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Desolated - Part 1
SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING IN THE CHASM.Perhaps you should ask the Eye about it if you find them, but it's been a while since someone's heard from them.
All rolls from Chasmjumping, Chasm Explorations, and Chasm Hunting are boosted to the 4-item maximum for the duration of this event. This does count for Eagle Eye for explorations and hunting.
On July 26, 2023, reports of the following Chasmjump came in:
You've wandered deep into the Chasm, past a steep, slick drop made of a crystalline surface. The darkness beckons below. You enter, knowing of the Eye and their many abilities.This was reported to the Faction leaders, and a plan was created to enter the Chasm and question The Eye more...However, before you lies a glowing tunnel where the Eye should be, the light pouring through making you feel sick. You drop deeper and deeper in the cosmic void, unable to float like you should in this place. What's going on?
Before you lies the Eye.
Fallen.
OURGH... OH. PLEASE... DO NOT ENTER THE TUNNEL... IT LEADS TO THE DESOLATED WORLD. OURGH... YOU ARE NOT SAFE HERE! THE MASSIVE CREATURES, THEY HAVE KNOCKED ME FROM MY PLACE GUARDING IT. THE TUNNEL IS UNSAFE, YOU MUST LEAVE! You find the world twisting as a tendril reaches forth from the massive, fallen Eye, touching your forehead. You find yourself where you once were, but you remember everything. The Eye... the Eye is such a well-known entity. If they're hurt, you don't know what else could be happening. You have to tell someone.
Desolated - Part 2
You hover down into the Eye's chamber, the titular being stuck back in the wall, staring down at a gaggle of Rixixi covered in hazmat gear. Fang's Quarantine ring stares back up at the Eye, Fang themself waving as you land. The ringleader approaches, addressing you.
Fang says: We've gotten Jim's permission to enter the tunnel. Apparently, someplace that they call the Desolated World is through there. It's massively irradiated and Jim hasn't seen life pass by in ages, but they're confined to one rift. Someone could have survived, and they want to know, especially since monsters are flying out of the rift and terrorizing Sxriix now.
The Eye says: I WILL KEEP MY EYE ON YOU FROM AFAR. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, I CAN PULL YOU BACK. STAY SAFE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW THINGS HAVE MANAGED OUT THERE.
Fang says: You can come with us, but you've got to wear at least some protection against the elements. I've brought some, here.
Fang says: Looks like we're ready. Open 'er up, Jim.
With some hesitation, you follow.
It's a long walk, your eyes eventually getting used to the light somewhat. What you don't get used to is the silence. Fang's people are loners used to working long periods without being bothered, they don't have much to say even if prompted. So, you walk, a ringing building up in your ears. You aren't sure if it's just tinnitus from the booming silence or if it's something else getting into your head. When you finally can't take it any more, you watch as Fang leaps and falls out of the tunnel. Running forward, you see it.
First, you see the green sky, full of dark rifts unlike the neon ones you typically see sending you to the Chasm. You see a pair of suns - red and blue, you barely see as you squint - beating heat down upon you as you close your eyes and look away. Looking down, you take in your surroundings. You're still within the rift, but below you, the sand - it's all sand, you're in a desert - is a dark, brownish-black. There are sparse pieces of vegetation here and there, but it's hard to make them out, as they're all black too. It's all sand and black desert plants as far as the eye can see, but somewhere at the edge of the horizon, you see a pale green dome.
You leap out of the rift.
Desolated event images should meet the following requirements:To enter this prompt, you must depict your Rixixi in some sort of PPE! You can use something like the example below, use a hazmat suit, or come up with something on your own, as long as it covers the vents and face at the very least! Covering the entire body and all markings with PPE is allowed for this event! Mechanix do not need to wear PPE.
- Full body (60% or more of the Ixi showing)
- Color OR Greyscale, should clearly show the Ixi's markings either way.
- Background - doesn't have to be extremely complex, but items and features of the background should be defined and clear. See Art Requirements Info for more details!
Desolated event literature should meet the following requirements:
- 600+ words at least!
- All Ixi being rolled should play a major role in the story - Rixixi showing up in passing cannot be rolled.
- There should be some description of the location they are in, but it does not have to be the main focus of the story. Describing it in passing a bit is fine.
For both types:
- Up to four Rixixi can be rolled per image - other ixi can appear for Training Mode EXP, but cannot be rolled to return items!
- Please only post 2 Desolated entries per day maximum - this refers to art pieces rather than Rixixi. In the case of activity sheets, individual panels/parts count as individual art pieces!
Other than that, simply depict your Rixixi exploring the Desolated World! A description of your surroundings is above, but you can also use the following art piece as reference:
You can submit your explorations to THIS PROMPT! Use the following form when you do:
Exploring piece: [Link to the piece here, or put it in the submission URL!]This prompt can be entered multiple times - please do not enter more than twice a day! It's essentially a modified exploration with more lore.
Rixixi: [Link to the Ixi's import]
World Exploring: Desolated World
Bonuses: [Items, Skills, Companions, NPCs, etc]
OPTIONAL: Companion and NPC Bonuses: [List any items, skills, etc being applied to companions or NPCs accompanying your Ixi. Most items will state if they can be applied to anything other than the main Rixixi.]
After several expeditions into the Desolated World with Fang's Quarantine ring, one expedition came up with something important.
Life - and not just life. Sapient, thriving life, deep in the desert.