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[[Open]] MANTA Promots and Catch-All
Who: Dongfang Qingcang and you!
Status: Open
Where: All Over!
What: MANTA Quests and Crew-Related
Warnings: None at current; will update as needed
A Strange Shopping List
Having been convinced by Rem that a ship of their own, set up with the equipment and libraries needed, would be more useful in conducting the research they were interested in, Daqiang has done his own research into how mortals of the world go about acquiring one. There were the usual mentions of sometimes having ships stolen out from under a captain - particularly if a Corsair was boasting about taking a ship previously owned by a Paladin. But the most common consensus was that if you wanted a ship that would match your needs, you should gather appropriate materials and 'offer' them to the God-Beasts.
What sort of materials? Well, besides the usual wood and cloth and such, it seemed that items and components that would have significance or relevance to the ship the God-Beast was creating for you were just as important. As such, Daqiang had inquired with Rem and then Kimmuriel about what they felt was appropriate and came up with a short, but very odd, list: Magitech Items (still determining what sort), Stainless Steel, Black Jade, and one Dragonfly. And since it was so odd, gathering the materials became an exercise in visiting multiple ports for both information and discussions with merchants.
During the first half of December, Daqiang can be found on Elah, Eltrut, Nogard, and Antam speaking (or arguing) with various merchants over the costs of stainless steel, out in the wildlands of the leviathans chasing down rumored veins of black jade. Maybe you've chosen to help him in acquiring the materials and that's why you're knee deep in mud while Daqiang releases yet another dragonfly you caught because it's 'not good enough'.
Recruiting
If you've been invited to join the Raiders of the Lost Arts or have heard the rumors of them recruiting, and have yet to meet the strongest in the Three Realms, the great devil and Moon Supreme, Dongfang Qingcang, well he's not that hard to track down. His inquiries into procuring a ship have made it easy for anyone unfamiliar with him to get pointed his way by most merchants and port authorities.
On Nogaurd he is easiest to find onboard the Stormbringer as he still has a cabin there. If he's not immediately available, go ahead and hang out with Deathstar, the large, black, warrior cat that Daqiang took on as a 'servant' but whom gets treated more like minor royalty himself. He's very friendly and affectionate and would enjoy a shoulder ride even if he's too big for shoulders in question.
On Elah or Eltrut, he is largely keeping to the merchant quarters and around midday, you're certain to find him enjoying a meal at a private table set up where he can watch the various mortals walk by. He's the perpetually grumpy one dressed like he just walked out of a royal court.
MANTA quests TBA and Linked from Comments
Bite-Sized Blessings (General)
Fey Fighters (General)
Picture of Dorina Grey (General)
Magitech Madness (General)
Coins of the Crescent (Corsairs)
A Steamy Winter's Heist (Corsairs)
Poke 'N Prance (Corsairs)
Untitled Goose Bounty 2 (Bounty)
Wildcard
If the non-quest prompts aren't catching your fancy and the quest prompts aren't what you want either, feel free to put up something else and we'll go!
Status: Open
Where: All Over!
What: MANTA Quests and Crew-Related
Warnings: None at current; will update as needed
Having been convinced by Rem that a ship of their own, set up with the equipment and libraries needed, would be more useful in conducting the research they were interested in, Daqiang has done his own research into how mortals of the world go about acquiring one. There were the usual mentions of sometimes having ships stolen out from under a captain - particularly if a Corsair was boasting about taking a ship previously owned by a Paladin. But the most common consensus was that if you wanted a ship that would match your needs, you should gather appropriate materials and 'offer' them to the God-Beasts.
What sort of materials? Well, besides the usual wood and cloth and such, it seemed that items and components that would have significance or relevance to the ship the God-Beast was creating for you were just as important. As such, Daqiang had inquired with Rem and then Kimmuriel about what they felt was appropriate and came up with a short, but very odd, list: Magitech Items (still determining what sort), Stainless Steel, Black Jade, and one Dragonfly. And since it was so odd, gathering the materials became an exercise in visiting multiple ports for both information and discussions with merchants.
During the first half of December, Daqiang can be found on Elah, Eltrut, Nogard, and Antam speaking (or arguing) with various merchants over the costs of stainless steel, out in the wildlands of the leviathans chasing down rumored veins of black jade. Maybe you've chosen to help him in acquiring the materials and that's why you're knee deep in mud while Daqiang releases yet another dragonfly you caught because it's 'not good enough'.
If you've been invited to join the Raiders of the Lost Arts or have heard the rumors of them recruiting, and have yet to meet the strongest in the Three Realms, the great devil and Moon Supreme, Dongfang Qingcang, well he's not that hard to track down. His inquiries into procuring a ship have made it easy for anyone unfamiliar with him to get pointed his way by most merchants and port authorities.
On Nogaurd he is easiest to find onboard the Stormbringer as he still has a cabin there. If he's not immediately available, go ahead and hang out with Deathstar, the large, black, warrior cat that Daqiang took on as a 'servant' but whom gets treated more like minor royalty himself. He's very friendly and affectionate and would enjoy a shoulder ride even if he's too big for shoulders in question.
On Elah or Eltrut, he is largely keeping to the merchant quarters and around midday, you're certain to find him enjoying a meal at a private table set up where he can watch the various mortals walk by. He's the perpetually grumpy one dressed like he just walked out of a royal court.
Bite-Sized Blessings (General)
Fey Fighters (General)
Picture of Dorina Grey (General)
Magitech Madness (General)
Coins of the Crescent (Corsairs)
A Steamy Winter's Heist (Corsairs)
Poke 'N Prance (Corsairs)
Untitled Goose Bounty 2 (Bounty)
If the non-quest prompts aren't catching your fancy and the quest prompts aren't what you want either, feel free to put up something else and we'll go!
sorry for the delay on this! in between exams atm! 💦
But this...
This is just cruel and obnoxious. Far beyond Garuda's knack for creating chaos.
She really needs to stop coming to Eltrut. It seems to be the place where trouble tends to find her the most, and today, said trouble comes in the form of a very large several-headed goose.
And it's one head that descends upon the water near the pier as it makes its landing, the impact sending a splash over her, soaking her from head to toe. Now, she's angry.
As the fight goes on, she gets drawn further and further towards it, her winds doing nothing but angering it further. Maybe that's exactly what she wants—it will be all the more satisfying when she rips off one—or all—of its heads.
It is a fireball, however, that has Benedikta whipping around where she stands to face whoever is flinging them about.]
Watch where you are throwing those!
No worries! Exams are more important!
[Comes Daqiang's immediate retort as he whips past Benedikta, a smirk playing on his lips behind the blue flames that engulfed his body. He threw another blast at the nearest head - eliciting a loud and angry squawk as the goose was forced to turn it's beak aside - before he spun around to face Bene and spread his arms in silent challenge.
He was in a good mood
he should not have moodsand eager to see what she could do.]💚
Hm. I promise you have seen nothing yet.
[There's a momentary pause because she's just going to blast that head again as she sees it swooping in at him, beating it back momentarily. Long enough for her to meet his challenge with equal enthusiasm. He may be able to feel it—that pulse of magic, of her aether much like Cid's had done, and he'll be shot with a violent gale that sweeps over the street from where she stands, knocking over anything that isn't already bolted down. From the darkened cloud emerges a set of wide feathered wings as the winds die down as quickly as they had formed, and Benedikta there in her semi-primed state.]
I have a score to settle with this fucking goose anyway.
[Is it the same goose or a different one than what she faced? Doesn't matter. They're all the same to her in the end.]
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If that was nothing, this venerable one looks forward to what you do when you do something.
[The taunt was almost playful. Certainly his murderous grin had widened after seeing her come into her power.
As yet another head come towards him, he backhanded a blast of power it's way to send it off, keeping the air between him and Benedikta clear for her to take flight properly.]
Come. Show this venerable one what you can really do.
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Very well.
[She flashes him a smile.]
How much destruction should Eltrut see as a result, I wonder?
[Not that she cares much for this town as it is. It's caused her nothing but trouble in the past, and yet again, here she is.
To the head that had dove in towards him, she takes flight, and as she dives in, a large claw forms to grapple at its beak, slamming it shut before it can blast a massive honk at Dongfang.]
Hold still!
[Her own fists closes tight, and in turn, the claw squeezes and squeezes, wrestling it into submission as it slams sideways into a building before she manages to stop it, enough that it should give Dongfang an opening to attack it with his fire while she flies out of his way.]
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Not waiting for it to recover enough to attack where he had been, Daqiang flew away to follow after Benedikta.
The claw of energy was an interesting ability. One he could appreciate for it's effectiveness against the goose. But also for the possibilities such a long ranged attack could have. His own abilities to choke someone at a distance with just his qi were some of those that remained sealed away.
He wondered... if he fed her power as he had Cid... could she make that claw big enough to grab two or three necks wring them all at once?]
How much destruction do you think you can do?
[He called over to her as he sought to catch up.]
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[He should have seen the gallows when she was finished with them—
But as the goose rears its head back from the fiery attack, Benedikta loses her grip on it, and it flails its long neck around for her now. She darts sky high, dodging out of its way and tossing smaller wind attacks at it. Right in the chomper, as it opens her mouth to try and gobble her right up, but...]
Fuck. Cover your ears!
[Because a giant, angry HOOOONNNNNKKKKKK is about to shake the whole island.]
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Unfortunately, his teleport also put him in the path of another head that took the opportunity presented to slam into his side and send him careening out over the ocean. He'd get his bearings before he ever came close to a splash down, but it did get him out of the immediate fight for a moment.]
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Fucking thing could easily shatter their drums if it wanted to. As if it wasn't bad enough already—
And it gets worse when she sees Dongfang get flung into the ocean by one of its heads, and she dives after him. She could leave him, yes, and perhaps any other time she might have let him figure it out himself—or drown, if she felt like it—but they have a goose to fry and she is not going to attempt it alone. Or with the few dozens of other people scattered about at its feet.
That same head comes in to crash down on it, and here comes Benedikta with not one, but two enormous claws now, feathers wrapped around her arms and the talons where her hand should be, and she lands right over the goose's eye and drags them over to get a hold before she finally pierces them...
... and holds on. Is this a terrible idea? Maybe, but when has any of this been a good idea?]
Shoot it!
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If the claws were bigger and could crush the head, crack it open, his own fire would be far more effective in bringing and swift end to at least one of the heads.
A torrent of blue fire spread out to wrap around them, curled like a serpentine dragon ready to strike while Daqiang set one hand to Benedikta's back.]
Crack it like an egg.
[He ordered (with far too much glee for such a request) and shoved his own power into Benedikta. Cid had been able to generate a single bolt of lighting that could bring Daqiang to knees with that power. He looked forward to what Benedikta could do to the goose.]
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Fuck...!
[She grumbles it under her breath, and the claws dig in a little deeper, making the goose swing its head about at the pain and the blood pouring over the talons and the white feathers wrapping her arms.
Okay. When Cid had told her that he had received that transfer of power from Dongfang, she didn't think this is what that meant. She does wonder if she feels something different than what he did, with Garuda having awakened a little more than the other Eikons that day she tore apart the gallows, but Founders, is she loud...
Shutting her eyes, a shriek belts out of her—a mix of Garuda's and her own before she's pushing off of the goose, shoving Dongfang back with her. And it won't be a claw that manifests... not yet.
A violent gale erupts from where they are, a whirlwind large enough to scoop up one or two of the goose's heads in full growing over the shore, picking up water along with it. It all but blinds the head that they had gotten caught up with. Which allows her to strike with more ease.
She extends a hand and there it is—that massive claw that Dongfang had been hoping for manifesting in the air beside her, tethered to her fingertips with string of green magic. It cuts through the air with a whip of her hands, disappearing into the storm, and when she snaps her fingers shut into a fist, there's a loud squawk. A pull of her arm, and it yanks the goose's head right out and into view, the claw grasping its neck tight.
Squeezing, squeezing... squeezing...]