#Riverhymn

[tare-otome]

Riverhymn

The lights glowed like fireflies~

[elliott6669]

Scenery: Riverhymn

[r4d14t3lov3]

Somewhere over there

She missed him terribly. It was too late to call, it'd be selfish to wake him, so she quickly dismissed that notion. Instead, she quietly made her way up the winding walkway to the majestic tree from where she had a perfect view of the mountain that housed The Base. She couldn't make out the fire of course, but it was good to know he was over there somewhere.

Little did she know that Kotallo sat by the pool looking out East to where he knew Riverhymn was. Sleep eluded him once again, her absence leaving him restless and cold.  Perhaps he'd send a message, so he wouldn't wake her.

[robo-dino-puppy]

horizon forbidden west | riverhymn

[horizon-series-details]

A while ago, I stumbled upon an abandoned Utaru settlement placed between The Oldgrowth and Plainsong. It’s unnamed, and only has a fast travel point, so I went ahead and marked the location on the map.

I originally came here to talk about some of the ways Utaru display plants, and since this location isn’t actually coded in-game as a settlement, that means I actually have full camera control and can get lower to the ground where needed. I wanted to talk specifically about these pots, but that may be for a later date, as it occurred to me that I haven’t actually talked about this place yet.

As I begun looking for any sort of clues as to what this settlement could have been, I started picking up on some things. One of them is these- I had assumed at first glance that they were more elaborate plant holders, however, compared to the ones from Riverhymn (Right), they actually may be closer to ovens or furnaces

While I was exploring other settlements, I noticed something. The unnamed settlement (left) is one of the only two that has a room like this. The only other one I found was located in Plainsong (right), where it seems to be used as a means to display offerings, likely for the Land-Gods.

My original thought was that it was actually an earlier version of Plainsong due to the similarities with the offerings room and the location, but some quick research, as well as a few things I found in the area quickly shot that idea down. Despite that, I can’t shake the feeling that it has some sort of connections to Plainsong specifically, perhaps an expansion was planned? Or alternatively, due to the close proximity to it, maybe it was part of the Oldgrowth, just from before the events of Forbidden West.

[forbiddenwestern]

If you could live in any HFW settlement which would you pick?

[horizonedits]

RIVERHYMN

[journeyofaloy]

Riverhymn ♥

[jamminsamart]

seasonal com for Riverhymn on twitter!

[thessalian]

Thess vs Slitherfangs

Slightly different deal than I was expecting this morning...

Over to Tide's Reach I go--

Ah. So apparently I can't even do this one yet. Because Reasons. I must pick something up in the next few bits of main quest that'll let me.

...is it wrong that I want to chase these guys by overriding a Tideripper?

Anyway. I guess I should head over in the direction of Fall's Edge for main quest--

Wait. There's that new mention of Tremortusk site on the map over in the desert area. I should double-check a thing...

That says Slitherfang Site.

THAT SAYS SLITHERFANG SITE I GO.

Okay. Carefullyyyyyyyyyyy ... I have so many problems with these things... Set up a blast trap just in case aaaaaaaaaand... POONK.

...Sooooooooooo maybe I don't have so many problems with these things when I have prep time. Huh.

AND I'M SHORT ONE SLITHERFANG EARTHGRINDER. Fuck you.

...Maybe I should see if that other site is spitting out Slitherfangs.

IT IS! HUZZAH! I GO!

That one went down even easier. Nice. Now. Directly to a workbench. No dawdling.

NEW UPGRADE ON MY SPIFFY STEALTH ARMOUR! Now, what do I need next?

...Apex Slitherfang heart. Riiiiiiiiiiight. Can I set the clock to night here?

What do you mean, "Unavailable"? The one time I want to use that mechanic, you won't let me?!?

Fine. I'll just wait for night to happen on its own and fast travel. Meantime, I should head to Fall's Edge. Buuuuuut I should also get that one campfire between desert and jungle. I can start from ... this campfire here.

Aaaaaaaaand I tripped right into an errand. Huh. Tenakth lady wants word of her old crush and a flower delivery. I could use something low-stakes, sure.

I could shoot the everything while picking these flowers, but let's see how good my stealth chops really are.

...Pretty damn good, apparently. And over to Plainsong.

Plainsong is so beautiful now. Everything sings.

Lao, Ven ... you guys are adorable. Lao especially. So enthusiastic.

And ... Riverhymn, huh? Okay.

Ah. Well, at least Tenakth lady will know.

Aww. Her granddaughter is adorable too. A little tsundere, but hey. She's Tenakth.

Now. Campfire, work. And then, I will go on a night hunt for Slitherfangs.

I woke up this morning with my left outer thigh aching like someone hit it with a car. I have no idea why. But I have to work like this, sooooo...

[bluntblade]

writing patterns tag game

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

Thank you @sinvulkt for the tag ☺️

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1. A Storm to Meet the Darkness (The Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40K)

The ship gleamed in Sol’s light, above the Skye orbital plate. 

2. Under Saturnine (The Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40K)

“I had not envisaged a techmarine among the kill-teams,” Rogal Dorn stated, as blunt and uncompromising as any of the walls he’d fashioned.

3. A Last Chance (Star Wars Prequel Era, Dooku: Jedi Lost)

In the final analysis, it really wasn't fair. None of it was.

4. The Spirits We Carry (Horizon) Talanah/Nakoa, Nakoa/Marea

Journeying west through the western Sundom was hazardous, even with the Sun Carja and the Tenakth enjoying a wary peace. Where once columns of soldiers had filed, now dangerous Machines stalked among the trees. 

5. How No One Stole Life Day (thanks to Osohla and Zudea and friends) (Star Wars, post-Sequels) Osohla/Zudea

It was the night before Life Day and as the poem had it, all was silent.

6. The Ghosts of Jakku (Star Wars Sequels) Rey/Kaydel

Rey hadn’t actually taken time to look back at Jakku when she left it.

7. Stars' Flight (Star Wars: Lost Stars) Thane Kyrell/Ciena Ree

Ciena Kyrell, once Ciena Ree, had heard plenty of people ask what the New Republic did with its revenue, if its fleet was so sparse where the Empire's had been so massive, so domineering.

8. Hunter's Hymn, Healer's Lament (Horizon)

The village of Riverhymn, tucked away as it was in the northwestern hills of the Utaru lands, was usually quiet.

9. Ryloth Besieged (Star Wars)

Major Blyer Towast of the First Order surveyed the world below him and cursed his fortune, just as he did every morning.

10. Lost in Stardust (Star Wars: Lost Stars/Original Trilogy) Thane Kyrell/Ciena Ree

Above Scarif, Thane felt a different kind of weightless than usual, as his squadron followed the reverberations of the Death Star's onslaught. 

*** ** * ** ***

Patterns, I guess 🤔 if not one overiding pattern. I like to create a little intrigue, and set out a setting and a character's emotional state early on. And if I can hook the reader with something evocative, I'll jump at the chance.

Now for some no-pressure tags:

@tjerra14 @foibles-fables @mehoymalloy @dreaminghour

[tare-otome]

In Bloom

After meandering back into the Shining Wastes, i happened upon an older Tenakth woman, Derikka, and her granddaughter Teikka. Derikka is reminiscing about the flowers and her old love, an Utaru man named Nilo, and we are tasked with finding his whereabouts with a gift of Scarletstems, Nilo's favorite flower...

Derikka amicably bathes in her wistful nostalgia...

Meanwhile Teikka scoffs with all the sass of any teenager...

We travel to Plainsong only to find out that Nilo had moved to Riverhymn some time ago...

We travel to Riverhymn and find a girl, Jia, kneeling by Nilo's grave, Scarletstems all around. Jia is Nilo's daughter, and says he had died 5 years prior... We must go back to tell Derikka what we found...

We find Derikka and Teikka and tell them what we learned. Derikka takes the news with grace, and at least she gets closure.

I liked this quest; we all probably have these thoughts of "what if" thinking about the different paths our lives could have gone in.

[horizon-forbidden-sheesh]

Hey, here’s a nifty reference tool that’s been sitting in my drafts for over a year!! 

Location key & more notes on distances and travel below the break.  

*Locations aren’t always exact, but were chosen to determine approximate distance & travel times.

NORA (Blue)

- Mother’s Watch = Colorado Springs, CO  

- Hunter’s Gathering = Montrose, CO 

BANUK (Teal)

- Stone Yield = Yellowstone, WY

- Song’s Edge = Moran, WY

- Banuk Encampment = Hahns Peak Village, CO

OSERAM (Orange)

- Free Heap = Green River, UT  

- Hidden Ember = Las Vegas, NV

- The Claim = ???, ID

CARJA (Red)

- Dawn’s Sentinel = Grand Junction, CO

- Daytower Gate = Gateway, CO

- Gatelands = Canyonlands, UT

- Meridian = Red Mesa, AZ

- Sunfall = Bryce Canyon

- Chainscrape = Big Water, UT

- Barren Light = Page, AZ

UTARU (Green)

- Plainsong = Dixie Forest, UT

- Riverhymn = Frisco Peak, UT

- Stone’s Echo = Fredonia, AZ

THE BASE (Nora Blue)

- Wheeler Peak, NV

TENAKTH (Clan Colors)

- Arrowhand = Caliente, NV

- Scalding Spear = Duckwater, NV

- Memorial Grove = Silver Peak, NV

- The Bulwark = Yosemite Valley, CA

- Thornmarsh = Bakersfield, CA

QUEN (Coral)

- Legacy’s Landfall = San Francisco, CA

OLD ONES (Grey) 

- Maker’s End = Salt Lake City, UT

- The Greenhouse = Sacramento, CA

- Zenith Lab = Los Angeles, CA

TRAVEL SPEEDS

Jogging (6mph / 10mph sprint)

*half travel day: 4 hrs (25 mi.)

*full travel day: 8 hrs (50-60 mi.)

*through the night: 12 hrs (100 mi.)

Riding (25mph / 45mph sprint / 3x Jogging)

**half travel day: 3 hrs (80 mi.) /= 1.5 days of travel by foot

**full travel day: 6 hrs (150 mi.)  /= 3 days of travel by foot

**through the night: 12 hrs (450 mi.) /= 1-2 weeks of travel by foot

Flying (80mph / 10x Jogging / 3x Riding)

***half travel day: 3 hrs (250 mi.) /=  1 week of travel by foot

***full travel day: 6 hrs (500 mi.) /=  1 week of travel by charger

DISTANCES

Base to Scalding Spear = ~100 mi (on foot: thru night / on charger: 4hrs / on sunning: 1hr)

Base to Memorial Grove = ~300 mi (on foot: 3-5 days / on charger: 1 day / on sunwing: 2hrs)

Base to Bulwark = ~450 mi (on foot: 1 week / on charger: thru night / on sunwing: 4hrs)

Base to Thornmarsh = ~500 mi

Base to Legacy’s Landfall = ~700 mi (on foot: 2-3 weeks / on charger: 2 days / on sunwing: 6hr)

Base to Plainsong = ~80 mi (but assume you can glide most of it and get there in half a day) 

Base to Barren Light = ~250 mi

Base to Chainscrape = ~300 mi 

[r4d14t3lov3]

Chapter 16 is finally up.

From late in chapter 16:

Over on the rich lawns beside the settlement’s gate a group of children were playing with a ball Fashav knew to be woven of reed and softened with moss. When they saw him draw nearer they raced towards him, greeting him cheerfully, bouncing up and down, dancing around him.

“Marshal! Marshal!” they called, and joined him the rest of the way, chatting lively. 

Fashav’s heart lifted a bit, and he bent to pick up the little girl who always clung to him whenever he visited. 

She threw her small arms around his neck and put her head on his shoulder. “I’m so happy you’re back, Marshal Fashav,” she whispered into his ear. 

Fashav smiled, warmth spreading through him, though it broke his heart at the same time, tears burning in his eyes unexpectedly. 

Fashav carried her through Riverhymn’s gate, the kids clouding around and in front of him like a great entourage, his guards walking off to find food and rest. 

People turned and waved, Fashav said many hellos and gave one-armed hugs, the little girl still holding on tight. 

Fashav saw her long before Nel even turned from the commotion the children were causing in the settlement. There she stood in all her slender beauty, her dark hair shining, her shoulders a bit sunkissed; she had probably spent too much time under yesterday’s cloudless sky. 

His heart skipped a beat when their eyes met, her face lighting up with such joy and a glow on her cheeks he hadn’t seen before. She was positively radiant. 

Nel clapped her hands over her mouth and nose in disbelief, then came running towards him. Apologizing to the little girl, he sat her down, then caught Nel in his arms, as she came flying towards him, twirling her around and around, their noses buried in the other’s neck.

“Oh, my darling,” Fashav whispered, and Nel wrapped her legs around his waist, holding on, never wanting to let go. 

“I have missed you so,” she whispered back, her hands cupping his face, her lips inching closer to his. 

“And I have missed you,” Fashav said, as their lips finally met.

[robo-dino-puppy]

view of plainsong

[singingkestrel]

I really am a sucker for glowy lights.