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An Obsidian Well
An Individual
Posts: 589
9/4/2016
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I have a character pretty much ready to go north (it's just finishing grinding an Ubergoat because... because) and I've been entertained by the idea of being able to symbolically throw them in a well once they're effectively dead (or maybe literally, I'll find out soon). Problem being, there isn't any such well as far as I am aware. So I made one.
An Obsidian Well
We'll see how this goes. If there isn't any interest in using it I'll shutter it. The idea is simple enough. Once you've gone NORTH, display your "Well (Stars)" quality on your mantel piece, submit your profile, and your character's name (linking to your profile) and an epitaph (drawn from your "They say..." section) will appear in the well.
IMPORTANT: Your name will only appear there if YOU submit it. I won't be hunting down profiles and adding them. This is strictly opt in. The submission process is, necessarily, on your honor though so if you see your name in there and want out send me a PM or a note through the "Feed the Well" option and I'll make sure to remove you.
edited by An Individual on 9/4/2016
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Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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Teaspoon
Posts: 866
9/4/2016
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What I always wanted to know is, who checks the wall to see that the name has been placed there?
Is this another task of London's longsuffering mailmen?
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Truth lies at the bottom of a well.
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Alt%20Ern
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maricolous
Posts: 56
9/4/2016
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This is fantastic. I'll submit myself as soon as I go north, which should be either today or tomorrow if all goes as planned.
I love the idea of a sort of out-of-the-way monument for those who have left. A blank, obsidian hole where the names of Seekers have been inscribed as a final memorial.
The mental image reminds me of how the walls by the avid horizon are filled with the names and crimes of those seeking forgiveness. It isn't strictly a firm parallel, just the idea of something out there that recognizes past Seekers feels so forlorn and ragged. I love it.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maricolousa
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Kraine
Mystic on the way to becoming a Glassworker, on occasional hiatus.
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Barse
Posts: 706
9/4/2016
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I second Maricolous, this is a really good idea and a fitting community monument to the mad people throwing their lives away. Almost makes me sad I didn't go through with it, although my name can always be found on a certain pillar, begging for forgiveness.
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 The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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An Individual
Posts: 589
10/4/2016
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Dr Strangeyoung wrote:
Thanks for adding my name to the Well. (Not THE NAME, just A name.)
The Well is a ravenous void. It demands much. Thank you for sating it's hunger, for a time.
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An Individual's Profile
The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away.
Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help.
Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting.
Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint.
Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road.
Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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