MAY MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

May Mingle: Entombed City
Welcome to Teyvat - a vast magical world of adventure.
Everyone's hard work resulted in the gate to upper Dragonspine opening. These ruins have not been traversed in years, if not centuries - everything within has been lost to time and living memory. An entire city has been buried in the snow.

People once lived there. The broken buildings host damaged furniture and weathered streets. There are various cloth-covered mounds in a house here and there, accompanied by a sprig of blue flowers. Someone has laid these people to rest after they passed away.

Traces of technology can be found in the city - golden boxes that contain crystals capable of recording and playing back holograms. One of the boxes introduces this place as Vindagnyr; a land once full of greenery and life. Just what happened to these people? What caused the eternal winter?

The highest point in the city is occupied by a temple built into a Domain. Within the Domain is a pale white tree, split in half by a strange object that has fallen through the Domain's ceiling. This temple was once a site for worship for Vindagnyr's people, and even in death they continue to pray for salvation. The priests have been frozen in ice, and the sheer cold emanating from the Skyfrost Nail makes it obvious that it is the cause of winter.

The city's inhabitants worshipped Celestia. Why then were they left to die?

State of the World

On October 1st, the entombed city of Vindagnyr becomes open for exploration. Travelers can choose to look for clues or try to scavenge the city for ancient materials or tools. Recording boxes all around the city tell stories of Vindagnyr's greener past, and of the days when winter suddenly arrived. This is the cruelty of Celestia that Forneus wished you to see.

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

Comments

[icariot]

[One wing twitches when the voice pipes up, but Hawks doesn't give away much other indication of being surprised as he finishes standing to greet his new acquaintance. A flap gets rid of any lingering snow, a sheepish laugh hopefully plays this... incident as more of a joke than anything else. The red splotch on his jawline from the cold landing might make that harder though.]

Heh, not my most graceful moment I'll admit. [A shrug, wings echoing a moment after his arms.] I knew it wouldn't be the same, I was just hoping to figure out the extent before I was in a bad situation.

[whiteshroud]

Mm, I see.

[So that's how it is. He can tell this guy is trying to play it off as no big deal. Which hey, he doesn't see any broken limbs and he's moving, so maybe it isn't a big deal. He'll let it fly, in other words]

It'll probably come back eventually. Just takes some time.

[icariot]

[Sometimes you just need to yeet yourself for science.

That remark catches his attention, especially when paired with the mysterious outfit. A uniform, maybe? It blends well with the snow, even if that wasn't the original intent.]

You have some experience with abilities leaving and coming back, then?

[whiteshroud]

Something like that, yes.

[He doesn't elaborate on what those abilities are though. He doesn't see the need to.]

It took a few weeks. Probably something to do with needing to acclimate to a different world.

[icariot]

That sounds like a reasonable enough assumption, if a bit vague. Could ya give a guy a break and elaborate a little?

[He could take the slow route and just keep trying out some of his abilities until eventually something worked, but it would be faster if he could get literally any kind of hint. He'd rather be useful sooner than later.]

[whiteshroud]

[But that means talking....bleh. Fine]

You know how when you put a fish in a new aquarium, you have to do it slowly until it acclimates or it'll go into shock?

My guess is it's the same general principle, but for special abilities. The spiritual energy of this world is different from your world. So when you came here, your abilities that were adapted to the spiritual climate of your world went into shock from being in a different environment.

With luck, they should eventually adapt to the new environment and work again. Don't know how long it'll be for you, it varies from person to person. For me, some of my abilities returned after a few weeks, while others still don't work.