Where wolf? Why wolf? How wolf?

[wants_the_phd]

WHO: concerned citizens
WHERE: The clinic lobby
WHEN: Day 63, around noonish

[Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, a little red sheep with a tophat has likely waddled up to you with an invitation to come to the clinic for a quasi-urgent meeting to talk about the current werewolf situation. There will be refreshments. Newbies are especially encouraged to attend.]

[If you can’t read, the sheep will probably maaa at you and gesture clinic-wards.]

Comments

Refreshments

[wants_the_phd]

[Snacks go here]

Re: Refreshments

[strateelgic]

[Leviathan has thrown together some snack options, as well as drinks like apple juice and several varieties of tea. (Mostly herbal and macha. No black teas, sadly.)

As for snacks, he has apple chips, pear chips (variety!), some candied mint and rose petals, rose petal cookies, and apple pie.

And if you happen to be carnivorous, he's got you covered there too with some simple pygmydillo jerky and crispy crickets. The bugs come highly recommended.]

Werewolves 101

[wants_the_phd]

Alright, it looks like we have some newbies here, so here’s a brief rundown:

In the mist are shadowy, wolf-like creatures that are highly aggressive and will attack you on sight. They carry a disease called lycanthropy, which is highly contagious and spreads via bites. If you contract this disease, once the sun sets you will physically transform into a monster, yourself.

There is only one known cure right now, and that’s a plant called wolfsbane. If you’ve been infected but haven’t yet changed, you can drink wolfsbane tea to keep the infection from taking. One plant can make enough tea for four people if used prophylactically. But once the disease has taken hold, the victim must consume one entire plant to cure it.

If anyone has any other information about lycanthropy, like how it presents, how it can be treated, or anything that’s effective against it, please speak up so I can write it down.

Re: Werewolves 101

[leonheartedly]

Told you and a few people, but if you go into the mist in the ocean, they're wolf sharks.

As for how it presents, I went to clear my head after I saw you and the last thing I remember clearly is getting really pissed off at nothing. [a shrug] Stuck out to me because my temper isn't nearly that short.

Re: Werewolves 101

[mykidisthebest]

It's not a big note, but like Tyr said about the wolf sharks--the mist beasts can take a variety of forms. A wolf, a bear, a fox, things like that. So avoid any mist creatures as much as possible.

Also, there's a second cure. It involves dying and having your heart ripped out, I think? Dying is the big part, but also the part people would want to avoid. Especially when the eye is open.

Re: Werewolves 101

[endsjustified]

There's been some variation on the infections lately. People might not always turn into wolves and take the shape of monsters familiar to their worlds instead; or they may turn without losing their mind immediately; or it can affect their personality and dreams without changing them physically. Not every variation needs wolfsbane, though so far any with a bodily change do.

If you're not sure what kind you have, you need to ask Daisy to be certain. Perhaps Blossom can tell also, but Daisy is more reliably present.

Wolfsbane

[wants_the_phd]

Wolfsbane only grows in the mist, so it’s hard to find and dangerous to acquire. Due to recent events, our wolfsbane supply is getting perilously low. If you or your flock has any, please speak up so I can get a count of how many we have left.

I’m not going to ask you to surrender yours if you don’t want to. I just want to know just how dire our situation is and who to talk to in an emergency.

Re: Wolfsbane

[endsjustified]

[just spreads his hands. Lily got none bro]

Re: Wolfsbane

[beathollow]

Clover has two, though I'm hoping to use one and the mist greenhouse to try and grow more.

Mist Trips

[wants_the_phd]

There’s been some talk of organizing a trip into the mist to try to acquire more wolfsbane. If you are willing and able to undertake this journey, please raise your hand so we can figure out the logistics and make a plan of attack.

If you don’t want to go into the mist but otherwise have suggestions or magic spells you could offer to make the journey safer, your contributions are welcome here as well.

[OOC: Please sign up so we know who is going and in what party. Mist trip will be happening this weekend sometime (March 8-10), exact day/time TBD.]

Re: Mist Trips

[stirtheblood]

I'm always up for attackin' stuff.

[was that the question]

Re: Mist Trips

[doggonemad]

Sounds dangerous.

[ so of course, this weed is raising his hand. ]

Re: Mist Trips

[leonheartedly]

[he just lifts a hand lol]

Re: Mist Trips

[featherduster]

[ HEWWO raises his hand ]

Having a team run interference on the wolves while another group runs for the wolfsbane might take a lot of the pressure off.

Re: Mist Trips

[endsjustified]

Some of Lily will be going in a group, but Lethe and I should be able to lay some magical safeguards on a handful of others as well.

Nothing so convenient as protecting you from bites and lycanthropy, but if you think a temporary protection against magic or a raised defense might help, we can do that.

he's not signing up to go out there. However,

[finalbows]

[ after she gets a round of volunteers, Angie, via his Bargain Big telepathy murmurs at Azdaja,

"Lining up... like lemmings." ]

Re: Mist Trips

[doublefried]

I'm pretty quick and apparently can navigate the Mist, so I'm available.

Re: Mist Trips

[finalefantasy]

[there's a black bird here]

My sisters and I may serve as guides. It is easier for us to stay in contact with others without hampering them.

But we cannot fight wolves for you.

[NOT GOING BUT AN OFFER]

[beathollow]

Clover has the ability to bless others with good luck. I'm not sure if it will uphold in the mist, but before you go I can certainly try...

Re: Mist Trips

[strateelgic]

[Raises his hand!]

I want to keep my eyes open for certain other plants as well, but until we solve this problem we can't really continue with certain other projects. As I was part of the trip to the ocean that seems to have brought this back, I may as well contribute.

Navigation

[wants_the_phd]

The mist is disorienting and difficult to navigate. Any and all people entering the mist must be in constant, physical contact with a weed and each other in order to avoid getting separated and lost.

Even with a weed helping with the disorientation, the mist is extremely difficult to navigate. If anyone has any suggestions on where to look for wolfsbane, or any idea how to actually find those places, please speak up.

Re: Navigation

[hardpity]

I made sensors... um... they haven't seen field testing yet, but if each group takes a couple they should be able to analyze data about the areas they pass through... s-so if someone does find Wolfsbane, I'll have a better idea about the conditions it grows in for next time...

Other?

[wants_the_phd]

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

[debug_mode]

This sounds dangerous!

[electricflock]

[where wolf? here wolf]

[wants_the_phd]

[RECORD SCRATCH]

[aiwillneversmile]

[turns up but staying quietly out of the way, just watching and listening]

Stealth

[wants_the_phd]

[Raising her voice to carry over the crowd]

Is there anyone here who can provide any kind of stealth-enhancing spells? Invisibility, inaudibility, inodorosity, that sort of thing? Something that could help wolfsbane parties to not encounter any mist beasts in the first place?

Re: Stealth

[poisonista]

[ He's just been here to listen, of course, and support Az. So at that, he gestures. ]

Spells like that aren't difficult for me to weave, but they have a time limit or conditional use for some. Locking someone's scent is easy, but the magic used to lock it could be detected by someone capable of it. That would be something I can't hide.