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]

[ It's fortunate for the both of them that Zhongli has the stability of a whole mountain, which prevents him from staggering because of Jun's hug. Otherwise, both of them might have gone flying off the mountain given that Jun had regained his superhuman strength.

Instead, he's going to hold his grandchild carefully with one arm and pat him on the head with the other. He's done such a thing many times before with his other kids, so it's almost natural. ]

[whiteshroud]

[It's very fortunate indeed. Jun will take a moment to enjoy the warmth and comforting feeling of the hug. Maybe Zhongli isn't as warm as a normal human in body temperature, but considering Jun's only hugged one other person it's not like he really notices or cares. Grandpa's hug feels great to him.

Eventually he'll let go and make movements to get his feet back on the ground either by getting lowered by Zhongli or dropping down himself. Just height difference things.]

...Wish I could enjoy this view all day, but we should head back before I start to freeze.

[Look at him, remembering to avoid hypothermia on his own. Talk about growth. He really does like it though. If this wasn't a frozen death mountain, he'd probably try to stay here all night. ]

[pragmatism]

[ Someday Jun will unlock the secrets of being immune to extreme temperature, but that day is not today. ]

Alright.

[ He waits for Jun to teleport them back. The boy is probably too tuckered out to walk, all things considered. ]

[whiteshroud]

[You mean the secret of finding a pyro that you can make sure never leaves your side? yeah that'll be a great day.

He's right about him being tuckered out. He'll take Zhongli's hand and teleports them. This time instead of going back to Mondstadt, Jun only goes as far as the supply camp on the mountain. Teleporting over long distances takes more energy, and Jun rather not risk something going wrong because of feeling worn out.]

...Hope this is okay.

[pragmatism]

It is.

[ He'll walk Jun to his tent before heading off on his own. They'll have more time to explore tomorrow. ]