Event | Landfall | Bresilyk | Countryside

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: December 3 - 11, 2013
Location: Bresilyk countryside (landfall)
Situation: Tu Vishan makes landfall at the winterbound republic of Bresilyk!
Warnings/Rating: Please include warnings in comment subject lines

OOC Post | Approved Items | Special Gifts
Aihsohlow | Phorezton | Markutte | Countryside

The countryside is layered with snow that is up to four meters deep, all fallen within the past two months as a cold season falls upon the country. There are numerous roads in between towns and small, domed minesteads and each road is oddly clear of snow and ice. Closer inspection reveals that the surfaces are heated by some technology buried beneath the black surfaces. Occasional construction crews can be seen tearing up or laying down new surfacing over a web of thick, coated wires that presumably provide the heat. Snow is often found sculpted near crossroads, taking artistic shape in anything from beautifully arched sculptures to recreations of local fauna.

Wildlife can be spotted here and there, with a large herd of antlered beasts making their way across the snowy grounds. Webbing between their toes (yes, toes) allows each of the large, white animals to traverse upon the snow-tops with barely a print left in their wake. Hunting parties can be seen chasing after the fringes of this herd while wearing some sort of hovering harness and it is evident that the beasts are a primary source of meat for the people. Birds flit back and forth, a few predatory mammals can be spied at the edges of the icebound forests, and there are a variety of serpentine pets kept by residents fortunate to live in the warmer domed towns.

Speaking of towns, the three within the barrier's reach are spaced roughly twenty kilometres away from one another, forming a triangle of commerce that sustains each. Aihsohlow represents the southernmost town, Phorezton the northernmost, and Markutte the northeastern one. There are a variety of small minesteads in between that would greet travellers, but only reluctantly allow them into their homes. Stories abound of troubles outside the domes and they are not apt to invite said troubles inside.

Roadways | Minesteads | Other

Comments

[alphatar]

[Korra remembered that moment when her father was sentenced to death. How far that pushed her and just then she really felt for Sabriel.]

...I'm sorry.

[bindsthedead]

It's- [Sabriel shook her head.] When I go back to my world I won't be able to mourn him for- very long. But once I deal with the thing that killed him, I will give his body the final rites.

[It wasn't fair, Sabriel thought distantly, that rather than have time to mourn her father she had to flee, though the practical part of her knew that defeating Kerrigor and surviving for as long as she could to attain that goal mattered more than her own grief.]

[alphatar]

[Not even time to grieve, and Korra couldn’t even offer her help or support. She’d be returning to her own world to enjoy the six months in Republic City with Mako before the Glacier Spirits festival.

If she kept her memories of being on Tu Vishan, it would be hard to think of people fighting their own battles. And like Sabriel, facing their losses. Looking at the dead buck, Korra’s quiet for a long time.]

…can’t you talk to the dead?

[bindsthedead]

Only if they refuse to pass on, or died recently enough that that hey haven't gone past the Ninth Gate yet. Abhorsen- Father- because of the way he died, he'll pass quickly beyond the point where I can contact him. [Sabriel appreciated the sentiment, but not enough to stop her from explaining why it wouldn't work.]

[alphatar]

Oh.

[This isn’t going the way Korra wanted at all. Any possible way that could help out Sabriel just seems to go even worse intended. Not only that, but it’s beginning to force Korra to think about her father. Something she isn’t ready to do out here. Her gaze falls onto the snow passing by below them and she grows silent.]

[bindsthedead]

I was able to speak to him, before- [Sabriel takes a deep breath.] Before I had to go.

He said he loved me. [And Sabriel knows her father put his duty as an Abhorsen above his duty as a father, but she doesn't hold that against him. She knows she'll have to do the same thing one day.]

[alphatar]

[Just thinking of her own father telling her that, Korra can sympathize with getting to speak with your father before possibly never seeing him again.

Leaning forward, Korra places her hand on Sabriel’s shoulder to give it a squeeze.]

[bindsthedead]

[It's a surprise, but not one Sabriel minds- she turns back to face Korra, offering a small, sad, but entirely sincere smile.]

Thank you for letting me talk about this.

[alphatar]

[Giving a comforting smile in return, Korra says, as if it’s been on her mind the whole time:] We need to talk about these things. If you ever want to, I’m here.