Intro Log: October 2014

[highseasmods]

WELCOME NEW CHARACTERS!
Have an intro log for the month of October!

Who: Any and all new characters, as well as anyone hanging out on or around Isla Empieza!
Where: Near the fountain in the town center.
When: New characters will arrive around October 10th! The log is good for as long as you need it.
What: You've just been dropped on your head in a weird new world. Time to figure out what the heck is going on!
Status: VERY OPEN.

It's cold. The day is cloudy and a chilly wind blows from the East, rattling the red and golden leaves of the forest just outside the town. There's a definite chill in the air and the residents of Empieza don't seem too happy either. Some are grumpy, others are going out of their way to be downright malicious, so be careful that the free beer isn't poisoned or the apples that are piled around in barrels don't contain anything you'd really regret eating.

The town even lends itself to a more sinister appearance with lanterns strung throughout and overhead, that at night, cast everything in an uncertain light and make the shadows seem longer and more dangerous. Ask the residents what they're for and they'll just give you a long look and say, somewhat cryptically: "You'll see."

HAVE FUN! And welcome to High Seas!

Comments

[theaxeeffect]

[She sits up a little straighter, looking wary at the question, and is suddenly very aware that she left her axe attached to Stormfly's saddle.]

Yeah. She's a Deadly Nadder.

[cherri_cola]

[He just watched the ...Deadly Nadder a moment before sounding off a "HUh"... and rowed on]

Now I'm pretty sure I died and this is the aftermath. One minute I'm in the Zones, deep in a battle in the desert, the next I'm in paradise.... for pirates... and watching a young woman crash into the ocean with a dragon.

What happened up there, anyhow?

[theaxeeffect]

[Gives him an odd look, because what, but at least someone being a bit nuts is better than them being hostile.]

I don't know. We ran into something, but there isn't anything there to run into.

[cherri_cola]

[Nuts is the fact that he;s in a pirates paradise with a dragon in the water and a viking chick, cus honestly, that's what she looks like]

Yeah, looks pretty clear. [maybe SHE was insane and just crashed her dragon---man that was not a thought he thought he would ever think]

Might have something to do with the ghost thing and why we're here.

[theaxeeffect]

[She unfastens her soaked fur hood, as it's only serving to keep her drenched, and starts wringing it out.]

I guess we can try again later.

[And that causes her to pause.]

Ghost thing?

[cherri_cola]

Ghost thing. That’s what I’m hearing at least. Davey Jones? I scoped out the fountain and poem, read the journal thing. Spoke to a few people. No ones really that friendly. [he shrugged and rowed on, taking them back towards docs.]

If you try again, try it when it’s not so cold out. Though... [he glanced over at the furs] Seems like you’re used to cold anyhow.

[theaxeeffect]

Oh, that. I didn't really pay that much attention. Just seemed like some weird story.

[she shrugs a little, taking off a boot to dump the water out over the side]

It's usually cold, where I'm from. We don't usually end up swimming in our clothes, though.

[cherri_cola]

Seems weird to me as well. I can say I'm not a fan, but the locals seem to put stock into it. I'm lookin' to get a boat and sail off.

[It was almost comical to see her dump water out of her boots. He'd done the same before... with sand and his boots. So he can feel for her her.]

It's a change for me. I'm used to wastelands and dessert.

[theaxeeffect]

I guess I just wanted to leave as fast I could. Looks like it'll be more complicated than that.

[she switches to the other boot, making a face as she puts the wet one back on]

The desert? I didn't think there was any desert near here.