Mission Six: Under the Sea

[voidtreckermods]

On the morning of Day Five of the month of Fiddlesticks (ooc: 9th of May) the train on everyone’s Safety Control Apparatus will shimmer in multi colours looking almost like the void itself. A moment later a holo-screen will pop up with the following information.

Destination: Planet #7625000129523. Specifically the island of Gyueran. The only inhabited island in an archipelago that covers a fair span of ocean. It has encountered a spate of calamities and strange happenings. Missing people, reports of sacred rock pools swallowing islanders whole, monsters from the sea. On top of that they have lost contact with their main trading partner, an underwater city they call Bui. Furthermore their spiritual leaders have found themselves unable to access their spiritual power. They are in need of help.

Blue Team

Protect the island of Gyueran from the monsters that rise from the sea at night. It will require patrolling the beaches. Not much is known of the monsters except they come out of the sea. There have been reports of them dragging islanders into the ocean depths, be wary. Protect the people and do not let the rock pools be destroyed.

Red Team

The sacred rock pools have been swallowing islanders whole. Initial analysis suggest that they have become portals of some kind, which might be either a cause or an effect of the loss of spiritual power. There are four main rock pools on the island- enter them and rescue those who have been taken. Nothing is known about what you may face so be ready for anything.

Orange Team

Investigate Bui, to figure out what has happened to the inhabitants. The last known contact was two weeks ago, where usually members of both the city and the island trade on an almost daily basis in some form.

As it is expected that this investigation may take multiple dives the Voidtrecker Express will remain with Orange team, on the ocean, to serve as a base.

Purple Team

Far in the ocean there is a sacred place, where the spiritual leaders go to first receive their powers. It is a five day treck through an underwater cave system. The spiritual leaders attempted to travel there to investigate and resolve the problem of their power, but they were pushed back by monsters. Help escort them to the sacred place, to try and fix the spiritual problem.

Additional Notes The dressing room is open with the equipment you need for your tasks, including breathing apparatus. Some voidtreckers may worry that their form is not one that interacts well with water. Trust in your SCA, it will protect you. Planet #7625000129523 is not void active but has had void contact in its past, it is not necessary to hide the truth from them.

The mission will run from the 9th to the 22nd May. I will put up a OOC information post with extra world information and team-relevant information on the 9th as well as the IC starter post for them arriving and beginning their missions.

For avoidance of doubt the information in the block quote area above is the only information known IC before they arrive on the world. The information on the subsequent information post is for you as players to know what to expect and to give you the information you need for writing the mission. It is information characters will learn throughout the mission.

Additionally- though it will not be known IC until they get there, but to aid in planning. Magic that is 'mental' in nature will not work on this world. Physical 'attack' magic will work, such as a fire ball or a lightning storm. Transportation magic will also work. However magic such as telepathy, psychomatry, sensing the past or the future or interacting with people or objects in a non physical way will be muted. It will not feel like the characters have 'lost' this power, but that they are being blocked in some way from accessing it.

For those who are force sensitive (or other canon equivalent) this world will feel very strange indeed, almost as if there is something between them and the world around them, a barrier or shielding. Making the world far too 'quiet'.

For more information on powers go here

There will be additional team posts on 13th May for onward mission journeys. There will be a final team post on the 17th May as missions reach their conclusion. You are free to put up your own posts on middleofsomewhere throughout the event- always make it clear what team mission you are taking part in. There will be a final conclusion post on the 21st May.

Please feel free to use this as a plotting post. Remember there is nothing forcing your character to do the task assigned to their group so if you wish to do a different one, feel free! If character decide to not do any of the tasks at all that’s fine too, just let me know! Please reply under the colour you decide to go with once you decide for definite!

Have fun plotting!