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'''Surcease''' was a mini storyline by GameMaster Quilic set in [[Mist Harbor]] in December, 2019. It featured minor environmental messaging throughout the town and Isle. Characters from this story previously showed up in [[:Category:The Nazhor Chronicles|The Nazhor Chronicles]]. Surcease was followed by [[:Category:Clipped Wings|Clipped Wings]] in January, 2020. |
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|}'''Surcease''' was a mini storyline by GameMaster [[User:GS4-QUILIC|Quilic]] set in [[Mist Harbor]] that had minor environmental messaging beginning in December 2019. The storyline was a prelude to [[Clipped Wings]], the storyline beginning January 5, 2020. |
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==Summary== |
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'''12/29/2019:''' [[Surcease (storyline)/Shelter from the storm (vignette)|Greth requests help from the public]] in rounding up the various children wandering the streets of Mist Harbor. He offers his bar as a place of refuge, complete with a bed and a warm meal for any child in need. [[Surcease (storyline)/2019-12-29 - Saving the children of Mist Harbor (log)|Greth offers more information about what he has planned to adventurers at his bar]]. |
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To be completed. |
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{{#section:Surcease (storyline)/2019-12-29 - Saving the children of Mist Harbor (log)|summary}} |
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==Persons of Note== |
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* [[Greth]] |
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* [[Penre]] |
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* [[Selbi]] |
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* [[Socius]] |
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==Timeline of Events== |
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===Gathering at Greth's (12/22/2019)=== |
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===An Industrious Evening (12/22/2019)=== |
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|Juspera set out for Icemule at dinner time. When she hit the glacier, the fading light was casting long blue shadows on the snow; then the sun went down, and the vanishing glow on the western horizon was soon barely enough light to see by. |
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She turned right up a side path that led in the direction of 'Mule. The snow under her boots became soft, and then she stepped and sank in to mid-thigh. Grumbling, she pushed back up onto the crusty surface, but fell through again a dozen steps later. Soon she was punching through on every step, post-holing past her knees, the granular snow working its way into her boots and soaking her socks. She looked around her in the near darkness. Light touches of wetness on her forehead told her snow was beginning to fall. |
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"Forget this," she mumbled. "Nothing wrong with Landing wood." |
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Her leggings and socks were soaked by the time she made it back to Uxbri's tent. The wood was stacked on every side, its musty, ashen bulk honeycombed with rot. Chattering, she asked the price for a piece, then asked again when she thought she'd misheard. |
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It was only a hundred and fifteen silvers. |
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She tried to do the mental calculation to determine how many pieces of wood she could buy with the nearly four hundred thousand silvers that had been donated by the Mist Harbor adventurers. Then her mind drifted to the question of how many vaalin lockpicks she could buy with four hundred thousand silvers. She stopped when she realized she was staring into space, thinking how she'd left a kettle on the hot stove at Aspis. |
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The assistant's question jarred her from her reverie. She told him she'd take two pieces of firewood, just to start. She hoisted one on each shoulder, feeling a trickle of something slide down the back of her shirt as she did so. Shaking her head vigorously, she trudged back to town, then froze when she realized she couldn't turn her teleportation bracelet while she was holding a large chunk of wood on each shoulder. For five minutes she twisted in a variety of contortions on West Ring Road, trying to reach her bracelet without dropping the wood, before realizing she could bring one piece at a time. She set one down on the side of the road, where it tipped into the sodden gutter. |
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She had no idea where she'd teleported to in Mist Harbor. It took her a half-hour to find Gardenia Commons, but when she did, she set down the lone piece of firewood with pride and sat on a bench, looking about surreptitiously see if anyone had noticed. The handful of people there were absorbed in chatting, arranging their items or spelling up. Still, she paused to admire her work. In her mind's eye, she was bringing bundle after bundle to the Commons, her sweaty brow aglow with the luster of hard work and virtue. Everyone was telling her how wonderful, wise and generous she was. A tall, handsome Human was complimenting her firewood-carrying technique and was offering to buy her a drink... |
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A drink. That sounded like a very good idea. |
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One flask of whiskey and one refill later, Juspera realized exactly how sore her shoulder was. She reached up to massage the muscle. Her fingers trapped something against the skin, and she drew the thing out to examine it. It was a dead earwig. |
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She stood immediately, dropping the flask, and let out a shriek that could have pierced vultite. She grabbed her shirt and began shaking it out. A small avalanche of ambiguous debris fluttered to the snowy ground, from where several bits began to crawl erratically away. Juspera stomped the moving bits into the snow, panting and cursing. Finally she snatched her flask from the snow and drained the last drop, then let out a long exhale. |
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"A job well done," she spoke decisively to herself. The square was now empty; it was late. She would have to get the other... how many? A hundred? A thousand? ...pieces tomorrow. With a hazy kind of apprehension she realized she couldn't recall exactly what she'd done with the rest of the donation money. She quickly suppressed an intruding tendril of panic. |
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It was no trouble. Everything would be clear in the morning, once she slept off the whiskey. |
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==Cast of Characters== |
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''Originally posted on the [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Mist%20Harbor/view/2111 official forums by ZILAL] on 12/22/2019 at 11:34 PM CST.'' |
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* [[Greth Rottgut]] - proprietor of the [[Stumbling Pebble Bar II]] on Mist Harbor |
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* [[Penre]] - human merchant who came to Mist Harbor on the pretense of helping his friend, [[Nazhor]], during a previous storyline |
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* [[Selbi]] - appointed as Interim Administrator of Mist Harbor by Socius |
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* [[Socius Leiffen]] - Headsman of Mist Harbor |
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* [[Zofiya]] - street urchin who is brought under Greth's wing |
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==Official Vignettes== |
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* [[Surcease (storyline)/Shelter from the storm (vignette)|Shelter from the storm]] - 12/29/2019 |
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==Character Vignettes== |
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* [[Juspera (prime)/An Industrious Evening|An Industrious Evening]] - by Juspera on 12/22/2019 |
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* [[Rohese (prime)/A Wish and a Promise|A Wish and a Promise]] - by Rohese on 12/28/2019 |
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==Logs== |
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* [[The Green Lady]] |
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* [[Surcease (storyline)/2019-12-22 - Gathering at Greth's (log)|12/22/2019 - Gathering at Greth's]] |
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* [[The Nazhor Chronicles]] |
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* [[Surcease (storyline)/2019-12-29 - Saving the children of Mist Harbor (log)|12/29/2019 - Saving the children of Mist Harbor]] |
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* [[Those Aren't Tears]] |
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* [[Premium_OOC_Meeting_held_1-25-19|2019 Premium OOC Meeting]] |
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==Additional Information== |
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* [[2019-01-25 - Premium - OOC Meeting (log)|2019 Premium OOC Meeting]] |
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* [[:Category:The Nazhor Chronicles|The Nazhor Chronicles]] 2019 [[Mist Harbor]] storyline |
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* [[:Category:Those Aren't Tears|Those Aren't Tears]] 2019 [[Mist Harbor]] storyline |
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* [[:Category:The Green Lady|The Green Lady]] 2018 [[River's Rest]] storyline |
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 8 January 2026
Surcease was a mini storyline by GameMaster Quilic set in Mist Harbor in December, 2019. It featured minor environmental messaging throughout the town and Isle. Characters from this story previously showed up in The Nazhor Chronicles. Surcease was followed by Clipped Wings in January, 2020.
Summary
12/22/2019: A gathering is held at Greth's bar.
- Adventurers gather at the Stumbling Pebble Bar II to discuss the snow falling on Four Winds Isle.
- Greth mentions he is having young'uns work in his kitchen, inventing chores for them, in order for them to stay warm.
- Greth tells adventurers it hasn't snowed in many years and he's worried about the ability of the town to handle it.
- Greth says there's been on word of any of the meek from The Nazhor Chronicles and Ilsola is working on a book. Duvainiel is back in what she sees as her homeland and Selbi is reluctant to recall her.
- Greth explains that Mistress Selbi is in charge of the town and she comes in to the bar frequently. He also said that Socius is "otherwise engaged" and has a theory about the cause of the snow and that there's a reason we haven't had snow or natural disasters in a long time. He says he doesn't know what the reason is, but something has gone wrong. He also mentions that Socius is busy working on Selbi's plan.
- Socius is secretly there and watching the adventurers.
- Greth says the native people of the Isle, the Iyo, are dealing with divided loyalties. They had been in contact with Socius for a long time "but recently began to shun his attempts at communication."
- Greth explains that his focus is on the young people who live on the streets and alleys of Mist Harbor who are ill equipped to handle extended cold weather. He asks adventurers to keep their eyes open, "They are well hidden, but as the cold settles in, they will emerge, likely the worse for wear." He added, "I have Penre bringing around canteens of hot soup, but he has had less and less luck locating the ones we know of.
- Greth states that the militia building is nearly ready after Xilona asks if it could be a safe haven.
- Adventurers hear from Socius: A quiet voice ripples through the room, "The Flock are being dealt with, and Greth will have no shortage of funds to take care of any who might need it." Before the last echo fades, a dark shape slips through the doors and out into the night.
- Adventurers volunteer for tasks to both assist the town in managing the colder temperatures and separately seek out the cause of the snow which seems quite unnatural.
12/29/2019: Greth requests help from the public in rounding up the various children wandering the streets of Mist Harbor. He offers his bar as a place of refuge, complete with a bed and a warm meal for any child in need. Greth offers more information about what he has planned to adventurers at his bar.
- Greth expresses concern about the depth of the snow and the kids out there in it. Socius arrives and says "It's done...but it will take some time to take hold, I fear." He says they're doing everything they can and Greth says it isn't enough.
- Greth asks that adventurers and Socius help to lead kids back to the Stumbling Pebble Bar II to keep them safe. He will help keep the children safe.
- Adventurers work to rescue children.
- Socius gives some information (not in the provided logs).
- Penre continues to help with the children in Greth's place.
- Greth explains that his child died when the child was four months old.
- Greth explains that he asked Selbi and Socius to use their magic to turn Stumbling Pebble Bar II into a safe place.
Cast of Characters
- Greth Rottgut - proprietor of the Stumbling Pebble Bar II on Mist Harbor
- Penre - human merchant who came to Mist Harbor on the pretense of helping his friend, Nazhor, during a previous storyline
- Selbi - appointed as Interim Administrator of Mist Harbor by Socius
- Socius Leiffen - Headsman of Mist Harbor
- Zofiya - street urchin who is brought under Greth's wing
Official Vignettes
- Shelter from the storm - 12/29/2019
Character Vignettes
- An Industrious Evening - by Juspera on 12/22/2019
- A Wish and a Promise - by Rohese on 12/28/2019
Logs
Additional Information
- 2019 Premium OOC Meeting
- The Nazhor Chronicles 2019 Mist Harbor storyline
- Those Aren't Tears 2019 Mist Harbor storyline
- The Green Lady 2018 River's Rest storyline
Pages in category "Surcease"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.