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If anyone is interested, I've put together a short, basic guide on the city and the things that have happened up until now. A native was kind enough to show me how to submit a document like that - it's just like a typewriter except without all of the fussy ribbons.

[He looks oddly pleased about this, then gets back to the main topic. No point in dilly-dallying.]

The guide can be found here if you want to have a look. I hope it's of help.

Everything I've put there I gleaned from other Travelers, natives, and the gods' announcements. I arrived just before the thick fog lifted, so obviously there are gaps in my knowledge. If anyone could help fill those in for me, that'd be great.


(ooc: So...apparently something wrong when I was re-doing Edmund's icons, because now the icons in this entry from before are all his default. Sorry about that!)

Comments

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I've noticed the people of Heimdall had been more inclined to talk, even if they didn't give me exactly what I needed.

It looks like there might be a bias toward the Travelers of their own district.

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I'm pretty sure you're right about the bias -- it's a pity it doesn't seem to carry over to the gods themselves!

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How do you mean?

[He would have thought the gods were biased already, given the separation of the districts by patron god.]

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[holmes_fanatic]

I talked to Hel, hoping that as my patron goddess, she might be more willing to talk than the others -- no luck! Also Sam-san's not had any luck with Odin. We might just be unlucky in our choice of god's of course, but ...

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No, it simply sounds like the gods might be united in their bias against the Travelers. They might provide us food and shelter, but nothing else would suggest they favour us at all above their city natives.

If the house bias does not affect the gods, asking certain gods might be the answer.

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[holmes_fanatic]

That's true ... Odin's really not impressing me with his social skills generally, but the others ...

Trying someone with a friendlier demeanour might be a better shot.

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According to Sam Winchester's guide, and from my own readings, Sigyn is known to be the kind-hearted one.

Has anyone tried approaching her instead of the others?

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[holmes_fanatic]

Not that I know of. You intend to try?

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Perhaps I will, if I see her around. The gods seem difficult to reach most times.

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[holmes_fanatic]

That's an understatement! Though you could try where making an offering gets you.

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An offering?

[That's...an idea. Not one he would have come up with right away, if he were on his own.]

Has anyone tried that yet?

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[holmes_fanatic]

I was going to take Hel some incense but then I actually met her.

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You...did? [He thought he'd gone back to look at all the gods' interactions with the Travelers, but apparently he'd missed this one.]

When was this?

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[holmes_fanatic]

Not like that -- via the bracelets. Let's see -- it was in the announcement post Baldr made, while all the gods were scolding him and bickering amongst themselves.

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Oh - yes, I do remember that. There were so many replies to that message, I must have lost track of a few of them.

What did you think of Hel?

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[holmes_fanatic]

Either she's in the same boat as Odin in how she relates to people, or she knows them well and deliberately annoys them.

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Not likely to listen to us, I suppose. I'll do a bit more research and approach one of the others - Sigyn looks the most likely at this point.

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[holmes_fanatic]

Good luck! I'll want to hear how it goes.

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Thanks. It looks as if I'll need it.