Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
The good news, is that Amon is not dead! The bad news, is that I am currently hitting some rough waters IRL.
As Wern/Sayvahn would put it, "life be cray." As such, and it pains me to say this amongst a sudden influx of activity, I'm gonna take some time off of Lodan. I'll try to reply if possible, but you really won't be seeing much from me.
...unless my being logged in from my phone is flagged as being here, then yes, I'll be lurking 24/7...in spirit...whatever is left of it anyways...
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Post by Elaine Anncroft on Aug 7, 2016 4:07:44 GMT
Hey everyone! I've been absent for a while and I'm terribly sorry about that but at the moment I'm working on getting a job, setting up for college and getting my hands on a computer. So I will be popping back in more often from.this point seeing as I am getting my little ducks in a row! I won't be on regularly until school starts back up for me in a week or two so bear with me! I'll definitely be back in full action as soon as I can!
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Aug 15, 2016 18:58:02 GMT
Lasair sat back in his seat, eyes wide. “I can’t believe this,” he mumbled to himself. “I can’t believe I’m finding evidence of previously used Augments. From Anderswelt.” He breathed slowly, unable to believe it. But double-checking the translation affirmed what the book read. “I need to translate these ASAP. I’m sure no one will mind if I dip out for a few days…maybe a week,” Yeah, surely no one would mind. Edelweiss had a life to live, Sayvahn had another man to live with, and if any members walked into the library, he’d wave them away with polite excuses. He couldn’t resist working nonstop on this project. Maybe he'd stop to check the shadow beast boundaries, but that was it. He was content to sit inside for the duration of his studies. Max looked over to Edelweiss. And then she turned back to the man offering her a proposition. “One week?” she asked. The man nodded. “It’s okay?” she asked Edelweiss then. Edelweiss also nodded. The proposition was a simple one. Head out of town for a week and perform at a series of locations for a variety of different nobles. They were all hiding at different towns outside of Lodan, to avoid the mortar fire. Some had stayed, but most left. Not to mention that the nobles of those various cities had never seen a show quite like hers. It would be a novelty for them and CAEsAL was expected to make a lot of profit from it. It also meant a bonus for Max, but the money didn’t matter much to her. “I’d like to hire a bodyguard during the trip,” she stated, face expressionless as always. The man was confused by it so he looked to Edelweiss. She shrugged, and then nodded an okay. “I’d like it to be my roommate, Jasper,” she added then. As answer, Edelweiss smiled slightly, but still nodded. It seemed that those two were determined to stick together. Reading over the letter once, and then again, Edgar sighed, rubbing his temples. “Special job,” he mumbled. “Outside of the city too,” he grumbled furthered. An important noble in disguise had sent him a letter, requesting his services. Normally he didn’t travel, and the letter-writer knew that, but this was a special case. A Winged Ander, about to be married (during war times; who’s idea was this?!) and she needed her tattoos painted over. During the honeymoon, or at least the night of the reception, she’d have to bare herself to her husband. And well, if tattoos were there, it might be a bit of a deal breaker. Shaking his head, Edgar wrote a short note to Aida explaining that he’d be out of town for a few days. Then he went downstairs and packed up, heading out to the train station. “Special Training?” Gladys almost squeaked, shifting her eyes between her commanding officer and the new guild leader, Kunchen. They nodded to her. Gladys looked down at her hands, unsure of what to make of the development. Special Training could mean one of two things. Either she was improving and they wanted to help her improve more. Or she was doing terribly and they wanted to work on how terrible she was. No matter the case, they promised she would be gone for several days, working from sunrise till past sunset. Her only off time would be spent sleeping. Looking up from her hands, her eyes darted between the two faces and then back down. She nodded. “I’ll be ready to leave tonight.” (I'm gonna be out of town for a little while. Hopefully be back by Friday, but no promises. See you all soon and I'll miss the city of gears )
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Dec 14, 2016 8:23:09 GMT
So it has just occurred to me that there might not be wifi at the place im going to, so uh, if there's not, i'll be gone for the next 5 days or so. but if there is wifi then i'll be around in the evenings. but i thought i'd give everyone the warning just in case i up and go poof
Post by Caitlin Cockfoster on Dec 20, 2016 0:25:27 GMT
officially checking out, bc I know for sure that I'll be unavailable over the next 4-5 days due to holiday travels. I'll try and log back in once Im settled in at the inlaws place in Cali, but I think they have a rigorous schedule planned for us so my free time might be abismal. We shall see!
She sat her glass down next to the decanter and leaned back. This was nice... like falling into a vat of marshmallow fluff. Calm, muffled, the rest of the world blocked out by the closed door to his cabin, and here they were safe inside. Safe from reality, safe from their own complicated lives. Safe from duty. Safe from context. Just. Safe. --Caitlin
Long time no chat Lodan! I apologise for my long absence and i'm sorry to say i'm still going to be gone for a little while yet. Currently i'm fighting between holding any kind of social life and work, and getting time to sleep properly on top of that. So, i decided to get a tablet!
There a lot of hours in my day when i'm at work or idle and that's when i plan on being more active. Please be a little more patient with me while i work on getting it, and i promise to bombard you all with art and stories when i return
Thanks for being patient with me x
"those who know how to think need no teachers." -Mahatma Gandhi
Post by Caitlin Cockfoster on May 3, 2017 17:11:05 GMT
I know Wern would agree, because we're both about done with Spring finals and will be entering our Final Summer Semester (OMG FINALLY YESSSS) Which means, while we can't give 100% just yet ---- we're looking forward to being back soonish, the end is nigh and on the horizon: Lodan
See ya'll again soon!
She sat her glass down next to the decanter and leaned back. This was nice... like falling into a vat of marshmallow fluff. Calm, muffled, the rest of the world blocked out by the closed door to his cabin, and here they were safe inside. Safe from reality, safe from their own complicated lives. Safe from duty. Safe from context. Just. Safe. --Caitlin
I know it's been a long time, i'm not going to bother making excuses, just a list of reasons mostly including but not limited to: Work, family and hopefully upcoming university next year. Another huge reason i've prolonged being active on the site again is due to the fact I've been doing a lot of one of one RP. It's been pretty hard for me to find the motivation of moving from where i have zero rules to a crap ton of them on this site. That's not to say rules are a bad thing! But it's a whole different level when you can role play with someone, have weakness's in your character (that makes them fun) and know that those weaknesses wont be overly exploited. There's no issues with god modding and power balances when you find a role play partner that reliable, but this isn't possible on a large site such as this.
My point being, I'm very much used to vie being free of limits and not nearly as constricted as she is on here.
I don't plan on abandoning this group, please don't misread me. In fact, i plan on slowly shoving my way back on here with all the art spam and replies i'm sure you all missed (not). just please understand it's probably going to be slow going and it's going to take me some time to adjust on where Vieka currently is and where i'm going to be able to take her. I'll start with old responses (because a few of you have asked me to continue some of the old RP's) and write up the story behind her (now second) disappearance and yes, there was a reason behind it (canonically anyhow).
(PS, can one of the mods get in contact with me and tell me whats going on? It seems like the war is about to end??)
"those who know how to think need no teachers." -Mahatma Gandhi
Post by Caitlin Cockfoster on Aug 9, 2017 13:24:08 GMT
Spam away we love your art!! And we're always happy to have you back when you are ready! We all have been there and I know it's hard (I really do!) but the door is always open! Grab any one of us on skype we'll be happy to fill you in
She sat her glass down next to the decanter and leaned back. This was nice... like falling into a vat of marshmallow fluff. Calm, muffled, the rest of the world blocked out by the closed door to his cabin, and here they were safe inside. Safe from reality, safe from their own complicated lives. Safe from duty. Safe from context. Just. Safe. --Caitlin
This isn't so much a "check out" but more of an update? In order to up my activity, i'm cutting back on quality. What this means is very "basic" posts from me. To some, this might be a nice reprieve since I can be quite longwinded. If you want me to put in the extra effort into certain things, please let me know, though. This is just to make sure that to those who just want to rp and don't care about fancy stuff don't get short ended, but I don't want to short end those who prefer for polished posts either.
This may not be a big deal, but I would feel bad not admitting that I'm cutting back on things. This doesn't mean you are getting "crappy" posts from me, but more so it's a lot more rough draft then what I normally send out. Instead of it taking 20-40 minutes per post, i'm going to lean more toward the 5-10 minute posts.
Yeah, it takes me a crazy long time to write. It is has my brain works since i get super distracted and really try to aim for good pacing/ flow. But, since i have less time online, I can't really give that much time anymore or else risk being mia for weeks on end. So, yeah. That's my update post. Maybe in the future when i have more time, i'll write nicely again, but in the mean time. #BasicMe
So, yeah. To those who want to rp (because I sure do) all my characters are at your disposal. If you need npc, I am also at your disposal for that too. I just want to write, and so even if my characters aren't "your thing" i can create someone who is.
This is your neighborhood Wern wishing you a Good day and a Happy New Year~
- Wern, Sayvahn, Kunchen, Mala
“In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught." ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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