asgardchrysalis | AUGUST INTRO LOG: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

Who: EVERYONE
What: the August intro log and first god house competition, More Than Meets the Eye
When: August 8
Where: Gladsheim Palace for breakfast, around Asgard for the game/curse
Rating: PG-13; please take anything higher than this to a private log!

morning: a warm invitation

Everyone wakes up to a friendly invitation to breakfast at the castle with the gods. For most of you, this comes as a message on your bracelet, reading:

Join us at the castle today to welcome some new Wanderers into our midst. Breakfast will be served and a lively game will be available to all of our guests, both new and old.

New Wanderers are curious on their own, and this is the first there's ever been mention of a game. Perhaps it's enough for you to make the trek to the castle, to see what all the fuss is about, or maybe even to see if there's someone you know. Perhaps you want to learn more about the game, or maybe you just want the food.

For our new guests, this comes as a bit more of a surprise. Wherever you were before in your world, without even realizing it, you wake up in a strange new place. No time or space inbetween, just an awareness of There and then Here. A matronly figure tries to explain your circumstances with a sympathetic smile, but ultimately invites you meet them all for yourselves: the Gods of Asgard, and the Wanderers that arrived before you.

The sight that greets you on the castle grounds is a rather festive one, regardless of where you're coming from. Colorful streamers and flags are draped above large tables with room for several guests. Natives bustle about, cheerfully offering food and drinks to anyone that wants some. Everyone is welcomed to mingle and greet the new Wanderers on this bright summer morning.

the game: a friendly competition

Among the brightly decorated tables are ones highlighted in a specific color for a specific god house, and most of the gods themselves can be found sitting behind it with a few of their district's natives. They are here to welcome the new Wanderers into Asgard - but they're also here to explain the rules of today's game. There are coins hidden throughout the city and disguised as mundane items, and the god house that returns the most of their coins will win an upgrade to their god housing! No hints will be given, but the natives are excited to help facilitate the activity and happily invite you to wander through their districts to find what you can.

But you don't have to know about the rules to be playing the game! The coins are already hidden throughout the city, and no one knows what they are until they've been picked up. Whether you're banding together with friends to find as many coins as you can or blindly stumbling over an unpleasant surprise, the game and the curse are in full swing!

evening: a fair prize

At sundown, all of the coins in the city disappear at once, whether they're in your pocket or still disguised as a bowl. Points will be tallied and a winner will be announced (OOCly, on August 17) - but Asgardians are keen to celebrate regardless of who wins a rather inconsequential game. The same colorful display of tables and chairs is still spread across the castle grounds, although now they twinkle with fairy lights haphazardly blinking throughout the air. Snacks and drinks are made available, as well as more dinner-shaped meals for those that request it. Mostly the natives simply want to bask in the strangeness of these Wanderers from other worlds for a moment longer - but they're also eagerly listening to any stories from the day's mischievous game. Relax, enjoy yourself, or again, just stock up on some freely served food. Whatever suits your needs today. Welcome to Asgard, dear Wanderers.

[ OOC NOTE: This is the intro log for August, as well as our first god house competition/curse: More Than Meets the Eye. You are free to play with the curse prompts and searching the city in any way you want! If you would like to submit a map to earn points for your god house, please check out the rules to learn what to do. We will accept maps until August 17, at which point a winner will be announced and members of that god house will be allowed to vote for an upgrade to their god housing. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or need any help on the mod contact page. Enjoy, friends! ]

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Reynir pauses in the middle of the conversation he'd been attempting to strike up with the server about Asgard when the woman next to him asks him a question about the gods. He thinks back to the conversation he had with Onni when he was still trying to decide, to his own internal conflict of the whole matter and the reassurance he'd drawn from that conversation.

He thinks about what drew him to Heimdall in the end, when Honir should have been the more obvious choice considering his admittedly ill-planned escape from Iceland. Other than the fact that Lalli made it painfully clear he wasn't welcome there, anyway.

"I thought about what qualities I wanted to dedicate myself to. How I'd like to improve myself. The things I found myself admiring in other people."

She hadn't meant to interrupt his other conversation, though she's glad that he answers her question. "That's thoughtful," Mary replies. It's not the way that she would have approached it, but it's not a bad one. "So far, I've mostly been considering what I feel are my best traits and how they might align with one of the gods here. There hasn't been a clear cut choice yet in during that."

"I didn't want to make a wrong choice." Reynir admits a touch sheepishly. "I know that for a lot of people here the gods just feel like strangers, but these are my gods and back home my magic came from being chosen by one of them so I really wanted to avoid accidentally offending one of them."

He smiles softly down at his feet after a moment. "It helped that a friend told me it was a good fit for me, though."

But! Not everyone is as lucky as Reynir was to arrive here with people who already knew him well enough to provide some level of input, so that's obviously not a good solution for some people. And he really does want to help. "Uh, maybe I can help?" He offers. "Help you figure out which god those qualities match best with, I mean."

"Do you know which one chose you?" she asks. It's interesting that he had magical abilities back home, as magic certainly doesn't exist where she comes from.

Unfortunately, Mary doesn't have anyone else here from her home, at least not anyone that she has come across yet. His opinion at least would be appreciated. "Well, to be fair, I'm looking at two of them most closely: Tyr and Frigg. Most of the others don't really rank for me, except perhaps Odin."

But she might also be drawn to him because he is the king of the gods and thus the leader.

"I wish!" Reynir says with a laugh that manages to be both awkward and amused at the same time. "That would have taken a whole lot of stress out of picking one. I could make some guesses, maybe, but it's not like they answered directly when I prayed, just... sent me what I needed."

He taps a finger against his jaw thoughtfully, giving the question a touch more consideration before adding, "If I had to guess from the help though... probably Honir or Heimdall? My magic didn't come in until I left home, for one, but when it did it was mostly about being forwarned about coming dangers and protection runes."

Reynir's expression turns a touch troubled from the memories of that time in his life and he shakes it off, turning his attention back to trying to help her. "What aspects of Tyr and Frigg appeal to you most, then?"

"I wonder what sort of magic Frigg or Tyr would give," Mary muses. She wonders if that's something she could ask. It might make a difference as to who she chooses.

"Frigg is an obvious choice because I'm quite loyal to my family," she says. "They're a very important part of my life. With Tyr, it's more the idea of being a diplomat, of being able to use my wit and charm."

Mary shrugs a little, not wanting to toot her own her horn, but she does think she's both witty and charming. Being in Tyr would allow her to explore a side of her personality that doesn't always get to come through due to obligations to her family.

"You'd probably do well with Frigg if family is that important to you." Reynir muses quietly, giving Mary a long, considering look. "If it's something you've dedicated yourself to, it will probably feel comfortable and familiar."

But if it was as simple as all that, Reynir would have found power in the harvest with Sigyn, and he's honestly never even entertained the idea of being claimed by her. "I think... I think the gods give us an opportunity to expand our horizons, though. Something to discover or build on, you know?

"Maybe even something you never considered an option before now."

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