APRIL MID-MONTH MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

April Mid-Month Mingle: Onward and Upward
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
After the Windblume Festival wraps up, the outlanders' next mission arrives: onward to Dragonspine Mountain, where the remnants of the abyssal dragon and a lost nation await. The bright light shining at its peak seems almost like a lighthouse - calling to you.

It's hard not to be in awe of Dragonspine Mountain's size. The snow on the mountain never seems to stop falling, neither does it seem to melt - the biting cold numbs your fingers and brushes your face, muffling the footsteps of monsters in everlasting white. Dragonspine is dangerous, and has claimed the lives of countless explorers. You'll need to be extra careful to survive.

The pristine snow is marred in places by stains of red, and following the scarlet stones around the mountain eventually brings you to a dark cavern. A warm light shines forth from the stone buried within - just what is this strange object? Should you be leaving it here?

As the cold sets in, you come across the ruins of a buried city halfway up the mountain. The stone architecture and runes are eerily similar to what you have seen in Mondstadt's domains and temples. A locked gate bars your way up the mountain, but the five unlit runes that surround it hint strongly at missing keys.

The inside of Dragonspine Mountain is host to a rather large blue cave. The freezing cold permeates the inside of Starglow Cavern, so you're not likely to find shelter here. The cave is covered with ice crystals and blue plants, as well as large ice crystals that refuse to be melted by Pyro Vision users. You'll need something more powerful to free whatever is inside... like the power of a long-dead dragon, perhaps?

State of the World

After Dvalin's purification, there have been no further time loops as Mondstadt has finally synced up with the outside world. The Windblume Festival will run through to September 20th, giving characters plenty of time to relax and enjoy some vacation time. However, time waits for no man, and our heroes will be approached by the Adventurers' Guild on September 15th to join an expedition to Dragonspine Mountain.

For all questions regarding April's mid-month mingle and events, please head over to our OOC post.

Comments

[dispassionatedevotion]

[ Ledah nodded at the other's statement of fact. ]

In the beginning, we were less certain of who had brought us here, and we had far less information. The fact that you arrived now that we have a face to place for the one responsible for our appearance in this world means you answered the call at a good time.

[ So essentially, beneficial to the mission, as far as he was concerned. ]

[justicefang]

[There's a pause at that. He could easily imagine how he could have reacted with having no information. Not well.

Not well at all. Even when he remembered why. Just the thought makes his hands tighten into fists. He forces his hands to relax.]

My tasks were done for a time. To be a better protector I had to learn more about others. ...and so I agreed.

[dispassionatedevotion]

[ He nodded, accepting the answer. ]

My tasks were finished with as well.

[ In a manner of speaking. He had given them to Ein, and once one was dead, that person could not consider to have tasks assigned to them any longer. ]

I too hope to become more efficient in carrying out my purpose, though the consequences of answering the call had some immediate benefits. Such as now being in a state to do more than before.

...That said, you will find that our allies are mostly pleasant and competent, if you have not already.

[justicefang]

Do more than before? [He asks as he crosses his arms and glances back out at the cold mountain. There's so much about this situation he doesn't know.

Then he nods.] They've been fine. I'll do what I can to match all of you. [He'll give it his all. Just like he does with whatever he decides.]

[dispassionatedevotion]

I wasn't in a position to do much, before I came here. Now that the god of time has given such an opportunity, it would be a sign of ungratefulness to not acknowledge it.

[ But, regardless he accepted what the other said just fine, and now that they've reached Camp, and he has nothing else to say or talk about for the moment, Ledah considered this a good point to end the conversation. ]

I'll leave you to it for now.

[ He'll begin to make his exit, to attend to other business. ]

And thread wrap up right here

[justicefang]

[Shirou watches him go. There is so much he has to consider and all of it new for the first time in...so long. It’s like being a young man again with the whole world an unknown. He looks out at the cold and the swirling snow.

Then he walks after him, heading into camp to get started on this strange turn in life.]