Log 076: Colorful
[written]
Two years ago, autumn was like every other day in Paradisa, or so I've heard - sunny skies, green grass, and virtually no change in temperature. Nor was there any rain or snow to contend with, and the trees looked the same in December as in June. It must have been more difficult to keep track of time passing with constant weather. During this time, the barrier was more literally a barrier - about a day's walk out from the castle, one would run into a physical force that would prevent them from going any further.
Shortly after my arrival around Christmas, on January the first, the barrier changed dramatically - it now blocked only powers, and the wider world beyond including the mountains became visible. At that time, the entire area out to where the powers become limited now from the original barrier was a dead zone. It also became apparent that the seasons were changing in Paradisa - there was snow, rain for the entire month of April, an overabundance of flowers in May, and in the autumn the leaves changed colors brillinatly but normally and stayed on the trees for quite some time before falling to the ground all at once.
Late that year but before the snows set in, a group of us were investigating the landmark called the Pillar Fields when a switch I found reversed the powered and depowered areas; that is to say, the area that was formerly the Dead Zone became powered and what is currently the barrier, which had had powers before, was altered into a dead zone. From that time forward, the barriers have been in their current state; the passage of the seasons has also altered slightly since then. Rather than constant rains in April, we had a deluge followed by a month of swamps. Rather than vibrant natural colors of autumn leaves, we have this current trend of odd lights accompanying the color change.
I suppose the question I'd like to ask is this: first, will the seasonal changes be the same if the dead zone is not tampered with again? And second, is there anyone for whom either of the autumnal changes are standard?
Two years ago, autumn was like every other day in Paradisa, or so I've heard - sunny skies, green grass, and virtually no change in temperature. Nor was there any rain or snow to contend with, and the trees looked the same in December as in June. It must have been more difficult to keep track of time passing with constant weather. During this time, the barrier was more literally a barrier - about a day's walk out from the castle, one would run into a physical force that would prevent them from going any further.
Shortly after my arrival around Christmas, on January the first, the barrier changed dramatically - it now blocked only powers, and the wider world beyond including the mountains became visible. At that time, the entire area out to where the powers become limited now from the original barrier was a dead zone. It also became apparent that the seasons were changing in Paradisa - there was snow, rain for the entire month of April, an overabundance of flowers in May, and in the autumn the leaves changed colors brillinatly but normally and stayed on the trees for quite some time before falling to the ground all at once.
Late that year but before the snows set in, a group of us were investigating the landmark called the Pillar Fields when a switch I found reversed the powered and depowered areas; that is to say, the area that was formerly the Dead Zone became powered and what is currently the barrier, which had had powers before, was altered into a dead zone. From that time forward, the barriers have been in their current state; the passage of the seasons has also altered slightly since then. Rather than constant rains in April, we had a deluge followed by a month of swamps. Rather than vibrant natural colors of autumn leaves, we have this current trend of odd lights accompanying the color change.
I suppose the question I'd like to ask is this: first, will the seasonal changes be the same if the dead zone is not tampered with again? And second, is there anyone for whom either of the autumnal changes are standard?