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[GlyphGryph]

You are a mountain.



Or, more specifically, you are the spirit that lives inside the mountain. On your side lies a small village of simple, humble, happy people, who sometimes refer to themselves as the children of the mountain. Both you and the village have been here for a long, long time. For most of that time, you have slept.

But something is coming.

Change.

You can feel it, echoes from the future.

You can feel it in your roots, that stretch out and away, into the heart of the earth.

But for now, things are as they always were. Now that you feel yourself rousing, collect your thoughts...

What are your surroundings like?
What do the people call you?
What do they call themselves?
What were you renowned for? (Choose two of your Awakened Skills to gain a level)

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

Name:
Statistics:
Sleeping: 00% -  (Vigor)How awake and active you are
Unthreatened: 100% - (Pace)How calm and peaceful you are
Sturdy: 100% - (Stability)How strong and sturdy you are

Awakened Skills: As you gain knowledge of these skills, more may become open to you. Whenever you level up a skill, you may also choose to put into one of the skills in that section.
Life ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Fire ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Ice ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Weather ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Awareness ☑☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
* Of the Earth ☑☐☐ - You can feel things moving across your surface, and have a rough idea of where they are.
Thought ☑☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
* Dreams ☑☐☐ - (Passive) The people of the mountain occasionally have their dreams influenced by you.

Villagers:
Size: 41
Happiness: 90%
Awareness: 0% - Blissful Ignorance

[Eagle_eye]

I vote for weather and dream awareness.

[Svarte Troner]

What are your surroundings like?
What do the people call you?
What do they call themselves?
What were you renowned for? (Choose two of your Awakened Skills to gain a level)

Cool

1. Sprawling Pine forests, followed by cold steppes.
2. Mount Belyiverkh
3. The Stranniki
4. Ice and Thought

[Armok]

life and Of The Earth

[Tidal]

We are called Kirunumel. At our very base, right before the mountain starts, lays an enormous old growth forest. It has towering red-brown pines that pierce the ever-present cloud of red spores that drift from the peak. As you get closer to the mountain, there are numerous tiny valleys formed by the roots of the mountain, each containing the river that carved it. The pines soon share space with a bewildering variety of fungi. Almost each specimen is unique, many tower from the ground in large fields or sprout from the rough bark of the ancient pine boughs. The foliage (both plant and fungal) gets thicker the closer you get to the top of the peak, as does the temperature and the humidity. No human has ever penetrated the dense plant life to see what lies at the peak. They know only that the spores flow like a silent river from whatever lies above. Our mountain is a dense web of interconnected life, ground and canopy blending so much that many creatures normally limited to the ground can be found high in the trees. Nothing here is wasted; the moment a creature dies, its body begins to show signs of being absorbed back into the web. Even the very air serves to connect life- it is filled with a dense fog of spores, filtering the light into a spectrum of earthy reds and maroons.

Our people are those who embrace life. They live in harmony with the mountain, taking no more than they need and returning all they do not use back into nature. They do not know war, instead, they concentrate on surviving, living simple lives farming edible fungus or hypha snakes. They call themselves the Onoltilat- children of the mountain.

We are Kirunumel, the guardian of the web of Life. We are Aware of all who step into our earthen web.

[monk12]

Thought/Awareness- wise mountain is wise. Old guys hang out on us to meditate.

[GlyphGryph]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

We are called Kirunumel. At our very base, right before the mountain starts, lays an enormous old growth forest. It has towering red-brown pines that pierce the ever-present cloud of red spores that drift from the peak. As you get closer to the mountain, there are numerous tiny valleys formed by the roots of the mountain, each containing the river that carved it. The pines soon share space with a bewildering variety of fungi. Almost each specimen is unique, many tower from the ground in large fields or sprout from the rough bark of the ancient pine boughs. The foliage (both plant and fungal) gets thicker the closer you get to the top of the peak, as does the temperature and the humidity. No human has ever penetrated the dense plant life to see what lies at the peak. They know only that the spores flow like a silent river from whatever lies above. Our mountain is a dense web of interconnected life, ground and canopy blending so much that many creatures normally limited to the ground can be found high in the trees. Nothing here is wasted; the moment a creature dies, its body begins to show signs of being absorbed back into the web. Even the very air serves to connect life- it is filled with a dense fog of spores, filtering the light into a spectrum of earthy reds and maroons.

Our people are those who embrace life. They live in harmony with the mountain, taking no more than they need and returning all they do not use back into nature. They do not know war, instead, they concentrate on surviving, living simple lives farming edible fungus or hypha snakes. They call themselves the Onoltilat- children of the mountain.

We are Kirunumel, the guardian of the web of Life. We are Aware of all who step into our earthen web.

This definitely wins the best effort award, and I'll be taking much of this! Thanks! As a gesture to the poll and the other suggestions, however, I'm going to be replacing Awareness with Thought, and making a couple other minor changes. Very nice work.

You are Kirunumel, sometimes called the Guardian of the Web of Life.
You are nestled in the depths of a thick, untouched forest, far from civilization. The forest turns to a strange, unearthly jungle as it climbs your sides, exotic plants mingling with enormous fungus found nowhere else in the world, before withering away towards your peak, where the ice and cold of the higher altitudes reign supreme.

Our people are the Onoltilat - the children of the mountain. They are a peaceful people, knowing little of violence and naught of war, oblivious to the outside world. They have had their share of hardship, they die and are born knowing of nothing but the mountain, but they are happy, and they persevere. Some would even say they thrive. They are nestled alongside one of your slopes, shielded from the worst of the weather, with slices of slope used to grow their food and raise the small herds of animals they keep.

The strange and vibrant jungle of the mountains slopes, filled with exotic life, is the result of your own special touch - long ago, before you fell into your long sleep, you played a role in shaping their ancestors. Now, it is enough to encourage their growth and help them thrive.

The people of the mountain share your dreams, and you share theirs, giving you insight into their life.

In the distance, the far distance, you catch an echo of a rumble... will you turn your attention to it, reaching out? Focus on the happiness of your village? Struggle to shake off the fog of sleep? There are many choices you can make...

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

Name:
Statistics:
Dreaming: 05% -  (Vigor)How awake and active you are
Unthreatened: 100% - (Peace)How calm and peaceful you are
Sturdy: 100% - (Stability)How strong and sturdy you are

Awakened Skills: As you gain knowledge of these skills, more may become open to you. Whenever you level up a skill, you may also choose to put into one of the skills in that section.
Life ☑☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
*Bloom ☑☐☐ - You can encourage things to grow faster and healthier
*Wither ☐☐☐ - With power over life comes power over death...
Fire ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Ice ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Weather ☐☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
Awareness ☑☐☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
* Of the Earth ☑☐☐ - You can feel things moving across your surface, and have a rough idea of where they are.
* Of the Mind ☐☐☐ - (Unlocked Through Synergy: Thought)You can turn the power of your thoughts to tracking the minds of living creatures that roam your surface.
* Of the Water (Locked: Water(1))
* Of the Air (Locked: Weather(2))
* Of the Forest (Locked: Life(2))
Thought ☑☑☐.☐☐☐.☐☐☐
* Dreams ☑☑☐ - (Passive) The people of the mountain occasionally have their dreams influenced by you, and you will often catches glimpses of their dreams in return.
* Prayers ☐☐☐ - (Passive) The ability to listen to and respond to the wishes and hopes of the mountain people, and perhaps even draw power from them.

Villagers:
Size: 41
Happiness: 92% - +2%! You're recent awakening has caused their fields to thrive!
Awareness: 0% - Blissful Ignorance

[Tidal]

We should continue to awaken to further our awareness of our people.




... ((Whoa! Nice mountain!)) ...

[monk12]

We should continue to awaken to further our awareness of our people.




... ((Whoa! Nice mountain!)) ...

+1 on both accounts

[Loud Whispers]

If Dwarf Fortress can teach you anything, it is that those happy small villagers will quickly take root, dig deep and nest in the mountain like parasites!

So, raise awareness. Have them defend the mountain, or wiped out.

[monk12]

We can be like the giving tree, except instead of a tree, we're a mountain, and our gift is magma!

[Loud Whispers]

We can be like the giving tree, except instead of a tree, we're a mountain, and our gift is magma!

And poisonous gases.

[GlyphGryph]

If you decide to go with waking up (focusing on regaining your power by leveling Awareness), you should also pick a special skill underneath to level up along with it.

[Hitty40]

Posting to watch.

[monk12]

+1 Fire