[open] some Kenoma come up to Godsblood the other day...

[baltimores]

WHO: Amos, Gen, Eustace, Childe, any Pleroma
WHAT: Amos wants a gun, Eustace wants to make a portal, and in order to make it happen they go to...
WHERE: Godsblood.
WHEN: Towards the end of Visoseri/start of Soviseri
WARNINGS: None, unless you count bullying of various Pleroma; will add as necessary


The content of this entry is intended to be an OOC explanation of what's going on to keep everyone up to speed; any characters who may be in Godsblood during this time period are free to top level or tag out. This is not an event and simply a unique instance that some characters are kinda sorta technically in enemy territory, which opens itself up to thread opportunities that would not otherwise be possible.

Basically: four Kenoma are journeying up to Godsblood, albeit not all together and through different means.

Amos and Gen will be arriving via a boat directly from Achamoth, and accordingly, will be outed as Kenoma Aions right from the get-go — the populace should know who they are, and word of their arrival would likely get around. Amos is there because he wants to build a higher quality gun than what they have in Achamoth and Godsblood is the place to do it; Gen is there to serve as backup/moral support/because they're friends, okay. Story plotting link here for more details.

Eustace and Childe will be sneaking in via carriage from the Artisan shrine/a portal and will therefore not be known as Kenoma Aions upon entry to Godsblood — unless there are characters there who already know who they are, that is. Eustace is setting up a portal to facilitate travel between Achamoth and Godsblood. This is not public knowledge and non-Kenoma Aions/NPCs are unlikely to know about this. Story plotting link here for more details.

The mods have also provided some guidelines for how interactions could go between characters so that any Pleroma wouldn't necessarily have to out themselves as Aions when it comes to interacting with Amos or Gen, who are publicly declared as such. Highlighting what was said further down in Amos' plotting comment:

It wouldn't be unreasonable for a visiting Aion to be chatting up people within Godsblood so sharing a meal ... wouldn't be a dead give away, but it might tie them to the Aions on the rumor network if they do it in public. Whether they are just strangers Gen and Amos are dining with or whether they are connected to Achamoth won't be clear, but it would definitely have implications ... It's definitely a risk, at any rate.

As for meeting in a busy street or a public park the connection is still possible but a lot less likely, since the odds of them chatting up some rando in the park is a lot more likely than sitting down for dinner with them. It'd also be a lot more obvious if someone was spying on them, unlike a closed environment like a pub or eatery, so that'd probably be the safest option without going somewhere deserted or private.

Comments

[lockedon]

[ Oh?

His ears perk up a little that, tilting slightly forward with interest. Interest and wariness, because though Rand has no reason to suspect that anything might be up, Eustace has always been an overthinker, careful to investigate all traces of anything that might have an impact on whatever mission he might be on at the time. And his trip to Godsblood is still a mission, self-imposed though it might be.

Better to be overly cautious and alive rather than carefree and dead. ]

Another tourist? Were they also from Venera?

[ His voice remains nonchalant, his strides easy as they approach the requested shrine. Looks like their time is coming to a close, and it's best if Eustace lets this young man go his separate way lest he be forced into maintaining this facade for even longer. ]

[dragonmount]

[ he shakes his head. ]

Achamoth.

[ there are people who might wonder about that. who might suggest the city name as an accusation or a trap. but rand isn't one of those people. he glances over with a brief eyebrow raise, something of an i know, right? expression — learned from the people around here, really. fairly standard response, around godsblood, to allusions of people who'd willingly work for the regent. mild, honestly, compared to the acrimony some people are comfortable expressing in this city. even when some of them are still around here, theoretically in earshot.

he doesn't linger on the point. adds, ]

The shrine's up ahead, here. This is the one you wanted to see, right?

[ since rand did....start them off.....going the wrong way ]

[lockedon]

[ His eyes slide over at the mention of Achamoth, but otherwise nothing about his demeanor betrays his overt familiarity with the name. Rather, he nods along, his own widening in mock surprise over this little tidbit of news. Venerans not might harbor the same deep-seated dislike of the Regent as those in Godsblood might, but neither are they wholly supportive either.

But enough about that. It looks like his destination is right up ahead, which means that their time to split apart also draws near. First things first though! He dips his head once as their strides slow, a show of gratitude. ]

It is, thanks. I won't take up more of your time though. I'm sure you have other things to do.

[ And so does he, truthfully, so it's really better that they part ways here. ]

I'm sure I can find someone else to ask about views.

[ Like this mysterious visitor from Achamoth, for example... ]