Quick Fix 76: Judgement on the Shores of the Purelake

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

3 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

My character hates the Law. And Taxes.

CD will actively do things purely for the reason that they are illegal.

He will have a knife in his hand, see someone standing there, and think "murder is illegal"

And um... You see where that would go.

That's it. I won the game. I found the evildoer. @Aeoryi, can I have my Shardplate now?

[Askthepizzagal He/him]

Ah but there are more evildoers and ne'er do wells afoot.

Some might even have hands, too.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

7 minutes ago, Askthepizzaguy said:

Ah but there are more evildoers and ne'er do wells afoot.

Some might even have hands, too.

ha

imagine having hands

*looks at strange hand-shaped and hand-colored things on arms*

I don't think these are hands

[Aeoryi she/her]

30 minutes ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

That's it. I won the game. I found the evildoer. @Aeoryi, can I have my Shardplate now?

I think you need to attract the spren first

 

[Askthepizzagal He/him]

9 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

ha

imagine having hands

*looks at strange hand-shaped and hand-colored things on arms*

I don't think these are hands

CD's hands.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

I think you need to attract the spren first

 

Ahem

*clears throat*

Summons @oragne

His rep says he's a spren 

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

3 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

I think you need to attract the spren first

There better not be any Blades in the writeups, then.

[Aeoryi she/her]

Ok closing sign-ups, Cycle 1 should be up after I send out all of your GM PMs

[Aeoryi she/her]

QF76: Cycle 1 - Special Cases

Skybreaker Uranihran didn’t like special cases. Special cases were exemptions, false and unfair applications of the law. But he didn’t disagree with orders, no. And he wasn’t to decide what was fair and what wasn’t. But this was a special case, this group of hopefuls.

He watched from above as the group of hopefuls approached the Purelake. Some had never seen the lake. Others seemed more familiar with its abnormal appearance. Uranihran always watched every group approach the lake. It was a bit of a tradition. 

Uranihran jumped from the rocky outcrop he was crouched on, lashing himself upwards to lighten the fall. He approached the group. “Hopefuls. You have come here to participate in one of my missions, to potentially gain my favor in advancing you in your pursuit of radiance.”

“However,” he continued in Azish, “This task is not one of mine. This task is one of yours. No interference will be made by me at any point in any of this.”

“You have not reached the point at which you are pardoned.” Uranihran spoke softly, clasping his hands in front of him. “I have done investigations into all of you. Your history, your name, your record. Your secrets.” 

He met the eyes of each of the hopefuls. They did not hide their fear. That would have to change. “Becoming a Skybreaker requires more than just a few words. It requires lessons.”

“This task is simple. There are lawbreakers amongst you. You must find them and punish them. Do so, and your journey to becoming a Skybreaker shall advance. You will have a chance to speak the words, to finally join us in the skies.”

A pause was added for effect. “One of the lessons that you will need to learn as a Skybreaker is one of consequence. If you fail to find all of the evildoers, all of the lawbreakers within your group, they will be let free."

There was silence. Finally, a hopeful spoke up. “Skybreaker, do you not punish those who have broken the law? How is releasing known criminals following the law?”

“This is a question of natural consequence. When law enforcement fails to find a criminal, does that make the law enforcer responsible for their crimes? No. You will not be legally accountable. Neither will I.”

“If you know who the evildoers are, then why haven’t you dealt with them?”

Uranihran did not waver. “They are not my responsibility. They are yours.” 

The Skybreaker lashed himself upwards to prevent any more backtalk. Soon, they would begin discussing, and in the morning, they would pronounce the person they believed to be guilty. Then, the lessons would start.

 

~

 

Cycle 1 has begun! It will end on August 7th, at 9:00 PM ET. 

• PMs are Closed.

• Rules can be found here.

• There is an execution today! Vote in red, unvote in green.

• You should all have received your GM PM by now. If you haven't, please let me know.

Player List:

Spoiler

Players:

1. @The Unknown Order as Seth, who is here because of a "clerical error"

2. @Aeternum 

3. @TwinStorm as Kaladfin, who is also here because of a "clerical error"

4. @Doc12 as Inspector Javert, an unknown figure with little description.

5. @KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren as Starseeker, a Returned who is interested in becoming Radiant to stay alive.

6. @ThatOneWorldhopper as uhhhh...

7. @Hoid Slayer as Wishikk Makar, a Veden engineer who seeks redemption

8. @IcedOutPenguin as Richard, a blacksmith who has no idea how he got here.

9. @StrikerEZ as Var, a shorter fellow who isn't quite sure how he got here.

10. @KelsierApologist as Mehlarin, a young Vedin man who idealized the skybreakers and left his family.

11. @Askthepizzaguy as Greebas Obdilaurd, who looks like Radagast with his crazy long fingers and permanent dampness and has a strange obsession with literature.

12. @CoderDrag0n8 as CD

13. @Booknewt

 

Edited August 7, 2025 by Aeoryi

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

I approved these rules.

Not a clue what they are though. I guess I'll have to read them again. 

[Doc12]

  

On 12/7/2017 at 9:43 PM, Doc12 said:

I am reaching, but I fall
And the stars are black and cold
As I stare into the void
Of a world that cannot hold
I'll escape now from that world
From the world of Jean Valjean
There is nowhere I can turn
There is no way to go oooooooooooon!!!!

Javert opened his eyes. He was drenched. His coat was dripping with muddy water, and behind him flowed the Seine. He felt cold. Was this...Paradise?

A man stood before him, wearing a crisp black and silver uniform. Dark of skin, a pale scar on his cheek. Authority radiated from him, and Javert straightened instinctively.

Javert frowned. “Who are you?”

“You know me.”

And… he did. Instinctively. He had never met this man before, but…somehow...

“I threw myself off a bridge.”

“And I restored you. A drowned man only needs the proper ministrations.”

“Who are you?”

“You, Javert, revere order, do you not? You follow the law of your society to perfection. This attracted me, though I fear that emotion has clouded your ability to discern. Your ability to...judge.”

Judgement.

“You are...Justice?”

“Herald of Justice, though not of your world.”

“Why save me? Was my torment not enough?”

“These words are foolishness, said Justice, unbecoming of one who would study beneath me.”

“...Study?” He squeezed his eyes shut, remembering that terrible, terrible choice that had torn him apart. “I want to be judged.”

“I watched you pursue a breaker of the law, tireless, relentless. Your dedication to your personal code is one to be admired. You kept your word to the law with perfection - the only genuine beauty left to the world. I judge you, and have found you worthy of the Skybreakers.”

“The...skybreakers?”

“Come along. Your training begins immediately.”

I wrote this as a joke eight years ago but this is finally paying off 

 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Richard was here; he had no idea how, but he was here. The blacksmith looked out over the lake. It was strange how calming it seemed. He listened with half an ear to the Skybreaker who'd talked to them, "There are Lawbreakers amongst you." He repeated quietly. He started to wonder who it could be; he ran through everyone in his head, and all seemed just as likely as the next. I'll just have to wait and see.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

CD was confused. He knew in his heart that he was not a lawbreaker. It wasn't logical or anything, it was just a deep indescribable unignorable feeling. He tried to remember his past, but for this time, he was Innocent.

So who wasn't?

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Hey

busy tmrw and feeling sick so probably won't be active for the first cycle, but excited to get into it on Friday!

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Wishikk could not hide the nervousness in his body, so instead, he chose to focus on the thrill. This was it. Finally. A shot at redemption.

The screams... the explosion... and the flames. They all still resided in his memory, thumping to a steady beat to remind him of the failures of his past. And he had failed. The fabrial had worked, yes. But that had turned out to be the problem. So the past continued to thump. But the thrill... the thrill was something else. It beckoned to be heard. And Wishikk was ready to listen.

Anything to forget the flames.

The other artifabrians - those able to - thought he was dead. He didn't know how to feel about that; thankfully, there were more pressing topics at hand. The Contact's instructions were clear; go to the Purelake. Contact the Skybreakers. Within them, find redemption.

So... yeah. Here we are. I don't have a lot of time tonight, and I won't be super free tomorrow either, but I'll try to stay as active as I can.

@Doc12@CoderDrag0n8@IcedOutPenguin, loving the RP, but we should also take advantage of the fact we can communicate freely out of character.

For now, I'm gonna poke at @StrikerEZ. Reminds me of the good old days... (*cough* a month ago)

Var/Striker.

Edited August 7, 2025 by Hoid Slayer
Aaaaand I forgot to place my vote in red

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

@Doc12@CoderDrag0n8@IcedOutPenguin, loving the RP, but we should also take advantage of the fact we can communicate freely out of character

Lol, I know, it's just always nice to be in character for a first post, especially if there's no one to communicate with.

I personally think of everyone so far that it's CD, but I have no reason to think that

Edited August 7, 2025 by IcedOutPenguin

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Lol, I know, it's just always nice to be in character for a first post, especially if there's no one to communicate with.

I personally think of everyone so far that it's CD, but I have no reason to think that

So why do you?

Just vibes or something about what he said?

Let's get all our info on the table

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

So why do you?

Just vibes or something about what he said?

Let's get all our info on the table

His first post, for the entire things, he's selling his innocence so hard, I think it is suspicious. 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

19 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Lol, I know, it's just always nice to be in character for a first post, especially if there's no one to communicate with.

I personally think of everyone so far that it's CD, but I have no reason to think that

wait why

9 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

His first post, for the entire things, he's selling his innocence so hard, I think it is suspicious. 

oh

huh

*shrug*

im new to this alr?

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

im new to this alr?

I am to. This is my 3rd game

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

4 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

wait why

oh

huh

*shrug*

im new to this alr?

That’s cool

It’s a lot of fun 

Start out by just experimenting

And be bold

The loudest people are normally the ones who get voted out the first, but they’re also the ones who make their voices heard

4 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

I am to. This is my 3rd game

4th over here

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

The loudest people are normally the ones who get voted out the first, but they’re also the ones who make their voices heard

Or be quiet, eat bread, and get voted out first

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

32 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

@Doc12@CoderDrag0n8@IcedOutPenguin, loving the RP, but we should also take advantage of the fact we can communicate freely out of character

The AG is gonna kick your butt 

Mine too tbh. 

For context, the AG (anniversary game) is nearly pure roleplay for the first two cycles, and I'm even worse than normal at forming reads. 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Or be quiet, eat bread, and get voted out first

In my experience, quiet people last longer just because there isn’t substantial evidence to accuse them on

1 minute ago, The Unknown Order said:

The AG is gonna kick your butt 

Mine too tbh. 

For context, the AG (anniversary game) is nearly pure roleplay for the first two cycles, and I'm even worse than normal at forming reads. 

Remember, I was in the all RP Black Lake LG (Kéamen Wither)

Although we did lose that one…

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

29 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

I am to. This is my 3rd game

Huh. Second

24 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

That’s cool

It’s a lot of fun 

Start out by just experimenting

And be bold

The loudest people are normally the ones who get voted out the first, but they’re also the ones who make their voices heard

4th over here

Alright

Var/Striker?