JANUARY INFORMATION POST

[melodiesmods]

Hello everyone, it's time for the monthly information post once again! To new players, we hope you will enjoy playing here and to veteran players, we hope you are still enjoying the game. If you are new, feel free to introduce yourself in the OOC community, a log will be posted on the fifth of January for new characters. Like usual, new characters will be housed with characters already in-game.

This post details the small events that will punctuate this month. Should you have any questions regarding this month's happenings, please feel free to post them here.



This Keeps Happening || January 05th
If the characters check Jessie's computer in her laboratory, they will see a countdown going up to January 05th, 09:00 AM. And exactly at this time, a brand new batch of Heroes of Light shall awaken in the vicinity of the Crystal of Fire, located in the third district of Aqures Ixen. After having seen their reality shatter and collapse around them, these Heroes now find themselves in a brand new world... And with floating balls of fur as their greatest allies! Furthermore, they are now wielding mysterious new powers granted to them by the Crystal they hold. The Heroes will be granted their Mognet rights, a house and told everything (or nearly) they need to know about their 'destiny'. More Native OCs may also come to Aqures Ixen to work work with the Heroes of Light, should any be apped.

Following this, a new countdown will start on Jessie's computer, this one ending on March 05th, 09:00 AM. The new characters' files are corrupted and cannot be accessed unless they are manually unlocked by the characters to whom they belong. A log will be posted for new characters to post their introductions in, veterans can welcome them (or not).

The Enemy Within || January 15th
Following the discussion with the Sage in Mysidia, the Heroes of Light will be invited to go back and see him to get all the answers to all the questions they have. It sounds too good to be true, right? The Sage did mention he would only tell them everything under certain conditions, and this involves a test, one they won't even be aware they're taking.

The characters will live through a potential future, two years in the future from now, where all of the truth was revealed to them and where the Sage answered their every questions. All of this knowledge helped them do what is necessary to try and fight Garland and the Calamity... But do they even want to fight Garland now? This potential timeline will depend on what characters sign up and what role they play. It is said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and so the Heroes of Light who received all of the knowledge of the Sage will play varying degrees of villainous roles in this potential future, threatening to ruin the Heroes of Light's ideals in various ways.

After the trial, characters will forget their knowledge, but remember the experience itself. Depending on what this possible timeline ends up becoming, the Sage will share his secrets for real with the Heroes... Or not. More information will be given in an OOC Post.

The Twin Moons || January 30th - January 31st
The world of Crystallis has two moons: the largest one is blue whereas the smallest one is red. Once a year, there is a dual full moon, it is to say both moons are full at the same time. This year, the dual full moon will happen in the night from January 30th to January 31st. It is an event particularly appreciated by fans of astronomy and there will be many gatherings in cities, noticeably in the Observatory of Aqures Ixen and in Mysidia.

If Heroes of Light decide to observe the dual full moon with their newly acquired (and broken) observatory, they will find out that the observatory does function, but they cannot observe the moon or any other celestial body with it. No, instead they will be able to see the very planet they come from-- The observatory will work only during the dual full moon. Now, the Heroes of Light who were there last year may know of it, but can they do something about this?



Prison Break || January 01st
Seeing that the Calamity is on Hera's doorstep, the mission is to break the prisoners out of the Heran island jail before they get eaten by the Calamity. Ellie's going to make some arrangements in order to jail the prisoners elsewhere, possibly in Aerilon, and she will. A special NPC may be uncovered in the depths of the prison if the characters go far enough into it.

For more information, an OOC Post has been posted here!

The Crystal Forest || After January 16th
Terra is going going to explore the Crystal Forest and Ctry to reach the Crystal Tree on the new continent. There are plan to have monsters set up should people want to fight (maybe a friendly monster for those who can use it) and then exploration of the area. It is possible to find a path to the Crystal Tree, but that may be tough!

More informations will be posted about this later this month.





THE CALAMITY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE
Progression Rate: Moderate
— The Calamity will start moving again on January 14th —

Locations to be Lost:
Imperial City of Hera | January 15th

Locations in Danger:
- Imperial City of Hera
- Imperial Prison
- Nabila City
- Temple of Water

At the current speed, the Calamity will have destroyed the world in approximately: One Year and One Month.



The quest of the Monster Arena isn't part of any event. There is an indefinite amount of time to complete it, but there will be no new quests until its completion. This quest has to be logged and at least three characters must participate into it.

Capture A Velociraptor
The old man in charge of the Monster Arena has heard there are plenty unique species of monsters on the new continent. He's also heard they're very powerful, so he'll only ask one monster at a time. This time, he wants a Raptor. He needs one, so if they attack in group, the characters should keep at least one alive. There is a bonus of 5 000 Gil for any Raptor brought back alive, but it's also tougher.

Reward: 10 000 Gil + Useless(?) key fragment the old man once found. It looks very ancient.



• January 01st - January 02nd
Mognet will function normally.

• January 03rd
Mognet will be closed for Kupocake Day (a day where Moogles and their friends eat cakes made with Kupo Nuts).

• January 04th - January 20th
Mognet will function normally.

• January 21st
A bug in Mognet Central will make it so that any personal mail sent during this period will accidentally be distributed to all the Heroes of Light. The Staff of Mognet would like to apologize about that accident in advance.

• January 22nd – January 31st
Mognet will function normally.

• January 05th - January 10th (Trano Golsaucia)
The Mognet Office of Trano Golsaucia will go into strike. Any letters sent from or to the Region of Trano Golsaucia will not pass until the end of the strike.

• January 25th - January 30th (Flence)
The Mognet Office of Flence will go into strike. Any letters sent from or to the Region of Flence will not pass until the end of the strike.



All Heroes of Light have a permit allowing them to board Airships from Shoopuf Airline© for free. Shoopuf Airline is a civilian company handled by Hypello. At this point in time, the following cities can be reached thanks to Shoopuf Airline: Balicea, the County of Flence and Trano Golsaucia. To reach Aerilon, one has to rent a ship at Balicea and access the city by sea. A special airship is dedicated to going from Esdham to Aqures Ixen. All Imperial Territories are off-limits.

As Airships stop by four cities, it takes them approximately 12 hours to go from their departure point to their arrival point. Chocobos are allowed to board airships.

Dates:
• January 03rd: Aqures Ixen >> Balicea >> Country of Flence >> Trano Golsaucia
• January 05th: Trano Golsaucia >> Country of Flence >> Balicea >> Aqures Ixen
• January 08th: Aqures Ixen >> Balicea >> Country of Flence >> Trano Golsaucia
• January 10th: Trano Golsaucia >> Country of Flence >> Balicea >> Aqures Ixen
• January 13th: Aqures Ixen >> Trano Golsaucia >> Balicea >> County of Flence
• January 15th: County of Flence >> Balicea >> Trano Golsaucia >> Aqures Ixen
• January 18th: Aqures Ixen >> Balicea >> Country of Flence >> Trano Golsaucia
• January 20th: Trano Golsaucia >> Country of Flence >> Balicea >> Aqures Ixen
• January 23rd: Aqures Ixen >> Balicea >> Country of Flence >> Trano Golsaucia
• January 25th: Trano Golsaucia >> Country of Flence >> Balicea >> Aqures Ixen
• January 28th: Aqures Ixen >> Trano Golsaucia >> Balicea >> County of Flence
• January 30th: County of Flence >> Balicea >> Trano Golsaucia >> Aqures Ixen

Special Esdham Road (Reserved to the Heroes of Light)
• January 05th: Aqures Ixen >> Esdham
• January 07th: Esdham >> Aqures Ixen
• January 19th: Aqures Ixen >> Esdham
• January 21st: Esdham >> Aqures Ixen
• January 30th: Aqures Ixen >> Esdham

Enterprise Trips (Reserved to the Heroes of Light and Authorized Personnel)
• January 02nd: Mysidia >> Aqures Ixen
• January 14th: Aqures Ixen >> Mysidia
• January 17th: Mysidia >> Aqures Ixen
• January 30th: Aqures Ixen >> Mysidia



• Custom Jobs
Custom Jobs are now available! They are very special Jobs through which characters can regain their true power, in a limited fashion. You have to write out the Custom Job and then submit it for approval before you can use one. For more information, please check the Custom Job page.

• Secret Reports
The first part of Palitutu's report has been unlocked! It may contain precious information, so feel free to check here here!

• New Research
New research projects are available! Namely, Dual Custom Jobs, Advanced Custom Jobs, Secret Report (02), Secret Report (03) and Secret Report (04). Characters who were working on Custom Jobs are free to take on a new project now!

• New Eidolons
As a result of the Legendary Ghosts from October, two now Eidolons are available to Summoners: Hades and Leviathan!

LEVIATHAN Levithan is an thunder-elemental Eidolon, considered to be the Guardian of the Seas. He is one of the many corrupted Eidolons the Heroes of Light found in Crystallis, and was behind the Ghost Ship that roamed the seas during the Night of the Thirteen Moogles. After the secrets of the Ghost Ship were pierced, the spell over the Eidolon broke and he became an ally of the Heroes of Light. Tidal Wave Characters summoning Leviathan will have the monster of the seas summon a gigantic Tsunami. This attack will remove all weaker enemies from the field, making it useful to clear the area when surrounded. It will not kill them however, only clean them away. Against powerful enemies, it deals water element damages.

HADES Hades is said to be the Eidolon reigning over the dead. He is one of the many corrupted Eidolons the Heroes of Light had to face, turned into a Reaper by the Thirteen Moogles. After being defeated, the spell over the Eidolon broke and he became an ally of the Heroes of Light. Cauldron This attack will cause the Poison, Confuse, Sleep, Silence, Mini, Frog, Slow, and Paralysis status ailments to affect all enemies not immunized to these ailments. The power of the attack itself is weak and can only kill extremly weak enemies, but the status ailments is where this Eidolon's strength lies.

Region of Aqures Ixen - January 01st to January 10th Snowy, heights of -05°C, low of -15°C. - January 11th to January 14th Cloudy, heights of -03°C, low of -10°C. - January 15th Sunny, heights of 05°C, low of -07°C. - January 16th to January 23rd Snowy, heights -04°C, low of -12°C. - January 24th Cloudy, heights of -03°C, low of -10°C.	Region of Balicea - January 01st to January 04th Rainy, heights of 12°C, low of 05°C. - January 05th to January 30th Sunny, heights 14°C, low of 09°C. Region of Aerilon - January 01st to January 10th Rainy, heights of 11°C, low of -01°C. - January 11th to January 29th Cloudy, heights of 10°C, low of 00°C.
Region of Flence - January 01st to January 09th Sunny, heights of 14°C, low of 10°C. - January 10th to January 15th Cloudy, heights of 12°C, low of 07°C. Region of Esdham - January 01st to January 05th Rainy, heights of 19°C, low of 14°C. - January 06th to January 20th Sunny, heights of 25°C, low of 15°C.	Region of Trano Golsaucia - January 01st to January 05th Snowy, heights of -07°C, low of -17°C. - January 10th to January 20th Cloudy, heights of -05°C, low of -15°C. - January 21st to January 22nd Sunny, heights of -01°C, low of -10°C. - January 23rd to January 29th Snowy, heights of -08°C, low of -18°C. - January 30th Cloudy, heights of -07°C, low of -14°C.

• New Job
There is now a Santa Claus Job! It's less effective now that's we're January, but be sure to check it out!

• Village of Santa Claus
The Village of Santa Claus isn't going anywhere! It's going to become an important location in all of Crystallis, and will be updated to its final form in February.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[melodiesmods]

[no1]

Re: Custom Jobs! I understand that a character returning in February after a month-long hiatus will only qualify for a request in March? Just being curious!

[melodiesmods]

Hiatus'd characters can use the last AC they did before the start of their Hiatus.

Re: QUESTIONS

[fearlessherosheart]

Can characters do both the Enemy Within and Crystal Tree plots?

For Custom Jobs, can the characters use the passive abilities of the Onion Knight (like the Exp games ones)?

[melodiesmods]

Yes, they are not mutually exclusive!

And yes, Job Master, Multi Exp and Double Exp from Onion Knight do apply to Custom Jobs.

[grandsummon]

Also re: custom jobs, for characters that are still mid/early canon -- would they be able to gain abilities beyond their current canon point? Or would they have to be updated to unlock those skills?

[melodiesmods]

They could gain abilities from later in their canon, though they wouldn't know of these abilities being part of the Custom Job till they get enough exp to unlock them.

Re: QUESTIONS

[ninjainviolet]

Thought I'd ask this here, since it concerns the Custom Job.

Sheena's gift was a variety of Seals. I just want to clarify that she didn't receive any of her Elemental Cards.

[melodiesmods]

She'll have to make, find or request her Elemental Cards then, or have them part of the Custom Job has the weapon.

Re: QUESTIONS

[damn_juicebox]

Rukia and Levy are snooping around the Temple of Heroes while Rukia searches for a clever girl velociraptor to tame. Levy can translate Ancient. Anything in particular they'd be allowed to find, or would you rather that be an event sort of thing? If so, I can have dinosaurs show up to scare them off before they reach anything good.

[melodiesmods]

They would find the doors sealed tight. Nothing they do will open the doors, not even casting Meteor or an explosion on them. They will however find by the entrances four Onion Knights symbols scattered across the ground, and the messages written in Ancient will mention that only four Heroes of Light who have mastered the crystals will be able to open the doors.

Re: QUESTIONS

[vonspielburg]

Can a Beastmaster capture and store additional monsters with their abilities? For instance, Rukia wants to catch a velociraptor to add to her roster. She still has a 'pet' slot open, and she'd like to catch an additional velociraptor to fulfill the monster arena request. But wrangling it and keeping it subdued until they can ship it to Aqures Ixen seems improbable through mundane methods, so I thought I should ask to see if she can keep it stored, either with her abilities or temporarily in the pet slot, to deliver to the arena.

She really wants that key.

[melodiesmods]

She cannot use the pet slot for a monster. She can use one of the devices provided by the monster arena's old man to emulate a fake third monster slot, however.

[droopy_eyes]

So that's how it's done! Okay, awesome, thank you!