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The Aftermath


Solo or RP Format
Counts as 5 RP growth Points
Solo word minimum is 750, RP post minimum is 7

After the Aishan trees had suddenly and furiously bloomed, pollen had started to fall from the sky in never before seen quantities. The sun seemed choked by its presence and the breeze currents seemed to carry it across all of Tendaji.

Curiously enough, the impact of the pollen could be seen in earthlings...

Random earthlings across Tendaji saw cracks and fissures in their skin, shedding as if they had a sunburn. New skin tones shone through from underneath. Almost as if by magic new eye colors and crystal colors emerged with a night's rest. Earthlings changed overnight without regard to their family lineage. Brothers and sisters now sported new colors; mothers and daughters that once looked like spitting images captured the eyes of many with their sudden differences.

What could be made of these changes? The world was in upset, some overjoyed and thrilled at the new colors, others in despair as their self views shifted beneath their feet.

[ Earthlings (and those with earthling blood) have started to suddenly change colors! What does your character make of the changes? Did they change too, or do they just witness the new looks of someone close? Are they fascinated in this sudden new change, or are they in the throws of woe? Let us know how your character handles the change in the world! ]


Color Change Instructions


|| Either at the very beginning of the WE or at the very end, the owner(s) should create a post dedicated to the new colors chosen if they choose to update their palette.
|| Owners do not have to change all of the character's colors, they can opt to change just one, a few, or all.
|| Owners should specifically post which new swatch they would like (no CC, this event is for owners who specifically want new colors for their characters).
|| Characters can only choose new swatches in the race that is already established. (A hybrid with fire skin can ONLY choose fire skin, just a new shade. A hybrid with leaf crystals can ONLY choose leaf crystals, etc.)
|| Aishan hybrids that have earthling colored skin can choose to update their skin tone and the staff will decide whether their fade needs to be updated as well (if applicable). We will pick the fade color best suited to the character, owners only have to pick the base skin tone.
|| ONLY earthling colors can be updated. Aishan and Kahikinan colors are not affected by this event.
|| All updates will be made during the next growth of the character!
|| Characters can update their swatches individually of their families (colors chosen will not affect any other character in the shop).
|| Any breeding moving forward will use these new colors (consider these new swatches new genetics).
|| If you have any questions feel free to reach out to the mule, Ely, or Kana and we can help with anything individual that hasn't been addressed here!

WC - 792


She’d been out hunting when the pollen had struck. Which Riya had instantly become suspicious of. Since when did pollen in such mass amounts fall in Zena? Not even in their spring time did it get so heavy. Her eyes looked up at the sky to see if perhaps it was the result of some avian creature flying past with a flowering bush but there was nothing. She quite imagined that on the other side of the thick wall of pollen dust there were clear skies. She craned her neck to be sure but there was nothing flying. Not even a shadow to hint at one behind a cloud.

“Huh..” She blinked as the dust continued to fall and blanket the snow. Her head returned to the upright position and she looked at the bits on top of the snowy forest floor. “Well that it going to make for an odd combination.”

Deciding that she didn’t want to hunt in such conditions she slung her bow over her shoulder and made her way back to the trail that would lead her home. Even with the surrounding area made hazy like a fog she knew her way home. Of course it would just take a bit longer than usual to get there since she would have to watch her every step. While she was sure of her footing she needed to make sure the pollen wasn’t hiding any surprises.

The trek home took her about an hour longer than her usual if she was calculating time right. It was hard to tell for sure though since the sun was all but hidden away from view by the heavy pollen wall. With a huff she took her bow off her shoulder and even removed the quiver of arrows from her person before pushing the door open. Riya paused to kick the snow off her boots and then entered the home she shared with her lovely family. Her weapon and accessories were leaned against the wall by the door as she closed it and her boots were kicked off. With some effort. Being that they came up to her calf it took some doing to be sure.

Once he was free of those she shed her coat and hung it on the hook by the door before turning to make her way to the washroom. “I’m home.” She called out as she walked down the hall. It was mostly to let her family know it was her that was making all the noise.

“I’m going to wash up.” She said to no one in particular. It helped in case they came out of their rooms to find her. Not that she really expected it. In truth she figured her boys were playing and if her husband was home then he might be busy in his herb room.

“I didn’t catch anything today.” She continued to talk as though she had an active listener. “Strangest thing.” She entered into the washroom and gave her head a shake to free it of any rogue bits of pollen. “There was a weird haze of pollen. Its rare for Zena so I’m not sure what is going on.”

She turned to look in the mirror and froze in her tracks. If she wasn’t mistaken - and she prayed to Mt. Xi that she wasn’t - her hair color had changed. She had grown up with the color for many years and while she wasn’t vain by any means she had seen her own reflection many times.

“Honey!” SHe called out to her husband hoping he was home so that he could confirm the changes she was fairly certain she was looking at.

As she leaned closer to the mirror she noticed her eyes were a bit off as well. Her hands flew up to pull her bottom lip down and inspect them. Had she gotten something in them? Was she sick? Could a sickness change the color of things? Or was it her vision that had changed?

“I think we need a healer..” She said in a lower tone as disbelief sank in.

Before she could lean away her eyes looked at the rest of herself and she noticed that the crystals at her neck, the ones peeking above her collar necklace, were also different in shade.

“Or a shaman..” Iriyana looked back up into her own eyes as she took a step back from the mirror, her hands dropping to her mouth. “Or the gods themselves.” Tears formed as she continued to stare. A loud sob escaped her and she turned away from the mirror to quickly lock the door so no one would enter and see what had happened. At least not until she was sure of it herself.