Sep. 8th, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Sender: Loki of Asgard
To: Everyone
Subject: Introduction and a Riddle
It seems a popular way to test and get used to this journal is to do a proper introduction. I am Loki of Asgard. As might be surmised, I am newly arrived--though I find this place intriguing and curious so far. I think I'll have fun here.
I could go on, but instead, I have a riddle for you all.
My head was forged / by hammer's hit,
pricked by a point / and polished by files.
What comes before me, / I frequently eat.
With rings adorned / I doth strike,
hard against hard, / a hole in my back.
Shoved forth / I shall defend
my master's money / amidst the night.
Sometimes I spin / my skull backwards,
when my lord wants me / - the warden of his wealth -
to hand him the treasures / of hundreds of heroes
he killed in battle / to capture their gold.
I look forward to hearing your answers.
Sep. 8th, 2022 at 1:26 PM
Sender: Dante Sparda
To: Everyone
Subject: Introductions
Can't say I mind this new locale very much. Would mind it a lot less if I didn't get separated from my brother, but if this place really is some extra elaborate dream thing, then he'll be fine.
So while I wonder if my nephew smacked me hard enough to send me here, I should make myself known. The name's Dante, the founder of Devil May Cry. We're guns (and swords) for hire who specialize in the supernatural and lemme tell you, we've seen a lot of weird stuff. Ancient portals to Hell reopening, cults using demonic power to pose as gods, blood sucking demon trees, we've handled them all. I ain't suggesting this is all demonic powers at play here, but it wouldn't surprise me.
"But Dante, you handsome devil" you're probably saying, "there's probably a few demons here already that are pretty cool. You're gonna offend them with this." And maybe I would, if I left it there. I've taken enough cases to know that not only are there good demons just getting by, but also bad people - human, demon or otherwise - manipulating who and whatever they can to get their way. Those are the people we kill. Like a Lady friend of mine once said: even a devil may cry when they lose a loved one.
I was just about ready to go into sort of retirement, but given the circumstances, I got at least one more job to do. Wanna collaborate? Chances are it won't be my weirdest.
Sep. 1st, 2022 at 11:15 PM
Sender: Sora
To: Everyone
Subject: Paopu Fruit
hey, did you guys notice the huge fruit tree that showed up near the new ocean? it's got big giant yellow star-shaped fruits growing from it that are called paopu fruit. they taste like a pineapple mixed with a pear. sounds pretty tasty, right?
there's also a legend back home about these fruits. i thought you might wanna know."If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what."
i've always liked that legend a lot. i don't know if it's true for sure but it's nice to think that if you share one with someone really special to you that you can always be a part of each other's lives. if that doesn't sound like love, i don't know what is. it might be nice to try it with someone sometime, huh? go for it!
Aug. 5th, 2022 at 4:44 AM
Sender: Mei Lee
To: Everyone
Subject: An Observation???
okay so i've been here a while now and i've noticed something
i don't know the exact process of how the gods or people or whatever here pick people to help out
i don't know if it's completely random or an intricate process to determine who helps out but lately i've been leaning towards the latter for two reasons
one, i haven't met a single jerk or bully or even rude person here which is legit amazing and awesome BUT
SECOND
IS IT JUST MY IMAGINATION OR IS EVERYONE HERE LIKE INSANELY RIDICIOUSLY GOOD LOOKING
REALLY THO
ALL THE ADULTS COULD BE SUPER-MODELS AND ALL THE KIDS COULD BE LIKE THOSE ON HIGH SCHOOL DRAMAS ON TV
i mean this is doing wonders for my own self-confidence regarding my looks but FOR REAL I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE TO NOTICE THIS
PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE ELSE HAS NOTICED THIS
Jun. 4th, 2022 at 10:06 PM
Sender: (Tianyou) Zhao
To: Everyone
Subject: Passive dream recording
( Cue epic voiceover! )
May. 27th, 2022 at 12:07 PM
Sender: Madhuri Qalli
To: Everyone
Subject: Language is strange!
I was writing up menu ideas for next month and a thought occurred:
Should I list hot dogs under 'sandwiches', and a bowl of cereal under 'soup'?
Apr. 26th, 2022 at 6:52 PM
Sender: Satan
To: Everyone
Subject: Cats & Volunteers
[ In a handwriting that balances on a fine line between neat and messy, the following is written: ]Hello.
I have two distinctly separate requests, and I urge you to remember that these are separate when you read this.
Firstly, I am looking for a cat. One with a particularly charming button nose, splendid toe beans, and a mewl that could pawsitively melt any heart. While I understand that describes virtually all felines, I thought I'd see if anyone had seen such a cat around.
Secondly—and separately—I am looking for volunteers to participate in a research study. An exceptional candidate would be sturdy and healthy, even better if the candidate has experience overcoming various poisons and toxins. There are risks, such as loss of life, but ideally my research and my own magic-slash-dreamotion energy would prevent death. So ultimately, the risk is minimal. Most likely. Please let me know if you'd be willing to volunteer.
Feb. 19th, 2022 at 11:19 AM
Sender: Madhuri Qalli
To: All
Subject: Sing a song, tap your feet!
Recovering from having a creature climb into my heart and take a few big nibbles is a terrible nameday gift. Would not recommend. 0/10.
So I aim to recover the lost time and beg to the masses for a moment of their time! Just a teeny-tiny moment.
First, context: I have an ability I wish to share with the class that is a little hard to explain. I can hear music in the world. Every battle I've fought, every time I go hunting, and even while I cook, I can hear a sort of music in the air. If you've ever attended an opera or any other stage play, it's a bit like that but in real life. Everyone I've met seems to have 'theme music' that I somehow am able to hear, and I'd like to listen to more of it. I'll even sing it or play an instrument to you if you're curious as to what plays when you arrive.
On top of learning new songs and stories to sing, I also obviously enjoy dancing. I'd love to know the dances from your culture! Please, even if you don't dance very well, I would still like to see it and try it myself.
Lastly, I'd like to thank the fine dreamers of Reverein for their help thus far toward the opening of the Lady of Bliss. It's going along swimmingly! I'm still on target, but a girl needs a day off.
Feb. 1st, 2022 at 8:48 PM
Sender (Tianyou) Zhao
To: Everyone
Subject: This blows
I miss texting, but whatever can't always get the shit you want.
So. If you had a friend here and then he's no longer here and he's pretty goddamn easy to find otherwise?
What happened? Did he wake up? So he's fine, yeah? Is that how it works? Because I know where he is if that's the case. I just want to make sure.
Dec. 25th, 2021 at 3:09 PM
Sender: Jiang Cheng
To: Everyone
Subject: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS
I have been very patient with these ridiculous clothes we have been forced into! They are terrible and constricting for doing anything in them and they are even more uncomfortable for sleeping, but I have been patient!
But every time I destroy one, it has been replaced with something WORSE
This one has LIGHTS and IT SINGS WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BELLY!
How do I make this stop? [ There is a helpful picture attached to his complaint, though it is a little blurry and wobbly in places as he struggled to properly visualize onto the page the atrocity he saw in the mirror. It gets the point across anyway. This is a Christmas sweater depicting a jolly reindeer whose antlers are decorated with Christmas lights. As in, there are actual lights attached to the sweater. ]
Nov. 7th, 2021 at 6:26 PM
Sender: Dohalim
To: Dreamwalkers
Subject: Journal Activity & Dreamotion Manifestation
[The following is written in slanted, elegant script, almost painfully neat— the mark of someone who takes great pride in their penmanship and thinks such things ought to leave a good impression.]These journals we've been provided are truly remarkable. The ability to share written information without any delay is certainly possible where I come from, but such technology is limited to a comparatively small number of people, rather than accessible to all. The opportunities these offer are near endless, especially if they are truly available to all who find themselves here.
I'll admit, I also find the handwritten aspect of them to be quite charming. It offers the personal touch of sending a written letter without the inconvenience of having to wait for it to be delivered.
This entry is largely to see firsthand how the journals work and facilitate communication, but in the interest of the latter, I do have a question. For those who have already begun to develop their 'dreamotion' abilities, how have they expressed themselves? Do you find that they manifest in a way that reflects your personality or evoke something otherwise meaningful to you? I am quite curious to hear how this may vary between individuals.
Thank you for your time.
- Dohalim il Qaras
Nov. 6th, 2021 at 9:40 PM
Sender: Eustace (and Nier)
To: Everyone
Subject: Regarding the Mutton Man from the Dream Board
Attention everyone,
If you've looked through the recent Dream Board, you may have seen a quest regarding an entity referring to itself as the "Mutton Man" and is involved with slaughtering sheep and harming others. Nier and I have encountered a similar figure in the recent dreamscape during Halloween, the one the tapirs are calling a "dreamshift." It appeared around the witch's hut and we weren't able to determine if it was related to what happened that night or not. It was a formidable adversary, capable of inhuman speed, strength, and defense. We were able to destroy it, but the similarities are concerning.
Regardless if it was brought in from the dreamscape or something separate, take extreme caution when engaging with it. [The handwriting quickly shifts from the straightforward, neat handwriting to WHAT'S NIER'S HANDWRITING LIKE LMAO]The "Mutton Man" wasn't messing around and he's dangerous! Please be careful if you see him. I don't want anyone to get hurt. Eustace is right when he says the Mutton Man's really strong. Somehow we managed to fend him off, but I don't think it's over. The Mutton Man said so himself!![It can't be seen, but Eustace is side-eying Nier who just rudely barged in.]As Nier said, its final words along with its disturbing rhyme were "This isn't over" and "Everything has an ending." Whether it's the ravings of an insane creature or a warning has yet to be determined. Given what Soldier: 76 stated in his recent entry regarding the Erasers and the Story Eater, however, I am beginning to wonder if they might be related. When it was destroyed, it turned into paper and black ink. If you fight and manage to damage the one here, take note of what kind of injuries it sustains. [Nier pauses for a moment because he's going to say something that sounds absolutely ridiculous.]The Mutton Man left behind something after we destroyed it! You might not believe me, but it was a moon cake! Please don't ask me why it was a moon cake. I'm just saying what I saw. [Here have a brilliant illustration by Nier:]( three beautiful illustrations under cut )[And that's how the message ends because at this point Eustace is probably criticizing Nier as they argue how the Mutton Man looked like.]
[ooc: Do you know the Mutton Man—anyway, joint post with Eustace and Nier! Nier's writing is in blue, and yes we doodled those crying. Eustace is default font and Nier is the blue. Both are available for responses! As indicated, this post is backdated a couple of days to be earlier in the week.]
Sep. 11th, 2021 at 4:55 PM
Journal Entry
Sender: Luca Balsa
To: Everyone
Subject: Received a strange note by paper bird.
To those who were previously in the Index: Has anyone else received a letter delivered in the form of a live paper bird? I don't mean to raise any alarms, but it said the Story Eater might have followed us here somehow. Perhaps we ought to inform everyone else about the fellow just in case?
To Eli Clark and anyone else who was invited to Orpheus Manor (Forgive me if I got the name of the place wrong): Looking through the above letter and my previous entries in this journal, I remembered something that might explain some discrepancies. It seems while my soul was in the Index, the Story Teller who brought me there put a copy of my soul in my original body. Which allegedly got pulled into a strange hunting game in which he was prey? I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this, but I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience my doppelganger may have caused.Recorded Dream
Sender: Luca Balsa
To: Everyone
Subject: Dream recording
[
Luca's in an old mansion... Abandoned, by the looks of it. There's dust and cobwebs everywhere and the sensation that the whole place may collapse if he stepped on a floorboard funny. But he knows there's something for him here.
What might be here? He's not sure, but it could bring a revelation and was rightfully his. He passes by a large portrait of a man whose face had melted into the canvas, paint dripping down the canvas and further obscuring the figure. There's a neglected book case nearby... This may be it? Luca starts taking books off the shelves and starts thumbing through them. Notebook after notebook, but it's hard to make out the scribbles on the pages. There's a copy of some adventurous novel placed among the journals, something about a man lost at sea...
A loud noise interrupts Luca's perusal. Footsteps! Someone must be here with him!
He closes the book and shoves it under his arm. He must not be seen here! He can hear his heart beating in his chest as he makes for the window, knowing full well that going through the door could bring him closer to the other fellow. The room seems much larger than he first imagined it to be, but he makes it through the window just as he heard someone opening the door...
It's a short fall. He lands on his side, and wakes up. ]
Sep. 9th, 2021 at 3:06 PM
Sender: Rokurou Rangetsu
To: Everyone
Subject: Expedition and potential sparring partners
Hey guys! That was a crazy feast. All that was missing was some good alcohol, but those tapirs really know how to throw a party.
Anyway, I was thinking and we don't really know much about this place or what's outside the town. Since we'll need to start heading into the forests for hunting and gathering other resources, was thinking of heading out to check it out. Plus aren't these fae things our neighbors now? Or I guess we're their new neighbors...? Can't hurt to see what's there.
There are also those redcaps we need to deal with if we want any iron. I'm not sure about anyone else, but as a swordsman I definitely have a vested interest in that.
...And maybe I want to see how tough they are, haha.
Yeah, okay, I just want to see what kind of tough monsters are out there, heh. Not that I want to make enemies out of allies, but never hurts to know what kind of threats there are, right? Who knows, we might be helping them out, too.[No, he just wants to find the biggest and strongest thing there is and fight it.]Speaking of, if anyone needs a sparring partner, I'm your daemon. I'm curious to see how my skills stack up against those from different worlds.[ooc: everyone can threadjack and thread with each other to share or discuss any other ideas! I also have an OOC planning post of sorts for players to chime in with suggestions.]
Jun. 21st, 2021 at 3:22 AM
Songerein—
A dream world born from the clash of three different universes. One world produced emotion energy, a byproduct created when one's emotions manifested into a more tangible force. Another produced dream energy, a byproduct of one's dreams that allowed one to view and traverse through them. Both worlds produced so much excess energy they were diverted into an empty universe and happened to collide, producing a new, strange world made up of a new source, dreamotion energy. It remained a barren wasteland until a tear through the dimensions appeared and the concepts of fairy tales poured through. Magic, creatures, environments—they were all dumped in a central location and life began to form. But were they real? Or just figments of what they used to be? Regardless, this giant clash has created a unique world filled with unlimited possibilities.
But of course, a clash of this size would have some side effects. The dream energy in particular remains volatile and continues to seep out with its innate ability to connect to any dream in any world. If there is a strong enough resonance between the dreamer and dream energy, a version of the dreamer, a dream self, is formed and pulled into Songerein while the original body remains in their world safe, unharmed, and unaware of what's going on. Only after accumulating enough dreamotion energy can the dream self "wake up" and leave Songerein to return to its original body, all its experiences felt like a strange, long dream.
Fortunately, Songerein is relatively...peaceful. It's a brand new world after all with only the fairy tale creatures and the dream selves, or dreamwalkers as they are officially called, pulled from other worlds as its denizens. There may be times the different energies become unstable, but it only creates a slight disturbance that eventually settles. Still, the constant connecting and reconnecting through the dream energy means that different things are randomly pulled in and disappear from the world. Those who have decided to make Songerein their home want to build onto it by using the ability to traverse through dreams to their advantage. By creating dreamshifts, they can create giant dreamscapes based on other worlds that large groups of dreamwalkers can enter and bring back concepts to be used in Songerein. Beginning with fairy tales, dreamwalkers could also form dreamshifts based on their own home worlds to bring in something from there. As a bonus, this uses the excess dreamotion energy within the world, helping stabilize it.
So, what kind of world will Songerein become? Just remember…
Where there are dreams, there are also nightmares.
Songerein is a panfandom game based on the following three former games: Somarium, Empatheias, and Forgotten Tales. At its core it is a worldbuilding game with adventure and character development. Player and character action will be what decides what is brought into Songerein, be it for good or ill. Although it's expected for players to be able to create their own fun and not rely solely on the mods, Songerein is billed to be more of a relaxed game for everyone to have fun in.
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