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Re: Gurashi Draws: An Autobiography

Commission for the lovely @Evette of her observing the Glomdoring from above. (and technically my day 1-6 inktober piece :P) 

Announce Post #3174: Update

Hey all,

We would like to give you an official update on where we are with the Economy Project. As you are no doubt aware, no visible progress has been made or announced since we were last discussing it with you in May. We would like to explain why and what this means.

The project is being delayed by my real-life circumstances but is by no means abandoned or forgotten. My current job situation outside of Lusternia involves extensive overtime and working weekends, which results in being able to focus only on standard day to day producer duties (issues, bugs, general admin tasks). Economy is delayed but will resume soon as life allows, hopefully before the year is out as my work is generally seasonal.

The first step when we resume is to get denizen shops implemented, starting with commodity shops. We know there are mixed feelings about the economy plan overall. It's a change and a big one, but there are some really interesting and, hopefully, more engaging mechanics there that can help boost the economy in the game overall.

Our apologies for the delay and we hope to be able to get back to work on that soon.

In the meantime, we have two things to hopefully help tide you over now that Ascension is over. We will be opening up reports here in just a little bit and allow you a chance to get some changes you believe need to be made. See HELP REPORTS for more information. Despite appearing as one big project, reports are a string of short solitary projects all things told. They are much easier to implement when short on time. Meanwhile, the economy project, even when split into stages, demands consideration for the entire game's economy with every single decision. It is also easier to get help on coding in reports from our volunteers. Lastly, it has been too long since reports were opened.

Additionally, the Celestine rework will be opening up for testing shortly (all done by a volunteer coder). Keep your eye out for more information regarding that.

Orael & Uilani

A Final Task: Go in Love in All Things

It all started IRL months ago. Some context: 

Amidst all the goings on in the Basin with Li-varili's suffering and the world nearly drowning, the Most Beloved @Mysrai was secretly working on an aeons-old project hidden away deep within Their vaults, a project that would see Their Sister Ashtariel reawakened and living again. They kept this secret from everyone except Their Beloved Priest, Aschwar, who knew the odds were VERY MUCH NOT in the Most Beloved's favor. They confided in the Beloved Oracle, @Tonatiuh, of the Most Beloved's plans and they both found themselves at odds with each other on what to do, because to act against Another's Will, let alone the Divine is bad idea, isn't it? Gurashi could tell something was giving Tonatiuh inner turmoil after listening to the poor man's thoughts in passing, but could do little to soothe him being totally clueless as to why, until...

Some (IG) years later, Gurashi took @Calioliahali on an innocent tour of the Most Beloved's Vaults as many had done for others before them. And that's when they saw it (log): the statue, tucked away in a hidden corner of the Vaults, with the Beloved Priest doing something to it. Aschwar quickly escorted them both out and gave Gurashi a golden shiny sunflower gift in parting, but Gurashi could tell something was VERY wrong with how they were acting. They recognized it as the behavior of a guilty bear having been a keeper of terrible secret secrets themselves before! 

The sunflower revealed itself to be a secret message a few months later confirming Gurashi's fears that the Priest WAS hiding something. Suddenly all of the Oracle's inner turmoil made sense. So Gurashi reached out to Tonatiuh (same log, skip to  'six days later') to discuss what secrets had been going on behind the scenes, and the two of them came to the conclusion that they would learn more about what Aschwar was so worried would happen. The pair left an origami message for Aschwar in the hopes they could meet up again and learn more about what was making the Beloved Priest so afraid, but that never happened...

It was Gurashi who Aschwar reached out to next. They asked if they could come for a visit (log) to Gurashi's manse to visit them and Cali, which they did, but what was unexpected about the visit was that they were wearing a human racehat Gurashi gave them as a present ages ago! A very wholesome encounter of vulnerability and eventually Aschwar admitting that Mysrai knew they were up to no good even if it was for the sake of goodly things. And so Aschwar had decided to help instead of hinder, and wanted the rest of the Beloved to do the same.

The Most Beloved Mysrai showed Tonatiuh what to do to empower the statue (bring it essence, prayers, offerings, etc!) and so Tonatiuh taught Gurashi (log), and then made an order post calling other Beloved to assist. The next IRL week was a tumultuous one between the rolling over of the new year, Gurashi's 100th birthday, and a surprise elopement, all peppered with frequent visits and offerings (log) and an increasingly aware statue. 

Finally. The statue was ready, and the Most Beloved Mysrai summoned the Beloved to come bear witness to its awakening. It was a lot of tension as Gurashi, Tonatiuh, and Naralis waited with Aschwar until they were called to the statue. There, Mysrai bestowed gifts upon Tonatiuh and Gurashi both for their dedication, naming the pair the Oracle in Indigo and the Confidant in Saffron respectfully. After that They AWAKENED the STATUE and ... 

It wasn't enough. (log)
(C/W FOR  GORE and BODY HORROR and SUFFERING and LOTS OF TEARS)

I will keep the rest of the story secret for those who would choose to read the final log! But at the end of the day Mysrai and Aschwar said Their goodbyes to the Beloved. There were many tears shed. Much IRL screaming. Still many IRL feelies in the wake. 

Few people have made me feel as strongly as Mysrai has, and so I will absolutely miss Them. But Gurashi and the rest of the Beloved will continue to carry on Their Will even when They're gone!

A burst of energy arises from Mt. Zoaka, soaring higher and higher into the firmament like a bloody star, trailing streaks of ebon energy that discolour even the darkness of night.

Hanging for but a moment, the overwhelming scent of anise is briefly visible as the presence of the Shofet of Abyssal Scales is briefly felt. Then, shooting into the heavens, it abruptly vanishes and leaves nothing in its passing but the memory of the scent and a warm wind in its passing.

MDK 2.5.0 released

MDK 2.5.0 released https://github.com/demonnic/MDK/releases/tag/v2.5.0
Adds built in gagging capabilities to EMCO using Lua patterns. Full information in the release post but allows for defining lines to be gagged via Lua pattern.

Re: Avaris Doodles!

Last two pieces from the comm batch!

AvarisAvaris

Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow

Lanyip said:
The biggest raves to @Nepenthe and @Afrit for taking me on their big butterfly adventure and letting me chime in!
It's been fun! We really would have been stuck on a few parts without the nudges.  :D

Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow

The biggest raves to @Nepenthe and @Afrit for taking me on their big butterfly adventure and letting me chime in! Thanks in particular to Nepenthe for being as helpful as he has been in getting me started, to @Elysian for generously providing me with my first goop items and teaching me about gnome trading, to @Shango for the pets, @Ilisa for the snark, @Sutekh for some insights into geo-theo-politick and @Tonatiuh for being best best sultan 600 CoE! 

Also everyone who was at the Hallifax disaster explosion node and didn't squash me like a long-leggied bug!
LanyipLanyip

Re: Announce Post #3169: Year 600 Celebration

Nepenthe said:
Yeah, I love these. Can't wait to have the compilation at the end. Anybody got a sketch of the dracnari lecturer, or will he perhaps be back later in the year? :3

Easily spotted as an academic from afar, the thin frame and hunched posture of this middle-aged dracnari man speak of a life spent poring over tomes and scrolls. Like tiny half-moons, golden spectacles are delicately perched within the mountainous ridges of his angular snout, nearly lost to the glittering yellow scales that adorn his flesh. Set deep into his face, a pair of sharp brown eyes squint out at the world around him from beneath a heavy brow that hosts a single ruby nestled in the centre of his forehad around a tattoo of a third eye. Wearing a tidy set of cream and burgundy robes, he carries himself with the air of a respectable gentleman, and every movement of his long limbs and gesture of his razor-sharp claws is exact.
An enthusiastic dracnari scholar seems strong and confident.

XiranXiran

Re: Warnings - Terentia

Just now seeing this - that was great! Loved your descriptions of how your body was physically reacting to things.
TalkanTalkan

Re: QUOTES 8: THE QUOTING

Discord quote. Trader Bob gets no love. Or?
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Alarin: #FireBob
>.>

Calfuray: #WaterBob

Ashira: #AirBob

Calfuray: #EarthBob
Long ago, the four Bobs lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the FireBob attacked. Only the Producer, master of all four Bobs, could stop them, but when the economy needed them most, they vanished. 500 years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Producer, an airBob named Orael, and although his coding skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Orael can save the economy.

XiranXiran