Conquest of the Horde

About 'Northwind'
Northwind is the culmination of several different ideas borrowed from a multitude of survival-horror and general 'grimdark' settings, games, novels and generally any medium of work (including creepypasta). It is my own take on the idea of survival-horror in implementation in World of Warcraft, basically.
To summarize some elements of the event;

• Fully non-combat events. Combat is highly discouraged (in an In-Character sense) in almost all situations. If anything does occur there will be no rolls, and will run entirely off trust.
• Highly interactive setting. You can act using any action that would be logically possible in a situation-- breaking through windows, rummaging through barrels and chests for objects of use, picking up decor from around to aid you, or even just reading a book.
• Single-Person events. Northwind runs currently with only single-player events. This means that I am able to react to your actions more accurately and be able to fully respond to any inspection or movement your character makes, rather than attempting to focus on a broad group and react as a whole.
• Variations for character archetypes. The good will face one trial, the bad another-- more are being made at current.
• Returning 'guests'. You can opt to have a character return into another event, even if he ICly would prefer to stay far away. If a character has been to Northwind once, their dreams might just bring them back again.

Among other things. Ten hours of testing has already been put into this event system, and the outcome seems to be fairly polished at this point.

Northwind will also serve as a possibility for a new roleplay location. That will be a later addition, however, and I will elaborate on it when it comes.


Participating
Participating in Northwind has a very simple set-up at the moment. Your character needs only one trait to be plausible for the event;
Would he or she fly on a flight master's mount over the Eastern Kingdoms?
If so, you have everything taken care of in terms of event requirements. More lead-ins will be available later as the chain develops more. In order to be ran through one of these events you need only send me a Private Message, or whisper me if I am calling for a participant and have no others on the docket who are online at the moment. Be aware that Northwind events can easily last up to two hours-- this is fully dependent upon how fast your character acts, thinks, and moves throughout the event.

Rules of participation are as follows:

• Character deaths are not mandatory. If you wish to run an event with the possibility of character death you may tell me before the event begins. By default I will not expect you to consent to character death. Be aware that a bad ending will result in the character being injured, but this will never take the form of a debilitating injury or anything lasting. It will always be healable wounds, and will mostly be painful rather than long-lasting.
• Keep argument to a minimum. Keep in mind that this event line incorporates many elements of horror-- mindtrippery is to ensue, and if you ever find yourself questioning the justification of a piece of content in the event, be aware that that is indeed the most likely explanation. If there is a concern about content I would prefer that it is held until the end of the event so that things may run more smoothly. That being said, if anything in the event causes you discomfort tell me and we can simply end the run there.
• Pick things up! Get into the situation! Have fun! Interact with the environment, get into a panic fit, etc. Don't hold back emotes or the like and just have fun with the situation-- it will make things more enjoyable on both my end and yours if you can sink into character during these events, and inspection of objects can sometimes elicit some humorous content to break tension or objects of lore or aid.
  

And honestly I think that may be about the extent of it. The event is not overly requiring of you, other than time. As mentioned most actions are possible (though some may not end favorably), and I will always give reasoning or reaction to a response from your character.




Special Event Form
Special events (those marked with red font) require a form to be submitted to me for use in scripting the event. If you are interested in one of these runs, click the spoiler below.



Current Events
For those interested, the following lists the current 'events' possible in the event line.