TEST DRIVE MEME

[theflaws]

TEST DRIVE MEME

PREMISE PLOT ARRIVAL SETTING NAVIGATION

01. ARRIVING IN PELEA
A cold wind singing down from the white-capped mountains which hang blue-black in the distance stirs your cheek, the tall grass all around you. A bough creaks as the wind makes it tremble, and the dappled shadows drift over you, leaves rustling. As you blink awake, you hear the quiet hiss of water over stones. You are not where you once were!

You and a large group of strangers are blinking awake, pulling yourselves up off the dirt, grass, and rubble near a small wooded stream. There is no evidence of civilization in sight, and as you exchange stories you realize that you must decide what to do.

Will you head past the trees and towards the mountains? Deeper into the forest? Stay put and wait for help to arrive? You might even try to meet everyone else, and either convince them to band together... or head their separate ways.

02. CITY SLICKER
There are many cities throughout the world of Pelea, and in most player characters, the Flaws, are welcomed as curiosities. From the pastoral villages or bustling, grand cities of Shousal to the massive, sprawling bureaucratic centers of the Empire, your characters will find a wide variety of cultures and races to interact with and investigate. They could be seeking empoyment, answers to the mystery of their arrival, or a quiet place to drink away their worries.

03. WILDCARD!

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B FOR BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE

[shockput]

[ Mages are good friends to have in this country. Thor is known to these people, he came here to request information and has exercised nothing but politesse. One must be careful — though careful is not his nature. His temper flares like all of theirs do and rain soaks the earth and stone of the city. ]

Another day, little one.

[ He smiles at Korra, amiably. ]

Come with me.

runs toward in slow mo

[braavado]

[Korra visibly bristles at being called "little", but that doesn't stop her from noticing that the mage at the door isn't as cool toward this newcomer as he was to her.

She eyes him while hope that she's found help and suspicion clash inside her. Suspicions wins out after a moment.] Why?

[shockput]

[ He nods to the mage in greeting, briskly. ]

I have spoken with them since I arrived. They do not have the answers you seek.

[braavado]

[Just like that, the fight goes out of her, and she practically wilts.] Oh... [She looks back at the mage grumpily.] You could've just said that instead of turning me away all those times. Sheesh.

Thanks for letting me know. [This time she turns back to Thor, her expression much friendlier than before.] I probably would've kept trying for days. [It takes a second for the rest of his words to register, and when they do, she perks up.] Wait--did you say you arrived here?

[She hopes that means what she thinks it does.]

[shockput]

Aye.

[ He lowers his voice, steers her away from the mage, who looks distinctly cheerier for Thor having done so. ]

A month ago, myself and several others. It is not by accident, but by what design, we are making inquiries. It does not pay to speak plainly of where you might be from. We have enemies here.

[braavado]

[Part of her wants to resist him steering her anywhere, just on principle, but even she knows it would be a waste of time to stay when they don't have the information she needs.

Korra grudgingly goes along with Thor, but not before pointing at her eyes and pointing at the mage at the door in a classic "I've got my eye on you, buster" gesture.]

Whoa, wait a sec. [Now that she's actually listening to him, Korra has a lot to say about the information Thor's just given her.] You've been here a month? And why would we even have enemies? I just got here!

[shockput]

[ He follows the gesture with some amusement, as he's wont to do -- it is very charming indeed. ]

We were not brought here without purpose. There are those who seek our help, and so, there too will be those who seek our destruction.

[braavado]

I know they have a name for us. "Flawed" or something like that. That guy back there kept saying it, and I heard it from some people I've run into before, too. You're the first person like me that I've seen, though. I mean, outside of the group I got here with.

[Korra gestures vaguely as she keeps pace with him.] So, what's the deal with the people who hate us?

[shockput]

They call us Flaws.

[ It is a gentle correction. ]

Perhaps it may be merely because we are outsiders, and yet more may be wary of our power, but we know not what they want.

[braavado]

Flaws, huh? Not exactly a step up from what I thought it was. [She sighs, suddenly looking much surlier.] So it's the whole 'we have power they don't understand so they hate us' scenario? That gets old really fast.

[She pauses a second later and perks up as she scans the trees around them.] Oh, hold up. I left Naga around here. [Putting her fingers to her lips, Korra whistles sharply. The polar bear dog comes barreling toward them before she even puts her hand back down.]

[shockput]

Or they do not want us to accomplish what we were brought here to do.

[ Oh distraction, what a delightful creature! Thor smiles brightly at Naga. ]

[braavado]

[After barking happily at Korra, Naga turns her attention to Thor and sniffs at him with obvious curiosity. Korra grins.]

This is Naga. She got pulled into that tear along with me. Naga, this is--uhhh. [Korra bites her lip, looking sheepish.] Actually, I don't think I asked what your name was yet.

[shockput]

[ Naga gets scratched behind the ear, with obvious affection. She is friendly, it inspires friendliness in turn. ]

I am Thor, son of Odin. I hail from Asgard. And you, warrior?

[braavado]

[Thor passes the Naga test with flying colors, which only makes him rise in Korra's esteem. Though she hadn't expected to find another Flaw like this, at least he's a friendly one.]

I'm Korra... from the Southern Water Tribe. [At first, she'd hesitated when people asked her for her name, but relief came with the realization that no one here knew her. There are no expectations here to meet--or fail, as she's likely to do in this state.

One hand still resting on Naga's side, Korra looks at Thor.] So...you really think there's a reason why we're here?

[shockput]

Powerful magic brought us here — never cast without cost or purpose.

[ No recognition of Asgard, that's hit and miss here. He blinks. ]

I have never heard of this Southern Water Tribe, perhaps you may tell me of it someday.

[braavado]

Only if you tell me about your Asgard. [Korra smiles at him.]

I still don't like that I'm trapped here, but that doesn't mean I can't be curious about other worlds. I mean, I never even knew so many existed before this.

[shockput]

[ He returns it in full. ]

That I will. Asgard is one of Nine, though there are many worlds scattered across the cosmos. None such as this.

[braavado]

You can travel between nine worlds?

[To someone who's only heard of one other world her whole life, the very idea is incredible.]

[shockput]

Aye, and a few others, but it is not often an Asgardian is seen there.

[braavado]

[He has her full attention by now, if the wide-eyed look she's giving him is any indication.]

How does that even work? Is there a portal or--or do you have to meditate into those worlds somehow? How many have you been to?

[It's like the floodgates have opened, the questions pouring out of her swiftly in her excitement.]

[shockput]

We have a bridge. A Rainbow Bridge, though some know it as the Bifrost.

[ Naga sits, and Thor's attentive scratches become slower, though no less careful. ]

I have been to many. Our realm keeps the peace between the others.

[braavado]

Wow. [Korra clasps her hands together in front of her, looking a little wistful now.]

I wish it were that easy to travel between worlds back home. There's another world ours is connected to, but only a few people have ever managed to get there.

[shockput]

Aye?

[ He raises his eyebrows. ]

What is it called, and why is it so hard to reach?

[braavado]

It's the Spirit World. The place where spirits live--you probably already guessed that from the name.

[She rubs at her neck, frowning.]

Anyway, only the most spiritual people can get there because you have to meditate into it or something like that. There's no physical way into that world.