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

[nefilim]

[Look. Look.

She pretty much proclaimed she would kill god back home, okay. That was A Lot coming from her, and also she has to ruin any kind of nice thing she does always.

And the dry tone does little to deter her, easily responding with a nod and a just as dry:]

Good, I hope you make it clear just how heartless I was.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun gives a nod as he continues walking. They can see the door of the domain now, almost out of here.]

Yes. Not sure what the part about you making a coat out of puppies had to do with anything, but it was a focal point of the speech.

[nefilim]

[Now that gets a laugh from her, the light of her fireball illuminating the rest of the way.]

What's more terrible than a coat made out of puppies? I had to emphasize it somehow.

[And once they reach the door, she doesn't hesitate to shove it open - glad to be out of there, away from what remains of that tree and what surrounds it.]

[whiteshroud]

True. That's one way of doing it.

[He steps out of the domain without looking back. It's still cold out here, but not nearly as cold as in there- so he can't help but make a relieved sound at the perceived warmth. ]

... Thank you, Ana.

[nefilim]

[Oh. She wasn't expecting to be thanked.

There's a lot of things she could say in response, but after a moment she just shrugs and waves a hand.]

You don't have to thank me. But you're welcome. [Not completely dismissive, at least.]

Though are you gonna be warm enough for wherever you're heading to next? [Since she plans to keep exploring around the city.]

[whiteshroud]

[Ah, so she's not the most comfortable around thank you's either. Well Jun can relate to that, so he won't push it further and leave the thanks at that.

He pauses at the question]

...Yeah. I don't think it'd be a good idea for me to hang around the others too much right now, so I'll probably head back to Mondstadt.

[The city is bad enough, but once word gets out about what's inside the temple and what happened...Jun gets the sense a holy knight is the last thing anyone will want to be around. Not to mention, he still had his own emotions about this to sift through. That alone was difficult enough.]

[nefilim]

[His reasoning makes sense, and honestly some time away from the mountain in general sounds like a good idea. But for now, she wants to keep looking before she calls it quits.

So she nods, hesitating for a moment before following it up with;]

If anyone gives you shit, I'll throw them off the mountain.

[She's kidding, she swears. And she knows Jun can look after himself, but the... thought is there? At least???]

[whiteshroud]

[ ... 💧 ANA]

Really embracing that anime villain role, I see.

[He's joking, really. Still, it's nice to hear someone care about him. He's not sure he's worth it, especially considering her, uh, takes on religion. But...]

Thanks Ana. I'll be back later. Do you want me to get you anything from Mondstadt?

[nefilim]

[✨✨✨]

It's my new calling in life, after all.

[Luckily Ana has learned that it's better to judge the individuals than the whole. Grandpa Zhongli being a good influence and all that.]

I'm all good. Though maybe see if you can get the guild to send up more winter gear? It doesn't seem like there's enough Pyro's here for everyone.

[whiteshroud]

[There is a faint sound that sounds like a "heh" through the modulator. Yeah, you be that evil anime queen. Own it Ana]

Yeah, seems like we've lost a few... [Pyros, he means] I'll see what I can do.

Be safe, Ana.