The Life of Lights is drawing to a close and an eerie calm has set in over Mandalus. While the city has somehow inflicted an absolute ridiculous amount of holiday cheer for the Honored Guests? War always looms around the corner. The war that the Honored Guests have been brought to fight in is now in the last days. The following days will be chaotic, cruel, and insane as the Serpent and the Cult unleash their last efforts to bring about the end of the multiverse. Reasons will be made clear, how the Honored Guests came to Mandalus will be revealed, and just maybe everyone will be returned home.
➡ MANDALUS AND THE C'MENI
During this time, the C'Meni have been quiet. For those that are new to the game? Here is a quick catch up course:
The C'Meni are a group of natives from beyond the barrier of Mandalus. Before the game-narrative started, the C'Meni fled from a desert city from the onslaughts of the Serpent and the Cult. They were able to reach their holy city Mandalus. The System, currently in charge then, took the C'Meni in. They feared for the safety of the people in their city and thus restricted the C'Meni to a large building underneath the Residential District. This building encased a giant Obelisk that is thought to power the barrier around the city. However, this Obelisk is also a giant computer from the ancient days of Mandalus. The C'Meni extracted information from it and created weapons for the System to fight the Serpent and his followers. The Serpent aimed to destroy them, but thanks to a handful of Honored Guests, about 30 survivors were able to leave the facility.
They are also the ones responsible for creating the weapon that has broken "the sky", as many Honored Guests comment. Since then they have been imprisoned in C'Vorti the Prison City and then rescued. Now, Princess Iafara works along side the Mandalian Government. They have placed Ardon Industries under occupation and hope to discover what the Cult is truly up to. But, they won't know until it is too late.
➡ THE SECRETS OF THE SPACEPORT
Thanks to the crew of the USS Enterprise and their forces, the Spaceport was taken back. However, the hunt for why the Cult took the structure is still underway. On December 31st, in a narrative event, the reason will be fully revealed. However, this does not stop us from revealing just a little bit what the Cult has found.
Under the ruins of the Spaceport lies an ancient underground temple by the name of A'Vylin. Lost to the city as the Serpent began to attack the planet, this holy sight was once the place of high worship for the Mandalian people. Tree branches and roots freely grew through out the building and encompassed around a pair of very large doors that created a seal of sorts. After the flash event, players will be able to explore this area.
A'Vylin the Lost Temple (click for bigger images)
➡ EVENT TIMELINE
December 31st As mentioned on our holiday post, a blizzard will kick up in the early morning hours and continue on through out the next few days.
January 1st New Years Day. The blizzard continues. Tremors will begin to be felt in various parts of the city.
January 2nd Flash Event! A massive earthquake will hit along side the narrative post. The blizzard begins to subside in the late hours of the night.
January 3rd Event end. Citizens will gather to send out lit candles on the semi-frozen waters of Mandalus to celebrate their holiday.
January 4th Life of Lights draws to a close. The blizzard and earthquakes have subsided. The C'Meni will address the Honored Guests concerning the narrative post.