Elfcity

HOW TO SURVIVE IF YOU GET STUCK IN ELF CITY

- DO NOT panic

- DO NOT give the elves your name

- DO NOT accept any milk, cookies, or sweets offered by the elves

- DO accept any toys or trinkets offered as gifts by the elves, if you refuse these they WILL ATTACK

- DO NOT keep any elf-made toys on your person for an extended period of time, you must break them while the elves aren't looking. DO NOT let the elves witness you doing this, or they WILL ATTACK

- in the event that an elf-made toy starts speaking to you, DO NOT talk back. DESTROY IT IMMEDIATELY

- DO NOT follow the elves into their factory, politely but firmly decline if they offer to give you a "grand tour"

- FIND A PLACE TO HIDE, you will need to lose the elves to do this. The elves will follow you wherever you go at first, but be patient. They will eventually be distracted by their games and toys, when this happens RUN AWAY, DO NOT BE SEEN LEAVING

- COVER YOUR TRACKS, footprints in the snow will let the elves track you. You do not want the elves to find you

- KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY; at first the snow will fall continuously, but as time passes it will start to slow. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU FIND YOUR HIDING PLACE BEFORE IT STOPS FALLING

- DO NOT enter the forest at the back of the city. It may look like a good hiding place, but it is NOT REAL, and you will be lost for good. Go no further than the abandoned buildings at the edge of the trees

- ALWAYS STAY IN VIEW OF THE GLASS, if you wander out of view people in the real world will not longer be able to see you. However, DO NOT GO TOO CLOSE TO THE GLASS either. If the elves see you do this they WILL ATTACK

-DO NOT attempt to escape through the cracks in the walls before the snow stops falling, you will either be crushed by the constantly expanding and constricting seams, or you will get stuck and render yourself EXTREMELY VULNERABLE to the elves

- once the last snowflake falls, the globe will go dark. REMAIN CALM WHEN THIS HAPPENS, STAY IN YOUR HIDING PLACE

- if you have a magic user on the outside who can warp you to safety, now is the time for them to do so. However, YOU MUST NOT TELEPORT IF THERE ARE ANY ELVES NEARBY, THE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU BRING ONE OUT WITH YOU COULD BE DIRE. If you cannot safely warp without being seen by elves, read on for the manual escape method

- while in the dark, you may hear the elves calling out to you. DO NOT RESPOND, remain in your hiding place

- you may hear a jingling bell. DO NOT INVESTIGATE, stay in your hiding place

- at this point the elves will have changed, making them more difficult to spot in the dark. If you catch a glimpse of one, DO NOT look at it for more than a second. Its eyes are not its eyes, and it WILL sense your gaze

- if the elves find where you are hiding, RUN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIGHT THEM, they are small but their claws are sharp, and they outnumber you

- it is possible to evade the elves by flying, but DO NOT fly too high or for too long. Like the forest, the sky is also NOT REAL, and you will be lost forever if it grabs you

- after an indeterminant amount of time, the wind will pick up and the snow will start to rise rapidly, appearing as though it is "falling backwards". THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ESCAPE, leave your hiding place and run to the nearest crack in the wall

- at this point the elves will start chasing you, if they haven't already. This is unavoidable, you must KEEP RUNNING and not look back. The elves must not catch you

- when you reach the cracked wall, you should see that it has started to "bleed" a thick dark substance. This is your sign that escape is now possible; take a deep breath, close your eyes, and climb in

- the elves will attempt to drag you back out by sinking their claws into your tail and any exposed limbs. IGNORE THE PAIN AND KEEP MOVING NO MATTER WHAT, if you can get far enough in they will lose their grip

- DO NOT open your eyes or mouth or inhale while immersed in the dark substance

- while immersed in the dark substance, your skin may start to feel painful and/or unbearably itchy. This is normal, keep moving and do not let it distract you. You should suffer no long-term harm from contact with the substance

- DO NOT PANIC if you start to run out of air, keep crawling and DO NOT inhale. Just when you feel like you are about to suffocate, you will suddenly fall forwards into open air. You have now successfully escaped Elfcity, and can now safely breath again. However, DO NOT open your eyes until you have wiped off all remnants of the dark substance

- upon escaping, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATLY, especially if you were scratched or bitten by an elf. Even if you feel fine, it is advised you stay under observation by a medical professional and/or mage for at least 24 hours after leaving Elfcity

- CHECK YOUR POCKETS, you may have unwittingly brought back elf toys or treats with you. If you find something you suspect is elf in origin, DESTROY IT

- please note that the period where the snow falls upwards is your ONLY window to escape Elfcity. If you miss this chance, you will have to survive another day and night within the globe. Though the elves seemingly become passive again once the globe lights up and the snow falls down once more, this time they will follow you much more closely, and will remember your previous hiding spot. Escaping the elves will be much more difficult if this happens, therefore it is highly recommended you escape during the first cycle






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