THE PRECIPICE CROWN

CONCLUSION

We have reached our ending, but it’s not the only one.

WORLD EVENT: THE PRECIPICE CROWN plays out to its conclusion– not just here, but worldwide. Hundreds of players participate facing the Princess, overcoming their delusions, and choosing a final outcome.

Their solutions, flaws, and shining moments are as varied as humankind.

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{CONCLUSION: SOLDIER, POET, KING}

EUROPEAN SERVER

In Europe, the Princess wins. The Nobles fall too deeply to their delusions and are unable to break free from the chains of cruelty. The Servants, freed of obligations, explore the Palace in depth and learn the secret of the Library. With the knowledge from the books in hand, they free the trapped Prince and help him escape through the tunnels in the catacombs, earning both his favor and his boon.

It doesn’t matter in the end.

The endless night never fades. The solstice never passes. Some Pokemon never see daylight again. Some players never want to.

After all, if you close your eyes, you can’t see the darkness.

Why wake from such pleasant dreams?

But there’s hope– somewhere out there is the Prince, wandering like a stray dog, sparking for revenge.

AUSTRALIAN SERVER

In Australia/Oceania, the memes win out. The Princess is woefully unprepared for the chaos.

The PALACE is ALIVE. RABID MANKEY hang from the CLOUDS above a NUDE BEACH that stretches the WALLS of the PALACE. Mouthwatering BABES rise from silver UFOs, where an assortment of MINIATURE PRINCESSES and ACTIVE NAVAL MINES have been prepared. AND BALLS

Amidst the explosions and spreading rabies, the Princess attempts a scene change away from the nude beach and sorely regrets it.

The Ballroom is BALLS. BALLS BALLS BALLS.

The Oceanians elect Mad King Bruce, who promises less balls and more gender equality in the future.

MAINLAND CHINA

China chooses to try and trick the Princess rather than defeating her by force. Seeing that she seeks entertainment, they select among themselves a champion to play a high-stakes game with the Precipice Crown on the line. While the Princess is distracted, the players edit the Ballroom and Catacombs scenes together, tricking the Princess into entering the Catacombs alone when she goes to fetch the crown, believing she’s won.

Then they turn the palace to sand.

The Princess is buried alive in the tunnels. King Articuno is spared and restored to his rightful place on the throne.

The girl who played the deadly game and lived to tell the tale goes down in legend.

JAPANESE SERVER

The Japanese players have no idea what to do when placed in a situation that requires creative initiative. Instead, they turn the game to their advantage by following it to a T. They do not explore or search for things unseen. They do not fight to be the strongest hand to change the world. They unite, pooling their resources and information–then when all the players have gotten their missing Pokemon back at last, they turn on the Princess, triggering a Mechanical Raid in the Royal Ballroom.

Galarian Articuno takes over 10,000 DMG during the course of the battle. 60% of the attacks use Recoil due to the time limit imposed. Waves of mental attacks constantly impact the players’ strategy as the battlefield becomes a Trick Room, then a Magic Room, then an Inverse Battle. Most people only have one Pokemon.

Thirteen players white out.

Those who remain vote for NPCs.

NORTH AMERICAN SERVER

North America never sees the Royal Ballroom. The players drive the Princess to action by releasing the dragon of the catacombs, bypassing the User Interface and forcing a mass shutdown in response. By the end, an army of corrupted monsters and flaming Kindlers bears down on a full-scale battlefield, seeking the Princess’s head on a pike. Bitterness abounds as players’ psychoses get the best of them, and discord spreads through their ranks like plague. It’s funny: in a realm of infinite possibilities, in this server alone do they choose to hurt one another instead.

But that’s another story.

Because only here, despite doubts, despite corruption, do players elect two people to be King.

One Player. One NPC.

When given the choice to either rule or be ruled, the players choose to share this world with those who came before them.

<KING ARTICUNO> and <RUBY> have been elected.

As the final vote clicks in, the PRECIPICE CROWN dissolves in M00K:Claw's hands. Icy jewels patter to the ground like a soft cascade of rain, rolling across the leaf litter.

“A co-regency? Impossible,” says the Princess, but the results of the voting hover in the air, incontrovertible. "I've humored this long enough."

Discordant flute music blasts the congregation as the white-eyed figure moves. She has played along with this charade only because she hoped the results might punish you, divide you, tear your carefully-crafted alliance into pieces. But you chose to unite. You chose to take a chance.

You chose to defy the last, dying throes of the Princess's will, and now comes her answer.

"No you don't, wretch!" The bloody Prince lunges, teeth bared in a snarl, and slams his sparking chains together with a resounding clang! A THUNDERWAVE ripples out from the impact and the Princess staggers, half-crafted dream flickering like a coding glitch through her paralysis. Around the Battlefield, the mini-dreams the Princess crafted pop, vanishing into thin air.

All except one.

At long last, The dragon breaks free from the ballroom and, in one great gulp, swallows the Princess.

The world seems to shiver. Twilight glamor sheds itself from the Dream Palace, returning it to featureless decor and bleak stone walls. Or perhaps not bleak— just blank. For now.

After all, the palace will need to be redecorated. Who better than the players who liberated it from darkness?

The Prince steps back with a satisfied grunt, eying the newly-appeared Salamence. The dragon's tongue flicks out, tasting the air questioningly. Sensing the King's return, it lets out a bellow of joy and capers up the steps to be reunited like a loyal dog with its master.

"Ah yes. My faithful friend. You stayed by my side and watched over my body, didn't you?" King Articuno pats its snout, then looks to Ruby as if confirming permission to speak on their joint behalf. "If you don't mind, Duchess— Queen, rather— I'd like to say a few words."

Then he steps forward.

“The witch’s seeds will spread no more,” announces Articuno, voice ringing. “Instead, take mine.”

ARTICUNO DNA sprays gloriously from the King like confetti, festooning the players in sparkly blue icons.

ALL PLAYERS RECEIVE (1/5) ARTICUNO DNA!

You wake up.

Groans echo around the clearing. Everything is hazy. Your memories of the event, while clear when you first open your eyes, seem to fade almost as soon as you can put words to what happened. They trickle through the cage of your mind like water through cell doors, frustratingly just out of reach. Was the dream good, or bad? You can't remember.

Something blinks in the corner of your vision. <DUNGEON COMPLETE> says the prompt, glowing softly. Whatever happened here, you decide, it must have been something good.

But all is not as it once was. As you and the other players pull yourselves to your feet, you notice something has changed. Where the sky was once black and starless, it is now filled with the pale light of early morning. Where the Pokemon of the Timberlands were once trapped in sleep, they now stir, stretching their limbs and yawning. And where the Precipice Shrine was once a bottomless pit, it now shimmers with pale pink light, rippling like oil on water.

It appears to be a portal.

A [tangent=

DREAM KINGDOM

Players may re-enter the Dream World via the Precipice Shrine or any other portal. As long as they have a sufficiently powerful Psychic Pokemon or King Articuno/Queen Ruby's permission, players in the Dream World may freely shape reality according to their whims.

Additionally, the Dream World acts as a bridge between alternate UNOVR servers. You may use this plane to explore alternate endings, alternate worlds, and meet people from new countries.

Memories made in the Dream World generally do not leave it. One cannot clearly remember events in the Dream World unless physically present in the Dream World itself.]prompt[/tangent] appears when you approach: <ENTER THE DREAM KINGDOM?>

...One more thing is different. The lavender fields surrounding the Precipice Shrine have vanished, their distinctive scent gone with them. Instead, rosy wildflowers bud from the frozen earth in sprigs of wispy pink blossoms, promising a new dawn.

UNLOCKED: NEW TRAINER SUBCLASS

SEER DARK-TYPE

DREAMER PSYCHIC-TYPE

By ending the Endless Night, players have unlocked Seer.  Effectively blind, Seers exchange their vision for the gift of foresight and enhanced listening abilities. Without discomfort, these Dark-type specialists can hear a voice a mile away, or sense a penny drop on the other side of the forest. A Seer's eyes become pure white when they take on this class, hence why many choose to wear blindfolds instead. Some may identify a Seer instead by the six shadows they cast, regardless of light source. Seers' Dark-type Pokemon may appear naturally melanistic in hue. When you equip each level of this class, you will receive a brief vision of the future. If unequipped, you will lose all memory of this vision. Tier 2 - dark pkmn +5 Tier 3 - dark moves +5 Tier 4 - know your enemy Tier 5 - never normal

By dethroning the Princess and completing the World Event, players have unlocked Dreamer. Most players see no reason to bother sleeping in-game— Dreamers know better. Outside of dungeons and events, Dreamers' Psychic-type Pokemon can create temporary portals to the Dream World, where they and those with psychic Pokémon can shape reality to their desires. Small soap bubbles seem to float around a Dreamer, popping if they get surprised. Dreamers have the ability to fall asleep at will, and a sleeping Dreamer may see and hear out of their Psychic Pokemon's ears and eyes like a familiar. While asleep, the Dreamer is naturally weightless, and may float away like a helium balloon if not tethered. Tier 2 - psychic pkmn +5 Tier 3 - psychic moves +5 Tier 4 - know your enemy Tier 5 - never normal

NOBLES: manish, Furrlicity Purrfection, orioncayge, Ruby, Sarah Lee, Yggy Br00ks

SERVANTS: Tuesday, ibis, diva, Valentine, Lucky Guy, Cleo

LOOT DROP

All players are now eligible to change their Trainer Subclass to one of the options above! Doing so before the end of the month is FREE, but you may also choose to switch for -25 BYTES at any time in the future.

All players who completed the dungeon may choose THREE of the following items. Please post your Loot Claim in General Mod Requests or tell M00K on Discord before March 1.

COSMETIC - NOBLE SEAL
Equip this item on a Pokeball to give one Pokemon the appearance of a human noble. While extremely convincing, the effect is only illusory and characters or NPCs interacting with the disguised Pokemon may be able to ascertain their true form.

NEW POKEMON - BAGON
^{Tuesday may select this item for free}
This hard-headed little reptile may or may not suffer from the poor eyesight of its parent. Take one home to enjoy how Uncommon and Dragon-type it is.

TRAINER TITLE - SOLDIER, POET, KING
This trainer title will display in your mini-profile. This title also counts for 30 Arena Points. Please select whether you want to display or not.

MOVE MOD: DREAM EATER or
TM: AMNESIA, REST, SLEEP TALK, or SNORE

• DREAM EATER
• AMNESIA
• REST
• SLEEP TALK
• SNORE

TMs are reusable. The Pokemon must be able to naturally learn the move you're trying to teach it.

KEY ITEM - CROWN JEWELS
^{Ruby may select this item for free}
All that remains of the former Precipice Crown, the player with these jewels emanates a Kingly or Queenly aura, elevating all of their Common Pokemon to Rare. Uncommon/Very Rare/Legendary Pokemon are not affected.

PRIMARY or SECONDARY TYPE MOD

• Change any one Pokemon's primary type. This does not affect the Pokemon's secondary typing.
• Change any one Pokemon's secondary type. If your Pokemon has no secondary type, this mod will add the selected secondary typing instead.

ADDITIONAL LEGENDARY DNA - ARTICUNO (4/5)
^{diva may select this item for free}
Choose this reward to gain the remaining 4/5 Articuno DNA and make yourself a Legendary Egg! Please note Articuno DNA will also be soon added to the Arena Shop. If you acquire 5 DNA, post in General Mod Requests to have it synthesized into an egg. Legendary Hatching Rules then apply.

HELD ITEM - THUNDERCUFFS
^{Cleo , manish and Yggy Br00ks may select this item for free}
When struck together, these sparking steel manacles release a burst of sonic energy. This item unlocks the Disrupt Core Ability for the Tank Class. When equipped on a Tank Pokemon, it adds an additional +50 to the result of its Disrupts.