OOC DISCUSSION POST: Putting an End to the End

[asgardmods]

About halfway through the events of the E.T. Phone Home catastrophe, the gods will push a message (which may or may not have been penned entirely by Freyr) en masse to all bracelets connected to the network. It will cut through the static and network malfunctions to read:

The World Tree is dying. You are resourceful heroes, Travelers, and you've saved this world once already from Thiazi. Now, please: help us save it from itself.

Our resources are at your disposal. Let us work together from now until the end, whenever that might be.

Currently, Asgard has a "stock" endgame in store, but how the events pan out (and what exactly those events are going to be) can be easily influenced by the Travelers interested in doing so. This is a post for OOC discussion about things to do and try, and also a place for handwaving IC research/investigation.

Think of this a little like Dungeons and Dragons: since it's not feasible to expect someone to RP "sitting in the library for two days researching X topic," HERE is an example of how the handwaving will go. Are they writing a letter to the dwarves? Pestering the dragons? Poring over books from the forbidden section of Vanaheim? Let me know, and we'll work out what they find out, and how it could be useful! There is no "right" answer, or certain "revelation" that I'm looking for in particular. If you think your character might get involved, go ahead and post under that heading! If you want to start some non-handwaved IC discussion between characters, you're welcome to do that on Mimir's post when it goes up at the end of the event to invite interested Travelers to Vanaheim. Otherwise, if you'd like to start some OOC discussion with fellow players or me about what there might even be to look into, go ahead and do it here!

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[true_renaissance_man]

He has seen those kinds of expressions before both here in Asgard and at home so he doesn't pay them too much mind. The research is more important. Just expect a smile at every new discovery!

Given this information the next step seems to be what to do with it. They could stand around shooting beams into the ground trying to give the tree energy but that might only make a hole and do nothing to solve the problem. Would there have been any stories or rumors about why the tree might be fading? Maybe something similar to this has happened before without all the worlds going into through the 'death and rebirth' cycle or does it always follow through when the tree weakens?

Also dreams. He will wonder why he didn't think of this before! The world tree seemed to be trying to speak through dreams so going around and trying to collect as many of those to look for similar themes and ideas seems like a good idea to him. He remembers a frozen tree in his own dreams but maybe there are others who remember more about it. Maybe there might even be a way to help people remember what they dreamed or to help clarify what it was they saw. Perhaps even those with telepathy in the city could use that power to pull up hidden details. So heading out again to research and ask questions about dreams and whether or not there is a way to make them clearer.