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December Intro: Don't Come Home for Christmas

INTRO LOG: DECEMBER
Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: December 3rd and onward
Where: Monsun
Warnings: Mark as needed!

The Overview: Uncharted Waters
Stay alert, new adventurers; instead of the white-sand beaches of Enso, you will instead be coming to on one of two sides of the relatively uncharted lands of Monsun. Most of the information regarding this peculiar land can be found in the informational post linked, but as a quick-and-dirty rundown: Monsun's western side is a hot wasteland of a desert prone of disasters and mishaps, but will affect your character's emotional and psychological state in a positive sense, while its eastern side is a verdant forest filled with endless resources...as well as a tendency to bring out the absolute worst of your character.

To start with, all new arrivals will be showing up in one of two squares that characters uncovered last month! We are leaving it up to player discretion as to which side of the island your character arrives on, but bear in mind the psychological repercussions!

All new arrivals will additionally awake with knapsacks, their names stitched to the front. The contents of said knapsacks can all be found in your acceptance notices!

Monsun, C4: These Are Your Good Years
You wake to the hot sun steaming overhead, rapidly drying your clothes and belongings, waterlogged from washing upon this desolate shore. The heatwaves shimmer at your vision, distorting your view of the horizon. But if you really squint, it looks like there might be something dark green fringing that pipecleaner skyline, like a lush woodland awaits you on the other side of this desert nightmare. A mirage, maybe?

Whatever it is, you don't get very long to contemplate it. Beneath your feet, the ground has begun to shake as a many-headed horror erupts from the earth. Great streams of pale sand slough from its dry, scaly hide as multiple horned heads unfurl in a hissing inflorescence. The creature's eyes are all pale as grubs; it is quite blind. But that does not mean it cannot smell you.
Boasting both a thick hide and a chitinous coat of sandy-colored scales that blends them perfectly with their surroundings, Sand Hydras sleep several feet under the sand until they sense the vibrations of potential prey aboveground. While they are significantly smaller than their mythological counterparts - they can only span eight to twelve feet in length - Sand Hydras are cunning creatures nonetheless with a number of heads that can vary from one to as high as ten. Their weakness, on the other hand, is simple: water burns them like acid. It seems they may flourish only in any moisture-poor environment.

Assuming your character lasts that long, remember: as physically destructive as Monsun's west may be, your character's most admirable traits will be amplified to their fullest potential by the twenty-four hour mark.

Monsun, D3: Before You Bury Yourself Alive
Those waking on the eastern side of the island, on the other hand, will face a far more pleasing tableau. The temperature is perfect, the sun shines modestly through the canopy of deciduous greenery above your head, and the air is thick and sweet with the smell of fresh fruit.

That's right - within minutes of their arrival, your character will discover several plants laden with fresh wild blackberries.
Should that temptation arrest their attention, should they be vulnerable to the foibles of greed or hoarding or paranoia, your character may very well wish to keep this treat to themself. Or...perhaps not. Perhaps they'd much rather search out a fight, or try to steal someone else's supplies, or embark on a poorly-advised mission to swim out into Monsun's surrounding waters.

For that is, after all, the catch: as physically soothing as Monsun's east may be, your character's most hateful traits will be amplified to their fullest potential by the twenty-four hour mark.



As a final note to those who participated in the Test Drive Meme, bear in mind that those threads, if all parties involved would like, can be game canon in the form of dream-like memories involving a place very much like this one, though the layout is considerably different.



Feeling a tad adrift? Make sure to check the Locations Page, which has details regarding the starting areas and a handy map for those who feel better with a bird's eye view!



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covertizer: (33)

[personal profile] covertizer 2017-12-21 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh. ] A whole army? Not just a straggler here and there?

[ still, he doesn't think it sounds very fun, getting sand in a wound, no matter how you got it. ]
greatcleavage: Credit: <user name=great_cleavage site=livejournal.com> (sigh)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-12-22 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roy refrains from mentioning the army was mounted on dinosaurs for the moment.]

Yeah, it turns out if your teammate's evil tyrant overlord father wants you dead, he's willing to expend some resources to make it happen.
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[personal profile] covertizer 2017-12-24 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Dude, don't refrain from that! That'll just make the tale 1000 times more epic and exciting...! ]

... Yeah, that tends to be the case. What about the teammate?
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[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-12-26 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[But then it sounds like bragging! And Roy is not particularly inclined to brag at this moment, particularly since he'd already decided that engaging in this retreat is the most diplomatic course of action.]

He was fine last I saw him, and presuming that time does indeed proceed here at right angles to our own timelines, is therefore still fine. We all--

[Roy pauses, shuts his mouth, and then raises one finger as he starts again with clear and carefully-chosen words.]

Of my party, everyone came out from the battle with that army alive who entered it that way.
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[personal profile] covertizer 2017-12-27 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That warrants bragging. That ABSOLUTELY warrants bragging. ]

... [ The... careful choice of words is noted. But not commented on. Everyone has their secrets. ]

Hopefully he will be okay.

But that doesn't mean you should dismiss injury, regardless of how much experience you have. I think I have a first aid kit in that bag I found with me when I woke up.
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[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-12-28 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you have supplies that are reasonably renewable, I can't object.

[Roy has given up on explaining the concept of hit points, and the notion that he has three digits' worth of them left to go before he's in any danger.]
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[personal profile] covertizer 2017-12-29 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I have an alternate method to heal, but if it's been nerfed like my other abilities then the first aid kit might be a better idea.

[ he says already rooting through the bad for the kit in question. he's not checked it exactly? but there's got to be something like a wipe and bandage in there to keep the sand out. ]
greatcleavage: (confused)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2017-12-30 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
An alternate method? [Now he's curious. Particularly if physical resources are limited, using even supernatural but replenishable methods seems wiser.]