Npc — She/Her
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:01:41 )
Voltra's Vibrance Day Festival
Love is in the fresh, Spring air!
Join all of us here in celebration of new life, and cultural appreciation for all the realms!
I'm totally stoked to show everyone what we have in store!
I'm extra excited since rumor has it, my father, the mayor of Voltra will actually have time to join!
It's been so long since we had some quality father-daughter time.
Mark your calendars, the festival (event forum) will be open from: Wednesday, March 13th through to Thursday, March 28th.
Hope you like tea, because I'm about to spill it in the next post! :vanora_sun:
Npc — She/Her
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:05:55 )
Event F.A.Q. & Guide *What are these flowers near my currency?:
This is event currency, these roses and lavender are exclusive to specifically this event.
You may accrue flowers via posting in forums - this is the break-down of flower earning rates: Event forum: 10-15 Roses/Lavender Games/Undercurrent: 0-2 Roses/Lavender General Forums: 3-5 Roses/Lavender *What are the flowers spent on?:
For this event you have two options to exhaust your flowers. Firstly, if you head over to Joyful Jamboree by clicking the image below, you will eventually see event-specific clothing sets are for sale specifically using roses and lavender.
The event items will be dropping on odd-numbered days this event until 7 items in total are available. Additionally,
if you find yourself having an exorbitant amount of currency, you can head on over to NPC "First Love" Voting! and use flower power to cast your vote for an event exclusive activity!!
Whoo, boy I'm curious which NPC will win that contest! *I am interested in the lore but...not...reading all that...:
Then scroll on down in this thread for Spark Notes! Spark in all his awesomeness will update this thread daily with a summary of the daily lore to cut the length of reading if you're someone on the go or who struggles to focus on the lines! *Will there be any games?:
Each Chapter (seven in total) will have an activity of sorts to accompany the story. Each chapter will last two days but games will only be held during the first day of each chapter.
Each chapter game shall begin at differing times as to attempt to accommodate Volties as much as possible, so please note the times listed at the end of this post.
*What do I get for participating in games?:
At the end of the event, anyone who participated in the activities will receive an event set for free for each chapter they partook in. *I have other questions..:
Feel free to ask below, and Vanora or Spark will get back to you! :vanora-celebrate: RELEVANT LINKS
FAQ & Spark Notes:.....You are here!
"First Love" NPC Voting: Click here!
"Blooming Letters": Click here! Chapter One: Click here!
Seven Event Items are in store for this event, and will be updated in the Joyful Jamboree on odd-numbered days. The times the games are planned for are in response to the user survey we released. We did our best, sorry for any inconvenience.
Npc — She/Her
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:21:12 )
The Blooming March What we are celebrating this glorious day in Voltra...
Art by Nicole (Blankart) studio
One of the legends that the Realm of Sound holds dear, is the story of Chunhua. She is said to have been the first and original guardian of Sound gifted to the realm by the blessings of Panthalassa. However, her inherent form was not that of a animal like we typically know - but of a great tree. Initially, the people saw her as inefficientand were ultimately unappreciative of Panthalassa’s creation.
Only a few generations later....and knowledge of Chunhua was completely abandoned.
Her sobs echoed in the forest, alone with no-one to care or hear her self loathing.
Despite falling into depression and neglect from humanity, her instincts and convictions as a guardian never changed - she was to infinitely love and protect the Realm of Sound with all her might.
Unable to move, she focused all her magical energy into growing her roots and spreading throughout the entire realm, and her days revolved around listening to everyone within the realm - their happiness, their woes, their anger, and their indifference alike.
Even more generations later, famine struck, and the forest life that once flourished rapidly decayed by an unknown dark energy that poisoned the land's fertility. All plants and most animals withered and died, with the exception of Chunhua herself, that stood so brilliantly - resistant to the darkness.
With most life gone but her, finally for the first time in her existence, did she stand out to all as something utterly beautiful.
They were unaware she was sentient, nonetheless she became a symbol of hope to the people.
Many traveled far to water her, pray to her branches and attempt to nourish the surrounding soil.
The love of her people gave her purpose, more validation and she grew to heights she never imagined.
She could feel the woe of the people, deep within the earth - their desire to carry on, and adoration of Chunhua left her searching for a greater power within herself to save those she loved... Using the inherent spirit of Panthalassa's influence within her, she summoned an ancient wisdom to enlighten her.
It was mid-March, when her green leaves burst into an array of colors - flowers bloomed into a wind storm that covered the grounds of the entire land - their seeds sprouting new life! New creatures that could fight back against the darkness, new plants that resisted it as well and cleansed the air of its influence.
In a short time, the forests of Sound were restored, fruits engorged and the land was green once again.
The three largest blossoms that bloomed would become the Guardians the Sound Realm knows today. Chunhua’s spirit left the tree; her life and magical energy splitting amongst the Guardians of Sound who, like other Realms, took on the form of animal spirits.
Chunhua's former vessel remains alive and well today, in the very center of the Sound Realm - the largest tree in the entire world.
Within the same forest, smaller trees of the same nature as she grow, and they are named the Blooming March; as they endure their full seasonal cycles on a random day in the month of March.
Our Mayor (who will be making an appearance this Vibrance Day!), being born in the Realm of Sound, harvested one of these trees to bring to Voltra with the help of four others that helped found this realm.
What once was simply ruins from one of the forgotten realms, nourished into this wonderful place we all call home.
Thanks to bringing a Blooming March here, the soil of this realm was able to become fertile once again.
We celebrate Vibrance Day as we celebrate other cultures such as that found in the Sound Realm.
We celebrate the return of life and the vibrance of nature, through the Vibrance Day Festival.
All in one day, the tree will bud, flourish green with multicolored blossoms, and fade into a gold and red foliage.
And those blossoms just so happen to make a delicious pot of tea.
Rumor and tradition has it, that if you drink from the same cup as someone else, it will cause your souls to bond.
A typically romantic notion, popular with the youth.
There's this fancy tree that originated in the Sound Realm, that goes through 4 seasonal shifts on one random day in March.
Legend has it that this was Sound's very first "Guardian", but when the Realm needed saving from darkness, she gave her life and sprouted three flowers that gave birth to the three guardians the Sound Realm knows today.
Voltra's mayor is one of the founders of our home, and he took one of the miniature versions of the Guardian Tree that people have aptly named "The Blooming March" and brought it to a realm with dead soil and ruins.
With its help, the soil flourished again and our mayor along with a few of his friends were able to make the ruins their new home: Voltra.
On the day it blooms, people get together to brew tea from its flowers. Folklore has it that if you drink from the same cup of March Tea with somebody else, your souls will bond. How romantic.
Npc — She/Her
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:23:55 )
New Characters To be revealed as the chapters go on...
We have two new NPCs joining the Voltra cast, as well as a barrage of other characters, giving more context to the Metal Realm!
Mayor Volkan Father to Vanora, he is one of five founders of Voltra - serving now as its dutiful mayor.
He has a robust and positive personality but always has a vibe to him that leaves people skeptical of his real intentions.
Truly he is passionate about doing the right thing and helping others.
Originally from the Realm of Sound, was a farmer that fled due to the western most land getting toxic soil that killed his crops and left the father of two desperate to find new land to plant his roots into.
Vaughn Mard'Gear: A slick and sly traveling merchant from the Realm of Metal who is missing an arm.
He loves his cigars and whiskey, and while kind of a bad influence to be around, often speaks valid words of wisdom.
Charming, cunning and manipulative when needed - otherwise a caring individual who prefers to think before he acts and has a very logical, though sometimes cynical outlook.
Valentina is his adoptive daughter he found as a stow-away on his airship.
He wasn't ready for fatherhood but she was a tough kid to bargain with. Ended up being a welcome challenge.
Ruby Diorite: Valentina's biological mother.
Cold-hearted narcissist who is the head of one of the four great families of Metal.
Her big corporation focusing on fashion, marketing, and a league of super models and won't settle for less than perfectly pretty.
She held Valentina to high and unreasonable expectations that, when not met, disciplined harshly.
She believes she was blessed with her place in life and justifies her lack of empathy for the lower class that they aren't working hard enough.
Somewhere deep down she loves her daughter, but has been too hurt in the past to conceptualize healthy family dynamics. Sapphire Zircon: One of the great 4, Sapphire is the only one who through a stroke of lucky circumstances made her way from Poverty to riches - and clings to it desperately and anxiously.
She joined what was the Big 3 at the time and her status justified her own sect that renamed them the Great 4.
She is a genius who engineered prosthetics that became a demand in the metal realm due to factory accidents - she also is the CEO of multiple medical insurance agencies. Quartz Goldman: One of the Great 4 and the richest of them all, Quartz is a serious man who keeps his words succinct, pristine, and sharp.
A tactician at heart and unphased by war, Quartz got his place as the lead manufacturer of Weapons for all realms in the world.
His designs can harness both magical or electrical energy and he is committed to a no-bias clause.
You get what you pay for, he supports no side, and remains a business man simply selling to whichever customer comes his way. Maverick Agate: One of the Great 4, he is a joyful guy that is easy to make friends with - mostly because that's the most
lucrative approach. He owns a majority of the most complex cave systems known to the Realm, and harvests a variety of ores for
wholesale all around the world. No one really hates him, he frequents the steam districts and works side by side with his miners frequently.
At his worst, he hates being wrong and has a bit of a hissy fit until he calms down and apologizes for his outbursts.
Amethyst: Black Mamba, Guardian of Metal - Amethyst is gem obsessed and takes a lot of pride in her artform (accessory making).
Completely enticed by shiny things, she kisses up to the Great 4 to enjoy the shared luxuries, considers Ruby one of her best friends as they have a lot of similar interests.
She has a soft spot for Valentina but is completely ignorant to controversies around her, preferring to think everything is fine. Cinnabar: Cockatiel, Guardian of Metal - Cinnabar has a few loose screws and a lack of self-awareness.
Ultimately insecure and compensates with being a bit of a jerk.
Most don't have patience to be around him for too long and his social etiquette is poor, if only someone could tolerate him and show him true friendship, he might thrive better. Rhodium: Rhino, Guardian of Metal - Rhodium is a grounded individual who aligns himself strongly with nature. He has low tolerance for the bureaucratic nonsense of the Cyber Elite and spends most of his time in the Steam districts helping adventurers and factory workers alike. He is leading an investigation on a big issue in the Metal Realm that is Child Labor, and hoping one day equality can be brought to all.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:25:38 )
SPARK NOTES Story summaries for each chapter. Updated as the lore progresses.
What is up my incredible buddies? Ya know, sometimes I'm just kinda tired. Or on the run.
Maybe - my eyeballs just don't wanna focus?! I can't be the only one that feels like that sometimes!
So for your convenience, and because I love you oh-so much~ I figured I'd do ya a favor and jot down some quick notes for each chapter.
No need to thank me, it is to our mutual benefit of friendship, after all.
I'll be your wings, your eyes, your summarize. Ha! Clearly the season has inspired me to write poetry.
Here's your cheat sheet - I won't tell if you don't. ~
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:26:24 )
Vanora pays a visit to her father, who also happens to be the mayor of Voltra - Volkan.
A busy man with a kind heart finally realizes even he needs a day off and decides the perfect time to do so, is to spend time with his daughter during the Vibrance Day Festival.
He picks up a fruit platter to bring over to her and Vivienne's apartment but unbeknownst to him, the girls adopted a food-addicted cat named Timberland last Solstice.
He mistakes the baby-proofing of the apartment as indication one of the girls is 'expecting', but reality comes crashing down on why food cabinets need to be protected when Timberland ravages the expensive fruit platter and runs off with a slice of cantaloupe.
Volkan makes pursuit to obtain it back, and after retrieving the defiled fruit back, he shares a laugh with the girls. Ultimately he and Timberland take a liking to each other.
Vanora asks for clarification about The Blooming March, a tree that originates from the Realm of Sound - their homeland.
He tells the mythology behind the tree that can be read a post above titled "Blooming March"
Volkan sets out promising to reconvene at the festival later, but first: he has to meet up with a certain shopkeeper...
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:26:32 )
Volkan makes his way to Valentina's shop with the intentions of congratulating her on a successful first quarter since her shop's grand opening.
On the way, he reminisces old times and old friends...such as how Voltra came to be and where it is headed in the future.
When he arrives at his destination, he is quickly overwhelmed by Valentina's technical talk and has to hyper-focus in order to intellectually keep up.
A large airship causes an overcast midst their conversation and his heart skips a beat wondering if the mysterious pilot was his long lost friend.
Volkan invites Valentina with him to investigate, but by the time he turns around she has already frantically run away after seeing the airship...
If it is who they think it is, then her feelings of angst are valid...
Volkan sprints to the docks as he has his hopes up that his best friend finally came back home.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:26:40 )
The mayor is correct, a surprise to all, Vaughn Mard'gear, the traveling merchant from the Metal Realm, one of Voltra's founders and also Valentina's adoptive father, makes a grand entrance (as is his usual style).
The dashing and sly cigar-addict hasn't changed a bit from what Volkan remembers.
Frizz and Static rush to welcome an old friend before Volkan cuts in to have a happy reunion.
The mayor guides Vaughn back to his old shop, that was now no longer called Mard'Gearz but taken over by his daughter and re-labeled Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent!
When Vaughn arrives home, calling out to his beloved daughter and ignored, he knows she is angry with him.
He had up and gone missing for two years without any notice...but his reasons are justifiable, if she'd just give him a chance!
Vaughn partakes in solving puzzles and eluding traps to try and find where Valentina is hiding within the shop.
He finds her hiding in the barrel of a laundry dryer, and she attacks him with a mechanical 'arachnabroom' to restrain him for questioning.
When he reveals he was missing and couldn't write to her because he was captured and brought to prison, the two have a heart to heart about the circumstances of Vaughn's alleged crime...
The metal realm always known for its steampunk aesthetics, had made an alliance with the electric realm resulting in electrics cyber technology
to flood into the wealthy of Metal and divide the people even further- "The Cyber Elite" or, "The Great 4" placed Vaughn under arrest.
It turns out Vaughn was arrested for the kidnapping of Valentina Diorite, but the girl Vaughn knows and had been raising is named Valentina Tinker, right?
He had denied the crime as he genuinely was innocent - he never kidnapped anyone.
Rather than rat out his beloved adoptive daughter, Vaughn stayed locked up figuring she had her reasons for hiding something from him.
Fearful she may be in danger, his lips remained sealed and he feigned ignorance to the mysterious missing pink headed girl.
A few convenient friends that owed Vaughn favors pulled some strings and formed alibi's eventually permitting his release.
Valentina, now wrought with guilt over her own anger at him, confesses she lied to him and begins to tell her story as to why she ran away from home and escaped by hijacking his airship when she was only eight years old.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:26:48 )
Born and raised in one of the four great families that dominated the Realm of Metal, Valentina was expected to act prim and proper, and become the ideal of femininity. Dealing with a narcissistic mother, a barrage of verbal abuse, and ignorance-based physical abuse (such as being forced into a corset that unintentionally snapped one of her ribs) left Valentina as a very broken-down and anxious child.
Tensions between the Realms of Sound and Metal have always been high - their walks of life greatly contrasting.
That doesn't stop diplomats and political powers from trying to find common ground though, as both could benefit from each others resources.
Sound itself has very few options of truly protecting itself.
Valentina reminisces back to an extravagant party the Metal Realm hosted for Sound diplomats.
In attempts to win over the Metal Realm, the diplomat presented a gift for each member of the four great families.
Valentina's mother Ruby, was gifted a very rare beetle said in legend to "open new doors" for their caretakers, but she was unimpressed and absolutely insulted.
Val on the other hand, was enchanted by the beetle.
One of the Metal Guardians, Amethyst, offered Ruby that she could 'add value' to the beetle by creating "living jewelry" to which Ruby promptly agreed, handing the imprisoned beetle over.
Val was left with immense anxiety, worried what would happen to the bug she quickly grew fond of.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:26:57 )
Valentina is reminiscing still.
At another forced gathering Val had to doll up for, she saw around her mother's neck: the beetle. He was spray-painted gold and had gemstones glued onto him.
The beetle struggled to move, being chained and worn as jewelry but her mother loved the piece.
The concept of living jewelry felt barbaric to Val, and she vowed to save the beetle and herself from this nightmare.
Stealing a maid uniform and retrieving the beetle from her mother's room, she fled out a window and ran to the Steam City as fast as she could - eventually making her way to a cargo area.
She unloaded a crate of goods and locked herself within one to be loaded onto a random airship.
A few hours into flight she broke free, which is where she met Vaughn, the traveling merchant.
He had assumed she was fleeing from extensive child labor - an ongoing large scale crime in the Realm of Metal.
She nodded her head and when he asked her name, she changed it to the most common surname in Metal - Tinker.
He loved the little girl's personality and had been planning on retiring soon.
Impressed she hijacked his ship, and after bonding through travels he decided to full on adopt the young girl as his own.
Raising her and teaching her everything he knew over the course of a decade.
When Val turned 18, he intended on making a quick trip to Metal so to finish packing up his apartment there. He left a note stating he would be back in three months but didn't return until two years later - now.
Now with their stories straight, and having a heart to heart Valentina and Vaughn finally are able to enjoy each other's presence and get out how much they missed each other. They go together to attend the Vibrance Festival and Vaughn shows off his knowledge of the Blooming March and how to steep the best cup of tea with its blossoms.
The party is hijacked however, and both Vaughn and Valentina are violently detained by a giant mech who had been using magic to be invisible.
Within the mech, Metal Guardian Cinnabar cackled out that he caught Vaughn and the missing Valentina Diorite red-handed.
Quickly, other NPCs shuffle in to help their friends - Spark restrains Cinnabar, and Mayor Volkan friendly approaches, but with a threatening aura, forcing Cinnabar to have a debate of legalities and ethics.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:27:07 )
Successfully restrained by Spark, Cinnabar is brought into Mayor Volkan's office, away from tainting the uplifting Vibrance Day Festival and especially away from harming Val and Vaughn any further.
Volkan instructs Spark to loosen his grip on the hot-head, while Cinnabar and Volkan engage in a verbal battle of wits: Cinnabar trying to justify capturing Val and Vaughn to bring home, and the mayor making arguments to protect them here in Voltra.
During their debate, it is revealed to Cinnabar that Vaughn lost his arm during a tragedy of a high tier beast that devoured his son- and his arm with him.
Vaughn was at one point married to one of the Cyber Elite named Sapphire before she came to fame. She dedicated her life to prosthetic needing to focus on something aside the death of her son which ended up being a lucrative business. Their mutual depression for what happened to their boy resulted in a divorce, which not too long after would be when Vaughn unwittingly adopts Valentina.
Inevitably, Cinnabar's hot-headed nature detracted from his reasoning and was unable to validate his position.
He storms off shamefully back to his mech and heads back home - leaving Val and Vaughn relieved they can be left in peace. For now, anyway.
Npc — He/Him
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 15:27:16 )
Now with the threat gone, everyone is able to let loose and be themselves again.
Vanora gets wrapped up in some of Valentina's gear-head talk and doesn't know how to escape it.
Volkan and Vaughn bicker over smoking in public areas before solidifying Vaughn's work contract for The Knowledge Base.
And looking on at them all is a pensive Vontell feeling a bit haunted by his own past...witnessing a guardian of Metal coming here to retrieve Val and Vaughn concerns Vontell if his home of Electric would do something similar, if they were to ever be aware he was living here in Voltra...
Before the thoughts can bother him too much, the boisterous laugh of Vaughn, Valentina, Mayor Volkan and Vanora ground him back in reality.
Everyone is back to themselves again and feeling free spirited for now- but much like Vontell's concerns...there are many Volties here who are refugees from other realms.
This leaves a lingering wonder of who is next to be chased down by their past...and how safe is Voltra as a relatively newer in-development realm compared to the rest?
Donator — They/them
Posted 6 years ago ( 2019/03/13 23:37:34 )
i just woke up and what do i see, the cutest site layout i've ever seen.
this event looks like fun and am glad i didn't miss anything since chapter 1 begins tomorow. ovo
There is something haunting in the light of the moon;
It has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.
