END OF ACT IV: A STARLIT NUNH
A lot of things happened during this act! A synopsis...
PREVIOUSLY:
The Falling Stars Sept is a reclusive hidden nation of murderous, xenophobic savages. They have remained unknown to the other people of Eorzea for aeons.. until now. Their leader, X'zarann Silverfall Nunh, has led them out into the world. First there was a wake of carnage, as a secluded settlement was destroyed. Then, open conflict with the Immortal Flames, and Adventurers, and Monetarist interests seeking to use or exploit them; both for their inherent strength, and for the aetherial anomaly that makes it so that their Nunh is a focus of their worship, and is slowly acquiring true Godhood.. or at least Primalhood. At first there was much talk of simply wiping them out, but as some of the savages become civilized (or even sympathetic) and others show more interest in open relations and trade, things become less clear-cut and simple. What will the future hold for the Sept... and the rest of Eorzea?
IN THIS ACT:
A new power player has been introduced: X'ogun Tia, Fallen, chief advisor to X'zarann Nunh. After the Nunh and his apparent nemesis, mysterious monetarist mastermind Moiraine Astervane (AKA Goldentail) vanished in a teleportation mishap, X'ogun has continued his works. His first appearance was in Allagan ruins, whereby he revealed that X'zarann's goal was to become a God through the use of an Allagan communication array that would order everyone in the world to worship him for just a moment.. thus apparently infusing him with Godhood, or something like it, due to the aetherially-mutable nature of the Falling Stars. This information he traded for knowledge on where to find Azys Lla, where the plan might be carried out...
X'ogun also apparently possesses a relic first used by X'zarann, which has the power to control the minds of those whom it is used to inscribe certain markings upon. This Spear of Fate was once part of an Allagan telepathic communication array, and likely served as the inspiration for the Godhood plan... several heroes were afflicted by this device, and a number of common soldiers as well; the full range of its impact has yet to be determined. X'ogun was last known to be waging a guerilla war against the Kobolds in La Noscea via subterranean aetheryte invasion, possibly in order to capture large numbers of the beastmen and bolster his ranks with slaves. But to what end? Some suspect a coup against X'zarann. Could they be right? Certainly, it seems the Chief Advisor plays his own game...
X'zarann himself, meanwhile, was found. Through a gate in the dungeon-like basement of Goldentail's fortress/manse compound which led to a tropical island paradise where the Nunh has apparently been simply enjoying a vacation. But his ease was only a cover; in part he was engaged in capturing Goldentail herself (who was also stuck on the island). Additionally, his agents had been reporting to him by means which remained mysterious.. until the Nunh revealed that not only was he sharing his body with a powerful and unique voidsent named Starlight (or The Reflected Light of the Falling Stars) but that he is able to bolster his Primal-like power with her aether in order to open Voidgates for rapid travel... and, as witnessed by several, to Temper. As Goldentail discovered to her sorrow.
The threat of the Nunh on a personal level reaches a new height, yet he seems unconcerned about people knowing, even allowing Adventurer witnesses to leave the island by Voidgates he opened himself. Hubris? Or some deeper plan? He did capture and slay (or worse) the Flame Captain who had directed most of the campaign against the Falling Stars in the past... what will his next move be? And what use will he have for the almost-lost but never-forgotten Wyrmtear, relic of draconic sorrow and might, which now assuredly lies once more in his possession..?
Finally, in the cold lands of the Falling Stars, some few Adventurers heard, read or felt a summons from the enigmatic Whiteseer. Born of the Falling Stars, a Padjal as no miqo'te has ever been, and a masterful White Mage despite the Falling Stars being incapable of magic, she needed their help to lay the ghost of the former Nunh to rest. Once this dire task accomplished, she explained how the task of the Whiteseer, of whom there is only ever one, has ever been to keep the Falling Stars corralled and cloistered in their corner of the world, for their protection and everyone else's. A task which she has now failed at, due to her own love for her own children, one of whom wished only to get away.. and was allowed, by her, when she should have been stopped. And so the other, now the Nunh, was driven by his own obsessions and curiosity to follow his sister out into the greater world. Seeing the destruction of her own people in her son's ambitions, she reaches out to Adventurers, in hopes of helping them find a way to stop him before it's too late. She has demonstrated vast healing power, and the ability to see her son through divination windows formed of ice... a great ally, though now a new question arises. Namely, how long until X'zarann learns of her direct involvement, and moves to place her in check...
And so we move forward, to the final Act of Starsfall. Savagery and slavery. Allagans and voidsent. Dragons and abominations. Faith and sorrow, love and hate... and ambition. Ambition, most of all.
From the frozen depths of the Crucible, to the otherworldly sky-borne peaks of the Fated Array.
Stay tuned for Starsfall, Act V: Falling Star, Rising Sun!
MILESTONE REWARDS
Everyone likes character progression, right? Sometimes it's through self-realization, sometimes through a small, key role. Sometimes through massive and direct involvement.. and sometimes it's simply by enduring, stepping out of our comfort zone, and soldiering on. Win or lose, we learn much, and this broadens our scope in small-yet significant ways.
And so without further ado, the players below receive a SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE.
As a reminder: A Significant Milestone (or Sig, for shorthand) grants the following:
IN ADDITION a Sig also grants the effects of a Minor Milestone, which is to say ONE of the following:
And now the list! Please let me know if I've forgotten you.
A lot of things happened during this act! A synopsis...
PREVIOUSLY:
The Falling Stars Sept is a reclusive hidden nation of murderous, xenophobic savages. They have remained unknown to the other people of Eorzea for aeons.. until now. Their leader, X'zarann Silverfall Nunh, has led them out into the world. First there was a wake of carnage, as a secluded settlement was destroyed. Then, open conflict with the Immortal Flames, and Adventurers, and Monetarist interests seeking to use or exploit them; both for their inherent strength, and for the aetherial anomaly that makes it so that their Nunh is a focus of their worship, and is slowly acquiring true Godhood.. or at least Primalhood. At first there was much talk of simply wiping them out, but as some of the savages become civilized (or even sympathetic) and others show more interest in open relations and trade, things become less clear-cut and simple. What will the future hold for the Sept... and the rest of Eorzea?
IN THIS ACT:
A new power player has been introduced: X'ogun Tia, Fallen, chief advisor to X'zarann Nunh. After the Nunh and his apparent nemesis, mysterious monetarist mastermind Moiraine Astervane (AKA Goldentail) vanished in a teleportation mishap, X'ogun has continued his works. His first appearance was in Allagan ruins, whereby he revealed that X'zarann's goal was to become a God through the use of an Allagan communication array that would order everyone in the world to worship him for just a moment.. thus apparently infusing him with Godhood, or something like it, due to the aetherially-mutable nature of the Falling Stars. This information he traded for knowledge on where to find Azys Lla, where the plan might be carried out...
X'ogun also apparently possesses a relic first used by X'zarann, which has the power to control the minds of those whom it is used to inscribe certain markings upon. This Spear of Fate was once part of an Allagan telepathic communication array, and likely served as the inspiration for the Godhood plan... several heroes were afflicted by this device, and a number of common soldiers as well; the full range of its impact has yet to be determined. X'ogun was last known to be waging a guerilla war against the Kobolds in La Noscea via subterranean aetheryte invasion, possibly in order to capture large numbers of the beastmen and bolster his ranks with slaves. But to what end? Some suspect a coup against X'zarann. Could they be right? Certainly, it seems the Chief Advisor plays his own game...
X'zarann himself, meanwhile, was found. Through a gate in the dungeon-like basement of Goldentail's fortress/manse compound which led to a tropical island paradise where the Nunh has apparently been simply enjoying a vacation. But his ease was only a cover; in part he was engaged in capturing Goldentail herself (who was also stuck on the island). Additionally, his agents had been reporting to him by means which remained mysterious.. until the Nunh revealed that not only was he sharing his body with a powerful and unique voidsent named Starlight (or The Reflected Light of the Falling Stars) but that he is able to bolster his Primal-like power with her aether in order to open Voidgates for rapid travel... and, as witnessed by several, to Temper. As Goldentail discovered to her sorrow.
The threat of the Nunh on a personal level reaches a new height, yet he seems unconcerned about people knowing, even allowing Adventurer witnesses to leave the island by Voidgates he opened himself. Hubris? Or some deeper plan? He did capture and slay (or worse) the Flame Captain who had directed most of the campaign against the Falling Stars in the past... what will his next move be? And what use will he have for the almost-lost but never-forgotten Wyrmtear, relic of draconic sorrow and might, which now assuredly lies once more in his possession..?
Finally, in the cold lands of the Falling Stars, some few Adventurers heard, read or felt a summons from the enigmatic Whiteseer. Born of the Falling Stars, a Padjal as no miqo'te has ever been, and a masterful White Mage despite the Falling Stars being incapable of magic, she needed their help to lay the ghost of the former Nunh to rest. Once this dire task accomplished, she explained how the task of the Whiteseer, of whom there is only ever one, has ever been to keep the Falling Stars corralled and cloistered in their corner of the world, for their protection and everyone else's. A task which she has now failed at, due to her own love for her own children, one of whom wished only to get away.. and was allowed, by her, when she should have been stopped. And so the other, now the Nunh, was driven by his own obsessions and curiosity to follow his sister out into the greater world. Seeing the destruction of her own people in her son's ambitions, she reaches out to Adventurers, in hopes of helping them find a way to stop him before it's too late. She has demonstrated vast healing power, and the ability to see her son through divination windows formed of ice... a great ally, though now a new question arises. Namely, how long until X'zarann learns of her direct involvement, and moves to place her in check...
And so we move forward, to the final Act of Starsfall. Savagery and slavery. Allagans and voidsent. Dragons and abominations. Faith and sorrow, love and hate... and ambition. Ambition, most of all.
From the frozen depths of the Crucible, to the otherworldly sky-borne peaks of the Fated Array.
Stay tuned for Starsfall, Act V: Falling Star, Rising Sun!
MILESTONE REWARDS
Everyone likes character progression, right? Sometimes it's through self-realization, sometimes through a small, key role. Sometimes through massive and direct involvement.. and sometimes it's simply by enduring, stepping out of our comfort zone, and soldiering on. Win or lose, we learn much, and this broadens our scope in small-yet significant ways.
And so without further ado, the players below receive a SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE.
As a reminder: A Significant Milestone (or Sig, for shorthand) grants the following:
- Improve one of your skills by a +1, up to the maximum of +4. REMEMBER you cannot have more skills at a higher level than lower ones (though you can have equal amounts). This is the Skill Pyramid.
- Place any Severe Consequences that haven't yet been healed in recovery.
IN ADDITION a Sig also grants the effects of a Minor Milestone, which is to say ONE of the following:
- Rewrite any one Aspect (except your High-Concept).
- Swap the position of two of your skills on your skill list.
- Replace a +1 skill with a skill you don't have on your list.
- Rewrite one of your Stunts or replace one of your Style Stunts with another from the list.
- Buy a new Stunt at the cost of a permanent Fate Point (to a minimum of 1 remaining Fate Point, only one purchase per Minor).
And now the list! Please let me know if I've forgotten you.
Alec Cromwell
A’lera Treon
Artoria Aldsan
Chachangi Gegenji
Enju Abbagliato
Evangeline McBeef
Jana Ridah
Khira Lhizahla
Khunbish Adarkim
Lan Darklyn
Naoh’a Aznable
Nexxa Tristelle
Nihka Mioni
Orrin Halgren
Reis Okeya
R’shesha Otharn
Seito Moonclaw
S’imba Tia
Vael’a Ruhne
V’aleera Lhuil
Virara Wakuwa
X’cinna Ares
Zaphir Zurlac
Also Anstarra Silverain.
A’lera Treon
Artoria Aldsan
Chachangi Gegenji
Enju Abbagliato
Evangeline McBeef
Jana Ridah
Khira Lhizahla
Khunbish Adarkim
Lan Darklyn
Naoh’a Aznable
Nexxa Tristelle
Nihka Mioni
Orrin Halgren
Reis Okeya
R’shesha Otharn
Seito Moonclaw
S’imba Tia
Vael’a Ruhne
V’aleera Lhuil
Virara Wakuwa
X’cinna Ares
Zaphir Zurlac
Also Anstarra Silverain.
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