hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Puddle Jumpers

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for September
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: September 10th-13th
Warnings: Fresh meat, lots of rain and angry ogres

If the rain on your face isn't enough to wake you up in the colosseum, maybe the thundering footsteps and- well, thunder- is. The first thing that you may notice is that it's incredibly wet around here, with winds that could knock you over if you aren't careful and thunder that brings with it a torrent of constant rainfall.

That's all fine though, because the gods saw fit to help you out on your way in and now everyone will be waking up wearing a rain coat! These coats are a little odd, and some of them are downright silly, but we trust that you'll make do. Of course, a few of the raincoats have additional sleeves, neck holes, and entirely too many buttons as well- but hey, it's the best we could do.

Wait, what was that about thundering footsteps? Oh right, as you're navigating your new fashion choices, there are some monsters afoot who will want nothing more than to grind you into a pulp and eat you- well, if you're organic, that is. If you're not organic, then they still want to grind you to a pulp, but maybe not so much the eating part.

Ogres are from many fantasy stories, but these in particular are from the Dragon Age series. With incredible strength and stamina and massive horns, fangs, and a bloodlust for violence, these monsters won't stop until everyone around them is a blood smear on the ground. They're also not too happy about this rainfall either, so be careful not to slip in the puddles as you run away from them!

Once you've splashed around a bit, feel free to run off into the stormy abyss of our islands. You can explore the rest of the city! Find a house, a new monster, a project to help with, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

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[ Kettara lifts her head slowly, hands folded neatly in her lap. She doesn't reach for her weapons, instead eyeing the man curiously. ]

You're looking for an orc?

Well, not specifically looking for an orc at the moment. But from a distance you kinda looked like my friend Killian from back home, who also happens to be an orc!

[He pauses for a moment before continuing.]

Not to be that guy and assume all orcs are related or know each other or anything, but you don't happen to know an orc named Killian do you? Just figured I'd check.

[ Kettara frowns at him. ]

No. What clan do they hail from?

[ She's not entirely sure she believes this man. He's human, after all. Humans are difficult to trust. ]

You know what, I don't actually know. Probably makes me a shitty friend that I've never asked...

[It's not something you think about when trying to save the world all the time. Also, Killian never seemed to want to get into eachother's backstories.]

I guess my next question is are you actually from Faerun?

[That would certainly answer his first question right off the bat if she was from somewhere else.]

[ Probably, Kettara agrees silently. Clan ties are important. She stands, stretching out her arms and shaking water out of her hair all at once. ]

No. I don't know that place.

[ She tips her head to the side. ]

I'm from Durotar.

[He'd certainly have to ask her when he got home, or if she ever arrived here. She'd never mentioned having any family outside the Bureau, so maybe she just wasn't close to them?]

[Again, Magnus was probably just a shitty friend who should ask more about his friend's lives. But that was a discussion for another day.]

Nah, never heard of a Durotar before. At least, not that I can remember.

[He had gone to one hundred different realities, but that name didn't ring a bell at all.]

Though maybe our homes aren't so different, cause it seems like there's plenty of folks here that have never met an orc and don't think magic is real and stuff like that. Which is weird, but hey I guess that's what happens when you shove a bunch of different realities together in one place!

I suppose, [ Kettara admits. ] This place is strange. The elements respond when I summon them, but they won't speak to me. I didn't think that was possible.

Yeah, there's a lot of weird stuff about this place, but you kinda get used to it after a while. Though I guess I can't say that much, I can't do magic so I don't have to deal with that stuff being different.

[Being a fighter doesn't change much depending on where he is, but it makes sense that magic and stuff would be effected.]

Taako and Lup might know more about that, but I hadn't heard either one mention it before.

Taako and Lup? [ Kettara blinks. ] Are they friends of yours?

Yup! You'll probably run into them at some point here. Both wizards, so they'd maybe actually have an opinion about how the elements are working or not here.

[Cause Magnus literally has no idea.]

Though Lup's the one with evocation magic, so maybe she'd know more? I don't know...

I don't know that kind of magic, [ Kettara admits. Her power is different. ] But I will find them and ask. Thank you.

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