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

[crimsoncrow]

Maybe it's both.

Volkbert, Jira... Hell, definitely Jira seeing as she didn't shy away from smacking me right in the nose. In hindsight it's a funny thought, but I still feel bad about it even though I've apologized nearly a dozen times at this point.
I made a promise that I wouldn't put myself in danger if I could help it and I do intend to keep it, hence the extra hands since it'd involve contact. I think we were both thrown off a bit on the boat, so with them around they'd be able to pull us apart if it started to go too far.

At the very least I know Volkbert could. He's surprisingly strong for a man his size.

_{[ He's so proud of the dude. ]}

But you're the expert in all of this, and you're still in charge. Nothing will happen unless we're all on board, so we'll have time to come up with a solid plan.

[treasuremap]

Perhaps so.

Jira has been a close colleague of mine for a long time, and she's gotten used to the coming and going of various people trapped inside their transformations by now. She doesn't have the same bedside manner as I do, but it at least helps that she isn't afraid of them. Volkbert is also very reliable. I would also recommend Ceema, Dariel, Xoco, and Macuilxóchitl (goes by Max).

I was very unprepared for what happened on the boat. I don't often let people that close to me to begin with, for their sake, but I suppose the illusion leading me to believe I could touch people without hurting them is partly to blame for that. I prefer not to use it for research purposes either, but the only other way we've been able to study people who are affected by the mist is by cutting them open after they've died. Energy reads don't give us enough information, not like... this would. I suppose in some ways it's a step up from vivisection, but not by much. There is an extremely thin line between when I can stop myself and when I become unmanageable. To put it bluntly, you were very fortunate I didn't cross it that time.

But yes, it is extremely dangerous, and I would feel more comfortable if I knew your family consented to the risk you're taking before you do it.

[crimsoncrow]

Honestly, that was just the sort of bedside manner I needed at the time. I did have it coming anyway seeing as I did try to bite and it had jostled me enough to let the others wrangle me the way they had to. I'll ask around the lodge for them - I think I've met Xoco before. Short, usually wears their hair in a braid and a scar over their nose? Volk mentioned this Dariel once or twice too, so if the two of you trust them then I will too.

Fortunate, is one way of putting it given how it felt. That aside, I'm also honored that you were willing to trust yourself and me enough to try it. I know it isn't an easy thing to do.

I'll speak to Law and Dohalim about it once things settle down a bit. If either of them refuse, we wait, and see if we can't figure out a Plan B to get to the bottom of it.

[treasuremap]

Sometimes it does take a firm hand or a stern "no." I believe I once told you to sit, in fact. I don't like striking my patients, though. Jira's a bit tougher than I am.
Yes, that's the one. Dariel doesn't speak, so Ceema speaks for him. Some of the others have learned to just... tell what he wants, too, like Volkbert.

Well, on the ship I didn't choose to at all. But now... if I can't think of a better way before we begin to put this idea into motion, then... I don't know. Sometimes you have to do difficult things to get the answers you need. I've never been one to risk hurting or Goddess forbid kill anyone to do it, but that's why we'll have a good team. To stop that from happening, I hope.

Good idea. In the meantime, I'll see what else I can learn and let you know if I hear anything.