INTRO LOG: WELCOME TO THE BATCAVE

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for January.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: January 10th-15th
Warnings: Bats, but not Batman. Weird arts and crafts. Confused newbies.

You awaken on the hard-packed sandy floor of the colosseum. As you blink the sleep from your eyes and begin to try to get your bearings, you might hear the gentle, soothing sound of wind chimes tinkling through the air. It's a peaceful sound, a pleasant sound. As you look around, you'll find tall stands with curved hooks at the top here and there throughout the arena, each supporting a different handmade wind chime.

You could stay and enjoy the sounds, even if what they're coming from is a bit less than aesthetically pleasing. Or you could pause for a moment and wonder where the wind that's sounding the chimes is coming from, considering you're in a cave. There are breezes in Hadriel now and again, but what's causing this wind is something else entirely. Spend too long out in the open and you'll find out what.

Perching atop the broken walls of the colosseum, hidden in crevices and shadows, are a number of Ahools. These giant bats can have wingspans as big as 12 feet, and they're certainly strong enough to lift smaller and lighter people off their feet entirely, carrying them away to devour at their leisure. Don't think you can hide - their echolocation will find you as easily as a bat finds a moth in the black of night.

If you manage to escape the Ahools and get your bearings, feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies until your belly is as full as that giant bat's was supposed to be. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers January 10th-15th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well!
► All characters now arrive with phones that have network communication.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[circumitus]

The mention of monsters doesn't even have Rey all that surprised. She's seen her fair share of things that weren't human recently, or things that were twisted from human into something else. Depends on your perspective, probably. There were also things that could be described as 'monsters' in the underground city, back in her own world, so the whole prospect of being sent somewhere else doesn't register to her quite yet.

Either way, her brows raise in dull surprise at the mention of things that should otherwise be alarming to a normal newcomer. Losing her shit doesn't become someone like Rey, though.

"Finding light won't be a problem." Not when you're a walking torch, that is. "But what is this place, exactly? Never seen a sector like this in the AUC."

[theresolve]

"It doesn't appear to be anywhere on Thedas, either." Rainier said with gruff disapproval at the shenanigans they have found themselves subjected to. He appreciates someone who understands that panicking won't help an already shitty situation, though. "Me and mine have been here... three months now? About that. Our mostly absent hosts call this place Hadriel, they only seem to speak up to fuck with us."

[circumitus]

Thesdas. That's a word Rey can't say she's all too familiar with, either. She squints at the man before giving him a once over. He isn't dressed like anyone she's met. Even his armor is different, not as advanced as some of the ones she's seen in the armory of the underground facility she had only recently absconded.

"Hadriel?" She makes a face. This just keeps getting odder and odder. "What do you mean by that, 'hosts'?"

[theresolve]

"They call themselves 'gods'."

By the way Rainier says it, it's pretty clear what he thinks of that. Bullshit.

[circumitus]

"Gods..." Rey says the word with the same amount of distaste. "Right. Whatever. If that's what they claim to be."

That may be what they're selling, but Rey sure as hell isn't buying it.

[theresolve]

"We haven't been able to prove them wrong so far but time will tell." Rainier supposes it isn't a complete impossibility for that to be the truth, even if in his experience it's unlikely.

[circumitus]

Rey will believe it when she sees it.

Until then-- "Never believed in gods. That's just stupid." She isn't certain if she even believes in any god or goddess or whatever. That was her brother's territory, and he would probably be personally offended about having his kidnappers claim to be as such.

[theresolve]

"Met a few that claimed themselves such then proved to be a little too mortal for their liking." He gives a small nod.

"The name's Thom Rainier."

[circumitus]

"Same." She pauses. "Well, they didn't necessarily consider themselves gods, but they did have a big grandiose charade than what they actually were."

Such as a man from her world, who claimed to be a prophet but was, in fact, just a man.

She pauses, realizing that she's horrible with introductions. "Rey."

No last name.

[theresolve]

Last names aren't a uniform thing in his world, so he doesn't think much on her only giving the one name.

"Same difference with those types."

[circumitus]

That doesn't bode well with their current hosts.

"So these people who call themselves 'gods'... What are they like?"

May as well know your enemy.

[theresolve]

Thom shifts in place, thinking over what he knows of that they've told of themselves so far in public. He hasn't interacted personally with either.

"They call themselves Fear and Hope - claim to feed off of both those emotions. Fear is responsible for us being here, Hope is responsible for our being alive though he claims to be powerless to send us back."

[circumitus]

Rey's eyes narrow into slits. "They claim to be, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they do."

For someone who refuses to believe in gods, it's going to take a lot more to kill her skepticism. We'll see how long that lasts.

[theresolve]

"Hope I imagine would be happy to get rid of us if he could." They give the man enough headaches, he makes no secret that he doesn't care for them, but their upkeep falls to him just the same. Thus, Rainier is inclined to believe Hope when he claims to be powerless to return them.

Fear... Fear's a douche, Rainier doesn't trust anything he says.

[circumitus]

"Oh, good to know." Is she being sarcastic? She's probably being sarcastic.

Rey sighs, glancing away, and then back to the man.

"Appreciate the information. Am going to take a look around for a bit." Whether that's a prudent choice or not, but she has the bearing of someone who can look after herself.

[theresolve]

Rainier gives a nod.

"I'd best make sure there's no one in there that needs help out." It's as good a goodbye as any, since Rey clearly has herself handled and he's mainly here to save possible newbies in danger.