It Began in a Tavern (OOC Thread) (Part 2)

That's a good point and it's quite easy. Araspeth, a reader of scriptures, sees Olive's magic and goes to the Queen—also a reader of scriptures—to tell her of it. The Queen recognises the light magic as Yuuna and freaks out. She seeks to end Olive with her own hands before she masters Yuuna's power and its too late.

Perfect! So the next place Araspeth goes to is back to the castle to enlist the queen.

We can do stuff like that along the way to Cliffcross. What does everyone think about that?

Yes, I would like them to meet and overcome obstacles on the way. And in so doing, they become closer to one another.
 
Barnabas' could slowly start turning away from the queen after that first confrontation. It starts there and he fully converts at a later point. He could even help the girls defeat her at confrontation #2. I mean, he does know a lot about her. Info is always useful.

I don't think Barnabas would consider switching sides just because of his daughter. But she could certainly be the start of it!

No, it won't be only because Katara is his daughter. But Dusca might awake something inside of him....
 
Perfect! So the next place Araspeth goes to is back to the castle to enlist the queen.
Exactly what I had in mind. "My Queen, although I tried... something most unexpected came my way!"

Yes, I would like them to meet and overcome obstacles on the way. And in so doing, they become closer to one another.
There are a lot of possibilities here. I think they should arrive to Cliffcross far more bonded and ready to face whatever is there.

Places bring opportunity. That said, 1/3 of the new map has been completed and I'll be posting it for feedback in a little bit.

No, it won't be only because Katara is his daughter. But Dusca might awake something inside of him....
Whatever you end up doing, I'm looking forward to it!
 
Oh, and here I was thinking that the climax would be at Cliffcross. I'm all for going to another setting after that, but that would require we deal with the stopping of time in Cliffcross - or - is that what leads us elsewhere?

A lot can happen at Cliffcross and it probably will (it better do because it's been hyped a lot at this point). It just won't be story ending.

What Gravy and I discussed, in case you missed it, is the Queen shows up and has a fight with Olive. Olive nearly dies but lives, and the story continues from there.

During that "first confrontation", we can have everything discussed. Barnabas saving Ravenna, his first exposure to the thoughts of changing sides, etc.

It's common for this to happen in stories. The main characters have a major failure and must rise back to their feet stronger.
 
Okay here is the map! map link

It's high resolution so you have to zoom a lot to see the little details like cities. If you like your computer's photo viewer better for things like this, you might want to download the image.

As I said, this is only 1/3 of it. I wanted some feedback before I went on to create the rest of it.
 
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Oops! It's my turn!

So, what do you want to happen in this next post? How can I help move the plot along or create a bridge for everyone?

I was thinking Ravenna would insist the group get disguises somehow. Because Olive can't be recognized like she was by the ferryman. Thoughts?
 
Okay, I'm still working on the map. Unfortunately, because I'm an idiot, I forgot to save and every bit of progress since what I last showed to all of you got lost.

But I haven't given up. I re-did all of the earth region and now only a portion of it remains, which I'm glad of since it has taken so much work! I thought I'd check in and show what we currently have in case anyone has any feedback/objections.

map link

Again, I want to stress that this map is not final and open to changes that any of you might want.
 
Okay, I have a few questions. Can Katara play any instrument or sing? Also, I was wondering if you all would be okay with the 3 pretending to be traveling musicians. I think blending in is the way to go and so, I need some fake names. Any ideas for your characters?
 
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