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]

[Given the files he found on Lex's servers with Cyborg?

Ok, maybe he's still a little... caught off-guard. Not enough to let on. Not enough to really let him be affected for more than half a second.]

A few better than others. Most pretty unusable, but they can be fixed given some time and effort.

[exorion]

I can have a look at 'em. [He looks back at some of the assembled, and the people waking up, then gestures to the guns.] Figure having most of us armed might be for the best going forward.

[superblack]

Be my guest. I'm not willing to go out there unarmed if there are more like those insects out there.

[Because there's still the matter of whatever clawed at the bones, too. That couldn't have been the queen... could it?]

[exorion]

[Queen didn't have claws, so he's gonna say no. Cayde has some Suspicions, but he's got no evidence so he'll be quiet for now.]

Could be worse stuff out there, no way to know just yet. [He says, casually inspecting a rifle as he talks. He's no Banshee, but Cayde knows his way around a gun or two.] Seems Kharas ain't so hospitable.

[superblack]

[He doesn't discount anything.]

Kharas, if that's really the name of the place, probably wasn't meant for us, at least not out here. It's not so far off from Earth's deserts, except a little less friendly.

[exorion]

I get the feeling most of this planet's a lot less friendly than it used to be.

[superblack]

If it ever was. Some things grow in the worst of conditions.

[exorion]

[Cayde shakes his head as he sits on the dirt to have a closer look at this gun, kinda wishing he had some proper tools as he tries to adjust the firing pin.]

Planet was attacked, seems like. [He checks the sight and tries the trigger, sighing as he goes back to fussing with the pin.] Probably changed the landscape.

[superblack]

You have experience with that?

[As if Bruce doesn't have experience with Kryptonians invading Earth and attempting to level the whole damn planet for colonization.]

[exorion]

Unfortunately, kinda what I'm in the middle of back home.

["Middle" he says. Kinda seems like their general state of being at this point.]

[superblack]

Sounds like you're having fun with that.

[Thrilling, really...]