Intro Log: The Forgotten City

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GOOD MORNING NEW ARRIVALS This time for real! WAKEY WAKEY. As the storm finally peters out and characters can once again move above ground it becomes abundantly clear that the landscape has changed. Where vast expanses of sand dunes once laid is now the half-buried remnants of what looks like some sort of...city? Full of structures. It stretches so far it's really hard to tell. But there is one thing characters will notice: There are more stasis pods. Revealed by the sandstorm, a whole new flurry of pods can be found scattered on the way to the city (curiously though, not in it. Hurry and wake those guys up! SPREAD THE LOVE. OR ACID. With the departure of the storm there's even more new arrivals to be found besides those fellow travelers of yours! The "Seedlings" and "Cactus" are now both available, the former blown in by the storm and the former uncovered. The Seedlings are generally pretty harmless. They like to burrow into the sand so only their "Leaves" plant-like leaves remain above ground, and they're quite happy to stay that way until surprised. Then they pop up and trip over themselves a little, before slowing down and wandering aimlessly. When they find a patch of sand that looks comfy they begin burrowing back down. Pull or yank on their leaves though and you'll find yourself with a face full of pollen that makes you want to just tell everyone how super-cool they are. It lasts a while, and then you get a fever and vomit for two hours. Good times. The Cacti are much less harmless and just...why would you eat them? Everything about this plant is poisonous, and cracking it open causes a corrosive acid-like substance to spill out. It'll eat through everything but...dirt, oddly. Metals and flesh are like hot oil on plastic. DON'T GET LOST And last but not least: The Forgotten City. Maybe you want to check out the Hull first for some loot, but maybe that's not such a cool idea anymore? Although it looks like the ship's definitely more powered after draining the suits of whoever went in, now it's started to spread and fill the sinkhole the ship's in. Suits can go from 100% to 0% in just ten minutes--not good! Lucky for everyone else, it looks like finally there's some sort of civilization up ahead. Go on and check it out! OR DO. THAT'S OKAY TOO. Go nuts, have fun, and enjoy! (This is the wildcard option) OOC The Flora, Fauna & Resources page has been updated with information on the seedlings, cacti, and crystals! These items are now all available for Discovery, and The Forgotten City will be available indefinitely from now on! Characters can take this time to settle & build up a foundation for themselves, explore the area, and of course, harass those poor little seedlings. We encourage players to make their own open posts for this setting--you don't need to stick to just this intro log! But make sure to make our newbies feel welcome!

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[ex_broach530]

"The Iron Bull," introduces himself, with a nod of his big horned head and a slap of his meaty palm onto Cayde's. Handshakes are more a warrior thing in Thedas than the courtesy they might be elsewhere, but ... The Iron Bull is a warrior, so!

Also, he won't hold it against Cayde if he immediately drops the article at the front of his name. "Thanks for getting me out of there."

[exorion]

He gestures dismissively at the thanks, someone else would've if he hadn't. Instead he's more interested in this guy's name. And his horns. They're really cool.

"Nice name," he says, and his tone of voice implies he's being 100% serious, "you choose it yourself or is it like... A rank or something?"

[ex_broach530]

"Ahaha," Bull laughs. "Yeah, I picked it out myself. My people don't really, ah, do names. Everyone sticks with their titles, gives each other nicknames. But humans tend to want something to call you." He grins sharply. "And it sounds good, you know? Especially with the article at the front."

[exorion]

"Like something big and immovable, right?" Cayde gets it, kinda makes him wish he had a badass nickname. No one would call him it though, he works with a bunch of jerks.

Anyway, he puts a hand on Bull's shoulder with a friendly clap and gestures to... Well, all of him. He is a significant mountain of a man. "Good thing you live up to the name, huh?"

[ex_broach530]

Bull would call you your bad-ass nickname, Cayde. You could be... the Sapphire Narwhal!

No? Hm. Anyway, Bull grins at the easy camaraderie, something he enjoys almost as much as open flirtation. People in general are so great. "I like to think so," he agrees. "So tell me — there a bar in this hellhole?"

[exorion]

"No bars I've seen yet," and there's a touch of sadness to his voice at the admission. "Lot of weird, hostile plants though."

Basically the same, right.

[ex_broach530]

"Eugh," is Bull's response to that. "Great." At least the Inquisitor isn't here to stop and pick them all, though. "At least tell me someone's made camp."

[exorion]

“We kinda… Lost our old camp.” Between the bugs and the storm and just a very inhospitable environment, it’s probably to be expected, “we’ll set up round here once we find a good spot for it, I expect.”