stellafortunaooc | august ooc post

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

Happy new year....! In Teyvat, that is. It is now January ingame, and Liyue's people go about their disaster recovery efforts with more vigour than before. After all, the Lantern Rite is slated to occur in the latter half of January, and the Qixing are hyping it up in a bid to steer the nation's sights to the future. While this seems like a time of respite after the harrowing encounter with Osial, there's still more work to be done for the Travelers before they can rest. Because... something, or someone, has been kidnapping people from Liyue.

Periodic Reminders

Applications are permanently open! Bring your friends! +1s are accepted as well! You need to be in the game for at least one month before you can +1 a friend. You can also get invited by the mod team!

Submit your AC! If you need help or have any AC related issues, please let us know and we'll work something out.

We're going to the beach next month. September will be spent in the Golden Apple Archipelago, and we will head to Inazuma in October. Please look forward to it!

Cleanup

The storm over Guyun Stone Forest dissipates with the defeat of Osial, and the torrential rains give way to a clear, beautiful sunset. Liyue has survived through the power of unity, and it seems the harbour city is taking its first few steps in moving forward. The Qixing make an announcement that Rex Lapis has failed a divine trial and has returned to Celestia, something that the Adepti appear to accept. The uneasy tension is slowly but surely fading, assisted by occasional intimidation of any lagging Fatui who unfortunately failed to evacuate in time.

Liyue is a lot more populated than Mondstadt, and disaster recovery accordingly needs more hands. The Ministry of Civil Affairs are seeking able hands to assist in building repair, street sweeping, and material procurement amongst other things. There's no shortage of commissions for the able Traveler, and your experience in Mondstadt, if any, should give you an edge over the rest. Though, if heavy lifting is not your type of job, there's also another mystery that comes to light in the wake of Rex Lapis' departure. Some miners who previously worked near the Chasm have gone missing, their families now coming to the Millelith for assistance. They were last seen near Nantianmen, and the area's upsurge in Geovishap activity has led to fears for the worst. Just what has caused these usually hibernating creatures to emerge en masse? It's a mystery that could have grave consequences if left unsolved... and something Zhongli is taking great interest in, for some reason.

The Qixing are also advertising this year's Lantern Rite with great enthusiasm - a festival which commemorates the arrival of the new year, as well as the memories of those who have passed on. The Lantern Rite will be our mid-month event for August! Merchants from far and wide travel to the harbour to set up their stalls, showing off wares ranging from accessories, food, works of art, to an impromptu poetry rap contest. Of course, there's also lantern weaving and gathering special Plaustritefor the Mingxiao Lantern - this year, it'll look like one of the Adepti, to honour their contributions to Liyue. If you pitch in with the festival help, the locals are sure to give you discounts when the festival actually begins.

As for the festival itself, it will occur on January 21st and last until the end of the month. Hopefully the missing miners are found before then.

If you are interested in pursuing any of these commissions, leave a comment on the commission top-level below along with your commission partner's name and the mods will give you a write-up on what you might find!

A Wish

As thanks for the success of Liyue's trial, Forneus has offered to grant everyone a small wish.

What counts as a small wish? For example, you can ask to have one of your (minor canon) abilities restored, or for an item from home. It seems he's getting better at transferring things from other worlds into Teyvat without getting detected. How is he doing this anyway? If you're curious, he might give you an answer. Or not.

Comment to the top-level below to claim your free regain!

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:

august ooc post

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