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AATHER

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aather
"There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no children; so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the world; vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried, and all to no purpose.

At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her god-mothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (they found seven), that every one of them might give her a gift, as was the custom of fairies in those days. By this means the Princess had all the perfections imaginable . . ."

That's how Sleeping Beauty begins. And that is the beginning of the text written on the book that was placed on top of the glass coffin before the coffin was placed in a cavern and the cavern was forgotten. Before lots of things were forgotten, like how water runs and how trees grow and how to put together a person the right way . . .

aather ❧ network ❧ navigation

❧ premise
Aather is a panfandom memory-loss team game set in a world of fairy tales; it's a communal fable about the nature of stories, the power of friendship, and the importance of free will.

Characters wake up in the world of Aather with near-complete amnesia and are assigned to a team. Together with this team, they play in games run by beings called the Personae in order to win back their past—their memories, their skills, and so on.

You see, the world of Aather is getting devoured by something. Characters tumble into the world into a Ring—there is always a Ring, and there is always a Tree. But what these look like depends on the part of Aather characters are working hard to regain. As games are played and memories are regained, Aather expands, and unlocks. The actions of the heroes of Aather cause the world to change and grow as the world—and its mysteries—are slowly freed from the darkness that binds them . . .

❧ playing in aather
Your character arrives in the magical world of Aather with only a single memory to their name, assigned to one of fourteen teams (or as a knight tasked with assisting the teams). They must learn to live with their teammates, because together they'll be playing in games to regain their memories and fight the Darkness.

Aather has no in-character network; all interactions are face to face, with an emphasis on commentspam, or mostly short tags. Once or twice a week, games occur—scheduled events where characters compete to win back their memories.

❧ the games
Games are essentially mini-events run by mods or players. These are scheduled in advance, and can be anywhere between a few hours and "take home" (multi-day) events. They can be interaction-based with a survey "turn-in" judged by the gamerunner, an IC game of Cry Wolf or Balderdash, competitions between teams, and so on—generally suited to a Persona's "theme."

There are also "plot" events threaded throughout and between games—characters have the ability to ICly change the course and progress of life in Aather by affecting the lives and development of the Personae and what is versus what should be in Aather's Story—characters are the key to finding the balance between binding and protecting, between free will and a happy ending.

❧ applying to aather
Aather has been an active game for 3.5+ years and we are always looking to welcome new players who bring fresh ideas! We have several open slots on a number of teams—so there shouldn't be much of a wait to get placed on a team that suits your character!

You can view the taken & dropped characters list to see who is available to be apped—some dropped characters are "locked" and unable to be apped by new players. We also have a page outlining how Aather's memory regains work, as well as apping a hero vs. apping a knight. The mods also welcome any questions at aathermods[at]gmail.com.

Applications are open once a month for new hero apps, and all the time for knights. The next application window starts on Friday, October 3rd @ 11:59PM EST and goes for 48 hours.