dance beneath the stars as you drink in the night
let the thunder overtake you as lightning fills the sky.
let the thunder overtake you as lightning fills the sky.
The air in the orangery shifts. The temperature equalises. Every leaf seems to hold still, as if suspended in the breath before a storm. When Rae arrives, it is not with grandeur but with symmetry. One presence condenses from the mist—cool, light, analytical—while the other takes form from the soil—dense, grounded, deliberate. They study one another first, a brief assessment, then turn toward the queen. Their eyes are identical in focus, like two facets of the same calculation.
"You have correctly identified a limitation," one says, voice clean and without inflection. "The magic is geographic. Bound to the leyline beneath Torchline. Beyond that boundary, the effect collapses." They step closer to the orange tree she’s offered. The leaves twitch in response, not from wind but from attention.
They exchange another glance—a silent audit of variables—before continuing. "We will help you." There’s no change in tone when they deliver what follows, only precision. "Here is what must be done."
The words that come next are not words at all but a sequence, an instruction stripped of poetry, a formula written into her bones. When the last fragment settles in her mind, Rae is already gone. No departure, no ripple of divine farewell, only equilibrium restored. The orangery returns to itself, quiet and ordered. The orange tree glows faintly for a moment longer before resuming its ordinary work: photosynthesis, respiration, growth.
Torchline has been given a Regional Quest!
Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 11 active Torchers. This means 6 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Flora must participate in at least 2 threads.
1. A thread collecting and distilling ocean water to gather the sea salt from it
2. A thread collecting citrus plants from the Oerwoud and juicing/reducing it to gather the citric acid
3. A PQ cleaning out the healing fountain to ensure there is no contamination, and then adding in the salt/citric acid (steps 1&2 must be completed before this)
4. A PQ bottling the new water. (step 3 must be completed before this)
"You have correctly identified a limitation," one says, voice clean and without inflection. "The magic is geographic. Bound to the leyline beneath Torchline. Beyond that boundary, the effect collapses." They step closer to the orange tree she’s offered. The leaves twitch in response, not from wind but from attention.
They exchange another glance—a silent audit of variables—before continuing. "We will help you." There’s no change in tone when they deliver what follows, only precision. "Here is what must be done."
The words that come next are not words at all but a sequence, an instruction stripped of poetry, a formula written into her bones. When the last fragment settles in her mind, Rae is already gone. No departure, no ripple of divine farewell, only equilibrium restored. The orangery returns to itself, quiet and ordered. The orange tree glows faintly for a moment longer before resuming its ordinary work: photosynthesis, respiration, growth.
Torchline has been given a Regional Quest!
Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 11 active Torchers. This means 6 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Flora must participate in at least 2 threads.
1. A thread collecting and distilling ocean water to gather the sea salt from it
2. A thread collecting citrus plants from the Oerwoud and juicing/reducing it to gather the citric acid
3. A PQ cleaning out the healing fountain to ensure there is no contamination, and then adding in the salt/citric acid (steps 1&2 must be completed before this)
4. A PQ bottling the new water. (step 3 must be completed before this)
feel the force of nature penetrate your skin,
spin with the world as the magic sinks in.
spin with the world as the magic sinks in.
