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lostcarnival2017-11-06 04:29 pm
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2017-11-06 04:29 pm
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⇨ END OF EVENT LOG
Who: Everyone participating in the Prince's challenge.
When: Day 178, Afternoon
Where: A Conjured Forest
What: The Carnival takes to the Hunt again, but this time, with the intention to win.
Warnings: Violence and death.
When: Day 178, Afternoon
Where: A Conjured Forest
What: The Carnival takes to the Hunt again, but this time, with the intention to win.
Warnings: Violence and death.
SACRIFICES↴ In a bid to definitively settle a victor and reclaim the captured carnival workers, the Ringmaster has challenged the Prince to another hunt. If the Prince wins this challenge, he can claim the Blue Rose the Carnival stole; if the Carnival wins, the Ringmaster will be allowed to claim one True Name in the Prince's possession. With the Manor reshaped as it is, there's no longer a courtyard to transform into a suitable hunting ground. Instead, the Prince's magic has turned one of the floating islands between the fortress and the Carnival into an overgrown forest. Being a fae contest, of course, each side's idea of victory is not as straightforward as it would appear, but for those participating in the hunt, there is only one objective that matters: to kill their prey in the time they're given. The captives who have been transformed into beasts will have little of their human sentience remaining, and will be set loose to wander the forest freely. Instinct will compel them to conceal themselves or attack hunters, depending on their individual disposition. Upon death, the beasts will remain in their bestial forms. IN HOT PURSUIT↴ To win this challenge, the hunters must bring all of the beasts down with weapons or innate strength within the time limit: an hour and one minute. No magic may be used to take any of the beasts down -- any use of supernatural or magical abilities to trap, track, or kill the creatures will result in a forfeit to the Prince, and this will be made explicitly clear to the hunters before the contest begins. Hunters are allowed to bring their own weapons and mounts, provided they are non-magical in nature (or their magical abilities are not being actively used). If they do not have their own, ordinary ones of any variety will be provided to them. To expedite the proceedings, rather than dragging the bodies back individually, each hunter will receive a token from the Prince: an enameled blue rose. To formally claim a kill, they must place the rose on the dead beast (ideally, in their mouth, though as long as it's touching it it will do) and activate the spell by reciting the following words: "I claim this life for thy Master's game." "A life surrendered to claim my prize." Using the rose in this way will cause its petals to instantly wilt and magically bring the dead beast, and any hunters touching it, back to the Prince. So, don't touch it if you want to stay in the forest for more hunting. A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE↴ The Prince and the Ringmaster will be waiting for the results of the hunt in a roughly-constructed marble amphitheatre on another floating bit of rock. Those whose stomachs are too weak to take up even just the appearance of hunting can stay at the Carnival or hang out in the amphitheater, with the caveat that any attempt to attack the Prince or use magic to aid the captured prey will instantly default the win to the Prince. Should they want something to do other than twiddle their thumbs, the non-fighting carnival workers can peer into the hand mirrors left on the seats, smaller versions of what the Prince is watching the hunt through. They will be unable to control what images are brought up in the mirror, and it essentially only shows whatever the Prince is looking at himself. There's no sound, but the images are in full color (all the better to see blood with). This is also the area that the hunters and prey will be brought to when the spell is activated (or when every creature has been hunted). So, expect for a pile of corpses to end up there. [ OOC: This log wraps up the end of the Heartstone Manor plot! It is up to hunters and prey to create their own toplevels and sort out who will be delivering the finishing blow (feel free to use the OOC post about this event to coordinate that), but OOCly, it's set that the Carnival will win the Prince's challenge. The hunt's conclusion will be posted as a separate comment for characters to respond to.] |
The Amphithere | Pre-Kill
Where is this? What is this? On the isolated island of thick forest, this beast managed to locate a body of water big enough to take a dip and simmer in. It's not very deep, but not too difficult anyway to swim through the small lake despite much of his heavy body is rock with miniscule crystals. He has no idea either of what’s happening, he just knows that there was probably agonizing pain, lots of it earlier… the people, the hunters! It was their fault! Somehow! And they’ll PAY!!!
For all the snake’s fury though, he would rather stew on it in peace. But unbeknownst to him, that’s simply not possible within the nature of the challenge. Anything that ventures where the beast deems too close to his waters (all his dammit) will be greeted by the amphithere’s warning strike and the piercing hiss packaged with it.
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B - Wildcard?
[OOC Note: Since Yugo's kill thread is set in stone, this is mostly for those that want a quick skirmish with the snakebeast. Though just like his regular self, this monster doesn't know the meaning of quit or to flee... so threads here will have to end with the hunter doing so themselves.]
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But... she can't just do nothing. Not when so much depends on taking down these... well. Taking down her coworkers. But she can't dwell too much on that, either.
It's mostly by chance that she comes across the lake - and she jumps back from that strike and hiss, her ears flicking forward. "--Whoa, hey!"
Apparently she found someone, at least. She doesn't move away, trying to get a better look at him, but she's definitely on guard now.
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She's just an intruder and if she won't leave, it'll make her! He roars... and as the sound booms across the clearing, his throat comes alight with energy and-
PWING-KOOOSHKT!!!!
-out blasts crackling lightning.
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She lands on her shoulder with a grunt, but scrambles to her feet, fumbling to pull her knife from her belt. "Ha-- you gotta be from the carnival, right?" What else would something like this be doing out here?
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He just growls and slithers out from the water, his every move poised with
overdramatic grace before snapping forward for another strike. An enemy is an enemy, words mean nothing.no subject
"Hey! D'you understand me or anything? If you do, then... y'know, stop tryin' to kill me for a bit."
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... Is that a tree, relatively close behind where Miko stands?
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At least she manages to get behind that tree, dodging the attack for the time being. "--Jeez, okay, I get it!"
She's getting the distinct impression that someone else is gonna have to handle this guy. Trying to keep trees behind herself and the giant serpent as much as possible, she springs off into the woods again.
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Fine then, and stay out...!