Sunshine OOC

How it Works

Activity Check-in is a post that goes up during the first week of every month, and remains active until the last day of the month it was posted. After that, it's checked over, and anyone who has not posted to the post will be contacted by a mod.

The only ones exempt from posting at check in are those who started hiatus before the post went up, and are not scheduled to return from hiatus until the following month.

You post activity using the form in here:
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character:</b> Name | <i>Series</i> | <user name=""> | <a href="">Activity</a>

What is Acceptable Activity?

Activity will consist of one (1) current post, or one (1) comment from your character!

Please note that all comments/posts used for activity must have your character listed in the community character tags of the post to be valid. This is only not required if they originate on the OOC com or a character's private journal. The real life month on the submitted comments and posts must also always match the month of the Activity Check-in Post they're being submitted in to be considered current.

Posts
Posts must be on either the Missive or Main community.
Posts can be logs, voice, missives, (or a combined post of these) so long as they are for the current activity month.
Posts may be logs moved over during the current month from another platform so long as they have the appropriate header and follow the body format of "Character journal: the comment" in alternating fashion. Please put any such logs under a cut.
Posts may be shared between two character so long as the content is approximately half and half.
Posts may be written out interactions between two characters (if both players agree), or mission reports posted on the current month as well.

Comments
So long as they are for the current month, all comments posted on sunshineverse and sunshine_messages will be accepted, as will any from sunshine_ooc that are on activity memes and test drives.
Comments on IC contact posts will also be accepted.

Going Above and Beyond

The act of doing threads (which will be denoted in sets of ten comments) can get you rewards! If you have any of those to give us, go over here and let us know!

How it Works

Activity Check-in is a post that goes up during the first week of every month, and remains active until the last day of the month it was posted. After that, it's checked over, and anyone who has not posted to the post will be contacted by a mod.

The only ones exempt from posting at check in are those who started hiatus before the post went up, and are not scheduled to return from hiatus until the following month.

You post activity using the form in here:
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character:</b> Name | <i>Series</i> | <user name=""> | <a href="">Activity</a>

What is Acceptable Activity?

Activity will consist of one (1) current post, or one (1) comment from your character!

Please note that all comments/posts used for activity must have your character listed in the community character tags of the post to be valid. This is only not required if they originate on the OOC com or a character's private journal. The real life month on the submitted comments and posts must also always match the month of the Activity Check-in Post they're being submitted in to be considered current.

Posts
Posts must be on either the Missive or Main community.
Posts can be logs, voice, missives, (or a combined post of these) so long as they are for the current activity month.
Posts may be logs moved over during the current month from another platform so long as they have the appropriate header and follow the body format of "Character journal: the comment" in alternating fashion. Please put any such logs under a cut.
Posts may be shared between two character so long as the content is approximately half and half.
Posts may be written out interactions between two characters (if both players agree), or mission reports posted on the current month as well.

Comments
So long as they are for the current month, all comments posted on sunshineverse and sunshine_messages will be accepted, as will any from sunshine_ooc that are on activity memes and test drives.
Comments on IC contact posts will also be accepted.

Going Above and Beyond

The act of doing threads (which will be denoted in sets of ten comments) can get you rewards! If you have any of those to give us, go over here and let us know!

If you wish to volunteer for any missions listed, please simply contact a mod or comment here, we'll post a comment to use for mission sign ups, and we'll contact you with your secret missioney details. Any incoming players are more than welcome to comment to this after their acceptance as well! Feel free to jump straight into the event or missions. In fact, we encourage it.

Plot Missions
Ame B-Rank to fortify rivers. Mid-June to Late-June.

Suna and Konoha B-Rank, seal point investigation. Mid-June.

Konoha B-Rank to Uzushio, emergency procedures, at least two people, Mid-June.

Kiri B-Rank, Breaking an Embargo, Late-June to Early July.

Kiri C-Rank, Escort Mission, Early July.

Konoha C-Rank, Escort Mission, Early July.

Suna A-Rank, water emergency, Early July.

Rumors and Intelligence
Propaganda fliers have begun appearing in the Five Big Nations and across the Shinobi world.

Sealpoints near Bears and Frost continue to be guarded aggressively and anyone allied with the Kage villages can expect to be attacked if travelling there. As such, Konoha, Suna, and Iwa have all (independent of each other) officially ceased Shinobi travel through those sealpoints or through those lands.

Frost has become nearly entirely impassable, which means access to Hot Water is essentially impossible given Rice's apparent determination to be 'uninvolved' and not allow passage, nor offer hostilities, to either side. Publicly. Some suspect they're allowing non-Kage nation allies through, as they continue to have travel in the civilian sector. Shinobi find themselves rebuffed.

Waterfall has become exceedingly belligerent, going from attacking anyone who crosses into their borders to seeking out people to attack them if they come too close within their own countries.

Grass remains ominously silent, something that will change in the upcoming weeks when they'll begin to make it so that people can no longer pass through their country, essentially cutting Fire off from Iwa trade. THey will no longer halt the attacks, nor will they join in themselves.

Rain has extended an open hand to all Uzumaki in the Nations to come to their country if there is a need, but otherwise remains in watchful isolation.

Water's 'civilian' leadership was taken up by one of Kirigakure's Chunin, who was a disposed princess of the original rightful heir to the throne. Being one of the few survivors, she's taken up the position only at the extreme hesitance of the shinobi court, and already marriage proposals are arriving for the girl. It is to be noted that the reception of a shinobi leader, even one who is clearly not a pinnacle example of strength, is making the other Daimyo unsettled. The only upside to this appears to be their island status is giving them protection from someone trying to resolve the 'issue' by force.

Fire's Daimyo situation continues to strain relations within its borders. Konoha was attacked and experienced extensive damages to its structures and likely to its morale. The Hokage has chosen someone to distribute the scrolls by hand, something which will have happened over the first week after the attack this month. The police force and T&I divisions have increased the depth of their background checks and incoming trade is heavily inspected before even entering the gates.

Suna's defenses continue to be high in the wake of their previous Kazekage's death, with the former's son, Kankuro, officially assuming the position of fifth Kazekage. There has been no contact from the Daimyo for some time and disappearances continue, centered around Mori. No one is certain what is going on in the civilian capital and control of the country is starting to shift toward the Shinobi faction because of this.

Rivers is hostile to shinobi travel and Kage ninja are officially advised against using it in their routes. Their borders remain heavily guarded, as do sealpoints nearby. Civilians asking for escort through this area are starting to more regularly ask River's shinobi to bring them through to lower instances of attacks.

Kumo remains on high alert, greatly restricting trade into and heavily monitoring transport of goods out of its borders. Visitors without proper papers are turned away and everyone else is subject to thorough background checks. Due to their unique position in relatively minor contact with the surrounding small nations, locking down travel and isolating is going well for them, though ship travel has become very common for any transportation needed by their civilians.

Iwa has, to their knowledge, removed any foreign Shinobi. Visitation is extremely restricted and visas are no longer being issued for travelers other than necessary trade. Due to the suspicious nature of the Kage, an attack first, ask later policy is being carefully put back into place.

Whirlpool is in a very bad position currently, and tensions in their northern areas are due to explode any day. Due to this, their allies have sent some of their shinobi in hopes of easing the situation.

Weather and Goods
Caravans through Woods and Mountain have occasionally encountered bandits seizing all goods or hijacking their carts after they've disembarked from their ships. There have been some mentions of ransoming those goods, as the attacks seem to be those of opportunity.

The Lands of Vegetables, Claws, Fangs, Birds, and Stone continue to refuse to trade with the Kage villages, not allowing for imports or exports. Any goods exclusive to or largely from those villages will have risen in price or become scarce in any of the Kage villages and their immediate vicinity.

Waterfall has stopped all incoming and outgoing trade. Its borders are effectively closed to merchants. All their trade appears to be going exclusively though Mountain.

Rivers' dramatic increase in trade continues, but they refuse trade to the Kage villages, instead sending ever higher numbers of ships and cravans through the north-easternmost part of Wind to Stone.

Wind continues to be cut off from trade, making things difficult given the rising difficulties from the unusual weather some months before. Fire has increased overseas trade to Wind, which finds itself largely reliant on Sand and Fire for most of its goods, putting a strain on internal affairs. Prices are rising due to the difficulties in transporting goods, meaning that higher paying jobs are becoming much more competitive.

Earth's spring crop yield has been lower than usual and has negatively affected the trade prospects, leaving them scrambling to make sure that their early bounty will last over the icy recession into the summer.

Grass joins Mountains and Rice in dramatically increasing the price of its goods. Trade passing through Grass is monitored and there are talks of a rise in tax for goods passing through, but so far it has continued to remain open to trade.

Bears continues permit trade and traffic from only Lightning or the surrounding small nations, Whirlpool excluded. They refuse trade negotiations and requests for envoys to be sent or received go unanswered.

Heavy sandstorms continue across Wind. Near the coastal regions, waterspouts have occasionally been spotted, sometimes disrupting merchant vessels, and have destroyed multiple shipments from Sand. Shinobi interference is suspected.

Lightening continues to see moderate temperatures, though the weather is warming. Occasional summer thunder storms have been spotted, but have done no damage, leading to a high spring crop output in their prosperous ares.

Northern lands, including Earth, are experiencing heavy rain and dense fog through many of their most-traveled mountain passes, leading to an increase of Bandit activity and lost goods.

Eastern Fire and Whirlpool are recovering from a hurricane, and some of their crops experienced flooding in the fields. Western Fire is warm and dry, leaving some of the more sensitive plant-life wilting and turning brittle. As of this time, there is no indications of a drought, though some areas have advised residents to begin fire-scaping.

All islands to the East and South are continue to be warm, bringing in some tourism and a trade increase as these areas still allow access from the Kage nations.

Events!
The Suna Chunin Exams are up! The post is Here and it should be said that though things are shaken, Suna is very determined to move forward. Konoha, as well, still has representation at the exam, though security has redoubled in the wake of their home troubles when their politicians arrive.

As there is propaganda on paper (linked above), and explosions in the sky, be aware that it's not quite over yet in this month's chaos. One more is on the way, and the increasingly regular notes about aa certain business are the only unfiltered clues given. Thus far.

How it Works

Activity Check is a post that goes up during the first week of every month, and remains active until the last day of the month it was posted. After that, it's checked over, and anyone who has not posted to the post will be contacted by a mod.

The only ones exempt from posting at least a top comment are those who started hiatus before the post went up, and are not scheduled to return from hiatus until the following month.

You post activity using the form in here as a top comment:
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character:</b> Name | <i>Series</i> | <user name="">

After that, you just add links for activity to that top comment as you complete them throughout the month. These comments may be edited at any time until the month is over.

If you have a new or downgraded character, just put a note next to the character in question so that we know they are on half activity. Half activity also applies to anyone with a Hiatus that spans more than a week and less than three. (More than three is no activity.)

Half Activity is either the post, or ten (10) comments, for the month.

What is Acceptable Activity?

Activity will consist of one (1) current post, and ten (10) comments from your character in no more than two threads OR fifteen (15) comments from your character in no more than three threads. You may use any number of comments per thread to reach your needed number, but you may not go over the amount of threads listed.

Always link from the first valid comment in a thread for the month.

As a single exception to the thread count rule, if you submit a post with all your needed comments in the month, regardless of how many threads they are spread over within that post, it will be accepted as valid AC. The post does not have to be yours, it does however have to be on sunshineverse or sunshine_messages to count.

Please note that all threads/posts used for activity must have your character listed in the community character tags of the post to be valid. This is only not required if they originate on the OOC com or a character's private journal. The real life month on the submitted comments and posts must also always match the month of the Activity Check Post they're being submitted in to be considered current.

Posts
Posts must be on either the Missive or Main community.
Posts can be logs, voice, missives, (or a combined post of these) so long as they are for the current activity month.
Posts may be logs moved over during the current month from another platform so long as they have the appropriate header and follow the body format of "Character journal: the post" or are in some other way visibly indicated in alternating fashion so that they may be counted. Please put any such logs under a cut.
Posts may be shared between two character so long as the content is approximately half and half.
Posts may be written out interactions between two characters (if both players agree), or mission reports posted on the current month as well.

Threads
Threads may be on the post being used for AC.
Threads may be comments from a migrated log so long as the post was made in the current month.
Threads may be on posts from previous months so long as the comments are from the current month.
Threads may be on a test drive post so long as both characters are currently in game and the comments are for the current month.
Threads may be on an activity meme post so long as the comments are for the current month.
Threads may be in inbox/contact posts so long as the comments are from the current month.
Threads may be done against the NPC account so long as the comments are from the current month. (We request the NPC be manned by another player if you use this option.)

Missed AC Penalties

Anyone who doesn't meet Activity will get an In Character penalty that is designed to help you meet your next Activity Check.

How it works is that the character must post a starter to sunshineverse. The post must in some way have to do with a mission, either as client, shinobi contractor, or other, and must include another player when it is arranged, even if no comments make it to the post before the activity period ends.

If you have arranged this for yourself, simply let the mods know and we will count it for your required post. If you do not, we are more than happy to help arrange things with other players for you so that you may meet this requirement.

A second miss on activity in a row will lead to a discussion on how the problem can be remedied, and any further action will be decided then.

Please note that the missed Activity penalties only apply if you actually communicate with the mods. If we cannot reach you, we will give you a grace period of a week after contact, but will ultimately remove the character from the game if you do not respond to attempts made.

If you wish to volunteer for any missions listed, please simply contact a mod or comment here, we'll post a comment to use for mission sign ups, and we'll contact you with your secret missioney details. Any incoming players are more than welcome to comment to this after their acceptance as well! Feel free to jump straight into the event or missions. In fact, we encourage it. Also, we're sorry that this month is scary TL;DR, but at least you know all the bases are covered!

Plot Missions
Konoha A-rank to intelligence over security measures. Three people, Early-June.

Suna B-rank to clear the 'bandits' on the road to the capital. Late-May to Early June.

Suna A-rank to get a solid import line for non-local foods. All of June.

Konoha C-rank to communicate with Grass over trade situation. Mid-June.

Uzushio B-Rank information check on the northern part of Whirlpool. Considered overvalued C-Rank. Late-May.

Ame B-Rank to fortify rivers. Mid-June to Late-June.

Oto A-Rank to Waterfall for negotiations. Late-May.

Konoha B-Rank to Uzushio, 5 people (not needfully all together), Early-June.

Konoha B-Rank to Tonika Village, investigative. Late-May.

Kiri B-Rank, Family smuggling, Twice, once Late-May, once Early-June.

Suna and Konoha B-Rank, seal point investigation. Mid-June.

Rumors and Intelligence
Bears has upped their aggression levels dramatically since the start of the month, and have set a guard on the seal point near Sugi village, making it impossible for anyone to leave from that position who is not from their side of the factions. Anyone arriving there will immediately be attacked. Information on who is running the situation in Bears is as of yet unclear, and the added security makes it impossible to get in new operatives.

What little can be discerned is that there is a rising number of unmarked shinobi in north Whirlpool and the waterways from the north are no longer in control of the locals of the country, though who has them is as of yet undetermined.

Similarly, the seal point next to Frost is being treated with aggression while being nearly impossible to maintain.

Hot Water has gone completely dark, and the only information that left the country on last notice was that their Hidden village being re-established finally leaked.

Frost, similarly, has redoubled their presence on the civilian side of the political situation while locking down their borders to any shinobi presence not from their lands or their close, non-Kumo neighbors.

There is finally a universal confirmation that Orochimaru is affiliated currently in some way with Rice! Their borders have become much more unreliable to cross, and can no longer be used to access the northern waterways to get to Snow.

Waterfall has become openly hostile to foreign shinobi. No longer holding to a tenuous silence in regards to the major nations on either side, anyone of Iwa or Konoha who attempts to pass will be attacked as soon as their insignia is spotted. Waterfall has taken out both Seal Points near their country and any who try to retake them are promptly attacked, as well as anyone coming through from another position.

Grass is laying low and playing the political situation. Using themselves as a spring point for goods coming through from Stone. Their alliances are uncertain, though on paper they are still adamantly on the side of the Kage nations. They allow free passage of any shinobi through their lands, and have been seen to do nothing to prevent Waterfall's attacks on shinobi coming through the seal points they are also in contact with. There are rumors of people going missing when passing through Grass but as of yet none are confirmed.

Rain has entirely closed down their borders. There is no one going in or out that the leaders of the country have not already pre-approved. The only exceptions to this seem to be those arriving with locals, and even then, shinobi show up in short order to ensure that those arriving do not have hostile intentions, due to the attempt on a prominent figure within the country. All signs show that this lockdown has been in preparation for several months now, and the country even has guards posted along the river to ensure ships are not smuggling hostiles into the country.

Water has been seen to be in a state of intense upheaval, and their civilian government has been entirely overturned and taken over by the Shinobi of their hidden village. There are rumors of their having been a Kracken, and ships coming or going from the country have started to be subjected to heavy scrutiny before leaving dock. Their Mizukage has been replaced by a pair known for their Intel experience, and many rumors indicate the rise to power might have been planned by these same people given their previous influence.

Fire has been a mess, with the Daimyo demanding more information on the situation with the growing rumors that something is going on, and the conflict in Water on their civilian side. There is some fear in the capital that the Daimyo might be similarly overthrown and it has put some strain on the shinobi-civilian relations on that front. Konoha specifically has had a near complete lockdown, and shinobi on missions are now expected to check in when in the field at least once per week if not able to do it more frequently. There has been a scroll mark for a specific Konoha scroll used exclusively for this purpose distributed to all shinobi in the village. There is also rumor that scrolls might soon be reissued entirely with a new Hokage scroll in place due to finding out a scroll of the deceased has been in the hands of someone not-Konoha. The police force is being much more vigilant, and many of the civilians who were accepted into Konoha previously are being reviewed as to their reasons and history for being in the village. All attempts to tightening security are being met with snags due to the lack of common information being provided to the civilians in the village, and all paperwork and identification is being cross checked to village records.

Suna has lost their Kazekage, and due to this, it is not fully clear who stepped up in his place. Most rumors indicate it was his eldest son, while some seem to indicate it was his daughter. What is definite is that any shinobi trying to venture along the southern roads of Wind are more likely to be attacked, as it's become sharply guarded since the attack that killed the Kazekage. There are unverified rumors as well that the Daimyo of the country is currently impossible to contact, and all word from Mori has ceased, with those trying to shortcut through the seal near that village also fall swiftly out of contact.

Any shinobi trying to cut through Rivers have been seen to being attacked, leaving that a decidedly questionable method of travel. Due to this, Wave has seen a huge increase of traffic for shinobi groups trying to get from Wind to Fire. The seal points on either side of Rivers are now also under heavy guard, allowing people to leave from them, but anyone unprepared arriving at them will be ambushed.

The small countries to the north of Wind are suspiciously silent, and while shinobi can travel through them, with difficulty, the seal points in this region are untouched, leaving the question of if it is simply civilian precaution causing the lock down on trade.

Kumo is on high alert, and has set patrols to be more vigilant around their village, as well as the country at large due to their high levels of viable self sustaining resources. All visitors are being subjected to far more rigorous identification checks than previous to the attempt on their Raikage.

The Tshuchikage in Iwa has started to lock down the village entirely, and is basically working on throwing out every foreign shinobi in his land so that there can be an overall cleaning of their village. All visitors, while not being treated roughly, are being given no allowance for a longer stay. Messages have been sent to the other Kage that until further notice, visitors will be met with extreme prejudice and suspicion.

Weather and Goods
Vegetables has shut down all trade with the Kage villages, and it seems to have set off a ripple effect along the countries to the east of it, meaning that Claws, Fangs, Birds, and Stone are no longer permitting caravans of goods to leave their borders with goods.

Rivers has started having a lot of movement and shipping, with many merchant caravans leaving their country than has been the case in recent years.

Wind has been slammed with a near total land lock, leaving ships their only method for getting goods from anyone else who is not Sand, which cannot supply adequately or effectively to all the people in the country.

Grass, while still permitting all caravans through their land, has started to get much stricter about their standards of travel.

Waterfall no longer allows any caravans to leave their borders with goods.

Mountains and Rice have raised their prices dramatically on all food and goods from their countries, to the point where it's entirely impractical to buy from them if not desperately needed.

Bears has cut off all trading that is not with Lightning or the surrounding small nations, Whirlpool excluded. They are also not permitting caravans to pass through to any but the mentioned places.

The weather in Wind has started to take a sharp turn toward higher temperatures, and the unusual wet season has completely turned around, with it blowing to the southwest in hard rains across Sand. Due to this, there has been an early rise in sandstorms across the country, with the severity heightened.

Lightening has had particularly good weather, bright and sunny with relatively moderate temperatures, with no change in this foreseen in the near future.

Earth and the areas to the North of it are getting caught in the opposite end of the issue from Wind, with the mountain passes seeing a reversal of the early thaw, with frequent, harsh hailstorms interfering with and killing the first spring crops.

Fire is not exempt from the heat wave, though the temperatures, while high in the west-most part of the country, the eastern areas and Whirlpool are not so lucky, being buffeted by a hurricane system that first started as low level rainstorms, and will within a month turn into a severe hurricane that the edges of will pass the outer islands of Water. The herbs and plantlife of Nanakusa island will unfortunately be damaged during this.

All islands to the East and South are experiencing much warmer temperatures, and relatively cal,m weather, as their normal storm systems seem to have shifted to the main continent for the time being.

Oh Noes!
Certain countries will need to be on the lookout in the upcoming weeks, as the Unified Alliance is on the move! Also, there will be periodic coded messages posted to the message community, the first of which has already gone up, so keep a look out for those to get hints as to upcoming war events from the other side.

Don't forget the Suna Chunin exams are next month! By necessity this will have Suna open to foreign shinobi! Especially given that there is no clear enemy to declare war on yet. Thank you.