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]

[There's a nod of agreement with Elliot, before peeking over at Ledah when he speaks. Humming softly as she glances over the bodies as well, mulling over his words. Ledah as a good idea, so she doesn't hesitate to follow closely behind him - peeking over to make sure Elliot is nearby.

Mostly because she conjures a small ball of flame into being, the shape of it almost rose-like as it floats amongst the trio. Shivering or not, she doesn't want to see anyone freeze today.]

Hopefully there's some fabric or something we can use. Though the issue is if we would have enough...

[She hopes they do. Though she doesn't offer to go ask Forneus about said attempts to purify... Mostly thanks to how her last chat with him started with her punching him.]

[fiddlestick]

[He looks over at Ledah when he speaks up. Yeah...that's a good point. They can worry about the curse later, but they needed to do something for the poor souls here. It's too bad the ground is too frozen to give a proper burial...or even get a cremation going.

Feeling no need to linger in a place where he'd freeze to death himself (he is pure human after all), he follows along with these two, close to the fire so he can feel it's warmth]

Yeah ... if there isn't, maybe we can get some on the next supply run to Mondstadt?

[dispassionatedevotion]

[ At the very least Ledah had been planning on approaching Forneus once more at some point, so it's one subject on his mind to present to the god. Maybe among some other things, because there were always things to question...even if he wasn't the greatest at asking them in the first place just due to his wonderful socializing skills. ]

Yes, we could in the event that there's not enough available. Though, I understand if neither of you two would desire to venture back into the cold, and so I would be perfectly capable of handling such a task myself.

[ Ledah believed that he's not doing this because it was out of concern for their wellbeing, but because it'd just be logical for him to take care of it due to him bringing it up in the first place. But anyway, they'd have to see what was available at camp first. ]

[fiddlestick]

Hm?

[He looks over at Ledah, rubbing his head. Ah, one of those types it seems.]

Hey, c'mon now. There's no need to go into a place like this alone. It's dangerous. I don't like the cold, but I'll help you out. We're all working together, after all.

[The power of teamwork!!! But also yeah, he rather this guy not join all these priests in their frozen tomb because he decided to try this all alone]