You guessed correctly! Scenario B was the one that actually happened. Working together as a group, your characters came to the correct conclusion and realised that the effects of the wine would eventually wear off, and they just had to wait it out. However, things were not that simple...
Those affected by the curse on the wine eventually discovered that everyone was hiding in the library, and managed to smash through the barricade in place. With no other means of escape, the only option was to fight through them to get out of the main entrance. Some bravely fought off the attackers so that others had the chance to flee, becoming grievously injured in the process. Those who escaped barricaded themselves in the wine cellar to wait it out, and when the dawn came, the effects of the wine wore off.
Those who had been influenced by the cursed liquid were quarantined until it could be certain that they were back to their normal selves and filled with regret for their actions. Since it could not be certain how the Necromancer managed to slip cursed wine into the celebration, the decision has been made to depart for Illyrium once everyone has been healed, as it is easier to defend against outside forces.
OOC
So you’ve got two options here:
Option A - Your character was one of the ones to hold off the attackers so that others could escape. Please note, if you choose this, your character will have been injured in some way and I will message you with that injury.
Option B - Your character was one of the ones to flee and hide out in the wine cellar until everything was over. Your character will have no injuries unless you choose to add some.
Please reply to this post saying Option A or Option B for whichever one you want your character to have done. If you have multiple characters, please specify the option for each of them.
Everyone must write a solo para (length doesn’t matter) describing what happened to their character during the plot drop. This can include events at the ball, but should mainly describe their thoughts and feelings when fighting or fleeing the library, how they got their injuries (if they got any), and how they feel about the move to Illyrium. Please tag these paras with tskplotdrop01.
Everyone is still in Abdera for the moment to allow for characters to be healed and react to the news that the Necromancer already has spies amongst them and the move to Illyrium. The action will be moved to Illyrium next week on February 13th, and the first event will be a love and romance themed one since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Please remember that Illyrium is known for being very isolated and not welcoming of people who are not elves, so your character (unless they live there) is probably not going to be that keen on going.
Mini Summary:
Reply to this post with Option A or Option B by Thursday 8th February 10pm GMT to determine if your character was injured or not.
Write your solo para about the events of the plot drop and tag it with tskplotdrop01. You have until the 13th of February.
We’re moving the action to Illyrium next week, but for the moment everyone is still in Abdera recovering from the events of the plot drop.
I’m rolling out a new feature for members only: The Suggestion Box!
Because I want to make this roleplay the best place for your characters and plots, the suggestion box will be a blog that only members will have the link to. Its purpose is to give you a platform for you to submit any ideas you have for the roleplay. This can be anything you want to see. Here are some suggestions:
Faceclaims you want to see
Character ideas
Event ideas
Task Ideas
Plot drop ideas
Any other idea you might have
Anonymous questions will be allowed, and although I do not believe that any member would do such a thing, I have to say that no anonymous hate will be allowed. Any anon hate directed towards myself or other members of the group will be immediately deleted.
The Suggestion Box is a place for ideas, and not somewhere to air your grievances. If you have a problem, I am happy to discuss it with you privately off-anon and will do my best to resolve the issue. Trust me, I will not judge or punish you for making a complaint.
All that being said, please like this post if you would like a link to The Suggestion Box once the blog is up and running!
It’s time for your first task! Now that you’ve all had a few days to get a feel for your characters, here’s a little character development task. It’s an easy one to start off with - make a moodboard for your character.
This can be any kind of moodboard: gifs to sum up their personality, an aesthetic moodboard, a moodboard for one of their connections. If you’re not great at making moodboards then you can go ahead and reblog some relevant ones. This task is not mandatory, but please tag your creations with TSKTask01 if you decide to do it. There is no limit to the amount of moodboards you do, for example if you wanted to make one for your character and then one for their relationship with their father, and then one for their relationship with a friend, etc.
In other news, I am writing up our first plot drop in between working on bios, and that should be coming on Wednesday to celebrate our first week of being open! Hopefully it should shake things up a bit and cause some drama, so stay tuned for that!
