Elsewhere University Jaunt Info

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Elsewhere University
based on charminglyantiquated's Elsewhere University world
September 19 - October 29

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The University was founded on ordinary, flat ground in the late 1800s in the country of New England. No one knows its original name. The fairy hill came later, around the 1920s. For the unknowing, Elsewhere University--EU or Elsewhere U for short--is a typical school, albeit with a few quirks. Iron washers on strings are given to all the freshmen. Green is noted as bad luck, but it's still the school colors (although the actual shades change frequently). Everyone must go by false names and never, ever say their true names. Ever.

About a third of the campus knows of the Gentry, the Fair Folk, the Good Neighbors, the Lords and Ladies. Call them what you will, call them even by your own culture's name for beings like them, for that is how they may appear to you, but always with reverence. Hailing from a magical world dubbed the Elsewhere, Fae come in all shapes, sizes, and scuttles of life.

A human may be unexpectedly swapped with a Changeling Fae. It happens. The Treaty says no severe harm shall come to or from the Changeling, and that the Taken human may be retrieved at the end of the semester. However, human, Fae, and Other will be caught up in a potentially disastrous Changeling exchange that will lead to an emergency rescue mission in the Elsewhere. Those on both sides of the divide will be tasked with helping one another with wit, bravery, knowledge, diplomacy, and of course, Deals.

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Comments

Re: QUESTIONS

[diasterism]

Any official word on vampires in the setting?

Re: QUESTIONS

[theflyingone]

Vampires, like werewolves, sirens, ghosts, banshees, etc., are lumped into Other in EU culture. Most Fae suuuper avoid giving parts of their body to others, not even a lock of hair, because magic is a powerful thing they believe in. Thus they probably avoid giving blood "donations" as well. Vampires, like some Others, may have some built-in Protection due to the magic they're imbued with, at player's choice.

Re: QUESTIONS

[diasterism]

What about how vampires work? Can they eat non-blood food? Can they go about in the day? Etc, etc.

Re: QUESTIONS

[theflyingone]

Player's choice. ICly, let's say it varies from vampire to vampire.

[callyourname]

So looking at that list... Could we make our characters be banshees?

[theflyingone]

Yes

[callyourname]

What about how they work or look in this universe? Or how their screaming works; is it an omen of death like mythology usually seems to say or can it be twisted here to be the thing that kills the one who she'd be screaming to? Hello childhood memories of the Charmed tv series version

[theflyingone]

Up to you! Like with vampires, I'm allowing for variations in the species.