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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(with apologies for the delay!)

[beleos]

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

It’s a process that’s surprisingly quiet, like waking from a pleasantly long nap. And during that process, there are flickerings across her consciousness. Not all of them will be remembered, since they’re the sorts of dreams that are on the tip of your tongue, but one stands out a bit more.

She’s standing at the Tree of Life, looking up at the endless sea of stars that surrounds it, when someone steps up to join her. Gently, they place a gloved hand on her shoulder, and their one eye is full of sympathy and sorrow. They immediately feel familiar as one soul touches another. This is the person whose soul had been trapped within the creature.

“I’m so sorry,” they say first, and it feels like they could repeat that phrase endlessly and still not feel like it was enough.

“It’s not much as an apology, but… I’m still alive. For now, at least. I have you to thank for that in part,” he admits, and then draws his hand away gently. “Dunno if it’s even useful to you. But let me share a place with you. You might find something down there that’ll help you. Just, uh, stay away from Ryad is my advice.”

His presence fades not long after that, since he doesn’t seem able to hold this strange form of Communion long… But when Rosaria awakes and frees herself from her sap-filled cocoon, she’ll have some new knowledge imparted to her. It seems as Manon’s gift, she’ll now find herself possessing the knowledge of how to safely navigate to a a strange, new place, should she wish to do so.