter 1.5 and beyond will have a different arrival mechanic as well. They will need to agree to Forneus' contract of sending them to Teyvat. He will offer to them the chance of obtaining a Vision and the promise of sending them home to the exact time they left once they're done. If your character needs more incentives, check in with us at the Mod Contact Post and we can work something out!

Plotting

Feel free to use this post as a plotting post for all your CR and threading needs! A quick form is provided for your use:

The Player
Player Name: Your name!
Timezone:
Contact: Plurk, Discord, PM, your choice.
Are you a cat or dog person?

The Character
Character Name:
Canon:
Vision:

Tl;dr: Describe your character here! Be as serious or meme-y as you like.

Storming Terror: Will your character be participating in the battle against Dvalin? Are you looking for partners to thread out gliding or ground combat teamwork?

Festival Hangouts: Festival plans!! Are there any games or challenges you're especially interested with?

Continuation: Will your character be joining for 1.5? Are there any thoughts or opinions your character has about Flauros' reveal that you want them to share with others/discuss an alternative plan?

Is your character ok with very cold places? ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ᕤ

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

For +1s, are current players limited to inviting only one friend? ie: one invite per current player.

for 1.5 preference is there a deadline for when to reply? currently debating what exactly I want to do \o\. thank you!

Yes, it will be 1 per player.

Guess who didn't remember to write the deadline... it will be April 19th which is also the day apps close!

Please comment to this thread if you would like to continue on to the next chapter.

Dragonspine Mountain will tentatively have a 1.5-2 month run spanning the late half of April and the full month of May.

yes hello i would like to continue on!! i've been drowning in RL stuff because moving is a lot of work... but since we will be officially moved in at the end of the month and no longer on such a time crunch, i should hopefully be able to actually devote the time to this it deserves!