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vermilloci) wrote in shellphones2023-11-22 07:31 am
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Post 1: on the subject of the tombstone research
Type: Text
Sender ID: vermilloci (Rem Tokimiya)
To: general
Subject: Tombstone Info and Research Help Wanted
Warnings: discussion of blood and sacrifice involved in undead things involving the tombstone
Hello, everyone! My name is Rem Tokimiya. It’s nice to meet you all. Apologies for the lengthy text, but I have information to share. Anyone who's interacted with the tombstone can probably already guess that it's cursed, but I wanted to offer a little more insight just in case others aren't aware of the following.
1) There's something inside it. It resembles a soul, but I’m not certain as to what exactly it is. I think it's fair to guess that it's the reason for affecting the dead in negative ways. It's even possible that the undead on the ghost ship weren't originally violent at all, but what was in the tombstone corrupted them, too.
2) Regarding the script. I'm trying to find where this tombstone originated and the nature of the curse. I had hoped to match the script on the stone to other texts within the archives to find a lead on the region it’s from, but there are none. Instead, it appears to be hand-written. Matching the author’s handwriting to another work could be possible, but I’ve had no luck with it. Fortunately certain phrases happened to be legible. Unfortunately, they relate to blood sacrifices.
3) Regarding the blood sacrifice. There are other texts about similar relics existing, as well as various rituals using blood and sacrifice to create their curses. It’s all pretty vague, and I’m guessing that the vagueness is probably intentional given its forbidden nature.
Does anyone have experience with these sorts of rituals of applying a curse to an object? Maybe even removing them?
4) The ghost ship. It’s a style that’s centuries older than the ones seen at port, so that narrows it down to a certain timeframe. I highly doubt galleons like that don't leave a paper trail of its dry dock and voyages, even one from hundreds of years ago, and this one obviously never returned to port. Currently, I’m looking into historical charters and logs for when the ship might have still been in service based on its style and size. [ —The logs would cover a certainly sizable timeframe, but it’s a very good lead. No one said research didn’t involve some sort of tedious task pouring over old texts! Luckily she is an old book smell type of girl just as she is for new books. ]
5) Research & Exploration friends wanted (•̀ᴗ•́)و There’s a lot to go through. If anyone would like to help out with looking over these logs to find where the ship was last headed before disappearing, I’d appreciate the assistance!
If the ship’s last charter and destination can be found, it’d probably be the same location it picked up the tombstone. The place would be worth investigating for all of us. Let me know if you’re interested.
Or Come Chat in Person!
Sender ID: vermilloci (Rem Tokimiya)
To: general
Subject: Tombstone Info and Research Help Wanted
Warnings: discussion of blood and sacrifice involved in undead things involving the tombstone
Hello, everyone! My name is Rem Tokimiya. It’s nice to meet you all. Apologies for the lengthy text, but I have information to share. Anyone who's interacted with the tombstone can probably already guess that it's cursed, but I wanted to offer a little more insight just in case others aren't aware of the following.
1) There's something inside it. It resembles a soul, but I’m not certain as to what exactly it is. I think it's fair to guess that it's the reason for affecting the dead in negative ways. It's even possible that the undead on the ghost ship weren't originally violent at all, but what was in the tombstone corrupted them, too.
2) Regarding the script. I'm trying to find where this tombstone originated and the nature of the curse. I had hoped to match the script on the stone to other texts within the archives to find a lead on the region it’s from, but there are none. Instead, it appears to be hand-written. Matching the author’s handwriting to another work could be possible, but I’ve had no luck with it. Fortunately certain phrases happened to be legible. Unfortunately, they relate to blood sacrifices.
3) Regarding the blood sacrifice. There are other texts about similar relics existing, as well as various rituals using blood and sacrifice to create their curses. It’s all pretty vague, and I’m guessing that the vagueness is probably intentional given its forbidden nature.
Does anyone have experience with these sorts of rituals of applying a curse to an object? Maybe even removing them?
4) The ghost ship. It’s a style that’s centuries older than the ones seen at port, so that narrows it down to a certain timeframe. I highly doubt galleons like that don't leave a paper trail of its dry dock and voyages, even one from hundreds of years ago, and this one obviously never returned to port. Currently, I’m looking into historical charters and logs for when the ship might have still been in service based on its style and size. [ —The logs would cover a certainly sizable timeframe, but it’s a very good lead. No one said research didn’t involve some sort of tedious task pouring over old texts! Luckily she is an old book smell type of girl just as she is for new books. ]
5) Research & Exploration friends wanted (•̀ᴗ•́)و There’s a lot to go through. If anyone would like to help out with looking over these logs to find where the ship was last headed before disappearing, I’d appreciate the assistance!
If the ship’s last charter and destination can be found, it’d probably be the same location it picked up the tombstone. The place would be worth investigating for all of us. Let me know if you’re interested.
Or Come Chat in Person!
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[ Eltrut. Night.
It’s been a few weeks since the unpleasant experience of conducting research on the tombstone pieces, and since then, she’s felt more than a little drained. Not one to be idle, though, she had set off to go through the archives, digging through what information she could while recovering. Which had all led to the post above.
Now she sits upon a beach, shoes removed to allow her feet to bury deep into the sand. The infinitesimal granules, worn by ages of waves upon the shore, feel soft upon her skin, and they still retain warmth from the sun during the day. Setting down a copy of a harbor log on her lap, she decides to take a short break from her research to relax. No harm resting for a little, right? After being harrowed by the tombstone, she’s already been taxed enough.
Rem turns to the side, sending off a small flame to add extra light to her fire. Afterward, she takes out a small parcel from her pocket, unwrapping it to reveal five spherical pieces of colored hard candy. This is when she notices you. ] …Oh. [ While surprised to see someone else out this late, she still gives you a nod of acknowledgment (so long as you do not appear hostile). ] Taking a late night stroll on the beach? I hope you’re not lost.
[ A smile there, softly joking. Rem pats the ground next to her. ] You can join me, if you’d like. The stars are nice tonight…
[ Those that have met her might notice her skin appears somewhat paler.
Or maybe it’s just the moonlight. ]
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I see what's going on.
You just don't want to get your hands dirty.
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...what did it mean?]
This venerable one has never let dirt stop him from doing what must be done. Learning to sail is not something this venerable one needs to do.
Why is this so important to you?
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I can't help but wonder if you're afraid of water.
[ IS IT BECAUSE HIS IMMORTAL ROOT IS FIRE-- it's probably that, huh. She's thinking it's that. It's totally that. ]
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[Did he not just say he knows how to swim?
Besides... even if he was... just a little cautious around water... it was only because he'd recently learned he was at risk of drowning. Caution was deserved.]
Fear requires emotions and this venerable one has none. There was simply no reason for this venerable one to need to learn. Unless this venerable one has cause to acquire a ship of his own, then there remains no reason to learn.
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I would say not knowing how to sail is one reason to acquire a ship, it is.
The second reason would be that if we're going to do this research into our allegedly chocolate-hoarding sorcerer (｡•̀ᴗ-) we're also going to need to be able to travel more conveniently between ports on our own.
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You wish for us to acquire a ship?
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[ While she has her own needs for a ship... she doubts her going to the shipyard and asking for a ship even with a crew would get her anything more than laughed at. This man, on the other hand, could probably smile once to a vessel broker and acquire a ship for free, she's certain. ]
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The idea of having a ship of his own to command and go where he desired rather than wasting his funds on chartering vessels when the God-Beasts or the Stormbringer had chosen to be elsewhere was appealing. And having a space to conduct research without having to head back to either the city or the ship he arrived in the world on was more so.
After another moment, he decided:]
This venerable one will see about doing so.
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Not all of us are immortal.
[ And if people on the ship die, she'd forget them, and then she wouldn't even remember to be sad! It's tragic. ]
And remember to smile.
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[He agreed, and otherwise ignored the comment about smiling.]
This venerable one will leave first.
[Which is to say, he was going to hang up.