World Log: Tundra Arrival

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters in the city
What: The log for the city's arrivel on the ice planet
Where: All around the city
When: November 21st-November 30th
Warnings: None

You all get some warning to prepare, which is great. A little time to stock up on supplies, make sure everything's where it supposed to be, call your friends in from their fishing boats. And then the city moves. It happens in the blink of an eye - one moment you're on islands, surrounded by ocean, and the next? The next you're surrounded by frozen ground, the temperature has dropped significantly, and even the sky looks different. The air has a bite to it, that familiar feeling telling you it's thinking about snowing soon. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday soon.

The city has rearranged itself back into that old, familiar shape, instead of spread out across islands like it was a moment ago. Maybe that'll make things easier for you, maybe it won't, but it also means the return of the lake and river that used to bisect the city - only now they're frozen over. This climate also means it'll be hard for any plants not otherwise protected to survive - and that you, too, will start feeling that cold if you're away from a warm place for too long.

And warm places might be in short supply, because when the city moved the gods did not. What does that mean for you? Well, whatever supplies are in the shops at the moment the city moves are the only ones left. No new food supplies, no new clothing, nothing. In addition, the power across the whole city is out, including water and heating. Anything else powered or supplied by gods (the hot springs, the mopeds, what's left of the orchard, the armory, the GPS) will not work.

You're on your own. Try not to die.

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Comments

[oldtonew]

You can change your shape? That is a difficult magic.

[ Not one that she's learned, either. ]

I have not seen any, no. There are some larger creatures further in, but no wolves.

[pocketspa]

[He grins at her in a way that's a bit more genuine. People have been giving him shit for being a transmutation wizard forever, but her giving some recognition is the best way into his good side.]

Uh, yeah it is-- but when you've been at it for over a hundred years like me, it's easy peasy. Like I'm not a god, I can't just do whenever, but I got a couple spell slots a day for fun biz.

[Taako looks a little further out into the tundra, squinting.]

What kinda larger we talking?

[oldtonew]

[ Elves are long-lived, she knows. So he has had practice. But it is still an impressive magic. She returns the smile. ]

Clearly. What do you mean, spell slots?

[ She frowns, flattening her ears. ]

Larger than a kodo. I could kill it, but it would take cunning. And more help to butcher it afterwards.

[pocketspa]

Oh y'know, the like, the amount of magic you can do in a day. It's like, the technical term. Wizard shit.

[Is it, Taako, is it really, or is your canon just bad? Who knows. Anyway, he doesn't know what a kodo is, but he can make do there.]

I mean, what kinda kill are you looking for? I can probably take one down but I'd need some backup to not get, uh, totally murdered. And if we're trying to keep it intact that's kinda harder.

[oldtonew]

Oh, I see.

[ Sort of? Shamanistic magic is different. The mages have their own ways.

Kettara scratches a hand through her hair, frowning. ]

It would be best to save as much meat and skin as possible. [ Even the bones. The marrow can be eaten for extra calories. ] I can call on the elements to aid me as I fight, but I would need an archer. Or someone to attack from a distance so it cannot crush me.

[pocketspa]

[He purses his lips, exhaling through them so he makes a little 'pbbt' noise.]

I mean, I'm not a chump with a bow and arrow, I can do way better than that. You keep them off my ass and I get to keep at least halfsies and we can do this my gal. Hell, get my sis in on it, we'll split ya 66-33. Sound good?

[oldtonew]

[ Kettara considers that a moment, then nods. ]

On my honor, I will ahold my end. Your sister is a - a magic user? Or perhaps a warrior?

[pocketspa]

Magic gal, for sure. We're both wizards, 'cept she does fire and I do transmutation. Trust me, she's a great fantasy dps.

[Those words probably make no sense, and he's not slowing down to explain them.]

We're kinda down our warrior dude right now, which blows, but he's been back before. So he could turn up anytime, really.

[oldtonew]

[ Well, some of those words are familiar. Kettara thinks she understands from context, more or less. She nods. ]

That would be welcome, I'm sure.

[pocketspa]

Trust me, we can handle whatever those things can dish out, as long as they're not attacking us while we do it. Or we can do like a wolf tag team or something. It'll be rad, don't worry about it.

[See, he's got a plan! Or he sounds like he could have one, maybe.]

[oldtonew]

[ Kettara looks a little dubious, unsure of his tactics, but nods. It's better than teaming up with one of the weird humans, right? ] I can keep them away from you.

[pocketspa]

[He gives her a little snap of his fingers into the fingergun pose.]

Grrrreat! Sounds good. I'll get Lulu, call you up babe. We'll take one of those things easy.