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

[pragmatism]

[ Claude's a smart one. Alas, Zhongli is far too tired for that. His time will come soon. ]

When you do return to your world, it will be at the exact moment you leave. While I have no desire to retain you against your will, I believe the experience may aid you in your endeavours back home.

[bowfaire]

... Nothing could keep me here anyway.

(As interested as he is, as curious as he is, as much as he might want to learn more about this world and gain whatever lessons he can from it... There are bigger things he has to return to. His personal pursuits can be put aside for now,)

Ready or not, there are things I have to do back home.

[pragmatism]

[ Zhongli nods again. ]

Good luck. [ Not that there's anything else he could offer Claude to take back. At least, not physically. ]

Was there anything else you wished to ask me?

[bowfaire]

Luck's got nothing to do with it.

(And he winks. Why rely on luck when he has his own skills and the best friends anyone could ask for?)

Yeah, actually. Just one more. (He sounds so serious, too!!) Aren't you cold?

(WHERE IS YOUR WINTER OUTFIT, ZHONGLI???)

[pragmatism]

[ Zhongli looks down at himself, as if he's only just realized. ]

I do suppose I have forgotten....

[ ]

[bowfaire]

...

(How do you just forget tho.)

Are you going to be okay?

[pragmatism]

I will be fine.

[ Zhongli appears to have collected himself after that momentary lapse. ]

I am very... durable. Please do not worry about me.

[bowfaire]

No one's completely impervious.

(Even a god, Zhongli.)

... But alright. If you need anything, you can rely on us though. We might all be a bunch of outsiders to you but... You're one of us, you know?

[pragmatism]

[ Zhongli is not one to take uncalculated risks, but - he appreciates it regardless. ]

Thank you. I will keep that in mind.