lifeaftr | April Intro: Better Get to Digging

INTRO LOG: APRIL

Who: New arrivals, and you!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: April 4th and onward
Where: Cahypdo
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Waking up to the gentle proddings of what appears to be very curious, sentient trees isn't the worst wake up call LifeAftr has to offer. For our newest arrivals, however, it may be a tad…odd.

Situated in the valley between two mountains, Elower is a scenic village filled with the friendly Roaka, tree-like beings that are rather peaceable and happy to assist those who have just arrived. I'’s a peaceful location for one to start their adventures - though, unfortunately, it doesn't stay peaceful for long.

Cahypdo: You'll Bury Me Low
Those who have explored the new island of Cahypdo in the last month will undoubtedly recall the series of quakes that shook the island throughout March. With the arrival of LifeAftr's newest adventurers comes Cahypdo's largest tremor to date, striking without warning and more than enough force to throw even the steadiest and sturdiest of your number to the ground. With a low rumble, the mountains heaped on either side of the island will start to shed an abundance of slag and debris, pouring down their slopes. Anyone who's scaling those peaks risks being flung bodily off them when the outpouring of shale comes roaring down those mountains, and anyone at the mountain bases risks being crushed beneath.

As one might expect, unsuspecting newcomers aren't all that have been shaken up. Though protected by netting and retaining walls, the cliffs around and above the village of Elower can only take so much pressure before giving way - a threshold that has been crossed entirely. With a sound like thunder, rocks fall.

Everyone dies?

Only if you don't act quickly. Roaka housing is sturdy in build, enough to protect a decidedly less sturdy body from all but the heaviest of boulders. Hiding inside any of their village constructs built into the sides of the mountains will certainly save you from taking a new weight onto your shoulders. They will not, however, save you from being buried alive.

For those who become trapped inside any of those abodes, your options appear limited. Work to free yourself, or wait for help to arrive. Though, speaking of help, those outside may think to offer the Roaka a helping hand in getting their trapped people - and yours, at that - a few breaths of fresh air.

Before you suffocate.

Cahypdo: Stay Acting Brave
Such seismic activity will also stir up the local wildlife, of course. Those unfortunate enough to come across them will recognize the restless shark-dragon hybrids, hydrac, now prowling across the shorelines, while the wickedly fanged wabbits will also be far more frequent, traveling in larger numbers in the jungle and at the bases of the mountains. Taking care to avoid them would be wise - though another creature may make that venture much more difficult.

Lorbies have been unlocked in the bestiary!

A strange mix between owl and serpent, the recent quake has clearly startled these usually reclusive creatures into the open. Alone, a lorby is a rather skittish animal, prone to hiding from most perceived threats. Useless for food due to the toxicity of their flesh, lorbies do have the potential to be tamed...but this comes with its own risks.

A lorby may be prone to flight rather than fight when encountered solo, but in groups, these feathery critters are far more hostile. A defensive lorby emits a piercing cry alone, but a group is an almost ear-piercing experience, capable of rendering the unfortunate unstable on their feet at best, and unconscious at worst. For the days that follow the severe earthquake that so rocked everyone's foundations, any hope for silence is lost in the infrequent bursts of almighty screeching by colonies of lorbies who have so rudely had their homes overturned and disturbed.

While the lorby is omnivorous, it may not think to take a bite at anything so much larger than them. That doesn't mean that conflict with these fluffy creatures won't attract something much more willing to take advantage of the fact that you may or may not have been reduced to a prone sack of meat. If something else does arrive, you best hope that it's a friendly face.

If you're interested in keeping a lorby for your own, bear LifeAftr's companion limit in mind - two per character, and no more. The lorby is omnivorous and can survive off of most odds and ends: insects, fruits, berries, critters it can dig up in the sand, and more. However, the process of trying to tame a lorby is not always successful. We recommend use of a d10, with the following guidelines:

Rolling a 10: Critical success! This lorby will love and adore you, and may even feel comfortable enough to drape itself along your neck like a beautiful, furry scarf, churring softly all the way.
Rolling 7-9: This lorby will prove high-strung and timid, even if safely befriended, and will take several weeks to warm up to you. But once it does, it's yours!
Rolling 2-6: Failure. The lorby enters a state of distress and starts screaming. Hope you brought earplugs, or you'll be snoozing for several long hours for your efforts.
Rolling a 1: Critical failure. Not only does the lorby start screaming, but its panic attracts a colony of its friends, and they all start screaming too.

Bear in mind that these are only guidelines; you are free to predetermine successes or failures as you'd like, presuming your character can sustain the companion! Our discord channel has a room for dice-rolls, if you prefer.

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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[Huh? 'Little one'? He's 16. He's not that young. Then again, this woman is really tall. Well, it doesn't matter. She still needs help.]

It's okay! I got it! [And he'll help her anyway. Because he's got no reason to help others anyway.] Hey, why don't we move it over there?

[Everyone is a 'little one' to her. Teenagers, children, adults are all the same when you're over a thousand years old and almost nine feet tall.]

Well, thank you, dear. I appreciate it. Just do be careful to not strain yourself.

[The two of them, together, manage to get the boulder moving much more easily.] That is an excellent idea. [And she assists in moving the boulder to that spot.]

[Well he wouldn't have been able to move the bigger ones on his own but he'll help as much as he can. And once they move the boulder to said spot...] Right.....there! That one's out of the way.

Do you know how many guys are trapped inside?

I believe just one. Let me check.

[She walks over to the gap in the rocks and says in a loud, clear voice:] Are you alone in there? Please tell me if you are alright!

Aa--- it's just me! Mostly just really dusty! Pretty sure I'm not bleeding or anything!

[[With how dark it is, it is a bit hard to tell.]]

Phew. Well, you're alive and that's what's the most important. Don't worry, we'll get you out as soon as we can! [And he keeps trying to move as many rocks as he can. There might be a few ones where he might need help from Toriel though.]

Oh, I am glad you are safe! We will free you.

[Toriel starts moving rocks herself, helping Zidane whenever he seems like he needs it. Soon enough, the rocks are freed enough that Bakura can safely crawl through.]

[[Oh wow the light is bright after being stuck in the dark for a few hours...

..Kinda reminds him of when they got out of the caves in Duelist Kingdom, really. Only with less Dueling. ...and jerks being the reason they were trapped underground. ...okay, so maybe it wasn't much at all like that time.

His emergence is a little awkward as he's a bit more bruises than expected, and if either of them offer a hand to help him catch his footing, he'll take it.]]

[Of course Zidane will extend a hand.] Easy there. You're out now.

[And he looks over him, concerned.] You all right? You don't need healing, do ya? I might have one potion left, I think.

There is no need for healing potions, my dear. I can heal them.

[And she places a paw just over Bakura's bruises, her paw glowing with green magic. Bakura's bruises instantly and painlessly heal.

Toriel, though, suddenly looks... very tired, as if she's absorbed Bakura's bruises into herself. She takes a deep breath and wipes her suddenly sweaty brow.]

[[Bakura's entire face lights up at the glow]] Aaa! That's amazing! Are you a White Mage too??

[[Not.. that he had been entirely sure Pinya had been a White Mage, but she had used that sort of magic. Totally counted!

and of course, in his excitement, he misses how tired Toriel looks after using that magic.]]

White mage, huh? We have those on Gaia. [Are Bakura and Toriel from Gaia? No, that's unlikely with so many different people from different worlds. No reason why there can't be white mages in other worlds that use healing magic. After all, Zidane isn't really from Gaia and he could probably learn white magic - Gaia's kind - if he really wanted to but studying and using magic doesn't interest him.]

[Mages? She remembers human mages, but she remembers them primarily using their powers for hurting and not healing.] No, I am afraid I am not a mage. But I am certainly magical. [That sounds more like a brag than she intends...]

[Unfortunately, she's still also... tired. Very, very tired. And, sure enough, she abruptly falls to one knee, shutting her eyes and raising a paw to her chest.]

[[Bakura's impending nerdry is very much cut short as she does and he moves forward in worry, eyes wide]]

Are you all right?!

Whoah! [And immediately Zidane steps in and tries to steady her.] Man, you're worn out. You need to rest somewhere!

[She's breathing heavily, still clutching her chest. She's never felt so exhausted.]

I am... I am alright, young ones. I just seem to have... to have lost some strength. I must have overworked myself...

Did you need to go back to the main island? We can help you get there so you can rest!

April Intro: Better Get to Digging

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