Hadriel Audio Guide

[coyoteking]

How to Use This

Hey. This is Charles Yvry, and if you know that name from anywhere but here, I want you to stop reading this and call me right now. Otherwise, keep going.

Welcome to Hadriel I guess. This is a guide to all the shit that goes on here, some of the people, what’s happened and what’s happening now. It’s in audio format, so just open what you want to hear about. Think of it like an encyclopedia, but less boring. The first three are the most important.

If you’re deaf or you can’t hear very well, just text me, I’ll send you a transcript. If you can’t read, just listen to everything. If you can’t see, uh, I don’t know, call me, we’ll figure it out.

If you've got any ideas for shit I didn't cover, let me know.

That’s it I guess.

[This file comes along with a set of other files, which can be viewed below. Each is a short audio clip of a man speaking, explaining some aspect of Hadriel or its past. Each has a title which indicates the topic.]

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What's Hadriel

[coyoteking]

[This recording begins with the shuffling of paper and the shifting of fabric. The voice that begins to speak is male, with a vaguely American Midwest accent.]

Right, let’s start here. Hadriel is the city you’re in right now. There's no native population, it's just us, that being the people who got stuck here by this thing called the Door. It pulls in people from different worlds, but we’ll get to all that later.

Some quick Q and A. Yes, you’re stuck here. No, you can’t go back through the Door. No, no one picked you on purpose, you’re not special. No, you’re not dead and this isn’t the afterlife. Or maybe you are dead, but this still isn’t the afterlife.

With that shit out of the way... Hadriel’s not like a normal city. Food shows up randomly in the stores, and you don’t pay for anything, you just take it. The houses have water and plumbing and stuff. You just pick a place no one lives in and claim it. Everything you need to survive is provided by these people called the gods. We’ll get to them later, too.

Basically, get comfortable, you're not going anywhere fast. Oh, and try to stop freaking the fuck out. There's a lot to freak out about, but it's gonna be fine. Probably.

How to Not Die Here

[coyoteking]

Stay away from the monsters, they show up every 30 days or so in the Coliseum. Maybe carry a weapon on you. Don't piss people off, some of them are dangerous and they don't look it. Eat food, drink water. Don't sleep outside just pick a fuckin' house. Stay inside the city.

The good news is though, if you do die, Hope can revive you. But just don't die outside the city, we'll have to drag your ass back or you'll get left behind next time the city moves.

Where Shit Is

[coyoteking]

There's several important places to know around town. I'll try and get someone to make me a map at some point, or like, take a sky picture or something. Anyway, here's the rundown.

The Clinic is next to the guard headquarters, close to the Coliseum.

The Coliseum is where you started.

The Armory is on the south side of the city.

Houses are everywhere, just look for an empty one.

The Lab is close to the Coliseum, too.

Stores are everywhere.

There's a Speakeasy, a place you can drink, and it's out by what used to be Delight's temple, toward the center of the city.

One more thing, there's a place on the far west of Hadriel that's covered in fog. Don't go there. You'll fucking die, probably.