Event Twenty-Six.

[awashmods]

I Am A Tree
[ 7/20 - 7/23 ]

Surely everyone knew that tree destruction was going to have consequences in time, right? Well... that time has finally come.

... Perhaps a bit more quietly than anyone might have been expecting. In the very, very, very early morning of 7/20, characters are going to be spirited away by some very angry dryads.

Now note that not every character will be spirited away -- only as many dryads as the number of trees that have been cut down by the player characters will show up to sweep people away. (Note that this isn't a hard and fast number -- if you want your character to be kidnapped, that can absolutely still happen, no matter how many characters have already been kidnapped).

Kidnapped characters will be dragged off into the deep, deep woods by the dryads, where they will have a spell cast on them -- a spell that will make them begin to turn into a tree. That process can happen differently for each character. Some might have roots take place first, and be unable to move, but still be mostly them. Some might lose their limbs in place of branches, but still be able to run and shout. Some might have their head replaced by leaves and branches but otherwise still be human. Really, knock yourself out.

It's a slow process, but nonetheless, bit by bit? They will start to turn completely, totally into trees. The nice thing is that the color of the tree, both the bark and the leaves, will be akin to your character's hex code, so at least the trees are very easy to pick out amidst the monochrome woods.

Regardless, the characters who aren't dragged away will wake up that morning to find that many of their friends, comrades and enemies have just disappeared into nothingness, just like that. There are still dryads attempting to kidnap characters away, sneakily (they aren't really much for a fight, so they'll be trying to avoid that), so enterprising characters might be able to figure out where, exactly, their comrades have been dragged off to.

But even if they find them in the woods, amidst monsters and fire-breathing animals and perils... how will they save them? The method isn't readily apparent, and they're going to have to do some major trial and error. But it turns out that the method depends on the color of the person (and coincidentally, the tree).

• Blues can be saved by being wept upon -- sincere, earnest tears, on any part of the tree.
  
• Yellows can be saved by having earnest laughter let loose in their presence.
  
• Reds can be saved by having blood spilled on their bark or leaves -- whose blood it is really doesn't matter.

Characters are going to have to put in some serious work to figure it out... but it's worth it to save your tree compatriots, right? And, of course, characters who have yet to turn into a tree fully can also try to save each other, for as long as they can still move around.

And as ever, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here. Thanks, everyone!

Comments

[unghost]

thank you!! comes back in here for one more question... if someone dies from turning into a tree, will the tree still be there in the forest after their death penalties? or will it disappear?

[awashmods]

The tree will remain in the forest even after their death! Characters can in fact seek it out -- though it'll be much harder to find, since all of the color in it will be gone once they have died, leaving it a colorless tree like the remainder of the woods.