September 2022 Monthly Roundup! Prompts and more!

Siofra, the long-slumbering High Oracle of Namarast, has emerged from her cocoon and claimed a Tattered Banner to make her legend known to all.

The Ivras timeline has been updated with the following:

Year 1157: A Disciplined Order. With the unrest in Siregal and the new laws passed limiting mage education, the Order selected exceptionally disciplined mages to act as Inquisitors, serving to model the efficacy of Namarast's training and scout out dissent among their fellow magic users. Most famous among these was the High Oracle Siofra, who foretold a natural disaster and sacrificed herself to save Ivras from it (as any loyal Order mage should). Give Manacats's new character Siofra a warm welcome!

🪄 legendary characters: havoc and astrophel

Astrophel Wyndham, the Order's first Archon, and Havoc (formerly Sohwa), the Order's first mage, have claimed Tattered Banners and been written into Anathema's history forevermore.

The Ivras timeline has been updated with the following:

Year 958: Foundation of the Order. In response to this hysteria, it became law that all mages were required to make themselves known to the monarchy and be evaluated by Namarast’s researchers. These researchers named themselves the Order, and they began to oversee all of the magic users in Ivras. Their non-mage leaders would henceforth be known as the Archon. This precedent was set by Archon Astrophel, the first non-mage to lead the Order, and his husband Sohwa, the Order's first mage.

Year 963: A Strange Tragedy. Annals tell of a strange event in which one of the early Order's mages lost control of their magic, unleashing a horrible violence that historians of the time had difficulty describing. Archon Astrophel was presumed killed after the incident, and Sohwa was implicated and imprisoned for inciting the event. Modern scholars speculate that this charge was made in ignorance, and that this is in fact an early instance of Corruption within the Order.

Give kitehpow's Havoc and GingerBlues 's Astrophel a warm welcome!

📣 Discord forums and channel updates!

With the introduction of Forums to servers, we are replacing a few channels with brand spankin' new forum channels!

Here's a guide to the new additions, visible to everyone with the player role:

new forum: roleplay threads
The existing roleplay category and roleplay member role are being replaced by this forum! Easily tag your RPs as open or closed, and enjoy creating threads without waiting for staff.

new forum: wanted ads
This will replace #seeking-rp-and-collabs and be a one-size-fits-all forum with special tags for seeking rp/collab partners, art trades, specific character relations and more! Sort through different ad types with ease and be amazed!

new forum: anathema st uff
This super fun forum is intended to hold a broad rang of posts, from in-character games and quizzes to character/faction/location concepts and worldbuilding! Anything goes, as long as it's got to do with Anathema's world! This forum will replace the existing #worldbuilding channel.

🌟 muckraker gold rewards updated!

While once reserved for character introductions, all posts in our Discord server's #muckraker-gossip will now be worth 10 Gold, given out at the end of the month. ❤️

This can be earned once per character per month! September entries will receive Gold later today :)

⌛ a very haunting hour

In preparation for the upcoming October event, Anathema characters were able to roll for special statuses using the dice bot in our Discord server, some becoming either Immune or Afflicted in advance of the event.

A strangeness is settling in over the cities in Ivras. Learn the meanings of these mysterious statuses and much more in Anathema's latest event!

✨ October 2022 story prompt

Every month, we provide a brief narrative prompt, with four potential choices for your character to make. Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. Collaborations and roleplay are not valid responses to the monthly Story Prompt.

Click here (or scroll down to this bulletin's comments!) to view the prompt for September!

To see the rewards for September's prompt, click here!

🧾 October - November 2022 player-made story prompt

Players are invited to submit their own story prompts for all Anathema players to enjoy! These prompts are open for two months at a time, and anyone can reply! Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. Collaborations and roleplay are not valid responses to the monthly Story Prompt.

Click here (or scroll down to this bulletin's comments!) to view the new prompt for October-November 2022!
Click here to view the rewards for the previous August - September 2022 prompt.

If you have ideas for a prompt of your own, send them in via Modmail on our Discord server!

🐎🐖🐄🐫🐐🦌 September's new arrivals:

Meet all the characters who joined us during the month of September 2022:

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October - November 2022 Player-made Story Prompt:

Mysterious flyers have begun appearing all across Ivras, a golden fox printed on thick red parchment. While nonmages have reported difficulty reading anything on the paper, mages find the letters bright and clear, inviting them to view a play at the mysterious Fox and Moon Inn.

Is this a good idea, or a cruel joke?

Your character ignores the flyers, and all rumors about the Fox and Moon Inn. They have more important things to worry about, or simply don't care. Your character has gained -1 Cost. If your character already has 0 Cost, they may choose to take +1 Corruption instead.
Your character decides to head to the Fox and Moon Inn. They could use some relaxation and entertainment, and a place welcoming of mages and magic is a much-needed respite.Your character has gained +1 Power.
An Inn entirely dedicated to sheltering mages? Sounds like the Order needs to hear about this. Your character decides to report the Inn, or they may even lead a scouting party themselves to its location-- if they can find it. Your character has gained +1 Corruption.
This could easily be a trick. Your character does a lot of research on the Fox and Moon Inn, and learns a lot about the history of the place. No two accounts are alike. They come to their own conclusions. Your character has gained +1 Discipline.

This player-made prompt was written and submitted by Diregull!

Prompt responses must be worth at least 1 gold (i.e. at least 100 words or at least an uncolored headshot).
Upload your response like any other art or literature submission, tag this character profile, and claim your gold; collect double your total count for prompt responses. Responses to this prompt should be done individually, one character per response.

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October 2022 Story Prompt:

As fall approaches, the old seasonal folk traditions of Ivras begin to emerge, both in the traditional rites of the clans and in more secular, modern forms, like silly decorations and not-so-scary costumes. An Ivratian elder might tell you that these decorations started as wards: magical symbols placed over thresholds to keep evil spirits at bay during the changing of the season.

Does your character believe in such spirits?

Your character is unsure, but open-minded. Your character gains -1 Cost. If your character already has 0 Cost, you may choose to take a point of Corruption instead.
Your character believes without a doubt in spirits and entities beyond this world.Your character gains +1 Power.
Your character believes that "evil spirits" are just an old, ignorant way of describing magic.Your character gains +1 Discipline.
Your character believes the only "evil spirits" in this world lie in the hearts of others. Your character gains +1 Corruption.

Prompt responses must be worth at least 1 gold (i.e. at least 100 words or at least an uncolored headshot).
Upload your response like any other art or literature submission, tag this character profile, and claim your gold; collect double your total count for prompt responses. Responses to this prompt should be done individually, one character per response.