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escordvi2024-08-05 08:52 am
phoenixdominant) wrote in escordvi2024-08-05 08:52 am
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[closed] 🌊 pain you break me down, you build me up
Who: Joshua Rosfield, The Hideaway Crew + planned CR
Status: Closed.
Where: An newly discovered half-underwater temple ruin.
What: Joshua has been searching for a way to contain a great evil. After searching through the paladin archives he came across records of an old ancient ruin said to hold a powerful relic that can do just that. He sets out with the crew (and friends) to try and retrieve it.
Warnings: Tba.
Joshua has been searching for a way to contain a great evil. After searching through the paladin archives he came across records of an old ancient ruin said to hold a powerful relic that can do just that. He sets out with the crew (and friends) to try and retrieve it. The ship can be used as a rest area between exploration trips as well as a hub for the crew to interact outside of exploring.
⛵ arrival; stone golems
After a few days of travelling far west the ship and crew will come across what appears to be a stony collection of platforms, jagged rocks and large stones. It won't look much like an island at all but instead, a pattern of rocks sticking out of the top of the water. It will be difficult to find a place to dock the ship so small boats or flying abilities will be needed to touch down on the stones.
Upon setting foot on these stone platforms the crew will see that it's the remnants of an old ruin of some sort. Or at least the top of it. There are no discernable features aside from a few broken staircases and holes that seem to descend downward into the water and darkness.
Getting down to one of the entrances inside will be a problem seeing as several large stone golems are wandering aimlessly around the surface. They don't attack on sight but if anyone seems to come close to one of the entrances that is when they will attack. They use large clubbed arms to swing and smash intruders. Get them out of the way by turning them into rubble.
🗿 descent; mechanical turrets
Once inside the underwater ruins, the crew will find a series of interlocking stone pathways and staircases that lead in all sorts of directions. It's hard to tell which way to go or if the pathways lead up or down. Water floods the entire structure, flowing in from the ocean and filling up various chambers and rooms. The crew might have to find a way to get into those rooms if they want to explore further. Using magic, special skills, magitech or mermaid blessings to breathe underwater...
For those who can search the area on foot and across the various rocky pathways, there are still some rooms and broken chambers to explore. But they are guarded by strange clicking mechanical turrets that turn towards anything that moves. They make a small beeping noise in warning before they shoot bullets at anyone in their line of sight. Either stay out of their way or find a way to destroy them to explore safely.
Inside the various abandoned rooms are all sorts of materials to be found including bits of metal, gold, old broken magitech and if one is lucky- diamonds.
🧊 the final chamber; wisdom cube
Once at the very bottom of the underwater ruins, the crew will come across something beautiful. A perfectly preserved blue cube that floats on top of a pedestal. At first glance, it looks to be unguarded and ready for the taking. There are no signs of golems or turrets whatsoever.
However, whoever reaches out to take the cube will be met with the sound of clicking mechanical gears from all around the room. The room itself will start to collapse and fold in on itself. And the thief will only have a few minutes to escape the room before they're completely crushed. Grab the item (and whatever other relics and treasures found) and run while dodging other traps, and more mechanical turrets. The ruins will also start to fill with even more ocean water at a rapid rate. Everyone will need to escape!
Once on the surface the crew will gather with their prize and determine that this is a magitech relic called a wisdom cube which should be able to contain the great evil that Joshua harbours inside of his body. But... How do they use it? Perhaps the cube needs to be attached or inserted into something else?
[feel free to create your own top levels and threads within this log! joshua's top level can be found here. you can also find me at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
michrure or discord if you would like to plot something specific out.]
Status: Closed.
Where: An newly discovered half-underwater temple ruin.
What: Joshua has been searching for a way to contain a great evil. After searching through the paladin archives he came across records of an old ancient ruin said to hold a powerful relic that can do just that. He sets out with the crew (and friends) to try and retrieve it.
Warnings: Tba.
Joshua has been searching for a way to contain a great evil. After searching through the paladin archives he came across records of an old ancient ruin said to hold a powerful relic that can do just that. He sets out with the crew (and friends) to try and retrieve it. The ship can be used as a rest area between exploration trips as well as a hub for the crew to interact outside of exploring.
⛵ arrival; stone golems
After a few days of travelling far west the ship and crew will come across what appears to be a stony collection of platforms, jagged rocks and large stones. It won't look much like an island at all but instead, a pattern of rocks sticking out of the top of the water. It will be difficult to find a place to dock the ship so small boats or flying abilities will be needed to touch down on the stones.
Upon setting foot on these stone platforms the crew will see that it's the remnants of an old ruin of some sort. Or at least the top of it. There are no discernable features aside from a few broken staircases and holes that seem to descend downward into the water and darkness.
Getting down to one of the entrances inside will be a problem seeing as several large stone golems are wandering aimlessly around the surface. They don't attack on sight but if anyone seems to come close to one of the entrances that is when they will attack. They use large clubbed arms to swing and smash intruders. Get them out of the way by turning them into rubble.
🗿 descent; mechanical turrets
Once inside the underwater ruins, the crew will find a series of interlocking stone pathways and staircases that lead in all sorts of directions. It's hard to tell which way to go or if the pathways lead up or down. Water floods the entire structure, flowing in from the ocean and filling up various chambers and rooms. The crew might have to find a way to get into those rooms if they want to explore further. Using magic, special skills, magitech or mermaid blessings to breathe underwater...
For those who can search the area on foot and across the various rocky pathways, there are still some rooms and broken chambers to explore. But they are guarded by strange clicking mechanical turrets that turn towards anything that moves. They make a small beeping noise in warning before they shoot bullets at anyone in their line of sight. Either stay out of their way or find a way to destroy them to explore safely.
Inside the various abandoned rooms are all sorts of materials to be found including bits of metal, gold, old broken magitech and if one is lucky- diamonds.
🧊 the final chamber; wisdom cube
Once at the very bottom of the underwater ruins, the crew will come across something beautiful. A perfectly preserved blue cube that floats on top of a pedestal. At first glance, it looks to be unguarded and ready for the taking. There are no signs of golems or turrets whatsoever.
However, whoever reaches out to take the cube will be met with the sound of clicking mechanical gears from all around the room. The room itself will start to collapse and fold in on itself. And the thief will only have a few minutes to escape the room before they're completely crushed. Grab the item (and whatever other relics and treasures found) and run while dodging other traps, and more mechanical turrets. The ruins will also start to fill with even more ocean water at a rapid rate. Everyone will need to escape!
Once on the surface the crew will gather with their prize and determine that this is a magitech relic called a wisdom cube which should be able to contain the great evil that Joshua harbours inside of his body. But... How do they use it? Perhaps the cube needs to be attached or inserted into something else?
[feel free to create your own top levels and threads within this log! joshua's top level can be found here. you can also find me at
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Oh, for fuck's—
[How many times is she going to utter those words today?
Because that sure is a giant fucking rock coming down at them, and Benedikta turns on her heel and... well, she runs back in the direction that they came.]
I don't suppose you could use your wings to get us out of here!?
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Then please forgive me-
[Because they don't have time to be polite then. If she wants to fly- Joshua shoves the cube into her hands and then grabs her up around the middle.]
Hold on!
[And his wings explode out of his back in a fiery storm. Lifting them both from the ground and into the air. Joshua is a strong flyer but in tight, damp and cramped places like this... It's going to be a bumpy ride. He soars through the corridor as fast as he can, wings flapping dangerously. His shoulder knicks hard at a stone wall but he keeps going!! ... They're nearly there!
The ball is rolling towards them faster and faster... Rubble if falling from the ceiling. The ground is rumbling...!!]
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It happens so fast that all Benedikta can do is shout something incomprehensible (but it sounds very much like a vulgar curse) when she feels him grab her, and Founders, even in the most dire situations, it makes her tense up immediately. Which makes their take off from the ground uncomfortable on her part, she'll suck it up because that is a massive rock hurtling towards them, and this might just be the fastest, if not the only, way out.
She holds onto that stupid cube for dear life, as if it were the world's most precious treasure, and when Joshua hits that stone wall, it jostles her a bit, making her curse again aloud.
They can see the exit of this corridor, the light growing brighter and bigger, and...]
Now it is your turn to hold on!
[He'll feel the winds shift yet again, Benedikta using her magic to spin what is coming in through the opening to sweep in behind him instead, propelling him forward at triple the speed—]
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The light blinds them as they shoot out of the opening at breakneck speed. Behind them, the sound of the rock crashing against the stone walls echoes loudly. But instead of looking back, Joshua shoots them safely upwards into the sky where his wings finally fan out like perfect billowing wisps... And it feels so incredibly good to finally able to do that.
At least it'll be an easier glide back down towards the ground. Joshua flaps his wings and adjusts his hold on the woman as they start to glide on the air downward.]
Are you hurt? [Joshua asks gently. He's a bit out of breath.]
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The light is all too blinding that it takes Benedikta's eyes a few moments to readjust once they are soaring out of that tunnel, and she looks behind them just in time to see that rock shattering against the walls and the doorway. Any slower and they might have been crushed in there instead...
She makes a face, broken only by his question.]
A little... winded... but otherwise fine.
[No pun intended, but she would very much like to be set down now!!!
She does not miss the breathlessness of his voice, however, and after a beat:]
And what of you?
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I am...
[Although, Joshua can feel his stamina running out. He's breathless and he can feel his lungs filling with sharp pain. He tries his best to inhale the fresh air slowly as to not aggravate his cough.]
I only need a moment to catch my breath.
[As stubborn about his weakness, as usual. Even if he's sure that he is not fooling her.
He'll take them back to the ground, where this lip of the ruins is effectively shut. The ship is in the distance in the water. They can head back to it now with the treasure they've found. The others should be back soon as well from the other sections.
He sets her carefully on her feet and takes a step back while his wings vanish.]
My apologizes again for my haste, Lady Benedikta. ...The cube?
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You do not look fine.
[But she will hand him the cube. Or rather, shove it into his hands before she's plucking a leaf off her sleeve and flicking it away.]
Are you certain you can make it back to the ship?
🎀
I am certain.
[Please do not look at him like that. He will be fine!! He will still be stubborn, even now!!
and will cough blood into a napkin later]Let us head back to the ship, the others are waiting for our swift return.