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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.

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[ Forneus spreads his arms and shrugs a little, as if to say 'whatever'. He could just vanish the snow, anyway. ]

It's no problem. What's up?

I heard you were the one to ask if we had questions.

(Can he have a seat.. he's eying one of those couches.)

It makes sense since your the one that brought us here and all. Are you the one that gave us these nifty Visions, too?

Correct on both counts.

[ He walks closer so they can talk at a conversational distance. ]

Make yourself at home, by the way. You're probably tired from all that walking.

It's less the walk and more the cold...

(He's used to long marches and being out in the elements. But this cold is the real test for him. He's going to take a seat though, making himself right at home. He's as casual as ever, even in front of a god,)

If you knew you were going to bring us here, maybe you could have dished out a few more of those Pyro Visions.

(Is he complaining? It's not his fault he's a temperate flower.)

[ Forneus shrugs a little, though at least he looks apologetic ]

Visions have to resonate with a person's heart, unfortunately. I can't really give people Visions that don't fit them. They wouldn't be able to use it.

(Sitting up straight at that,)

So there is a reason.

(He's been trying to find a pattern but who knew it actually takes a while to get to know people! He's just scratching the surface with everyone,)

How's it work? Pyros are hot-headed? Cryo users are cool?

(He's joking but also... tell him.)

Eh... it's a bit of column A and a bit of column B.

[ Forneus waves a hand ]

The power of a Vision also draws on its corresponding god. So a person who holds a particular element will sort of need to fit the criteria that the elemental Archon sets out. I kind of circumvented it a little, but the general principle is the same.

(He was joking? Forneus, stereotypes are bad...)

... Alright.

(Dragging that last part out because he's just a nerd hungry for knowledge and Forneus is dangling it in front of him now,)

So how about mine. (Electro,) What can you tell me about it? ... About me?

(WHY DOES HE FEEL LIKE HE'S ASKING A FORTUNE TELLER IN A SHADY STREET CORNER TO TELL HIS FUTURE...)

The Electro Archon styles herself as the God of Eternity. She really doesn't like me.

[ A pause. Apparently Forneus thinks it's funny. ]

She is quite different from the rest of us. She pursues Eternity, because it's the closest to Heaven. She tends to like people who think differently from the norm. Unique ideas, manners, beliefs. That sort of thing.

In principle, the two of you would either be completely at odds with each other or too similar...

(If you consider time endless or the end. That's a philosophical question he'll have to reflect on later. Ah, but there's an answer that gets him to think even more. So this is why he ended up with the Vision he has, huh? It's all enough for him to just sit quietly for a moment, taking everything in and really reflecting,)

Huh. (And he shrugs, seemingly unbothered by this revelation,) I'm guessing she's not exactly on your side to bring everything down...

(Because someone who considers (wants to be?) close to Heaven doesn't sound like someone who would bring it down.)

I guess not.

[ She's definitely not on his side. ]

We'll worry more about that when we get to her territory, though. Or I will at least. If you ever go home before that.

No good planning so far ahead we lose sight of what's in front of us.

(He shrugs! He's satisfied for now. Onto more pressing things though. )

Do you think you've made your point?

(If all of this was to convince everyone to rally against Celestia. He never needed much convincing on that front considering how he isn't much of a fan of gods to begin with but...)

I do. But that's only half of the story. The other half is up to the others. If they'll be convinced or not.

[ If they still didn't want to help, then Forneus would let them go home. He's quite firm about not being coercive like Celestia is. ]

I don't think you'll find anyone here on Celestia's side after this.

(If anyone was a believer, the city is enough to make most lose faith, he thinks.)

But you know... it's kind of hard to trust one god after seeing what another can do when they don't get their way. I'm not saying you'd do the same thing but none of this is really instilling faith in gods.

[ Forneus peers at him ]

Do you have any alternative suggestions, then?

Truthfully? I'm probably the last person you should be taking advice from when it comes to getting people to trust you.

(He's kind of the least trustworthy person ever back home? Or well, maybe the second least trustworthy person after Edelgard slammed betray on everyone and caught them all off guard. Even he hadn't seen that coming...)

But you should get to know the people you're working with. Let them get to know you. It's easier to trust a friend than a god.

(... A beat. Did he really say that? Quickly, he adds,)

I guess.

(Still figuring out this friendshi thing, don't mind him.)

[ A chuckle ]

I will keep that in mind, then. It's rare that I get to talk to actual people one on one without hiding my identity, so it's still a new experience.

MAY MINGLE

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