[Announcement] Dark Interval: Prologue

[ZeroPants]

Spoiler: Music

"What seems to you a sacrifice is merely, to us, an oscillation."

"We do not fear the interval of darkness."


What is this?

This is a series of four prequel events set in the US.

This series is intended to serve as a prequel to the 'Dark Interval' Mega-Event. We want to allow players to create and flesh out brand-new characters with interconnected backstories that they can use in the Mega-Event.


Why are we doing this?

The vast majority of City 24 characters will not be transferring to City 1 for the mega-event.

To make up for this, we are running these prequel events so players can establish some brand-new characters they can use for the upcoming mega-event.

The characters that survive these events will have a shared history together. This should make their eventual reunion in City 1 very interesting, especially if these characters end up in opposing factions.


What happens to the characters that survive these events?

They get to come over to the mega-event.

If you want your character to be in a faction like the Conscripts or some other such faction, you will need to apply on the Mega-event Sign-up thread (when it comes out).

If you want your character to be a citizen, you don't need to apply on the Mega-event sign-up thread unless you want them to start with a high loyalty tier or a shop of some sort.

If you want your surviving character to be in the Civil Protection, you just need the CP whitelist and the approval from your Faction Lead, you don't need to apply.


Events:





The year is 2001.

The Cascade has yet to occur.

You reside within the Green Haven Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison outside New York City.

Little do you know, the world shall soon undergo an irreversible change.


Event dates: May 23 to May 25


Signups: https://willard.network/forums/threads/event-di-malefactors.14636/





You are currently in Brooklyn, New York City.

Two days ago, every radio station and news channel began talking about a mysterious disaster that occurred in a research facility in New Mexico, 'Black Mesa'.

Nobody knows what happened, only that the entire state seemed to have gone dark, and the military entered and left not long after.

Governor Richard Falkmann has declared a statewide curfew to curb mass unrest, though this only caused more panic.

Yesterday, a massive storm the likes of which you have never seen manifested a ways outside the city.

Shortly after appearing, this storm sent out a blast of energy. After this blast, otherworldly beings began appearing across the city.

Three-armed beasts, acid-spitting monsters, and mind-controlling parasites have thrown the city into utter chaos.

Aliens have invaded Earth, and the undead roam the streets.

The world as you knew it is over.


Event dates: June 6 to June 8


Signups: https://willard.network/forums/threads/event-necropolis.14694/





It's been three years since the ‘Xenians’ invaded. Much has happened since.

Martial law has been declared nationwide, and most people have been evacuated to several government-controlled city centers.

Within these vastly overpopulated city centers, resources are scarce, and most freedoms have been stripped from the civilian population in a desperate attempt to establish order.

The government in charge of the city no longer resembles what it used to be; freedom is a thing of the past.

You have been assigned to live in a makeshift settlement within New York’s underground metro system. You don’t know how long you will be down here, but you’d better hope you aren’t here for long; this place resembles a penal colony more than an actual settlement.

This nightmare will soon come to an end.

For better or worse.


Event dates: June 27 to June 29


Signups: https://willard.network/forums/threads/event-hostile-takeover.14820/
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