Post by Dracula on Aug 31, 2021 17:43:37 GMT -8
This will be the first arc of Dracula's continuing story. My goal is include as many PCs and diverse locations on the site as possible. The overarching theme will be Truth and Discovery.
Long story short, Marius is hunting down a set of five books written by a mad prophet named Morpheus. Morpheus was a dream walking shaman. He decided that if the Soul King was sleeping then he must be dreaming. And if this god was dreaming, Morpheus could communicate with him by entering his dreams. In a trace like fever, Morpheus quickly wrote down what he saw, a genesis story and an accounting of all that had occurred in a history that predated known mankind. These tales had... next to no supporting evidence and he was deemed Morpheus the Mad. So, while these books are held in certain locations, they're largely innocuous and hold no value.
The Truth, however, is that the ravings of this lunatic threatened the genesis stories of certain organizations. Christians and Shinigami in particular. Disinformation campaigns and conspiracy were what covered up this truth so abundantly that in the present day you wouldn't find a soul that could actually believe it. Dracula is searching for these books for some scrap of information or nugget of truth that will help him launch a much larger campaign against Seireitei. The locations are simple enough and each location with support a different thread. Adimus Industries, the Vatican Library, an ancient Quincy library, Division 13 Seireitei, and the Dead Sea. Each thread has different needs and, like I said, I'd like to include as many people as possible.
Time Frame: I don't want to start these threads until I've finished my introductory threads with other people. I want to run four of these threads at the same time and save the Dead Sea thread for last. I'm respectful of the limitations of the participants and recognize that this is a very casual time frame place. If running all 4 at the same time, I hope to get them done within three months.
I welcome and encourage any participants to share any of their own ideas or themes that they wish to incorporate into these threads. I want them to feel very collaborative and thematic with the site's lore.
Adimus Industries: This is a simple one. Adimus R&D has this book archived. Marius is using Chihaya's human alias, Ms. Fields, as a contact to sell some Quincy valuables to the company. This is done under the guise of Marius wanting to buy into the company. While Ms. Fields is accomplishing her own agenda, Marius is looking to retrieve this book. I'd like at least 1 and up to 2 members of Adimus involved on this quest.
Participants: Dracula, Chihaya, xxx, xxx
The Vatican: A little bit different, in the early days of Christianity, they seized the book because it predates their Bible and challenged the Genesis story with a few tales and characters that hit a little too close to home. I would like to include at least 1 mortal associated with the Church.
Participants: Berenice
Quincy Library: I plan to give this library a proper name in a bit. This is an old Quincy Hold kept hidden away and largely forgotten after the Quincy genocides. Dracula needs a Quincy skilled in Ginto sealing to open the door for him and permit him access. I would like to include 1 to 2 Quincy on this task.
Participants: xxx, xxx
Division 13: A specific sort of character is needed for this one. This is probably the hardest one to get a hold of for Marius since he can't stroll into Seireitei and take it. He needs someone on the inside to get it for him. I need a soul reaper that is will to do this for him. Either we can make a trade or they can be blackmailed into it. It's your choice. As stated above, the book is kind of a nonissue as no one should care about it. Should leave the Soul Reaper feeling like they got the better end of the deal.
Participants: xxx
The Dead Sea: This is the one least likely to have the usual conflicts and maybe even not another player unless someone has taken particular interest in this story line. After finding the other books, Marius finds out the last book doesn't exist. Maybe has never existed. He's left to take a gamble and go to a place where things that don't exist do exist. I need a Hollow to tell him where it is and take him to it. After that, he'll go in on his own or with a party of vested PCs
Participants: xxx
Please reply here so we don't bog down the Discord and lose the information to its endless abyss.
