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theprezidentHello, fellow wanderers!
[ This broadcast is coming to you from the kitchen table in what used to be Lalli and co's house, but has now fallen into Rhys's hands. No, there's nothing very interesting to see, just a window behind him. No snooping for you. ]
I've found myself the sole inhabitant of a huge house. It has five bedrooms, one of which is mine, two bathrooms, a big kitchen and living area, and I thought, you know, it's ridiculous for me to live here all by myself. So! If anyone would like to move out of their assigned housing, there's lots of space here. I can give you a tour if you're interested.
Just a ... sliiight caveat. You probably need to like animals. Like, need to, 'cause there's a lot of them. A few cats, two dogs, and also chickens and sheep. Actually, does the farm want some chickens and sheep? I wonder if Reynir would be really sad if I gave his animals away ...
[ The last part is mostly muttered to himself, as he frowns for a moment, but the next it's gone, replaced by his clearly winning smile. ]
Anyway! Let me know! S-somebody please help me with these animals. They're so many.
[ SO MANY. ]
[ This broadcast is coming to you from the kitchen table in what used to be Lalli and co's house, but has now fallen into Rhys's hands. No, there's nothing very interesting to see, just a window behind him. No snooping for you. ]
I've found myself the sole inhabitant of a huge house. It has five bedrooms, one of which is mine, two bathrooms, a big kitchen and living area, and I thought, you know, it's ridiculous for me to live here all by myself. So! If anyone would like to move out of their assigned housing, there's lots of space here. I can give you a tour if you're interested.
Just a ... sliiight caveat. You probably need to like animals. Like, need to, 'cause there's a lot of them. A few cats, two dogs, and also chickens and sheep. Actually, does the farm want some chickens and sheep? I wonder if Reynir would be really sad if I gave his animals away ...
[ The last part is mostly muttered to himself, as he frowns for a moment, but the next it's gone, replaced by his clearly winning smile. ]
Anyway! Let me know! S-somebody please help me with these animals. They're so many.
[ SO MANY. ]
{6th Key; Voice}
May. 2nd, 2020 05:04 pmkeybearing[Sora's either taken a bit to click that he has a new ability. Or he just hadn't said anything about it yet exactly. Which is why he speaks up now. After a longer than usual absence on his end at least, from the network with the bracelets in him piping up to say something.]
Hey guys! Ah, I think I figured a new power again? That's kinda cool? It's...um. I need to bleed to do it though. I think it sort of gives the other person like a boost to get stronger? Or something like that? I bet that'll definitely come in handy!
[He probably discovered this while training in sparring with one of his friends accidentally or something. And yes he did say that was kinda cool. At the cost of weakening himself to aid his friends, of course.....because that is just how Sora rolls. For all that his friends worry about how reckless he can be and how sacrificing he can be if he sees someone else in trouble.]
Oh! Also! I know we've been here a while so most of us have probably had a birthday or have one coming up, right? So everybody knows they gotta have a party with cake and presents and all? I guess I kinda got distracted the other month from having mine...but I'm sixteen now!
[And....totally ignoring that chances are he is not gonna be celebrating that with his friends back home. Actually. Yes. Yes he is. Which is probably at least in part why he never said anything in March, but still. Clearly that he is sixteen now is the important news, guys! Belatedly. Sora just doing his part to cheer everyone up and terrify and worry them all at once of course.]
Hey guys! Ah, I think I figured a new power again? That's kinda cool? It's...um. I need to bleed to do it though. I think it sort of gives the other person like a boost to get stronger? Or something like that? I bet that'll definitely come in handy!
[He probably discovered this while training in sparring with one of his friends accidentally or something. And yes he did say that was kinda cool. At the cost of weakening himself to aid his friends, of course.....because that is just how Sora rolls. For all that his friends worry about how reckless he can be and how sacrificing he can be if he sees someone else in trouble.]
Oh! Also! I know we've been here a while so most of us have probably had a birthday or have one coming up, right? So everybody knows they gotta have a party with cake and presents and all? I guess I kinda got distracted the other month from having mine...but I'm sixteen now!
[And....totally ignoring that chances are he is not gonna be celebrating that with his friends back home. Actually. Yes. Yes he is. Which is probably at least in part why he never said anything in March, but still. Clearly that he is sixteen now is the important news, guys! Belatedly. Sora just doing his part to cheer everyone up and terrify and worry them all at once of course.]
demonicbeauty[The feed is shaking and not completely centered. Odds are, it's Airy. And, in fact, after a moment, she manages to almost frame her face.
She's in her Human form today. And looks a bit sheepish.]
I don't know how, but it completely slipped my mind. Yesterday was the anniversary of my birth. I think.
[If her math is correct, which it almost certainly is.]
I feel terrible. Were there any local rituals I was meant to observe? Did the gods expect some kind of sacrifice or fast? If so, I'll do that right away!
She's in her Human form today. And looks a bit sheepish.]
I don't know how, but it completely slipped my mind. Yesterday was the anniversary of my birth. I think.
[If her math is correct, which it almost certainly is.]
I feel terrible. Were there any local rituals I was meant to observe? Did the gods expect some kind of sacrifice or fast? If so, I'll do that right away!
video; did you miss her?
Apr. 24th, 2020 04:16 pmmachinamentum[ They say with age, comes wisdom.
This is like that - but with age, came a solid addiction to Margaritas. Wisdom, it can be agreed, is second to this.
But does that give any kind of chill? Wrong. But she is definitely older, even if the details are still the same: flaming red hair, big green eyes, a robotic arm, and a voice horrendously loud as she booms down the connection. Eighteen has become twenty-five has become a bitter, lonely, running hard and fast and mean.
That jittery exuberance is the same though. For anyone who might have noticed her going missing for a couple of weeks (read: anyone who had to listen to her talk all the time at the top of her lungs), she's back.
And she appears to be, solidly, happily, drunk, waving an arm around, that is holding a champagne glass and a gun in the other. ]
'Sup, Asgard! You know how you all said I should get a hobby?
[ That shit-eating grin just gets bigger. ]
Well, guess what, I did -
[ wait for it. She sculls the champagne and throws the glass on the ground. ]
Now I'm a wedding planner! [ She bursts out laughing so hard she snorts before she clears her throat. There is a heavy swing of what appears to be a truly ridiculously sized gun in her teeny-tiny hands that she wields comfortably. ] Well this thing is freaking useless again, I can't believe I leave for like a decade and you guys can't invent guns yet.
Someone get me a margarita, stat. Mama's got a thirst that needs quenching after those freaking weird tentacle... cult.... guys... the creepy beating heart of a vault monster, whatever! I am wasted and I want to stay that way, so point me in the direction of the booze!
This is like that - but with age, came a solid addiction to Margaritas. Wisdom, it can be agreed, is second to this.
But does that give any kind of chill? Wrong. But she is definitely older, even if the details are still the same: flaming red hair, big green eyes, a robotic arm, and a voice horrendously loud as she booms down the connection. Eighteen has become twenty-five has become a bitter, lonely, running hard and fast and mean.
That jittery exuberance is the same though. For anyone who might have noticed her going missing for a couple of weeks (read: anyone who had to listen to her talk all the time at the top of her lungs), she's back.
And she appears to be, solidly, happily, drunk, waving an arm around, that is holding a champagne glass and a gun in the other. ]
'Sup, Asgard! You know how you all said I should get a hobby?
[ That shit-eating grin just gets bigger. ]
Well, guess what, I did -
[ wait for it. She sculls the champagne and throws the glass on the ground. ]
Now I'm a wedding planner! [ She bursts out laughing so hard she snorts before she clears her throat. There is a heavy swing of what appears to be a truly ridiculously sized gun in her teeny-tiny hands that she wields comfortably. ] Well this thing is freaking useless again, I can't believe I leave for like a decade and you guys can't invent guns yet.
Someone get me a margarita, stat. Mama's got a thirst that needs quenching after those freaking weird tentacle... cult.... guys... the creepy beating heart of a vault monster, whatever! I am wasted and I want to stay that way, so point me in the direction of the booze!
sanityinruins[ At first there is a mask - ornate and golden it's propped up against a simple tea set. Then there is a set of hairpins, a rather wicked looking weapon made from a dragon's tooth and then it swings up to bring Ye Zun into focus. He looks a little tired, and there is a fading scratch in the center of his forehead right between the eyes, but otherwise none the worse for wear. He gives the network a look and then huffs. ]
So. I had almost expect there to be a rather large amount of you having some heated exchanges about what occurred recently. Or at least some annoying chatter about doing things better, or at least vowing otherwise. Maybe have a little fit. Something. Anything.
But outright ignoring is not what I expected from any of you.
[ His lips curl and he fills a teacup, takes a sip and sighs. ] Honestly. Did you really think that we could have done anything at all once we were there?
And yes I am talking about the cave. I am not going to be silent and let others just wallow in the misery and what ifs of something we had no control over. Please forget things like 'we could have done something' or 'there had to be a different way'. How? In all honesty we are not capable of handling what was there. We have a great deal of power and experience in our hands. We are able to fight and fell beasts beyond our knowledge, but none of us are truly healers. What can we do against diseases?
Especially ones born from tainted magic.
Which means we need to figure out what to do in case this happens again. For it will happen; I cannot think of it not given how much more real we are becoming in the eyes of those realms outside of Asgard. The people of those places will start appearing more often, some with hope, a lot with disdain and I will bet that what happened in that cave will happen again, sooner or later.
So, for those of you who are blind to the energies of that place and what clues left in the cave, I will say this: it's not your fault. There was nothing that could have been done. It had been a baited trapped made by a vile act in order to kill and keep on killing once it was freed from the cave. Argue with me all you wish, but that is what I seen and felt.
[ He ends the feed with a flick of his fingers. ]
So. I had almost expect there to be a rather large amount of you having some heated exchanges about what occurred recently. Or at least some annoying chatter about doing things better, or at least vowing otherwise. Maybe have a little fit. Something. Anything.
But outright ignoring is not what I expected from any of you.
[ His lips curl and he fills a teacup, takes a sip and sighs. ] Honestly. Did you really think that we could have done anything at all once we were there?
And yes I am talking about the cave. I am not going to be silent and let others just wallow in the misery and what ifs of something we had no control over. Please forget things like 'we could have done something' or 'there had to be a different way'. How? In all honesty we are not capable of handling what was there. We have a great deal of power and experience in our hands. We are able to fight and fell beasts beyond our knowledge, but none of us are truly healers. What can we do against diseases?
Especially ones born from tainted magic.
Which means we need to figure out what to do in case this happens again. For it will happen; I cannot think of it not given how much more real we are becoming in the eyes of those realms outside of Asgard. The people of those places will start appearing more often, some with hope, a lot with disdain and I will bet that what happened in that cave will happen again, sooner or later.
So, for those of you who are blind to the energies of that place and what clues left in the cave, I will say this: it's not your fault. There was nothing that could have been done. It had been a baited trapped made by a vile act in order to kill and keep on killing once it was freed from the cave. Argue with me all you wish, but that is what I seen and felt.
[ He ends the feed with a flick of his fingers. ]
miragesplitkey( For those with whom he has already spoken in his previous stay he looks exactly the same, except for a faint blackish color under his eyes, and a somewhat tired expression. No one would say he is a year older, considering that he's only been gone a few days. A pinkish ball with green ears is resting on his head; his komory bat napping, embracing itself with its wings. )
This is the first time that I do one of these for everyone and, to be honest, I'm unsure of what to say.
( There are a few seconds of silence, only broken by his sigh as he brushes his bangs backwards. Not that it does much, since soon his forehead is covered once again. )
I'm not quite sure how much time has passed here since the last time I was around, but it has been... quite a bit for me. I have missed the few people I talked with the last time. I tried to find you all but seems something happened while I was away? Is everyone okay?
This is the first time that I do one of these for everyone and, to be honest, I'm unsure of what to say.
( There are a few seconds of silence, only broken by his sigh as he brushes his bangs backwards. Not that it does much, since soon his forehead is covered once again. )
I'm not quite sure how much time has passed here since the last time I was around, but it has been... quite a bit for me. I have missed the few people I talked with the last time. I tried to find you all but seems something happened while I was away? Is everyone okay?
beefaroni [PECS. That is the first thing you see. Scarred abs. Ripped six-pak. Then he pans up to his face.
The last post on the network made him think.]
Do I need... more clothes?
[He is technically wearing a loincloth, arm ringlets, one earring, and... that's about it.]
Before, answer. I care not... for comfort. Cold, heat... do not matter.
I only ask... if my body, disgusts others. And would be... easier, to hide. Cannot change... my horns. My mane. My eyes. My height. But I can cover.
The last post on the network made him think.]
Do I need... more clothes?
[He is technically wearing a loincloth, arm ringlets, one earring, and... that's about it.]
Before, answer. I care not... for comfort. Cold, heat... do not matter.
I only ask... if my body, disgusts others. And would be... easier, to hide. Cannot change... my horns. My mane. My eyes. My height. But I can cover.
verstoned
[The camera is not on Rhus, but instead on the two mannequins before him, dressed up in fancy garb. And that's what he'll be keeping the device's camera on for the rest of the video, with a bit of wobble here and there as he moves. Or breathes.]
The Ruby Bazaar is open now. 'Tis a tailoring store within the Tyr district-- [A pause, then a grumble. Despite sounding tired, he still has enough vitality in him to grumble low in his throat. Clearly someone doesn't know how to advertise. But he's trying.]
If you need clothing, or any kind of textile product like bedding and furnishings just come by. The building is of red brick, with a sign-- you cant miss it. These two coats on the mannequins will be gone by the end of this month, I shall be offering them off to Skadi and the other gods. But they are not cheap, and they certainly will not be available forever.
Lastly... if anyone knows how to animate objects, I've a fair number of questions for you.
[ ooc: come to the ruby bazaar! feel free to have your character place orders or requests here, or on the ooc page itself. any ic questions can also be placed in this post. ]
5th Curious Thought [Video]
Mar. 27th, 2020 10:33 pmmadcuriosityI do beg your pardon.... has... has anyone seen Lord Peter and Lady Gamora?
I haven't seen them all day... but I don't know where they are and they didn't leave any note. [Which... isn't like her surrogate parents. But perhaps they eloped rather than trying for a big ceremony. Alice is trying to remain positive on the matter.]
If you see them, could you please let them know I saved them the sandwiches I made for dinner. [Alice isn't allowed to use the stove alone.]
I waited, I did try.
I haven't seen them all day... but I don't know where they are and they didn't leave any note. [Which... isn't like her surrogate parents. But perhaps they eloped rather than trying for a big ceremony. Alice is trying to remain positive on the matter.]
If you see them, could you please let them know I saved them the sandwiches I made for dinner. [Alice isn't allowed to use the stove alone.]
I waited, I did try.
{5th Key; Video}
Mar. 7th, 2020 01:16 pmkeybearing[Sora's been missing for a bit by now. So of course when he comes back he wants to try reassure everyone. So he shifts in operating his bracelet, looking almost sheepish, in his nerves even as he wants to reassure them. Was it.....really going to be reassuring if he goes into things that happened back home? Perhaps he should just talk to Riku, to Namine about it. That seems best. So he tries for a smile and wave, still looking a bit sheepish in feeling bad on possibly worrying them all.]
Hey. I uh. Went home for a bit. So...sorry if I worried everyone. I'm back now! I just figured I should let everyone know. It....a lot happened? But things worked out. [Mostly. That is.] What'd I miss, anyway? I don't think anything major happened since I was back home but. Can't hurt to check? Oh, right! And I'm gonna be helping out with Heimdall! I mean, you know, like a guard. Sentry. Whatever you call it!
[Yup. He sure is just.....gonna try just gloss over Exactly What Happened back home. Unless someone specifically asks. He's mostly figuring talking about it with Riku and Kairi. And trying not to think on the irony of what happened to him in regards to a recent conversation with Turgon.]
So I'll be seeing some of you others helping out with that too! And I'm definitely gonna keep training! So if anyone wants to spar, let me know!
Hey. I uh. Went home for a bit. So...sorry if I worried everyone. I'm back now! I just figured I should let everyone know. It....a lot happened? But things worked out. [Mostly. That is.] What'd I miss, anyway? I don't think anything major happened since I was back home but. Can't hurt to check? Oh, right! And I'm gonna be helping out with Heimdall! I mean, you know, like a guard. Sentry. Whatever you call it!
[Yup. He sure is just.....gonna try just gloss over Exactly What Happened back home. Unless someone specifically asks. He's mostly figuring talking about it with Riku and Kairi. And trying not to think on the irony of what happened to him in regards to a recent conversation with Turgon.]
So I'll be seeing some of you others helping out with that too! And I'm definitely gonna keep training! So if anyone wants to spar, let me know!
demonicbeauty[The video feed pops up (sideways) on Ariadne. She's standing outside, on the edge of a pond. The land is uncultivated and empty, just outside of Asgard proper. And Ariadne is...
...wet?
Soaking wet, actually. Her hair is plastered to either side of her face in small curls. There are dark, damp spots on her red dress, pressing the fabric to her body. And she looks as excited as can be.]
I think I found something. Well, I know I found something. I just don't know what that something is. But you have to see this.
[She does her best to angle her bracelet to capture the scene. It's more than a little rocky, but it works. Ariadne rushes to the pond. But the second one of her bare feet tries to breach the surface, there's a strange whoosh and she falls back, landing on the bank, just catching herself on her palms. The video feed is a jumble of foliage and red fabric, until she manages to bring it up to her face again.]
It pushes back! The pond! When you try to go into it, it pushes back!
The other ponds don't do that. Believe me, I've checked. This one is different.
...wet?
Soaking wet, actually. Her hair is plastered to either side of her face in small curls. There are dark, damp spots on her red dress, pressing the fabric to her body. And she looks as excited as can be.]
I think I found something. Well, I know I found something. I just don't know what that something is. But you have to see this.
[She does her best to angle her bracelet to capture the scene. It's more than a little rocky, but it works. Ariadne rushes to the pond. But the second one of her bare feet tries to breach the surface, there's a strange whoosh and she falls back, landing on the bank, just catching herself on her palms. The video feed is a jumble of foliage and red fabric, until she manages to bring it up to her face again.]
It pushes back! The pond! When you try to go into it, it pushes back!
The other ponds don't do that. Believe me, I've checked. This one is different.
( NPC POST, VIDEO ) magic and law
Mar. 5th, 2020 02:19 amasgardmods( Njord is standing beside Heimdall in what may be familiar to some as the Council Headquarters. Heimdall is reading some notes, lost in thought, while Njord begins the address in steady, soft tones. )
▒█ Wanderers. I’ve been watching with great curiosity as you all learn the magic we have gifted you, and grow accustomed to its uses. We all have, and it seems after some… analysis, that we may still have been holding some piece of that magic back. So, today we are loosening the reins. You should begin to find your magic comes easier now. It may yet not be as strong for some of you as it was before you joined us here, but… stronger than it was. █▒
( You can almost hear the gently teasing smile in Njord’s voice. Heimdall looks up, brow still furrowed in thought. )
▒█ You have all shown great willingness to help us, and an admirable desire to improve things. Today, we are also here to talk about law. It has been noted Asgard has no system in place. █▒
( Njord glances aside, smoothly takes back over. Now, a more serious topic then. He can do the talking. He matches the frown, all business, and makes a sweeping gesture as he takes the lead once more. )
▒█ Perhaps not just law, but the concept of law. There are many different systems you are all familiar with. Each has merits, has flaws. We have had no reason to enforce such a thing but… perhaps it is best not to wait for a reason. You are all passionate individuals, from vastly differing societies. We need a common ground.
So, if you might indulge us… Tell us of the ones you know. If we are to use a system of law here, it should be one chosen by you. Perhaps you can share the best and worst of your own, so we might all learn together.
Just as important, you must decide how they are enforced. Upheld. Who should enforce them. We have… soldiers among you, if you'd prefer to enforce your own laws - but know this. We will not see you harmed. I know some of your homes are more… violent than Asgard, but lethal measures are not an option that we are willing to humor.
Other than that… the floor is yours. █▒
( His smile is back. With that, it’s over to you. )
▒█ Wanderers. I’ve been watching with great curiosity as you all learn the magic we have gifted you, and grow accustomed to its uses. We all have, and it seems after some… analysis, that we may still have been holding some piece of that magic back. So, today we are loosening the reins. You should begin to find your magic comes easier now. It may yet not be as strong for some of you as it was before you joined us here, but… stronger than it was. █▒
( You can almost hear the gently teasing smile in Njord’s voice. Heimdall looks up, brow still furrowed in thought. )
▒█ You have all shown great willingness to help us, and an admirable desire to improve things. Today, we are also here to talk about law. It has been noted Asgard has no system in place. █▒
( Njord glances aside, smoothly takes back over. Now, a more serious topic then. He can do the talking. He matches the frown, all business, and makes a sweeping gesture as he takes the lead once more. )
▒█ Perhaps not just law, but the concept of law. There are many different systems you are all familiar with. Each has merits, has flaws. We have had no reason to enforce such a thing but… perhaps it is best not to wait for a reason. You are all passionate individuals, from vastly differing societies. We need a common ground.
So, if you might indulge us… Tell us of the ones you know. If we are to use a system of law here, it should be one chosen by you. Perhaps you can share the best and worst of your own, so we might all learn together.
Just as important, you must decide how they are enforced. Upheld. Who should enforce them. We have… soldiers among you, if you'd prefer to enforce your own laws - but know this. We will not see you harmed. I know some of your homes are more… violent than Asgard, but lethal measures are not an option that we are willing to humor.
Other than that… the floor is yours. █▒
( His smile is back. With that, it’s over to you. )
𝟒 - day 265 (2/29), morning.
Feb. 29th, 2020 12:48 amskitteringthe papers say we have skalds now to study things for us. tell one of them to come get this stupid glowing sap. sick of thinking about it. can get you more if you need.
should also study why people sleep for a week and wake up like it never happened. weird. concerning
haven't seen mustard since before the snow. guess the gods take things away when you ask. not just give
and if you knew tuuri, she's gone
should also study why people sleep for a week and wake up like it never happened. weird. concerning
haven't seen mustard since before the snow. guess the gods take things away when you ask. not just give
and if you knew tuuri, she's gone
machinamentum[ Loudly, and at the top of her lungs: ]
I'M BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOORED
Someone give me something to do. I haven't shot, screwed, hammered, obliterated anything in weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeks. I'm dyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing. Everyone keeps talking about home, and if I was home right now, I'd be slaughtering bandits and rifling through their guts for guns. I'm so BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEED. [ And there is a almighty thump of her head hitting her desk in her apparent defeat. ] No one lets me kill ANYTHING. How am I supposed to li-iii-iiiiiiive?!
[ WOE, WOE IS HER. ]
I'M BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOORED
Someone give me something to do. I haven't shot, screwed, hammered, obliterated anything in weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeks. I'm dyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing. Everyone keeps talking about home, and if I was home right now, I'd be slaughtering bandits and rifling through their guts for guns. I'm so BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEED. [ And there is a almighty thump of her head hitting her desk in her apparent defeat. ] No one lets me kill ANYTHING. How am I supposed to li-iii-iiiiiiive?!
[ WOE, WOE IS HER. ]
carrotkeeperIt's kinda weird, isn't it? This whole place. But hey, looks like everyone's trying to make the best of it.
[There's a momentary pause, and-]
I thought talking about our homes might be nice. In case anyone's feeling homesick or anything.
So where do you all come from?
[There's a momentary pause, and-]
I thought talking about our homes might be nice. In case anyone's feeling homesick or anything.
So where do you all come from?
ragnarsson[Ivar's in the stables for this broadcast, petting the horse that he usually chooses as his mount. There's a reason he's chosen this particular location as will soon become evident.]
I was told by someone I should tell you stories from my home in an attempt to help this place make more sense. So I shall tell you one, but I warn you I am a warrior first and foremost, so you must forgive me if the tale comes out poorly. I'm sure some of you have been wondering why the horses like Garpr here have eight legs. There is a reason for that in the story they tell back home.
Very long ago, Asgard needed to build a wall to defend itself against things like the giants that roamed the other realms. But how to do it? A builder came to them and offered to do the work within three seasons, asking for the sun, the moon, and the goddess Freyja in exchange. Never ones to turn down a bargain, the Aesir said he could do it, but that he had to complete the work in three seasons. He could have no help save that of his stallion Svaðilfari, a wonderous steed who could pull the mighty stones fast enough that the work would be done just before the deadline was due.
Blaming the trickster god Loki for convincing the gods to allow the horse to help with the work, they told him to solve the problem, lest a terrible punishment be wreaked upon him. The clever god knew of one way to get the work to stop.
Loki transformed himself into a mare and, ah, Svaðilfari realized what kind of a horse she was. He went crazy and tore apart his tackle to pursue her, with his owner chasing after him. The stallion was distracted and went into going into the woods with the disguised god long enough to allow the deadline to pass. [Hey, there's some kids in Asgard, so he's not about to spell everything out. He doesn't want someone yelling at him in case someone like Alice is listening in.]
The builder had to finish the work, but when the Aesir discovered he was a frost giant in disguise, the god Thor was called upon to smash his skull into a thousand pieces rather then give him any payment. [Because it ain't a Norse tale unless some bloodshed is involved.] Loki, still in the form of a mare, later gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs named Sleipnir, who is called the best horse among both mortals and gods. He is Odin's mount, and judging by the horses here, apparently has been prolific in making sure his bloodline continues on. So there you have it, a tale of how a normally male god can be the mother of a horse.
[Look, Norse stories are really weird sometimes, so you all will just have to go with this. They'll only get weirder from here on out.]
I was told by someone I should tell you stories from my home in an attempt to help this place make more sense. So I shall tell you one, but I warn you I am a warrior first and foremost, so you must forgive me if the tale comes out poorly. I'm sure some of you have been wondering why the horses like Garpr here have eight legs. There is a reason for that in the story they tell back home.
Very long ago, Asgard needed to build a wall to defend itself against things like the giants that roamed the other realms. But how to do it? A builder came to them and offered to do the work within three seasons, asking for the sun, the moon, and the goddess Freyja in exchange. Never ones to turn down a bargain, the Aesir said he could do it, but that he had to complete the work in three seasons. He could have no help save that of his stallion Svaðilfari, a wonderous steed who could pull the mighty stones fast enough that the work would be done just before the deadline was due.
Blaming the trickster god Loki for convincing the gods to allow the horse to help with the work, they told him to solve the problem, lest a terrible punishment be wreaked upon him. The clever god knew of one way to get the work to stop.
Loki transformed himself into a mare and, ah, Svaðilfari realized what kind of a horse she was. He went crazy and tore apart his tackle to pursue her, with his owner chasing after him. The stallion was distracted and went into going into the woods with the disguised god long enough to allow the deadline to pass. [Hey, there's some kids in Asgard, so he's not about to spell everything out. He doesn't want someone yelling at him in case someone like Alice is listening in.]
The builder had to finish the work, but when the Aesir discovered he was a frost giant in disguise, the god Thor was called upon to smash his skull into a thousand pieces rather then give him any payment. [Because it ain't a Norse tale unless some bloodshed is involved.] Loki, still in the form of a mare, later gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs named Sleipnir, who is called the best horse among both mortals and gods. He is Odin's mount, and judging by the horses here, apparently has been prolific in making sure his bloodline continues on. So there you have it, a tale of how a normally male god can be the mother of a horse.
[Look, Norse stories are really weird sometimes, so you all will just have to go with this. They'll only get weirder from here on out.]
beefaroniThis is Asterios.
I am asking for advice.
I want to do the jobs. But I am not sure which job would be better for this place.
Cultivators or Sentinels. I can use strength for both. I am very strong.
When it comes to fights, I can lose myself to madness.
But for farming, I scare people, difficult to work with them.
What would be better for Asgard? What would be better for everyone else?
I am asking for advice.
I want to do the jobs. But I am not sure which job would be better for this place.
Cultivators or Sentinels. I can use strength for both. I am very strong.
When it comes to fights, I can lose myself to madness.
But for farming, I scare people, difficult to work with them.
What would be better for Asgard? What would be better for everyone else?
