You and your familiar have been magically pulled into the world of Avalon... a ways away from the normal arrival bay. This time, you'replunged into a small lake within a gorge formed by waterfalls on one side and land on the other. Within the lake, an even smaller island within it that contains what appears to be some kind of statue encrusted with moldavite. You'll likely find that around the same time, current characters start appearing who are using their Land of Maidens Totems provided to them by the Fairy Queen.
The Lady of the Lake is still around to help people get out of the water and onto the little island, but even she seems a little perplexed at where everyone is supposed to go from here. At the very least, she will be providing shots of Everwarm potion to save people from freezing in the cold winter waters, and will tell new arrivals topartner up with some of the mages appearing on that middle islandto get an explanationabout where they are and what's happening.
B ⦿Searching for Direction
Further exploration will reveal that though the end opposite the waterfalls is deep enough for a dive, the end closer to the waterfalls is shallow enough that you canwade through it at about waist height. There are small rocks visible underneath the water surface that sparkle with a holographic shine. Prismatic rainbows dance across the surface of the water and there are a variety of pixie-like fairies dancing across the surface of the water in celebration. Speaking to them will reveal that a spirit that goes around purifying stones that gather natural energy throughout the year has just visited. The holo will fade after about a week, but it's truly a sight to see! Ask them where you're supposed to go next, however, and you'll get a lot of giggles and statements that you'll find your way if you keep your head down!
If you interpret that to mean you need to go deeper, swimming down beneath the surface will unveil to you what appears to be an underwater park. At this point, the pixies will tease you by casting a variety of enchantments on you that will last for the next hour, including:
Reverse Speak: Say the opposite of everything you intend to say. (Yes comes out as no, hello comes out as goodbye, "I love you" comes out as "I hate you," etc.)
Messy Magic: Causes something to go awry based on your primary magic type:
Kinetic:items follow you around at a respectful 2 feet behind
Elemental:everything you touches will freeze
Animal: all animals (including people) will be afraid to get within 10 feet of you
Alchemy: anything you touch falls apart (non-living)
Healing: reopen any visible wounds/scars when you touch someone with one
Dark: the lights going off every time you walk in a room, including candles and lanterns- outdoors, within 20 feet
Cognitive: send all of your thoughts to anyone within 20 feet, uncontrolled
Synchronized Swimming: Every time you get into the water, you find yourself making strange poses.
C ⦿Off-Track
Keeping your head down can mean to avoid drawing attention to yourself too, so perhaps you instead are choosing to look for places to hide around the area. Be careful! You'll likely find skeletons from wayward travelers lying around outside of the water... it may be best to stick to where most people are right now, or at least find someone to teach you some basic magic skills to give you a chance at defending yourself against the fearsome creatures that lives near this gorge: the aqrabuamelu, a species of fierce warriors created to wage war against younger gods in their original lands. They are 8 to 9 feet tall, with the torso, head, and arms of a man and the body of a scorpion, including both claws and a poisonous tail. A sting from them will render victims blind, they are super strong, and if that wasn't enough they are also excellent archers. It will take a party to get out of a battle with these warriors and back to safety, so you may consider helping out your fellow new mages by trying out your magic todefend each other.
A ⦿Keep Your Head Down
Those who aren't afraid to get wet may head toward the waterfall itself and the pixie's hint might become a little more apparent:keep your head down and walk through the waterfall itself. On the other side, you seem to be on another land entirely. A floating land, actually. Three islands, floating in the sky above the clouds and connected by a wooden suspension bridge from the first to the middle and a second from the middle to the last island.
The first island you arrive upon seems to be host to not much-- old statues, shaped like beasts are scattered among ancient, gargantuan trees whose roots are likely bigger than you are and leaves are shades of blue and turquoise throughout. There are a variety of small birds fluttering around, squirrels, deer, rabbits, a friendly skunk- the basic Disney package. One particularly notable thing is that the animals are reactive to music, so if you start to sing, they will follow you around. The birds will sing with you, the animals may start participating in whatever it is you are doing.
Across the first bridge lies an island with an old-looking castle with tall towers, covered in vines and flowers, surrounded by a moat, with a gazebo in an overgrown rose garden. Despite that it seems the plant life is unkempt, the building itself looks intact and clean.
The only residents of this island are 9 sorceresses, and they will welcome you with open arms and graciousness. There is an anti-violence spell placed upon the castle grounds. Any attempts to start fights, hurt anyone, or cause trouble, will result in the immediate transformation of that person into swine. You'll need to either speak to the sorceress, and one of the maidens upon the island named Circe, to beg for your fellow travelers returned to normal.. or find a siphoner to remove the curse for you. In the meantime, everyone is welcome to stay in the unoccupied rooms and explore the castle and the islands of the Land of Maidens while they stay. Get comfy, perhaps find a roommate (there are a lot of people coming in and there may not be enough rooms). You may also want to find your own food source over eating anything in the kitchen. Maybe hit up some of the older otherworlders who were warned ahead of time about eating fairy foods... or risk getting stuck in Elphame until you find a solution.
Within the castle, there are 6 occupied bedrooms-- visiting each will allow you to meet the sorceresses who live in the Land of Maidens.
B ⦿ The Maidens' Tasks
Each maiden will provide you with a different task to complete upon meeting. Once enough people complete their tasks, they will show everyone how to get off of the island and fast-travel to the capitol of the Fae lands, Nicnevin, for the Winter Solstice. In the meantime, everyone is welcome to stay in the spare bedrooms within their castle or camp outside where they please.
Eight of the nine witches are present and their tasks are as follows:
Thitis: A woman who plays a cither with expertise, she is able to change the moods and emotions with the power of her music, as well as lull people into slumber. She requests that you climb to the tallest tree on the first island and get her a branch from the top with which to make a new neck when this one runs out. Do not harm the tree in the process, and watch out for the thorns, which are known to turn creatures to stone if they draw blood. It is a gift for her sister, Thiton, so please deliver it to her.
Thiton: Thiton is more interested in modern music, and asks that you perform your favorite song with her. She can play any instrument, but you must perform to whichever one you choose to play with her. She will transform wood brought from Thitis's task to whichever instrument you choose and you must find at least one other person to perform with you. Sounds created from her instruments will create sonic damage as well as give your character synaesthesia for the rest of the day.
Circe:Casts a curse upon every person who entersher room. This curse causes the person to have one part of themselves transform into a wolf every five minutes.Break your curse or become one of her pets. This curse is immune to siphoning and can only be broken by finding the character's clothes, which have been transported onto one of the statues on the first island, and throwing it over the cursed individual.
Mazoe: A very motherly figure, her room looks like a nursery for a baby. In fact, upon entry, you and whoever you enter with will be tasked with taking care of her child while she runs some errands. Her child is a giant baby with superpowers. It doesn't seem like she's coming back for a while. Good luck, new parents.
Moronoe and Tyronoe: This room is the scene of an argument between the two witches. They cannot decide on a mural for the accent wall in this room. They seem to decide that the truest art is one that fate decides for you, and you and whoever you came in with (or wandered by in the hallway and got pulled in) should work together to paint them a new mural. Be wary, as any creature painted on the wall will come to life and mess with the rest of the mural as you go. You cannot leave the room until the painting is complete.
Gliten and Glitonea: These two share a room filled with threads and needlework projects and equipment, and a cauldron they will not let you near. They lament that you missed their sister, but she runs off on her own from time to time and only comes back to the island when it's her turn to stir the cauldron- though neither of them seem to need to right now. They seem to speak in turns, often finishing each other's sentences. Something about them looks familiar, as if you've seen their sister before. The sisters three's (two's?) task is to cross the bridge to the third island wearing a blindfold. The bridge itself is called the "Whisper Bridge" and you will hear voices of people you care about trying to draw you off the bridge, saying anything they can think of to get you to turn off the bridge. There are no railings on the second bridge.
A ⦿ Whisper Bridge
Attempting to cross the bridge without a blindfold will prove to be much more challenging, as the bridge seems to be under siege by sky orcas. These beautiful creatures, colored with galaxy patterns that seem to move as they swim, occupy the skies surrounding the islands. They make a show of flying through the air and are peaceful everywhere around the islands except for at the Whisper Bridge.
Those who see them while crossing the bridge will be hunted as dinner, and they're particularly terrifying ethereal beings who can touch you, but turn to clouds when you touch them. They will not attack anyone who cannot see them-- so Gliten and Glitonea's task, or an impossible fight, will get you to the third island.
B ⦿ The Island of Dreams
The final island is a place where the imagination rules. If you can imagine it, it will come into being on the Island of Dreams... sometimes whether it's on accident or on purpose, so be careful what you get caught in your head. This illusionary island will make anything real, and is a way to conceal some very real features that it is protecting.
Remember that anything you create on Dream Island must stay on Dream Island or it will die, and anything that you create on Dream Island can cause real damage to the real people on it. This is a place where dreams become real. You cannot control the other people on it, but you can create illusionary versions of people you know to interact with as well. (Please get player permission before doing anything with in-game characters.)
The exit to the islands is also located on Dream Island, in the form of a huge, green dragon. You have to be brave and walk into the dragon's mouth, and you'll come right back out the waterfall you came in through. It's hard to tell if this dragon is real or not... but it will get you back on Avalon's grounds.
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[Landing in a lake wasn't the most normal of ways to be summoned, as he was sure he normally ended up in a summoning circle. He still had Gae Bolg, but he couldn't seem to dispel it like he normally could. So, swimming to the surface was a bit difficult... form wise, at least.
A few minutes later (and with some help from the Lady) he made it to the surface and to the island. He looks to the closest person.]
Well then, what now?
II - Maiden's Tasks
[Well then, someone is in a pickle. You may have come across a slightly blue tinted wolf in your travels around the island. This may or may not have been a Servant at some point.
Or maybe you saw him when he just had wolf ears. And a tail.
Anyway, someone went to see Circe, and was cursed to become a wolf.
Please help this poor naked Servant.]
III - Dream Island
[Have Lancer standing and staring at the nearby dragon. Yes, he wants to fight it, but no, he won't. For multiple reasons, the biggest one being the anti-violence spell the maidens put on the area.
Which makes for a grumpy Lancer, when he can't fight.]
Let's get out of here. It's no fun.
[ooc: Or hit me up with a wildcard. I can be found at penguinknitter for plotting.]
[Gene was starting to get used to the island, exploring the castle and the island with barely contained glee. While at first cautious, his curiosity of the place and his joy at being alive again ultimately washed the wariness away, leaving him eager to explore these lands. Humming to himself while he practically thrummed with happiness, he talked to the animals that followed him eagerly, overjoyed to be able to talk to others again. Even if the animals didn't respond in ways he could understand, he didn't care. He had enough imagination to fill in the blanks.
While walking around the island, he stopped when he saw a blue-tinted wolf searching for something. Carefully approaching it, he gently called to it and motioned for it to come here.]
[Lancer looked up from where he was smelling, trying to find any trace of the way to end this curse. The man who was talking to him seemed nice enough, maybe he could help him.
... if he could get the point across, that is.
So, he tried pawing at the mans shirt, before pawing at himself.
Clothes. He needed to find his clothes.]
SORRY I'M SO LATE! Having a hard time tagging lately
[This other Servant knew him somehow, but the bright red dress wasn't ringing any bells. He was going to take a guess tho, based on her look [lol, saberface] and attitude.]
Of course! What sort of emperor would I be if I had not? [ saber begins to lead the way, strutting with purpose. over her shoulder, towards the much taller figure: ]
Where do you come from? Fuyuki, Chaldea, or SE.RA.PH?
I have heard much about Fuyuki! Rin will be happy to see you. [ she nods decisively, humming to herself. ] SE.RA.PH is. It was the site of the Holy Grail War I won, where I met you!
[ chaldea though. how to explain chaldea. ]
Chaldea is... something else altogether. More important than a simple Grail War, I think. Many of the Servants and Masters here will be more familiar with it than the conflicts we are used to.
(A few moments ago, Harry had used the totem to safely arrive at the Land of the Maidens after he had finished the last of the packing (which had included bringing his own food since he didn’t want to risk being trapped in there for a long time); he didn’t show up alone as Rose and Hedwig came along with him too.
After he had arrived at the island, it took him a while to let it all sink in when he noticed another man who had just showed up moments after he arrived and had asked him what is going on.)
Oh, hello. It looks like we’re going to have the Winter Solstice festivities in Elphame within a couple of days from now. That’s why a lot of the new people have been redirected to the Land of the Maidens this month.
Ah, so you know a lot about the Winter Solstice? That is really good to know.
Elphame is basically the the home of the fairies in Avalon and it is also the name of the queen of the fairies while the Land of the Maidens, from what I can think of, is where some of the powerful witches and fairies in this world live in.
Yes, that’s right: the fae is hosting the Winter Solstice this year, but from what I’ve been told by the network memo, we have to be careful when dealing with them. Do you have some prior experience with the fae before coming here?
[Archer used his totem at the same time as many others and is one of the people arriving here from Camelot. He's curious enough to go along with it and see what's out there. He's carrying a backpack of supplies (mostly edible food).
He's in an okay mood, until he spots a rather familiar looking idiot nearby. It's not Shirou Emiya, but...]
[This young woman stops, when she spots that familiar looking wolf there. This is not, in fact, Rin's first time seeing Lancer as a wolf after spending a year with a Lancer in a world, where animal changes were a monthly possibility even if they didn't happen to him all the time. It's been over a year since the last time when she's seen Lancer at all though and she doubts this is the same Cu with all those memories of being her Servant even if any Lancer from her timeline is also her Lancer.
Either way, there's the wolf and this world has its own animal changes too, so why couldn't it actually really be him? He could have animal magic, that wouldn't surprise Rin at all, or it could be some random curse thing or anything else. So many questions, she'll start with the easiest one!]
Lancer?
[Or at least Rin kind of hopes it's him even if she'll totally deny hoping for anything ever. She never admits it but she really misses having him around with or without his memories of Lunatia included too. But she has no idea what he wants or needs to get out of that form if that's even really him. Besides that really could be any other Cú too.]
[His ears perk up when he hears his name. Well, Class. But close enough. And it was a familiar voice too.
Ah, the little Tohsaka girl. He remembered her. He trotted over and sat in front of her, looking up.
She was a smart girl, she'd be able to help him out of this predicament. A whine, and he pawed at her clothes, trying to let her know that finding his was what was needed.]
[She could have said his name, it sure wouldn't have been the first time for her saying it in front of a Cu... But she wanted to know the Class and see if he even recognizes her at all. Which he does and she's actually happy about that.
Rin steps closer and pets the wolf's head and scratches behind an ear as soon as Lancer sits down there. Pawing at her clothes, huh? That is easy to figure out.]
So you got transformed into a wolf somehow - either by your own new magic or someone else did that to you and your clothes are somewhere else... Let's go find them!
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Lancer | Fate/Stay Night | Kinetic / Death
[Landing in a lake wasn't the most normal of ways to be summoned, as he was sure he normally ended up in a summoning circle. He still had Gae Bolg, but he couldn't seem to dispel it like he normally could. So, swimming to the surface was a bit difficult... form wise, at least.
A few minutes later (and with some help from the Lady) he made it to the surface and to the island. He looks to the closest person.]
Well then, what now?
II - Maiden's Tasks
[Well then, someone is in a pickle. You may have come across a slightly blue tinted wolf in your travels around the island. This may or may not have been a Servant at some point.
Or maybe you saw him when he just had wolf ears. And a tail.
Anyway, someone went to see Circe, and was cursed to become a wolf.
Please help this poor naked Servant.]
III - Dream Island
[Have Lancer standing and staring at the nearby dragon. Yes, he wants to fight it, but no, he won't. For multiple reasons, the biggest one being the anti-violence spell the maidens put on the area.
Which makes for a grumpy Lancer, when he can't fight.]
Let's get out of here. It's no fun.
[ooc: Or hit me up with a wildcard. I can be found at
Maiden's Tasks
While walking around the island, he stopped when he saw a blue-tinted wolf searching for something. Carefully approaching it, he gently called to it and motioned for it to come here.]
Hello big guy. Whatcha looking for?
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... if he could get the point across, that is.
So, he tried pawing at the mans shirt, before pawing at himself.
Clothes. He needed to find his clothes.]
SORRY I'M SO LATE! Having a hard time tagging lately
...Do you want a pet? Do you want some attention boy?
[He reached to pet the wolf carefully in case it tried to bite him. While he hadn't been bit or hurt for years, he wasn't eager to feel pain again.]
You good fam :)
Although.
Pets did kind of sound nice.
So he sits down and tries to do a happy whine.]
AHH! I am so late! I was going to reply to this tag and then I lost it!
Good boy! Do you like that?
[Gene slowly switched to scratching behind Lancer's ears, careful not to overstep his bounds as he happily watched the wolf react.]
iii
[ sure, he's dressed a bit differently from the cú chulainn she remembers, but... that's definitely him. right?
saber stops gawking and recovers her composure, expression and stance smoothing into her typical imperiousness. ]
I agree. Shall we go, then? I brought wine, if you would rather not risk fae drinks.
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[This other Servant knew him somehow, but the bright red dress wasn't ringing any bells. He was going to take a guess tho, based on her look [lol, saberface] and attitude.]
At least you brought wine, Saber.
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Where do you come from? Fuyuki, Chaldea, or SE.RA.PH?
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And she mentioned being an emperor, that gave him a hint at who she was, at least.]
Fuyuki. Are those others also Grail Wars?
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[ chaldea though. how to explain chaldea. ]
Chaldea is... something else altogether. More important than a simple Grail War, I think. Many of the Servants and Masters here will be more familiar with it than the conflicts we are used to.
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Arrival
After he had arrived at the island, it took him a while to let it all sink in when he noticed another man who had just showed up moments after he arrived and had asked him what is going on.)
Oh, hello. It looks like we’re going to have the Winter Solstice festivities in Elphame within a couple of days from now. That’s why a lot of the new people have been redirected to the Land of the Maidens this month.
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Ok kid, I got Winter Solstice.
Elphame and Land of the Maidens though. What are those?
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Elphame is basically the the home of the fairies in Avalon and it is also the name of the queen of the fairies while the Land of the Maidens, from what I can think of, is where some of the powerful witches and fairies in this world live in.
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Oh great. So we're dealing with fae.
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Arrival
He's in an okay mood, until he spots a rather familiar looking idiot nearby. It's not Shirou Emiya, but...]
No.
[He starts walking away now.]
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... then he sees a familiar mop of white hair.]
Archer?!
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[It's a greeting and acknowledgement of him at the same time.]
Of course this place would eventually drag you in.
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[Although he pauses, looking around again.]
But, this isn't a War, is it?
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[So they're still kind of heroic spirits, in that sense. Just without the perks.]
You'll find that your normal abilities won't work here, but you will have new magic to use.
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II
Either way, there's the wolf and this world has its own animal changes too, so why couldn't it actually really be him? He could have animal magic, that wouldn't surprise Rin at all, or it could be some random curse thing or anything else. So many questions, she'll start with the easiest one!]
Lancer?
[Or at least Rin kind of hopes it's him even if she'll totally deny hoping for anything ever. She never admits it but she really misses having him around with or without his memories of Lunatia included too. But she has no idea what he wants or needs to get out of that form if that's even really him. Besides that really could be any other Cú too.]
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Ah, the little Tohsaka girl. He remembered her. He trotted over and sat in front of her, looking up.
She was a smart girl, she'd be able to help him out of this predicament. A whine, and he pawed at her clothes, trying to let her know that finding his was what was needed.]
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Rin steps closer and pets the wolf's head and scratches behind an ear as soon as Lancer sits down there. Pawing at her clothes, huh? That is easy to figure out.]
So you got transformed into a wolf somehow - either by your own new magic or someone else did that to you and your clothes are somewhere else... Let's go find them!
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He knew she'd figure it out.
He barks a few time in an affirmative. Please help him be human again.]