WEEKLY UPDATE June 1 - 7

[thecanopycrew]

weather

The weather is becoming more even this week, with the temperature staying slightly lower than before. It's going to be rather gray and cloudy with a low pressure front and impressively humid air, but no rain will fall. It might be rather sticky and uncomfortable, though.

flora

Joining the tulips and the poppy are a bunch of nettles that begin to spread out over the ground. Despite their size, they can still sting pretty badly and should probably be avoided - unless used for food, of course.

Near the mist, a few roots have spilled from the other side, and they smell strongly of ginger despite the lack of the actual flower they're supposed to grow from.

The oak leaves from last week have disappeared completely, leaving no trace behind.

fauna

The insects are still buzzing around happily, and most of the kinds that can be found in a forest are now possible visitors in the tree. Bees have been swarming more around the top of the mist by the tree, just beyond reach. It's possible that they have a hive up there.

The rabbit is more trusting of the adventurers now after being fed by some, and the blind little furless babies are slowly becoming a bit more fuzzy and moving around more.

Outside the mist, a stray cat will be wandering around the area, meowing for something. The few times it gets close enough, a collar with a little bell can be seen around its neck.

events

• The musical tone can still be heard now and then up by the blocking crystals. It sounds sad.

• The food altar will be absolutely overwhelmed by food every day this week, some of it spilling off the edges. Aside from the normal berries, nuts and seeds, a chunk of honeycomb will be added as well - and in addition to that, a very limited number of tiny root vegetables, such as a baby carrot and a radish.

• The Life Stream will be acting a little odd, the golden light flickering to blue and back again.

quests

The mirror shard is blank. No new quests have been added.

RESERVES ARE OPEN!

The Activity Check ends on Thursday.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[thecanopycrew]

[stormcalling]

One week I will not have questions. That week is not this week. I'm lame and make lame references

I was thinking! We do have spirits and people who commune with spirits here. Since the lifestream changing colors could be a bad thing it might lead to investigating. Given that at least two of the talking to spirits people do so through magic, out of body/shifting into different planes of reality, would they or anyone else be able to notice anything off about the lifestream in such a case? Could any of the spirit or spirit-like people of tree take note if they were to attempt to interact with it? Maybe some sort of weird voice or feelings to hint at what it means or no?

[thecanopycrew]

You're welcome to try to talk to the spirits in a log and see what they have to say about things, but unlike places such as Warcraft where elemental spirits and more exist, there are no other spirits in the tree that are sentient other than Chime and the Life Stream, and the Life Stream does not communicate in a manner that is human-like.

[stormcalling]

Now, with the ability to remember my password and email for this stupid account! I do want to add one more question now that we've got some light shed on attempts. Would these attempts, even though it would result in not being able to speak to anything, possibly leave anyone involved with any weird or lingering feelings? Spiritually inclined people are sometimes in various canons can get that sort of odd sense of warmth and comfort, sense of dread, all of that fun stuff.

[thecanopycrew]

It would depend on where they try. If it is in any way near the Life Steam they'd end up feeling the same vibe as it normally gives. Anywhere else, it will just feel strangely empty.

Re: QUESTIONS

[knight_king]

About the Life Stream changing colors: is there any pattern the characters will notice (a number of times every day, if it's increasing or if it's always the same frequency at the same span of time, or if it changes more during a specific time: morning, afternoon, evening, night, things like that)?

[thecanopycrew]

Nope, it's completely random!

[knight_king]

Okay, thanks!

PLOTTING

[thecanopycrew]

[knight_king]

Plot call to those who are interested in see if it's possible herding rabbits and foraging for winter.

It'll be also interesting if they can potentially "farm" with the seeds, roots and the things they gather.

[circleprodigy]

The image of Ivaera's mabari herding rabbits amuses me too much not to volunteer them.

Ivaera would be willing to help with a garden and could perhaps add elfroot to it, which she could then make healing poultices from.

[knight_king]

Saber has absolutely no idea outside administrating everything and looking after horses. But she knows what they need to survive the winter, it's the matter people gather to aid.

[twilightlegend]

/sits in this thread

[gempathic]

time for operation 'sing to the sad song crystal' to get underway. who wants to form a band?

[sleepwardsnored]

THIS GUY'S TOTALLY LACKING A HARP ATM BUT. this needs to happen

[gempathic]

DON'T WORRY BUDDY, HE HAS NO INSTRUMENTS EITHER. Some people, some improvisation, and a dream...!

[twilightlegend]

You have my whistle. oAo9

[gempathic]

You're enlisting in a noble cause. WHEN IN DOUBT, SING TO A CRYSTAL.

[alley_kit]

Kit doesn't know about a band, but I was already planning to have her try 'replying' musically to whatever or whoever was making the music, so she and her flupe are in too. :3

[gempathic]

Excellent! The more people the better tbh. It'll be the most miniature mini woodstock that crystal has ever attended.

[circleprodigy]

Ivaera's considering the idea of creating some kind of lift for the tree floors, at least partly motivated by her wingless hound but also thinking that it could be useful for transferring supplies or transport for those who don't care to fly for whatever reason. (Looking at you, Fenris.) I can have her mention this over the amber slice soon.

[formerslave]

Fenris approves +15

[lady_bug]

>Ginger
>Honey

We gotta have a tea party.

[princeandscholar]

Seconded.

(Especially since we missed that Earl Grey tea bag.)

QUEST ROUNDUP

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MOUNT RENTAL

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