lifeaftr | June Intro: Let's Sea How Far We've Come

INTRO LOG: JUNE

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr as the island of Ziziphus begins to crumble
When: June 4th and onward
Where: Ziziphus and Ensō...and Monsun
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Ziziphus: At The Start Of The End Of The World
Since Bliss's destruction, the extensive root network they've threaded throughout every inch of the island of Ziziphus has begun to crumble. June 4th marks the beginning of the inevitable collapse of the island as it starts to sink into the sea...coincidentally coinciding with the arrival of LifeAftr's newest adventurers. Between the dead trees surrounding Bliss's empty husk, great cracks in the earth start to widen, the dead god's absent root system leaving vast gaps underground which simply cannot support the life above.

It almost sounds like thunder rupturing from the ground itself, wild tremors preceding each vicious boom until gaping chasms lay between venturing parties and the safety of the mana pool - only water waits below, for those unlucky enough to lose their footing.

And if the immense pull of mile wide chunks of landmass sinking beneath the waves isn't enough to suck you down, the heavy rain of debris from Ziziphus's rapidly destabilizing edges will certainly help. Want to avoid a watery grave? What you need to do is simple:

Escape.

Sorry, newbies. If you showed up on Ziziphus, you're in for a very athletic entrance to LifeAftr.

Monsun: Just Like Every Other Morning Before
Adventurers aren't the only creatures on Ziziphus attempting to outrun its collapse. Creatures great and small, from the largest spindlank to the smallest tigerlily will be heading south in an attempt to escape the worst of the quakes. Unlike offshore adventurers, however, these poor creatures don't have a mana pool waiting for them to escape through. Their extinction, it seems, is imminent.

Unless you have something to say about it.

Already exhausted from their attempts to get through to and then actively dispose of their fellow god, the Storyteller will break their traditional manner of communication to announce a potential solution to this problem with a single broadcast to the Stones of Far Speech in a strained, weary tone:

"The mana pools on Monsun are now open. If you are willing, save what you can."

True to their word, characters will discover that the island of Monsun will be accessible once more for a short period of time. From prey to predator, obstruction to catastrophe - multiple species of flora and fauna can still be preserved, should you choose to do so.

Be wary of the psychological effects of both sides of the island. Those who are new to our setting and wish to explore, the island of Monsun has a peculiar side effect to its stark divide: the eastern half is rich in resources, but brings out the very worst of you, while the western half is a tumultuous wasteland that accentuates your best qualities. More information on said island can be found on its entry on the Locations page, or its introductory info post.

Due to these efforts, the Storyteller will not be available for contact from the 4th to the 18th of June. Item Requests will also be unavailable at this time. They will, however, make a rather strained announcement to ensure all are aware that access to both Ziziphus and Monsun will cease on June 10th.

Ensō: I Wonder What It Means If It's Gone
The native fauna of Ziziphus aren't the only ones on the move, it seems. Those who wander the shores of Ensō will be delighted to witness the appearance of creatures akin to both turtles and dugongs drifting through the waters, gravitating around the island's eastern coast, rapidly gaining in numbers over the following days.

Kaleidoshells have been unlocked in the bestiary!

With spring close to ending in the archipelago, these peaceful creatures are looking to make good use of their natural nesting areas; hope you're open to sharing the beach for a little while. While a few braver individuals will make their way to the shores between C4 and D1 to begin digging nests, the vast majority won't be coming to shore quite yet.

They do, however, make a very fine sight around the waters of Ensō, especially in the evening. Luminescent, their rainbow patterns glow underwater, drifting mood lights for the increasingly warmer evening breeze.

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.

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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[It's nice to see someone so hopeful. An explorer, charting the stars. Inspiring the future. There's a point in everyone's lives, he thinks, when they look up and wonder just what's out there. He's been disconnected from this sort of thing for so long, it just feels... a bit like he's actually alive again.

It's one of the first times that's been a good thing on this island.]

Did you fly it? Or train there? It seems like it was an incredible journey regardless. Something people will tell stories of.

[It would be nice, to see things like that. But even he finds himself limited.]

May you find your way to more incredible things, then. Perhaps we'll get to see what lies beyond these stars, as well.

If we do, I'll get us there safely. [He smiles, something warm and full of life. He'd get them all into space without any trouble. He knows he could. At this point he's had a lot of experience flying all manner of vessels.]

I do fly it manually. And sometimes I train there. ...what kind of things have you seen that you want to see again someday?

[To travel the different planes like that. There have to be some pretty amazing things in the Go revisit book.]

[Gods. It's about time he found someone interesting to talk to out here. Everyone else has been giving him shit. But this is facinating.]

Well... I always meant to go back to Goldcliff. They do these high stakes races there with these engined wagons? It's facinating. The Celestial plane is obviously beautiful, though I'm oft only allowed in on business. The elemental planes aren't well travelled, but the plane of water has the most incredible ocean literally anywhere.

[A pause.]

I... I find myself in these places but don't tend to find the time to enjoy them, truly. Just... things to think about.

[He listens and tries to picture it. Pidge once told him about an ocean world they brought Hunk and Lance back from. He never got to see it for himself but he can recall flying over vast stretches of water.]

I know what you mean. Everything happens so fast and then you're moving on. But part of it goes with you when you leave.

[He wishes he had a Lion here or some kind of craft. Even a hoverbike would be something to share the feeling of the wind pulling at their clothes as they moved at high speed.]

What about the other elemental planes...what are they like? What lives here. Do you know?

[He finds himself missing something similar. He misses the flexibility his form used to have; weightlessness into flight, making forms on the fly to suit his needs. This life is more stagnant, less idillic than any promised happily ever after.]

Well, the elemental planes are just that- the pure element. So nothing is there except an all-consuming fire, an endless ocean... just that. The plane of Thought goes into other worlds entirely, though. Not that you can travel to them. But it holds all ideas ever to be concepted, so in essence, the infinity of worlds. A bit boggling to look at, to be honest.

...I couldn't even imagine that. That has to be really overwhelming. [Yet, his eyes are still bright. The spark of exploring has been caught. He taps the side of his arm in thought.]

...do the thoughts enter your head or...just float around?

[He shakes his head.]

No, it's like... looking into another universe, where those ideas already exist. You still have to work to understand them. I've never actually been, you can just look at it. Or well, I can. Most mortals don't know about the planes at all, unless you study magic.

June Intro: Let's Sea How Far We've Come

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