IV MIZUK “Those Who Returned” - VULPERA EVENT SERIES

IV MIZUK - THOSE WHO RETURNED

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Date: AUGUST 28th - 31st

Time: 19:30 Onwards! Subject to change

Location: Scorching Sands Outpost, alongside other zones in Vol’dun

Faction: Horde, Any Zandalar race welcome.

Event details

An intermittent caravanserai and sometimes festival, hosted by a small coalition of Caravans that focus on the trading of riches and the promotion of culture and labour in more peaceful times…maybe? If they are that peaceful, to be honest…

These events are heavily Vulpera-focused, and I encourage people to bring vulpera that immediately fit the place, thematic and focus. While all races from Zandalar and the Horde are welcome, we still want you to keep in mind the actual tone of the race and land and remember the circumstances around Vol’dun.

CONFLICT DISCLAIMER

This time, we will be taking a different approach, and the amount of conflict and trouble will be higher, including references to new homebrews derived from what little Vulpera folklore we have alongside some forgotten aspects and ideas. Do not OOCly expect these will be purely social and lighthearted situations. Some details have been spoilered for that reason.

Exploring Azeroth: Isles and Islands gave us a new set of facts related to Vol’dun, the most relevant being:

  • Rebuilt Abandoned Burrows, and the Vulpera Hideaway as settlements for vulpera. It is supposed they remain using wagons and moving around.

  • Scorched Sands Outpost as a prospective market for Vulpera and Sethrak.

  • The Faithless are basically extinct. Faithless and Devoted both go visit and may end up worshipping Akunda in order to forget and deal with the consequences of war.

  • Zem’lan slowly being rebuilt as a port for trading. We do not know by whom, if the Zandalari, the Vulpera, the Sethrak or all of them together. What we know is that it works, despite the curse, though Thalyssra states that people were still tightly shutting their doors during the night…

  • Atul’aman was not merely abandoned. Vulpera on the cusp of adulthood dare themselves go there as a rite of adulthood.

  • Other than this, it does not seem like there are news on Sethraliss or anything of the desert being any greener, so it’ll be supposed to be as it is shown.

IC PLANS

  • General Bazaar/Souk:

This is more transversal to the general planning of the event and will be taking place during it. Different Caravan wares and games around! Either planned or more sporadic, commerce and trade is a BIG part of vulpera culture. Pottery, home-brewed food ideas, general knicknacks from all over the desert and Azeroth. This will permanently be open for anyone to help and cover. We also plan to hold some communal cooking for each night!

  • Trials and Tribulations

The wind carries a judgment that has not been felt in ages, an ancient presence that watches over you. If you thought the evil creature from last time was troublesome, you’ve seen nothing yet.

THURSDAY - Day of Dawn - More Laid-back occasions to celebrate the current status of the vulpera

  • Introduction - For Those Who Once Were

Under the last rays of the Scorching Preacher that the Sun is during Summer, we will take a moment to remember those who could not be there, that did not see the future that we would build and that we will honor with our lives.

  • ENDING - The Call of the Wailing Bone

The living have no authority to speak over us, for us! This festival shall be conducted on our terms from now on! The III Mizuk is over!

  • Gather Sands of Old

There will be a particular situation to test your skills and learn something new… especially those that may have been forgotten. A more frenetic scenario akin to that of the life of any Vulpera…

  • Storytelling and Forewarnings:

A moment to let the people just share whatever story they make up even if completely fictional or home-brewed! We’ll travel to the Oasis should the weather allow for it, to also enjoy a short time to refresh as the day cools off, and to facilitate an easier space for a suitable luncheon.

FRIDAY - Day of Noon - Events that will symbolise working and day-by-day scenarios.

  • Scavenging and Succor: While it is planned that we go across Vol’dun to scavenge and trade, especially around the terrace of the Devoted and the Oasis, many things may not be going as well…

  • Hardening, Shivering Paws: Artistry introduction, including pottery, black-smithing, cooking, basketry… Whatever we bring up and whatever people want to bring up to teach and prepare other vulpera to do in the future. And the preparations of offerings that may or may not have certain uses…

SATURDAY - Day of Dusk - The events to tie the loose ends, material or spiritual, and prepare for the next day with a heart at the ready.

  • Memories of What Never Was: Certain invitees may be taking too long to come… who knows what may have occurred?

  • Memories of the Long Forgotten Past: A moment for a mysterious ancestor, and their support during these trying times.

  • Memories to Lay Down Their Many, Many Bones: Steel your hearts. Who knows who is stirring trouble…or wonders, by the coast?

SUNDAY - Night of Nights - Final Event

OOC NOTES

  • Avoid severe IC tensions and confrontations, and take them away from the general spots should you really follow them. It doesn’t mean everyone needs to be IC friendly, but this is not a place to focus on dealing with interpersonal issues.

  • No villain characters allowed. This is not an event to disrupt freely, and you’ll be ignored should there be any attempt without any sort of warning OOC or particular permission.

  • Reduce OOC chatter to the minimum.

OOC contacts (Discord)

  • duneblessed
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WOOOO! VULPERA PARTY TIME!!!

:fox_face: :clinking_glasses: :confetti_ball:

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Splendid news, absolutely adored the last one! Greatly looking forward to this one!

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Guess we will have to attend then xD

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I can’t wait!

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A general recommendation, a month before, for people to read the Conflict disclaimer about this precise instalment.

I am still working on how to balance things out, and a few of them are still undergoing a bit of experimentation and adjustment, even if the general skeleton of the whole series is pretty much done at this point.

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I’ll have to send along my Vulpera, looks like fun!

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It’s on our guild calender, and we’ll be there :3

I personally might not be able to attend, really depends whether vacation happens or not next week.

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It’s almost here! Really very much looking forward to this! Hoping to get a bit more involved this time around as well.

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Reminder that this starts on Thursday 28th this week!

Prepare yourself for some hectic moves, occurrences, and friends, if the last can be called so…

And a lot of shameless Persona 3 and Deltarune inspos, yes.


On another note, I did prepare a bit of a … tangentially related gift for everyone involved, and Vulpera players as a whole: a particular vulpera-based, the Spell-Dancer outfit made by LittleViking, free to use!

You can check its colours and variants in these Imgur albums, and her Bsky profile!

https://imgur.com/a/vulpera-free-community-outfits-album-1-5m3ox4Y

https://imgur.com/a/vulpera-community-free-outfits-album-2-GaOupSu

https://bsky.app/profile/littleviking.bsky.social/post/3lx3mii7dfc2m

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Much appreciated for this.
Will share this on the Vulpera discord.

And I’m going to use it as base template for Ikto, my blade-dancer, as the concept is extremely close to this one.

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A few last minute changes made on Friday and Saturday to ensure a better flow and less exhaustion. I’m concentrating most of the potential occurrences on Saturday and Sunday and making the previous days overall lighter.

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Alright Zakhi, I got some vulpera coming your way, you take good care of them and return them whole

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We had a few ideas for today

Aaaand it turns out the ancestors decided to do something else.

They put an early end to the III Mizuk…

And by themselves claimed to host the IV!

So we need to quickly adjust this forum thread. Oh dear.

https://shorturl.at/OZREU

Banner by Charmie :sunny:

Very good first night! The plot is quite intriguing. A shame the story time has had to be pushed back, but things happen. Looking forward to tomorrow!

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Sorry I couldn’t stay but the weather gods decided to ruin Internet :confused:

Will drop by later tonight after our raid

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People have started meeting up in the Outpost, ready to move to the oasis from now!

Who knows what is waiting for us there…

20:30 Server Time!

It’s been a blast at the Mizuk so far!!

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With tonight’s storytelling, Hayishi and Zaix put on a performance detailing one event in the life of: Inari, the trapper!

A tale from ancient times. With the then recent rise of the Faithless empire, the young Vulpera must steel her conviction in order to protect her beloved kin!

You can experience the play here:
https://youtu.be/hpNQIa_v5uI?si=V3G41nZnCHCE8Q15

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Last Night’s Events

Keento, Kori, and Aaroh helped with transporting the Wailing Bone back to the Outpost after the adventure in the Oasis. The small druid Vulpera was more limping than anything on the journey back, as taking a branch to the face from a giant Treant turned out to be quite painful.

On their journey back, the three of them discussed the Wailing Bone, and whether the Caravan should prepare for one or not. Keento didn’t want to prepare in advance, as having a Wailing Bone on their own would pose a different set of problems, ones he wasn’t ready to deal with. But helping out on the wagon building process, and making a small relic wagon for their own Caravan was something Keento did consider.

The small fox would first focus on resting and recovering from the ordeal he went through, but would also spent today and drawing up plans for building their own relic wagon, and potentially build one if he could source the help and materials.

OOC.

Dune blessed?
More like Dune cursed! :dracthyr_hehe:
My rolls were absolutely abysmal last night, but I truly enjoyed the entire Oasis story!
Thank you for keeping people’s RP class/interests in mind while doing rolls :3

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