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

[cranelike]

Not everyone can appreciate beauty.

(And some people only think they can. Ah, but the offer to pick flowers has Tsuru lighting up and he turns quickly on his heel to go over to Figaro's side,)

Now? (Any chance to get away from these bodies is a welcome one. And even if the reason is a somber one and they'll have to come back because of it... it's better than coming back empty handed.) Then let's go. Hurry up, we only have the whole day.

[extinctive]

You're making it sound like a contest where the one who picks the most flowers wins.[ he laughs. ] All right, all right. I'll lead the way. I'm not getting any younger either.

[ there's a patch of flowers growing beneath one of the dead trees nearby, so figaro will make their way towards that. ]

[cranelike]

Ah! That's a good idea!

(He loves it? He supports it. This is now a contest to see who can pick the most flowers. He's going to follow along until he sees the flower, after which he'll skip ahead to get a better look,)

I wonder how long these last after they're picked...

(Considering the flowers left by the bodies?)

[extinctive]

Oh, it should be fine. I gave a couple to Persephone a while back, and I don't think they've melted in her touch yet.

[ because she's hot and all, but shh. ]

Hopefully we could turn this into a tradition, for anyone who dares to trek this far into the mountains. A remembrance to those who were unfairly forsaken.

[ it's a depressing landscape, but they may as well make the most of it. ]