COTERIE INTERACTIONS (IC) - CHAPTER I

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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

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[ There's no mistaking the way the interest starts to fade the longer Bruno goes on. Or, rather, the way "this could be a thing" is quickly replaced by "that doesn't sound like such a good idea." Shrewd and suspicious, but also maybe just a little superstitious. ]

Don't know how the hell I could justify hatin' you for telling me what I already know. Of course there's nothing but trouble in our future. Yours, mine, and anyone stuck on this nightmare of a continent.

[ And yet. She just can't resist... ]

...But d'you think you'd be able to see the relics? Where the rest of 'em are?

[fallingsand]

[ Sorry, Viper, like half of that is him having no faith in his own magic. It's a problem. ]

Yeah, yeah, you'd be surprised at what people can justify when bad things happen. [ There's a pause as he rethinks that. Actually. ] Or you wouldn't. You've probably been through, uh, a lot, yourself, so.

[ The relics, though. Of course, she would ask about the relics. ]

I could try? With those. I just wonder how much magic is protecting them from being found in their own right. I mean, look at how long it took you to find the one here.

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[ There's a faint, crooked grin when Bruno corrects himself, but she doesn't directly agree or disagree. If she didn't know that feel before, she's certainly getting a helping of it now, or expects she will be soon. It's apples and oranges, though, really. Everybody's unfortunate circumstances are special and unique, even if they all basically end up the same. ]

I hadta ask. But yeah, you could be right. Far as I know, none of us can see the future or read minds or anything like that, but even if we could it's a safe bet the incense would find some way to screw it up anyhow.

[ Pursing her lips. It'd be such an easy thing to insist that they make use of this, the ends justifying the means and all that, and before what happened in Kiichpan she probably would have. But now... she resists the temptation. ]

I... think you probably ought to keep that one in your back pocket. It's risky an' you know it's risky.

[fallingsand]

[ It's some small relief that Viper does resist that temptation. Bruno knows his gift well but it's caused enough grief on its own, he's not sure what he would do if it only added to Kiichpan's suffering instead of helping right now. When she decides against it, that tenseness in his shoulders bleeds away, however small a motion that might be. ]

Alright. But. If you ever change your mind, you just gotta let me know. I'll try to help however I can.

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[ It's not an easy choice to make. She's not even feeling great about it, whether it's "morally correct" or not, evidenced by how she drags a (still clawed and kind of scaly) hand down her face. But she doesn't change her mind. Not yet, anyway. ]

Thanks for that. In the meantime, I... eh, it's up to you what you do with your powers, but I'd be—cautious who else you tell about it, lad. The other leaders in particular. We're all supposed to be a big ol' happy teamworking family 'n all, but...

[ Sighing. ]

Their No Good Very Bad Day hasn't come yet, and if they had it their way, with the right kinda tools, [ that means you ] it might not ever. So.

[fallingsand]

[ It's wild that Viper actually has precedent to call him, Mr. Fifty-year Old with Grey Hairs, a lad. ]

Mm, yeah, well, family doesn't really ever quite work out perfectly that way. [ Speaking from experience, ma'am. ] I'm really kinda hoping I never have to tell anyone else at all, to be completely honest, but I rarely have that kind of luck? I will, though. Try to be careful.

[ And that's that, he supposes. There's certainly an awkward moment where he stands there without anything else to say, uncertain, but he does inevitably come to the conclusion that he should probably add, ]

Uh, right. So! That's it. I'll let you get back to resting and all now.

[ And if she doesn't have anything else to add, he sure won't linger once he mumbled a farewell. ]