Cray Investigations and Assistance (CIA) wants you!
What is it, you ask? Why, it's the best place for everyone to go! Each member can fulfill their role in whatever way they pick—they can go treasure hunting, they can hunt down criminals, they can go look for good ol' Aunt Sally's lost cat. People bring in requests and say how much they can pay for it, and the members can take up the requests, alone or with friends! Now let's say you aren't the adventuring type, that's okay! Some people stay back at the guild home, working on taxes or recruiting. There are always more jobs that can be fulfilled! Heck, you could be the cat petter if you wanted to!
Who can join? In the words of the late boss (Highwayman), "Absolutely anyone! Well, that's not entirely true. No bloodthirsty maniacs, man-eating monsters, or the like are welcome. Exceptions made for characters who are good at hiding it. Also, man-eating monsters does not include plain old regular monsters or monster-looking people. They're free to walk right in." But know this—if you send in someone to do damage to CIA, CIA will get their revenge. The management is pretty loose (heyyyy punny!), however, so it isn't hard to join the guild.
How do I join? Well, that's the easiest part! Comment in this thread if you'd like in (which you obviously would), and we can get to plotting right away! Most people join the guild through Tanya—the girl who drinks and brings people home. Also known as the manager. But your character is welcome to join by running into one of the other characters... or even by happening upon the guild, which is on the outskirts of Ketra.
Right. Location. Quoting the dear Highwayman again, "The guild headquarters, the Keep (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?board=254.0), is located just outside Ketra. It's a large wooden building with a training yard out back, a library, stables and rooms available for those members who need them. Can't miss it, especially since Jax put up a giant sign out front... which kind of looks like it was written in blood, as he used red paint and did a sloppy job of it..."
The last plotting page was here: It's a link, guys! (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14990.0) Feel free to read up on more information there.
Weirdos already in CIA:
Boss: Jaxel Cray (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=14983.new#new). He's currently MIA, teleported into a random land by Albacore. It's possible that he might return someday. He is best known for his random bouts of acrobatics and his odd personality.
Manager: Tanya Danes (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15050.new#new). She has somehow found herself in a position of control, since Jaxel went missing. While Tanya's job includes all sorts of things, she mainly focuses on recruiting. At bars. She's known for her drinking and her flirting... and her drunken behaviors, if you catch her wasted enough.
Trainer: Eirdis Stoneoath (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15068.msg144508#new). She, well, trains people how to fight! Eirdis is known for the fact that she's somehow not a guy (dwarven beard), her ability to drink, and, of course, her fighting!
Members: ... I'll do this later. <3
I apply! Or, to be more accurate, Anoriel applies. She's a good warrior (flirty as hell though), and loves adventure.
Awesome, Anoriel! And I'm right in remembering that she's gonna be found by Tanya, correct?
yeah.
and has a brother that might sometimes stop by to take from their wine.
Tanya would invite him over. Drinking parties!
this has to happen.
they can bring quite a big company...
Yessss sounds wonderful! Most people in CIA seem to be drinkers... xD But maybe that's because that's how Tanya finds people. :3 When she's at bars (because where else would you recruit?!)
exactly!
hopefully we'll be able to set up a thread for this soon :)
I'm not quite sure why a new plotting page is necessary , but okay! ;P Suggestion, if you haven't already thought it but I think you ought to add all the active CIA threads to your initial post . Perhaps beneath the guild roster? When you have time, of course!
Oh, I'm just doing it so I can keep everything up to date. And that's a good idea. I will, thanks sharkie!
No problem! Also, Loosh and I had sort of planned this out since the moment we'd decided to join CIA that Eirdis kinda sorta recruits Delvar to the guild in this (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15075.0)thread.
Anyway, as far as I know Hair of the Wolf (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=15809.0)is the only active CIA thread atm or is there another? Anyway, there's the link for ya. xD
Awesome! And yeah, I believe it's the only active one. D: Too many disappearing members! And I'm not quite sure what's even going to go on in that thread. xD Maybe I'll start up a CIA drinking night thread or something. :3
I suppose Hair of the Wolf is on hold for now with Kleine MIA. Any plans to run any other threads since we've no idea when Kleine is returning? Just curious!
aslfjflkjasldkfjaklsdfjlkajf,mczf oh god.
so sorry sharkie love.
i think... i think a welcoming party will be needed. At the Keep. This was we can get the new people (Jelly and Klez's characters) in as well as the current members. :) Plus, I'm sure it would be all sorts of crazy. xD
Also, just a reminder to everyone... you can have quests with other members that don't involve the whole guild! It's likely to happen, anyway. ^^
Aye, I have one with Looshi going already. I also have another thread with Owl in which Delvar has taken a solo job to a dwarven ruin.
I was just making conversation to keep the rest of us going and the guild alive. :3
I am open to any other threads so if someone would like to rp with an eccentric young dwarven engineer, let me know!
And a party sounds fun , Zoz! I like parties!
Sazha (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16202.msg172700#msg172700)
this fine creature would like to join the cia.
Yes! A party with lots of beer!
And looks great, wolf dear! <3
(omg i rhyme)
Johnny's definitely gonna join the CIA, more drinking money and he gets to whack annoying people with his hammer! XD
so then, will there be an organized event?
There most definitely will be! Most of the members that are already in the guild aren't active (or very active) right now, but there are a few members in the progress of joining (such as yours!). I figured I should get them in the guild first, and then have Tanya throw a welcome party. That way your characters can talk about how they were recruited and share stories and all. <3
However, as stated earlier, feel free to pair your characters together! They can go on grand adventures! I will also work on keeping as caught up as possible in all CIA threads to help move this along.
Donkey, Johnny is free to join! Here are the three options I can come up with for him right now: 1) he and Tanya meet at a bar 2) he meets someone else in CIA who recruits him 3) he wanders into the Keep during their new member party and joins! I promise Tanya would have plenty of alcohol for him, so I'm sure he'd enjoy it. <3
I definitely plan on making a character for this Twinny.
It will happen.
At some point.
I'm pretty sure XD
I love you Twinny.
Take your time.
I'm being slow.
Sorry to everyone in CIA already, I plan on setting up an event asap.
I would have to go with option 1 or 3
but...
I'm terrible with decisions
(http://media.tumblr.com/b5134cc32474e3dd40c00e0d190fd480/tumblr_inline_mm32pwK1iY1qz4rgp.gif)
Hey, is this guild still taking people? Cuz I have a character I think would go good with this place.
Oh, we're always taking people! <3
Awesome! So is there an application I need to fill out for him or do I just tell you which character it is?
Tell me what character. <3 The application is the thread to get in. ;D
It is Krukis Orestoke! And can't wait. ;D
Hey lovelies! Somehow super unobservant Zozee has never realized that we got a subforum for The Keep! How I didn't notice? I have no idea! But look: here (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?board=254.0) it is! To celebrate (and to create a long due group thread), I'm going to have Tany a throw a party! There will be lots of booze, no worries. Due to the nature of the guild and the likelihood of little planning going into this party, characters are free to come and go from it as they wish. The point of this party is chaos and intermingling between characters, so have fun with it!
I'll set it up today if I'm not too busy with Father's Day, otherwise I promise I'll do it tomorrow.
Love you lovelies!
EDIT: and by tomorrow I mean Tuesday now... completely forgot I had camp all of today (Monday).
Party time! (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=17091.new#new) I expect all kinds of craziness to happen here. Tanya isn't drunk yet, but I'll definitely fix that. 8D As I said before, anything can happen here! The only thing I ask is that you don't bring in any NPCs (unless they're in the guild). In other words, I don't want a random bandit or traveller or anyone making their way into the Keep. If you want fighting, fighting between CIA members is perfectly fine. ;D
I finally got myself in gear and made that character Twinny, sorry for the two and a half month wait XD
Baras Locke (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=17092.new#new) A jack-of-all-trades, Baras has focus problems and doesn't emote very well, but he makes an excellent straight man for when the craziness really picks up.
Looks great Twinny! <3 I don't mind the wait. xD He looks like an excellent character, too. :)
Sooo how is this working out these days? Working hard or hardly working? Ho ho ho!
Twinny (zozee9) has been mia for a while >_<
So unfortunately cray investigations has been on hold as far as I know D:
I'm secretly both mia and here ;3
Hardly working might be accurate... but things do not have to be on hold! CIA is running whether I am here or not, for it is an entirely self-sufficient guild! It has to be, with an owner who left and a manager who is a drunk...
I wonder if my character Elowen (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=18360.0) would be appropriate for this guild? She is a serious type but does drink and look for various jobs to do-even better if it's to hunt down demons.
Would anyone want to do a CIA plot with my character Elowen (since zozee9 approved her for the guild) where she starts her guild activities or simply meets one of the other members who tell her about it? I'd like to know what kind of jobs would be thrown her way, and how she'd react to some of them and the guild too. Plus the chance to role play this character more.
Sooo...anyone?