General Timeline for this Plot
November
Creating temporary alts for the Night Court of Elua. In order to have characters at the Mont fete, we need to fill some Houses. Adept and Courtesan concepts only. One temp alt per player, 5 XP granted after completion of the plot to an alt of choice of the player.
Concepts of theme for the fete will have to be worked out, one theme per House. We will only focus on Houses that are represented through these temp alts.
For more information on the 13 Houses of the Night Court of Elua, you can check out information here (scroll down on the page till you see the header 'Court of Night-Blooming Flowers') and here.
December
Arriving in Elua: Mid-December till the end of December; about two weeks of RP where nobles can try to attain a token for the fête on Mont Nuit — or just arrive. Courtesan characters think of games and challenges for nobles to attain their token, one token per courtesan character. At the same time, they can start brainstorming the theme of their House for the Longest Night Fete.
January
Longest Night: The two big events will be backscened in the first half of January. ICly happening at the same time, on December 21st, 1310.
- January 13th, 2019 — Longest Night Fête at Cereus House: The event will be starting during the day and continue into the night. Open for temp alt courtesans and nobles with token.
- January 19th, 2019 — Midwinter Ball at the Royal Palace: The event will start sometime in the EST afternoon. Open for nobles from all over Terre d'Ange and foreign nobility and dignitaries.
Elua Plot FAQ
Travel to Elua
Travel will start sometime between December 5th and December 14th. The journey will take 5-6 days, if travelling by carriage or on horseback. If on horseback, Riding +rolls might help in getting there sooner
Who will go?
Nobles and foreigners of rank. All the higher ranking nobles will be there, and yes, also the Duchesse of Eisande will travel to Elua with her retinue of courtiers. Even if you hold a lower title or are even unlanded, you can go as well. Same goes for foreign nobility and Ambassadors.
Not everyone will go
Especially if you have alts, you don't have to take all of them to Elua. This is a plot intended to bridge the less active period that will occur before Christmas holiday and that will last until after New Year's Eve. Please note that the Marsilikos Night Court will stay in Marsilikos and have their own Longest Night celebrations there. As will some nobles that don't feel like travelling at this time of the year.
What shall you RP about once you have arrived?
The Elua grid is quite small, but there are public areas like Elua Square and the fine wining and dining place where people can mingle and enjoy social RP. A few of you may be planning to see heads of their Houses, or have meetings of political nature.
If you wish to have such a scene, please put in a +request so that we can schedule a time to make it happen.
IC Time
Please keep in mind, that time will flow differently when in Elua. You will probably arrive around the 10th of December or later, and the plot will conclude with the Longest Night feasts on IC December 21st (which will be scened in RL January).
Mont Nuit
Players of temp alts, you can already start getting into your characters and have some social scenes with other courtesans. Costumes and themes need to be determined or confirmed for the Houses that have played temp's, and games for giving out tokens have to be worked out. Each temp alt courtesan will have one token they can give away to a noble who has earned it by braving a challenge. Tokens will only be needed for the Mont Nuit Fete.
The Night Court Houses
These have been added to the grid, but only those that have played members. Please note, that these Houses are limited to the one grid room. Patron rooms won't be built on the Elua grid, so if RP should take you in that direction, you will have to resort to a TP Room.
Ducal Estates
These are there IC, and you can assume that your noble character will lodge there, in the respective estate of their province. At this point, there is no intention of building these on grid, however. Again, if you need a private scene with other members of your House or your province, you will need to use a TP room for that.
Temporal Consistency
No character can be in two places at the same time. This pertains to Longest Night itself (the two events will happen at the same time IC), and it also goes for the whole duration of the plot. A character that is in Elua won't be able to RP in Marsilikos inbetween (except if having a backscene). We trust in the common sense of you players, to not cause any unexplainable phenomenons that would occur otherwise.
Midwinter Ball at the Royal Palace
Nobles (and foreign dignitaries) may arrive in company. No temp alts will attend this event. There will be opportunity for mingling and social RP, with some plot thrown in between. Your chance to meet the King and Queen of Terre d'Ange.
Creating a Temp Alt
How do I create a temporary courtesan alt?
Create a new character on the game. You will need staff to set the House for you. These characters will be tagged as temp alts and will usually go to the +freezer or get nuked once the plot is complete.
Do alt limitations apply?
No. If you already hit alt cap, no worries, as these temp alts don't count towards your total. Concepts will be limited to adepts and fully marqued courtesans. No Dowaynes, no Seconds. Other rules regarding alts as in our policy still apply!
Specifics in Chargen
- Please set your alt as '+temp' in the special merits room.
- Your temp alt is limited to the courtesan trait of their House. Meaning, a Heliotrope would have Heliotrope at level 1 (Adept) or level 2 (Courtesan).
- BG: Please no more than 2-3 paragraphs. Only 1 (!) page of BG. Thank you.
- BG will be checked but perhaps not as thoroughly as if this were a full alt of yours. We want stuff to make sense. But if you tend to perhaps have this alt converted to a full alt later on, please make sure to keep the BG reasonable. Don't go overboard. This goes especially for contacts and allies in high places, like being favored by a Prince of the Blood, having the King among regular patrons, etc.
Icon Template
We have a slightly differing icon template to use for these temporary Mont Nuit alts. Staff will gladly create an icon for you. If you prefer to make your own, go by the directions at the top of the PC Icons page.
Tags
Tag the wiki page with 'montnuit' and with the name of the House.
Courtesans
