COTERIE INTERACTIONS (IC) - CHAPTER I

[treasuremap]

COTERIE INTERACTIONS

NAVIGATION

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RULES/FAQ

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COTERIES

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LOCATIONS

The leader of each coterie, all colloquially known by the same name as their group—Jaguar, Eagle, Viper, and Salamander—will play a major role in the story, oftentimes appearing in events and even, during major plots, accompanying the player characters on their quests. While having constant access to them in threads would be difficult to keep track of and may lead to unfair advantages for some characters, and they will never directly comment to any network or log posts made in incensed or incenselogs, we do want to offer the opportunity for characters to interact with them. Therefore, with the exception of the aforementioned event posts where the NPCs might appear, all direct interactions with the coterie leaders can be done here. Simply comment below with the leader you'd like to interact with and whether it is in person or via medallion/journal in the subject line.

Note that it is fine to handwave minor interactions with the NPCs, such as in the case of exposition or receiving their quest orders, and you do not need to thread that out here nor ask permission from the mods. Relationships beyond passing familiarity as leader/subordinate cannot be handwaved however—in general, characters will not "build CR" with their leader to the degree they might with other characters in the game. They will still get to know them well over the course of the story, though.

Please also note that the NPCs are played by the mod team and are subject to the same tagging speed or question-answering expectations. We will respond as soon as we can!

Comments

[treasuremap]

No, that's good. If she ain't mist-crazed, I'm headin' in to see her. No need to post a guard—just keep your eyes all over the city. If anyone comes outta the clouds whether they're new here or not, gimme a shout right away.

[soulofmagus]

'You got it, Boss.'

[ And that, as they say, is that. For that conversation, at least.

The aforementioned Sophia certainly isn't crazed - in any fashion the regular Vipers can identify anyway. If anything, she's too tired, too biddable, making no complaints about her accommodations save to ask for an extra blanket. She did not fight when her request for pen and paper was denied, and instead, has mostly sat staring out the window, one hand occasionally resting and rubbing against her clavicle.

All told, seemingly very healthy looking for a woman who claims to have died. ]

[treasuremap]

[ Fortunately, it's a short trip for Viper. She's already in the lodge, in her space (lovingly referred to as the crow's nest), so within two shakes there's a knock at Sophia's door before Viper steps inside. Her expression is roughly as shifty as ever, which she maintains almost intentionally to disguise her bafflement and concern over what sort of situation she's got on her hands here.

As always, she doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to getting straight to the point. Just as soon as she has Sophia's attention, she asks: ]

What happened out there, lass?

[soulofmagus]

[ It isn't hard to get Sophia's attention: the door opens, and her head turns at once. It's only when she recognises Viper that she rises to her feet. ]

Ma'am.. I take it they told you I was found at the fountain? ['again', goes unsaid. or perhaps it does need saying? her head shakes slightly] I will do my best to answer, but I must know - are Mr. il Qaras and Mr. Alberich all right?

No one has told me whether the other investigations into the temple were a success or not.