CHARACTER DEATHS

[beleos]

CHARACTER DEATHS

When a character's body suffers fatal damage, they dissipate around their Shards - but as long as the Shards themselves are not destroyed, a Shard-Bearer will return to life. In order for this regenerative process to take place, however, Shards must be brought to the Tree of Life - a place to which all Bearers are innately connected. (This knowledge is well-known by all Bearers in both Highstorm and Springstar, and thus you can handwave how your character came about the details.)

A Bearer's Shard must be placed near the Tree's base; it will slowly sink into the earth until buried. Over the course of the next 5-7 days (your OOC choosing), a cocoon of moss, roots, and soil will begin to emerge from the ground - and as long as the Shard held within is not disturbed, the Bearer will regenerate and revive from within. Once the process is complete, they will 'hatch' from their cocoon like a newborn birdling - with or without outside assistance. They will find themselves weak and generally unwell for the next few days; the time of their recovery is up to you. Whether they bear scars or permanent disfiguration as a result of damage suffered prior to dissipation is up to you.

Should your character die, please fill out the form below to report this to the Loremasters! You may receive some Interesting Information about the journey your character takes while their bodies are coming back into being...

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>Aspect:</b> <b>How they died:</b> Please provide context for their death - for example, "mercy killed by a friend via decapitation," "stabbed in the back by an enemy," "took a catastrophic fall down a well and broke their neck at the bottom after tripping." <b>When they died / when they'll revive:</b> Please provide the OOC dates! <b>Pick a number from 1-10:</b> Pick a number, any number! <b>Are you OK with some Lore Bits upon revival?</b>
Please note: If your character dies under circumstances that would see their Shard with an enemy who does not intend to let them revive at the Tree or dies in a manner where their Shard is not retrieved by an ally who will bring them there, please reach out to a Loremaster! We can assist you in making sure they aren't stuck in limbo.

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[epiprocta]

Character Name: Minegishi Gen
Aspect: Exalt
How they died: Picked a fight with Dimitri in the labyrinth of the Harbinger Oracle, where Dimitri broke a bunch of his ribs and then chucked him (still alive) onto the Harbinger effigy, using him as a sacrifice.
When they died / when they'll revive: November 30th (tail end of the Oracle event) / December 4th (copies everyone else)
Pick a number from 1-10: 1! Since this is his first death. :)
Are you OK with some Lore Bits upon revival? Sure!

[beleos]

The process takes a few days as from the roots of the Tree, Gen is reborn.

As he rests and regrows, he dreams. he dreams? Dreams? Is it a dream? Is it really a dream?

He is pursued by something larger than his mind can comprehend; something heavy and cold, fixated upon the spark of his soul. It is a beacon, a lighthouse, a siren's song that calls the Something ( the Nothing ) towards him and onward. Methodical and patient, it chases him slowly and steadily. There is no doubt that it will catch him, that it will find him, that it will lift its head from his fleeing form and see the place he tries to run to for solace and sanctuary and it will

end everything.

In his dream nightmare vision rebirth, he casts a look over his shoulder. His flight harrowing and motivated by purity of terror, by that ancient and most primal need to save himself at all costs — and behind him, it looms. The sight of the stars being snuffed out, one by one, behind a blanket of darkness. It should remind him of the day he arrived in Kenos, of the vision granted him as he was whisked away from the End of All Things — stars dying, the darkness spreading. But,

However,

There is,

Something there. It is not that the stars are snuffed like candles, like lives ended by the clutching claws of some great beasts. It is,

There are,

Edges. Movement. The stars swallowed by a great moving shadow that lowers its head slowly toward him, seeking him with eyeless, mouthless senses, reaching for him as he keens and wails and brings his hands up to protect himself in these last, unstoppable moments. It is waiting. Waiting for a victory that will open the path for it to finally finish what it started oh-so-long ago.

When Gen comes to, he’ll find himself encased in a cocoon. The cocoon is filled with a familiar sap, just up to his neck. The thin material of the cocoon isn’t difficult to break through, but it still feels like a great effort because of how weak he feels. It’s as if he’s been doing days of strenuous activity, and the feeling will linger along with general body aches and chills for the next few days as his body demands rest and recovery. During the night, his shard will jump and jolt in his body, as if trying to escape the trauma of his own rebirth.

One day, as Gen checks on Reiji's shard, he will find a sheen of frost upon the surface. It feels, at times, as though it will shatter in his hands and end the last of his hopes.

[zauneyete]

Character Name: Silco
Aspect: Harbinger
How they died: Got tag teamed by voryn and hayame and fell on Quetz's head afterward lmao
When they died / when they'll revive: Mid-December after Atsumu steals his shard back
Pick a number from 1-10: 100
Are you OK with some Lore Bits upon revival? i read it but i know it'll fuck him up more so

[cutlery]

Character Name: Sebastian Michaelis
Aspect: Stargazer
How they died: silco had a tantrum :( aka stabbed and then strangled to death
When they died / when they'll revive: not long after Silco revived / generally the end of the month
Pick a number from 1-10: 1
Are you OK with some Lore Bits upon revival? nah

[redsoil]

Character Name: Set
Aspect: Savant
How they died: Obliterated by Amos's brand spanking new T4 ability.
When they died / when they'll revive: End of the event / by the end of the month. Wobbles hand.
Pick a number from 1-10: 5
Are you OK with some Lore Bits upon revival? no need!!!!