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[center][i]A new energy has been dripping across the Icefields in the wake of the Bounty of Elements. What better use for something new than to awaken something much, much older? Necromancers have used the leyline to reanimate the bones of those frozen long ago.
It seems almost perfect timing that Lightning has reanimated something of their own… It only seemed right to test dinosaurs against robots in the first ever Battle Arena. Come support Ice as dinosaurs walk Sornieth once more in the coming of a new Ice Age[/i]
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A new energy has been dripping across the Icefields in the wake of the Bounty of Elements. What better use for something new than to awaken something much, much older? Necromancers have used the leyline to reanimate the bones of those frozen long ago.
It seems almost perfect timing that Lightning has reanimated something of their own… It only seemed right to test dinosaurs against robots in the first ever Battle Arena. Come support Ice as dinosaurs walk Sornieth once more in the coming of a new Ice Age
Lore Credit: DeadlyFang
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With dinosaurs running amuck across the Southern Icefields, Ice needs some out-of-flight help! Send in dragons in exchange for currency, raffle tickets, and a chance at some of our [i]winterful[/i] prizes.[/center]
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Ice needs their best dinosaur wranglers to help them in this push. Exalt and receive dragons in exchange for raffle tickets and a chance at some [i]cool[/i] prizes.[/center]
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There’s a Plesiosaurus playing with the penguins, saber-tooth tigers running through the Snowsquall Tundra, and a Pterodactyl flying for the moon… Send in your dragons to help us with these Ice-Aged creatures in return for treasure and gems![/center]
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Dinosaurs and dragons are working together to bring you the best art the Sornieth has ever seen. Send in your dragons to get beautiful artwork in return. [/center]
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[center]The Southern Icefields Excavation Company needs assistance at their dig sites. Crews have been spread across the Southern Icefields in order to find intact fossils before more reanimate. You can join one dig site per day and fund up to two additional dig sites each day for the chance to take home discovered artifacts.
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Send your clan’s best guesser over to check out the fossil buried in the snow! Closest guess wins treasure and prizes.[/center]
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Icicles can come drop by the IF Hub for links to all of the our threads for this push! And [i]yes[/i] there [i]will[/i] be Direwolves. We don’t know where they keep coming from.[/center]
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With dinosaurs running amuck across the Southern Icefields, Ice needs some out-of-flight help! Send in dragons in exchange for currency, raffle tickets, and a chance at some of our
winterful prizes.
Ice needs their best dinosaur wranglers to help them in this push. Exalt and receive dragons in exchange for raffle tickets and a chance at some
cool prizes.
There’s a Plesiosaurus playing with the penguins, saber-tooth tigers running through the Snowsquall Tundra, and a Pterodactyl flying for the moon… Send in your dragons to help us with these Ice-Aged creatures in return for treasure and gems!
Dinosaurs and dragons are working together to bring you the best art the Sornieth has ever seen. Send in your dragons to get beautiful artwork in return.
The Southern Icefields Excavation Company needs assistance at their dig sites. Crews have been spread across the Southern Icefields in order to find intact fossils before more reanimate. You can join one dig site per day and fund up to two additional dig sites each day for the chance to take home discovered artifacts.
Send your clan’s best guesser over to check out the fossil buried in the snow! Closest guess wins treasure and prizes.
Icicles can come drop by the IF Hub for links to all of the our threads for this push! And
yes there
will be Direwolves. We don’t know where they keep coming from.
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Every day a piece of lore containing the adventures of one special Tundra will be posted on this thread. Keep yourself updated by adding yourself to the pinglist below!
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[i]There is the cold and the quiet… And not much else.[/i]
A Tundra blinked her eyes open, not sure what to make of the looming shadows that look more like paper cutouts against the dark sky. There was a word for the dark shapes—she just couldn’t remember what it was.
She staggered up onto legs that felt as if they had the consistency of Baldwin’s goo. Her mind was no more stable as it flitted around, trying to latch onto memories, only to find none. Where there should be her name, what she was, where she was, what she was meant to be doing—there was nothing.
The Tundra drew in a deep breath. Underlying the smell of pine and the freshness of a new snowfall was something bright. The scent was the closest thing to a real memory she’d had in her brief time of awareness. It contained layers of warmth and familiarity that the rest of the world lacked. Before even making up her mind, her body was moving in the direction the scent led her. The scent seemed to be connected to a loud noise echoing in the back of her skull; the stronger the scent became, the louder the noise. It was reminiscent of a wild animal crying out in pain. It took a new visual for her to realize it hadn’t been an act of imagination at all.
In front of her, the low branches of a pine tree contained a creature with long sprawling wings and a curving beak with sharp teeth. For a moment the Tundra wondered if she, too, looked like this. She quickly came to the conclusion that no, this creature had leathery skin and patches of feathers where she had thick white and grey fur. It continued to thrash in an effort to free itself, pulling her attention back.
Despite the creature’s teeth and the long talons at the end of its strange feet, the Tundra knew she had to free it. She set to work in dislodging the wings from the branches. It took more time than she’d have liked with her own wings being weak, but with time they managed. The sun had started its ascent by the time the creature fell into the snow.
It gave itself a shake while its beady eyes peered back at the Tundra. It stretched its jaws wide and the Tundra took a scrambling step back. The creature never did snap, but instead let a letter fall from its open mouth.
The Tundra picked it up.
[quote=Letter One]
To Whomever it may concern,
If you’ve found this letter, then you’ve found Pete the pterodactyl. He will only give this letter and the tasks within to someone that he trusts. Yes, you. Perhaps you’ve felt it in the air, but something is not right with the Ice Fields, perhaps all of Sornieth. I need you to go on a quest to fix what myself and my colleagues have done before it is too late. I understand that this may seem daunting, perhaps even impossible, with such little information. However, I promise to tell you more with time. If you feel you are able to take on what comes next, follow Pete to the village not far from here. He will show you where you need to go next.
To the one that decides to take this on, you have both my deepest regret and sincerest gratitude,
Dr. Flufflebottom
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The Tundra looked up to see that Pete has already begun walking away. She didn’t know what the Ice Fields were… Or Sornieth, but she did know that something didn’t feel right. There was no hesitation as she began to trek after him.
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Day One
There is the cold and the quiet… And not much else.
A Tundra blinked her eyes open, not sure what to make of the looming shadows that look more like paper cutouts against the dark sky. There was a word for the dark shapes—she just couldn’t remember what it was.
She staggered up onto legs that felt as if they had the consistency of Baldwin’s goo. Her mind was no more stable as it flitted around, trying to latch onto memories, only to find none. Where there should be her name, what she was, where she was, what she was meant to be doing—there was nothing.
The Tundra drew in a deep breath. Underlying the smell of pine and the freshness of a new snowfall was something bright. The scent was the closest thing to a real memory she’d had in her brief time of awareness. It contained layers of warmth and familiarity that the rest of the world lacked. Before even making up her mind, her body was moving in the direction the scent led her. The scent seemed to be connected to a loud noise echoing in the back of her skull; the stronger the scent became, the louder the noise. It was reminiscent of a wild animal crying out in pain. It took a new visual for her to realize it hadn’t been an act of imagination at all.
In front of her, the low branches of a pine tree contained a creature with long sprawling wings and a curving beak with sharp teeth. For a moment the Tundra wondered if she, too, looked like this. She quickly came to the conclusion that no, this creature had leathery skin and patches of feathers where she had thick white and grey fur. It continued to thrash in an effort to free itself, pulling her attention back.
Despite the creature’s teeth and the long talons at the end of its strange feet, the Tundra knew she had to free it. She set to work in dislodging the wings from the branches. It took more time than she’d have liked with her own wings being weak, but with time they managed. The sun had started its ascent by the time the creature fell into the snow.
It gave itself a shake while its beady eyes peered back at the Tundra. It stretched its jaws wide and the Tundra took a scrambling step back. The creature never did snap, but instead let a letter fall from its open mouth.
The Tundra picked it up.
Letter One wrote:
To Whomever it may concern,
If you’ve found this letter, then you’ve found Pete the pterodactyl. He will only give this letter and the tasks within to someone that he trusts. Yes, you. Perhaps you’ve felt it in the air, but something is not right with the Ice Fields, perhaps all of Sornieth. I need you to go on a quest to fix what myself and my colleagues have done before it is too late. I understand that this may seem daunting, perhaps even impossible, with such little information. However, I promise to tell you more with time. If you feel you are able to take on what comes next, follow Pete to the village not far from here. He will show you where you need to go next.
To the one that decides to take this on, you have both my deepest regret and sincerest gratitude,
Dr. Flufflebottom
The Tundra looked up to see that Pete has already begun walking away. She didn’t know what the Ice Fields were… Or Sornieth, but she did know that something didn’t feel right. There was no hesitation as she began to trek after him.
Lore Credit: DeadlyFang
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