Pilgrim’s Bounty
All right, I admit it — all I’ve done so far with Pilgrim’s Bounty is plop down at a table, eat, and throw food at people (Lyr, at Rosie, which probably would have been IC if we weren’t trying to snag 74 before a Naxxramas run…)
But the quest text that introduces the holiday has some great RP fodder in it:
Won’t you celebrate Pilgrim’s Bounty with us, <name>? It’s a time for reflecting on your journeys and your good fortune, sharing plentiful food and stories with friends.
Journeys and good fortune, food and stories. Our characters have taken many different paths to get where they are now, and their views on what constitutes “good fortune” will vary wildly.
Threnn will be thinking mostly about the present and the good fortune of having her immediate family is safe and together. But, while she watches her daughter discover all the fun of mashed potatoes, she’ll be thinking about the journeys ahead. Tarquin’s fled Stormwind and the fallout’s starting to reach the Riders. Also, tomorrow night she’ll be paying a visit to someone who’s been a huge part of Bricu’s journey as well as Tarq’s: Uthas. That’s sure to put an interesting spin on the holiday.
Annalea will be trying her damnedest not to think about the journey she’s been on the past year or so. She’s going to have to decide between heavily spiking her cider and fighting Bricu for kitchen space so she can ignore her ghosts by baking.
Davien is looking both behind and ahead. Kyree and Jessen are growing older. Having them with her is her good fortune; it’s going to be hard on her to send them back into Stormwind, so they can live normal lives again. Maybe she’ll wait until after Winter Veil…
Lyr has Rosie, and that’s all that matters. I have a feeling she’ll go a little overboard on the cooking this year, partly because they’ve known years where their “bountiful feast” was a piece of stale bread and a handful of scavenged berries, and partly to try and do something, anything to help Rosie start to mend again. (Of course, there’s this little silver hoop that’s never far from hand, either, one that might be used to yield some names. She’ll be thinking on that as well.)
So how about it? What are some of the things your characters are reflecting on this week?
Filed in Open Thread, RP 2 Comments so far
Sarai on 24 Nov 2009 at 2:55 am #
Shaurria isn’t very big on holidays, and she’s still trying to come to terms with the stuff she’s been dealing with lately. Plus she pretty much lives in the moment, so she doesn’t think much on the past or future. She -is- enjoying all the extra food, and she has Windstar, Arvoss, and Tadrith close at hand, so for the moment, life is good.
Arvoss will be focusing on the future mostly. If he thinks about the past at all, it will be from before he was a death knight, since that’s where most of his happy memories are from. For now, he has Shaur to take care of, and he’ll probably be using the holiday to fatten her up, so she doesn’t look like a half-starved stray anymore. >.>
Arrens on 24 Nov 2009 at 10:21 am #
Arrens’ plans for Thursday fell through. So instead of spending time with friends and loved ones, he’ll be assisting Matron Nightengale at the Stormwind orphanage and donating all manner of food to the children there.
Theodious will be trying like hell to pick up a woman to spend the evening with, food be damned. So long as he’s got a mug of ale and female companionship, the world can rot for all he cares.