THE UPRISING DEAD - ★★ - TAKEN BY ELLIE There are riots in Srathmarbh. The Shrines have once more been overturned, and the Brucolac is livid. The vampire community, in particular, seems to be at the heart of the anger. Calm the violence, first off, by hook or by crook—and secondly, find out what everyone's so damnably angry about.
Write 3000 words of your character keeping the peace—whether by force, negotiation, sabotage or anything else—and gathering information on the reasons behind the riots, which are centred around the few White Hart shrines in the area.
Rewards: 40 gold, whatever information your character may unearth about the Godswar, and a weapon or piece of armour of your choice beautifully crafted by Alastair Grunyon, the master smith of the city.
SMUGGLER'S COVE - ★★ - TAKEN BY BALEM ABRASAX No, don't worry, you don't have to venture into Seelie territory. You just have to take a small boat out onto the River Astar in the dead of night and meet some people with a few entirely innocuous bags of gold and a small, anonymous wooden box.
Write 3000 words of your character navigating their way through this secret journey; be warned, the currents can be deceptive, things lurk in that river, and the people you must meet may have been followed...
Rewards: 40 gold, and access to the next Midnight Court meeting as a guest of the Brucolac.
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - ★ The Brucolac wants to encourage the growth of the cult of Kaio, a young fire god who is considered an easy target in the Godswar and of very little concern. Not wanting to make the wee firepup a target or worsen the situation down in the Shrines, the Brucolac wants people to evangelise elsewhere. Doesn't fire love to spread? Travel to Diasbaile, leave offerings for Kaio, and talk to as many people as you can about seeing the light, and the heat, and the destructive all-consuming power of fire. Watch out, though; the increasing tensions between religions in the Drabwurld have made spreading the word treacherous...
Write 1500 words of your character worshipping and/or spreading the fiery hype!
Rewards: 20 gold, a foot in the door of an exciting new religion, and three enchanted candles: light one in a sealed room for complete privacy of speech!
A GRAVE UNDERTAKING - ★ - TAKEN BY VOL'JIN
A fish-nibbled body washes up on Srathmarbh beach. It wears waterlogged robes and some kind of text is stuffed into its belt, but the sea has degraded its writing into incoherence. It has just been cremated and the bones are about to be anonymously interred when the Brucolac receives information identifying the dead man. Bring the ashes and the bones to his grieving father, who lives about a day's ride away, and see what you can learn about the circumstances of his son's death.
Rewards: 20 gold, whatever your character might learn about an aspect of the Godswar, and a ring adorned with a black stone carved into the shape of a wolf's paw. It's a Black Shuck token, and the sight of it will elicit positive reactions from native (or non-native!) worshippers of the Old Dog, who may offer small favours such as accomodation, food or safe passage.
JULY 2015
There are riots in Srathmarbh. The Shrines have once more been overturned, and the Brucolac is livid. The vampire community, in particular, seems to be at the heart of the anger. Calm the violence, first off, by hook or by crook—and secondly, find out what everyone's so damnably angry about.
Write 3000 words of your character keeping the peace—whether by force, negotiation, sabotage or anything else—and gathering information on the reasons behind the riots, which are centred around the few White Hart shrines in the area.
Rewards: 40 gold, whatever information your character may unearth about the Godswar, and a weapon or piece of armour of your choice beautifully crafted by Alastair Grunyon, the master smith of the city.
SMUGGLER'S COVE - ★★ - TAKEN BY BALEM ABRASAX
No, don't worry, you don't have to venture into Seelie territory. You just have to take a small boat out onto the River Astar in the dead of night and meet some people with a few entirely innocuous bags of gold and a small, anonymous wooden box.
Write 3000 words of your character navigating their way through this secret journey; be warned, the currents can be deceptive, things lurk in that river, and the people you must meet may have been followed...
Rewards: 40 gold, and access to the next Midnight Court meeting as a guest of the Brucolac.
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - ★
The Brucolac wants to encourage the growth of the cult of Kaio, a young fire god who is considered an easy target in the Godswar and of very little concern. Not wanting to make the wee firepup a target or worsen the situation down in the Shrines, the Brucolac wants people to evangelise elsewhere. Doesn't fire love to spread? Travel to Diasbaile, leave offerings for Kaio, and talk to as many people as you can about seeing the light, and the heat, and the destructive all-consuming power of fire. Watch out, though; the increasing tensions between religions in the Drabwurld have made spreading the word treacherous...
Write 1500 words of your character worshipping and/or spreading the fiery hype!
Rewards: 20 gold, a foot in the door of an exciting new religion, and three enchanted candles: light one in a sealed room for complete privacy of speech!
A GRAVE UNDERTAKING - ★ - TAKEN BY VOL'JIN
A fish-nibbled body washes up on Srathmarbh beach. It wears waterlogged robes and some kind of text is stuffed into its belt, but the sea has degraded its writing into incoherence. It has just been cremated and the bones are about to be anonymously interred when the Brucolac receives information identifying the dead man. Bring the ashes and the bones to his grieving father, who lives about a day's ride away, and see what you can learn about the circumstances of his son's death.
Rewards: 20 gold, whatever your character might learn about an aspect of the Godswar, and a ring adorned with a black stone carved into the shape of a wolf's paw. It's a Black Shuck token, and the sight of it will elicit positive reactions from native (or non-native!) worshippers of the Old Dog, who may offer small favours such as accomodation, food or safe passage.