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LORE QUESTS.
LORE QUESTS
The world of Kenos has many mysteries to explore, and not all of them are directly tied to the ongoing plot of Meridian and Zenith struggling against each other to claim the Oracles. This page is for compiling the token-purchased lore-related quests for the game.
Lore quests are multi-part questlines that focus on uncovering a greater idea of what is going on behind the scenes, peering behind the curtain and uncovering information that might make or break how a character relates to the world, factions and their own goals or dreams. To be clear, these are all separate from Side Quests, demand a higher level of participation and planning, and are posted as areas get added and/or Loremasters get ideas for quests.
( There is a section for players to submit key interests their characters would have, for Loremasters to take into account while crafting future lore quests! )
While uncovering the lore is it own reward, sometimes players may gain other rewards based on their participation in lore quests; not every lore quest you undertake has universally good outcome, but every quest will affect the swing of relationships between the cities and factions. We are considering allowing players to pool their AC tokens in the future, but currently this practice is not allowed.
OOC, you will spend the correct number of tokens in your AC reward, then comment under a side quest to “claim” it by noting all participating characters. Players will receive additional details and information once the claim is made. After the thread/log/etc. for the mission is complete, you’ll return to the comment and turn it in. Loremasters will then tell you the further rewards + outcomes. As a note, you can only have one active lore quest per character at a time. If you're expecting upcoming time constraints, please consider your purchase, as dropping from the quest may cause the party to have to redo it.
Unless noted, the lorequests are bound to a single purchaser ( and their entourage ). Once purchased, the questline is tethered to the purchaser, but participants can change as the questline develops.
UPDATE 01/30/24: If unsure whether a personal goal is something you can simply play out yourself, or if it would qualify as a Lore Quest/AC Reward, the key question we use to assess for this is: will it affect the world of Kenos or multiple other player characters as the result of my character's actions? If the answer is "yes", we would consider that something you need to use tokens for, develop over time via threads/reporting on your Notable Actions, or working together with mods to achieve! If the answer is "no", you have every right to craft your own narrative for your character.
So, without further ado, get to questing!
Lore quests are multi-part questlines that focus on uncovering a greater idea of what is going on behind the scenes, peering behind the curtain and uncovering information that might make or break how a character relates to the world, factions and their own goals or dreams. To be clear, these are all separate from Side Quests, demand a higher level of participation and planning, and are posted as areas get added and/or Loremasters get ideas for quests.
( There is a section for players to submit key interests their characters would have, for Loremasters to take into account while crafting future lore quests! )
While uncovering the lore is it own reward, sometimes players may gain other rewards based on their participation in lore quests; not every lore quest you undertake has universally good outcome, but every quest will affect the swing of relationships between the cities and factions. We are considering allowing players to pool their AC tokens in the future, but currently this practice is not allowed.
OOC, you will spend the correct number of tokens in your AC reward, then comment under a side quest to “claim” it by noting all participating characters. Players will receive additional details and information once the claim is made. After the thread/log/etc. for the mission is complete, you’ll return to the comment and turn it in. Loremasters will then tell you the further rewards + outcomes. As a note, you can only have one active lore quest per character at a time. If you're expecting upcoming time constraints, please consider your purchase, as dropping from the quest may cause the party to have to redo it.
Unless noted, the lorequests are bound to a single purchaser ( and their entourage ). Once purchased, the questline is tethered to the purchaser, but participants can change as the questline develops.
UPDATE 01/30/24: If unsure whether a personal goal is something you can simply play out yourself, or if it would qualify as a Lore Quest/AC Reward, the key question we use to assess for this is: will it affect the world of Kenos or multiple other player characters as the result of my character's actions? If the answer is "yes", we would consider that something you need to use tokens for, develop over time via threads/reporting on your Notable Actions, or working together with mods to achieve! If the answer is "no", you have every right to craft your own narrative for your character.
So, without further ado, get to questing!
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Some days before the Oracle, and well after Amos, Rin and Gavial have begun any supportive/recovery efforts ( for Highstorm, or even just for themselves! ), they are contacted by Kathova, who invites them to one of the grand households that surround the center of the Court. The grand estate is made of dark stonework in the style of a Victorian-era house, although it is possessed of far too many windows ( the infinite number of windows are oddly impossible to see through, despite their obvious transparency and the warm, inviting glow from within ).
Within, Florence Deshayes greets the trio at the foot of a grand stairwell, inviting them into one of the adjoining parlors. She explains that her household is also the seat of Yima's most loyal and long-lived followers, known as the Waru, but that is neither here, nor there. What is important is that she is aware, as Zenith's Shard-Beares must be! that the next Oracle is nearly upon them. Silken and confident, Florence coos that she doesn't feel the need to impress upon them that Zenith is, well, a little behind the cut and that while nobody blames their dutiful Shard-Bearers... they are meant to be inspiring the people of Highstorm.
To this end, she indicates that she has a task for the three of them to perform, during the Oracle. Win or lose, she is not keen to completely leave the fate of Zenith up to the whim of the very thing that they are meant to master. Without a scrap of hesitation, she places two objects upon the table that stretches between her and the trio: dark iron rods, with a twisted shape upon one end and a bound-leather handle. They're branding irons, small and discreet.
The summary she provides them is thus: Amos, Rin and Gavial are to target and mark two Meridian-aligned Shard-Bearers during the Oracle with the provided tool(s).
Upon completion of their mission, they will be granted one boon from Florence Deshayes, the acting leader of Zenith while ( as she loftily will declare ) "Yima is away on other business". The boons that the three can choose from are as follows: an honorable title bestowed upon Highstorm's upper echelon that will give greater opportunities to access information/be heeded by citizens, a single question that will be answered honestly by Florence ( who reserves the right to answer it privately to only the asker, and swear them to secrecy following the answer ), OR the opportunity to receive direct aid/instruction from Florence herself.
She will explain that the Meridian that are chosen and branded by the trio will eventually be targeted by her and the Waru and taken into their "care" as the subjects of an important rite that will help strengthen Zenith and Highstorm as a whole.
To complete this Quest and acquire your rewards, we would like 1-2 threads focused on the targeted attack on the Meridian Shard-Bearers! Obviously these need to be successful efforts, but the methodology and plotting is up to you all!
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