Lore Summaries (SPYDER)

## *Episode 1: A Not so Fresh Start*

While Spyder was walking around spawn with Poult, he saw a group of about 5 people approach the spawn area. Spyder approached the newcomers with caution and introducing themself to them.

While Spyder and Poult were walking around spawn they saw a group of about 5 people approaching the spawn area. Spyder approached the newcomers with caution before introducing themself to them. Poult and Spyder mentioned something called the sorting and informed them that this process happened to them. In return, they learned that these new people were apparently taken from their homes across the galaxy and left in Lotus Pond with nothing— not even memories of their past. Poult immediately blamed Spyder for the existence of this strange group of people. There is ongoing tension between her and Spyder and the others could sense it as they all headed further into spawn. It was then that another person descended from the cliff and joined them.

Spyder asked everyone how they ended up in Lotus but they didn't know. They then headed into the town square (aka the world spawn). Once there, they introduced themselves, given that they felt like sharing what little personal information they remembered. Then, in the distance, they saw a weirdly placed rainbow path leading to a rainbow wall. It was quite abnormal, but there was a lever nearby. Spyder pulled the lever (“Pull the lever Kronk!”) and the colorful wall fell into a pit below. Spyder and Poult were confused by what was behind the wall, as they were shulker boxes that the two had never seen before. The two walked over to one and looked inside. There were a few starting materials and the flower in the center of the shulker box said ‘*Cloud*’. Poult removed the flower, keeping it in her inventory as she called up Cirrus who collected the box. They did this for everyone.

Then the group came along a grave that matches the colors of Cirrus. This started to creep everyone out, so they decided to leave the grave alone. Later on, they landed on the topic of whether there were more people, resulting in the discussion of the grave once more. After a short discussion of how to find each of their new homes, Spyder and his faction members headed out. Poult and her faction members did the same, along with the Cornflowers and Chorus fruit members.

## *Episode 2: A New Friend*

#### Trigger warning: Manipulation.

##### (This is similar to Para’s "The Traveler and Ruler" with minor changes.)

Spyder was going on a long, tyrannical rant about something and roaming his home when he heard someone walking around outside. He walked outside to look for the source of the noise. When he did, he saw a chest just outside his door of his castle. Inside was a book and 2 Cornflowers. Shortly after he opened the chest, one of the newcomers from Cornflower faction named Para made themself known. Para asked about the chest and the two got to chatting about how Spyder had been nice to Para last time they met. This had caused Para to trust Spyder more than even some of their faction members. Whether Spyder reciprocated this trust was unclear, but they ended up opening the chest together, after which Spyde took out the book and read it. It said: '*Para has a secret, but they won’t tell you easily.*' Spyder did not show the book to Para.

Para asked why the village was empty and Spyder went on to explain that there were people originally living in the village but that they were very quiet and might still be wandering around. He also mentioned the new members as they headed into the village. On the way, they passed a dead tree.

After they headed into town for a bit and chatted, they want back to Spyder's house. Para noticed that Spyder’s house was very much like a castle, especially given that there was a huge throne in the middle of the bottom floor that Spyder sat upon as they talked. Meanwhile, Spyder read another book in a blue shulker that had had a sign saying 'From your favorite frenemy' next to it. The book was a signed invitation to build a library from Poult and had a dead bush along with it.

The two spent 5 minutes being pro gamers doing water bucket clutches and enjoying themselves. They then headed to Cornflower. On the way to Para's house, they inform Spyder about Delano who is from the Nether. They also visited the Nether where Spyder was attacked by a piglin for not wearing gold. While talking about the different dimensions of the world Para mentioned a place called the End.

After this, Spyder made plans to head out to spawn and see what the invitation from Poult was talking about. As he approached spawn, a tall building caught his eye. Upon further inspection, it turned out that it was the library (See The Library and Poult's Lore) he had been invited to build, but it was already finished. Poult met him there, and as they entered the building, they saw the semi filled shelves full of books. As they were leaving, they saw a lectern with a book giving Spyder an order to help the other by getting anything they needed for the build.

Whilst in spawn, they noticed on the rainbow path. They also noticed that an unclaimed shulker box of a member of the Chorus Fruit faction had a wither rose out front of their box, which provided more questions than answers.

At the end, Spyder and Para discussed about what Para remembered and Spyder said he'd try to help them go home. They also discussed the possibility of being able to help others and the possibility of using them for their ability to time travel or 'realm hop'.

## *Episode 3: Change of Pace*

#### Trigger Warning: Mentions of death, shouting, arguments

Spyder had been receiving strange letters and notes since the last episode, including a letter from an unknown person about Para and their "secret", as well as Poult’s request to Spyder to help build the library, as well as a letter from another unknown person about having to help people build the Library.

Poult had apparently waited outside of Spyder’s house until he came out, at which point he asked her why she was in his faction. As it turned out, the book that “Poult” sent wasn’t actually sent by Poult, but she had the same book.

Poult and Spyder headed towards spawn to check out the library. As the two approached it, Spyder noticed a weird board to the right of the library. As they headed over to read the board, they saw signs with names and cross marks. Everyone has 3 except for Spyder and Poult who didn't have any, Slungus who had 2, and Cirrus who had her name crossed out. The board evidently represented lives, and each person had a maximum of 3 lives.

Spyder asked why Slungus only had 2 lives. Originally, Poult wouldn't tell him. After some prying, however, Poult admitted to killing Slungus. Spyder started to get a bit wary after hearing that she had killed thingy, having already been wary of Poult due to their prior feuds. It then became known that the book Poult had received had given her an order to sabotage the building of the library as well as to kill a member of the construction group. She had chosen to kill Slungus (more details in Poult’s Lore). The two started fighting over the tragedy that had started the rift in their relationship in which Cloud, their third best friend, had died. They argued over why Poult was listening to a book and he reminded her that there were 10 new people on the server that could have possibly written the book to “fuck them over”. Poult tried to convince Spyder that all of this had been caused by the server while Spyder relented, saying that it could have been any of the newcomers. There was no evidence to prove that it was the server who left the book, nor was there evidence that it was any of the newcomers. They mention an unnamed person person many times and Poult assumes that Spyder killed their friend.

Spyder lied to Poult when she inquired over whether Para had any memory from of the past (See **A New Friend**.) Poult starts to push more about the fact that their friend was “murdered” by Spyder because the server told her so. Spyder tried to kick Poult out of his place many times, but he was met by Poult's refusal and persistent questioning. Spyder pushes for Poult to listen to the server, saying that she should have spoken to him after he emerged from the place where their unknown friend had died.