Day Change: the 6th of Rebirth's Height

[thequestgiver]

Today is the 6th day of the Height of the Season of Rebirth in the 137th Year Since the Wall Fell. Astute eyes may notice that the day title on the town bulletin board isn't actually re-written out every day. Someone just tacks on the new number. Apparently even the locals think that date is too dang long to bother with.

Today is the day that the Heroes who went out to investigate the tragedy that befell the village of West Haven return to make there report to the King! Though the knight that went with them to give a ride to one of the heroes has already returned, with out that hero! A defection? A casualty? A ditching? The town gossip has written an entire page of guesses, most of them utterly off the mark and down right confusing, on her daily post for the day!

Other rumors involve the sighting of some sort of man like creature with a yellow eye and backwards antlers who's been reported to be casting curses on those unlucky enough to cross his path, and a mysterious old man who's peddling magical items to children. Both have been deemed dangerous and to be avoided at all cost.


The weather is in theory supposed to be partly cloudy and warm, or at least as warm as it was the day before. It's a gibbous moon tonight, and there is some talk in the town of a celebration for the Height's full moon, mostly squabbling over who's doing decorations this time and what sort of refreshments should be prepared and no, you can't bring that dish again, not after what happened last Height Moon, really. Any good looking, rumored to be eligible hero of either gender may be approached by a moony eyed girl or guy of their approximate (or not so approximate..) age to be asked to come.

[[OoC: This day will last from 1/22 til 1/28. You can check out the calendar here. As always, poke the mod account if you have anything you want put on the calendar, and feel free to reply to this post ICly!]]

[log] rh6: an arrival

[slasher]

Characters: Anri Sonohara and you!
Open: Yes
Where: Various (feel free to pop in at specified locations or wherever)
When: 6th of Rebirth's Height
Warnings: None

Anri keeps wondering if this is some kind of dream, but if it is, it's an unusual one; in her dreams, she's always happy—not confused and alone.

The man said that she'd been summoned to be a hero, here, but she isn't even really sure what "here" is, so, carrying her worldly belongings—and accompanied by a black mare, which has apparently been set aside for her—she sets out to get the lay of the land. The horse, at least, puts her a little at ease; she reminds her of Celty, a little. Maybe that's what she'll call her.

She takes a turn around the town square, taking in the shops and mentally memorizing the location of ones that look useful; she'll probably need them later. There's a noticeboard, too, which she stops to read briefly. Some of it seems contradictory, but the things that stand out she takes seriously—she knows well enough that strange, dark things exist in the world. (After all, she's one of them.)

Her path takes her around to the Drunk Duck; she's been told it's a decent place for lodging, since it seems she'll need a place to stay, and someplace to leave her horse. She's not... precisely sure what to do with a horse, being a city girl. She gets a meal and secures a place in the stable and a room for the night; she's not sure what she'll do for the long term, but it's good enough for now.

After that she walks, in no particular direction, letting her feet lead her through the town and out into the farther reaches of the valley. The world takes on a sort of dreamlike quality to her; she doesn't even notice as her steps take her out toward the forest as the sun sinks lower in the sky.

[log] day 6

[halfwitch]

Characters: Gretel and who ever runs across her
Open?: Yes
Where: Outskirts of Schwanheim
When: 6th of Rebirth's Height
Warnings: Creepy kid

( Gretel and the bean stalk? )