[!] The winds howl an elden tune. There is a wickedness flowing through the Northern winds, seeping [!]
from the wooded lands. . .
Underneath the Crooked Moon
Stalks the King on cloven hoof
In pale decay and empty gloom
He comes for you
Canst thou not feel it? The trees thirst for blood. For each moment thou pause to gaze, thou feelest its eyes upon thee. With every step thou tak'st into the depths, the warmth of hearth and home vanish behind thee. Dost thou not sense the peril, the chance that thou may never return? The trees, they watch thee, drawing near with each passing moment. Their boughs stretch out to thee, yet they never quite grasp.
Thou feelest the need to tread with caution. There is a change in the forests... Their reach extendeth farther than thou dost recall.
OUT OF CHARACTER
[Please read below.]
Do you like giving your characters traumatic experiences? Do you like cool tattoos? Do you like hunting down evil people? Do you think maybe you WANT your character to have wicked tattoos but they'd NEVER do such a thing on their own? Or maybe you just want cool tattoos. Either way if so, this post is for you!
Main Storyline
The Muse is a cruel cultist-type character. She has two focuses: blood, and art. The main sort of interaction most people are likely to get with her through the main storyline is kidnapped, and tattooed(scarification). The explicit reason won’t be stated here, but it is possible to find out or guess.
To be clear, the sort of 'tattoos' The Muse does are ‘scarrification tattoos'. Which is, effectively, the carving of skin to the dermis layer to cause permanent imprints[Not with ink]. Meaning the more you want skinned off the more harsh it's gonna be on your lad/lass. Because of that whole.. Bloodloss thing.
Second Storyline
This is ignoring mutilation entirely and solely the catching/hunting her part. It’s possible to search her area if you find it (I’ll hop online and tell you descriptions of the area if you decide to investigate it. I’m not ST, so I can’t invis. Which may make it a little wonky but not impossible). There are hints of ways to catch her there.
To answer some questions pre-emptively:
Can this be a random encounter?
The mutilation itself- no, I am only doing those situations set up OOC beforehand, due to how gruesome they can be in nature. Flaying people’s skin off is not the sort of interaction I would like to just drop on people, but interaction outside of pre-planned mutilation encounters is possible.
Do they have to be gorey?
Not at all! I am completely open to scene-skipping for comfort but they still obtain their cool lil’ mutilation tattoos.
Can I have more than one interaction?
Yes! But people who haven’t gotten any might be prioritized.
Who can interact with her?
Anyone except children. Understand however that if your character is a gigantic **** off orc, or some otherwise intimidating creature, there is a lot less of a chance you’ll be able to have any interaction with her main storyline- mainly because the Muse is not likely to go after something or someone that can easily kill or hurt her- she still has a fear factor.
Can I catch/kill her?
Hunting her is a very possible storyline to follow, yes. If someone kills her, no matter how early or late in the storyline, the character will be PKed.
Can I fix her?
Do you really want to? [Yes, this is possible. But it won't be easy.]
Can I join her?
Yes! But it may be a bit of a pain in the ass to get her to trust you.
This character cannot be romanced. Please do not attempt to romantically interact with this character.
But that is about all. Leave a message below here with your discord and I'll shoot you a message from @heartesy if you're interested! [[Please note, there are a few things this antag needs to do to get the ball rolling, so you may be waiting a moment!]] I've never tried antagging this way before, hopefully its enjoyable, but suggestions/critique on the idea are welcome.