Ayrell/Logs/Wild Magic 09062024/Mending the Wound
| Mending the Wound |
| Event Date: 09/06/2024 |
| Event Instance: Prime |
[Eik Wood, Granite Outcroppings]
A smooth, sloping granite outcropping, like a monolith fallen and half buried, stands as a gate between familiar ground and the forest beyond. With the momentum of a trot it is an easy climb up and over to the forest trail. You also see an ethereal vela'tohr thicket, a red chestnut horse and a white dog that is sitting.
Maiyara just arrived.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Knight Errant Trajan just arrived.
Waydren says, "I ask as I have at each of the previous Rituals, that the Dragon's Peace be kept during the Ritual itself."
Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.
Kethrai nods at Waydren, obviously agreeing with his views.
Valynn nods politely to Trajan.
A red chestnut horse whickers softly.
Trajan nods to Valynn.
Life Weaver Ysilda just arrived.
Waydren bows to Ysilda.
Ysilda smiles.
Ysilda curtsies to Waydren.
Anuril paces back and forth.
Observer Eyuve just arrived.
Waydren says to Ysilda, "You are most welcome, Life Weaver."
Ysilda smiles at Waydren.
Sukidesu waves to Kerennya.
Kerennya waves to Sukidesu.
As each feathery note falls from Casari's lips, she weaves it into a tapestry of subtle harmonics that support a line of melody in a minor key, forming the complex measures of the Sanctuary enchante.
Waydren says, "Rangers and Empaths, please join me."
Hebion says to Waydren in Ilithic, "Pardon, my thoughts took me away for a moment. I'm Hebion Cholares."
Ysilda says to Waydren, "I am happy to be here. I have high hopes."
As Kerennya gestures a swaying plant dancing to a melody only heard by the vela'tohr forms and grows before them.
The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.
Zersha joins Waydren's group.
Sukidesu joins Waydren's group.
Kerennya joins Waydren's group.
Valynn joins Waydren's group.
Melindrha joins Waydren's group.
Misteeus joins Waydren's group.
Grennet joins Waydren's group.
Kayena dismounts from her horse.
Ysilda joins Waydren's group.
Hebion joins Waydren's group.
Anuril studies the faces around him.
Kethrai joins Waydren's group.
Kayena joins Waydren's group.
Anuril glances up at the sky.
Sayase joins Waydren's group.
Tsisis ponders.
Leviathan Friend Lupdels just arrived.
Zersha peers quizzically at Hebion.
Waydren beams at Lupdels!
Lupdels bows to Waydren.
Valynn gestures.
Valynn's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Waydren exclaims to Lupdels, "Friend Lupdels!"
Waydren hugs Lupdels, getting a smile in return.
Lupdels smiles at Waydren.
Waydren reaches over and holds hands with Lupdels.
Lupdels just hugged Waydren.
Macabre Katriwen just arrived.
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Tsisis joins Waydren's group.
Hebion says to Waydren, "Pardon, my thoughts took me away for a moment. I'm Hebion Cholares."
Waydren nods to Hebion.
Waydren shakes Hebion's hand.
Waydren says, "Well met."
Mountain Lord Ezerak just arrived.
Casari waves to Ezerak.
Anuril nods to Ezerak.
Waydren asks Saragos, "Would you mind if the observers followed you for this Ritual?"
Hebion left the group.
Lupdels tugs at the tip of his beard distractedly.
Kerennya nods.
Valynn raises a hand to her chest and bows her head to Ezerak.
Zersha giggles at Hebion.
Bioexorcist Karthor just arrived.
Funeral Director Leustyin just arrived.
Waydren bows to Ezerak.
Karthor raises his hand in a quick salute.
Waydren smiles at Leustyin.
Waydren just hugged Leustyin.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Valynn raises a hand to her chest and bows her head to Karthor.
Karthor waves to Valynn.
Valynn smiles at Karthor.
Blight Sealer Sarugar just arrived.
Waydren says, "Rangers and Empaths, please join me as we get ready for the Ritual to begin soon."
Ezerak waves to Casari.
Sarugar joins Waydren's group.
Karthor joins Waydren's group.
Anuril stretches his arms.
Ezerak doffs his top hat at Waydren.
Karthor adjusts the fit of his spectacles.
Grennet folds his arms across his chest.
Ezerak lays his palms against Sarugar's in a quick, yet deliberate movement.
Sarugar gives Ezerak a slight nod.
Zersha nods at Hebion, obviously agreeing with his views.
Saragos says to Waydren, "Would prefer not to lead a group, to be honest."
Waydren nods to Saragos.
Waydren asks Leustyin, "Would you mind if the observers joined you, Brother?"
Ezerak lays his palms against Anuril's in a quick, yet deliberate movement.
Lupdels tugs at the tip of his beard distractedly.
Ezerak waves to Kethrai.
Leustyin says, "Not at all."
Saragos joins Leustyin's group.
Kethrai waves to Ezerak.
Urbaj joins Leustyin's group.
Cateress Allye just arrived.
Kentara joins Leustyin's group.
Valynn grins at Allye.
Sarugar glances up at the sky.
Zersha smiles at Allye, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Katriwen smiles at Allye.
Allye beams at Valynn!
Allye hugs Valynn, getting a smile in return.
Kentara waves to Allye.
Allye curtsies gracefully to Zersha.
Allye hugs Katriwen, getting a smile in return.
Allye waves to Kentara.
Anuril nods to Allye.
Ezathiel just arrived.
Valynn hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.
Allye grins.
Ezathiel smiles.
Allye nods amiably at Anuril.
Ezathiel waves.
Waydren reaches over and holds hands with Allye.
Allye beams at Ezathiel!
Waydren smiles at Allye.
Kerennya waves to Ezathiel.
Allye nods.
Zersha hugs Ezathiel, getting a smile in return.
Allye nods to Waydren.
Ezathiel hugs Zersha, getting a smile in return.
Ezathiel grins at Zersha.
Melindrha looks thoughtfully at Kethrai.
Zersha grins at Ezathiel, her dimples flashing into view.
Allye hugs Kethrai, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile.
Anuril turns his gaze to the sky for a few moments.
Lupdels smiles at Waydren.
Sofina blinks.
Valynn grins.
Valynn hums to herself.
Casari joins Waydren's group.
Casari nods to Lupdels.
Elizzibiana puts her talisman in her spidersilk pack.
Ezathiel pleasantly asks, "Will there be any horses harmed in the making of this gathering?"
Zersha blinks at Ezathiel.
Grennet glances at a red chestnut horse.
Ezathiel chuckles.
Kayena glances at Ezathiel.
Karthor peers at a red chestnut horse over the rim of his spectacles.
Katriwen widens her eyes like a lunatic.
Kayena says, "Let's hope not."
Misteeus raises an eyebrow.
A red chestnut horse whinnies.
Ezathiel pleasantly says to Zersha, "Looking for a disclaimer."
Trajan pets the white dog.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Lupdels smiles at Casari.
Waydren grins at Casari.
Valynn looks at Casari, obviously trying not to grin.
Hebion raises an eyebrow.
Zersha asks Ezathiel, "Is that a concern?"
Waydren says, "We will get started in about four roisaen."
Lord Knight Hebion goes southwest.
Lord Knight Hebion just arrived.
Lupdels stretches his arms.
Ezathiel chuckles at Zersha.
- Steward of Recursion Liraxes joins the adventure.
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Steward of Recursion Liraxes just arrived.
Waydren says to Ezathiel, "No horses shall be harmed."
Waydren smiles at Ezathiel.
Anuril blinks.
Ezathiel pleasantly says to Zersha, "Considering what happens at some of our gatherings it might want to be."
Anuril fixes Liraxes with a serene, lofty stare.
Sukidesu glances at Liraxes.
Urbaj smiles at Liraxes.
Valynn gazes at Liraxes.
Zersha gazes thoughtfully at Ezathiel.
Forest Sprite Lileath just arrived.
Forest Sprite Lileath climbed up a monolith.
Zersha glances at Liraxes.
Ezathiel smiles at Zersha.
Ezathiel gazes at Liraxes.
Liraxes slowly turns about, observing the area.
Forest Sprite Lileath climbed down a monolith.
Urbaj stands near Liraxes.
Trajan asks, "All these adventurers present and not a single one of you answered the horse question with a 'neigh'?"
Ezerak raises an eyebrow.
Trajan acts puzzled.
Zersha giggles at Trajan.
Karthor chuckles.
Kayena bursts out in a sudden snort of laughter.
Valynn begins chortling at Trajan.
Allye babbles something incoherent at Trajan.
Ezathiel grins at Trajan.
Katriwen grins at Trajan.
Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Liraxes.
- Messenger Miraena joins the adventure.
- Breath of the Heralds Asildu joins the adventure.
Elizzibiana chuckles.
Zersha furrows her brow.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Assuming a question that may be posed. Liraxes has no intention of attempting to stop the actions proposed to take place here."
Zersha grins at Liraxes, her dimples flashing into view.
Messenger Miraena just arrived, leading her group.
Waydren nods to Liraxes.
Zersha waves to Miraena.
Lupdels smiles lix
Miraena stands near Asildu.
Casari waves to Miraena.
Anuril smiles at Miraena.
Kerennya waves to Liraxes.
Waydren says, "I will remind all of the Dragon's Peace."
Miraena nods.
Kerennya smiles at Miraena.
Karthor waves to Miraena.
Sukidesu frowns.
Zersha nods to Waydren.
Waydren says, "Those who came here come with good intended."
Kethrai nods to Waydren.
Elizzibiana says, "Ih oh, guess we're gonna be castigated again."
Sir Madigan just arrived.
Lupdels says to Liraxes, "Your attendance here is appreciated, as I am sure you are just inquistive and here for academic observation."
Madigan raises his hand in a quick salute.
Asildu nods to Miraena.
Lupdels smiles.
Leustyin snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute.
Kerennya nods to Asildu.
Miraena quietly says to Asildu, "Thank you for coming with me."
Sukidesu glances at Asildu.
Waydren says, "Should you threaten those present, I and others will enforce the Peace."
Allye smiles at Miraena.
Soul Surgeon Zynell just arrived.
Casari nods to Waydren.
Asildu quietly says to Miraena, "Thank you for convincing me to attend."
Karthor waves to Madigan.
Miraena nods.
Waydren says, "Be respectful. Be calm. And let us see what Elanthia may have to say to us on this eve."
Strawberry Nurse Illiya just arrived.
Kethrai trills softly at Miraena.
Madigan smiles at Karthor.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Calculations do not indicate that the proposed actions will be harmful to the overall goal of restoring Balance."
Valynn grins at Illiya.
Miraena smiles at Kethrai.
Asildu nods politely to those assembled.
Valynn hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.
Madigan says, "Top notch."
Zersha grins at Asildu, her dimples flashing into view.
Lupdels gazes into his mirror, smiling slightly as he checks his appearance.
Anuril ponders.
Valynn nods politely to Asildu.
Serial Killer Damiza just arrived.
Trajan glances at Asildu.
Allye cocks her head at Liraxes.
Ezerak nods politely to Miraena.
Kayena signals to her red chestnut horse.
A red chestnut horse sits back on its haunches then waves its forefeet in the air as if begging for a treat.
Ezerak nods politely to Asildu.
Lupdels smiles at Miraena.
Lupdels gets a blue iris from inside his green backpack.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Waydren says, "We shall begin momentarily."
Lupdels shows Miraena his blue iris.
Miraena beams at Lupdels!
Kayena feeds some grass to a red chestnut horse.
You see Steward of Recursion Liraxes, Warden of Adaptation, a being of pure probability.
Liraxes is composed of fractal blue crystal that twists and arcs in lattices into a form vaguely resembling a male humanoid. Impossible geometry forms in only vaguely symmetrical patterns across the body of this being, extruding into a jagged network of fragmented spines. A translucent face approximates what one would expect of a Human, only without a clear definition; it adjusts between varying expression of approximation of emotion, appearing noticeably similar but entirely alien.
Liraxes is of indeterminate age.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing a raiment of fractal crystals.
Allye nods to Waydren.
Hunter Hanryu climbed down a monolith.
Kayena takes hold of her red chestnut horse's muzzle, pulling its head to her and kissing the horse on the cheek.
Waydren says, "As a reminder. For those not conducting the Ritual, I ask for quiet, calm, and a level head."
You see Messenger Miraena, Voice of the Heralds of Elanthia, a Human.
Miraena has a heart-shaped face, sparkling gold eyes and a small nose. Her mouse brown hair is short and wavy. She has rosy skin and a plump figure.
She is tall for a Human.
She appears to be young.
She is in good shape.
She is holding an oak peasant's walking stick in her right hand.
She is wearing a craftsman's satchel, a homespun blue wool cap, a burlap tunic layered under a weathered leather vest, some burlap workman's pants and some weathered leather sandals with burnished brass buckles.
You see Breath of Dragons Asildu, Seeker of the Heralds, a Human Scholar.
Asildu has a square face, tilted jade eyes and a classical nose. His golden-streaked amber hair is shoulder length and wavy. He has fair skin and an athletic build.
Asildu is of middle-age for a Human.
He is in good shape.
He is holding a bloodwood walking stick with a carved dragon's head in his right hand.
He is wearing a cambrinth dragon charm, a linen tunic layered under a leather vest, a carved jade dragon with gold-inset eyes, a scholar's satchel, some amber linen pants and a pair of distressed leather shoes.
Sir Madigan goes southwest.
Miraena hitches up the waistband of her workman's pants.
Allye smiles.
Waydren says, "Twice before we have beckoned Elanthia. Twice before she has answered."
Black Fox Xionara just arrived.
Valynn hums to herself.
Zersha gazes at Waydren.
Lupdels puts his iris in his green backpack.
Xionara gazes at Liraxes.
Waydren says, "Please, respect the sanctity of the Ritual until it is concluded."
Valynn gazes at Waydren.
Allye nods to Waydren.
Waydren asks, "We begin. Lupdels, if you will?"
Lupdels smiles at Waydren.
Valynn smiles at Hanryu.
Hanryu leans on Valynn.
Azume kneels down.
Waydren says, "One last reminder for Rangers and Empaths to please join my group."
Waydren nods to Lupdels.
Lupdels says, "Greetings to all, we have such a big group here. I appreciate your respect for our ritual and keeping your ... unncessary actions to a minimum."
Damiza joins Waydren's group.
Hanryu joins Waydren's group.
Lupdels smiles.
Ezathiel joins Waydren's group.
Lupdels says, "I am Lupdels, a most humble Bard, joining the path of Rangers and Empaths who search for balance."
Anuril stands near Kethrai.
Zersha smiles at Lupdels, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Lupdels smiles at Casari.
Lupdels says, "Welcome as well to any Bardic brothers and sisters here. As well as the elementalists helping . . ."
Lupdels nods to Anuril.
Casari nods to Lupdels.
Valynn gazes at Lupdels.
Light of the World Gwenddolyn just arrived.
Mageling Aerilia just arrived.
Lupdels says, "And those just observing ..."
Lupdels nods to Saragos.
Gwenddolyn offers Liraxes a dotted backpack.
Xionara nods to Anuril.
Soul Surgeon Zynell just arrived, leading her group.
Ezerak nods politely to Saragos.
Gwenddolyn says, "From Hanryu and myself."
Lupdels says, "You may remember me from my extensive lectures on dragons or my contributions to experiments with the Plane of Electricity."
Zersha nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Lupdels smiles.
Allye nods to Lupdels.
Sir Madigan just arrived.
Anuril nods to Lupdels.
Katriwen gazes at Lupdels.
Waydren nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Illiya flashes a quick grin at Lupdels.
Gwenddolyn offers Liraxes a dotted backpack.
Liraxes accepts Gwenddolyn's dotted backpack.
Kerennya offers Liraxes a boxy dappled gray canvas tote with cougar-hide handles.
Liraxes accepts Kerennya's canvas tote.
Lupdels says, "The last two Beseech Rituals have revealed Elanthia That Was to the Rangers and Empaths present."
Gwenddolyn says, "From Hanryu and myself."
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Xionara hugs Gwenddolyn, getting a smile in return.
Lupdels says, "Those Rituals also revealed that Elanthia is wounded."
Gwenddolyn grins at Hanryu, her dimples flashing into view.
Xionara praises Gwenddolyn.
Lupdels sighs.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Contributions accepted. They will be put toward use in the device."
Valynn takes a deep breath.
Damiza gestures at Sothios.
Miraena lingers closely beside Asildu, watching the event.
Allye gazes at Lupdels.
Azume gazes at Lupdels.
Sothios's body below the waist is soaked.
Lupdels says, "In the past, elementalits have used Othersight to pierce the barriers between planes. Probing the Aetheric foundation of the planes to drive holes and bridge the planes."
Damiza nods to Sothios.
Madigan slides a triple-reinforced vardite pavise shield off his left arm, gripping it in one hand.
Lupdels says, "Now, we will do the opposite."
Xionara runs her worry beads through her fingers absentmindedly.
Hanryu searches around for a moment.
Zynell takes a seat.
Xionara flashes a wide grin at Gwenddolyn.
Asildu maintains a protective stance beside Miraena, hesitantly observing the area.
Zersha tilts her head, clearly curious about something.
Lupdels says, "I will use Othersight to search for the fractures, the wounds, in the Aether here. And together, we will heal it."
Lupdels smiles.
Perune just arrived.
Anuril nods.
Zersha gnaws on her lip.
Lupdels glances at Liraxes.
Lupdels says, "We have reasons to believe that this location may be a weak spot that would be vulnerable to a buildup of extraplanar presence."
Sothios gives Leustyin a brotherly hug, rubbing his scalp with his knuckles.
Waydren nods to Lupdels.
Sothios smiles.
Cultivator Shaylynne just arrived.
Lupdels says, "If present, we will seek to mend this wound."
Lupdels bows.
Sothios nods to Leustyin.
Lupdels nods to Waydren.
Shaylynne nods to Waydren.
Waydren smiles at Lupdels.
Lupdels says, "And we begin."
Casari smiles at Lupdels.
Waydren says, "Let us begin as we did before."
Shaylynne joins Waydren's group.
Shaylynne hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile.
Allye nods to Lupdels.
Allye hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.
Waydren says, "Before we ask of Elanthia we must know Elanthia."
Waydren says, "Ours is not merely a taking from a stranger."
Liraxes puts his backpack in his canvas tote.
Zersha slowly empties her lungs.
Waydren says, "Elanthia has been an ally both now and in the past."
Waydren says, "We proceed with hearts open."
Zynell's ears relax for a moment in obvious enjoyment.
Waydren slowly empties his lungs.
Waydren says, "Rangers and Empaths, familiarize yourselves with this area."
Ezathiel bows his head in acknowledgement.
Kayena casually observes the area.
Grennet casually observes the area.
Kethrai inhales a great swallow of air.
Karthor closes his eyes for a moment and grows still.
Melindrha takes a seat.
Waydren says, "We are within the Wilds, near to sources of corruption."
Sarugar inhales a great swallow of air.
Melindrha leans back.
Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.
Grennet closes his eyes and begins repeating a silly nonsense word, then shakes his head and sighs in frustration.
Melindrha inhales a great swallow of air.
Ezathiel casually observes the area.
Kayena kneels down.
Kerennya breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.
Melindrha casually observes the area.
Waydren says, "Center your thoughts. You begin and end here."
(Valynn closes her eyes and takes in a deep breath of air.)
Hanryu glances out of the corner of his eye.
Ezathiel kneels down.
Anuril glances up at the sky.
Waydren says, "See it. Smell it. Hear it. Feel it."
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Ysilda inhales a great swallow of air.
(Kayena touches the ground and runs her fingers through the soil)
Ysilda slowly empties her lungs.
Valynn takes a deep breath.
Light of the World Gwenddolyn goes southwest.
Melindrha closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.
Perune whispers something to Saragos.
Karthor inhales a great swallow of air.
Waydren says, "Sorcerous magic was wrought here recently."
(Zersha crouches down and digs her fingers into the dirt, letting her mind focus on the growing things around her and the earth under her feet.)
Anuril frowns.
Grennet gazes up at the sky.
Waydren says, "Perceive it. Search for the residue."
Allye closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.
Karthor slowly empties his lungs.
Kerennya closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.
Waydren says, "Know this place in your innermost being."
Valynn kneels down.
Sofina gazes at Zersha.
(Ezathiel lays his palms to the ground and grasps some of the soil, bringing it up to his nostrils and smelling deeply of it.)
Waydren says, "You and this place are one."
Zynell emits a rumbling noise of contentment.
Kethrai gives Waydren a slight nod.
Hanryu inhales a great swallow of air.
Waydren says, "You and Elanthia are one."
(Valynn places the flat of her hand against the ground.)
Ezathiel inhales a great swallow of air.
Miraena unconciously takes in a deep breath of air along with those gathered.
(Sukidesu closes his eyes and perceives the Life around him)
Waydren nods to Kethrai.
Ezathiel slowly empties his lungs.
Miraena slowly empties her lungs.
Zersha inhales a great swallow of air.
Waydren asks Kethrai, "Life Brother, if you will?"
Ezathiel stands up.
Kethrai says, "Empaths, please select a Ranger or two, and link with them, as well as with Lupdels and Anuril. Our goal today is to be the conduit of knowledge between them."
Liraxes watches silently.
Kethrai touches Anuril with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.
Allye nods to Kethrai.
Kethrai touches Lupdels with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.
Allye touches Shaylynne with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.
Aerilia leans on her spear.
Xionara brushes one ear with her hand, grooming it absentmindedly.
Valynn takes a deep breath.
Kethrai touches Waydren with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.
Sukidesu rests his hand on Kayena's arm with a soft smile.
Karthor lays his hand on Valynn's arm.
Xionara glances at Liraxes.
Misteeus touches Lupdels with a confident, if reserved, grace.
Karthor lays his hand on Lupdels's arm.
Allye touches Valynn with a confident grace and familiar smile.
Damiza appears to be listening intently for something.
Valynn smiles at Karthor.
Kethrai says, "A persistent link would be ideal, if you are able."
Karthor lays his hand on Anuril's arm.
Anuril smiles at Kethrai.
Ezathiel touches Hanryu and smiles, an odd but eager glint in his eyes.
Hanryu tries desperately to catch his breath.
Perune folds his arms across his chest.
Anuril nods to Karthor.
Waydren smiles at Kethrai.
Kethrai says, "Please also join the Circle of Sympathy, add your Vela'tohr plant to the thicket if you can, and prepare with any useful spells."
Hanryu stands near Ezathiel.
Lupdels smiles at Kethrai.
Kerennya touches Lupdels with a confident grace and familiar smile.
Karthor nods to Anuril.
Sukidesu reaches out and touches Kayena, who gasps and gives him a startled look.
Zersha smiles at Melindrha, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Melindrha touches Zersha with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.
Kerennya touches Anuril with a confident grace and familiar smile.
Lupdels smiles at Kerennya.
Melindrha grins.
Kethrai says, "I recommend Gift of Life and Mental Focus to fully hone your Empathic senses. While you're doing that, please forgive some brief words from me..."
Valynn slowly empties her lungs.
Kethrai says, "These last several months have shown that like each of us, Elanthia herself is a living being. And that like us, she can be wounded, or suffer from sickness."
Zersha looks at Melindrha and blushes.
Sarugar gives Allye a slight nod.
Shaylynne ponders.
Allye touches Sarugar with a confident grace and familiar smile.
Shaylynne nods to Allye.
Sukidesu gestures.
A vibrant white birch tree surrounded by purple blossoms rises up from the ground, its golden leaves stretching out into the air.
Xionara paces back and forth.
Melindrha presses her palm against the bole of a vibrant white birch tree surrounded by purple blossoms, fingers splayed.
Druid Zyros just arrived.
Kethrai says, "The Heralds tended to her for ages untold. Now, their actions grow drastic. We must take that as a sign of how dire the danger is to Elanthia."
As Ezathiel gestures an ethereal vela'tohr plant forms and grows before them.
The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.
Karthor lays his hand on Shaylynne's arm.
Xionara mutters to herself.
Xionara scowls.
Asildu nods.
Kethrai says, "A gangrenous limb must be severed to save the patient from death. Healthy tissue is cut away with the rot."
Miraena gazes at an ethereal vela'tohr thicket, clearly fascinated by the intricacies.
Madigan gets a mug of roasted coffee from inside his traveler's pack.
Mage Slayer Golameth just arrived.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Kethrai says, "A farmer who finds blighted crops must burn not just those, but a wide margin of healthy plants around them, to prevent destruction of the entire harvest."
Grennet whistles a few soft, twittering notes.
Miraena nods to Kethrai.
Kerennya touches Zersha with a confident grace and familiar smile.
Kethrai says, "If one field's livestock are diseased, the flock's sick and healthy alike must be culled, to keep the sickness from spreading."
Mage Slayer Golameth skips southwest.
Zersha smiles at Kerennya, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Allye trills softly at Kethrai.
Damiza presses her palm against the bole of a vibrant white birch tree surrounded by purple blossoms, fingers splayed.
Zersha nods to Kethrai.
Kerennya smiles at Zersha.
Kethrai says, "In no case do the caretakers make this choice lightly. It's a last resort. Pain, to prevent ruin."
Valynn winces.
Mage Slayer Golameth just arrived.
Damiza nods to Sothios.
Kethrai says, "But we can do more. Empaths can heal disease without culling or amputation. Rangers can cause blighted plants to decay into compost and nourish the field."
Allye nods to Kethrai.
Grennet gives a slight nod.
Kethrai says, "These are the gifts we receive and can grant in turn, with magic properly wielded. Today our Elementalists will try to do the same."
Anuril gives a slight nod.
Casari nods in agreement.
Kethrai says, "Now... Relax your muscles. Breathe slowly and evenly. Imagine your body like water. Your thoughts are ripples on the surface. Allow the ripples to fade to stillness."
Zyros waves to Damiza.
Damiza waves to Zyros.
Sukidesu inhales a great swallow of air.
Karthor pops his knuckles and breathes deep, trying to look calm.
Grennet gazes off into the distance.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Sukidesu slowly empties his lungs.
Madigan gets a mug of roasted coffee from inside his traveler's pack.
Kethrai says, "As you feel thoughts or sensations coming to you, do not stop to examine them. Acknowledge them and let them travel on, through you to your partners, and we'll begin."
Damiza inhales a great swallow of air.
Damiza appears to be listening intently for something.
Miraena whispers something to Asildu.
Damiza slowly empties her lungs.
Asildu nods at Miraena, obviously agreeing with her views.
Kethrai nods to Lupdels.
Asildu whispers something to Miraena.
Lupdels smiles at Kethrai.
Trajan raises an eyebrow.
Miraena gives a slight nod.
Kethrai nods to Waydren.
Lupdels glances at Waydren.
Waydren says, "Rangers, as we continue, Embed the Cycle of dragonkind into your flesh. Embrace the River in the Sky and know its course."
Anuril just touched a monolith.
Xionara paces back and forth.
Waydren says, "Be prepared with your Gift, though to not give it yet."
Waydren gestures.
Waydren's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.
Leustyin closes his eyes in concentration.
Perune whispers something to Saragos.
Sarugar gestures.
Sarugar's flesh momentarily swirls, though he seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, his body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Waydren says, "Elanthia."
Valynn gestures.
Valynn's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Zersha gestures.
Zersha's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Waydren says, "You gave us the gift of ancient sight."
Hanryu gestures.
Hanryu's flesh momentarily swirls, though he seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, his body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Waydren says, "You honored us with your wisdom."
Waydren says, "We give thanks for your gift."
Sarugar gestures.
Sarugar's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.
Waydren says, "We give these gifts of life in return."
Waydren gestures.
Waydren's flesh momentarily swirls, though he seems unhurt by the experience. When the magic stabilizes, his body is covered with scales of shifting color.
Golameth stands near Leustyin.
Hanryu gestures.
Hanryu's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.
Zersha gestures.
Zersha's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.
Anuril holds a monolith in both hands and closes his eyes in concentration.
Valynn gazes down at the ground.
Waydren says, "Rangers, give your gift to Elanthia, and repeat after me. "Life is Returned. We honor the Garden."
Sarugar lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.
Perune whispers something to Saragos.
Hanryu lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.
(Zersha gazes around the area with an appraising eye before taking a hearty desert rose cutting from one of her bags and moving to a spot well off the main trail.)
Hanryu kneels down.
(Waydren bends to one knee and digs a shallow hole in which he plants a small oak seed. With care, Waydren gently smooths the dirt back over the hole.)
Sofina smiles at Zersha.
Waydren says, "Life is Returned. We honor the Garden."
(Kayena plants several apple seeds in a small divot she digs out with her hands and pats the soil over the top of them.)
Hanryu springs effortlessly to his feet!
(Zersha sinks gracefully to her knees, the colorful scarfs that make up her skirt creating a rainbow puddle around her.)
Zersha kneels down.
Katamba slowly rises above the horizon.
Anuril smiles.
(Sarugar silently crouches down, placing one hand on the ground and digging his fingers into the earth. He inhales deeply, and his whole body slumps with a slow exhale as if taking on some great burden. After a moment, he pushes off the ground and unsteadily rises again.)
Kayena says, "Life is Returned. We honor the Garden."
(Shaylynne tosses some wildflower seeds into the air to be carried on the wind and root freely where they land.)
Lupdels observes Katriwen with fascination.
Sarugar quietly says, "Life is returned. We honor the garden."
(Valynn sprinkles a little draught on the acorn)
(Hanryu strikes his clenched fist onto the flat granite. Hanryu's eyes go wide, and he doubles over, gasping for breath! An intense look of shock quickly passes, leaving him dazed and appearing confused.)
Allye smiles.
(Zersha uses her hands to dig out a small hole in the ground. She then grabs a handful of sand from a pouch and sprinkles it inside before adding the propagation shoot and gently patting the mixture of dirt and sand around it.)
Shaylynne says, "Life is Returned. We honor the garden."
Hanryu weakly says, ""Life is Returned. We honor the Garden."
Waydren smiles at Hanryu.
Grennet says, "Life is Returned." Stopping for a moment, he inhales deeply before continuing,"We honor the Garden."
Golameth nods to Leustyin.
Niliaevat Raesh Isen Malorna just arrived, leading her group.
Waydren says, "Elanthia."
(Zersha takes a small container containing a blend of water and nutrients and pours it in a precise circle around the tiny planted bloom to give it a chance to grow.)
Waydren says, "You were wounded here where terrible magics were wrought."
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Waydren says, "Reveal your wounds to those who mean to mend them."
Perune whispers something to Saragos.
Waydren says, "Draw our attention to where healing will help the most."
Valynn says, "Life is Returned. We honor the garden."
(Zersha bows her head, a few of her dark curls falling across her shoulders and face as she mutters a soft prayer to Elanthia to nurture and protect the small seedling.)
Aerilia tilts her head to one side.
Waydren says, "We Beseech you to Guide Lupdels, Sorrow Seeker."
Waydren says, "We Beseech you to Guide Anuril, Aether Weaver."
Zersha softly says, "Life is Returned. We honor the Garden."
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Waydren says to Lupdels, "To you, Sorrow Seeker."
Anuril nods.
Anuril frowns.
Anuril casually observes the area.
(Lileath Lileath kneels down and once she finds the right spot makes a small divot in the soil. She teases an ivy tendril from the edge of her lifesculpted tunic and then gently places its root into the soil, returning it to Elanthia.)
Lupdels says, "We each prepare in our own way."
(Valynn digs a small hole and places the acorn it it. She then covers the acorn with some dirt and tamps it down.)
Misteeus casually observes the area.
Lupdels says, "I have cast on myself Echoes of Aether to further my attunement to Aether. Instilling in myself the very essence of Aether."
Valynn drops an acorn.
Miraena observes Lupdels with fascination.
Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.
Allye gazes at Lupdels.
Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air.
(Sukidesu holds his hand firmly on Kayena's shoulder as he supports her)
Anuril stands near Lupdels.
Valynn stands up.
Lupdels says, "For Bards, Othersight is like listening to the sound of the Aether. Feeling it within you, feeling it without you. Reverberating across the area."
Xionara gives Malorna a smooch.
(Lupdels closes his eyes and begins to slowly hum a few different notes. )
Perune whispers something to Saragos.
Casari stands near Lupdels.
Saragos whispers something to Perune.
Lupdels hums to himself.
Lupdels says, "Aether is foundational to all things. Picking out just the Aether is like focusing on a single instrument played among an orchestra."
(Lupdels continues a few lonely hums, pausing in between, searching for a response.)
Lupdels says, "Listening."
(Bard/Warrior Mage)
You reach out to probe the mana streams, searching for the Aether that knits the Plane of Abiding together. Shifting, brilliant radiance overwhelms your senses, twisting and ensconcing your entire surroundings. The weave of Aether kinks and furls before you in familiar ways, ebbing and flowing like a knitted tide that covers as far as the eye can see, with no new gaps or bare threads that are glaringly obvious to your senses. A faint hiss builds, a steady static that builds with a pressure.
(Empath/Ranger) At the edges of your perception, you find your connection to Elanthia still lingering, as if it never truly left you. A sense of a pure, verdant, serene planet surrounds you, and your vision slowly adjusts. You see yourself at the foot of a tall lifesculpted spire that crosses two strong-moving rivers, in a glade encircled by a tall canopy of trees. The form of a large orange dragon settles at the base of the spire, towering over you, before hunching itself low, twisting and shifting until it resembles a feminine humanoid form. She walks toward where you stand, as if aware of your presence, and pauses thoughtfully. Your gaze looks down, and you see two small hands. She plants a hand on the crest of your forehead, and whispers words that are not audible -- and yet you know them. "You will be one of my Gardeners."
(Casari begins to quietly hum after Lupdels, first following his tones and then weaving a delicate counterpoint.)
Allye gazes off into the distance.
Aerilia furrows her brow.
Waydren gasps!
Katriwen hums to herself.
Damiza ponders.
Zersha inhales a great swallow of air.
Lupdels says, "Hearing ..."
Anuril nods to Lupdels.
Anuril gazes off into the distance.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Saragos nods.
Melindrha shivers.
(Empath/Ranger)
At her touch, the world twists, and shapes before you. In moments, you experience flickers of memories and experiences. You find yourself shaping creation to your whim, gesturing and twisting nature into an elegant, harmonious design, but find yourself depleted each time -- a gnawing hunger filling your being, as you pull from each available mana stream and exhaust its limitations. Years -- decades -- centuries pass in moments, and yet you find that hunger welling deeper and deeper with each use -- insatiable and endless. You reach to broader areas for mana, and are more selective as time passes, but the hunger does not abate.
Lupdels says, "A faint hiss ..."
Miraena raises an eyebrow.
Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head.
Asildu appears to be listening intently for something.
Kerennya blinks.
Saragos says, "The hiss seems to be normal for Othersight. Means it's working."
Ezathiel raises an eyebrow.
Zersha gnaws on her lip.
(Lupdels plucks tentatively at his sparkling goldwood mandolin with cambrinth fleur-de-lis inlay with a cambrinth pick, trying to match a note that only he seems to hear.)
Waydren says, "We are seeing a vision once more..."
Ezerak nibbles his lip thoughtfully.
(Empath/Ranger)
Focusing on the hunger, you discover that the only fulfilment you can achieve is by consuming raw, pure mana in immense quantity. In time, you find the thread of new streams of mana just beyond your reach. You call to it, and it does not answer -- and yet the hunger grows, as does your desperation. It takes painful ages, but in that time, you discover a way to grasp that mana -- by pulling something new inside the paradise. Your senses are overwhelmed as you reach out, deliberately slicing into the knitted strands that protect the plane, and force the new threads of mana through, building a new weave. In this moment, you feel more powerful than ever -- and the hunger is sated.
Waydren says, "Lupdels, continue what you are doing."
Anuril quietly says, "Gauge Flow may be helpful for those who know the spell."
Miraena nibbles her lip thoughtfully.
Zersha shivers.
Lupdels says, "Listening ..."
(Empath/Ranger)
Boundless creation followed, and you found yourself pushing each of your limits. Time speeds up as you watch creation become even more intricate. And yet -- time slows until you can focus on a single feeling -- a single moment inside a single vision. The humanoid has returned. Again, you do not understand her words, but you instinctually are familiar with her meaning -- rejection. Failure. With another touch, you are unmade, and in that moment, you become acutely aware that you are accused of poisoning the purity of this world. In the unmaking, your consciousness becomes attached to a speck of dirt inside a beam of light beneath the canopy that surrounds a now-withering spire, helpless to watch as your creations slowly are undone as a consequence of your actions inside a null prison for what appears to be an eternity.
Anuril casually observes the area.
Allye blinks.
Zersha blinks.
Waydren asks, "...I...what?"
Shaylynne frowns.
(Empath/Ranger)
You watch from the outside as the humanoid crafts a new being -- similar to the one you experienced, except fundamentally different in one fundamental purpose. Where you had experienced the memories of a Gardener, these new creations warded against the fear of rot. Again, you experience time pass in epochs as Elanthia would, watching the verdant glory tarnish, fade, and wilt, and with a feeling of dread, you cannot help but know that something has been beckoned through. You feel pain as war ravages the planet, and time slows to one horrible moment -- when hundreds of these new creations are locked in battle with an incomprehensible outside force. In a flash, one invokes words that have terrible meaning -- and at the expense of the verdant life, it rends everything you consider beautiful into a desiccated wasteland, leaving innumerable creators and their creations joining the soul of the planet. Your vision abruptly returns to normal, leaving you disoriented.
Anuril observes Waydren with fascination.
Miraena turns her eyes questioningly towards Asildu.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Xionara raises an eyebrow.
Damiza rubs her eyes.
(Lupdels returns to a low hum and allows himself to sway back and forth.)
Zersha falls backwards from her seat and passes out!
Xionara softly says, "Interesting."
(Warrior Mage)
The Othersight fades and the pressure abates.
(Bard)
The Othersight fades and the pressure abates, disappearing into a lingering memory, like a song you cannot quite remember the words to. You close your eyes, opening up your senses to what can be perceived in this area. You recall an ancient battle in a place that has a forgotten name -- hundreds of thousands dying against swarms of dead and demons. You recall a time of magic and wonder as humanity brings an age of heroism. You recall having heard songs of this before. Opening your eyes, you find yourself humming notes that you cannot place, from a tune you cannot quite remember.
(Paladin/Cleric)
Your feel a warmth of inspiration in your soul, as if comforted that the Immortals have shepherded you to this point. You are unclear of the purpose of this feeling but find it to be significant.
Xionara glances at Zersha.
Waydren frowns.
Miraena blinks at Zersha.
Zynell's ears relax for a moment in obvious enjoyment.
Allye slowly empties her lungs.
Madigan gazes up at the sky.
Anuril quietly asks Waydren, "What was it?"
Hebion gazes at Zersha.
Zersha sits up.
Valynn rubs her head.
Ezathiel pleasantly says, "Hm."
Zersha rubs her head.
Saragos whispers something to Anuril.
Azume hums to herself.
Valynn rubs Zersha in a friendly manner.
Waydren says to Anuril, "I'm not sure yet."
Lupdels says, "An ancient battle ..."
Kethrai gazes off into the distance.
Asildu ponders.
Illiya ponders.
Aerilia frowns in thought.
Anuril nods to Saragos.
Waydren says, "I don't know what to think of what I saw."
Anuril whispers something to Saragos.
Karthor wobbles, looking a bit faint.
Saragos nods to Anuril.
Ezerak asks, "What did you see?"
Xionara softly says, "Tell, maybe ourselves make sense of it."
Waydren asks Anuril, "I say we continue. What say you?"
Ezerak gazes at Waydren.
Anuril says, "The aether looks... healthy, as far as I can tell."
Anuril frowns.
Madigan says, "Maybe just for holy magic users, but we felt a warmth in our soul from the Immortals."
(Zersha draws her knees up against her chest and hugs them, trying to work through what she saw.)
Hanryu rubs his head.
Lupdels says, "But there is something here, or was something here ..."
Anuril says, "Nowhere in particular looks damaged."
Valynn nods to Waydren.
Trajan nods to Madigan.
Madigan nods to Trajan.
Asildu rests a comforting hand on Miraena's shoulder.
Melindrha rubs Zersha's back.
Kerennya says, "It almost seems like a sickness or addiction."
Katriwen nods to Anuril.
Valynn nods to Zersha.
Hebion rests his hand on Zersha's arm with a soft smile.
Saragos whispers something to Anuril.
Lupdels says, "Hundreds, thousands died against the dead and demons."
Valynn nods at Kerennya, obviously agreeing with her views.
Miraena frowns.
Anuril gives Saragos a slight nod.
Anuril blinks at Lupdels.
Waydren raises an eyebrow in Lupdels's direction.
Lupdels says, "Humanity at the beginning of an age of heroism ..."
Lupdels says, "Songs, there are songs of this."
Anuril observes Lupdels with fascination.
Valynn quietly says to herself, "I must meditate on that."
Waydren asks, "Did the Bards receive a Vision?"
Madigan rubs Valynn gently, massaging her muscles.
Zersha nods at Valynn, obviously agreeing with her views.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Azume nods to Waydren.
Damiza asks, "The vision I just saw, I looked down to see two small hands and a large orange dragon plants a hand on the crest of my forehead and said I'd be one of her Gardeners. Did anyone else vision that?"
Madigan gets a mug of roasted coffee from inside his traveler's pack.
Asildu trembles slightly as he draws in a breath, the air around him momentarily charged with a gentle thrum of energy that slowly disperses upon his exhale.
(Lupdels continues to hum notes, they make up a song but none you recognize.)
Waydren nods to Damiza.
Kethrai nods to Damiza.
Damiza nods.
Kerennya says, "I saw that one, Damiza."
Ezathiel pleasantly says, "I did Damiza."
Kethrai quietly says, "That's how it began..."
Valynn nods to Damiza.
Xionara shakes her head.
Saragos says, "Don't know what the rest of you saw, but the Aetheric lattice *does* repair itself over time."
Xionara nods to Saragos.
Waydren nods to Saragos.
Anuril quietly says, "I saw nothing but the ebb and flow of the aether, seemingly undamaged."
Saragos says, "There can have been a rift in the past, and it closed up now. Only the big ones stay."
Waydren asks Saragos, "Did you see what the Bards saw?"
Leustyin says, "I didn't see anything of note."
Golameth says to Waydren, "I didn't see nuffin, you all are crazy."
Golameth folds his arms across his chest.
Lupdels says, "I saw an ancient battle, a place that time has forgotten."
Xionara begins chortling at Golameth.
Anuril nods to Saragos.
Madigan grins at Golameth.
Casari nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Melindrha looks at Golameth and sighs.
Zersha sighs softly.
Saragos says to Waydren, "I saw the area through Othersight, and I didn't see anything worth repairing. Don't know what the Bards saw - their perception is usually a bit different."
Aerilia nods.
Anuril nods at Saragos, obviously agreeing with his views.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "This location was not chosen as an optimal point for sorcerous casting due to any particular planar weakness."
Melindrha says, "Golagola, I love you, but you have all the magical sensitivity of my boot's heel."
Xionara nods to Liraxes.
Sukidesu nods to Liraxes.
Lupdels says, "If this area is healed now, it may still have ... remnants of the past."
Hanryu quietly says to Golameth, "This much has been established long ago, but we soldier on regardless."
Anuril gazes thoughtfully at Liraxes.
Kethrai says, "And one who betrayed the garden, and was doomed to watch it, separate from it..."
Zersha grins at Melindrha, her dimples flashing into view.
Golameth says to Melindrha, "This is why i eat herbs."
Waydren nods to Lupdels.
Saragos nods to Lupdels.
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Melindrha looks at Golameth and sighs.
Perune chortles softly at some secret joke.
Allye says, "Doomed to watch all of their work undone."
Allye frowns.
Perune asks, "Can anyone guess why it was chosen?"
Anuril observes Allye with fascination.
Hanryu quietly says to Golameth, "This much has been established long ago, but we soldier on regardless."
Lupdels glances at Liraxes.
Hanryu babbles incoherently.
Saragos says to Perune, "That's a Liraxes question."
Anuril dryly says to Perune, "We could ask the chandelier."
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Waydren smiles.
Perune says, "No, I'm asking you."
Allye says, "I cannot parse... who I was. Whose eyes I was seeing through."
Waydren nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views.
Allye says, "So disorienting."
Allye rubs her head.
Shaylynne nods to Allye.
Waydren asks, "While it appears there was no wound to mend, there was yet again another vision of...the past?"
Zersha nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views.
Kayena stands up.
Hanryu says to Perune, "A gamble and a mistake. But maybe I'm jaded."
Anuril ponders.
Allye nods to Waydren.
Kayena speaks gently to the horse as she approaches closer to it. Extending her hand, palm down, she lets the horse sniff her.
Perune shakes his head at Hanryu.
Kayena rubs her red chestnut horse's flanks, gently assuring the animal.
The leaves on a vibrant white birch tree surrounded by purple blossoms begin to fade into a dissonance of color as the strange plant dims somewhat.
Sothios grins at Zynell.
Katriwen nods to Waydren.
Shaylynne says, "That hunger was uncomfortable."
Shaylynne shifts her weight.
Illiya asks, "Was it the Sraan Mehath?"
(Zersha uncurls from around herself and taking a deep breath climbs back to her feet.)
Zersha rises to her feet fluidly, like a large, graceful cat.
Lupdels says, "I believe Elanthia holds a deep memory, and when we listen we can hear her stories."
Zersha dusts herself off.
Karthor nods at Shaylynne, obviously agreeing with her views.
Valynn nods to Shaylynne.
Allye looks thoughtfully at Illiya.
Saragos whispers something to Waydren.
Lupdels glances at Illiya.
Hebion smiles at Zersha.
Anuril stands near Kethrai.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Kethrai says to Illiya, "I don't think it was. It was a battle between some that were... chosen, created, by the Dragon, and some singular outside force."
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Running calculations of enhanced sorcerous casting in various locations showed a slightly greater probability of an acceptable outcome from this location."
Miraena gazes up at the sky.
Waydren says, "Here is what was witnessed:."
Waydren says, "At the edges of my perception, I find my connection to Elanthia still lingering, as if it never truly left it. A sense of a pure, verdant, serene planet surrounds me, and my vision slowly adjusts. I see myself at the foot of a tall lifesculpted spire that crosses two strong-moving rivers, in a glade encircled by a tall canopy of trees. The form of a large orange dragon settles at the base of the spire, towering over me, before hunching itself low, twisting and shifting until it resembles a feminine humanoid form. She walks toward where I stand, as if aware of my presence, and pauses thoughtfully. My gaze looks down, and I see two small hands. She plants a hand on the crest of my forehead, and whispers words that are not audible -- and yet I know them. "I will be one of my Gardeners."
Ezerak acts puzzled.
Sukidesu says, "I'm not sure what to make of this."
Malorna chews on Sofina's shoulder. Weirdo.
Perune whispers something to Hanryu.
A subtle thrum of energy begins to gather around Asildu, pulsing once... twice... three times in succession before dispersing once again into the nothingness from whence it came.
Illiya asks Kethrai, "The one horrible moment where words were invoked with terrible meaning?"
Madigan nods to Valynn.
Allye glances at Asildu.
Aerilia glances at Asildu.
Kethrai nods to Illiya.
Lupdels says to Kethrai, "I saw one side with dead and demons."
Waydren says, "At her touch, the world twists, and shapes before me. In moments, I experience flickers of memories and experiences. I find yourself shaping creation to your whim, gesturing and twisting nature into an elegant, harmonious design, but find myself depleted each time -- a gnawing hunger filling your being, as I pull from each available mana stream and exhaust its limitations. Years -- decades -- centuries pass in moments, and yet I find that hunger welling deeper and deeper with each use -- insatiable and I You reach to broader areas for mana, and are more selective as time passes, but the hunger does not abate."
Asildu inhales a great swallow of air.
Asildu slowly empties his lungs.
Zersha glances at Asildu.
Miraena smiles at Asildu.
Anuril blinks at Asildu.
Sothios nods to Zynell.
Hanryu whispers something to Perune.
Waydren says, "Focusing on the hunger, I discover that the only fulfilment I can achieve is by consuming raw, pure mana in immense quantity. In time, I find the thread of new streams of mana just beyond my reach. I call to it, and it does not answer -- and yet the hunger grows, as does my desperation. It takes painful ages, but in that time, I discover a way to grasp that mana -- by pulling something new inside the paradise. My senses are overwhelmed as I reach out, deliberately slicing into the knitted strands that protect the plane, and force the new threads of mana through, building a new weave. In this moment, I feel more powerful than ever -- and the hunger is sated."
Damiza asks, "I missed something. Why are there a bunch of glances and glares at that guy?"
Damiza points at Asildu.
Zersha asks Damiza, "Didn't you feel that thrum?"
Allye quietly asks Asildu, "Are you well?"
Anuril frowns.
Asildu nods to Allye.
Lupdels smiles at Damiza.
Asildu says to Allye, "As... well as I can be, I believe."
Damiza says, "Oh, I may have misinterpreted the feelings of the land focusing on the time at hand."
Waydren says, "Boundless creation followed, and I found myself pushing each of your limits. Time speeds up as I watch creation become even more intricate. And yet -- time slows until I can focus on a single feeling -- a single moment inside a single vision. The humanoid has returned. Again, I do not understand her words, but I instinctually are familiar with her meaning -- rejection. Failure. With another touch, I are unmade, and in that moment, I become acutely aware that you are accused of poisoning the purity of this world. In the unmaking, my consciousness becomes attached to a speck of dirt inside a beam of light beneath the canopy that surrounds a now-withering spire, helpless to watch as my creations slowly are undone as a consequence of my actions inside a null prison for what appears to be an eternity."
Allye nods to Asildu.
Misteeus says, "This hunger feels like it lead to the beginnings of sorcery."
Asildu nods politely to Allye.
Trajan says to Allye, "'I think his wellness is might be up for debate."
Asildu says to Allye, "Thank you for inquiring."
Miraena gently pats Asildu on the arm, with familiarity.
Allye nods politely.
Damiza nods to Kerennya.
Damiza ponders.
Waydren says, "I watch from the outside as the humanoid crafts a new being -- similar to the one I experienced, except fundamentally different in one fundamental purpose. Where I had experienced the memories of a Gardener, these new creations warded against the fear of rot. Again, I experience time pass in epochs as Elanthia would, watching the verdant glory tarnish, fade, and wilt, and with a feeling of dread, I cannot help but know that something has been beckoned through. I feel pain as war ravages the planet, and time slows to one horrible moment -- when hundreds of these new creations are locked in battle with an incomprehensible outside force. In a flash, one invokes words that have terrible meaning -- and at the expense of the verdant life, it rends everything you consider beautiful into a desiccated wasteland, leaving innumerable creators and their creations joining the soul of the planet."
Waydren says, "That was the extent of the vision I saw."
Miraena observes Waydren with fascination.
Asildu ponders.
Aerilia nibbles her lip thoughtfully.
Malorna says, "Saw the same."
Lupdels takes a deep breath.
Malorna nods to Waydren.
Saragos says, "Well, that's something."
Elizzibiana gnaws lightly on her lower lip, as if lost in thought. The razor-sharp tip of one of her fangs breaks the skin and causes a tiny bead of blood to appear. Almost absent-mindedly, she catches it with the tip of her tongue.
Ezerak nibbles his lip thoughtfully.
Lupdels nods to Saragos.
Illiya grins at Saragos, her dimples flashing into view.
Saragos says, "What I saw was much simpler."
Shaylynne nods.
Lupdels chuckles.
Anuril smirks.
Leustyin gestures.
Saragos says to Waydren, "I reached out to probe the mana streams, searching for the Aether that knits the Plane of Abiding together. Shifting, brilliant radiance overwhelmed my senses, twisting and ensconcing my entire surroundings. The weave of Aether kinked and furled before me in familiar ways, ebbing and flowing like a knitted tide that covers as far as the eye can see, with no new gaps or bare threads that were glaringly obvious to my senses. A faint hiss built, a steady static that built with a pressure."
Kethrai quietly says, "It wasn't me and yet I feel the pang of shame for having felt it."
Ezerak says to Asildu, "What do you make of it? It certainly sounds related to the Heralds."
Allye nods at Kethrai, obviously agreeing with his views.
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Elizzibiana puts her tome in her spidersilk pack.
Xionara frowns.
Lupdels nods to Saragos.
Grennet whispers something to Kentara.
Katriwen quietly says, "Yes, the Bards saw... or remembered, I guess. An ancient battle, with demons and the dead, one we have songs of...But they slipped away, I can't remember what it was. Need to go look in some books."
Kentara smirks at Grennet.
Kayena speaks gently to the horse as she approaches closer to it. Extending her hand, palm down, she lets the horse sniff her.
Perune whispers something to Hanryu.
Asildu says to Ezerak, "I will have to think on it. My... thoughts have been a bit muddled, of late. But Miraena has... convinced me that the time for sharing knowledge draws near."
Miraena whispers something to Zersha.
Lupdels nods to Katriwen.
Miraena smiles at Zersha.
Zersha smiles at Miraena, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Allye trills softly at Katriwen.
Aerilia raises an eyebrow.
Kethrai gazes at Asildu.
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Elizzibiana just left.
Tsisis just left.
Miraena nods at Asildu, obviously agreeing with his views.
Valynn gazes down at the ground.
Saragos gets a rustic hand-rolled cigarillo infused with black rum from inside an oblong smokewood humidor featuring a series of smoke image engravings.
Zersha whispers something to Miraena.
Waydren says, "I must confess abject confusion at what was shown."
Zersha smiles at Miraena, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Kethrai asks, "Draws near...?"
Madigan says, "This may have just come to holy mana wielders, but I sensed:."
Trajan says to Asildu, "'Let's hope you share knowledge differently than you share lessons."
Anuril observes Madigan with fascination.
Illiya gazes at Madigan.
Valynn gazes at Madigan.
Tsisis just arrived.
Waydren raises an eyebrow in Madigan's direction.
Sukidesu glances at Madigan.
Madigan says, "A warm inspiration of my soul, conforted by the Immortals shepherded me to this point."
Kethrai says, "If you have knowledge that's relevant, might have been time to share it a while ago..."
Zersha whispers something to Hebion.
Anuril ponders.
Miraena chuckles.
Hebion nods to Zersha.
Zersha gives Hebion a slight nod.
Karthor says to Kethrai, "Does any o' that seem an awful lot like that old document found describin' the Empaths of Old to you? Somethin' startin' what mustn't be allowed, someone bein' cast out..."
Damiza ponders.
Anuril asks, "Does that original creation, servant, entity still exist, I wonder?"
Trajan nods to Madigan.
Madigan says, "Who knows that that bloody means."
Waydren smiles at Madigan.
Zersha asks Karthor, "Empaths of old?"
Saragos says to Waydren, "Sounds like one of those visions we'll have to parse the accounts of line-by-line. Been doing that a lot lately."
Trajan says, "I felt the same as Madigan."
Lupdels says, "Stories of someone being cast out are a tale as old as time ..."
Lupdels frowns.
Waydren nods at Saragos, obviously agreeing with his views.
Valynn gazes at Karthor.
Waydren says to Saragos, "Indeed."
Allye says to Anuril, "Trapped in a null prison, all this time..."
Allye frowns.
Anuril frowns at Allye.
Anuril nods.
Grennet folds his arms across his chest.
Melindrha glances at Karthor.
Kethrai says to Karthor, "It does bear some resemblance, but the stories are so... scattered, and fractional."
Karthor nods in agreement.
Sukidesu gazes up at the sky.
Melindrha says, "I thought I was the only one who suspected them as an issue."
Waydren asks, "Friends. My appreciation for adhering to the Dragon's Peace. You came in peace, depart in peace as well. I believe we will see nothing more tonight from...Elanthia...?"
Asildu says to Kethrai, "We believed we had, but it seems more detail is necessary. Young Miraena is working on the arrangements for something more... formal."
Melindrha sighs.
Anuril bows to Waydren.
Melindrha stands up.
Miraena smiles.
Miraena hitches up the waistband of her workman's pants.
Zersha smiles at Miraena, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Madigan asks, "You done with your gathering Waydren?"
Shaylynne nods to Waydren.
Lupdels smiles at Miraena.
Damiza raises an eyebrow in Asildu's direction.
Zersha quietly says to Miraena, "If you need any help, I am willing."
Miraena beams at Zersha!
Kayena left the group.
Wound Bearer Tsisis saunters southwest.
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Asildu's movements come down from their fluid and somewhat manic tempo.
Kayena leaps up onto the red chestnut horse, settling herself on a dark chestnut barrel saddle embossed with images of dragons along its stirrups.
Kayena's red chestnut horse rears back onto its hindquarters, pawing at the sky with its front hooves.
Madigan puts his coffee in his traveler's pack.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Valynn left the group.
Valynn kneels down.
Waydren says to Madigan, "We are concluded. Heed the Dragon's Peace until all depart, though."
Sarugar quietly says to Waydren, "A most curious and concerning sight."
Ezathiel waves.
Waydren nods to Sarugar.
Ezathiel pleasantly says, "Safe paths all."
Miraena says to Zersha, "I'm afraid that some of you who have truly listened will be hearing much of the same. But we hope to try again, since it is so important."
Ezathiel strolls southwest.
Grennet goes southwest.
Hanryu shakes Ezerak's hand.
Sothios nods to Zynell.
Shaylynne left the group.
(Valynn again tamps down the hole where the acorn is buried.)
Madigan grunts at Waydren.
Misteeus left the group.
Zersha says to Miraena, "It's important, perhaps whatever your friend has to share will be enough to sway others finally."
Madigan gets a mug of roasted coffee from inside his traveler's pack.
Damiza left the group.
Miraena smiles at Valynn.
Waydren smiles at Madigan.
Hanryu just left.
Raising his roasted coffee to Waydren, Madigan gives him a toast.
Anuril smiles at Valynn.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Shadow Tracker Sliyder just arrived.
Musical Enthusiast Kentara parades southwest.
Sarugar gives a slight nod.
Asildu nods.
Valynn rises to her feet fluidly, like a large, graceful cat.
Musical Enthusiast Kentara just arrived.
Blight Sealer Sarugar goes southwest.
Sofina asks Liraxes, "Impressive machine you've built. What is your next step?"
Damiza ponders.
Valynn nods to Miraena.
Saragos asks Liraxes, "You've spoken of pursuing the Balance, but you've focused more on Sorcery. Do you anticipate any points in Elanthia that might need shoring up, as this gathering was attempting to do, in your plan?"
Miraena quietly says to Valynn, "You have the markings of a farmer with how well you planted that."
Miraena nods to Valynn.
Waydren says, "Anuril. Kethrai. Lupdels. My appreciation for your efforts."
Valynn grins at Miraena.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "The next phase of construction in the device is nearly complete. Roughly another andu remaining."
Anuril nods to Waydren.
Lupdels smiles at Waydren.
Anuril smiles.
Zersha smiles at Sofina, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Damiza nods.
Lupdels says, "I am most befuddled."
Xionara nods to Liraxes.
Waydren nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Casari nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Sofina smiles at Zersha.
Saragos touches a rustic cigarillo with a glowing finger, and it quickly catches fire.
Kethrai nods at Lupdels, obviously agreeing with his views.
Saragos puffs on his rustic cigarillo.
Waydren says to Lupdels, "I as well. Thoroughly."
Sofina just nudged Zersha.
Madigan puts his coffee in his traveler's pack.
Karthor asks, "One o' these times we'll gain more answers than questions, eh?"
Khozh Elizzibiana hobbles southwest.
Zersha giggles at Sofina.
Karthor chuckles.
Sukidesu says to Asildu, "Though I still don't agree with your stance on sorcery, I have removed my Bless tattoo for the time being so as to not accidentally use it."
Shaylynne nods at Karthor, obviously agreeing with his views.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "This will allow the functionality for recording sentiment regarding the casting of sorcery, to better determine what steps going forward will be viable."
Waydren nods to Karthor.
Anuril asks Waydren, "We may have gotten our first glimpse of our... true quarry?"
Kethrai says to Karthor, "Seems familiar lately."
Asildu nods to Sukidesu.
Sofina giggles at Zersha.
Valynn says to Miraena, "My mother was a great gardener."
Miraena beams at Valynn!
Zersha smiles at Allye, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Waydren grins at Anuril.
Allye nods to Zersha.
Saragos takes a long drag off of a burning rustic cigarillo.
Karthor nods at Kethrai, obviously agreeing with his views.
Aerilia nods to Liraxes.
Damiza ponders.
Zersha beams at Allye!
Allye grins at Zersha.
Valynn dusts herself off.
Damiza gets some nilos ungent from a dark green gardener's apron studded with bronze rivets.
Asildu says to Sukidesu, "The sentiment is appreciated and valuable to those of this world."
Zersha says to Hebion, "Sir, would you mind walking me home? I'm feeling a little...off balance."
Zersha smiles at Hebion, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Valynn furrows her brow.
Kethrai says to Anuril, "I didn't get the sense that the being in the vision was malicious, but that it caused harm all the same. Harm to the world that can't be undone..."
Sukidesu nods to Asildu.
Lupdels says, "Is our quarry the humanoid or the .. other entity."
Hebion nods to Zersha.
Miraena says to Valynn, "I have had the pleasure of meeting a few adventurers now who had gardener or farmer family. It makes me feel a little more at home."
Miraena curtsies to Valynn.
Zersha pulls Sofina to her in a tight hug.
Lupdels nods.
Zersha hugs Valynn, getting a smile in return.
Zersha joins Hebion's group.
Illiya asks Liraxes, "Interesting.. so if there proves to be significant opposition to sorcery, there may be another way to achieve balance?"
Lord Knight Hebion goes southwest, leading his group.
Valynn quietly says to Madigan, "I need some quiet to contemplate what I just saw."
Sothios nods to Zynell.
Saragos asks Liraxes, "But do you think pursuing the Balance will require anything but Sorcery? Or will shoring up some parts of the Plane of Abiding be necessary too?"
Madigan bows to Valynn.
Valynn smiles at Miraena.
Kethrai nods at Miraena, obviously agreeing with her views.
Waydren nods to Valynn.
Anuril says to Kethrai, "We felt a hunger for mana, specifically, that only grew over time."
Miraena grins at Kethrai.
Madigan says, "Thanks Val. As always, top notch work."
Kethrai nods at Anuril, obviously agreeing with his views.
Saragos takes a long drag off of a burning rustic cigarillo.
Waydren clasps Valynn's hand and rests his other hand upon Valynn's shoulder.
Saragos exhales some tobacco smoke. Mild and warm, the scent hangs in the air with a coppery smoke.
Xionara frowns.
Allye nods to Anuril.
Xionara mutters something into the air about the Hunger.
Xionara scratches one ear, looking bemused.
Valynn quietly says to Miraena, "Many of us come to the ranger guild wanting to protect the forests."
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Anuril quietly says, "Well, I didn't feel, someone felt."
Kethrai holds a single finger up to his closed lips and gives his head a slight shake while leveling a firm stare at Xionara.
Valynn nods to Madigan.
Shaylynne nods at Valynn, obviously agreeing with her views.
Miraena nods at Valynn, obviously agreeing with her views.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Sorcerous casting is the direct method for attempting to address the imbalance. However, other actions may still increase the probability of some form of acceptable outcome. They may be less likely, or less optimal in results."
Kethrai quietly says to Xionara, "Don't even speak a possibility like that into being..."
Valynn clasps Waydren's hand and rests her other hand upon Waydren's shoulder.
Xionara nods to Liraxes.
Saragos nods to Liraxes.
Valynn places a hand on her chest and bows her head.
Asildu gazes at Liraxes.
Valynn pulls the hood of her shroud up.
Miraena says to Valynn, "I hope I get to visit the Ranger Guild in Crossing sometime soon. There is much work yet to be done, but hopefully we will make enough progress that we have more free time."
Valynn goes southwest.
Valynn just arrived.
Illiya asks Liraxes, "Are you able to say what other type of actions may have an effect?"
Shaylynne says to Valynn, "That vision was a dream turned nightmare watching it all collapse."
Holy Vengeance Imroth just arrived.
Shaylynne shudders.
Allye nods to Shaylynne.
Valynn nods in agreement.
Saragos's rustic cigarillo glows faintly as it burns down.
Kethrai nods to Shaylynne.
Lupdels says, "A lord hires a Gardener to tend the estate. The Gardener is eager, even hungry. They work the land, they increase production, they tear down forests, drain swamps. They are hungry. When the lord returns, they are sad. The Gardener is fired, but manages to still watch."
Lupdels tugs at the tip of his beard distractedly.
Valynn says to Miraena, "Kalika is welcoming to all."
Miraena beams at Valynn!
Valynn smiles.
Saragos puffs on his rustic cigarillo.
Asildu looks over Liraxes very closely.
Valynn hoots, sounding remarkably like a real owl.
Saragos's rustic cigarillo glows faintly as it burns down.
Valynn goes southwest.
Sliyder glances at Asildu.
Illiya looks over Liraxes very closely.
Zynell stands up.
Miraena glances at Asildu.
Forest Sprite Lileath goes southwest.
Miraena glances at Liraxes.
Imroth smirks at Asildu.
Shaylynne raises an eyebrow in Illiya's direction.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Many of them require considerable precision, and Liraxes has been engaged in some of those activities for the slight improvement. The placement of specific objects in specific places, as an example."
Shaylynne looks over Liraxes very closely.
Allye says, "Did the Gardener tear down the forests, or build them up too high? And then was forced to watch them burn."
Allye nibbles her lip thoughtfully.
Lazy curls of smoke drift off of Saragos's rustic cigarillo.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "For activities requiring less precision, Liraxes will provide information on them as they are identified."
Illiya nods to Liraxes.
Aerilia nods to Liraxes.
Lupdels says to Allye, "Well in the visions they were hungry and pushed beyond the limits imposed on them. Which I believe was wrong."
Xionara blinks.
Shaylynne nods to Lupdels.
Shadow Tracker Sliyder goes southwest.
Miraena quietly says to Asildu, "Many adventurers have asked me about this Liraxes. I admit I don't understand half of what he is saying."
Miraena blushes a bright red color.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "Your message was received."
Asildu nods to Miraena.
Anuril snorts, loudly.
Anuril grins at Miraena.
Asildu chuckles to himself.
Anuril nods.
Shaylynne says to Lupdels, "It felt like greed..."
Saragos nods to Liraxes.
Shaylynne ponders.
Lupdels nods to Shaylynne.
Kethrai nods to Shaylynne.
Kerennya says to Miraena, "It is alright. He is a creature of math."
Saragos asks Liraxes, "Was just about to ask that. Do you have a response yet?"
Allye nods to Shaylynne.
Asildu says, "A curious thing, indeed."
Perune laughs!
Saragos puffs on his rustic cigarillo.
Illiya asks Lupdels, "Do you think the perspective we experienced the vision from was a Herald?"
Lupdels says, "Greed, hunger, exceeding limits. Becoming more powerful. Building things that should not be built ..."
Miraena nods.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "Liraxes is unable to assist with modification of the enchantment in question. The proposed change might be possible, but not without the Defiler present."
Perune says to Kerennya, "Those are never dangerous."
Shaylynne asks, "Hubris?"
Damiza ponders.
Lupdels says to Illiya, "I believe the perspective was from ... a failed Herald? A failed Immortal? A former something."
Kethrai says, "Or, it felt like... Something committed to growth, without decay. Creation without destruction. An imbalance, that will starve everything new..."
Kerennya begins chortling at Perune.
Allye nods to Kethrai.
Illiya nods to Lupdels.
Miraena frowns.
Illiya says to Lupdels, "A failed Herald was my thought too.. although I did not realize the Heralds consumed mana in great quantities."
Shaylynne nods to Kethrai.
Waydren says, "I must process what I saw. I leave you now."
Waydren says, "Keep the Peace."
Damiza nods to Waydren.
Shaylynne nods to Waydren.
Allye left the group.
Shaylynne waves.
Lupdels bows to Waydren.
Leustyin bows to Waydren.
Casari says to Lupdels, "What they talked about reminds me of that hungry feeling at Arhat's Tower. At the time, I thought it was the Heralds yearning for magic, having to silence the noise in order to resist it."
Ezerak nods politely to Waydren.
Allye nods to Waydren.
Lupdels left the group.
Illiya smiles at Waydren, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Aerilia nods to Waydren.
Waydren stops you from following him.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "If the Defiler is able to sense the activation of the enchantment, it might be possible to communicate with them in some fashion. But Liraxes is not able to see the Defiler's current status."
Allye says to Waydren, "Thank you for gathering us again like this."
Kethrai says to Illiya, "I'm not sure they do. It may have been that the dragon-lady in the vision was a Herald. The gardeners... something else."
Madigan says, "Take care Waydren."
Druid Waydren goes southwest.
Kayena pats a red chestnut horse's neck.
Imroth nods.
Asildu listens to the conversation, taking in the theories, the corner of his mouth occasionally twitching upward in a smile that never fully forms.
Anuril takes his rightful place beside Kethrai.
Funeral Director Leustyin jogs southwest.
Saragos's rustic cigarillo glows faintly as it burns down.
Saragos asks Liraxes, "If I could ask a followup question - do you think there's something the Defiler could do remotely to work on that, if we could pass him a message?"
Asildu says to Miraena, "Yes, I think you are right. This plan for a... presentation... is needed."
Saragos says to Liraxes, "It might be possible to pass him instructions."
Miraena nods at Asildu, obviously agreeing with his views.
Urbaj glances at Asildu.
Xionara frowns at Asildu.
Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.
Asildu says, "Of knowledge. Let's all be calm."
Asildu gazes up at the sky.
In the blink of an eye, Hanryu disappears into his surroundings.
Miraena exclaims to Asildu, "I am glad I will have your support there!"
Damiza says, "You're acting suspicious or hiding something."
Damiza observes Asildu with fascination.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "Theoretically, but that largely depends on the circumstances in which they are held."
Saragos puffs on his rustic cigarillo.
Sothios nods to Zynell.
Lupdels smiles at Miraena.
Hunter Hanryu climbed up a monolith.
Shaylynne nibbles her lip thoughtfully.
Trajan says to Miraena, "'I would say to remember to include pictures for the barbarians, but somehow I don't think that's the type of presentation you have in mind."
Asildu says to Damiza, "I think I make people uncomfortable."
Xionara softly says, "Not sure why these others aren't more forthcoming if want support."
Miraena laughs at Trajan.
Xionara gestures at Miraena.
Xionara gestures at Asildu.
Xionara lets out an exasperated, "Pbpbpb."
Miraena raises an eyebrow in Xionara's direction.
Xionara raises an eyebrow.
Miraena says to Xionara, "We have told you everything we know, very plainly."
Madigan says to Asildu, "No, we are just waiting on your boss to show up so we can kill it."
Kethrai says to Asildu, "You can read them well at least."
Damiza says to Asildu, "It appears so. I'm interested in your thoughts of balance."
Lupdels smiles at Miraena.
Perune shakes his head.
Madigan says to Asildu, "Make no mistake, you or they will pay for dropping three rocks on our people."
Lupdels says, "I am a foremost scholar and presenter of many topics, if there is anything I can do to assist ..."
Madigan nods to Asildu.
Aerilia leans on her spear.
Asildu sighs.
Allye's tail undulates lazily through the air.
Anuril sighs.
Xionara softly asks Miraena, "What is presentation then?"
Miraena asks, "Before we must leave, I do wish to ask if anyone else is prepared to commit to ceasing their use of sorcery, for the good of this world?"
Perune asks, "Does anyone have any cooked meat? Some jerky maybe?"
Asildu says to Miraena, "They may not listen. But for your sake, I won't give up just yet."
Xionara laughs!
Lupdels ponders.
Malorna says, "Nope."
Imroth draws forth a sungold-inlaid Imperial spear with a gleaming split-blade tip.
Miraena says to Xionara, "To say it to many people again. It appears that adventurers need to be told the same thing many times in order to hear it."
Damiza shakes her head at Miraena.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Miraena, "That would not be an advisable course of action."
Miraena frowns at Liraxes.
Shaylynne says to Miraena, "I've already done so, but I was wondering if you're still at Gaethrend's? I need to send a piece of mail for you there if possible."
Lupdels says to Perune, "I have some whale cheese."
Aerilia shakes her head.
Katriwen gets some dried and salted squid jerky from inside her sea blue pouch.
Malorna says, "Presentation .. not a demonstration."
Shaylynne nods to Allye.
Malorna grins at Xionara.
Katriwen moves a sea blue pouch masterfully embroidered with a dolphin pattern in glittery thread to her left hand.
Katriwen moves some dried and salted squid jerky to her right hand.
Perune nods to Lupdels.
Katriwen offers Perune some dried and salted squid jerky.
Allye joins Shaylynne's group.
Chakrel Heart Malkien just arrived.
Perune accepts Katriwen's squid jerky.
Asildu nods to Malorna.
Perune smiles at Katriwen.
Saragos says to Liraxes, "I'm not a scholar of Lunar Magic. If you have a pointer in the right direction I could pass to him, we could see if he's able to affect that change remotely. If not, I'll see if I can contact another Lunar scholar."
Katriwen puts her pouch in her book bag.
Xionara softly says to Miraena, "Perhaps that true but this other makes more sense than yourself."
Madigan says to Asildu, "Funny, Lord Sorrow said those same words. if we would just listen to him, he would stop killing our people."
Xionara points at Liraxes.
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Imroth grins at Madigan.
Xionara begins chortling at Madigan.
Malkien snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute.
Saragos says to Liraxes, "Also, I very much appreciate the work you've done."
Perune says to Katriwen, "Thank you."
Miraena says to Liraxes, "I have never seen something such as your kind before... so excuse me if I do not heed your advice. I do not know for what purpose you tell these adventurers to collect items and help you build... whatever it is you are building."
Katriwen nods to Perune.
Perune says, "I like to fill my stomach as the show starts."
Miraena quietly says to Asildu, "I would like to go, before this thing turns into... whatever it is when it is angry."
Miraena frowns.
Illiya smiles at Perune, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.
Asildu says to Madigan, "Different circumstances. Different goal."
Xionara rolls her eyes.
Saragos puffs on his rustic cigarillo.
Miraena asks Asildu, "Are you ready, my friend?"
Katriwen says to Perune, "You're very welcome."
Damiza says, "At least his machine hasn't potentially killed anyone. You guys encased Dokt among others."
Damiza ponders.
Asildu nods to Miraena.
Xionara softly says, "It without emotion."
Miraena nods to Asildu.
Xionara rolls her eyes.
Xionara frowns, shaking her head with an expression of exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand.
Imroth twitches and cackles with glee as he glances around.
Sofina says to Asildu, "Be thankful they havent gotten their pitchforks out yet."
Kethrai quietly says to Miraena, "Take care."
Miraena says, "We look forward to telling you all, again, the actions you must take in order to preserve the world."
Urbaj says, "Liraxes doesn't get angry. That's why I trust it."
Asildu says to Miraena, "Yes, I agree. We have work to do, if we are going to be prepared for our presentation."
Madigan says to Asildu, "Every tyrant I have fought in Elanthia says the same thing. See your boss on the field of battle."
Lupdels says, "I did not realize that when one warns of a storm coming you are responsible for the storm ..."
Shaylynne nods to Miraena.
Lupdels ponders.
Asildu nods at Sofina, obviously agreeing with her views.
Xionara nods at Urbaj, obviously agreeing with his views.
Katriwen gets a sea blue pouch masterfully embroidered with a dolphin pattern in glittery thread from inside her book bag.
Lupdels says, "There's a saying ..."
Malorna says, "Im sure some are clutching them under cloaks."
Malorna chuckles at Sofina.
Madigan gets a mug of roasted coffee from inside his traveler's pack.
Asildu says to Sofina, "Believe me. I am."
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Casari says to Miraena, "Be safe."
Lupdels says, "Shoot the messenger? No no that can't be right ..."
Katriwen gets a mug of sassafras tea from inside her sea blue pouch.
Miraena beams at Casari!
Damiza puts her unguent in the gardener's apron.
Kentara ponders.
Messenger Miraena wanders southwest, leading her group.
Katriwen takes a sip of her tea.
Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "Specifics of what the Defiler may be capable of are probably best direct to others of their kind."
Katriwen puts her pouch in her book bag.
Saragos nods to Liraxes.
Saragos says to Liraxes, "Thank you."
* Miraena returns home from a hard day of adventuring.
Melindrha gives Malkien a good pinch!
Malkien smiles at Melindrha.
Perune says to Madigan, "I don't think they'll ever take a form you can swing a stick at."
- Asildu returns home from a hard day of adventuring.
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Kayena says, "I need to get Mabel back to her stable. Ha, that rhymed."
Imroth sheathes his Imperial spear.
Kayena waves.
Trajan frowns.
Anuril nods at Perune, obviously agreeing with his views.
Sofina grins at Kayena.
Sayase nods politely.
Casari says to Lupdels, "It's going to drive me mad, that song that I can't remember."
Karthor says to Kethrai, "If nothin' else, methinks we got 'nother check in the "there's somethin' else out there, an' it's exceedingly bad" column."
Lupdels nods to Casari.
Ezerak nods at Casari, obviously agreeing with her views.
Imroth nods to Karthor.
Kethrai asks Anuril, "I need to rest at home after that. Reflect a bit. But, planning to be at Tamsine's Rest later?"
Lupdels says, "I don't know what to do, travel the taverns to find someone playing it again, try humming everything I know ..."
Madigan says to Perune, "Maybe. They have shown up in phsyical form before. Also...I think this one's boss is off on a solo adventure."
Anuril nods to Kethrai.
Shaylynne hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.
Imroth says, "What would make the Heralds so scared."
Anuril kisses Kethrai. And he doesn't seem to want to stop.
Illiya coughs.
Perune says, "You could always attack the Heralds of the Geralds but I suspect they make take a different form and go away."
Kethrai places his hands on Anuril's shoulders and directs a soft, rumbling purr in his direction as Kethrai presses his forehead against Anuril's.
Illiya snuggles up to Shaylynne.
Malkien searches around for a moment.
Katriwen says, "I think I'm going to go check out the Leth Deriel university library."
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Shaylynne grins at Illiya.
Imroth chuckles at Illiya.
Katriwen takes a sip of her tea.
Liraxes tonelessly says, "Liraxes suggests continuing sorcerous activity in the recommended locations. In roughly one andu the additional measurement device for voluntary registering of opinions on sorcerous casting should be available, and Liraxes will provide additional details on making use of it."
Macabre Katriwen wanders southwest.
The air around Liraxes shimmers and distorts, and its crystalline form seems to recede into the distance without actually moving. In just a moment it has taken the appearance of a tiny dot, at which point the distortion of the air vanishes with a faint pop.
Illiya nods to Shaylynne.
Heart Tender Kethrai glides southwest.
Liraxes steps into a shadow and is simply gone!
Shaylynne blinks.
Ezerak blinks.
Saragos says to Perune, "Sometimes there are things you can do to make things tangible so that a stick can be swung at them. You never know."
Shaylynne says to Illiya, "That answers that."
Serial Killer Damiza limps southwest.
Illiya says, "Well Liraxes left too."
Illiya grins at Shaylynne, her dimples flashing into view.
Ezerak says, "Always unnerving when it does that."
Lupdels hums to himself.
Shaylynne asks, "Want to come with?"
Kentara gazes off into the distance.
Sofina goes southwest.
Karthor scratches his head.
Casari says to Ezerak, "I've gotten used to people disappearing."
Anuril stops guarding.
Imroth says, "Sorry I missed pretty much everything."
Xionara softly says, "It has things to do."
Perune says to Saragos, "I think there are probably other ways to harm them."
Lupdels bows to Casari.
Musical Enthusiast Kentara parades southwest.
Sceth just left.
Xionara chuckles.
Illiya asks, "Right now?"
Casari bows to Lupdels.
Malkien joins Madigan's group.
Imroth says, "I do not have wizard timing."
Shaylynne nods.
Lupdels says to Casari, "Thank you for coming."
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Illiya joins Shaylynne's group.
Shaylynne grins.
Ezerak frowns.
Illiya asks, "Isn't it early though?"
Lupdels says, "More entertainment next time ..."
Lupdels waves.
Saragos says to Perune, "Oh, very much so. But it never hurts to have backup plans."
Allye grins.
Leviathan Friend Lupdels saunters southwest.
An ethereal vela'tohr plant wilts and fades.
Shaylynne nods to Illiya.
Trajan says to Imroth, "'I'm sure there will be transcripts."
Imroth nods to Trajan.
Shaylynne says, "But Allye keeps pinching me, she's antsy."
Shaylynne stares blankly into the distance.
Shaylynne ducks her head.
Allye gasps!
Sceth just arrived.
Allye says, "Slander."
Shaylynne laughs!
Sceth says, "Oops fell asleep."
Xionara chortles softly at some secret joke.
Sceth casually observes the area.
Saragos says to Madigan, "Solving that particular problem is one I've got my eye on at the moment."
Xionara just tickled Sceth, who laughs and returns the favor.
Illiya says, "Oh true, Allye is always on time."
Anuril gets a cocobolo pipe with the bowl carved in a visage of Hodierna from inside his silk backpack.
Urbaj signals his departure with a courteous bow, and then is simply gone -- in what direction, or by what means, you cannot say for sure.
Sceth grins.
Perune says, "Let me know when Liraxes implements his plan here. I want to see what happens to the cabal of Moon Mages."
Illiya praises Allye.
Sceth hoots, sounding remarkably like a real owl.
Sothios peers quizzically at Saragos.
Allye says, "Fashionably early."
Anuril snaps his fingers.
Perune takes a bite of the jerky.
Anuril mutters to himself.
Allye flashes a quick grin.
Saragos shakes his head at Sothios.
Madigan nods to Malkien.
Allye says, "It's the new trend."
Shaylynne says, "It was a little slanderish, but I sensed the intent to pinch."
Shaylynne cowers away from Allye!
Doctor of Kittens Sukidesu shuffles southwest.
Illiya beams at Allye!
Malkien says, "Well at least there weren't more meteors."
Allye waggles her fingers mystically at Shaylynne. How nice.
Casari nods in agreement.
Illiya says to Allye, "I guess I should stop being fashionably late then."
Kerennya nods at Malkien, obviously agreeing with his views.
Karthor nods in agreement.
Allye nods at Malkien, obviously agreeing with his views.
Allye grins at Illiya.
Shaylynne exclaims to Illiya, "Never!"
Sceth mutters something into the air about meteors.
Yavash sets, slowly dropping below the horizon.
Anuril moves a cocobolo pipe with the bowl carved in a visage of Hodierna to his left hand.
Madigan says to Saragos, "Yeah. I think all of these things are just jerking us around. Liraxes is my betting horse right now until that crystal pile of math spits the bit."
Illiya leans over to give Shaylynne a friendly smooch.
Xionara chuckles at Madigan.
Saragos chuckles at Madigan.
Zynell nods to Anuril.
Perune asks, "None of the Royals have called for the Speaker's imprisonment?"
Malorna nods to Madigan.
Saragos nods to Madigan.
Cultivator Shaylynne wanders southwest, leading her group.
Imroth says, "Blue crystal math is the good stuff though."
Melindrha says, "That would require one of the royals to do anything."
Ezerak says to Perune, "Deaf to the cries of the people."
Xionara peers quizzically at Perune.
Madigan says, "I will say I am not going to bow to the messenger that dropped three rocks on our people though."
Ezerak nods at Melindrha, obviously agreeing with her views.
Perune says, "That it would."
Perune applauds.
Perune says, "I love when everyone is on the same page."
Imroth covers his mouth with his hand.
Trajan says, "I don't know that I trust a being with no emotion any more than I trust one with too much emotion."
Perune says, "It so rarely happens."
Xionara softly says, "Bowing to messenger of Heralds who would sooner see everything go back to as it was before ourselves were here..."
Xionara rolls her eyes.
Xionara chortles softly at some secret joke.
Anuril raises two fingers to his brow in a quick hand salute.
Saragos says to Madigan, "I'm still working on a solution that we can implement ourselves to get them back. Even when it seems like I'm doing something else, it's because I'm getting answers for that."
Veteran Apprentice Anuril goes southwest.
Saragos says, "Right now I just need a few more answers to start formulating another attempt. Today was a good day for that."
Perune says to Xionara, "A Gerald wants what it wants."
Madigan says to Saragos, "I am going to gather a bunch of people and try to punch a hole through the encasement the old fashion way. I hope you smart people figure this out soon."
Aerilia nods to Saragos.
Imroth grins at Madigan.
Saragos nods to Madigan.
Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.
Imroth says, "I support the classical methods."
Madigan shrugs.
Saragos says to Madigan, "I'm very curious how that works out."
Perune asks, "Who is organizing this repeat of the bad experiment again?"
Xionara softly asks Perune, "What Speaker were speaking of?"
Malorna says, "Ill help heal the fists."
Madigan says, "It can't hurt...or I hope it does not hurt anything."
Malorna raises her hand.
Madigan says, "Other than the encasement I should say."
Perune says to Xionara, "The ones who look like a little girl and older man."
Zynell grins mischievously at Sothios.
Sothios nods to Zynell.
Madigan shakes his head at Saragos.
Xionara scratches one ear, looking bemused.
Soul Surgeon Zynell patters southwest, leading her group.
Saragos nods to Madigan.
Trajan raises an eyebrow.
Imroth says, "Even seeing if they are hollow would be worth it."
Malkien nods at Imroth, obviously agreeing with his views.
Saragos nods to Madigan.
Madigan looks at Saragos and shrugs.
Soul Surgeon Zynell just arrived, leading her group.
Zynell leans back against Sothios with a loving smile.
Madigan says, "Alright, back to the fields for me. Thank you everyone that are working on this problem."
Xionara softly says to Perune, "Funnier that Royals do nothing while Spires land."
Imroth snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute.
Madigan raises his pavise shield in a quick salute.
Madigan puts his coffee in his traveler's pack.
Madigan deftly slings a triple-reinforced vardite pavise shield onto his left arm in one graceful movement.
Sir Madigan goes southwest.
(Conversation drifted. Log ended.)