The IC: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/stolen-crystal-rp-ic-closed/189295?u=kersia-wyrmrest-accord
Accepted Folks
Kawisa/Raiku: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/stolen-crystal-rp-ooc-sign-ups-open/188461/8?u=kersia-wyrmrest-accord
Blank map for visualization
Here is a link to the spreadsheet of the maze Iâll be doing my best to describe. Access different wings with the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Donât advance too far in one post, Iâll keep you up to date in the OOC, but be patient with me. I sleep normally 8am-6pm ish and weekends Iâll have work which limits posting. Otherwise, I will try to respond as soon as there is something to respond to, even if it is one person, you will get a maze response.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SfwYplortb_wjGlENQXEr3nBXJ1dKFk9t97kPiAU8Pc/edit?usp=sharing
The sound of glass shattering startled Kersia awake in her chambers. What? What was that noise!? She glanced around the room and saw nothing out of place. Was it just a dream? Kersia shut her eyes for a moment as she felt the mana of her home. Something was off in the flow of her defense systems. They seemed to have far less power⌠Kersia snarled and snapped her eyes open, blinking out of existence for a moment before reappearing within her containment lab.
âNo!â Kersia could see the containment field that once held Vinarionâs crystal was gone and the crystal missing. The normally bright runes of sealing that covered the edges of the lab were now dull and barely glowing. âRacheytech!â Kersia snapped. âYou imbecile! Where are you!?â
When the robotic cat failed to respond, Kersia felt a pit form in her stomach. She ran from the lab up to the shop above and found it in disarray. Her displays of enchantments and gadgets were strewn about, as if the perpetrator was struggling to find something. âRacheytech!â Kersia glanced around as she sought the cat. There, she found his body. Several pieces littered near him; components for his vocal box, the alarm array. It appeared as if his general circuitry had been tampered with as well.
Kersia knelt down next to the cat. âKawisa!â She shouted, aiming to summon her helper if he wasnât already coming.
Raiku had awakened at the sound of the crash as well. Unfortunately, he didnât have the rapid ability to instantly move through the house/sub-dimension that they lived in. He only managed to just get to the lab as Kersia yelled for him and it wasnât hard to see why. He may have not been as attuned to the labs defenses as the blue was, but after spending so long surrounded by the magic signature, he could tell it was weaker. Before he could even ask what happened, he saw the shattered form of the robotic cat.
Shadowflame flared to life as it twisted around his hands, his anger shimmering in his eyes. âWho do I burn?â He asked with a cool anger in his voice.
They had long since learned that Kersiaâs âenchantmentâ was a ruse and decided to stick around anyway. Kersiaâs lab was better stocked than any other that Kawisa would be able to find with the added benefit of not having the nosy Kirin Tor. Since then they had called the lab home themselves, so to see it in such a state, as well as seeing Rachey in pieces, had him furious.
âI do not know.â Kersia stood and lifted the lifeless robotic cat. âBut I will find out. I had hoped you had known something, though I am somewhat relieved you are not injured.â She went behind her counter and pulled out a tool kit. âRachytechâs eyes record each time he activates his alarm modes.â She began to tinker and fidget with the wiring in the catâs head. âAssuming our thief is stupid, which I am certain they are with how brutal they had to get to disarm the cat, the recording chip should still be here.â
Kersia sighed as she worked. She just needed to get the memory circuit wired into his eyes so she could project the imaging. She could temporarily power it with her mana until she got him functional again. After a few minutes, she turned the catâs head towards the wall. âAlright.â A small orb of energy flowed from her into the cat, and suddenly lights flared up and projected onto the wall.
On the wall, in somewhat poor quality, a scene played out. Racheytech was staring at the door. Behind the glass, two figures could be seen. One taller than the other. Kersiaâs wards on the door burned bright as if they were combating something. Then the wards shattered and the door swung open. Both figures entered the storefront. First was a pandaren female, similar in build to Kersia. The only major feature was the arcane blue glow to her eyes, just like Kersiaâs. Next was a tall human male. Racheytechâs video did not unveil much of his features.
Racheytech darted towards the pair but something stopped him. In moments, the cat appeared to have fallen limp to the floor. His eyes were still active for several seconds, in time to see the pandaren and human get through Kersiaâs biometric scan into the deeper lab. And then darkness.
Kersiaâs mouth was slightly agape watching the show. âHow did they get beyond the scanâŚ? Unless⌠â She thought for several moments. âMy lab is designed to only allow the registered to get beyond the storefront. At least without setting off the alarms. However the spell is⌠not perfect. Bloodlines tend to carry similar enough qualities to get beyond the barrier.â Kersia looked back at Racheytech and then over to Raiku. âDragons tend to have many clutchmates, perhaps this is too unreliable a method.â Kersia shook her head. âVinarionâs soul crystal was stolen. I would hazard a guess that one of the pair is part of his brood.â She paused and examined Raiku. âYou have any relatives that know where you are?â
Before they could answer, Kersia shook her head. âActually, that is irrelevant. What we need to do is focus on the now. I need to notify Mortre, and spread word through my contacts. Someone took a powerful relic for a reason, and I intend to find out why and retrieve it."
In a few days time, Kersia received word from a contact about a possible lead. A group of lunatics with the goal of resurrecting the fallen aspect, Malygos, had recently started getting more bold and brash. Delinquents and failures from the Kirin Tor, and potentially oddballs from the blue flight that still clung to the aspect. The group had been mostly ignored, harmless. But now they are rallying and trying to recruit more members. Some members claim they have the means now to accomplish their goal. The leader is hard to track down, and the Kirin Tor suspect they use some form of illusion magic or form changing to evade identification. The group seems based in either Coldarra, Storm Peaks, or Crystal Song.
Kersia scowled at the news and sent word to Mortre. She was surprised to see Tolbyas arrive instead of the dragon. Mortre did not want to partake in another mission against the son she once loved dearly. Without knowing the details of this group, Kersia decided to post a help wanted ad around Stormwind and Dalaran. She had success with mortal aid in the past, why not tap them again.
Looking For Adventurous Heroes:
My shop was robbed and a priceless artifact of great magical power was taken. The culprit has fled somewhere on Northrend where they have allies. I need able bodied folks to venture with me and help take it back. Meet me at Wyrmrest Temple in Dragonblight in 1 week.
Kersia
Hello!
So there havenât been many big and active threads for a while. I want to get things active again, so Iâve been working on story ideas for a few weeks. Gosh it feels like Cult just finished lol. Anyway, the premise here is that the soul crystal for the black dragon at the end of Cult has been in Kersiaâs care. Now someone has stolen it. Kersia had some luck with petitioning for aid in Cult, so she is going to try again here.
Rules:
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When it comes to characters, I only ask that power levels be kept reasonable. I will attempt to flex combat up and down to match the power levels of the party. There will be mooks that can be cut down, but generally named âvillainsâ are going to take some work to kill/incapacitate.
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I expect about weekly posts or more. I am not going to babysit. If everyone has posted and it would make sense to progress, I will try and post sooner. But overall, I will always try to progress something by Monday night. If you miss a week or need a break, you can rejoin as long as you can creatively catch back up.
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Combat posting will be more rapid. I will try to post more frequently to facilitate combat. I will not wait for everyone to âtake a turnâ because that may stall things out. Do not hesitate to post again if it is warranted.
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I donât do good guy/bad guy sign ups. It convolutes the story trying to manage people to follow both the good guys and the bad guys. I like to have control in how the story and combat progresses, which having both sides tends to slow way down. Watched too many threads die this way.
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Respect each other
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Do not take over actions of another personâs character without their consent.
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Ultimately, I am to make the 2nd to last ruling in the thread. Blizzard makes the final ruling. You are expected to still follow the ToS and CoC in here.
Sign Up
**Name:**
**Race:**
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**Mount (Flying preferred):**
**Why You Are Here/Interested:**
1 character per person ideally, but if there is not much interest, Iâll open it to two. Sign-ups will remain open for 1-1.5 weeks, though I may start the thread sooner. Should people drop, I may allow more to sign up later with some creative writing to get them caught up.
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Considere me reserved and Iâll type the deets after work tomorrow.![:slight_smile:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=6" ":slight_smile:")
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Iâm really interested in where this adventure takes her.