HEIMDALL'S SENTINELS

[asgardsloyalty]

❧ HEIMDALL'S SENTINELS

The sentinels are the first line of defense between Asgard and whoever or whatever seeks to harm them, or so Heimdall intends it. They patrol Asgard's borders, investigating any sign of threat, as well as loosely patrolling the streets with an eye out for any sign of unrest. Heimdall's sentinels can be called to the scene of an altercation that needs intervention, though they must be careful not to overstep and act as the hand of the law.

The sentinels, as a group, are also responsible for the battle-readiness of Wanderers outside the sentinels. Helping other Wanderers learn to fight, sparring with them for practice, and other such tasks are within the purview of the sentinals's overarching responsibility. In fact, some members of the sentinels may opt to adopt a teaching role exclusively, guiding fledgling fighters on a daily basis rather than participating in patrols and the like.

In times of battle, the sentinels are found on the front lines - not mandatorily, but via strong urging and promised reward.

❖ how being a sentinel works:

Each month, head over to the Participation Sound-off to let us/Heimdall if your character is actively participating in the sentinels' city guard, and to receive your character's patrol assignments. Nearly all of the sentinels serve primarily as a city guard - and as such, they primarily patrol the borders of our city. With our current number of sentinels, Heimdall is able to assign each individual a district to patrol twice daily, taking ~3 hours per patrol. These patrols ensure that nothing dangerous lurks on the fringes of the city, as well as keeping an eye or ear out for civil unrest. If danger is encountered, they alert the rest of the guard and hold the line until other sentinels arrive. If they come upon civil unrest that either has escalated to violence or seems likely to, they intervene to the best of their ability with intent to end the conflict.

Throughout the month, certain patrol routes will encounter issues of some sort. For the most part, these are currently moderately tame - but as the months go by and Asgard begins to encounter more and more overall danger, these encounters will escalate and can actually impact the city overall.

A tip line top-level exists for citizens and/or individuals from other gods' vocations to drop information that the sentinels need to know. For example, a scout who encounters a dangerous horde of chimera in the woods close to Asgard will ideally report directly to the sentinels so they can gear up to fight those chimera. Anything that reaches the tip line will then be posted by Heimdall in the Sentinels Needed top-level, where they can be claimed by sentinels who want to mobilize against whatever issue or threat is featured.

Another key feature of sentinel life that many choose to assist in is combat training + education. Combat educators typically host their lessons in Temjask Arena for accessibility reasons, but are welcome to do so anywhere they choose. There's no need for a combat educator to linger around the Arena unless they so choose - should a Wanderer desire combat training, they're simply to drop a request into the drop-box near the Arena's entrance (represented by the Combat Educator / Sparring Partner Needed top-level) and all fitting educators receive an alert.

❖ relevant links:

• Sentinel(s) Needed
  
• Combat Educator / Sparring Partner Needed
  
• Heimdall's Sentinel Support
  
• Participation Sound-off
  
  
• God Jobs infopage (consult for links to Tip Lines)
  

Comments

SENTINEL(S) NEEDED

[asgardsloyalty]

Under this top-level, Heimdall will be offering up various little assignments for sentinels to pick up on in between their other duties. Some months, he'll have a few. Other months, he'll have none at all. Check back every so often to see what's new!

To claim an assignment, just reply to it saying your character is interested and we'll go from there.

APRIL: GROUP INVESTIGATION

[asgardsloyalty]

For every scientific mind that dared to push the limits of exploration, there was a protector at their side -- or so there should have been. That will be the role of any sentinels willing to partner up with a skald/vanguard/scout who would like to further look into the anomaly of the infected cave.

As a sentinel, your role will be one of protection. To help ensure this, Heimdall has gifted each of his charges with a simple spell that creates a magic barrier across the skin of investigators. A shimmer appears on their skin, and they'll be able to enter the cave without feeling the effects of any blighted magic. The spell must be cast outside of the cave, and any investigator must leave before the magic wears off. Each sentinel can cast this spell three times and it will last a total of 30 minutes.

Please respond if you are an interested sentinel. From there, either wait for an investigator to reach out to you, or go looking for a partner yourself! Those who successfully form a pair have the potential to discover something interesting within the cave.

[prodigalmess]

Malcolm happens to be both a sentinel and a vanguard, but I think I'd like for him to be a vanguard for this. If anyone would like to pair up with him, let me know!

[iustise]

Hey there, Malcolm, why don't we bring the team back together for another investigation! It went pretty well for the pair of them last time, after all!

[prodigalmess]

It honestly did, and Malcolm likes him. Teach him your ways with a sword, John. Let's get them started on how different things are in 2019 and what kind of "soldier" Malcolm is.

Re: APRIL: GROUP INVESTIGATION

[mindseer]

Terezi's been already, and she's 'willing' to return, though she will mention that her powers are better as an investigator themselves if there's a physical confrontation.

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That and she'd want very careful assurances that they'd be safe while affected.

[hei_pao_shi]

If she needs a Sentinel (not sure of her role), Shen Wei has a personal interest in finding out more and is an excellent protector~

[mindseer]

She is officially a sentinel. But she will note that she is more of an Investigator (as she is angling toward City Watch type duties and has divination magic) than she is a defender.

[hei_pao_shi]

SW is definitely good for defending her, if you don't have another teamup in mind

[mindseer]

Cool. The one thing that I do need to play out is a conversation with one of her key CR as she tries to decide if she should actually return or not. I didn't check. Do we have a deadline on when this investigation will be occuring ICly? I don't want to limit your interactions.

[hei_pao_shi]

Gosh I'm sorry, I completely missed this, April has been a Month. I have no time constraints (if you're even still interested after how much time has gone by), and if you don't want to play it, I'll still let you know what they would discover, which is:

in the cave, they will note that the blood pool is large enough to constitute a deadly loss of blood, and if they're experienced guessing the age of dried blood (Shen Wei is), that it seems to be dated to the time the cave began making people ill

[mindseer]

Mmmm, no worries. Namine and Terezi threads move at a gradual pace, so you're actually at about the right time here. So, in conversing with her, Terezi's reaching the conclusion that it's a bad idea for her to go. In all likelihood, she'd have bad flashbacks, and she's done ssome sniffing around already, so she doesn't know what another half hour protected will do.

I apologize for getting hopes up here, but she'll probably sit this one out, though I'd be interested in doing something with Shen Wei in future events.

[hei_pao_shi]

He is a quiet, serious man and would be bemused but quietly pleased that she'd want anything to do with him XD

[trafficreport]

jet's a scout as well as a sentinel and he's interested in doing anything about the cave. anything at all even if he already died in there once. still feels bad about it man :(

anyone who wants to buddy up with him is welcome to!