over a wild solitude
As autumn continues to spread across Novus, something strange begins to happen within the Solterran desert.
Snow falls.
First the land grows cool, and cooler and cooler, until the native horses find themselves shivering for the first time in their sleep. Clouds roll in, one by one, darkening the sky and blotting out the sun, so that it may provide no warmth or respite to the hot-blooded equines.
The temperatures continue to drop, and when the clouds finally decide to spill, their tears are not wet nor warm. They’re cold and white, snowflakes that flutter upon the wind and shift like the sands. First they are light and few, melting as they fall upon the ground. At first the sight may bring joy - Solterra has been hot for years, centuries even. There is rarely rain, but never snow; could this be the gods blessing them for their good behavior?
But then the snowstorm begins in earnest.
The snowflakes become bigger and faster, until a sheet of falling white is all the eye can see. The snow is thick and obscures vision, covering the ground with blanket upon blanket until it makes for difficult walking. As far as the eye can see it’s white, as the sands of the desert are replaced with the white of a winter wonderland. Left, right, forwards or backwards, it all becomes the same - dare to venture into the storm, and you may just find yourself turned around and unable to find your way back home.
What’s this? Snow in Solterra?! Thank the gods!
...Or hold your prayers, because what starts as a light and simple snowfall quickly turns into a blizzard! Perhaps some will call it a miracle, and others a natural disaster. Whatever your thoughts on the snow, there is only one thing for certain: it doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon. It snows hard and in earnest, covering the ground and limiting vision. It would be easy to get lost in such a storm.
Will you seek shelter within the buildings of the Day Court? Or have you been lost out in the snow?
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