singillppl | Tales From The Northern Territories #10

TALES FROM THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES #10 

Greetings, Interlopers! Welcome to another of your bi-monthly updates, known as Tales From The Northern Territories! The purpose of these little ‘newsletters’, is to touch base with players on how things are going within the game and the fallout of the event of the previous month. In addition, these updates will also provide some extra information on NPCs, along with any additional happenings that might be going on within the game — which may be hints towards the upcoming Test Drive Meme!

Before we jump into things, here are some dates for your diary for this month:

Activity Check — 1st - 5th
Test Drive Meme — 5th - 7th
Special NPC Interaction Event — 10th
CR Meme — 15th
Reserves — 15th - 19th
Applications — 20th - 30th

First up: some announcements / housekeeping:

CONTENT: April is a non-event month but there will be a Test Drive Meme this month, meaning that there will be an application round! There will also be a special NPC Interaction Event with Young Bill! Please read below for more information.

We hope you enjoyed your Playlist Meme last month! This month, players will have their bi-monthly CR Meme.

HOUSEKEEPING: I realise I'm releasing this early and it's still March, so just a reminder to submit your Aurora Feat choice here. It must be done by 11.59pm BST on March 31st!!

A reminder for players that we have both a Character Location Tracker for players to use to show where their characters are each month. I will link it here, but it can be found on the Areas Page. In addition, we have a Character Impressions Sheet for players to put down first impressions/basic general knowledge of characters that was created by one of our former players! While linked here, this can be otherwise found on the Navigation pages.

MARCH’S EVENT

THE AURORA, : After March, the opportunity to gain a new ability comes to an end. Enola goes quiet, perhaps caused by the Darkwalker’s interference with one of her attempts to encroach on her help. Nevertheless, she has done her best to help Interlopers in facing this harsh and unforgiving world as best as she can.

THE HUNTED, PART TWO: While Interlopers have a way of making a stand against Old Bear and managing to keep the creature at bay, its attacks on Interlopers will continue into April. Young Bill will continue to help Interlopers any way he can, with making spears for them and joining any groups out in the Lakeside area to help defend against Old Bear.

DON’T SLEEP: As the month of April begins, the creature that has been haunting and attacking Interlopers will cease its activities — meaning Interlopers can go back to their regular sleeping schedules. Or can they? Hopefully nothing got awkward.

AND NOW... THE WEATHER

DAYLIGHT: Midsummer approaches. There are no periods of night, with the skies only getting as dark as Astronomical Twilight for around five hours. Most of the day is spent in daylight. This becomes an increasingly difficult time for certain Interlopers with their new ability. By mid-May, there will be no Twilight and the world is bathed in daylight a full twenty-four hours each day.

WEATHER: There is a calm in the weather, generally. April and May will see less storms and blizzards, but snowfall will still very much feature in early ‘Spring’. The nights remain bitter, but days are less so. There are often periods of fog, so Interlopers should take care when navigating the world — you never know what might be lurking out there.

AURORAS: Middling frequency, which becomes low and the month of April draws to an end and the month of May sees a very low amount. When the Midnight Sun is upon the Northern Terrtories, one can perhaps hear the Aurora and see its effects on the world, even if they can’t see the Aurora itself.

NEW HAPPENINGS IN APRIL

WILDLIFE: Interlopers may note a surprising number of crows around Milton and other settlements where Interlopers live. The birds are not easily scared off and appear to be watching Interlopers with interest.

NEW AFFLICTION: Some days, Interlopers may feel as if they’re not quite themselves. It’s hard to really put this into words, but even Interlopers who feel the most certain about themselves and their identity and self will feel like something is off. You just… don’t feel like you.

SEISMIC ACTIVITY: Interlopers who have been in this place for some time have experienced this before, but plenty will have seen the effects of seismic activity in the Northern Territories. While things have been settled for some time, it appears that there’s a growing appearance of activity once again. Tremors can be felt intermittently. While not enough to cause serious damage to buildings, the ground is uncertain to walk upon at times, ice on lakes, streams, and ponds will crack and break unexpectedly. Interlopers may wake in the middle of the night due to the quakes, causing panic and uncertainty. Unsecured items will fall/topple over. The frequency and strength is low from around mid-April, but will grow as the month goes on and continue into May.

NPCs

METHUSELAH: Can be found out in the wilds of Milton. Young Bill has gifted him one of the spears to protect him against Old Bear, but Methuselah has been avoiding Lakeside for the most part. He’s an old man, after all.

He will return to Milton a little before mid-April. More new Interlopers are coming. He is still quite perturbed by the situation, and a little dismayed that more and more are being brought to this place again. Feast preparations will begin, and sure enough… more Interlopers will find themselves arriving into Milton.

YOUNG BILL: Continues to assist Interlopers with Old Bear. He will frequently be found at the Maintenance Yard, helping Interlopers craft new spears and teaching Interlopers with how to work the forge and general forging. When not at the Maintenance Yard, he will also accompany Interlopers in Lakeside on hunting trips or travelling in case Old Bear makes an appearance. He isn’t the chattiest of people, but he’s a helpful ally.

ENOLA: Enola has gone quiet. Even on Aurora Nights, she cannot be heard. Interlopers with Aurora Call cannot even reach her in terms of conversation, but they do get a sense of pain from her — like a low buzzing of static.

NPC INTERACTION: YOUNG BILL

There will be a new NPC Interaction with Young Bill in April, entitled ‘The Hunted, Part Three’ involving a stand-off/fight with Old Bear. A hunting party in Lakeside with Young Bill for company ends up being cornered by Old Bear, a deadly game of cat and mouse within a caving system and a fight ensues. Interlopers run a high risk of being injured in this event. This will be the final part of The Old Bear's arc in Singillatim's story.

There will also be a special item that can be obtained at the end of the mini-event. This item will grant Interlopers a new ability.

This will be a limited interaction, with only five spots available.

The following characters have been selected by RNG wheel:

Benton Fraser
Levi Ackerman
Rorschach
Levi Jordan
Randvi