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[acatamods]

I ▫ main IV ▫ premise       XI ▫ applications XIV ▫ activity II ▫ logs V ▫ rules VII ▫ bestiary   IX ▫ canon updates XII ▫ taken XV ▫ drop/hiatus III ▫ ooc VI ▫ faq VIII ▫ setting   X ▫ mods XIII ▫ reserves XVI ▫ players the temple of beginnings. we're all a little mad here. Needless to say, the Circle has been out of sorts as of late. Fortunately, the weather has stabilized — residents will find that they are no longer plagued with snowstorms or heat waves. However, it appears that the flora and fauna have...come to life. Vines may wind around your feet and legs, entrapping you in a vice-like grip. They will eventually let go, but it seems like you need to speak nicely to them first. Bizarre, but it'll get the job done. Mushrooms have also sprouted and now sing at you when you pass by — they aren’t particularly good singers either. Trees extend their branches to poke at you from behind, but when you turn around you’ll find that no one is there. ...And worst of all, the flowers seem to be especially privy to your thoughts; when you’re close, they’ll blab out whatever is on your mind at the moment and will only be silenced once they are picked. Best of luck surviving in this more, er, animated environment! Perhaps even plant-life can be reasoned with…? Or destroyed. That’s always an option, isn’t it? oh my god they were roommates. It isn’t a proper welcome until you’ve picked out your room! In the hallways, you may find a table or two offering cookies and tea as you survey your newfound surroundings. They seem to be left by invisible people . . . weird? The Unseen Servants seem to be playing a bit more nicely from your arrival, and seem to be apologizing for their antics with sweets! (These cookies, neverfear, are not magically cursed. They are just normal cookies.) These rooms are a bit magical, you see — should you decide to room with another person (or multiple people), you’ll find that the room itself will accommodate your needs and expand accordingly. They look the same for the most part, so some might say that it would be wise to make your decision based on what your neighbors are like. Say hello or potentially someone else’s room by accident; it’s a bit of a Russian roulette. Regardless, it seems that this is your new home in sense of the word. Make the most of it! wildcard. The Temple is a pretty big place! The Forest of the Fey stretches on endlessly, Lake Dona (and the resident Nessie) is free to explore, and there are plenty of creatures who are curiously inspecting the new arrivals. The wyverns seem to be particularly precocious today, given the singing mushrooms, the psychic flowers, and the new people checking into new rooms! They are relatively harmless (as are most of the creatures in the Temple), but can be pretty annoying . . . especially if you have something resembling a snack in your hand. At any rate, free to explore the rest of the Temple, the Forest, or the Lake at your leisure! Unless otherwise designated in the bestiary, everything is free to play/free to explore. :)

Comments

[vytal]

And I thought this place couldn't get any weirder.

[ it's certainly been an Experience so far. she looks behind her again, trying to figure out where all the tapping's coming from.

meanwhile, there happens to be a tree branch reaching down, though...to tap at quentin's shoulder! ]

[blindfoster]

It seems to be the over-achieving sort of place, when it comes to weird.

[For sure. And then Quentin is whirling to look at who's sneaked up on him (given the Cat Sidhe he hangs out with, he should be used to being sneaked up on) only to find.]

All right. Now they're messing with us on purpose.

[And apparently not just them, given that Spike, his rose goblin companion, chooses now to burst out of the brush and scurry most of the way up Quentin's leg. Spike is vaguely cat-shaped, but looks like he's made from rosebushes, especially the thorny part. The rose goblin rattles its spines in agitation.]

I think they're picking on Spike too.

[vytal]

[ that is...an interesting little critter. yang isn't exactly a stranger to weird-looking creatures (see: grimm, and some of them are horrifying), but this one sort of blends in with the forest. ]

Where'd you find one of those?

[ it's oddly cute. yang figures that it isn't from around here, though, with how it's reacting. ]

This is getting weird. Let's head back inside until these things calm down. ...If we have a choice.

[blindfoster]

Spike's a friend from home.

[Quentin has to twist a bit to manage it, but he scoops the rose goblin up, wincing a bit at the thorns.]

Inside sounds like a great idea.

[And then because it's probably the polite thing to do,] I'm Quentin.