FEBRUARY 2025 QUESTBOARD

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⋆✩ INTRO EVENT ✩⋆

QUESTBOARD
( SIGN UPS FOR THIS MONTH ARE HERE )

At 7am sharp every morning, the city comes fully alive with the posting and highlighting of new quests! Of course, the questboard is something that should always be checked, with rescue missions always a possibility outside of normal update times, but there's something special and heartwarming about the way the entire city comes together this same time each day, just to see what they can do to help one another.

Upon joining their guilds, newcomers have been invited to take a look at the quests themselves. There are rankings they'll have to concern themselves with, after all. Today is a special day, because the newcomers have now officially all been added to the member ranking roster! They are all listed under their respective guilds at the very bottom, sporting a nice 0 points so far. Don't worry, no one's judging them yet. Currently, the guild leaders are at the top rank of their respective guilds. As far as guild ranking, Lum Berries are the top guild, followed by Oran, and lastly by Cheri.

The quests themselves are pinned to the wooden board securely, hanging in clear view with the following information listed for each: quest giver, difficulty level (1-3 stars), rewards (points and/or items, plot mentions obviously are not there), and a message from the quest giver. As for the currently available quests...

RESOURCE QUESTS

STONE
QUEST TYPE: RESOURCE
QUEST GIVER: Mightyena
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

The clean up after the storm has gone well, but our supplies have run low. We need Pokemon who can help gather stone from the mines. Any gems or other materials you find are an added bonus.

POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: You have a chance to find items or special stones while mining.

BERRY HUNGRY!
QUEST TYPE:RESOURCE
QUEST GIVER: Ribombee
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

The Cheri Berries are in search of willing Pokemon to help replenish our food reserves! With all of these newcomers under our wings, we've got to keep the city fed, and berries are an important part of a Pokemon's healthy diet!

POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: You have a chance to find honey or some rare items.

EXPLORATION QUESTS

BEYOND THE CITY
QUEST TYPE: EXPLORATION
QUEST GIVER: Dr. Denne
CLAIM LIMIT: 3 teams
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: Yes
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

With the increase in our numbers, it should be the perfect time to scout further out from the city! Polteageist and I are looking for up to three teams willing to head out and push into unknown territory. More information will be given after sign up!

POINTS REWARDED: 200 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: Some plot hints, perhaps!

RESCUE QUESTS

RESCUE TEDDIURSA
QUEST TYPE: RESCUE
QUEST GIVER: Spheal
CLAIM LIMIT: 1 team
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

Please help! My friend Teddiursa and I were playing on the cliffs when she fell into the ocean! She hasn't come back in two days, so I think the rough waters from the storm stranded her somewhere!

POINTS REWARDED: 100 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No

FIND BUNEARY
QUEST TYPE: RESCUE
QUEST GIVER: Elekid
CLAIM LIMIT: 1 team
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

I haven't seen Buneary around the city since the storms... He was always pretty shy, but I'm starting to get worried. Can you ask around and try to find out where he might have gone?


POINTS REWARDED: 100 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No

FIND TAILLOW'S MEDICINE
QUEST TYPE: RESCUE
QUEST GIVER: Swellow
CLAIM LIMIT: 1 team
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

I've lost some very important medicine that I need to give to my baby Taillow during the storm. Dr. Denne says he can't make a replacement in time. Someone please hurry! The last time I remember having it, I was scouting near the Canopy.

POINTS REWARDED: 100 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No

SAVE PURRLOIN
QUEST TYPE: RESCUE
QUEST GIVER: Liepard
CLAIM LIMIT: 1 team
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by FEBRUARY 28TH 11:59PM EST.

Purrloin was injured on a quest we took together. I ran back here to find help. She was attacked by an angry Persian that might still be nearby! Please bring her an Aguav Berry to help her heal, they're her favorite.

POINTS REWARDED: 100 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No, unless you want to pocket that Aguav Berry.

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GUILDS
( YOU CAN OPTIONALLY THREAD WITH GUILD LEADERS HERE )

Many newcomers already seem to be settling into their respective guilds, and it's left the city with an optimistic energy buzzing around! Each guild has their own unique way of handling things, but all three come together in a way that benefits Bottlecap Bay as a whole, and the newcomers seem to be blending in quite well, despite those worrying nightmares from before.

Acceptance comes with new responsibilities, though, and there are a number of things that each guild expects or requests of their new members.

Lum Berries are straight to work recording information about the latest storm, as well as the newcomers and their nightmares. Polteageist requests that the newcomers in this guild pull their weight by gathering as much information as they can about each newcomer in the other guilds and help record this. Physical descriptors are important, but so are their dreams, their personalities, their beliefs, and so on. It can be hard to dump this sort of information on just anyone, so do try and make some friends if that's what it takes. Beyond that, the results of the exploration quest recently posted will become important, as Lum Berry members will be consulted on the next steps.

Cheri Berries first hold a group celebration of their new members in the Canopy where they'll be spending so much of their time. After a lot of great food and silly icebreaking games, Ribombee will personally thank everyone and mention his quest posting, implying that guild members should try to help not just with their own guild quest, but others. In addition to that, duties will be split across the new recruits, and everyone will find themselves with a schedule of berry gathering, scouting, and monitoring the forest growth and ecosystem health. Busy busy!

Oran Berries are having a month long celebration for its new members. Meals are already held together, but they're made extra special and fancy this month, straight out of Mightyena's metaphorical pocket! She's working overtime to provide for her little Oran Berries. Members are encouraged to help out in the mines, but more than that, are told to enroll in fighting classes, as well as potentially host some of their own to fellow newcomers. No one understands the struggles of adapting to a new body quite like someone already going through it, right? The city is relying on you!

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NIGHTMARE RESOLUTIONS
( PLEASE SEE THIS THREAD )

As mentioned on the TDM, characters who have not shared their doubts or feelings with another still have had their nightmares vanish by February 10th. Since then, not a single report of nightmares has been sent in to the Pokeclinic or the Archives. Isn't that great?

More perceptive characters may notice a sense of foreboding despite this calm, however. The more the month goes on, the more a nagging feeling surfaces at the back of every mind. Aren't you forgetting something? The feeling gets more intense, overwhelmingly so, and nothing seems to help with it.

Please respond to this thread below indicating whether your character shared their emotions to relieve the nightmares, or whether they timed out. There's a helpful little form, so go ahead and fill it out as soon as you can! Once we have everyone's info, we'll get back to you all with an update.

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NOTES.

⟡ Guild and member rankings will be more properly displayed hopefully next month! Since no player character has any points yet, we did not make that a priority. As of right now, we will be tracking your points, but we recommend keeping your own tracking somewhere as well in case we mess up.

⟡ Please keep your eyes open for a temperature check sometime before the end of the month! This will discuss potential changes, player wishes, and other plans for the game as a whole. Because of this, March's schedule is likely going to change as we iron out the details with you all.

⟡ Please review the quest page for more information on each type of quest and how to sign-up.

⟡ Guild leader threads will be limited to five (5) comments from us. Meaning a thread can get up to 10 comments maximum before we stop replying! This is to prevent overloading ourselves on threads, so thank you for understanding!

⟡ Quest replies will be sent as soon as we can, but may not necessarily be same day (at least this time). Apologies for that, and thanks for understanding!

⟡ As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here!

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LUM

[seacub]

It's a good thing that the Lum berries get straight to work; Emporio likely would have combusted from how overwhelmed he was otherwise. Whoever brought him to his new dwelling and made sure he was settled will have already seen that for themselves- from muttered comments like 'I have a bed??' to 'There's so much space...' to 'There's even a real window...'.

Considering what the citizens of the town would have observed even before the boy was quickly recruited by Polteageist however, maybe it was expected. A human who's spent his life afraid of humans? What a thought.

Some other newcomers have been quick to chat to the little one as well of course. As such, Emporio has been putting together thorough notes in addition to helping with Perrin- he was the one to suggest the dragonite look into a slate in the first place- and so Emporio turns in additional, candid observations. Who's familiar with pokemon and why. What similarities exist between various homelands thus far.

What the actual Arceus a 'cat' is-

He takes great care in putting things in terms other pokemon can properly refer to, often asking others in the guild for advice. And that's the other thing.

Provided they prove he's a welcome presence, it's the locals that Emporio seems quicker to connect to. They're the ones he's shyly asked for recommendations, ideas, thoughts. They're even the ones that wear him down into talking about his nightmares first, for all that the mimikyu in Oran manages the same.

They're the ones who, after finally pulling out that deep worry of his, said 'Talk to Polteageist.'

By the time Emporio approaches Polteageist- no, perhaps because of this timing- he's managed to only barely free himself of his nightmares.

(Or at least, the supernaturally caused ones)

"...The nightmares..."

A correction. Because Emporio has had nightmares since the day he arrived- this is about the nightmares that everyone started having, in February. "...The symptoms from the recent nightmares stopped after speaking to other Pokemon about the source. With limited sources so far, it seems a connecting thread might be self-doubt, and insecurity, but I can't be certain without comparing more data. I..."

There is a pause. A hand twitches to hold his helmet- that he was wearing it when he came in is already a strong sign of his anxiety.

"...I need to ask. If... ...When a way home is found for the ones that appeared here..."

He swallows. Looks to the ground, because even if he's admitted this core fear at last, it doesn't make it easier to seek answers.

"...Would I have to go?"

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Every relationship Polteageist has with their team members is certainly unique, but Emporio may be the most so. He's young, and yet he holds himself like a Pokemon who's been through so many more years— and yet he was human? It's interesting, it's all so interesting, and though Polteageist could never be said to be called parental, there's an instinct in the depth of their loyalty that comes quite easily now that they are in Lum together.

So they hover closer, at those words, taking in the information with quiet little nods that slosh the rest of their tea-like body around. And eventually, as that question is asked, they reach out a little purple paw and plop it right on Emporio's shoulder, firm and reassuring.

"We may open doorways here, my friend, but we will never push you through them. The decision will be entirely yours to make, and should anyone attempt to pressure you otherwise, I'll stop at nothing to correct them."

Firm, commanding, with a presence that creates a sort of aura in the room, tense and not at all aimed at Emporio. And just like that, it's gone, eased off and light, and Polteageist moves his hand back, smiling a little.

"And how are your nightmares doing?"

[seacub]

And just like that- with that commanding tone, that firm, no-arguing aura- there can be no doubting the words. There can be no doubt in that moment, that even if an army were to try and demand he leave after he finds peace here, Polteageist would step in.

There is a sigh of relief.

But of course, it can't last for long- Polteageist has cut to the meat of the matter. Emporio's recent nightmares, as he said, Stopped. He talked to other pokemon, both local and otherwise, and they Stopped.

But, Emporio's other nightmares sure haven't, and the grimace on his little cubone face- what can be seen under the helmet- gives that away quite well.

"The ones that stopped at least, were the worst of them. I couldn't get a full night's sleep at all while they happened, but I was able to after. ...Even so..."

Well, there's no hiding That from Polteageist. "...As you might have guessed, that didn't stop the ones I've had since. ...since arriving," he admits, his voice quiet.

"...I don't think those are going to go away as easily." Those ones are strictly a matter of personal trauma- it's a sad truth that can't be avoided.