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UNCHARTED - GM POST
Twelve years have come and gone since the last Avatar, Avatar Korra, has passed on. Only three days after the news of her death spread amongst the nations and Republic City, a strange rumbling started that could be felt between the southern-most regions of the Fire Nation and the northern edges of the land of the southern Air nomads. By the end of the day a strange thing was discovered in the sea between the two lands, a large thing. Two more days passed after the initial sightings before the Fire Nation sent ships to investigate, aboard each vessel was an airbender who could fly between the ships for communication just in case radios failed. Another day passed and there was silence, not a single ship had reported back to the Fire Nation and the Southern Air Temple reported that no airbenders had reported back to their temple either. By morning of the next day, a single airbender appeared on the shore of the Fire Nation's southern beaches, they were quickly attended to and after care and rest, the airbender reported that the strange thing on their horizon was land. A new continent.
The airbender also reported that two of the four ships disappeared in a fog that rolled in as they grew closer to the beach of the land, apparently the radios all malfunctioned at the same time. The two remaining airbenders took to the sky to search for signs of the two missing ships, but could not see past the fog and did not want to get lost in it. Both of the remaining ships had made landfall, though the first was dragged unto the sand and sank into the earth only moments after they had anchored. The same thing happened to the last ship, though the airbender was able to escape just narrowly and used their remaining strength and energy to try to report back to the Fire Nation. Upon learning these things, travel to this new land was forbidden , though this would not be the last of the world's troubles after losing their Avatar.
Five years passed after the Uncharted Land appeared and no new Earth Avatar had been identified. The world was growing restless and anxious, weary of the new continent and afraid for their lost Avatar. Their worries were only made more concrete when a terrifying and chaotic storm began to encircle the new continent, taking out any patrols that had been stationed there to keep on eye on the happenings of this new land. The storm has lasted since that day, a terrible swirling and dangerous thing that takes out whatever enters its path without prejudice. It seems almost alive, and the nations fear that only one thing can stop it; the Avatar, but even after 12 long years, none has been identified.
The leaders of the world fear that their Avatar may be somehow lost on this new continent, and that to assuage the strange and terrible happenings of this uncharted land they must be found.
10 AM, Republic City - City Hall | A tense, terrible silence filled the air of the hall, pressure building from the quiet. Sitting in a semi-circle facing a map of the world were the nation's leaders, both those of the Republic City council and those of the individual nations. Fire Lord Dosu looked the sternest and most concerned of them all, a deep frown etched into his already jagged features as he stared at the map, arms crossed. Sho Pei, the youngest amongst them, give a quick sigh and leaned back in his chair, "The newest reports state that the storm has grown in size. My airbenders are afraid of it, only a few dare get anywhere close enough to it to get a truly good look at what's going on in those clouds." The young man stated, sharp yellow eyes moving over each of the leaders present.
"I don't blame them. We have no idea what dangers the storm actually presents, and I don't blame them for not wanting to take the risk to find out." Dosu rumbled.
"Be that as it may, we need to know. The people deserve to know. Additionally, my contacts in Ba Sing Se have returned no word of luck with regards to finding the Avatar." Mei Huong added, throwing a pointed glance over towards the Earth Nation representative. She, like everyone on the council, and likely the rest in attendance, had expected to be graced by the presence of the Earth King, but instead he had opted to send a representative in his stead. The woman seated where he ought to be shifted uncomfortably under Mei Huong's gaze, though she said nothing in response to Mei's report.
Mei sighed and looked back towards the map, pointing at the new blip that graced its surface. "We've already discussed this matter in the past, but it seems more and more likely that our Avatar is on that wretched mass of land, are we agreed?" She asked, motioning with her hand towards all others seated around the map. Everyone nodded and grumbled their agreement. "Right. So now we must decide what to do about this. We must send a party to investigate the island, all those in favor?" She raised her own hand and looked around the hall to see most hands raised, though two seemed hesitant. "Against?" She asked, looked around again. One hand raised, the other seemed to be abstaining.
"I believe that with something this important, something this... dangerous, this council should be unanimous in its decision on this matter. Chief Ekaya, you voted against, the floor is open to you. Fire Lord Dosu, you abstained, we will hear from you after Chief Ekaya." With that said, Mei made a sweeping motion with her hand towards Ekaya, who stood from her seat and looked slowly around at the nations' leaders.
"Let me start by asking something." Ekaya said, crossing her arms as she paced from around her chair into a more central viewing point. "We all agree that this is in fact dangerous, yes?" She paused, waiting to see nods of agreement from her colleagues. "So with that knowledge, why would we willfully toss members of our own nations, our neighbors, our families, at this danger? This danger that we know nothing about?" She paused once more, raking her gaze across every member of the council. "As of this moment, the storm has not gone anywhere. It has hugged the island, battered its shores. What is to say that if we start poking around it that that fact wouldn't change? What if all we do is call this unprecedented danger down upon ourselves?"
The water tribe woman's words full of fear, something that Sho Pei picked up on quickly. "You are afraid, Chief Ekaya. I understand. We are all afraid, I imagine?" He asked from his seat, shrugging his shoulders and looking around the room. "Even so, it appears that every person in this room means to act, in one capacity or another." He said, standing now as well to face Ekaya at eye level. "The simple fact is, Chief Ekaya, that we do not have an Avatar here to save us from our messes, even those we have no active hand in. You appear to be the only one here who doesn't realize this harsh truth. We've done enough waiting around for the appearance of our savior, it is time to take matters into our own hands. I have spoken with the people of my nation, I have heard their concerns, they fear this too, but what they fear more is this council's apparent inability to do anything about it." His words were sharp and pointed, denoting a passion that seemed to flourish more due to his youth.
Chief Ekaya looked at the young man, eyes wide but lips sealed. She felt a pressure like none she'd felt before, it was the first time she came to truly feel the absence of their world's safety net, their savior. After a long moment of silence, Ekaya nodded slowly and sighed, "You are right, however I will not acquiesce with no ideas as to what our scouting party encapsulates. How many people will we send? From which nations? What criteria must they meet? I also require from each and every one of you the acknowledgement that no matter who we send, we may be sending them to their deaths."
Sho nodded to her and looked to Mei, who gave him a curt nod, letting him know to take the floor. "These are good questions. The party will consist of no more than 15 individuals, and it will be comprised of people from all nations, sponsored, or put forth by, members of this council. We will accept no persons under the age of 18, and barring a few exceptions, should be considered master benders, capable of defending not only themselves but the other members of the party." He paused and looked deeply into Ekaya's eyes, for no other reason than to let her know that he meant what he was about to say, "And I, Sho Pei, official representative of the Air Nation and elected member of this council, acknowledge the fact that every single one of these people may die." Other voices followed suit behind him, and to his and everybody's surprise, Fire Lord Dosu stood up and let out a small chuckle.
"Well, Ekaya, old friend. Your mind and mine are quite alike in many ways. You addressed all of the concerns I had regarding this, and you, Sho Pei, have done an excellent job at convincing me. I acknowledge as well, and I change my vote to yes, so long as Ekaya will as well." He gave the water tribe woman a smile and though she did not return it, the mood of the entire room had lifted.
"Fine. I change my vote to yes as well." Her voice was low, though everyone could hear her words. Mei Huong let a small smile grace her lips, though she let it slip away just as quickly.
"Then this council is in agreement. We will adjourn for now, and meet once more in a week with those that we deem ready and worthy of being members of this scouting party. Dismissed."
12 PM, Republic City - Jade Moon Hotel | Fire Lord Dosu stood before the check-in counter of the Jade Moon Hotel, waiting patiently for an attendant to come and speak with him. Behind him, waiting rather patiently, were Sho Pei and Mei Huong, who'd only tagged along because the Republic City Council were paying for the room and and board of all of these people. Several moments of silence filled the time as the council members patience began to grow thin, though a clatter behind a door just behind the counter alerted them that somebody was on their way.
A middle-aged man, dressed in the marbled green uniform of his place of employment, shuffled out from behind the door and gave a small smile at the sight of three patrons at his desk. "Greetings, greetings! Welcome to the Jade Moon Hotel, are you here to check in or do you need to reserve rooms for another day?" He asked, clasping his hands and bowing in greeting.
Dosu looked to Mei who stepped forward and gave the man a curt nod. "Good afternoon, sir. My assistants called this morning at about 8 inquiring as per rooms for 12. They let me know that you would be able to accommodate this request so long as we paid up front for the duration of the stay." She explained. A few moments passed of the man looking slightly confused, though recognition lit up his eyes after awhile.
"Oh, yes, yes! How many nights will you require the rooms for?" He asked. With Mei having taken over the logistical end of this business, Dosu and Sho had wandered over to a quieter part of the lounge area. Mei and the check-in clerk's conversation faded into the background and Dosu took a seat, nearly falling as he plopped too heavily into the chair below him. He readjusted himself, a bit embarrassed at his inelegance, though Sho only smiled at the older man.
"My attendants will be arriving with our motley crew within the next 30 minutes, we shouldn't be waiting for long. Once we check them in and get them settled into their rooms, we will call the council back into meeting, yes?" Dosu asked, gazing up at Sho who decided only to lean against the arm rest of the chair adjacent to Dosu's.
"That's right. I expect they've gotten a quick briefing on why they are here?" Sho asked. Dosu nodded, though in truth he wasn't sure exactly how detailed his attendants would be in that regard. "They really only need the basics at the moment, more details will come during the meeting." Sho tacked on, as if reading Dosu's thoughts.
Note: Welcome and thank you all so much for your patience with me regarding this starter and getting things set up! So some notes regarding what I expect from your first posts: 1. Address how your benefactor recruited you for the party/mission. 2. Address your character's travel to Republic City if applicable, or their whereabouts prior to the meeting if not applicable 3. Your post should end with your character making their way to the hotel, where they can start interacting with each other up until the next GM post, which I will always make sure is clear ^^ I hope everyone has fun and as always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Twelve years have come and gone since the last Avatar, Avatar Korra, has passed on. Only three days after the news of her death spread amongst the nations and Republic City, a strange rumbling started that could be felt between the southern-most regions of the Fire Nation and the northern edges of the land of the southern Air nomads. By the end of the day a strange thing was discovered in the sea between the two lands, a large thing. Two more days passed after the initial sightings before the Fire Nation sent ships to investigate, aboard each vessel was an airbender who could fly between the ships for communication just in case radios failed. Another day passed and there was silence, not a single ship had reported back to the Fire Nation and the Southern Air Temple reported that no airbenders had reported back to their temple either. By morning of the next day, a single airbender appeared on the shore of the Fire Nation's southern beaches, they were quickly attended to and after care and rest, the airbender reported that the strange thing on their horizon was land. A new continent.
The airbender also reported that two of the four ships disappeared in a fog that rolled in as they grew closer to the beach of the land, apparently the radios all malfunctioned at the same time. The two remaining airbenders took to the sky to search for signs of the two missing ships, but could not see past the fog and did not want to get lost in it. Both of the remaining ships had made landfall, though the first was dragged unto the sand and sank into the earth only moments after they had anchored. The same thing happened to the last ship, though the airbender was able to escape just narrowly and used their remaining strength and energy to try to report back to the Fire Nation. Upon learning these things, travel to this new land was forbidden , though this would not be the last of the world's troubles after losing their Avatar.
Five years passed after the Uncharted Land appeared and no new Earth Avatar had been identified. The world was growing restless and anxious, weary of the new continent and afraid for their lost Avatar. Their worries were only made more concrete when a terrifying and chaotic storm began to encircle the new continent, taking out any patrols that had been stationed there to keep on eye on the happenings of this new land. The storm has lasted since that day, a terrible swirling and dangerous thing that takes out whatever enters its path without prejudice. It seems almost alive, and the nations fear that only one thing can stop it; the Avatar, but even after 12 long years, none has been identified.
The leaders of the world fear that their Avatar may be somehow lost on this new continent, and that to assuage the strange and terrible happenings of this uncharted land they must be found.
10 AM, Republic City - City Hall | A tense, terrible silence filled the air of the hall, pressure building from the quiet. Sitting in a semi-circle facing a map of the world were the nation's leaders, both those of the Republic City council and those of the individual nations. Fire Lord Dosu looked the sternest and most concerned of them all, a deep frown etched into his already jagged features as he stared at the map, arms crossed. Sho Pei, the youngest amongst them, give a quick sigh and leaned back in his chair, "The newest reports state that the storm has grown in size. My airbenders are afraid of it, only a few dare get anywhere close enough to it to get a truly good look at what's going on in those clouds." The young man stated, sharp yellow eyes moving over each of the leaders present.
"I don't blame them. We have no idea what dangers the storm actually presents, and I don't blame them for not wanting to take the risk to find out." Dosu rumbled.
"Be that as it may, we need to know. The people deserve to know. Additionally, my contacts in Ba Sing Se have returned no word of luck with regards to finding the Avatar." Mei Huong added, throwing a pointed glance over towards the Earth Nation representative. She, like everyone on the council, and likely the rest in attendance, had expected to be graced by the presence of the Earth King, but instead he had opted to send a representative in his stead. The woman seated where he ought to be shifted uncomfortably under Mei Huong's gaze, though she said nothing in response to Mei's report.
Mei sighed and looked back towards the map, pointing at the new blip that graced its surface. "We've already discussed this matter in the past, but it seems more and more likely that our Avatar is on that wretched mass of land, are we agreed?" She asked, motioning with her hand towards all others seated around the map. Everyone nodded and grumbled their agreement. "Right. So now we must decide what to do about this. We must send a party to investigate the island, all those in favor?" She raised her own hand and looked around the hall to see most hands raised, though two seemed hesitant. "Against?" She asked, looked around again. One hand raised, the other seemed to be abstaining.
"I believe that with something this important, something this... dangerous, this council should be unanimous in its decision on this matter. Chief Ekaya, you voted against, the floor is open to you. Fire Lord Dosu, you abstained, we will hear from you after Chief Ekaya." With that said, Mei made a sweeping motion with her hand towards Ekaya, who stood from her seat and looked slowly around at the nations' leaders.
"Let me start by asking something." Ekaya said, crossing her arms as she paced from around her chair into a more central viewing point. "We all agree that this is in fact dangerous, yes?" She paused, waiting to see nods of agreement from her colleagues. "So with that knowledge, why would we willfully toss members of our own nations, our neighbors, our families, at this danger? This danger that we know nothing about?" She paused once more, raking her gaze across every member of the council. "As of this moment, the storm has not gone anywhere. It has hugged the island, battered its shores. What is to say that if we start poking around it that that fact wouldn't change? What if all we do is call this unprecedented danger down upon ourselves?"
The water tribe woman's words full of fear, something that Sho Pei picked up on quickly. "You are afraid, Chief Ekaya. I understand. We are all afraid, I imagine?" He asked from his seat, shrugging his shoulders and looking around the room. "Even so, it appears that every person in this room means to act, in one capacity or another." He said, standing now as well to face Ekaya at eye level. "The simple fact is, Chief Ekaya, that we do not have an Avatar here to save us from our messes, even those we have no active hand in. You appear to be the only one here who doesn't realize this harsh truth. We've done enough waiting around for the appearance of our savior, it is time to take matters into our own hands. I have spoken with the people of my nation, I have heard their concerns, they fear this too, but what they fear more is this council's apparent inability to do anything about it." His words were sharp and pointed, denoting a passion that seemed to flourish more due to his youth.
Chief Ekaya looked at the young man, eyes wide but lips sealed. She felt a pressure like none she'd felt before, it was the first time she came to truly feel the absence of their world's safety net, their savior. After a long moment of silence, Ekaya nodded slowly and sighed, "You are right, however I will not acquiesce with no ideas as to what our scouting party encapsulates. How many people will we send? From which nations? What criteria must they meet? I also require from each and every one of you the acknowledgement that no matter who we send, we may be sending them to their deaths."
Sho nodded to her and looked to Mei, who gave him a curt nod, letting him know to take the floor. "These are good questions. The party will consist of no more than 15 individuals, and it will be comprised of people from all nations, sponsored, or put forth by, members of this council. We will accept no persons under the age of 18, and barring a few exceptions, should be considered master benders, capable of defending not only themselves but the other members of the party." He paused and looked deeply into Ekaya's eyes, for no other reason than to let her know that he meant what he was about to say, "And I, Sho Pei, official representative of the Air Nation and elected member of this council, acknowledge the fact that every single one of these people may die." Other voices followed suit behind him, and to his and everybody's surprise, Fire Lord Dosu stood up and let out a small chuckle.
"Well, Ekaya, old friend. Your mind and mine are quite alike in many ways. You addressed all of the concerns I had regarding this, and you, Sho Pei, have done an excellent job at convincing me. I acknowledge as well, and I change my vote to yes, so long as Ekaya will as well." He gave the water tribe woman a smile and though she did not return it, the mood of the entire room had lifted.
"Fine. I change my vote to yes as well." Her voice was low, though everyone could hear her words. Mei Huong let a small smile grace her lips, though she let it slip away just as quickly.
"Then this council is in agreement. We will adjourn for now, and meet once more in a week with those that we deem ready and worthy of being members of this scouting party. Dismissed."
12 PM, Republic City - Jade Moon Hotel | Fire Lord Dosu stood before the check-in counter of the Jade Moon Hotel, waiting patiently for an attendant to come and speak with him. Behind him, waiting rather patiently, were Sho Pei and Mei Huong, who'd only tagged along because the Republic City Council were paying for the room and and board of all of these people. Several moments of silence filled the time as the council members patience began to grow thin, though a clatter behind a door just behind the counter alerted them that somebody was on their way.
A middle-aged man, dressed in the marbled green uniform of his place of employment, shuffled out from behind the door and gave a small smile at the sight of three patrons at his desk. "Greetings, greetings! Welcome to the Jade Moon Hotel, are you here to check in or do you need to reserve rooms for another day?" He asked, clasping his hands and bowing in greeting.
Dosu looked to Mei who stepped forward and gave the man a curt nod. "Good afternoon, sir. My assistants called this morning at about 8 inquiring as per rooms for 12. They let me know that you would be able to accommodate this request so long as we paid up front for the duration of the stay." She explained. A few moments passed of the man looking slightly confused, though recognition lit up his eyes after awhile.
"Oh, yes, yes! How many nights will you require the rooms for?" He asked. With Mei having taken over the logistical end of this business, Dosu and Sho had wandered over to a quieter part of the lounge area. Mei and the check-in clerk's conversation faded into the background and Dosu took a seat, nearly falling as he plopped too heavily into the chair below him. He readjusted himself, a bit embarrassed at his inelegance, though Sho only smiled at the older man.
"My attendants will be arriving with our motley crew within the next 30 minutes, we shouldn't be waiting for long. Once we check them in and get them settled into their rooms, we will call the council back into meeting, yes?" Dosu asked, gazing up at Sho who decided only to lean against the arm rest of the chair adjacent to Dosu's.
"That's right. I expect they've gotten a quick briefing on why they are here?" Sho asked. Dosu nodded, though in truth he wasn't sure exactly how detailed his attendants would be in that regard. "They really only need the basics at the moment, more details will come during the meeting." Sho tacked on, as if reading Dosu's thoughts.
Note: Welcome and thank you all so much for your patience with me regarding this starter and getting things set up! So some notes regarding what I expect from your first posts: 1. Address how your benefactor recruited you for the party/mission. 2. Address your character's travel to Republic City if applicable, or their whereabouts prior to the meeting if not applicable 3. Your post should end with your character making their way to the hotel, where they can start interacting with each other up until the next GM post, which I will always make sure is clear ^^ I hope everyone has fun and as always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
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