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How long has it been since we've been allowed to see the night sky? Has anyone managed to pry their windows open? Where I'm from, peaceful nights are often spent drinking beneath the moonlight.

[ There's the sound of clinking ceramic--clearly, he isn't letting anything stop him from drinking, at least.

It's frustrating that he hasn't been able to explore to his heart's content, that he's cut off from investigating the mysteries of this place. How much longer does he have, here in this place of relative peace? What sort of place will they go to next? Is it worth the risk to wait? (No. He knows it's not.)

A brief pause, and then he continues, though his breathing sounds...not ideal. ]

My apologies for the late introduction. My name is Zhou Xu; I arrived not long before we left the last city.

It's been brought to my attention that we have a number of healers among us. I seek, at your convenience, Wen Qing, Anduin, Nynaeve, and Hermione. Any others with an understanding of medicine, healing, or magic would be appreciated as well.

[ Far more open and blatant than he'd ever been before, but he's running out of time. He simply can't afford to be discrete any longer. Just before he ends the transmission, something occurs to him: ]

--Ah. I've heard that I've been here before. If you once knew me, I'd also like to meet. Thank you.

eternallywandering

[Guess who else has had...an update? And a bear to celebrate it, apparently! Zishu laughs and pats the big bear on the back before addressing anyone watching.]

Though he wants to be the subject of this broadcast, I have to deny him that.

[Oh no, sad bear face!]

For those who know me or have helped me in the past, first of all - thank you. From here on, unless I do something supremely stupid, I won't hold anyone back. I have achieved immortality in my world; I am no longer sick.

[The bear has wandered off, knocking things over things in his room. Zishu smirks.]

Your audience loves you, don't worry.

[OOC: This is just a curious juvenile bear; not precious Ourhsson.]

eternallywandering

Think of this as a distraction because I've wondered this for awhile.

If you could become any animal, which would suit you and why?

My answer is probably a fox or maybe a hawk. I'm too clever for my own good, quick on my feet even like this and I'm good at hunting.

balancedwire

It looks like my A-Fei is nowhere to be found and I've searched everywhere. Which I'm sure, and hope, it means that she's back home with her cousins and the children there. There was a lot that we'd been through. So, if you don't see her around it's because she's no longer here.

[ Something that he, himself, does not really like but he knows there was nothing he could actively do about it. ]

song_of_fire

[She's a bit more tanned than most who know Dany have seen her before. Her peach fuzz has now officially become a pixie cut with her silver hair standing out. Drogon is with her, sadly not grown very much, but at least curled around her shoulders contently. You might notice his claws digging into her skin, a hint of possessiveness about him. There's a reason for that.

In front of her is a makeshift incubator for two dragon eggs, keeping them warm despite looking really fossilized. Not sure how well it translate on video, but necromancers and life sensitive people should be able to pick up that they're not truly stone and there's magic in those eggs.]

Jon Snow and I have recently returned from our journey to the Sibilant Sands. Much as we thought, there are a number of dragon bones present as well as Minaras airships. It seems the further you journey in, the more you encounter sandstorms and find more remains.

There were scales as well. We each have a few if you wish to inspect it.

These were the true treasures. [She beams happily at the eggs, as proud as any mother.] I believe they are capable of hatching and I sensed a similar magic in them as I did with Drogon's egg. Time and magic might help them eventually hatch.

[OOC: Replies will come from either Jon Snow or Dany. If you want someone specifically, just write their name in the subject line.]

sansdoute

( Sometimes, your transmitter conveys gloom, doom and heartbreak. And sometimes, it’s completely hijacked by a now familiar, thematically robed mademoiselle, here to (re)introduce portraits and footage of various dragons as they’re named. )

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Dragon Bachelor — the show that’s all about fire, blood and raising the stakes of romance to scale.

You all felt candidate Mariadora’s charms would never burn out in round I: congratulations, voters! If you chose Mariadora, check your accounts to find your complimentary 10,000 chip has now paid tenfold.

Everyone else? You can still shoot your shot. Put down a meagre 10,000 chip and you could also win, if our prized bachelor Darius falls hoof over hide for your pick this round. With Mariadora as a clear favourite, let’s raise the stakes a little: take up

the virgin sacrifice option to offer yourselves or other worthy partners to catch Darius’ smouldering eye — and you’ll get double the prize! Don’t be a drag-on, vote tonight on...

DRAGON BACHELOR

DARIUS

Our steaming, gleaming, real gamer Dragon Bachelor.. He starts every fight he doesn’t finish. But he ‘doesn’t like drama.’ He’s been trying to ‘find himself’ in every dragonette’s nest for the past three years. He’s, like, a sensitive soul. So you should do his scale-cleaning. He’s yearning for the good old days, when dragons were dragons, most knights croaked before the age of thirty, and no one taxed hoarded gold. He's super serious about marriage. You know. As a concept.

He’s looking for a horny mate with wing curves in all the right places. He’s one dragon worth going back in the kitchen to impale a stolen sheep sandwich for.

( the belles of the dragon ball )

( ooc: Rules of engagement, same as before:

— every character can bet 10,000, free of charge. The house covers the first token.
— Vote here on your dragon lady of choice — and try to persuade your companions to vote with you by pitching the virtues of the match. Or of making some sweet coin.

— Alternatively, suggest a character as a 'virgin sacrifice' (virginity optional) to appease mighty Darius, and vote on them. You can also put your character’s name down and assume a NPC did it — you still have to supply the hilarious description.

— This is open to everyone, whether assigned to Eidris or Minaras. It has 0% plot bearing. Earn your coin.

— You can treat this as a regular network post and threadjack to your hearts' content. )

eternallywandering

[He sits before a mirror, smoothing his hair into a tight top-knot. His expression is cold. Blank. A bottle of something strong - liquor most likely - sits on the table before him, half-full. Pushing himself onto his feet, Zishu rises and takes another, smaller, bottle from his robes, downing the contents in one swig.]

Welcome to all of the new faces. I must ask, shamefully, if any healers have arrived since my last request?

My name is Zhou Zishu and should you find yourself in danger, please feel free to call upon me. I will not fail you.

eternallywandering

Are we seriously considering each other as virgin sacrifices to a dragon? I'm prepared to save any of our number that ends up in peril, but this is asking for it.

[Old man Zishu is judging you. Don't make him fight a dragon for stupid reasons. No one wants to die stupidly.]

Or are we purposefully voting for those who can fight off a dragon? Tell me I'm worried for nothing.

[Please. For once.]

sansdoute

( We interrupt your regularly scheduled sinister updates for a casual transmission viewable by all. A chirpy, scantily clad mademoiselle takes stage introducing, one at a time, portraits or visual footage of various dragons as she names them. )

Laaaaaaaaadiiiiiiies and gentlemen! Wait no more, wonder less, time to meet this year’s fiery dragon contenders who’ll fall head and smoulder for each other, in the latest, scaled-up season of…

DRAGON BACHELOR

DARIUS

He’s… moderately tall. Not particularly exercised. His rider… gave up after the third day of mounting. His nestmates say, ‘Bro, we all know you’re drooling, not flaming,’ and ‘His mother has to come pick up his scales every week.’ He never woke up in time for the war. He’s looking for a girl who can char his meat, keep his nest tidy, has no male dragon friends and has reeeeaaaallllll thick wing curves. He has zero aspirations, but he knows the 10,000 actual gold pieces he invested to buy an invisible magical coin token will one day rake in big.

He is Darius, and he is our… Dragon Bachelor. And he needs your help to find a bride. Although, like. Any girl would be lucky to have a nice guy like him.

( the blushing brides )

Now, viewers, you know the ropes: they say you can't be lucky in both love and money, but Dragon Bachelor is here to prove common wisdom wrong. Every fine gentleman and lovely lady can put their house-paid 10,000-coin chip forward on their pick for handsome Darius's bride. What a catch!

If the stars blink your way, and Darius chooses your guess... you earn ten times the reward. Don't forget! You can always take advantage of the cheeky virgin sacrifice option and put down the names of other prospective brides. Cast your vote, and let the best dragon gall win!

( ooc: Rules of engagement:

— every character can bet 10,000, free of charge. The house covers the first token.
— Vote here on your dragon lady of choice — remember, persuade your colleagues to vote the same way, and you increase your odds of winning! Just pitch the virtues of your preferred dragon lady.
— Alternatively, suggest a character as a 'virgin sacrifice' (virginity optional) to appease mighty Darius, and vote to get them into the next round. You can also assume a well-meaning NPC put your character's name down. Why not?
— This is open to everyone, irrespective of whether they were assigned to Eidris or Minaras. It has 0% plot bearing. Make it rain.
— You can treat this as a regular network post and threadjack to your hearts' content.

)

eternallywandering

Is anyone missing home? I didn't think I would. Oh I miss parts, of course, but on the whole, I wasn't happy there.

[Or so he tells himself. He had almost been content before his silly soulmate "died". That had soured everything.]

I take it those of us who are weak will be about as welcome on land as we were on water. If you would feel safer, I can give you a disguise. I just need a few materials.

[He is seriously considering just going for that...beggar...look. Standing out is a problem for many reasons. He would rather pretend he is drunk than chronically dying.]

beitangmoran

[Maybe Five thought Moran was joking when he said he would make an announcement. Turns out, he was not.]

Greetings, fellow travelers.

Now that we are once more on solid ground, I have no doubt our days will be very busy, but as it is, we still have matters to discuss pertaining to our previous trip.

The artefact that was used to call out the giant sea monster, a human tongue which has been ascertained to still be 'alive' in spite of being separated from the rest of its body, is presently under the guard of Master Five.

[See how he didn't say you stole it and tried to hide it, Five? That's his one concession to your pride.]

It is the second such artefact we are now carrying, following the heart that is in Master Kaneki's possession as well. And so far we cannot ascertain their origin, or if they might belong to the same individual or not. And given their power, the question comes to us of what to do with them.

There have been some in favor of destroying them, others wanting to study them. both are, at present, warded, but there is no telling that we might be able to keep containing them for any length of time, and we have all seen what happens when they are not contained.

Their relation to the mirrors, and the undead, is also still nebulous. I think we found out there was at least one mirror on one of the ships, but has someone found out if it was used and what for?

Lady Emilia also judiciously mentioned that they seem to have the ability to excite beasts, which was also a power the Beastmaster possessed, and the Beastmaster was the first we learned of the original and most powerful undead possible being made with mirrors.

I do not believe the fate of those objects should be decided by one alone, given that they can affect us all, and those around us. So what do you think we should do with them?

weifinder

( he starts this recording from the crows nest of the Queen or the Pariah, his pendant hooked around the mast so it records him, bow slung over his shoulder. the quiver at his back has one arrow, and he nods to the camera, indicating toward the overcast sky. )

Take care when shooting, if you do. The amulets the priests have given us draw on our energies significantly.

( that said, he unslings the bow, turning and pulling the arrow out of the quiver to string it in a smooth motion. wei wuxian pulls back, taking aim at the skies, at the concept of where the sun hides behind the muddied clouds. pulls the bow taunt as the wind teases his hair, whips it and his ribbon behind him, making this man with his serious, focussed expression an icon of what he was once: a warrior.

pulling back, the bow bending, bending, his arms steady, his gaze on that hidden light in the sky. calm and steady breathing, and a tension that is near palpable before he finally releases, the snap of the bowstring and the whistle of the arrow taking flight stabbing through the pendant's audio transmission. he watches, wind still tossing his hair to a mess around him. only when there's enough time that he's ostensibly watched where the arrow has come back down to the sea does he turn to the pendant again. he's breathing more heavily than one shot arrow explains. )

Two more things. One, the dead who boarded their deceased's ships within the heart of the crossing were acting in ways that sound familiar. They were decaying dead men who moved and spoke, some aware, some animal in awareness. A number had a dark, tar-like liquid stitching together their wounds. Feels like there's a mirror and its magics at the heart of this. Possibly a smaller one onboard the Pariah right now.

( he reslings the bow over his shoulder, and now, allows himself to smile a touch. )

The second, most important one is going to get loud. Most of you will want to cover your ears.

( his brief smile fades as he inhales, turning to the side, which would mean facing toward the prow of the ship, and cups his hands around his mouth. calls out in a strong, clear, carrying voice that's impossible to ignore over the pendants: )

Lan Zhan! I love you! The only marriage I ever wanted to mimic was my parents' marriage. Do you understand? I married you because I love you, not because you'd married me first! I want to walk every path in life side by side with you! Only you!

( ... and he's lowering his hands, panting a bit from that effort. )

silverneedles

[ The video opens with Wen Qing, dressed in trousers and a ruffled white shirt, looking fairly annoyed. She holds up an orange. ] This is an orange. There are barrels of them in the hold. Eat them. You don't need to have one daily, but make sure you're eating one every few days.

[ She glances away, mouthing something to someone just out of video range, and then she looks back to the communication device, flipping it around. Standing there is a sailor, unwashed and grimy. He's holding up a tooth, still bloody, and grinning proudly. This isn't the first tooth he's lost; most of them are gone, and his gums are bloody. Wen Qing continues over the camera. ]

This gentleman is a fine example of what will happen should you forget to eat them. [ The "do not forget to eat them" is heavily implied. She flips the device back, still frowning. ]

As Miss Eda mentioned, the sailors seem afraid of women so none of them will listen to me about the oranges. Someone pass on the message to them.

eternallywandering

I never knew being sick would work in my favor. [Guess who is rooming in a private cabin with the ladies?] I sleep with one eye open in case the crew decides to throw me overboard.

[He is trying so very hard to find the humor in...everything. He is also drinking any and all alcohol he can find. Shhh. It's fine.]

Daozhang Xingchen, if you can see this, please respond. Actually...

Anyone who stood in the way of the volcano, I want to talk with you.

Cheers. [He lifts a bottle.]

song_of_fire

There is a great deal to discuss. Wrathion has provided much of the news that I have learned, but there are two further pieces of information that I feel is relevant. The last sacrifice to Sanwon was the child of Hyang-Won and Anui. She seems to have been from Waicai and while she moved past her beliefs, it never fully disappeared.

When the volcano started to heat again and it was time for someone to go, she gave her child. He was the last sacrifice. She waited until Hyang-Won was at hunt. When he returned and found his son gone, he was frantic and angry. He disappeared into the woods where a man that Hyang-Tai calls 'the Traveler' followed to calm him. It's not known what was spoken of, but apparently when Hyang-Won returned, he was changed, as were his beasts. They became as they are now. Not creatures of the woods.

Anui was gone and the villages were quiet. I think it may be possible that whatever curses this place is related to that and perhaps to the traveler. He is the reason for the House of Ravens, those that go in but never come out.

It might be possible to find a way to undo this curse, as we have had to undo the curses of ancestors here, but I am not certain how.

I do ask that someone accompany me to the House of Ravens, but only those that may wish to know more. I made a promise that I must fulfill and it may offer more answers.

song_of_fire

I have an odd question for you, but I am growing a bit desperate. Have you seen any charred carcasses around? Maybe some that are half eaten or simply the bones turned black? I have looked through the forest but I haven't seen any such signs. There may be more skilled trackers in the group who have seen larger collections of them around, I am deeply in need of information, no matter how small it might seem.

[Rescuing Drogon hadn't quelled the dragon's temper. It was one matter for him to fly off for a time. He'd done it in the other places they had been, but he always returned to Dany. This last month had been spent frantically searching, realizing that this was the longest he'd been away.

But there was no sign or sound.

Now, in a moment of desperation, she would cling to any small clue she could find. A charred bone, a hunk of meat left smoldering. So long as she knew that her dragon was still free somewhere and not stolen again.]

eternallywandering

I never thought I would say this, but...

I am sick of shrines.

[Zishu has been visiting as many shrines as he can - daily - learning the duties of a priest/priestess. And then doing said duties. Practically from dawn to sunset. Except on the days he is helping to plant crops.

Really the journey into hell itself - werewolves included - has been a nice...reprieve...? Okay, no it hasn't. They all deserve a nice vacation at this point.]

Don't follow the foxes, don't listen to the foxes, don't pet the foxes, don't make eye contact with the foxes or you will regret it somehow. Just...trust me.

[Is that blood on his sleeve? Could be.]

northerndragon

[Jon looks rough, and he sounds it, too. Under his beard, his face is mottled, and he rubs at the affected area occasionally as he talks. His voice is a low rasp.]

I am seeking my sister. You might know her as Alayne Stone. Girl with long dark hair, but might be that you can see the red in it.

She has been missing for several days. I fear that she is lost in the forest, or that someone has taken her, or —

I don’t know what to think. She is simply gone.

One other thing. It’s not so important as finding Sa— as finding Alayne.

Will you tell me what you’ve done for your curses? I’m having a bloody hard time even thinking of how to set things right with mine. [He rubs at his beard yet again.] Harder still when my mind is on my sister.

binghua

I have been thinking lately, perhaps too much, about forgiveness. Or, rather, resentment, especially with regards to these curses we've been gifted. I don't know what everyone else has to break, but mine involves jealousy and, thus, its own kind of resentment. I think most lingering cases such as these stem from unhappiness along a similar vein.

As a cultivator, it is my duty to cleanse such resentment from the dead so as not to affect the living in their wake. I am willing to help anyone else who may need it, though I fear I may not be as much help as others. I'm not sure I'm the best at forgiveness, either, even for myself...

[Xingchen's voice trails off, almost as if he forgets he's talking to anyone else, but he quickly recovers and clears his throat.]

I'm rambling. What I mean to say is I would like your cooperation if it's not too much to ask. As I said before my curse involves jealousy and words spoken in anger and dissatisfaction. I would like for as many of us to instead spread words of affirmation around the village. It might sound silly, and maybe it is, but I believe even something so small can make a difference. For example, last night I told one of the bartenders he had a pleasing voice. It doesn't have to be anything complicated, just kind.

Don't feel as if I'm forcing you, either. No one has to help if they don't want to.

bearshermark

What good things have happened since you've come here?

[Please tell him there are some good things]

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