MAY MINGLE

[stellafortunamods]

May Mingle: Entombed City
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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

entombed city

[joies]

[Persephone has been greatly subdued since they stepped foot into the city, quietly clutching tightly at the coat a dear friend allowed her to borrow. It's... distressing, to see all this and know it was done by the very beings they worshipped and praised. Who were meant to protect them. And yet to be killed in such a slow, painful way...

At least they were granted some dignity in death; only humming softly in response to Claude, her usual smile long since faded.]

I'm glad they could do this much for these poor souls. [It's more than what the gods gave them, at least.]

[bowfaire]

(They can both suffer in the cold together, though, Claude is going to do his best to keep it together because he's used to being the "reliable" one. He still gives her a sympathetic look, like he can definitely relate to her and decides to keep an eye out in case he needs to lend her a scarf or something... he is, after all, a nobleman, even if he isn't particulary noble.)

Something when they deserved more.

(His own usual cheer and jovial attitude is subdued, replaced with something more somber for the moment,)

If we could do something else... It feels wrong to just leave them like this...

[joies]

[Something else they could do... Her eye glances over their surroundings, lips pressed into a thin, tight line.]

It may be difficult to bury them. The earth is suffused with Cryo, so digging may be a challenge.

[They could maybe get Pyro's to soften the earth, but they also don't have that many anymore oops. But she also doesn't want to just leave them... laying here.]

But we could still try. Though I'm not sure if by their traditions they buried their people.

[Since she can't sense anything else in the ground. Of course, it could be that anyone who was buried has long since become part of the mountain.]

[bowfaire]

We could burn them but that also means asking our Pyros to do some extra work. (When they're already doing enough to keep everyone warm and safe.) Some of those with Electro visions could probably help but it wouldn't be as neat.

(Since electricity is sparky, you know? His thoughts are turning and he's running through the options in his head, trying to figure out what might work best,)

... We'll figure something out. Forneus knew about this place. Zhongli was familiar too. We can probably ask them what they think is right.

[joies]

If we're to speak to Forneus about this, I would rather leave that to you.

[Persephone prefers not to be around the time god unless absolutely necessary. She'll work with him, but she certainly doesn't like him.]

But it would be wise to seek their thoughts on this, considering their knowledge. We may be able to find some writings or something similar about it too, if we're lucky.

[It's not an easy situation, but she agrees that they'll be able to come up with something.]

So long as we can grant the people here the burial they deserve.