[OOC] Feathers and Ash

[kidjab]

Welcome to the first set of post for The sand box adventures that will be Feathers and Ash (F&A from here on out).
F&A will be an exploration into character development and a commentary on everything from, love, morality, politics, and faith. It will be up to you and I to create dynamic stories and adventures that will bring these motifs to fruition in a dynamic and fruitful way. I hope this will be a wonderful story for us to develop together. I have a set of arcs that I am currently considering that I would love to bounce off you as well. I am assuming we can use OOC as a way to plan the first set of arcs and discuss any sort of plans or ideas we may need to flesh out.

[Kessir Tarkin]

Alright made it! I agree OOC sounds good to me to discuss story arcs since it is a 1x1 type of style.

You already have an idea I believe and we both are starting in the same place looks like a classic "bump into" scenario haha.

[kidjab]

Yes the main arc I have in mind is a fall from grace arc for Dhusa. Over a period of time she gets darker and choices more questionable. Being sent from Ost as an envoy of sorts she is to travel the world. I think it would be easy enough for her to be snatched up in the criminal underground as she is heavily reliant on Whisper in all its strains and forms. This coming by virtue of her culture and the Old weaver's using the leaves within their pipes. Having been trained as a weaver since childhood her reliance is as much apart of who she is as it is an addiction.

Thoughts?

@Kessir Tarkin

[Kessir Tarkin]

I like that, gives something progressive to the character that mine and yours might have to work through at some point, either finding a way to keep the supply or finding a way to beat the addiction. Maybe giving her a choice to follow a path either living the life in the underground or becoming a bounty hunter that allows her to afford her vice as long as she keeps catching bounties.

My characters main flaw is his greed, if ever offered enough or given the chance to receive something of great value he will take the offer, often with no questions asked. And he fancies himself a fair bit of spirits and when given or buys an exotic type he has to try it immediately.

Oh boy these two are going to be a mess haha a greedy drunk and a Whisper addict.

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin
Would You like to do the honors and start us off?

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab Nah man you built this world you get the honours of starting off this adventure!

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin

Very well I hope this will be something you thoroughly enjoy.

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin

Dude your first post was phenomenal!

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab you followed up with an awesome post yourself. Trying to keep it up with the next one!

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin

Hey bud I'm a bit stuck right now. So I want to bounce some ideas off of you a bit more before posting some more. So for this Arc (aptly named Whisper) I want this to be the descent the beginning of the fall. Diving deeper into the Underbelly of the city and getting caught up in political intrigue via dealings with The Flock.

I know I want the end of the arc to be an all out brawl with head of the Elstai Family. That will send Apoche into disarray and cause Dhusa to be a fugitive. Any suggestions on how to start this? I Know I want to question the red head and begin the journey.

[Kessir Tarkin]

@Kessir Tarkin

Hey bud I'm a bit stuck right now. So I want to bounce some ideas off of you a bit more before posting some more. So for this Arc (aptly named Whisper) I want this to be the descent the beginning of the fall. Diving deeper into the Underbelly of the city and getting caught up in political intrigue via dealings with The Flock.

I know I want the end of the arc to be an all out brawl with head of the Elstai Family. That will send Apoche into disarray and cause Dhusa to be a fugitive. Any suggestions on how to start this? I Know I want to question the red head and begin the journey.

@kidjab

@kidjab Alright, here are some things we can interrogate the woman and get the confirmation that she belongs to the Flock, and that she was working for someone from the Elstai Family, but before we can actually get a name something happens. I can come up with something in the case we want to go that way.

We could then have a number of choices from there:
- Investigation where we find members of the flock and work on them until something is given up.
- Chase the mysterious shadow figure where we are on the hunt for someone, maybe they had something to do with the death of our hostage, maybe they are hired or maybe they are carrying out a mission from The Flock to keep her silent. (If we choose this since your character is the main focus of this arc, I can take control of it so you can react how you would want Dhusa to react.)
- Detective work where we learn about her after her death, where she lived and use clues to find out how she is connected to The Flock and the Elstai Family.
- Maybe we don't get the Elstai name in time and stumble upon it later with the clues and information we gathered.

Then when we reach the Elstai family, a confrontation occurs, either by forces that are yet unknown to us but want Dhusa to become a fugitive to stop her from intervening in something bigger.

We could also go the divine route way, maybe they are involved in demons and other deities where we find that we are getting involved in something much bigger than we ever expected to be and something like the house they live in is destroyed and we are framed based on the circumstances of us being there.

What you think so far?

[kidjab]

Sounds amazing. I was thinking something like the town guard burst in during the interrogation. Hector having been a member of the flock himself gave up the two of us. The command for those in his pocket being save or kill the red head either is fine. And get rid of us two. Obviously not known to us.

Thus causing the beginning of a man hunt. The divine idea I would love to do as a greater over arching theme and arc in the grand scheme of things. I feel that is one that beeds to be worked up to.

But the idea of having it start of as an investigation sort of detective take is something I can see working as a way to further her dependence on Whisper because she needs to go "undercover".
@Kessir Tarkin

[Kessir Tarkin]

Yeah very nice bud! The Flock has a very long reach indeed.

We can slowly add hints of divine presence here and there over time.

But I like the way that it is going, and it's always death, never rescue with the scum of The Flock. If there is a chance of info being released they must be silenced forever.

@kidjab

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin

Loving this idea man sweet lets do this I will have it start out with the interrogation. Think you can handle the break up of the interrogation ?

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab oh yeah I can!

[kidjab]

Not done with my post just yet going to be adding more later.

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab alright just let me know when you are ready!

[kidjab]

@Kessir Tarkin I'll have to format later but all done brother have at it. Sorry took so long. But had to do some world building around the Flock some in order to flesh out how the interrogation was going to play out and why Dhusa knows about them and hates them.

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab ah yeah no problem bud! The more effor put in the better the story becomes!

[Kessir Tarkin]

@kidjab I'll be doing my post soon here, had myself a busy weekend haha.