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

[dispassionatedevotion]

[ By his logic, it was a reasonable doubt to have. Even though they were more than a normal civilian or mortal, they were not gods. Even if some of them may be divine in nature, all who were called here were, once again, not gods. As far as Ledah knew, anyway.

But as he considered Rean's question, one he could see Ein posing should he have been in this situation, he could only reconcile it with the fact that a god had thought them capable. And for a being such as he, who had been created for the gods, he decided that would have to be enough.

With that thought, Ledah will turn his gaze back to Rean. ]

...It has been said once that prayer from the people are what give gods power. It could be nonsense for that to be true here, but in the end, what are such beings without mortals?

Regardless of what is true, we have a duty to carry out our mission. For now, we do what we must, and keep going. We have no other choice but to do so, as otherwise the sacrifices that have been made would be meaningless, and eventually the situation may worsen. Even if any of us may feel uncertain, those are the facts.

[sufferean]

[...Ah, Ledah. Ever focused on the mission.

Normally, there's something about that that's a bit off-putting to Rean, and he's definitely not-so-secretly hoped that by aggressively friendshipping at Ledah, he might be able to snap him out of that mindset a little.

Right now, however? It's appreciated.

After all, this isn't the first horror story Rean's had to fight through because it's been assigned to him. Sure, it's vastly different from the others, but it's not so far removed as to be a completely new experience. And every time before this, he's had to bottle everything up and just force himself forward.

So it is here, too. And while it hurts, knowing that he isn't alone in doing so... it helps, at least a little.

Rean's quiet for a little while longer, before closing his eyes and finally pushing himself to his feet.]

...You're right.

We have to keep moving forward. Relentlessly. If we don't...

[He shakes his head.]

No. I won't let all of this pain be for nothing.

[He sounds more certain with that than he has with anything this entire conversation. He turns his gaze over to Ledah.]

...I'm going to go speak with Forneus. He called us here for a reason. And I think we both know what that reason is, but I still have questions.

[dispassionatedevotion]

[ Seeing the determination on Rean's face made the Grim Angel's expression clear a bit; though it was one where someone could never truly consider it to soften easily, there was some stiffness that seemed to fall. He had wondered how his words might reach Rean, who had a heart filled with compassion, much more than he could ever dare to claim. Perhaps what he felt was...relief.

He had never been good at emotional matters, but being able to help someone face forward again was a nice feeling.

So, he'll just end up nodding when the other stated that he would be off to speak to Forneus. ]

As always, it's good to come to him for questions. I also believe you will find the answers you're looking for.

[ Naturally. There's a small pause, as he considered something. He remembered, when he first came to fight here with the others, when he had no true trust in anyone. That it was only under obligation he thought that they were all allies. That someday those here may become far too ruled by their emotions to carry out their duty, and to truly trust in all of them was folly. Maybe, however, he had just been running away from the pain of his own mistakes by pretending he had no regrets being able to form connections.

Slowly, but surely, Jun and Rean...they were showing the error of his ways. ]

If you ever feel lost again, feel free to seek out my company...or any other one of your allies. This place has, without question, become a place that has and will weigh heavily on our minds for many reasons. Though, I do believe you seem properly ready to take on the mission once more.