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Hello beautiful stickbones players, this is Wolfie with a general update! In short, Tal is jiggling the plot around and we love him for it.

With Affogato Cookie's drop and last wishes using the Mystery Organ from Callan, a few things have changed within Aldric's Grove this month:

A small shrine close to the inn has appeared in the Grove. Affogato's spirit is tied there, to a black raven figure carved from smooth stone. His last wishes were for the Grove and the people here to be protected, and therefore:
The spell strengthening the fog wall gets buffed and helps the magic circle that was placed in the Secret Location. This takes some pressure off of Heimr's rescued children, who are still comatose currently, but will ensure that the barrier does not falter.
The fog wall loses its black tint/corrupting qualities from Corrupted Moder's wish back some time in 2023, and is now safe to touch (but is still, you know, a barrier and you still need the golden glasses to find where to get through it).
Sinann gets powered up further and can now shift into a proper Person form to go on land, though largely will still hang out in the river in fish form (its pronouns are still it/its or they/them). It will be able to speak in complete sentences as well.
- This was the last Guardian y'all had to power up so congrats you did it, confetti sparkles etc
Affo being a poison-element cookie means Suri's creations are now weak to poison, and Suri himself is a little bit weak to it but Not Really
- This won't be immediately noticeable until someone tries to poison said creations. We are all looking at Thorns rn I know but he's banned from disseminating plot, figure it out yourselves-
Pearl, Affo's baby dragon, is going to make a brief but terrible rainstorm out of grief :( They are sad :( This will largely not matter to those of you who remain in Neo Eden all month, but should you pop back into the Grove, you will be dunked on. Literally.

That's it, if there are any questions just drop a line here or in the Discord! Pages will be updated after Wolfie is done slaving away at Capitalism. <3

Hello, friends and unwitting denizens of the woods!

The mod team would like to make an early announcement for an upcoming plot line, separate from your usual plotting posts so that it's not buried (also because it's still early). You can consider this an interest check for this plot line ahead of time so we know what to write in the coming months. Since Sticks & Bones is primarily player-driven, we don't want to foist a plot line upon people who aren't interested.

We were intending on keeping this a surprise, but we also want more people to be able to get involved in different plot lines- and to give opportunity for a variety of involvement, as well, since not everyone is built for action or as keen on investigation.

As you all know, our Shopkeeper and Trader are shadow people who were formally human until they gave up their names- and with it, their humanity- to the forest for various reasons. Part of this is linked to their identity, such as how you cannot directly call either of them by their former names without interference somehow. Part of their plot line involves, through embracing their new names and identities and letting go of the old, regaining new bodies and with it, new leases on life. They both just need a little help for it.

Where do you come in? Simply building CR with both of them, and with that CR, trust. The Shopkeeper, at least, will be ready for a soul-searching mission with several people by February - the Trader, it’s harder to say since her hangups are very different. At this time I cannot say how many slots will be available for the Shopkeeper, but we wanted to give everyone a heads up so they can decide if they want to be part of the emotional journey or not, and contribute on any level, be it the buildup or the mission itself for either of the merchants.

Please keep any questions and discussion to this post for right now!

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