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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2015-05-23 11:30 pm

[EVENT] Courtyard of Public Opinion, May Forum

Characters: Come one, come all!
Date: The 24th of May
Location: The Courtyard of Public Opinion, in Central Sector
Situation: This is the second public forum to be called since the Foreigners' return. It's led by the three family heads, but specifically designed to allow anyone the chance to speak. This particular one was called because of the Foreigner muggings, the Chihulean threat, and the rumours of remaining cultists; however, a variety of other things might get brought up as well.
Warnings/Rating: Added as they become applicable.

The Courtyard of Public Opinion isn't any bigger than some of the open fountain areas in the Water Sector, and it isn't set up the way some of the Foreigners might imagine a political debate area to be set up. There's no podium, no chairs apart from the stone benches too heavy to be moved, and no grand banners or archways. This is done deliberately; everyone is meant to have an equal voice in the Courtyard, so everyone is on level ground. Apart from the greenery, the stone paths, and the low stone walls surrounding the Courtyard, one could almost imagine it's just another Market Day in an open square.

Since the Foreigners are also residents of Keeliai, the Courtyard Forum will be a public opportunity for Foreigners to ask questions and air concerns of their own. This can range from something specific to individuals or making requests of all the major NPCs.



LINKS
Soul Gem Muggings | Cultists | Chihuelans | Turtle Sinking | Sky Sector | Individual NPC Interactions | OOC Questions


OOC
There are starters for various parts of the discussion, covering all the major topics regarding the happenings of Keeliai lately. NPCs will be available for all of the conversations below. The first five topics are general city occurrences which everyone in the Courtyard will be able to hear; use these threads as discussion between PCs as well as NPCs. NPCs will contribute to discussions as necessary, but won't be engaging in every line of conversation occurring in the general topic starters.

The NPC comments are for directly speaking with that NPC or those in that group; if your character has a specific issue to bring up with an NPC, this is where it should be done. The rest of the post is for Foreigners talking and organizing amongst themselves.
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Heojin - The Woodsmen

[personal profile] rawiron 2015-05-24 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
This forum Heojin and his seconds actually arrive on time, but sit quietly as is their wont. Their main source of contribution is the patrols Ran has been leading for much of the last month. Though they have found no Chihuelans outright, the Woodsmen have managed to find evidence of past living-places and even tracked them for some miles after the flooding of the radio station. Some objects found in their patrols have been brought to the forum, if the Foreigners care to make detailed enquiries.

The other topic the Woodsmen are most concerned about is the flooding. They confirm the College's results, with an admirable lack of ‘I told you so', and there is a good deal of discussion among them regarding how best to augment the farmlands' canals using small dams.

Over the course of the day, however, there are some oddities to note. Heojin, for those with heightened senses, smells and otherwise presents the same as the Heojin at the first forum and at the festival, and while his attention is subtle he seems to be keeping an eye on Meisheng's whereabouts. Ran, meanwhile, is more vocal than usual and in fact seems to be leading more discussion than Heojin himself. Lin doesn't stick close to his family's side of the Courtyard, but has apparently made a number of friends in the city in the past month and wanders around the Courtyard to pop up in various conversations and say hello to kedan from other sectors.