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

[whiteshroud]

[He almost says something about gods =/= immortals, but really that's semantics and Jun isn't that interested in diving into that right now. Especially since it might just be his world's definition. So. Let's focus on Teyvat.]

Openly, I mean. Take Liyue for example: once a year their Archon, Rex Lapis, will make a public appearance during the Rite of Descension. During this rite, he will advise the people of Liyue on what to do for the next year financially. His words are taken as prophecy, are carefully analyzed, and they greatly affect the course of Liyue's economy.

[He's not going to mention that Rex Lapis is actually among their group now, he promised to keep that quiet. But of course he read up on how grandpa manages things]

By contrast, the last time my Lord directly addressed the public was 2000 years ago, and 1400 years ago through a prophet according to Islam. [So. It's been Awhile.] While He watches over Earth and will intervene sometimes by subtle means, He'd never do something as overt as the Rite of Descension.

[In other words, the Teyvat gods are VERY direct in their governing...besides Venti]

[justicefang]

[He internally does the math then nods once. So Rex Lapis advises and people bend themselves towards his words. It’s like the Cult of Silver Wolf but there doesn’t seem to be anything sinister about it. Humans do tend to be more...flexible than Beastmen.]

I see. [He crosses his arms over his chest as he says,] I think I understand now. So each one has put their hand into the development of their people in one way or another, all of it in the open.

Except for Venti. [Each nation would have a God’s hand in it. And that makes him glance away in thought, seeing another time and place. If Nirvasyl had had a guiding hand would it have-]

...each nation we see. We need to make sure they’re ready to be on their own. I’ll do all I can to help find that answer.

[whiteshroud]

Mm. And even Barbatos will intervene in his own way, he assisted us during the incident with Duvalin.

[He gives a nod] Yes, that'll be important to assess. But no matter what, we'll be drastically changing their way of life. Without any gods, there won't be anymore Visions. And there'll be no one there to provide divine intervention in dire situations.

Can any nation be truly ready for that? ...I don't know.

[justicefang]

...I don't either. My experiences with humans have been from outside your nations and on the outskirts. That I've seen, people adapt no matter who or what they are. I can't speak about non-humans or non-beastmen.

[He spreads his hands apart and recrosses them.], Whatever happens, will be messy there's no way out of that. That's all I can say for certain.

[whiteshroud]

[He nods to that. It's not like his experience with all this stuff is more varied than what Shirou has been through, so he has nothing to add there.

Though at that acknowledgment about things being messy, a look of guilt and worry crosses his face. It's the same conclusion he's drawn a hundred times as he run over this situation in his mind, and he hates it.]

...Mm. You aren't wrong.