Nymphlopedia

Entry 17: Tundra Nymphs

"HOW are you not cold?!" Vince asked Sonata. He was absolutely shivering, even with his Copper-Iron Mix Armor and slightly heavier-than-usual closing on it.

Sonata just looked mildly uncomfortable. Lightly shuddering, maybe, on occasion.

"Oh no I am totally cold." Sonata said. "Just not that cold, it's a thing where Nymphs in general can just... like, be temperate. Wanna huddle up with me to stay wa-?"

"ABSOLUTELY!"

They hugged over by a little alcove in a snow hill. And... stayed hugging.

"You know this would be a lot better if you were naked too."

"But the clothes are all piled on top, right?"

"That's too close to violating Rule #1."

"Oh, right."

They stayed like that a bit longer than Vince would like to admit, and shorter than Sonata would like to admit. Both of them met eye to eye. Sonata would stroke Vince's hair, Vince putting a hand on Sonata's side. They leaned to a kiss...

...And that started a rough makeout session. In spite of Vince's bulky and awkward armor, he was able to enjoy himself pretty well while he sucked face. It was not surprising that Sonata was by far the most aggressive of the two, climbing on top of him, trying her hardest to get in an embrace while putting up with that armor and the godawful winter clothes touching her skin, practically humping his clothed body at times.

Smirking and turning to her green-and-blood-red true form, Sonata lowered his Iron Greaves and placed a hand on a firm spot sticking up through his pants, rubbing it a little.

"How about we skip greeting Fridginy when she leaves the Tundra and just go back to my place, where you blow all those 'Silver Bullets' you have pent up there?" She whispered in his ear.

God her tone made his body really want to burst right then and there, damning any consequences.

"That would be rude to Fridginy..." Vince answered, mind overpowering body.

"Oh, fine..." She still kissed him one more time on the lips.

Footsteps were heard and, unsurprisingly, a greenish-blue Nymph armed with an icey sword was there to greet the two. She stuck her sword in the ground and sighed. And yes, Sonata already knew that that sword was not a Zenith ingredient.

"Hi Fridginy!" Sonata said. "We were just talking about you, kind of!"

She shrugged and snickered. "Well, that explains the erection."

Vince opened his mouth but closed it right away, finding absolutely nothing to say.

"Is this a sign of what things are going to be like working for your 'Naked Empire?'" She continued.

"Yeah pretty much."

"Great."

"You mean cool."

"No I definitely mean great."

Tundra Nymphs.

When the air is icy and the snow's always fallin', the Nymphs of the cold will be there to keep you runnin'.

Preferred Environment: Tundra.

Environment Threat Level: Moderate.

Environment Stats: Dry. Freezing. Mundane. Common. Regions almost entirely covered in snow and ice, usually with mountains abound.

Other Names: Ice Nymphs, Snow Nymphs, Winter Nymphs, "Yukki-onna."

Affinity: Water.

Color: Bright Azure.

Traditional Costume Weapon: "Shards" of ice around various random points in their bodies, with bits of snow abound them as well. Lets them command water at low temperatures (advanced Tundra Nymphs may manipulate warmer water, even in steam form) as well as cool off objects. They can also control trees, particularly Boreal trees.

Vince's Description: I really don't want to insult any Nature Warriors by calling them "weak" or "easy to beat," but these are the tamer ones to fight. They have cool weapons! ...That wasn't supposed to be an ice joke.

Sonata's Description: Don't have sex in a Tundra. Without a Warmth Potion. If you've got one, knock yourself out.

Tania's Description: Tundra Nymphs.
Nymphae Glacies.
Bearers of ice and experts with infusing the cold to their weapons, Tundra Nymphs are naturally among the most accustomed to low temperatures. Their bodies are not only regulated for the standard temperatures of the snow, they have natural innate magic keeping them comfortable even in extreme colds and in room temperature. This does mean that they are sensitive to hot environments, but still not moreso than human beings normally are anyway. ...And Dryads, for that matter.

Closing AN:

How the fuck did a chapter set in freezing plains have more horny in it than the one set in a hot spring where there's way more Nymphs and three of the town residents are bathing with MC completely naked? Genuine question, I legitimately do not know how this and the last chapter turned out the way they did. Heck when I was brainstorming the mini-stories for today I was just thinking "Okay, hot spring, they bathe together, tundra, there's talk about freezing there, sound, playing some music," and then this... just happened. Also yeah I'm giving away the next chapter's general theme but it should be out in a few minutes anyway, and once it's out it's there on the dropdown menu.

I might do another retcon and change these from the designated "Winter Nymphs" to... well, I'll think about it. Basically, I came up with the Autumn Forest and another biome we'll see later (towards the end of the "Bright Set") to fulfill a "four seasons" with the Jungle and Tundra, obviously Summer and Winter respectively, two "larger" vanilla biomes and two "smaller" made up biomes, but since then I decided to make the Jungle a "special biome" and... yeah. I added the Tropics.

I will say right now though that this will not be the only "super cold snowy biome," just as the Canyons and Deserts aren't the "dry ones." But... well, in the stretch from 26-50 at least, I hadn't really came up with any more. I should probably throw at least one in? I'm not sure. I think 51-75 will have a few though.

But yeah, again, this was one of the first Nymphs Vince and Sonata (and Iris and Madeline) ran across in one of the older versions.