Kollo RPG

NEWCOMER MINGLE

You better bundle up if you intend to wait for someone on the jetty, it's getting cold out here. Autumn has set in, the winds from the north are picking up and with them they bring a promise of snow in a not too distant future. Olivia is there as always, bundled up in whatever knitted she could get her hands on, ready to greet the new guests.

The ferry lands soft as always, letting off the small group of newcomers. Welcome to Norrhamn.



As is tradition, a welcome party is planned for later that night. It's a simple affair this time around, just coffee or tea and a slice of home made cardamom sponge cake. Those who have been on the island for awhile may notice that it's a more somber party than usual. Autumn always brings out the Swedish melancholy - we know it's going to be dark and wet for a really long time. We need to prepare.



KURA SKYMNING

It's getting dark earlier and earlier. Too cold for garden parties and barbecues, too cold for midnight skinny dipping and wandering through the forest on early summer nights, when the sun barely sets. No, we're in the dark months now and that means one thing and one thing only this far up North — you huddle up indoors and do the best you can with the situation at hand.



The Community Centre is cosied up with plenty of blankets and the House Gnome — placated from last months shenanigans — has been kind enough to set up a whole array of hot drinks. The main event however is Valborg, the bird like little old lady who lives alone in the woods. She's set herself up at one of the larger tables, nursing a cup of coffee and expectantly looking at anyone who comes close enough to catch her eye. Come sit with her. Talk for a bit.



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NEWCOMER MINGLE
The ferry makes a soft landing against the jetty as it has done every few days throughout summer. Aina the ferry captain, usually wearing the proud orange short sleeve of the Kollo project, has bundled up in a black wind proof jacket. The island administrator Olivia has made no such compromises, determined to cling to summer as long as possible. She greets the newcomers with a smile, handing out brochures and showing them the way to the cabins.

Around noon there'll be a small get together to welcome the new arrivals. Nothing too fancy, though the blueberry pie that's being served is almost certainly homemade and made with blueberries picked from this very island. Coffee, tea and apple cider is also available.

A FARMERS LIFE FOR ME
It's harvesting season on Norrhamn and for once, plenty of free workers to go around... right? Those who venture up to the farm will find themselves roped into the activities by hook or by crook - doesn't matter if you got farming experience, there's always something you can do. Roofs need to be patched, hay needs to be baled, vegetables picked and fruit preserved for the long, cold, harsh, dark winter that's just around the corner.

Your work won't be in vain though. If you stick with it and stay until the evening, Einar and his family will treat their volunteers to a feast to show their appreciation. There will be such autumn delicacies as värmlandskorv, kroppkaka with salted pork and lingonberry jam, and fried salted herring with pickled cucumber and red onions on crisp bread. Stay really late and we're breaking into the good snaps, my friend. ]

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