Intro Log: Puddle Jumpers

[hadrielmods]

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!

► This log covers September 10th-13th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► All characters arrive with phones that have network communication and the newbie guide installed.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[sallyfaced]

[Sal is all for turning depressing into...not...depressing. So when he feels a bit better about this news he visually pipes up.]

I'm not that picky anyway. I lived in New Jersey.

[That's a joke. Of course, thinking on it, it's a joke that might not even land because...different universes?]

...That probably means nothing to you though, huh?

[aroundthecoroner]

[Michael snorts.]

Nah, I'm from Earth. And I lived in New York for a while, I get you.

[Not that like, most of the States doesn't know about New Jersey jokes.]

Though I guess being from Earth doesn't necessarily mean anything. There are apparently versions of Earth where there's just magic and dragons and elves and stuff everywhere.

[Which, he realizes, might be Sal's version. Whoops.]

[sallyfaced]

[Sal pipes up again; familiarity, sweet!]

Dragons and elves...sounds like something out of a fantasy novel. [It's safe to assume from the wonder in his voice that that's not the case for him, at least. Not that his Earth isn't weird as fuck.] Where does this place fit in? Is it like...a dragon and elves kind of place?

[The Colosseum and monsters kind of give him a hint, honestly, but you never know!]

[aroundthecoroner]

It's a...

[Wow, how does he describe Hadriel? Or, he guesses, the world Hadriel is in right now?]

Well there's these, uh, beings? And they call themselves gods, but they're not really gods? They're like... I don't know, powerful aliens? Anyway, there's also monsters around here, obviously, but other than that, it's just... whoever's stuck here. Some of them have magic and some of them don't.

[sallyfaced]

[Sal pauses to ruminate on that for a moment. Aliens, monsters, people from various walks of life who may or may not know magic. It's a lot, but it's also...manageable enough information for him to accept. Sure, why not?]

Sounds diverse.

[Which is pretty exciting to him. He likes meeting new people. Now he'll be meeting new people who come from completely different realities. It's cool!]

At least there's never a dull moment, from the sounds of it. [Hopefully he gets attacked way less in the future. He won't bet on it, knowing his luck, but one can hope.] Thanks a lot for filling me in...it doesn't seem like an easy thing to explain, so I appreciate it.