Heroica: Glory Amongst The Stars - Yul'Yom Celebration

[Waterbrick Down]

The agents of Heroica Hall are surprised one morning to see the Menahi, Nondos Aghonzath, and a cybernetic enhanced Daraki stacking miscellaneous objects under a Vorbanian Oak tree

"Happy Yul'Yom Agents!"

The frustrated Ornithun accountant, Kreiri, walks into the hall.

"Nondos! Who authorized this? Where in budget was there a line item for Yul'Yom gifts? Do you have any idea how tight things are right now?"

"Tight. BWAHAHAHA! Don't you worry your pretty feathery head Ms. Kreiri, I discussed things with Wranquen. He assured me we could afford it. Besides, the heroes enjoy a bit of respite and holiday cheer, it was getting a might gloomy around here!"

Thorvald pipes up from behind the bar.

"Hrmph... and what's wrong with gloomy?"

"Oh don't be a Kruge, Thorvald. Get out the 'nog, pour the mulled-wine, it's time to celebrate Yul'Yom!"

The Daraki having finished arranging the odd assortment of baked goods, luggage, and furniture around the tree finally speaks up.

"Verily friend Nandos, p'rhaps t wouldst be beneficial to enlighten our bosom companions as to the nature of Yul'yom?"

"Surely everyone knows about Yul'Yom, no? Very well then a tale I shall tell!" The Menahi grabs a tankard of mulled wine and settles in beside the tree. "Long ago the ancestors of the O’Kor’uk were enslaved by species of evil folk known as the Vol’Kor’iin. The holiday is in remembrance of that first Yul'Yom, the great Day of Preparation, when the O’Kor’uk made ready to in concert rise up against their Vol’Kor’iin oppressors and win their freedom. In the legend it is said that the smiths and bakers of the O'Kor'uk hid the weapons of revolution in loaves of bread so as not to be discovered by their overlords. Modern day participants of Yul'Yom may not hide blades within baguettes, but still enjoy hiding gifts for their friends and families in oddly shaped or inconspicuous wrappings and making a game of guessing what could be hidden in such misleading packages. Adherents of the Boundless Sky faith carried the tradition with them all throughout the galaxy after the O'Kor'uk Scattering and it later became co-opted by many other cultures. It's a personal favorite of mine and old Vazrurg here."

"Tis indeed a chance most noble to remind one the bonds we forge in battle and in life."

"Couldn't have said it better old friend! Now agents, why don't you come here and each choose something!"

~*To celebrate this Yul'Yom, all players can pick an item from the list below. All you must do is to state what item you wish to be given. Players currently on missions may also participate and submit their choices. You can choose the same gift as someone else. The gifts will be revealed at the end of December and roughly correspond to the shape of the item chosen.*~

Gifts

 - Apple
 - Bagpipes
- Baguette
- Balloon
- Book
 - Briefcase
- Broom
- Cake
- Chair
 - Croissant
- Fancy Bottle
- Milk Pail
- Swim Ring
- Teapot
 - Telescope
- Trumpet
- Turkey
 - Violin Case
- Watering Can

[The Legonater]

Incredible 

Soren glances over the options, before selecting the violin case. Only good things could be hidden in a violin case. Plus, it looked cool, and a case was practical on its own.

[Peppermint_M]

Intrigued by the commotion and impressed with the display, Aysu looked at all the varied gifts. "Aw, that is cute! I would like the Balloon please." 

[samurai-turtle]

This is a little crazy. I will try the book, if anything I got a book out of this. 

Thorvald, how many more of theses crazy holidays are their? 

[Waterbrick Down]

“Oh I almost forgot, we got multiples of each item so don’t feel afraid to pick something someone else did if you want.”

7 hours ago, samurai-turtle said:

This is a little crazy. I will try the book, if anything I got a book out of this. 

Thorvald, how many more of theses crazy holidays are their? 

“Well depends on your culture of course. Some species, like the Ytaxxian followers of the Sovereign Pantheon, have created reasons to celebrate every day, while certain sects of The Living World faith outright ban any involvement in holidays at all. Personally, we Chimerans are still a little young to have our own, so we’ve assimilated a good number of the culture's we find ourselves in. I'd say you'll find a good four or so celebrated amongst most of the Arm; Yul'Yom (Day of Preparation), Accords Day, Liar's Eve, and Calalemnar (Week of Lights).”

[Kintobor]

Zaria goes with the more traditional option, choosing the cake. “Well, couldn’t hurt to also have the cake. I’ll have to find a way to fit it into my training regimen. Hmm…”

[Duvors]

Noticing the announcement on the Training Hall's æther terminal, Enson had a look to see what all the fuss was about. He nodded in pleased surprise at what he saw, a smile on his face. He briefly wondered what he should select, but ultimately his sense of whimsy made it clear what the only possible choice was.

Enson will choose the bagpipes.

[Alix]

Looking through the gifts nothing really catched Maximilian's interest... before his eyes settled on white porcelain. Nothing bad ever comes out of a teapot right? 

"I'd like the Teapot please."

 

[Classic_Spaceman]

On 12/10/2021 at 12:39 AM, Waterbrick Down said:

"Tight. BWAHAHAHA! Don't you worry your pretty feathery head Ms. Kreiri, I discussed things with Wranquen. He assured me we could afford it. Besides, the heroes enjoy a bit of respite and holiday cheer, it was getting a might gloomy around here!"

"'Wranquen'?" Yelana muttered to herself as she walked over to the tree and picked up a Briefcase, then returned to her seat at the bar. "That's not a common name, but. . . " 
 

[KotZ]

Varen browses, his eyes settling on the briefcase. "Probably good to have one of those. May I please get one?"

[karmajay]

Kirwin picks up the telescope. Kiriwn says "Happy Yul'Yom!"

[Zepher]

Merei will take the book, happily observing the foreign tradition. 

[Dutch Thriceman]

"Lets hope there is something strong in that Fancy Bottle, thank you friends for these gifts and celebrations, I don't think I ever celebrated anything other then my first Creation Day. This makes me happy."

[Yzalirk]

Ronin chooses the Turkey.

"I wonder what this represents."

[Endgame]

Decker pondered if there were any poor sods who bit into the blade-laden-bread in the days after the uprising. Surely someone HAD to, right...? It seemed like something he might do. But maybe that was a bad sign.

 

"Well, guess I'll go trumpet. Worst case it's a trumpet. Which wouldn't be too bad really."

[Waterbrick Down]

"Happy Yul'Yom, Agents! Thanks for taking part in our little celebration, here's to a great new year!"

The agents open their gifts and find a plethora of new equipment hidden within the inconspicuous gifts.

Aysu
  Gravimetric Bipod - Weapon Attachment (The first Offensive Combat check with this weapon is Lucky)

Decker
  Telescopic Stock - Weapon Attachment (Spend an action to change this weapon's optimal range by 1 category)

Maximilian
  Bandolier - Armor Attachment (Increases the number of Grenades that can be carried by 3 when wearing this armor)

Soren
  Reaction Dilator - Tool (+1 to Piloting and Insight Checks)

Zaria
  Repulsor - Armor Attachment (+1 to Defend Rolls when wearing this armor)

Ronin
  Rocketpack - Armor Attachment (+1 to Velocity when wearing this armor)

Enson
  Plasma Splicer - Tool (As an action, transfer Vitality with an adjacent Ally)

Kirwin
  Skeleton Key-Card - Tool (Unlocks 1 lock per mission)

Bers
  Bioreactor - Tool (Converts a consumable to a Plasma Potion)

Polaris/Merei
  Holo-Tome - Tool (+1 to non-Spell Arcana, Nature, Religion, and Occult Checks)

Yelana/Varen
  Ion Scope - Weapon Attachment (This weapon ignores Obscurement)

MM Note: Thanks to everyone for participating! Feel free to add your item to your inventory. Weapon and Armor Attachments may be added to your chosen weapon or armor as [Weapon/Armor] w/[Attachment]. A weapon or piece of armor may only have one attachment at a time.

[KotZ]

Thanks!

[Peppermint_M]

Aysu looked at the bipod from the balloon animal, "Neat! This will work great on my rifle!"