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!

Comments

[superblack]

Hm?

[He glances at the newcomer, young, likely among the younger ones here.]

I was curious about these. I'd never seen any like them, less in a desert.

[sandhate]

[ it looks like crystals to him. he doesn't know what else more there could be about it - new or not.

then again, this is a new world. ] I don't think these are like those pearls, but it could be useful.

[ anakin extracts a wrench from his pack, and holds it out - handle first - to bruce ]

Here, try taking a piece off.

[superblack]

Came prepared, did you?

[But he takes the wrench with gratitude. He places the wrench against a thinner, presumably weaker part of the crystal.

With the right leverage and angle, Bruce manages to chip off a piece clean.]

Even if it's not useful, we might be able to find out something about this place. Thanks. [And he hands back the wrench as he rises.]

[sandhate]

[ he shrugs and tucks the wrench back in ] As prepared as I wish I was.

[ being part of a galaxy-wide religious order that is affiliated closely with the galactic government has, to be put it lightly, spoiled him. ]

What are you hoping to find? Unfortunately, I'm not so prepare that I have a scanner on me. But I was hoping these would be hard enough to make a combat weapon.

[superblack]

Might make for a fair knife or a spear if you lash it onto a pole. [He'd know a thing or two about sticking a crystal on a stick, wouldn't he...] I can't expect anything. Mostly I wanted to know what this is made of and how they sprouted in the desert. It might be some kind of byproduct of a chemical reaction.

[Sand and heat made glass, right? Something like that, if memory served correctly. Maybe something similar happened here.] You carry scanners around with you? [More curious than anything, because Bruce of course would carry scanners back home.]

[sandhate]

[ he almost made a face - a crystal and a stick as a weapon? it sounds as primitive as it gets. but beggars can't be choosers. he's just really missing his lightsaber a lot right now. then again, what is a lightsaber but a crystal and a stick. ]

Not me. My captain did. He had a lot of things on his belt that we could use right now. [ he picks out a crystal himself, holding it in the light. ] I want to see how durable it is. Any ideas?

[superblack]

[Bruce can't help but chuckle at, well, all of him. The near shift in expression, the want for better materials, it's all a little amusing to him.]

Best bet's to test it against itself. Second best? Try it against metal. We're short on anything more durable than metal right now. We can't exactly go hunting either when there's nothing out here to find easily.