Aterat; Out of Character Community

Temperatures around Aterat and its surroundings remain very low, affording the snows the fell in late December to stick around. While it makes for slushy sidewalks and much shoveling for those who run businesses, it leaves the place charming, and there is certainly no shortage of warm drinks to go around to stave off the chill.

While various investigations into the recent happenings continue apace, things seem to be rather uneventful (at least in a threatening manner) throughout the city and the citizens are in high spirits. The downtime might even be a great time, if you've been feeling the itch of enterprise, to get your own business going!

Remember, if you guys think of a place that could be a fun addition to the city, you can submit it on the Content Submission page! It doesn't have to be a place for your character's homeworld. It could be something that came up in OOC conversation or whatever sparks inspiration!

And for a bit of OOC information:

» The Test Drive is still up, so invite your friends!
» December AC Check-In is live, and will require no activity proof again, because life has been very unkind to just about everyone.

Throughout the end of December and the beginning of January, snow flurries are common, though the snowfall is never particularly heavy. That will change the evening of the 8th, with heavy snowfall overnight, bringing several inches of fresh snow to blanket the city and the surrounding areas.

Beginning on the 9th, though, a different sort of rain begins to fall. Periodically over the course of the week, brief rains of small crystals of various sizes will fall from the sky. These crystals are no larger than a small coin and shouldn't damage property when they fall, but they do come in a variety of colors and seem to glow with an inner light.

Anyone who picks one up will be treated to a glimpse at the memory contained within. That's right, these crystals house the memories of the other residents of Aterat. They could be as brief as the knowledge of a name, or as involved as a full memory of an event. The memories themselves are as varied as the crystals that fall, and the memories within could be happy or sad, frustrating or elating, but they will involve the emotions of the person they are from. They could also include the information of who it belongs to, but they may also be ambiguous.

You're able to discover as many crystals as you'd like, also, seeing as this strange rain of crystals is lasting a week and there are quite a few memories to go around!

It should also be noted this event is completely voluntary and you need not submit any of your characters' memories if you choose not to. You also can include the stipulation that whoever finds a crystal containing their memories will have no way of knowing from whom it originated. The sky really is the limit!

I encourage everyone to use the post below to share whatever memories they would like to appear in crystals (and to see the tag below for NPC memories they could also stumble upon, free game of course)

If you have any questions, please ask them below!

Happy New Year!