30 November 2021 @ 08:56 pm

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Kate Bishop
RECIPIENT: All
NOTES: Possible nonsense, possible Warden secrets


Hello, Riftwatch. I'm Kate Bishop, Grey Warden, archer, Forces Division. [ and a youngish, not particularly serious woman from the Free Marches, judging by her voice ] I've been doing a terrible job getting to know all of you good people and I'd like to change that. But I figure, let's see how many birds we can kill with this one stone. We like efficiency here, right? Making the best of limited resources, all that nice underdog stuff.

So I present for you here an opportunity to one, convey your feelings about Grey Wardens to a representative of that organization, namely me; two, ask any questions you have about Grey Wardens and get them answered by a representative of that organization, also me unless Alistair can stop b—canoodling with his very attractive lady friend long enough to help out or Ellis reappears from wherever he's fucked off to; and three, talk to me, which probably involves less useful information but you never know, I'm pretty great.

So, first, a survey of Riftwatch opinions on the Grey Wardens: [ she clears her throat and adopts a less joking, more official tone at least temporarily ]
  1. What is your opinion of Grey Wardens? Generally, the overall organization. I guess whether you include those assholes in Weisshaupt right now is sort of part of the question.
  2. Does the whole Weisshaupt coup thing make you trust all Wardens less?
  3. Do you feel Wardens are generally more or less trustworthy than the average person, or the same?
  4. Do you believe all Wardens should have to wear the color grey?
  5. Do you feel the color grey inspires trust? If not, what is the most trustworthy color?
  6. Have you heard any of the following rumors about Wardens, and if so, do you believe them?
    1. Wardens have much greater stamina than most people
    2. Wardens turn into darkspawn when they die
    3. Wardens are immune to hangovers
    4. Wardens gradually turn grey over the course of their life. All over, I mean, not just hair.
    5. Wardens faked the Fifth Blight
    6. Wardens all have weirdly hairy arms
  7. What is the one question about Wardens you'd most like answered?
There we go, that's the end. I look forward to recording your insightful responses and someday conveying them to Warden leadership who I'm sure will be grateful for our work.
 
 
05 November 2021 @ 07:05 pm

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Various
RECIPIENT: Various
NOTES: This post is a catch-all to consolidate (and encourage!) crystal chatter during the mod plot: updates on what characters have observed or are doing, asking for assistance, updating everyone on injuries or losses, making jokes, asking for status reports from particular people or groups, etc. You can direct threads to specific individuals/groups or to everyone, and as always we encourage open threads and threadjacking.
 
 
21 September 2021 @ 06:27 pm

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Holden
RECIPIENT: Everyone
NOTES: The true cost of war!!


Does anyone know of a seller who still has coffee that isn't incredibly overpriced?

[ guess who burned though his entire stash during a trade crisis! ]
 
 
20 August 2021 @ 10:24 pm

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Kate Bishop
RECIPIENT: All
NOTES: In addition to a general intro, this is a sort of IC recruitment/sign-up for a very small player plot I'm aiming to run in the next few weeks. But interest in that is not required to tag in here!

Hello, Riftwatch. I'm Kate Bishop, Grey Warden, Inquisition ally, archer extraordinaire, and recent re-discoverer of some very historic documents now in the possession of a pair of dwarves and their mage friend who I'm pretty sure is Venatori. Since I'm told that's the sort of thing you all dabble in, I thought some of you might be interested in accompanying me to retrieve them to see what all the fuss is about.

Also if somebody wanted to point me toward any of the other Wardens around here, I'd appreciate it. I know Alistair is here, but not sure about who else. Is there a club house these days or a special table in the dining hall or something? Secret crystal chat password I should know?