April Intro: The Flower Ripens in its Place

[lifeaftr_mods]

INTRO LOG: APRIL

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: April 3rd and onward
Where: Ziziphus
Warnings: Mark as needed!

A9: Sow the Seed
Unbeknownst to new arrivals, the archipelago of LifeAftr has recently seen the appearance of a new island, as chosen via voting - and they have been unceremoniously placed there instead of upon Ensō, where most newcomers would typically appear. It's probably for the best that the island of Ziziphus is so outwardly peaceful. There are worse places to find yourself, all things considered. The mana pool glimmers with a greenish light, the stone ring containing that peculiar fluid set firmly into the earth. The surrounding land fits neatly into that general aesthetic: rippling fields stirred by the occasional crisp breeze alternate between amber-golden and rich, verdant green in coloration, and irregular patches of color signify the presence of a great deal of flowers of all sorts.

It's a peaceful scene.

We're sure you're all about to make it go horribly wrong.

B9: Reap the Harvest
For the unluckier, or the more adventurous, something far less tranquil awaits. Perhaps you woke up on this particular map square instead, or you saw fit to journey a little farther, just to see what might happen. In any case, you'll quickly discover that this may not have been the best idea, when an ordinary grassy mound abruptly detaches itself from the ground, hauls itself upright on bristling legs, and starts scuttling near.

SPINDLANKS have now been unlocked in the bestiary.
What might initially appear to be a leafy hillock will very quickly prove to be something far more...mobile, if you get close enough. That clump of grass and red ferns will abruptly hoist itself up on six vine-like tendrils, crawling for its prey like a very large, mossy spider. While it's fully capable of swiping at its foes with its massive, leafy arms, the spindlank's favored method of dispatching its prey is simply to scuttle forth until it's positioned directly above you and drop down. If its weight does not crush you and choking on the clods of earth doesn't smother you, don't worry; the spindlank intends to eat you alive with a set of fleshy jaws set deep in its center, buried somewhere in its underbelly.

For despite their appearance, spindlanks are very much carnivorous. Their size can vary from anywhere between six and ten feet tall when their appendages unfurl entirely. They are, in essence, very large plants, and thus can be easily dealt with, if you can burn them.

Just try not to get overwhelmed.

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

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.

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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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Comments

[savedbyasong]

I live on that Islet two, in the shack that's most southern on the island. [He thinks he knows the cottage that Hinata is talking about, it's nice to have a name and a face to go with a place. It also occurs to him that having a basic list of who lives where might be really useful in case of an emergency.]

Most of them are similar to those I know from home so there are a lot I can identify.

[thisisourfuture]

Maybe we could keep some sort of record for anyone else that happens to want to know what the plants are? We could trade favors to the Storyteller for a journal for it.

...But, [He thinks he knows which shack that is.] I think I know where that is. ...we'll eventually need a greenhouse for the winter.

[savedbyasong]

[Shion nodded] I made a guide to edible plants a couple of years ago, we can make one for here. It can be very helpful for those who want to forage and makes sure people know what to look out for so they don't pick anything poisonous.

We can build one though we may have to trade stories for the materials.

[thisisourfuture]

It shouldn't be too hard to do. ...we can find a lot of stories to tell here. [He should talk to Storyteller again sometime. The last time he'd been frustrated and back from his own world. It hadn't lent to a very good chat.]

And I definitely think a guide would be a good idea. It could also serve to let people know what would be a good idea to farm and tend to. We have to sustain ourselves here. The more people lend a hand in that...the better off we'll all be.

[savedbyasong]

We will. [He knows they need to work on surviving here. He wants to escape, to get away from this place where they are controlled even slightly by powers beyond their understanding. He's no longer sure if he can go home. If he wants to go home. But either way he knows that it will be years. Years of having to survive.]

I am sure a lot of people will be happy to help and will appreciate the knowledge.