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Raiders of the Lost Arts Log Exploration Log for Jan-15 to Feb-22
Who: The Raiders of the Lost Arts + friends they might bring to the ship
Status: Closed
Where: Exploration on the High Seas! + An island stop
What: With the Leviathans leaving Avaleci on the 15(ish), the Phantom Moon also undertakes it's first long voyage of exploration and discovery.
When: Jan 15 through Feb 22
Warnings: Include any content warnings
First Week: Ship Life
The first week of travel didn't see them stop at any islands. Everything they passed was already labeled on the map with a name, a small description, and sometimes a settlement. It seemed the path they were taking was one taken often enough by the leviathans that it saw quite a bit of traffic. While these islands might be worth stopping at another time, the crew had expressed an interest in islands less traveled and known. So that meant it was mostly just ship life being ship life.
Second Week: Land ho!
The second week was also mostly ship life, but about halfway through they had left the common shipping lanes the Leviathans dictated and entered an area where fewer and fewer islands on the maps were given names. Mostly just descriptions and more than a few marked as 'last expedition not heard from again' with a date. Those were examined through spy glasses at a distance for the various things the crew had expressed wanting to explore or encounter on their first expedition. Space to continue live testing outside of the ship without causing harm to the scenery was also taken into consideration.
And near the very end of the second week an island was finally selected. This one had a name: Leasknom Reef. But otherwise there was no settlement noted and the only exploration notes that could be found was 'fucking seals'.
Third - Fourth Week: Leasknom Reef
Well... 'fucking seals' was accurate. It seems Leasknom Reef was a seal mating ground and was (probably) largely left alone because of that. There was, however an expanse of the island's shore that was mostly left alone by the seals. It lay outside the protected bay that the seals definitely called their own and was deep enough for larger predators (sharks) to get too close to the shore for the seals' comfort. Which made it a perfect mooring ground for the Phantom Moon.
Otherwise the island boasted a wide variety of plant life, much of which was as unfamiliar to the hired sailors as it was to the riftfares. There was space for testing experiments. And the island was close enough to a few others that the longboats could be rowed (or pushed with magic) to them for smaller groups to explore and make notes.
Fifth Week: Return Sail to Nogard
While the Phantom Moon could realistically stay out from it's main port for much longer, the first sail was not intended to be a very long one. They had only packed enough supplies for a couple months of travel and communication with the port authority on Nogard said the Leviathan would be passing close enough to their waters (assuming travel trajectory didn't change) for them to meet up near the end of the week and follow the leviathan to it's next place of rest. Which would make resupplying and deciding on their next destination (or return to Leasknom Reef if they chose) much easier.
OOC
Treat this as you would your own logs. Top level for your characters with prompts and tag around. We have 10 people on the crew and friends are welcome to be brought along for a few days or a week or two via teleports with the ring of returning tuned to the ship.
Status: Closed
Where: Exploration on the High Seas! + An island stop
What: With the Leviathans leaving Avaleci on the 15(ish), the Phantom Moon also undertakes it's first long voyage of exploration and discovery.
When: Jan 15 through Feb 22
Warnings: Include any content warnings
First Week: Ship Life
The first week of travel didn't see them stop at any islands. Everything they passed was already labeled on the map with a name, a small description, and sometimes a settlement. It seemed the path they were taking was one taken often enough by the leviathans that it saw quite a bit of traffic. While these islands might be worth stopping at another time, the crew had expressed an interest in islands less traveled and known. So that meant it was mostly just ship life being ship life.
Second Week: Land ho!
The second week was also mostly ship life, but about halfway through they had left the common shipping lanes the Leviathans dictated and entered an area where fewer and fewer islands on the maps were given names. Mostly just descriptions and more than a few marked as 'last expedition not heard from again' with a date. Those were examined through spy glasses at a distance for the various things the crew had expressed wanting to explore or encounter on their first expedition. Space to continue live testing outside of the ship without causing harm to the scenery was also taken into consideration.
And near the very end of the second week an island was finally selected. This one had a name: Leasknom Reef. But otherwise there was no settlement noted and the only exploration notes that could be found was 'fucking seals'.
Third - Fourth Week: Leasknom Reef
Well... 'fucking seals' was accurate. It seems Leasknom Reef was a seal mating ground and was (probably) largely left alone because of that. There was, however an expanse of the island's shore that was mostly left alone by the seals. It lay outside the protected bay that the seals definitely called their own and was deep enough for larger predators (sharks) to get too close to the shore for the seals' comfort. Which made it a perfect mooring ground for the Phantom Moon.
Otherwise the island boasted a wide variety of plant life, much of which was as unfamiliar to the hired sailors as it was to the riftfares. There was space for testing experiments. And the island was close enough to a few others that the longboats could be rowed (or pushed with magic) to them for smaller groups to explore and make notes.
Fifth Week: Return Sail to Nogard
While the Phantom Moon could realistically stay out from it's main port for much longer, the first sail was not intended to be a very long one. They had only packed enough supplies for a couple months of travel and communication with the port authority on Nogard said the Leviathan would be passing close enough to their waters (assuming travel trajectory didn't change) for them to meet up near the end of the week and follow the leviathan to it's next place of rest. Which would make resupplying and deciding on their next destination (or return to Leasknom Reef if they chose) much easier.
OOC
Treat this as you would your own logs. Top level for your characters with prompts and tag around. We have 10 people on the crew and friends are welcome to be brought along for a few days or a week or two via teleports with the ring of returning tuned to the ship.
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From what I recall of the accounts of the others, I wouldn't deny that. Preserving records in crystal is far more effective, I agree.
[ Which isn't really what he had been getting at. The longer a species tends to live, the fewer births they have. ]
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[ Little does he know... ]
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[ Meaning it had reached the point where straying from the Crystal Tower had no longer been an option. He would have loved to have visited that place. ]
Y'shtola found the location quite educational, save for the beastmen that had claimed it as theirs.
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Ignorant creatures, meddling with things they know naught of. I swear, half the time we didn't even need to create the foundation for a calamity. You would do it yourselves and all we had to do was match the timing.
[ A glance towards the Exarch. ]
At least tell me that your little merry band managed to stop the fishmen from ruining the archives.
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[ Since G'raha has witnessed this more than once. But it is true that they are capable of ripping each other apart on their own without Ascian interference. ]
Some of them managed to be able to draw concepts from some of the crystals. However, the queen was indeed taken care of.
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[ Is it selfish of him to want his city to sleep peacefully beneath the waves? He supposes he can't begrudge the Ondo a home since their's was destroyed. As long as they didn't destroy his people's memories in the process... ]
Thank you, I suppose.
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[ And slowly turning into a statue. ]
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Since you are no longer crystal, I presume you found a way to return home. You could travel back to the First and take a look at the ruins yourself.
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Then immediate begin to fidget. ]
That is... Suffice to say... I found a way to return, yes, but travel isn't possible. Perhaps one day, but not right now. The body I held on the First has fully crystalized.
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Yes, and? I don't see what your old body has to do with preventing you from travelling to the First. Once you find a way, of course. If you're worried about contradictions then don't go near it, but I rather think you've already broken time anyway.
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[ That he has broken time and everything. Though that hadn't really been his doing. There had been others that had found the secrets. G'raha had merely been the vehicle of it all. ]
Ironically, time will tell. Y'shtola certainly will not stop until she finds her way back to the First. Should she, I would be happy to follow.
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Yes, well... Good luck and all that, I suppose.
[ He glances away, towards the ship. Yes, it really is unfortunate... ]
I think I'll return to the ship for a little while. I'm feeling somewhat tired.
🎀
Though this moment of odd understanding has passed. G'raha has noticed and gives Emet-Selch a nod. ]
I shall see you another time, then.