Thank you for your patience! Your group will be the third group that attempts to explore the forest, and is sent through the southern section, branching off from the lowest part of Bottlecap Bay. Due to mod delays in processing this, you have until March 13th to submit a thread. The thread does not have to be complete at this time, as long as it shows participation from all characters— you just need to let us know in summary how the characters overcome these struggles. Please assume this thread takes place in late February due to longer guild leader planning, so as not to interrupt your other plans.
It's morning when the pair is sent out, but as soon as they begin to set foot further into the forest, it becomes clear that time of day hardly matters here. Daylight becomes increasingly difficult to penetrate the leaves overhead, and even the paths and foliage around them becomes more dense, oppressive and highly disorienting. This part of the forest is thick with fog that stays eerie and still, a dense moisture in the air feeling almost suffocating. The only movement seems to come from quick rushes of shadowy figures in the peripherals of their vision, and though they can feel the presences of other Pokemon in the area, none of them show themselves. It's as if they're all watching in silence, not wanting to interrupt.
The longer the group travels into this dense fog, the more they become disoriented. Directions become mixed, and half of the group may be sure they came from one direction already, while the other half insists that they came from the other. Strangely, this group will have the hardest time in navigating, as any markers that are left do not stay in their consistent placement, leading to even more confusion. Despite the trust that already exists between them, the fog may lead to the members of this group growing agitated with one another, no longer feeling heard, and anger rising far too easily. Just as this comes to a head, the forest seems to quake, and the very ground shifts beneath them. While Ingo and Emmet will manage to keep their footing, Emporio and Firepaw will not be so lucky. The ground gives out beneath them, tumbling them into an old cave system beneath the forest that does not hook back up to the caves beneath the city proper. This collapse results in Firepaw and Emporio both being temporarily separated from the twins. The twins can either split up and each go after Firepaw and Emporio respectively, or attempt to stick together and prioritize rescuing one of them first.
The caves are unstable and risk further collapse into even lower levels, making for an incredibly dangerous environment. To make matters worth, the fog leaks into the cave system, causing further disorientation the longer they all stay down there. And, as a last bit of trouble... the first time Firepaw is found, he's actually an impostor. At first, his mannerisms will match up with the disorientation and agitation he was already feeling in the forest above. But gradually, he will seem off, and his voice may carry blips off an unsettling tone. The moment he's realized as an impostor, the figure will fade into something ghostly and shapeless, a laugh echoing throughout the caves as it attacks the group with ghost moves and makes its escape. This particular Pokemon can be recognized as Haunter, and manages to escape.
For Firepaw, who can be found shortly after— he's been dealing with unfortunate hallucinations of some sort of a warped memory. Something that didn't quite happen, like his worst nightmare from home, or a scenario gone worse than it already had. It's up to you! Whatever it is, he's left exhausted and out of it, and may not recognize the group members at first, whether it's just one of them or all of them.
Please fill out the unique form below sometime before the March 13th deadline so that your quest can be considered completed. Please note that you have flexibility and freedom in threading this quest and any related NPCs (the Haunter, other mysterious Pokemon in the shadows, potential hallucinated characters from Firepaw) and that the only important things are that the fog is disorienting and causes anger and agitation, and the group deals with some sort of separation and impostor situation. If you'd all prefer to switch around how the group finds one another, how they're separated, and the choices they have to make to deal with it, that's fine! Just let us know any changes made at the bottom of the form.
QUEST BEGINS
Thank you for your patience! Your group will be the third group that attempts to explore the forest, and is sent through the southern section, branching off from the lowest part of Bottlecap Bay. Due to mod delays in processing this, you have until March 13th to submit a thread. The thread does not have to be complete at this time, as long as it shows participation from all characters— you just need to let us know in summary how the characters overcome these struggles. Please assume this thread takes place in late February due to longer guild leader planning, so as not to interrupt your other plans.
It's morning when the pair is sent out, but as soon as they begin to set foot further into the forest, it becomes clear that time of day hardly matters here. Daylight becomes increasingly difficult to penetrate the leaves overhead, and even the paths and foliage around them becomes more dense, oppressive and highly disorienting. This part of the forest is thick with fog that stays eerie and still, a dense moisture in the air feeling almost suffocating. The only movement seems to come from quick rushes of shadowy figures in the peripherals of their vision, and though they can feel the presences of other Pokemon in the area, none of them show themselves. It's as if they're all watching in silence, not wanting to interrupt.
The longer the group travels into this dense fog, the more they become disoriented. Directions become mixed, and half of the group may be sure they came from one direction already, while the other half insists that they came from the other. Strangely, this group will have the hardest time in navigating, as any markers that are left do not stay in their consistent placement, leading to even more confusion. Despite the trust that already exists between them, the fog may lead to the members of this group growing agitated with one another, no longer feeling heard, and anger rising far too easily. Just as this comes to a head, the forest seems to quake, and the very ground shifts beneath them. While Ingo and Emmet will manage to keep their footing, Emporio and Firepaw will not be so lucky. The ground gives out beneath them, tumbling them into an old cave system beneath the forest that does not hook back up to the caves beneath the city proper. This collapse results in Firepaw and Emporio both being temporarily separated from the twins. The twins can either split up and each go after Firepaw and Emporio respectively, or attempt to stick together and prioritize rescuing one of them first.
The caves are unstable and risk further collapse into even lower levels, making for an incredibly dangerous environment. To make matters worth, the fog leaks into the cave system, causing further disorientation the longer they all stay down there. And, as a last bit of trouble... the first time Firepaw is found, he's actually an impostor. At first, his mannerisms will match up with the disorientation and agitation he was already feeling in the forest above. But gradually, he will seem off, and his voice may carry blips off an unsettling tone. The moment he's realized as an impostor, the figure will fade into something ghostly and shapeless, a laugh echoing throughout the caves as it attacks the group with ghost moves and makes its escape. This particular Pokemon can be recognized as Haunter, and manages to escape.
For Firepaw, who can be found shortly after— he's been dealing with unfortunate hallucinations of some sort of a warped memory. Something that didn't quite happen, like his worst nightmare from home, or a scenario gone worse than it already had. It's up to you! Whatever it is, he's left exhausted and out of it, and may not recognize the group members at first, whether it's just one of them or all of them.
Please fill out the unique form below sometime before the March 13th deadline so that your quest can be considered completed. Please note that you have flexibility and freedom in threading this quest and any related NPCs (the Haunter, other mysterious Pokemon in the shadows, potential hallucinated characters from Firepaw) and that the only important things are that the fog is disorienting and causes anger and agitation, and the group deals with some sort of separation and impostor situation. If you'd all prefer to switch around how the group finds one another, how they're separated, and the choices they have to make to deal with it, that's fine! Just let us know any changes made at the bottom of the form.