It’s been a few days in the jungle now and hopefully you haven’t managed to die just yet – after all, the fun’s just begun.
On the seventh day of trekking the wilderness, each character who has Air in their heart will suddenly find themselves pausing in the middle of the day. Suddenly they’re able to feel the patterns of the wind in the air. A chill passes through them as a breeze will kick up.
Then without warning, they’re lifted right off the ground and cast up into the sky. At least they don’t have time to be scared as they suddenly lose consciousness after floating for a few seconds.
Don’t worry. It’ll get better. When they wake up, they hear the following message in a wispy way, carried along by the breeze itself –
 It is not the correct time to be sleeping. You must awaken.
There is something that needs to be done.
You need to be the one to do it.
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PHASE I [ day one ] Anyone here with a fear of heights? Yes? Well, that’s too bad. When air characters awaken, they’ll find themselves cast right into the mountains of Tellus. It’s rocky, the path is minimal at best and non-existent at worse, and there are screeches of something dangerous and angry calling in the distance.
Caeli demonstrates his poor sense of direction once again as characters wake up and find themselves on a mountainous ledge. There is no apparent path -– except for across a dangerous ravine that dips down to the base of the mountain. There is no end in sight when one looks down, instead only pure black depths.
The cloud waits on the other side, floating patiently. Caeli gives one instruction: “Jump.”
But try not to fall in, that would be a sad start to the trip. Thankfully, the distance across isn't really too far, and Caeli might give those who can't quite make the jump a little boost -- but you still have to be brave enough to make the jump or be left behind.
PHASE II [ day one ] Well, one way or another, you seemed to have made it. From there, it’s just one long hike where you’re stuck following a cloud that simply doesn’t feel like responding to your calls for attention. The hours drag on and the sun sets across the horizon as you are left climbing this mountain, no end in sight.
But as you climb higher and higher, the temperature drops. The hour grows later and slowly but surely, white flecks begin to fall from the sky. Cold? Hopefully you were dressed appropriately seeing as now the thick layers of snow are building and building and building – making it harder to climb as the movement now requires trudging through three to four feet of snow.
Did you want to take a break? Have fun catching hypothermia if you do!
There's definitely not much in the way of shelter, but you can try to make something out of the scant trees remaining, or create a fire. Either way, you definitely don't want to be left behind, so don't lose sight of everyone else.
PHASE III [ day two ] Whether you felt like standing guard or were fast asleep, a piercing screech will act in the place of an alarm clock.
All too soon, a flight of winged creatures will descend upon the mountain travelers, looking none too friendly. Caeli descends to offer helpfully, “Griffins. They were once mine.” To which, the beasts merely emit another piercing screech before baring their claws and moving to attack the party. They are fearsome creatures and will not fall until they are killed, consistently trying to get back on their feet even when injured.
If no one manages to lose an eye and the griffins are subdued, characters will find upon their fallen bodies that they have areas where tufts of fur are missing, leaving a clean injection spot. There are small machine implants at the back of their necks, beeping ominously. Each is branded with a different number identification. Caeli is nowhere to be found.
PHASE IV [ day three ] The summit of the mountain is typically considered the most beautiful place. For those who are seeking solace, the peak of this adventure is safely above the clouds and the sun is slowly rising in the distance. Acting as a moment of peace, it is truly beautiful.
For those who do not rest so easy, there is more to be found near the top of the mountain. One run-down shack can be found, plated with steel and amenities found inside such as blankets and coats to fight off the snow.
More worryingly, there is an operating table in the middle of the room. A white cloth drapes over it, stained with red and operating instruments resting on the edges, the gleaming metal darkened with old blood. The same tufts of feathers and fur that could be found on the griffons are scattered on the floor, claw marks digging deep into the metal of the walls.
Be careful not to touch anything. If a character comes into contact with some of the blood that stains the table or the instruments, they will immediately begin to feel hints of aggression. There will be an intense need to pick fights with those around them and the feeling will not disappear until they are knocked out (or killed, but who would want that?).
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phase ii;
[ Ishtar stopped short to check on people when she could. She wasn't dressed for the weather either, but she at least had pants on and shoes and not sandals. She had her cloak but that was about all she had going for her. It was extremely cold and she was surprised she hadn't frozen up just yet.
Then again, the Facility was much worst than that. ]
Maybe we can find something to start a fire?
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[ She's kind for checking on him and he's appreciative of it! Mikazuki is always happy to be taken care of though he probably wouldn't be so watched over if he were more careful but sometimes you can't really fight against things like mother nature. Boy, he sure knows that now after his time in the jungle and now this mountain. ]
What a lovely idea. Though, [ He's going to take a quick look around and all he sees is snow and mountain peaks sadly. ] do you happen to have any ideas how we could achieve that? I am all ears, young lady!
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[ She replied with a nod of her head to him. Ishtar was always worried about people that she ran across since lives matter after all. Mother nature just liked throwing a lot of curve balls of anything. ]
Finding any piece of wood would do, or something that could be burned would work too.
[ She said peeking around. ] ...
[ Being called young lady is odd but she could go with it until they had the appropriate time to exchange names. ]
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To him anyway, maybe Ishtar sees something he does not! ] Now I'm missing the jungle and its abundance of flammable wood. [ He's going to laugh (of course) as he becomes a bit resigned to his place for the moment. ] I don't suppose you have anything on you that we could use?
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[ She laughed nervously at the thought. Ishtar was looking around as he did but she couldn't find anything either. Maybe there would be other things she could use to burn? If not, then she supposed she could try doing it without anything. Fire spells were useful in this kind of situation that's for sure. All she saw was snow unfortunately. There wasn't much they could do being the middle of a snow piled terrain. ]
Well, other than fabrics from this cloak and stuff I have on me, no. I didn't get a chance to pack anything useful since they sort of tossed us here without a second thought. Though, I could make fire with a spell but not sure how that might work in our favour.
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[ Despite saying that, his tone would indicate that he's not afraid of such an event. Swords like him have been burned and retempered, reforged before and if that is his fate then so be it. Still he would like not to burn if at all possible but whether or not he does or doesn't is in Ishtar's magical hands. Still...he will dig a bit of the snow around him for some more wiggle room so he's not packed in so tightly. ]
Ahh, how wonderful that people in Ceres are so...sooo...magical, yes? I'll leave my predicament to you then, ahaha.
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[ She replied with a nervous laugh. Well, he's certainly a strange person. Not that she minded too much really. She knew very interesting and unique groups of people after all. He seems to be extremely carefree for someone freezing in the cold with her. ]
I guess. I haven't come across many people who can use magic, but there are a few that I think are pretty amazing. I'm pretty mediocre compared to them. Ah, well, I guess we can try if you want.
[ Ripping off strips of the cloak would probably do more good than trying to set someone ablaze..... maybe. haha. ]