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This is our Open Log for players to have an easy opportunity to tag others and have fun with prompts that deal with current happenings that are not covered by our MANTA Board quests. Sometimes we provide extra quests at the bottom, but oftentimes we just let the MANTA Board cover it. Players are free to include MANTA Board quests in their toplevels!

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TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated November 25)

ELTRUT

With the Ghoul's Moon festivities over, it's time for everyone to clean up and prepare for the coming winter season. Of course, with the leviathans capable of moving and keeping to warmer waters, it's usually not much of an issue. But it never hurts to be prepared, and the crops and products are always great for export.

One of the biggest products that will be sent off this season will be everything pumpkin. The giant pumpkin shell Eltrut created for Ghoul's Moon will start to shed and the leviathan will need some help in gathering the large chunks before it falls completely into the ocean. Harvesting the pumpkin shell off of Eltrut is no easy feat, but not only is it edible, the rind is also tough and durable.

🔪 Harvest. Using carving knives and pickaxes, everyone must head out of town and into the forests to remove the pumpkin and clean off the shell beneath. Large tubs and wagons will be provided to help haul off the goods.
🐢 Pumpkin Spice Turtles. Drawn by all the pumpkins are small little pumpkin turtles. They are forbidden from being harmed or caught, however, they produce a special "pumpkin spice" and "pumpkin cinnamon" dust that can be carefully collected. While most will respect the law, others will be greedy and try to capture these turtles. Help protect and catch any who try—or perhaps get some extra cash by successfully catching and selling them off.
🔨 Build-A-Pumpkin. To help spur motivation and creativity, there are numerous competitions centered on building the most interesting and durable creation using only the pumpkin rinds. Some small things like nails and bits of wood can be used to help, but it must otherwise be made out of the rinds. From unique artwork to small buildings to carriages to boats and ships—the possibilities are endless. Just don't mind the mess.

Of more concern, both Eltrut and the Naughtilust were weakened from the attack from the Ghost Ship and are dozing a bit for the first week or so. Those in charge are requesting help in preparing special food that will help with their recovery. But to help keep spirits up and to hopefully provide some positive energy to the leviathans, a special hotpot gathering will be hosted for anyone to come and help cook, either for the leviathans or for others. A perfect chance to socialize and catch up with others. Just keep an eye out—someone may try to spoil the food.

To aid the two weakened leviathans, a list of key ingredients is provided for volunteers to head into the forests and out to sea to gather. Large tables and several grills, pots, and other cooking equipment will be provided for anyone to use.

🔥 Fire Sprites. Instead of normal flames, the food for the leviathans needs to be cooked over a special fire created by special fire sprite. They will only appear around campfires or bonfires where stories are told, so time to create a suitable fire pit and get to storytelling! Any kind will work.
🌰 Chest of Chestnuts. One of the most prized ingredients is a special type of chestnut that can only be found in special acorn chests buried underground by squirrel scavengers. These squirrels specifically gather these chestnuts because they are so rare, delicious, and known to have medicinal properties. Said squirrels will also gladly relinquish their store…if they can remember where those chests are. Time to go on a wild treasure hunt!
🐡 Fish Puffing. There is a special type of pufferfish that will be carefully collected and brought to the pier where volunteers must wear special gloves and carefully squeeze the fish to force it to secrete a special fluid that has potent healing properties. Soothe the fish and make them more willing to be handled by singing a cheerful tune. Whistling and other music can help. Feeding them special kelp and gently petting them will also keep them calm and less agitated.
🍲 Cookoff! Whether it's for the leviathans or just cooking a meal to be shared with others, the cooking stations are constantly in use. Who can prepare the most delicious meal?

ELAH

Things are a bit hectic within Baleen, the capital city of Elah. A wild flock of singing turkeys have been set loose and they are running amok, causing a disturbance to everyone. They are getting stuck in chimneys, popping into bathrooms, and swimming in the many fountain pools found all over town. What makes them more disruptive is their singing, which, unfortunately, sound more like nails dragging down chalkboard. While some may be ready to roast them to send to Eltrut for a feast, perhaps some may try to catch them.

And send them to Nogard. (They likely came from there, anyway—)

Researchers would especially appreciate it if these turkeys could be caught and removed as they are busy studying the tombstone relic brought back from the ghost ship. What secrets could it hold…?

At the Archives, researchers are hard at work studying the broken pieces of the black tombstone that was brought back from the ghost ship. They believe it's the reason the ship and its undead crew appeared, but how?

💤 Energy Drain. Although precautions are set, those who are exposed to the relics start feeling a bit drained, as if their energy is being sucked away. Quickly remove any affected and find a way to seal or contain the relics without being affected as well.
🪦 Undeadly Experiments. Although now in pieces, the tombstone relic still holds some power. Thus researchers decide to perform direct tests and experiments to see how it affects the undead. There are requests made to those who have previously died either in their world or this one, and some venture to graveyards where dead and ghosts are sometimes active. When in close contact with the relic, all who have experienced death in some way will become more hostile and aggressive, some even outright attacking any nearby. Help protect those performing the experiment and subdue the affected until they calm down.
🏃‍♂️ Thief! Those damn Corsair, they can never respect important research! A few bad eggs are breaking the agreement and are trying to steal the fragments, perhaps to sell them off to someone else or for some other purpose.

NOGARD

In Nogard, the island the leviathan has settled in is teeming with wild beasts, and perhaps due to being in a warmer climate, they are appearing more and more often, as if coming out of hibernation. It makes for a perfect opportunity for hunters to head out in hopes of collecting rare meat, materials, and hides that can be used and sold. To prevent overhunting, a competition is hosted with rules and regulations that all participants must abide by.

As such, there will be a group to help ensure security and they will even request assistance from Paladins, who are also allowed to participate in the hunt if they wish. Thus those who prefer to go after people will be quite useful to keep track and go after anyone who is poaching, hunting creatures under the "protected" list, or wasting the kills. To any who are caught…well, the Paladins may fare nicer compared to a Corsair.

While most predators and creatures of large populations are eligible for the competition, there are a few notable hunts that will reap great rewards for those who dare. Those who turn in their kills will receive a decent portion of the profits and first choice in what to keep for their own. The rest will be turned in to be sold, with the Elphantin tusks going straight to Eltrut to be used for the recovery efforts.

🦈 Goblin Shark. This deep-sea shark has a distinctive long, flattened snout and protrusible jaws, making it look quite unusual compared to other shark species. All parts of its body can be used so it makes for a profitable hunt—if one can brace the cold depths to take it down.
🐍 Coibara. Head of a cobra, body of a bear, and tail and coloring of a koi fish, this snake chimera can be found in dark coves and anywhere near deeper bodies of water. Capable of sprinting over the ground and swimming, beware of its poisonous fangs, which can also fetch a pretty penny along with its hide. The venom can also be collected for both poison and anti-venom purposes.
🦚 Pexeo. An equine beast with the body and markings of a zebra and plumage and head of a peacock that roams the greener valleys. Although not hostile, it can be dangerous if attacked, its beak revealing sharp rows of teeth that can tear up anything that gets caught in it and its hooves sharp as blades. Rather than killed, the feathers are the real prize and can be carefully plucked instead. But its meat can be considered a delicacy in some areas.
🐘 Elphantin. This giant elephant like creature is considered as the top hunt of the list. They can only be found deep within the forests and only appear at dawn when the foggy mist is thickest. While every part can be used, what makes this the top prize is the medicinal properties of its tusks. But it is very difficult to track and hunt and will take a group of skilled hunters to take down.

Afterwards, a large feast to celebrate is thrown, though of course it can get rowdy and with the alcohol fountain brought in, fights and brawls are bound to happen.

But there will also be a "special guest" rushing into town: wild boars. Perhaps agitated by the hunts or out for revenge against those who targeted them (which was allowed), the boars are crashing and charging into everything they see. While this may look like a good opportunity to prepare some BBQ Boar, the conservationists of the Corsairs would like to drive most of them back into the wilds.

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I. Claws & Companions

[Fenris is not a cat person. At all.

In fact, as much as he is like a cat in his own ways, he associates the creatures with Anders - who would never shut up about the cat he left behind or whatever - so he was even less of a cat person for that fact alone. He is and always has been a fan of Mabari and other dogs, he would call himself a dog person in fact.

So, when he came upon the creatures up for adoption.. well, initially he looks, because he's curious, but upon seeing a hoard of cats, he quite decidedly chooses to ignore them and walk away.

That is until one vividly orange cat chooses to twine herself around his ankles with clear intent.]

I have no desire to adopt a creature such as you...

[She chirps happily at him as she ruuuuuuuuuuuubs her cheek against his barefoot.]

II. Gallows Gambit

For all the ways he evaded capture back home, he had not expected to get caught so easily here. Or to get caught at all. But he finds himself cuffed and thrown into a cell, head aching and well veiled panic in his throat. Being caught meant death or worse.. he--

Fenris hears a noise nearby and sees another captive in the same cell as him. It makes him swallow his nerves, to keep a veneer of calm over his panic as he gives them a nod. Just a week prior he gave in and got a tattoo - another set of dots right on his pelvis, though this time red - granting him his abilities once more.

Waiting for the right moment, he moves to sit up. Concentrating, the markings on his body begin to glow faintly before glowing brightly for a split second and he was free from his bonds as the cuffs clatter to the ground still fully locked. Tt wasn't subtle, but they were alone enough that it hardly mattered.

"Are you skilled in picking locks?" He might not be skilled at lock picking and the like, but he was strong enough to manage breaking some cuffs.

III. Hormone-Induced Pollen Plants (Potential NSFW & Dub-con)

[Being someone who for many years ignored his sexual appetite, it wasn't hard for him to do so once more, though he finds it strange to feel it when faced with a plant monster of all things... what about it was enticing him? Something about this plant wasn't right as he feels a shiver run down his spine as he rends one of the tentacle like vines from the creature with a swing of his greatsword with a spin on the balls of his feet, finishing in a defensive position.

Fenris was glowing faintly blue as he stood vigilant against the plant, though when he hears another draw close, he looks over his shoulder at them.]

Steel yourself, there is witchcraft here, some kind of poison in the air.

[He curses the Maker under his breath as he dodges out of the way of another vine as he tries to close around him. The thorns scrape against him, causing him to bleed, though he ignores it. It was a mere scratch to him, even if there was a burn to the wound.]

IV. Hunting the Coibara (fighting, creature death, gore)

Fenris has often had to hunt for his own survival, so he finds the competition to be something of an obvious affair to attend. He would like to make some money and this is a skill that he has compared to other corsair skills (ie lockpicking and the like). Following the rules of the competition he hunts what is listed as okay, he moves carefully through the thick brush to a dark cove where he hears coibara are likely to be found.

As he starts to enter the dark cove, he looks to his companion and gives a nod, his eyes reflect bright green against the light like that of a cat in the dark. His vision in the dark is very good.

Walking forward carefully, he draws his greatsword, elven ears keen to listen for any movement that his eyes might not catch.

"Hunting" the Pexeo

This was a hunt he was expecting to fight yet... he finds a number of them and they all give him wary glances but make no move to attack. And well, if they would not attack him, he sees no reason to be the aggressor when he is just after some feathers. So, putting his greatsword away on his back, he approaches carefully.

The beasts seem calm enough as he does, the first one he approaches taking one cautious step back as he raises his hands to show they are empty, hunching his shoulders more to make himself smaller. When the pexeo calms and lets him approach, he runs a hand carefully over it's neck.

"They seem non-hostile.. perhaps we can merely collect from them without killing the beasts?" He looks over his shoulder at the other person with him.

Oh, but she quite desires to follow you.

[Is naeva amused? No, absolutely not, perish the thought.

Anyway there's a white-haired woman in a jackal mask with a HUGE fluffy black cat just. Draped on her. It is definitely ruining the spooky aesthetic.]

[Looking up at the person who speaks, he has a moment of pause at how they look. White hair was rather rare where he comes from unless you're elderly, yet he keeps running into people here that have it that are not. It was curious.

And does she often wear a mask or had she merely forgotten that the masquerade was a number of days ago now?

Pumpkinpatch, the cat, keeps twining around his feet, making it impossible to walk without hurting the beast and Fenris isn't cruel..]

There is no following if she will not allow me to take a step forward. [Is he brooding or content or mad? Hard to tell.]

She is attempting to force you to pick her up, I believe.

[It's just that masks are terribly comfortable, Fenris. She shrugs her shoulders a bit, and tilts her head.]

I don't think you'll have much luck convincing her of other courses of action.

I don't like cats. [He says it as much to this strange woman as he does to the cat that just chirps happily up at him.

He frowns harder.]

In fact, I would say it's safe to inform you, Ms. Cat, that I rather hate them.

[Pumpkin stares up at him with greenish-yellow eyes, before she slow blinks and kneads the ground.]

You take her, you obviously like them if you already have one.

ELTRUT

ELAH

NOGARD

Fenris || Dragon Age || Corsair

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