weifinder: (quiet | this pull is astronomical)
Wei Ying (魏婴) | Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) ([personal profile] weifinder) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2023-04-01 11:38 pm

un: yiling laozu | video | all aboard and leaving kyari

( Lo, here sits Wei Wuxian, very tired, but smiling as if he's not and managing (through the use of present soft, kind lighting) to not look anywhere near as tired as he is. He's sitting on a couch, leaning back, and dressed rather dapper, as far as his buttoned up vest indicates; his robes are in need of mending. Please bear with the weird (to him) puffy sleeves and tight sort waistcoat. )

Hello! I'm called Wei Wuxian, summoned like you, ah? Don't ask me how long. Years? Years... ( He sighs. It's pointedly theatrical in delivery, with a small shake of his head. ) As Karsa, delightful woman, has likely told you already, the way home for us lies in the gateways of this world being activated and powered long enough for us to get through. They do work. They just don't run for very long.

( He smiles, waving at the "view" finder, where his pendant sits as he records. )

These summonings across worlds have happened the last two years. The man who smooths our way east refers to himself as the Merchant; he's one of the few left living from the citadel of Ellethia. Mark the name, because they're the source of the cursed dead plaguing this world over the last decades.

We started in the citadel of Sa-Hareth, then traveled east to Taravast. From there we sailed through the remains of Ellethia. After, we arrived at Ke-Waihu village. We sailed on to Serthica, then cut across the deserts to Alem. If you're here now, that's where we just left.

( Now he holds up his hands, waggling his fingers. )

Time to talk about the undead warlords? I'll make an effort to remember their names. ( a pause. ) I'll remember most of them, and the rest of us will have to help, ah?

( He'll now count them off on his fingers. )

Unhalad, dead. The Beastmaster, dead. The Huntress, supposedly broken away from the Brotherhood. The Child, son of the Beastmaster that his wife, the Huntress, willingly sacrificed. Matthias kept the Child's survival and changed state secret from his parents. He persists. ( A wave of his hand, and he's back to counting: ) Ratkeikaku, Rathingku, Rat... the clawing one of war, left behind in Alem. Those are the named Brotherhood. Then there's Anurr, native to Sa-Hareth. Older than all the Brotherhood.

Matthias has been mentioned twice, and I'll say now he was the lead behind the project in Ellethia that led to the deathless that plague this world. He made himself known to young miss Kamala recently, though we've indirectly crossed his path before. I don't know what to properly call him, but he has control over the dead. He's a lord of the deathless.

( He claps his hands together, leaning forward a touch. Canting his head and smiling, but lacing his fingers together until his chin can rest atop them. )

I'll end with a listing of our other allies. Zenobius of impaired memory and survivor of Ellethia's disastrous research, Quicksilver Sam, former pirate captain who'd been influenced by... that was the tongue, wasn't it? Oh, there's body parts in our mysterious eastward journey, but don't worry about those quite yet. The witch Hatisse is I believe still beholden to Wrath, one of our number. She's very old, very wily. Take care. The last of our allies is an ancient scholar, but he does and doesn't always wish to be disturbed, so be kind to Asgeirr, ah? He's a gently spirited fellow.

( He's also a ghost, which is specifically what he isn't sharing. His jests are hilarious, he knows. He smiles broader, staring at the pendant through which anyone watching this will feel as if he's staring through to meet their gaze. )

I welcome questions. I welcome everyone else to offer answers. My memory, as some will say, isn't the most trustworthy thing.

( ooc: please use this as a information sharing post and threadjack away, wei wuxian will not be able to answer everything alone, nor does he want to! )
downswing: (deed done)

un: absterge

[personal profile] downswing 2023-04-02 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
( He is trying. One must always commend Wei Ying for trying.

But. But. The gentle correction: )



Rathakku.

somebadnews: (197)

un: ut malum pluvia | audio

[personal profile] somebadnews 2023-04-02 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Who is this addressed to? Did they have another influx while he wasn't looking? And did he really need to bring up body parts? Five almost doesn't add on, but one other thing catches his attention. ]

Zenobius is still around?

[ When did he wake up from his coma, you were supposed to keep him updated. ]
reparo: (potions)

un: man's greatest treasure

[personal profile] reparo 2023-04-02 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Some people would call him a necromancer. Matthias, I mean. [An exhale, and then frustrated:] I can't believe I've been thinking that he was someone who was trying to fix things. The waters in Ke-Waihu, the presence of his everywhere we stepped foot.

I've been glaring - metaphorically - at the Merchant for months, Wei Wuxian!
nachocheese: (sabrosito)

un: oil change | voice

[personal profile] nachocheese 2023-04-02 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
So, uh. Anybody ever thought about writing all this down somewhere?
nachocheese: (klick)

[personal profile] nachocheese 2023-04-02 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[You can practically hear the record scratch in the background. Volunteering??? WAIT NO. He wasn't volunteering for shit! It was just an idea! For, you know, someone else to actually do.]

Uh. Oh. I mean, not like me. I just meant like somebody --

[It's a losing battle. He knows it. Of course this guy remembers. Why wouldn't he? Most people don't just forget the dude who tried to blackmail them. Nacho definitely would not forget the man who blackmailed him for over a year, although he'd argue the stakes for him were much higher than just an annoyed spouse.

He doesn't sigh out loud, but somehow a sigh is implied in his tone.]


...Sure. You're welcome, man. You know what? I'll get right on that.

[Goddamn it.]
Edited 2023-04-02 19:03 (UTC)
downswing: (j'adoube)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-04-02 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
You are not so foolish.
nachocheese: (something stupid)

[personal profile] nachocheese 2023-04-02 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
["I'm a very well-connected person." Right. Of course he is. Nacho knows the implications of that very well, whether those implications are real or just imagined in Nacho's head.

The truth is, Nacho doesn't think he's the best guy for the job either. He's not totally sure what he even needs. He's gotta try, though, right?

This time, he actually does sigh.]


I guess... I dunno, man. A binder or something? A book of blank pages? Like a journal? Something to keep everything together so it's not just loose pieces of paper.
Edited 2023-04-02 19:26 (UTC)
reparo: (warning shot)

[personal profile] reparo 2023-04-02 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
What would you say he's worth glaring at over, then?
downswing: (flux / fluid)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-04-02 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps.
beitangmoran: (Default)

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[personal profile] beitangmoran 2023-04-02 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for this succinct recapitulation, Master Wei.

We could add things about the mirrors and the dark waters, as well, I suppose.
reparo: (Default)

[personal profile] reparo 2023-04-02 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I have one empty notebook left - you might need more than one, if your notes are too large.
nachocheese: (something stupid)

[personal profile] nachocheese 2023-04-02 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

[Should he elaborate more? He's kind of in over his head, and if she's jumping in, she might be the kind of person who's more suited to this than he is.

He hopes, anyway.]


Uh. Yeah. About that. Not really the "note-taking" kind, you feel? [Look, Nacho is capable of being very observant and astute but also the whole 'criminal' thing means you don't exactly get the habit of writing shit down.]

How large is too large? For notes?

[How do you organize all this how do you do any of it SOMEBODY HELP.]
downswing: (四)

[personal profile] downswing 2023-04-02 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Brother's wisdom absents.
traaaaaash: (uh huh.)

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[personal profile] traaaaaash 2023-04-02 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. You could be a teacher.

[ Coming from Eda, this is not exactly a compliment. ]
blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (8)

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[personal profile] blackscales 2023-04-02 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Worth nothing that Matthias and our dear guide the Merchant share a history. Both from Ellethia, having worked together.

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