#pi:activemission

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Dragon Hunter

@dannysdinghy @kathyonthesea @pupfarmer

You sail out towards Lethe Isle, where you were told where the dragon that attacked Arcadia and Leuda has taken roost. It’s been an uneventful but tense trip, with your group mainly thinking about how to defeat this dragon that caused so much destruction in the main islands. Dark storm clouds roll in overhead, and you feel like this is going to be a long battle, one that you have to win.

You hear the dragon before you see it.

There’s a puff of fire in the distance, along the horizon. And slowly, Lethe Island begins to take shape, getting closer and closer. And you can see that same dragon that was spotted on Leuda Island draw into view, roosted on top of the ruins of the settlement that used to reside there. However, the closer you get to this island, the more you see that something is wrong. 

The dragon is roaring at something, blowing smoke and fire all around it. And strangely, this fire seems to be aimed at a specific point. And when you get close enough and the smoke clears, you realize that the dragon is not alone on this island. 

Standing right on the shore, trembling with her feet in the water, is what looks to be a teenage girl. No older than seventeen, with long, brown hair blowing in the sea breeze and tanned skin as dark as sand. She’s dressed in casual clothing, no different than what any other teenager would wear on the main islands. And despite this dragon aiming its attacks at her, she is completely unharmed.

Just as you get even closer, the dragon launches another attack at this teenager, landing a direct hit. And when the smoke clears, the teenager is still standing there, unflinching even as fire licks her skin and crawls up her legs.

For a moment, everything is quiet. 

And then...you hear static.

It fills up your ears, as if you were standing in the center of thousands of fuzzy television screens. It sounds as if it’s coming from all around you. Like the air is filled with this static. And it just grows louder and louder.

Until you see what you can only describe as static sprout from the young woman’s feet, spreading like a blanket, stretching and covering the ground around her. The dragon roars, desperately breathing in another fiery breath to attack the young woman again, but the fiery breath and noise also starts to dissolve into static. The dragon breathes out a breath of fire, but as it hits the teenager, it forms into the same static, and then the static travels down the path of flame and into the face of the dragon. And the dragon is just completely enveloped in static. 

And the static spreads and spreads, covering the ground. The ruined building. The silhouette of the dragon. The fuzzy texture coats everything save for the water lapping on static shore and the young woman standing firm with her feet in the waves. 

And then...silence.

The change is instantaneous, within a heartbeat. The static, gone. The island, now with cracks along the surface. The dragon, with the same cracks too, but the cracks growing larger and larger, a bright flame shooting out from the inside as if the sun were burning from the inside of the dragon. The last you hear of the dragon is this horrifying screech as it squirms and writhes against the cracked ground beneath it. And that same light starts to glow from beneath the island, a burning heat radiating from beneath the surface.

There’s a flash of light.

Then the sound of an explosion.

It takes a long time for the waves to settle, your boat to finally settle on the surface.

And when you finally look up...Lethe Isle is gone. Replaced by a horrifyingly familiar sight that has been reported by the Explorer’s Guild before. An island cracked and torn apart, leaving just jagged edges of where land used to be. The dragon was nowhere to be seen. Any signs of former buildings and civilization are gone. All that’s left is the cracked earth, jutting from the ground like earthen knives.

And the teenager was still there.

Standing on a shallow platform in the water lined with jagged edges is the teenager.

And then...she suddenly looks up. And locks eyes with your boat.

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Shadows Over the Sea

REQUEST BOARD: Explorer’s Guild

DATE OF REQUEST: October 2, 2017

LOCATION: Tower of the Gods

CLASSES REQUIRED: No classes are strictly required, though proficiency in fighting is highly recommended

NUMBER OF PEOPLE: One to initially take the request and up to three others to accompany them

REWARD: 10,000G for each participant

DETAILS: There have been strange reports surfacing from merchant ships passing by the Tower of the Gods. While the tower is usually a beautiful sight to see, a strange darkness has befallen the island. The very top of the island has been shrouded in a large cloud of smoke that casts a long shadow over the island and the surrounding waters. Since the Tower of the Gods is contains an altar to the gods, a lot of people consider this to be an ill omen and nobody will dare scale the tall tower to potentially brave that wrath. The Explorer’s Guild is calling upon a group of individuals to investigate this phenomenon. They ask that the group be prepared for anything that could happen up there...

Welcome to the first active mission we’ve hosted in a little while. For those of you new to the group, Active Missions (and Inactive Missions, which can be found on the minigames page of the main) are special plot-related missions to either further the general plot of the islands (yes, there’s a plot somewhere) or to expand the world of the islands. IN ORDER TO RESERVE THIS MISSION, JUST MESSAGE THE MAIN! You will have A WEEK to gather your team (which can be any size) and MESSAGE THE MAIN AGAIN FOR THE FULL MISSION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. The group will not need to roll to make it to the mission, they can just start off at whatever point they want. If you do not contact the main a week after you place your reserve, then the active mission will be made open again. As always, it is first come, first serve.

Because of the importance of this mission, THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF ONE MONTH to complete the mission after the full mission has been posted. That means that if one month has passed after the full mission has been posted, the group will either have to post what they have (only if the main mission has been resolved and the finishing touches of the rp are unfinished) or the mission will be automatically revoked and opened up to a new group to attempt the mission 100% fresh, as if the previous group had not even made an attempt. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU RESERVE AND JOIN THIS MISSION.

THIS MISSION HAS BEEN RESERVED BY: No one yet :)

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Dia, Licorice, and Rick will be joining Popuri on the mission.

Alright, awesome. You’ll have a month to complete this voyage (until Halloween, actually), so please keep that in mind as you all proceed! The mission will be posted shortly.

[thepelagoislands]

Popuri would like to claim the active mission!

Awesome, you’ve got a week to set up your team, then. Once you have, just message us again and we’ll give you further info on the mission!

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Frey would like temporary claim on the summon Luna. Also, her team for the active mission would be herself, Chase, Jake and Ash. (We should be able to start after the activity check)

Awesome! Luna’s currently all yours for the taking then, and cool! We’ll be posting the prompt for the mission sometime soon, and you can just start whenever you’re ready.

Summon Luna has now been claimed by Frey!

[thepelagoislands]

@drop-of-stardust | @bespectaclednerd | @fashionistaextraordinaire | @quietlittle-teddybear

For completing this Active Mission, you all get a waived boat fee, 5,000G each and 600 EXP each for quelling the summon spirit, as well as whatever else you’ve obtained during the journey!

Also, as decided by a coin flip, Leuda will be getting the 15 points to go towards the Founding Celebration contest!

[thepelagoislands]

Arrival of the Airship

Continued from a Completed Active Mission...

@wanderingwhiimsy @gildedfrostlily @chickenshxtboy @flower-of-oak-tree

After the events of the Airship the voyagers had found floating beside the Tower of the Gods, the aforementioned airship travels on route to the magical land of Arcadia. 

As the airship approaches the land, strange things begin happening throughout the airship. At first, it’s just small electrical devices that short circuit. The radar, probably the steering goes out, and some lights begin burning an intensely bright light before breaking. And as the approach continues, even larger things begin to go wrong. Until the entire engine overloads and shuts down.

Before the airship even makes it to the shores of Arcadia, it plummets into the sea. Thankfully, it floats as a regular ship does. However, all of the technology that had been running this beautiful airship has overloaded and shut down. 

Looks like all that magical energy emanating from Arcadia didn’t mix well with the technology inside, huh? Unless the voyagers wait for the ship to drift to shore, looks like they’ll have to call for help or swim to Arcadia. 

Maybe the Arcadian Explorer’s Guild can see about transporting it to Leuda Island for repairs.

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: This is Just Like Skyrim

REQUEST BOARD: Explorer’s Guild

DATE OF REQUEST: August 29th, 2018

LOCATION: Lethe Isle

CLASSES REQUIRED: No classes are required! However...please take extreme caution.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE: Two People can reserve this mission! Each person who reserves can invite one person with them!

REWARD: 20,000G for each person who helps slay the dragon

DETAILS: After the events that set Leuda and Arcadia ablaze, the Explorer’s Guild has been tirelessly working on finding the dragon that caused all of this. Thankfully, after many weeks of searching, the Explorer’s Guild has gotten a tip from a fisherman that went a little too close to Lethe Isle. And the fisherman says that he saw the same dragon taking roost on that island. So the Explorer’s Guild is hiring a group of people to take that dragon down for the good of the region.

Welcome to the next active mission! For those of you new to the group, Active Missions (and Inactive Missions, which can be found on the minigames page of the main) are special plot-related missions to either further the general plot of the islands or expand the world of the islands. IN ORDER TO RESERVE THIS MISSION, JUST MESSAGE THE MAIN! You will have A WEEK to gather your team and MESSAGE THE MAIN AGAIN FOR THE FULL MISSION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. If you do not contact the main a week after you place your reserve, then the active mission will be made open again. As always, it is first come, first serve. The time limit will begin once both reserve spots are filled.

Because of the importance of this mission, THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF ONE MONTH to complete the mission after the full mission has been posted. That means that if one month has passed after the full mission has been posted, the group will either have to post what they have (only if the main mission has been resolved and the finishing touches of the rp are unfinished) or the mission will be automatically revoked and opened up to a new group to attempt the mission 100% fresh, as if the previous group had not even made an attempt. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU RESERVE AND JOIN THIS MISSION.

YOU CANNOT GO ON THIS MISSION IF YOU ARE ON HIATUS OR IF YOU FAILED THE RECENT ACTIVITY CHECK. 

Since there has been an extreme amount of time between the previous mission and the current mission, characters from the previous Active Mission are permitted to join this one. Please note that characters who join this mission can’t join the next mission (though they can join the mission after that)! This is just in the pursuit in making sure that everyone has an opportunity to join in on plotting if they want to!

THIS MISSION HAS BEEN RESERVED BY: DANNY AND KATHY

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Test Out This Sweet Ride

REQUEST BOARD: Explorer’s Guild

DATE OF REQUEST: February 6th, 2018

LOCATION: Leuda Island

CLASSES REQUIRED: No classes are required!

NUMBER OF PEOPLE: Two People can reserve this mission! Each person who reserves can invite one person with them!

REWARD: An awesome, uneventful airship ride!

DETAILS: The Explorer’s Guild has finally fixed up that airship that was found many months ago. Man, that sure took long, didn’t it? Anyway, the guild has decided that they wanted to try using the airship for voyages in the future! However...they still need to test out the airship to see if everything’s 100% okay with it. So the Explorer’s Guild is asking a kind group of people to take a ride on the airship’s first ever test ride! It’s sure to be a boring, uneventful ride. But hey, it’s an airship. Who the hell would turn that down?

Welcome to the next active mission! Pretty boring and uneventful, right? For those of you new to the group, Active Missions (and Inactive Missions, which can be found on the minigames page of the main) are special plot-related missions to either further the general plot of the islands or expand the world of the islands. IN ORDER TO RESERVE THIS MISSION, JUST MESSAGE THE MAIN! You will have A WEEK to gather your team and MESSAGE THE MAIN AGAIN FOR THE FULL MISSION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. If you do not contact the main a week after you place your reserve, then the active mission will be made open again. As always, it is first come, first serve. The time limit will begin once both reserve spots are filled.

Because of the importance of this mission, THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF ONE MONTH to complete the mission after the full mission has been posted. That means that if one month has passed after the full mission has been posted, the group will either have to post what they have (only if the main mission has been resolved and the finishing touches of the rp are unfinished) or the mission will be automatically revoked and opened up to a new group to attempt the mission 100% fresh, as if the previous group had not even made an attempt. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU RESERVE AND JOIN THIS MISSION.

You cannot go on this mission if you are on hiatus or if you failed the recent activity check. Also, those who went on the previous Active Mission cannot participate (and those who participate in this Active Mission cannot participate in the next one, and so on).

THIS MISSION HAS BEEN RESERVED BY: Elliott and Popuri

[thepelagoislands]

Frey is very interested in Exploring that Shrine~

Alright! The mission is now yours~ you have a week (so until April 29th) to gather a team and start it off! Once you have your members, report back in to us and we will post the prompt.

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Explore the Shrine

REQUEST BOARD: Explorer’s Guild

DATE OF REQUEST: April 22, 2017

LOCATION: Leuda Mines

CLASSES REQUIRED: No classes are strictly required

NUMBER OF PEOPLE: One to initially take the request and up to three others to accompany them

REWARD: 5,000G for each participant

DETAILS: Soon after the summon spirit Shadow was defeated and the sun came back to the region, an anonymous source approached the Explorer’s Guild about the potential location where Shadow rose up from. Evidently, the Shadow is told to have come from a shrine deep in the Leuda Mines. In order to further research the Shadow and to know why exactly a shrine would be in the mines, the Explorer’s Guild is calling upon any interested parties to look into the matter! The Leuda Mining Company has graciously offered to clear the path of monsters so that the volunteers will not have trouble reaching the shrine. However, it is strongly recommended that the volunteers take caution while investigating the shrine. Who knows what could lie down there...

This is a mission that takes place on Leuda Island. In order to reserve this mission, just message the main! You will have a week to gather your team (which can be any size) and message the main again for the full mission to be made available. If you do not contact the main a week after you place your reserve, then the active mission will be made open again. As always, it is first come, first serve.

This Mission has been reserved by: Frey!

[thepelagoislands]

Lol Cinna is curious, so she'll be claiming that Summon Spirit Active Mission.

Alright! The current Active Mission is now claimed by Cinnamon!

[thepelagoislands]

Mission | Voyage

...Remember this?

Skyborne Museum has now been explored! However, as the airship left the museum, it seemed to lose shape and vanish into the clouds, never to be seen again. Weird, right? Also, wasn’t this posted in February? Wow, must be the work of some lazy moderator, right? Haha!

Anyway...let’s get down to the plot, shall we?

@flushedprose | @wanderingwhiimsy | @brawling-bitch

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Open the Door

REQUEST BOARD: Explorer’s Guild

DATE OF REQUEST: January 8th, 2018

LOCATION: Leuda Island

CLASSES REQUIRED: No classes are strictly required, though proficiency in fighting is highly recommended

NUMBER OF PEOPLE: One to initially take the request and up to three others to accompany them

REWARD: Ability to keep whatever is found inside

DETAILS: The key pieces have all been found by the Explorer’s Guild and the next step is to open the door it opens. All of the key pieces have been assembled at the Leuda Explorer’s Guild and have now become one singular key. The Explorer’s Guild is asking for a group of volunteers to descend into the depths of Leuda Mines and open the door. The Leuda Mining Company has volunteered to clear a safe path down the mines, so it is all a matter of opening up the mysteries in the doorway.

Welcome to the first active mission we’ve hosted in a little while. For those of you new to the group, Active Missions (and Inactive Missions, which can be found on the minigames page of the main) are special plot-related missions to either further the general plot of the islands or to expand the world of the islands. IN ORDER TO RESERVE THIS MISSION, JUST MESSAGE THE MAIN! You will have A WEEK to gather your team (which can be any size) and MESSAGE THE MAIN AGAIN FOR THE FULL MISSION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. If you do not contact the main a week after you place your reserve, then the active mission will be made open again. As always, it is first come, first serve.

Because of the importance of this mission, THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF ONE MONTH to complete the mission after the full mission has been posted. That means that if one month has passed after the full mission has been posted, the group will either have to post what they have (only if the main mission has been resolved and the finishing touches of the rp are unfinished) or the mission will be automatically revoked and opened up to a new group to attempt the mission 100% fresh, as if the previous group had not even made an attempt. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU RESERVE AND JOIN THIS MISSION.

THIS MISSION HAS BEEN RESERVED BY: Mark (Until 1/15)

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Find the Summon Spirit

Request Board: Explorer’s Guild

Date of Request: August 18th, 2016

Location: Leuda and Arcadia Explorer’s Guild

Classes Required: In order to accept this request, you must be a Summoner. Other classes may accompany you, but a Summoner has to accept this request.

Number of People: One to initially take the request and up to three people may accompany them.

Reward: A waived boat fee and 5,000G for each voyager to those who successfully complete the mission. That means making a pact with the summon spirit!

Details: Recently, the Explorer’s Guild has gotten word that there is a summon spirit hidden in a certain area of the archipelago. Due to the guild’s bad track record with summon spirits, they have decided to have someone make a pact with the spirit rather than risk having a bad encounter on the sea later. So, the guild has decided to offer a reward for any summoner and their team to go and tame this summon spirit! The first summoner to accept this request will be given the rough coordinates to attempt a summon...

Welcome to the next Active Mission! For those who have not seen an Active Mission yet, learn about them here!

With this mission, as with all Active Missions before, there is an alternative Chatzy line to use in the Voyage Minigame! This time, since the rough coordinates are given, voyagers can remove all ???, Thunderstorm, and Empty Tank options from their Chatzy roll! If you get a New Island result, then message the main to see what this summon spirit, island with a summon spirit, or whatever is all about!

Remember that going on this mission still counts against your character’s Exploration Voyage quota for the check, so you may only attempt this once per activity check if you don’t find it the first time. This will also count against your character’s Summon limit for the check, so if your summoner has already attempted a summon or has a summon reserved, then you can’t attempt to make a pact with this one! Your summoner can still come in support of the lead summoner, however! You are also free to relinquish the request back to the masses if you don’t want to pursue it anymore. 

Message the main to take this request. First Come, First Serve. Remember, only those with a Summoner class may claim this request.

This Active Mission has been claimed by: Cinnamon!

[thepelagoislands]

Active Mission: Hole in the Ocean

Date of Request: June 22nd, 2016

Location: Arcadia Explorer’s Guild or Leuda Explorer’s Guild

Classes Required: We ask for experienced fighters and voyagers sign up for the task

Number of People: One person to initially claim the request, and three others may accompany them

Reward: Reimbursement of the 10,000G boat rental fee and 5,000G for each voyager who completes the mission

Details: There has been a rumor surfacing around the ports that a fishing boat unexpectedly fell from the ocean. Apparently, a group of fishing boats were out when one of them just...fell down. The Explorer’s Guild is interested in this phenomena, so they wish to send one voyager group to find out what lies in this strange drop off! The guild requests that one person initially claim the request and then gather three others to accompany them.

Welcome to the next Active Mission, everyone!

Unlike the last mission, there is an exact location given from the guild. But still, who knows what will happen on the high seas? So, when the voyagers are rolling on the Exploration Voyage Minigame, REMOVE ALL EMPTY TANK, TITANIC AND ??? RESULTS before putting it into Chatzy. If you get New Island as a result, message the main to receive the prompt. Otherwise, follow whatever you get from the Exploration Voyage minigame.

Remember that going on this mission still counts against your character’s Exploration Voyage quota for the check, so you may only attempt this once per activity check if you don’t find it the first time. You are also free to relinquish the request back to the masses if you don’t want to pursue it anymore.

Message the main to claim this request. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

THIS REQUEST IS CLAIMED BY: MICAH