IC Inbox - Asgard Eventide

[samantha_grey]

An old, brick edifice stands in front of the burnt-down ruins of a home in the hillside. Mountains rear up in all directions, covered in lush, green vegetation. Nobody comes this way anymore, but you have the sense that anything placed in the mailbox attached to this old structure will be found by someone, the only living person for whom this place still has any meaning.

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[burntspirit]

[Now that catches his attention! Sorcerer's guild would definitely keep him occupied for a while.]

Died, you say?

[samantha_grey]

[She nodded and held up a hand for a second. Walking out, she collected one of her maps from the back room and brought it out before spreading it out on the counter, motioning him over to it.]

City's got a lot of locations that look like there's old ley lines, old paths where the magic of the land used to flow. I've tried mapping them. Little hit and miss, but I picked this spot for the shop along where some of the lines connected.

Every time they connected, there's old places that look like they used to have magic shops, things like that. Not easy to tell how, or why, but those things don't work anymore. The herbs still have power, but it's really limited. It's like the life got drained out of this world.

[burntspirit]

Might make sense, considering how a lot of the natives are. Gray and lifeless.

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, I think you're right. Been trying to do the whole emotions things to wake up the lines around this area. It's hit and miss, but if Loki gets back up completely then this place has as much of the juice as it can, and we can see if that helps any.

I don't know for sure what magic they had before, but Alladin's been looking into runes they used to use.

[burntspirit]

The whole emotions bullshit is probably easier for me than it really ought to be. and using writing for magic wouldn't be unsurprising.

[samantha_grey]

They had runes and ogham where I came from too, so it's not too surprising. It seems like most of the stuff that works here, other than what the gods give us, are the things that have to be crafted. But, what do you mean by the emotions being easier?

[burntspirit]

I'm a fire elemental, that feelings thing tends to happen whether I like it or not.

[samantha_grey]

Ah. Yeah, ok. That makes sense. Fiery tempers and all that crap. I tend to get emotions out one way or another too, though most days it isn't really the most pleasant. Me and happy thoughts, not good friends.

[sip]

[burntspirit]

I figured as much.

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, you'll get used to that eventually. Most folks assume happy emotions, but any of them work just as well. I think a few of us got picked for the other ones. Hel house's full of those.

[burntspirit]

hel reminds me too much of some people I know, I'll give you that.

[samantha_grey]

Never actually met the bitch. [sip] I'm better off not meeting her. What I know of how she picks people for this place means I'd probably go for her throat if I ever met her personally.

[burntspirit]

What is it?

[samantha_grey]

[she looked at her cup for a while and shrugged. This was where she started to clam up some. It wasn't a pleasant topic, and she didn't like getting into it, but the basics...]

Queen of death picks people related to death. I've died more than once, and I don't like being defined by it.

[burntspirit]

...Huh. Figures they'd have their preferences, then.

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, they all do. Picked us more for those than anything else. Fire powers are Odin's, and I think he picks the ones who like to study and think things through or something. I try not to think about it that much.

[burntspirit]

[...Somehow he finds this a little funny, considering who he is.]

Might be for the best.

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, that's what I think anyway. I only go to that district for the carnival and to visit people. Hel can kiss my ass.