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westwhere2023-02-23 06:17 pm
groundrules) wrote in westwhere2023-02-23 06:17 pm
irenia
WHO: participants in the quest to rein in Rathakku's undead dragon Irenia + YOU.
WHEN: towards the end of Stage II of the Siege of Alem.
WHERE: the skyscape of Alem.
WHAT: taming the undead shrew, hereby a dragon.
WARNINGS: Here be dragons.
NOTE: the log has some predetermined actions for people who signed up to tame Irenia, but you're welcome to offer much-needed support along the way, even if you didn't! Questions here.
The plan to wrest the undead dragon Irenia from Rathakku's undead claws is 'simple':
Wei Wuxian and Xie Lian hunt a beast to use as dragon bait, while Kumoi Yuuri enhances its appeal through her illusion work. Using Stephen Strange’s portals, the two drag the lure West, in order to draw the pursuing Irenia out of the sphere of Rathakku’s undead magical influence. Stephanivien’s muzzle-tying machine rope the dragon's jaws shut during this hunt, successfully ensuring she cannot freeze everyone to death and end the chase early. Jon Snow shoots arrows from the eastern direction, discouraging Irenia from returning — ideally, he will also be travelling through Strange's portals to effectively track her and keep shooting.
As Wei Wuxian learned, Rathakku stole Irenia from another undead lord — frost king Anurr — who rules in the east. Irenia owes Rathakku no allegiance, and she will (gladly) break free of his command the moment she is out of the range of his power. Wrathion uses the influence-lessening sorcery that he learned when he had to fend off another undead lord, the Beastmaster. That will ensure that Rathakku’s authority over Irenia ends much sooner than expected, and long before she reaches Anurr.
In need of undead power to sustain her, but preferring one who cannot control her, Irenia willingly chooses to anchor her continued existence on Jon Snow, who has possessed the eerie touch of death associated with the undead lieges, ever since he fell into a dark mirror of Ellethia.
Irenia joins the party — neither tame nor commanded, and keen to keep a respectable distance.
NOTE: feel free to make your own top levels here for anything to do with the above operation, and don't hesitate to NPC Irenia for your threads. You can also participate in a speed thread. Characters who are not part of the plan mentioned above can still get involved and lend support!
Questions here & enjoy!
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Guess we will! If anything does, I'll make sure to offer congratulations, but really, those curse seals are still so fascinating... I need to try another way of addressing them, I've been thinking on it.
( All this prelude to them actually heading out, Wei Wuxian smiling and nodding to the people they pass, some more or less responding well, much as they can under the stress of their present life. Having another successful evacuation caravan has lessened their tension, and the burden on those who remain.
One less creature out of the Gut's Bind can only help with that, too. )
We'll need to avoid the ice creatures.
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[He's so used to them by now and to going on purely through physical strength... but still it would be nice to get them off again.]
Ice creatures? What do they do? Are they like some of the ones outside in the forest? There are some weird things out there... They stole memories from people.
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( He had heard that. He'd also forgotten it in the scheme of things. )
These ones either try kidnapping the young looking and small ( ... he's taller than you, Xie Lian, that's all he's got to say about that and his likewise belief it's not actually a concern for them. )
Or ice-creatures of a more basic, growling and biting sort. That one will be the most useful!
( Heading down, down, down... )
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But those just sound like regular low level ice spirits, so it should be fine!
[He's still not worried!]
I hope we find something big enough. Such a big dragon, she'd probably want a lot of food. Although those dragons they have are a bit different, right? The one in Taravast was closer to the ones I know.
[He is slowly reducing the volume of his voice as they go down, and thinking...]
You can't use spiritual arrays to talk, can you?
[He doesn't think a mortal would be able to access his, to be honest, and even if they were, they'd need more spiritual energy than Wei Wuxian has to be able to, most probably.]
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( with words spoken, that is. the chill of the lower level settles in around, stealing breath into white gasps of fleeting clouds, their own weather storms in miniature. )
Quantity might matter over quality, if we need to compromise. You won't have trouble lifting anything large though, will you?
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[Allow him a small blush here because he's now thinking this is totally something Hua Cheng would suggest.]
It's just that it's quite dark in here, so most probably any creature we find will have enhanced hearing, and they'll hear us from far away... although I guess I can shield us in a different way.
[He holds out his arm and Ruoyue flies out and forms a wide circle around them, floating lazily around ankle height.]
There. Nothing outside should be able to hear us or even feel us, not even ghosts and spirits.
And yes, I can carry a lot, don't worry.
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There's so much I'd like to ask about this, but excellent. Were you a hunter at any time in your long existence?
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[It was an acceptable hobby for a prince, after all, and then, well, you eat what you can find and sometimes that means hunting for food.]
What do you want to ask about? Ruoye?