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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2015-04-14 11:30 pm

[EVENT|4TH WALL] THE NEWCOMERS’ ARRIVAL | APRIL 15-22

Characters: ALL and plus ones.
Date: April 15-22 2015 (2016 in-game)
Location: Farmlands outside the city walls, but this log can also be used for locations within the city.
Situation: Spring planting - fourth wall event, week one!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.

The days for the festival dawn sunny if a bit chilly, but the air is clear and the soggy ground has dried enough that there isn’t too much mud in the lanes between fields and homesteads. The broad dirt path to the Woodsmen’s land leads past the tram-line construction, lined with waving ribbons on sticks along the sides. The Woodsmen’s territory circles the city, separated from the city’s walls by five hundred yards of neutral land.

The festival’s central area is Liangken’s Clearing, and this is where the festival will begin and end each day. Liangken is an ancient tree, among the oldest on the turtle’s back. Though it doesn’t flower or bear much in the way of leaves anymore, the kedan have cultivated it carefully and now it’s an excellent representation for the revitalisation of old wisdom.



The lanes between the fields and homesteads will house the stalls, contests and walking areas. The Woodsmen will be keeping an eye on these to prevent anyone from walking off the marked paths. The homesteads provide ‘hotspots’ in among the lanes and fields, with Woodsmen families lending their yards to the comfort and entertainment of their guests.

In general, the Woodsmen are a taciturn, soft-spoken lot who nevertheless take great pride in their work. Their lands are all but sacred -- they accept no attitude, no trespassing, no attempts to thwart their authority. This causes some noticeable tension with the Snakes, who are accustomed to being the sole enforcers within the city; but though there may be some ill tempers and raised voices, at no point will anyone come to blows. It’s hard to argue with someone built like a brick wall and carrying sharp farm implements.

The Woodsmen are a touch anxious about having strangers on their land and this shows in them being overly officious or bossy, but at the same time their pride shows clearly and they are eager to show off the state of their lands, their greenhouses, and their farming processes -- practically without being asked. The residents of Keeliai tend to think of the Woodsmen as ‘cowards’, and the Woodsmen are taking this opportunity to prove themselves otherwise with feats of strength and tall tales.

Due to the farmers’ hours of “early to bed and early to rise”, the festival ends in the early evening at sundown, but begins again before dawn -- usually by greeting the sun with a song.




LINKS
Heojin, Ran and Lin | Liangken’s Clearing | Stalls and Lanes | OOC Information post | 4th Wall Character Check In


OOC
While Heojin and his bodyguards are open to everyone (including fourth-wall characters!), they are not available for small talk and general directionless CR. For the integrity of the mod’s inbox, please only request a thread with him if you already have an idea of what you’d like your character to ask/do. Other NPCs can be requested by sending a PM to the appropriate journals directly, with the same guidelines.

The top-level comments are for the festival, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the city of Keeliai itself! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date.
bigdamnhiro: (that guy back there)

[personal profile] bigdamnhiro 2015-04-27 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Welp! Too bad for you, we don't have any of those." And probably lucky for Hiro. He jerks a thumb in the general direction of the city proper.

"I don't think they have anything more advanced than a horse and plow out here. You could try looking inside the city, where all the tech is, but honestly? It's not much better. Steam power and pistons. Super backwards."

Hiro's not happy about it either, dude, but you're just gonna have to get used to it like everybody else.
buffing: (eyeroll)

[personal profile] buffing 2015-04-30 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Ugh, seriously?"

Kevin thros up his arms in exasperation. "Great. Just great." And he thought Earth was the sticks. Steam? Really? You'd think they'd hurry up and figure out how to use fuel a little more efficiently than that.

His gaze follows Hiro's gestured and he gave a heavy, dramatic sigh. "Fine, whatever. I'll deal." He's about ready to wash his hands of this kid and make some actual progress, but as he turns to start toward the city in the distance, he can't help but try to get in a last word.

"Surprised you even know what a piston is, shrimp."
bigdamnhiro: whatever (la la la)

[personal profile] bigdamnhiro 2015-05-03 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
He shouldn't. He really shouldn't. He should shut his mouth and walk away and not say anything. But then, Hiro's never been known for his impulse control.

"Well golly gee, mister, guess that makes two of us. Can't judge a book by its cover, can you?"

...Okay now he's gonna get the hell outta dodge and disappear.