singillppl | Tales From The Northern Territories #11

TALES FROM THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES #11 

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
CR Meme — 15th
Reserves — 15th - 19th
Applications — 20th - 30th

First up: some announcements / housekeeping:

CONTENT: June is a non-event month but there will be a Test Drive Meme this month, meaning that there will be an application round! We hope you enjoyed your Hearts Meme last month! This month, players will have their bi-monthly CR Meme.

HOUSEKEEPING: 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.

MAY’S EVENT

THE SHUDDERING EARTH: Following the huge quake that caused a good deal of damage around the Northern Territories, seismic activity has seemed to ease off. Tremors will continue to be felt from now on, but will be sporadic and minor compared to what Interlopers experienced. Interlopers are left with the clean up and repairs, and while this quake seems be a one off — no one can be sure if this will hold true.

THE LONG ROAD: Silverpoint has now been discovered! Interlopers are now free to make the treacherous journey to the fishing village via the partially flooded Hydrodam and Coastal Highway. The folks at Silverpoint are amicable towards the Interlopers and there’s places to stay for as long as Interlopers need to — along with works in place to establish relations between Milton and Silverpoint concerning trade.

TRY HONESTY: The effects of the Runes on Interlopers will continue into June, but will eventually fade by the end of the month. Honesty sure is a bitch sometimes, huh?

AND NOW... THE WEATHER

DAYLIGHT: Midsummer. In June, there is no eternal night as there was last year. Instead, the world is filled with endless, cold sunlight. Daylight is twenty-four hours a day, and twilight will only return by late July. For those with the Darkwalker’s Revenge Feat, this is the most difficult time for them — with very little reprieve from the Midnight Sun. Pray for cloudy weather.

WEATHER: There is a stillness in the weather. Little snowfall, or blizzards. Barely anything at all. Cloudy weather doesn’t happen often. The skies are clear and empty. The air is bitter and frigid and sharp. It’s as close to peaceful as one can get, if the world didn’t feel so hollow. Winds are biting. Happy Summer, Interlopers.

AURORAS: Low frequency. It’s almost as if the Aurora has understood that the world is still and often doesn’t disturb the ‘night’. 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 JUNE

NEW AFFLICTION: On occasion, Interlopers may find themselves easily getting out of breath. Major exertions will leave them desperate for air, and find themselves being in pain as they try to pull in breaths. One might draw it down to the freezing stillness of the world as of late. Surely that’s the reason behind it?

SEISMIC ACTIVITY: Ongoing seismic activity doesn’t cause as much damage as what’s previously been experienced by Interlopers, but the marks of it will continue to scar the landscape. Interlopers will often come across small fissures all across the Northern Territories. These ones are new; fresh cracks in the earth — like a pane of glass slowly starting to splinter.

NPCs

METHUSELAH: Methuselah will be in Lakeside often, following Young Bill’s passing. He will spend time at Young Bill’s final resting place and will speak with visiting Interlopers about him. Young Bill grew up in Milton, after all.

He will return to Milton a little before mid-June. More new Interlopers are coming. Despite his own feelings of dismay about the continuation of Interlopers being brought here, he sets to work. Feast preparations will begin, and sure enough… more Interlopers will find themselves arriving into Milton.

YOUNG BILL: Following the events of April, Young Bill is deceased. Interlopers who were with him in his final moments have laid his body to rest and discovered his final requests. His cabin is left to the Interlopers to use as they see fit — his supplies are up for the taking and the cabin can be used as a general refuge/communal place like a bothy for Interlopers out in Lakeside. Benton Fraser has taken in Young Bill’s two dogs: Scout, and her pup Nova.

ENOLA: Enola continues to be 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. Considering last month’s dream and the length of silence from her, it’s starting to get worrying.

MOLLY + JACE: Molly and Jace are welcoming towards Interlopers in Silverpoint. Molly is open to working with Interlopers to establish trading between Milton and Silverpoint and is happy to trade with Interlopers who are in the village. Jace is also down for helping Interlopers with beach-combing

FATHER THOMAS: Like with Molly and Jace, Father Thomas is welcoming to Interlopers who visit Silverpoint. He is available for questions, spiritual guidance, or religious needs, and welcomes anyone who wants to attend his Sunday Services when they’re staying in the village.

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