JANUARY MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

January Mingle: A Ballad in Goblets
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
You open your eyes to an unfamiliar sight. A cool breeze flits through rustic buildings and sunny streets, carrying the smell of flowers and wine. The very air itself seems charged with mana, the warm pulse of the land palpable beneath your feet. This is a new world, a world where the elements compose all of reality. Before you is a bubbling fountain, and a key is entwined between your fingers. And that weight on your hip? A sparkling bauble that you've never seen before, yet it feels natural, as if it had always been there.

Asking around nets you the name of this world - Teyvat - and the name of this city - Mondstadt, blessed by the Anemo Archon, Barbatos. Your new home is accessible with the key placed in your hands, though this also brings to mind another question. How will you get money? Food isn't free, after all.

Luckily for you, there's plenty of jobs available for the enterprising Traveler. Be it taking requests from the Adventurers' Guild, or working part-time at one of Mondstadt's many food establishments, Mora is to be had when hard work is involved. The cuisine of Mondstadt is best paired with its wine, served at bars or enjoyed in private with a few friends.

And about that shining gem. locals will tell you that it is a Vision, a sign of favour from Teyvat's elemental gods. With the Vision on hand, you find yourself capable of commanding one of the seven elements. What will you do with this newfound blessing? Use it for good... or for evil?

Mondstadt's liveliness doesn't diminish when night falls. Bards sing through the wee hours of the night, and the lights of the city help keep most evildoers at bay. All seems peaceful, a pastoral idyll of a life that seems more at home in a storybook. Yet for those Travelers who venture out beyond the city's walls and into the ruins dotting the landscape, they may discover hints of a bloodier past now forgotten.

Glancing at any of the calendars in the city will tell you the current date. August 10th was the day you arrived. As soon as the last minute of August 16th slips away, the world around you changes. A blink, and time itself rewinds by seven days. Looking outside, the mown lawns have regrown, the windmill needs fixing again, and the well is once again full. Just what is happening here? It seems only you, Traveler, remembers the week that never was.

State of the World

For the first two weeks of the game, IC time will be looping from August 10th to August 16th. It's currently late summer in Mondstadt, and the trees are just beginning to turn out their autumn colours. The weather is cool and pleasant, with light showers on Tuesday (11th) and Friday (14th). It's also a good time to go out gathering berries and nature's bounty from Mondstadt's forests and valleys.

These two weeks will let us trial out our commissions and regains system and craft improvements for February onwards. There will be no activity requirements for January, so all threads started during this time period can be used for regains!

For all questions regarding January's mingle and events, please head over to our OOC post.

Comments

[reglaze]

Oh, I've lived in the city most of my life. [They make another turn with Ganyu careful not to disturb a sleeping cat. She even makes a shushing motion to Rean as he nears.

Once clear, she continues as if they never had a lull.]

The next country over-- Liyue. How about you?

[sufferean]

[Oh! Rean definitely tries to walk lighter past the cat, although it's clear he's having to restrain himself from trying to reach out to pet it.

It looks so soft...

BUT OH RIGHT, INFOGATHERING. Hm. He was sort of hoping this girl was from as far away as he is, but it seems she's somewhat of a local.]

Oh, me? Well... I'm from a lot farther away, let's just put it that way. All of the places I've heard of here sound completely foreign to me.

[How do you say "I am not of this world" without sounding like a lunatic? Rean still hasn't figured that out.]

[reglaze]

Ah, I see. You're one of those arrivals, then. I'm sorry about that. [Not that she has anything to do with it, but she's still sympathetic.]

If there's anything you don't understand, I can try my best to help you out with it. I know it can be difficult.

[sufferean]

[Rean gives a little sigh of relief.]

Oh, good, you already know about all of that. I keep stressing out over how to explain it without sounding like a madman.

I do appreciate your offer, though. I'm sure I'll be taking you up on it... there's a whole lot I have to learn here. The currency, the locations... never mind this Vision thing...

[reglaze]

Perhaps a good introductory question would be to inquire about visions. Of those arrivals I've met, all of them posses one so far. It's a far cry from the typical population of Teyvat.

[Spoken like a true veteran!]

Ah, here we are. [Their chat's made quick work of the trek back to the residential district.]

[sufferean]

Oh? I guess I really haven't been checking people over to see if they have one or not... most of the people I've spoken to at length have had one, though. Even the people who were born here. Although I guess most of them haven't been from Mondstadt...

[Oh, yep. This looks more promising.]

So we are! So... let's see if we can find your best price on a room, shall we?

[reglaze]

There are a few of us from Liyue here now, it's true. Our visions do look a little different, but they are the same when it comes down to it. Rather than checking them over, asking might be the simplest method.

[His suggestion has her chuckle, and she shakes her head.]

No, I... think my provided quarters will be sufficient. [She holds out a hand for a shake.] My name is Ganyu, by the way.

[sufferean]

Ha, is that just commonplace around here? I guess it's fair enough, it just seems a bit awkward to waltz up like "hi, do you have a Vision?"

[Still, he's willing to let it drop, smiling and shaking his head a little before reaching out to shake her hand.]

Rean Schwarzer. I'll let you be on your way, then. It was nice meeting you, Ganyu.