Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
- Thread starter yrsillar
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Black Noise
Curious
- Location
- About 1AU from Sol
Moratorium over, time to resonate on the concepts of loneliness, purity, and the desires in between.
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Cai Renxiang
globalwarmth
ruining the weather.
- Location
- Polar ice caps
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Cai Renxiang
- Location
- Canada
[X] Cai Renxiang
Even if Yrs came out and said this was the hardest route, I would still pick it. From a story perspective none of the other choices make sense, it feels like we've building to this for a while.
Even if Yrs came out and said this was the hardest route, I would still pick it. From a story perspective none of the other choices make sense, it feels like we've building to this for a while.
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Gan Guangli
[X] Gan Guangli
- Location
- United States of America
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Gan Guangli
[X] Gan Guangli
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Meng Dan
Ling Qi doesn't know Gan or Xia any better than she does Meng Dan. Meng Dan is not only highly perceptive follower of the Hidden Moon but is also bonded to a Dream Spirit. He can even borrow Ling Qi's senses if his own are befuddled. If anyone is able to recognize he's in a Dream and let it go it's Meng Dan. That said, CRX is the obvious choice as Ling Qi knows her motivations best and this option allows CRX to call on Liming to assist if needed without getting turned into a broken puppet.
[X] Meng Dan
Ling Qi doesn't know Gan or Xia any better than she does Meng Dan. Meng Dan is not only highly perceptive follower of the Hidden Moon but is also bonded to a Dream Spirit. He can even borrow Ling Qi's senses if his own are befuddled. If anyone is able to recognize he's in a Dream and let it go it's Meng Dan. That said, CRX is the obvious choice as Ling Qi knows her motivations best and this option allows CRX to call on Liming to assist if needed without getting turned into a broken puppet.
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ReignTorrential
Save Your Crown for a Rainy Day
[X] Cai Renxiang
- Location
- Earth
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Gan Guangli
[X] Gan Guangli
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Looking at the broader narrative, the good options are Renxiang and Xia Lin, in that they either follow through on previous developments like Renxiang opening up after dealing with the BINO or the Awkward Tea Party, or they start new character arcs.
There's a huge coincidence (maybe not) between what Renxiang believes her purpose is, and Zhengui's understanding (Without destruction comes stagnation/Without renewal, destruction is stagnation too.) This creates conflict with Xia Ren, who's only used destructive language when talking about reform ("To preserve the past is stagnation. Stagnation is death." and "The rot of ages breaks easily with a well aimed blow[...]"). This opens up Xia Lin for an interesting character arc in that she seems to be interested in understanding her people's traditions before Xia Ren came along, and how that trucks with Xia Ren's perspective.
Gan is an okay option, in that it would be really opening him up for a lot more narrative focus since his dream would, for narrative purposes, have to be him not failing in the tournament and getting to join Renxiang in the Inner Sect. Meng Dan is a complete unknown and narratively lacks enough connection to Ling Qi to even really justify putting it up as an option.
[X]Cai Renxiang
[X]Xia Lin
There's a huge coincidence (maybe not) between what Renxiang believes her purpose is, and Zhengui's understanding (Without destruction comes stagnation/Without renewal, destruction is stagnation too.) This creates conflict with Xia Ren, who's only used destructive language when talking about reform ("To preserve the past is stagnation. Stagnation is death." and "The rot of ages breaks easily with a well aimed blow[...]"). This opens up Xia Lin for an interesting character arc in that she seems to be interested in understanding her people's traditions before Xia Ren came along, and how that trucks with Xia Ren's perspective.
Gan is an okay option, in that it would be really opening him up for a lot more narrative focus since his dream would, for narrative purposes, have to be him not failing in the tournament and getting to join Renxiang in the Inner Sect. Meng Dan is a complete unknown and narratively lacks enough connection to Ling Qi to even really justify putting it up as an option.
[X]Cai Renxiang
[X]Xia Lin
Meng Dan is a solo Hidden moon cultivator. He has some experience with dream in an academic sense but he isn't a dreaming moon type. I suspect Yinhui would be able to help him though
I want to enter a world as Renxiang wishes it to be. Perfectly ordered, pure and light, where people come together to create society perfect for everyone. To say that it is beautiful but ask whom is it for? And she'll answer that it is for everyone to which we'll reply that there is no one else here. Because all we need to do to convince Renxiang to abandon her dream is guide her to the realization that the only one who's happy there is her.
[X] Cai Renxiang
[X] Cai Renxiang
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Oops, you're right. I do still think that a Hidden Moon follower with a very high perception would be well equipped to perceive that he's trapped in a dream, and yep, Yinhui would be a big help here too. This isn't a winter survival task, but more one of perception, and I think he's well equipped here.