The Raiders of the Lost Arts

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Raiders of the Lost Arts

basics

about us

crew name

raiders of the lost arts

alliance

corsairs

port

fang, nogard

crew type

mixed corsair and paladin

island base

in the works

Magic, Science, and all-the-ways-they-mix Research Team!

There are a lot of forgotten relics, forsaken lands, and forbidden arts lost to the waves and time. The Raiders of the Lost Arts are dedicated to finding, researching, and potentially utilizing whatever they can find. Legal methods of acquiring information and research materials may or may not be followed.
The crew is also incredibly inclined towards Moon-themes and most of them are bibliophiles.

projects + library

general projects

Tombstone from the Ghost Ship, ghoul's moon 2023

dongfang qingcang

alternate motherstone

rem tokimiya emet-selch, dongfang qingcang

general magi-tech research

crew-wide interest

other-world curses

dongfang qingcang

research project

primary researcher

library
A wide (and growing) variety of books, research notes, specimens, and magitech are available in the researh library for reference and study by the crew for their various projects and/or niche interest binge reads

Notable Items

Ancient Tome of Forbidden Knowledge "A tome depicting ancient, forbidden arts from a long-lost arcane practitioner. The book is so ancient it's actually difficult to read or make out anything, and it also seems to have a habit of trying to bite the reader."; picked up on the off chance it has something in there that matches the handwriting from the Tombstone Rem is investigating and starting the magic research library off the correct way: with forbidden knowledge and violence (biting) - Donated by Dongfang Qingcang

A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex mechanical contraption; reward for Spellbound Circuitry; Manta, Nov. 2023 - Donated by Dongfang Qingcang

Schematics for what appear to be magitech prosthetics; reward for Who Let The Dogs Out, Manta, Feb. 2024 - Donated by Dongfang Qingcang

Must be Requested Directly from Owner to Study

Copy of Magitech Schemantics for Improving Engine Speeds; specifically for ships fitted with compatiable magitech; reward for Haunting of Forgotten Cay; Manta, Apr. 2024 Owned by Emet-Selch

Relic Items: Peices of Old World Engines; these may be might be able to be refurbished; reward for Haunting of Forgotten Cay; Manta, Apr. 2024 - Owned by Emet-Selch

crew members

jerklord captain | dongfang qingcang | dropped

age | mid-20s-looking (38,000+)
gender | male-bodied
height | 6'0"
race | immortal (heavenly demon/devil)
interests | magic (spells, curses, rituals, seals); magical treasures; hellfire; fire; reading; gardening; xiao lanhua

practically a god | emet-selch

age | 30s-looking (12,000+)
gender | male
height | ???
race | ancient [FFXIV]
interests | ???

pokemon researcher | professor turo

age | Mid-30s/40s
gender | male
height | 6'1"
race | AI human
interests | study of magic in this world and its effects; animals; ruins; exploration; reading; astronomy; journal keeping; gardening; technological advancement; medical advancement

reluctant bodyguard | ryotaro dojima

age | 42
gender | male
height | 5'11"
race | human
interests | ???

captain's pet | g'raha tia

age | 20s-looking (24? 124? 324?)
gender | male
height | 5'2"
race | miqo'te
interests | reading, history, magic, heroes, adventure, food, research, language

captain's lover? crush? willing kidnap victim? | orchid

age | 20s-looking (30,000+ 1500)
gender | female-bodied
height | 5'7"
race | immortal (xishan goddess/ fairy/plant-spirit)
interests | ???

mission specialist | reno

age | 29
gender | male
height | 5'9"
race | human
interests | piloting; mild gearhead; explosives; adrenaline junkie; snooping; sneaking; skill games; socializing

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former members

toge inumaki | transferred to PLUS ULTRA!

rem tokimiya | transferred to The Hideaway

jarlaxle baenre | dropped

misaki yamazaki | dropped

cryus douglas | dropped

mycroft holmes | dropped

kimmuriel oblodra | dropped

karlach cliffage | transferred

daria morgendorffer | dropped

crew pets

warrior cats | phantom moon clan

deathstar
dongfang qingcang

The warrior cats Phantom Moon Clan is made up of the proudest and fiercest warrior cats the seas have ever known!

dapplewhisker
professor turo

troutleap
emet-selch

morningdew
g'raha tia

bramblesong
daria morgendorffer

tinydancer
jarlaxle baenre

name
owner

pokemon

Miraidon
Legendary Paradox

All pokemon are currently owned/cared for by Professor Turo

Iron Valient
paradox

Iron Thorns
paradox

Iron Moth
paradox

Iron Bundle
paradox

pokemon
type

pokemon
type

bugsnax

parasitic bugs that start taking over your body if you eat them. the captain does not understand the appeal of having them around. neither before he came across turo's notes on them, but especially after. do you know how many times he's going to have to tell certain cats not to even lick them? and they better stay out of his cabin - he has a fire sprite in there and six golden chickens who won't think twice about eating them! They are NOT allowed anywhere near the Dawn Surprise

Wendy the Bunger
daria morgendorffer

Chipotle the Bunger
professor turo

Ichigo the Strabby
ryotaro dojima

elementals

fire sprite
dongfang qingcang

Currently only one known elemental creature is aboard the Phantom Moon. It is not really a pet, so much as a stowaway that managed to convince the captain to let it stick around. The fire sprite in Dongfang Qingcang's cabin keeps the room warm for the chickens, acts as guardian for the room, and enjoys crawling around on Daqiang in a cute manner on the offchance it'll convince him to share some hellfire - which is like candy to the creatures.

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birds

Golden Chickens
dongfang qingcang

There are currently only 6 birds on the ship that qualify as pets: the half dozen golden chickens Dongfang Qingcang hatched from golden eggs he recieved as his 'payment' for aiding a farmer in determining if they were magical or not. These chickens are a bright golden color with normal looking feathers and lay perfectly normal looking eggs that can be used for cooking, but when the birds molt, their molted feathers harden into gold. Plucking the feathers only produces a golden-colored feather. The feathers must be allowed to molt naturally if they are to turn to gold. Daqiang has not yet attempted to breed them, but suspects that eggs which have the potential of hatching will be as golden as thier eggs were orignally.

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ships

Phantom Moon | 月幻影

The Phantom Moon is a modified/fantasy Chinese Junk. This means it has a flat bottom and a many-chambered lower hull that allows it to sit high in the water and protects against the danger of taking on water, since each chamber within the hull is completely separate from the others and air-tight when the access hatches are sealed shut. It also has a movable rudder and sails in the style of the traditional Chinese Junk boat.

upgrades

Workshop Upgrade + Space Upgrade + Specialized Equpiment (Magical Research) Upgrade

Expansion Upgrade: Cabin Space

Dawn Surprise

Behind the Phantom Moon, trailing along on a tow cable, a medium-sized personal boat, the Dawn Surprise can be found serving as a floating garden. This garden barge is technically owned by Dongfang Qingcang, but was purchased for Orchid.

island

overview

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the bay

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soundtrack

song - artist

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links

• rewards toplevel @escordvi
• crew listing @escordvi
• original ship request @escordvi

• crew info code (private)

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Info Currently a WIP RE: The Island

Comments

Roll Call

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Upgrades and Purchases

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General Questions and Comments

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Plotting

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(frozen comment) Sleeping Curse Info

[afflatusexarch]

Head's up for amulet searchers -

Amulets can be found anywhere. Using the compass that points to one's desire will also work - as long as the desire is finding an amulet. G'raha will be sure to share this information with the crew.

The amulets also only work once before crumbling

Magitech schematics

[emet_sulk]

Emet's efforts to convince Leroy's husband to part are cautiously successful. Considering the husband's reticence to allow copies in the first place, Emet-Selch will probably end up convincing the man by saying he'll be the one to guard/keep the copies and if they do get stolen or copied again and sold he'll take responsibility. And as an added precaution will include a deliberate error in the copies that would cause anyone who tries to work off them to make something inferior (will be easy to trace that it's from his copy).

If there are people in the crew who want to mess with that then let me know, but Emet-Selch takes his promises very seriously so there will be Consequences. :')