[EVENT|F27] <<Purusartha>>

[Cardinal 0]

Floor 27
<<Purusartha>>
Party Limit: 4 | 20+ Posts
Repeatable

Quest Rewards: 

• 500 EXP each
• 2,000 col each
• 1 mon each
• Any collected Flower Petals
• Each player obtains one of the following each for completing their journeys to the territories:
  • Dagan | String of Dharma
  • Srona | String of Kama
  • Braso | String of Moksha
  • Ordsea | String of Artha

Requirements:

• Roleplay obtaining the quest from a Diwali attendant in Ronbaru.
• Complete the journey to one out of the four regions of Floor 27.

Summary:

Despite the festivities going on in Ronbaru, trade and travel between the settlements doesn’t slow. In fact, players alike are being roped into helping out the floor residents more than ever with the rise in its hustle and bustle. Those who are interested in participating will be invited to deliver packages while bouncing between the different cities, encouraged to attend their different local cultural celebrations.

Outline: 

Players will start their quest in Ronbaru, taking freight from a Diwali attendant to deliver to the different cities around the twenty-seventh. Players will need to visit at least one city and complete its roleplay requirements to complete the quest, however, they may choose to visit multiple cities in a thread. 

Each city may only be visited once per thread. Cities may be attended to in any order. It will take the party two posts to reach a different city; this is not considered a post action. 

Upon reaching a city, each player must then take a post action each to complete their journey. This represents either their submission of delivery items to a local, or partaking in the activities that occur within the region. This post action must be labeled clearly across all party members.

Players may earn Flower Petals equal to the LD rolled when gathering or acquiring combat loot during this quest. This may occur on posts where Players are not using a post action to complete their journey to a city.

VISITING VESH, DAGAN

Dagan, to the North, handles most of the food production on the floor. Surrounded by fields despite its mountainous terrain, each wagon that passes out of Vesh would be decorated with flower garlands of various shades of yellow. 

The people in this city celebrate Diwali humbly, reaching out to foreigners for help with the townsfolk’s most recent harvest, but also doubling this opportunity as an invitation to experience their way of life. Mountain springs, often reserved for locals to use as baths, are also open to the public on this occasion as part of a ritual to wash away one’s negative energies. Many families gather in the town square to relish in the newfound peace, making paper effigies to ward against omens, and exchanging gifts as a sign of good will.

VISITING YVLON, SRONA

Srona, in the East, is the crafting capital of the floor. Along the way to Yvlon, players will be able to spot a number of gatherers looking for raw materials in pursuit of new creations.

Residents of Yvlon craft and furnish different altars by each of their workshops, not only to show off their prized tools, but also to provide material tribute to the gods and muses they seek blessings from. Different explorers and inventors gather at a makeshift bazaar at the heart of town, offering to each other their creations and sharing in the joys of their own discoveries. For a few, a trial of courage involves making the trip over to the Blooming Grove to leave food offerings to the Guardian that exists there.

VISITING TARGOK, BRASO

Braso, of the West, is home to the hardiest of individuals on the floor. In the cold, warriors can be seen either patrolling the wilderness, or challenging themselves to a test of fortitude, enduring the frost.

Despite the winds, a bonfire has been lit in the center of Targok, where many residents can be seen partaking of a welcome feast. Some may take the opportunity of the gathered crowd to host small events; reciting poetry, holding soliloquies, or even engaging in philosophical debates. A common ritual for newly enlisted soldiers is to visit the Cave, and meditate upon how they may best combat their insecurities and fears.

VISITING LICHTEN, ORDSEA

Ordsea, down South, houses the brightest minds and wealthiest patrons across the floor. A fair number of wagons would be gathered by Lichten’s entrance, indicating the amount of foot traffic the city receives on a regular basis.

Visit any establishment and it becomes obvious, between the food and drink, how merry its residents become during the celebrations. Lichten residents enjoy games of luck, chance and strategy, of dice and cards, believing in them to determine their future within the coming days. The spoiled and wealthy are quick to hire those who are willing to offer their skills to bring blessings into their home: craftsmen or those with deft hands to create rangolis upon their floors, or the hardworking to light their lamps and clean their rooms. On occasion, passersby would be invited to attend a calming ritual featuring a choir of bells, blending performance and prayer in a harmonious sanctuary.

Epilogue: 

Spoiler

With their journeys complete, players traveling back to Ronbaru may note the sight of its everlasting golden glow against the sky’s dying light. While the festival continues underway, and there remains an understandable need to make the trip for yet another delivery in the future, the hero’s statue that becomes visible as they draw closer to home is their reminder of the celebrations owed to the present.