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[[The_Arthe_Dale_Concert_Series|Arthe Dale Concert]]: The Danger Gnomes 7-25-2024<br>
[[Arthe Hollow Inn]], [[Arthe Dale]], [[Zoluren]]<br>



== Location ==

[Arthe Hollow Inn, Common Room]<br>
The room is filled with jovial conversation, laughter, much toasting and a layer of smoky haze.  Guests of all races mingle at the long, low tables.  A Halfling holding a very large mug of beer jumps in front of the stone fireplace, lets out a whoop and bursts into a spontaneous song.  Daisy Burdock, the inn's waitress, maneuvers adeptly through the crowd carrying a tray of mugs and occasionally glancing out the window.  A menu is posted at the archway next to a prominent sign, a wooden menuboard, a polished wooden bar with several things on it, some wooden stairs and an open doorway.

== Guests ==

[[Aetheline|Danger Gnome Aetheline who is surrounded by a golden cloud of glitter]]<br>
Punky Pixie Aihne who is attended by a viridian wildling spider<br>
[[Allye|Balm of Tenemlor Allye who is haloed by ethereal lotus and gladiolus blooms dancing in a gentle breeze]]<br>
[[Almarius|Danger Gnome Almarius]]<br>
Billy (Alma's Goat)<br>
[[Cythra|Snarky Cythra]]<br>
Niliaevat Raesh Isen Ezathiel<br>
Danger Gnome Messica<br>
Demon's Bane Gwynestriel who has coalesced into a battle of light and shadow, each warring for dominance<br>
[[Elore|Wild Card Elore who is darkened by an unnatural shadow]]<br>
Haxen<br>
Lord Knight Hebion<br>
[[Illiya|Strawberry Nurse Illiya]]<br>
[[Kaedan]]<br>
[[Kamisama|Alshabi Kamisama]]<br>
Macabre Katriwen<br>
Klang (Messica's Clockwork Monstrosity)<br>
Lexxa<br>
Big Shot Mallie<br>
[[Merilwen|Fire Witch Merilwen who has a stony visage]]<br>
[[Nilme|Langen Esturi Nilme Iondu'il who is wreathed by sanguine negeri blossoms]]
[[Rileos|Roughneck Rileos]]<br>
Rosereign<br>
Shavay<br>
[[Shaylynne|Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne who is encircled by ethereal phofe flowers]]<br>
[[Sliyder|Mountain Scout Sliyder]]<br>
[[Sonatina|Sonic Sonance Sonatina whose form wavers within a tempestuous storm of blue and grey smoke]]<br>
Kaith Partani Souv<br>
Stray Stelling<br>
Shadowmancer Szarevar who is darkened by an unnatural shadow<br>
[[Tinkery]]<br>
Tuft (Aetheline's Rat)<br>
[[Vaerek]]<br>
[[Valynn]]<br>
[[Vixonia|Dancer Vixonia who is trailed by softly glowing silvery-blue musical notes]]<br>
Battlecaster Voidfang<br>
Desert Dancer Zersha<br>

== Performers ==
'''[[Almarius|Danger Gnome Almarius Kendialahle, Candy Apple of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Gnome Bard]]'''

Almarius has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a round face with a swirl of glittered snowflakes painted on each cheek, delicate ears, a dramatic pair of tortoiseshell glasses with wide cat-eye frames enhancing her glittery crystal green eyes, a freckled nose and dimples.  Her golden-streaked red hair is very long and wavy, and is worn pulled back in a ponytail.  She has warm caramel-hued skin and a pear-shaped figure.
She is pint-sized for a Gnome.
An assortment of carved chocolate opal cakes float lazily around her head, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
She appears to be young.
Her forearm has a tattoo of a detailed blue-dappled prereni standing on a huge sandwich complete with pickles.
She is in good shape.

She is wearing some gargantuan goat horns, a short honey-toned wool jacket with flared sleeves cuffed in frothy lace, some daisy-yellow overalls embroidered with rollicking goats, a snug goat-patterned bandeau wrapped around the chest and some fuzzy goat slippers with felted wool horns.

'''Billy'''

Billy is a floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter.  Resembling one of Plixbraggle's famed performing goats, the simple puppet has exaggerated features. The light, wispy fabric resembles gossamer yet appears considerably more durable. 

'''[[Aetheline|Danger Gnome Aetheline va'Kenaz, Stardust of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Gnome]]'''

Aetheline has an oval face, a lurid green sundew clinging by glistening incarnadine tentacles to one of her ears, glittery amethyst eyes, a freckled nose and dimples.  Her rainbow ombre hair is long and thick and has been shaved at the sides, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a delicate pair of mouse ears made from pink silk.  She has smooth skin and a blooming mapha vine twining a colorful inflorescence of moth orchids to climb a spritely compact figure.
She is pint-sized for a Gnome.
She appears to be young.
Her forearm has a tattoo of a cute cotton candy pink heart with the word "NOPE" stamped at its center, the letters written in bold black ink and underlined three times.

She is wearing a delicate pair of mouse ears made from pink silk, a fleece-lined leather cap topped with a pair of thick-framed tinted goggles, a hooded fur-lined sheepskin jacket affixed with razaksel-framed clockwork wings, a loose petalette shirt with gathered sleeves, a wide leather utility belt suspending a multitude of differently sized pouches, a rainbow-colored skirt and some black knee-high combat boots with spun glitter laces.

'''Tuft'''

Tuft is a fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe.  Multiple small lengths of ialalhe are stitched together to form a rainbow-like progression of colors.  The material has a strong sheen as light plays across it and reflects off the tiny crushed gemstone fragments that have collected along each seam.

'''Danger Gnome Messica, a Gnome'''

Messica has a round face, a single snow violet tinged with purple that rests behind one of her ears, a pair of cubiform grey demonbone spectacles with iron hinges over observant dark eyes and a small nose.  Her russet hair is long and thick, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a pair of silversteel crochet hooks.  She has smooth skin and a sylphlike figure.
She is pint-sized for a Gnome.
She appears to be an adult.
She has a tattoo of a glistening azure dolphin leaping playfully over Xibar on her back.
She is in good shape.

She is wearing a pair of sapphire earrings edged in black diamonds, a delicate silver necklace shaped like a leaping dolphin with sparkling diamond eyes, a chaotically swirled ixaemite gath mysanda set in an exotically stylized manastorm, a Xibar-hued moonsilk kimono coupled with a starlight velvet under-robe, a black tankard-shaped badge etched with the insignia of the Tavern Troupe, a luminous moonsilver clasp pierced by a field of stars, a tiny almhara shadowling curled around a trine of gemstone moons, a starlight-hued sanowret crystal set in a mistglass wildling spider, a luminescent moonsilver zuceira etched to show a full turning of the lunar cycle, an asymmetrical starlight velvet satchel ornamented by mistglass dolphins, a tomiek ledger inscribed with equations in aldamdin, a sparkling eldring rose displayed on a brass stem, some charcoal silk tights and a pair of jet-black boots with low heels.

'''Klang'''

Klang is a clockwork monstrosity puppet.  A tiny upside-down oilcan acts as the puppet's head, while oddly long limbs extend from its thin body.

== Log of Event ==

'''[Arthe Hollow Inn, Common Room]'''
''The room is filled with jovial conversation, laughter, much toasting and a layer of smoky haze.  Guests of all races mingle at the long, low tables.  A Halfling holding a very large mug of beer jumps in front of the stone fireplace, lets out a whoop and bursts into a spontaneous song.  Daisy Burdock, the inn's waitress, maneuvers adeptly through the crowd carrying a tray of mugs and occasionally glancing out the window.  A menu is posted at the archway next to a prominent sign, a wooden menuboard, a polished wooden bar with several things on it, some wooden stairs and an open doorway.''

Zersha grins at Hebion, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Zersha hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Zersha with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Zersha who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Kamisama<br>
Nilme smiles at Rosereign.<br>
Nilme waves to Hebion.<br>
Rosereign bows to Nilme.<br>
Kamisama hugs Nilme, and she wraps her arms around Kamisama with a warm smile.<br>
Hebion waves to Nilme.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Nilme exclaims, "Hi, all!"<br>
Nilme beams!<br>
Nilme exclaims, "Great show planned for tonight!"<br>
Punky Pixie Aihne just arrived.<br>
Zersha grins at Nilme, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Math Witch Messica's group just arrived.<br>
Kaith Partani Souv just arrived.<br>
Souv leans on Messica.<br>
Valynn just arrived.<br>
Nilme says, "Hoping we get through it without incident."<br>
Souv offers Messica a rose.<br>
Rosereign smiles at Nilme.<br>
Souv says, "Break a leg."<br>
Messica accepts Souv's rose.<br>
Aetheline beams at Hebion!<br>
Messica beams at Souv!<br>
Aetheline beams at Zersha!<br>
Hebion teasingly says, "Not like that terrible one a while back."<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Valynn.<br>
Messica puts her rose in her watersilk bag.<br>
Zersha just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Zersha grins at Aetheline, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Valynn smiles at Nilme.<br>
Aetheline just hugged Hebion.<br>
Hebion snaps to attention and hails Valynn with a crisp hand salute.<br>
Almarius just hugged Hebion.<br>
Hebion kneels down.<br>
Hebion just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Rosereign hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Rosereign with a warm smile.<br>
Valynn smiles at Zersha.<br>
Hebion hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Hebion with a warm smile.<br>
Hebion stands up.<br>
Almarius hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Zersha hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Zersha with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius hugs Zersha, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline beams at Hebion!<br>
Valynn grins at Hebion.<br>
Almarius gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Aetheline begins bouncing up and down like a little kid!<br>
Valynn hugs Nilme, and she wraps her arms around Valynn with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "I heard there was a thing today!"<br>
Aetheline adjusts her mouse ears into place.<br>
Almarius gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Aetheline giggles.<br>
Almarius hugs Aihne, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign grins at Almarius, blowing a playful kiss in her direction.<br>
Zersha grins at Almarius, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Almarius just hugged Kamisama.<br>
Aihne hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Aihne with a warm smile.<br>
Aihne grins at Almarius.<br>
Almarius hugs Valynn, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Valynn grins at Almarius.<br>
Valynn hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Valynn with a warm smile.<br>
Stray Stelling just arrived.<br>
Almarius hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius hugs you, and you wrap your arms around her with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling casually observes the area.<br>
Kamisama hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Kamisama with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign amiably says to Almarius, "You are always in my plans."<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "I think I found the right place."<br>
Almarius giggles.<br>
Stelling hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Stelling.<br>
Almarius gives Rosereign a smooch.<br>
Rosereign ponders.<br>
Demon's Bane Gwynestriel just arrived.<br>
Stelling bends down and rubs Almarius's head.<br>
Zersha asks Stelling in Ilithic, "Are you sure?"<br>
Valynn stands near a stone fireplace.<br>
Rosereign gets some roughspun crimson twine from inside her dreamweave pack.<br>
Nilme smiles at Gwynestriel.<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "I hope so."<br>
Rosereign offers Almarius some roughspun crimson twine.<br>
Almarius accepts Rosereign's crimson twine.<br>
Gwynestriel nods politely to Nilme.<br>
Almarius giggles.<br>
Valynn gets a snifter of Empire brandy from inside her traveler's pack.<br>
Rosereign amiably says to Almarius, "Something to play with, if ever you are bored."<br>
Almarius hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling gets a glass of golden rum-spiked sweet tea topped with lemon curls from inside his oilcloth rucksack.<br>
Stelling hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign amiably says to Almarius, "Which means never, I know, I know."<br>
Almarius giggles at Rosereign.<br>
Kaedan just arrived.<br>
Nilme hugs Stelling who wraps his arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Kaedan who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Kaedan waves.<br>
Kaedan hugs Nilme, and she wraps her arms around Kaedan with a warm smile.<br>
Messica beams at Kaedan!<br>
Messica hugs Kaedan, who wraps his arms around Messica with a warm smile.<br>
Kaedan just hugged Messica.<br>
Nilme smiles warmly.<br>
Valynn leans against a stone fireplace.<br>
Almarius puts her twine in her watersilk narwhal.<br>
Almarius spins around!<br>
Sonic Sonance Sonatina came through a window.<br>
Zersha giggles at Almarius.<br>
Nilme smiles at Sonatina.<br>
Sonatina hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Ohhhh Faux Mom and KamiMomi!"<br>
Almarius hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Messica hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Messica with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius lets out a hearty cheer for Kamisama!<br>
Sonatina hugs Messica, getting a smile in return.<br>
Almarius lets out a hearty cheer for Kaedan!<br>
Zersha asks Almarius, "Wouldn't he be a dad?"<br>
Rosereign ponders.<br>
Snarky Cythra just arrived.<br>
Rosereign gasps!<br>
Cythra hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Messica beams at Cythra!<br>
Sonatina hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius gives Zersha a rather puzzled look.<br>
Haxen just arrived.<br>
Cythra hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims to Zersha, "Nih uh!"<br>
Rosereign amiably exclaims, "THE CYTHRA!"<br>
Valynn gazes at her fingernails.<br>
Rosereign's eyes roll back in her head as her knees buckle causing her to collapse in a heap to the ground.<br>
Cythra grins at Rosereign.<br>
Cythra hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Cythra who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius gawks at Cythra.<br>
Almarius pales slightly, flushed with emotion, and falls to the ground, shivering.<br>
Rosereign rubs her eyes.<br>
Almarius dramatically exclaims, "THE CYTHRA!"<br>
Cythra grins at Almarius.<br>
Almarius stands up.<br>
Rosereign sits up.<br>
Stelling jumps back from Cythra!<br>
Rosereign stands up.<br>
Zersha grins at Hebion, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Rosereign hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Rosereign with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra exclaims to Aetheline, "Danger Button!"<br>
Aetheline giggles at Cythra.<br>
Cythra grins.<br>
Aetheline exclaims, "That's meeee!"<br>
Aetheline hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Aetheline with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina gets a flagon of Dark Andruathen ale from inside her enshrouding clouds.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Sonatina guzzles down some of her ale and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve.<br>
Sonatina gasps and chokes as her face takes on a bright reddish hue!<br>
Cythra leans on Sonatina.<br>
Almarius hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina gives Almarius a smooch.<br>
Kamisama gets a yellow bottle of refreshing toilet wine sangria from inside his liquor cabinet.<br>
Kaedan gets a coralite-hued plush unicorn adorned with a glitzy ruff of prismatic wildlace from inside his traveler's pack.<br>
Roughneck Rileos just arrived.<br>
Kaedan's unicorn drenches Cythra's thigh quiver in glitter-infused ink, completely covering it!  That'll take a while to evaporate!<br>
Sonatina takes a sip of her ale.<br>
Valynn grins at Rileos.<br>
Sonatina trills softly at Cythra.<br>
Cythra waves to Kaedan.<br>
Valynn just touched a dainty rosewood comb carved with ghostflower blossoms.<br>
Kaedan puts his unicorn in his traveler's pack.<br>
Cythra trills softly at Sonatina.<br>
Hebion stands near Zersha.<br>
Rileos flashes a quick grin at Valynn.<br>
Valynn pulls a dainty rosewood comb carved with ghostflower blossoms from her hair, letting it fall to its normal style.<br>
Zersha smiles at Hebion, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Nilme hugs Valynn who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Zersha curtsies gracefully to Rileos.<br>
Valynn hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Valynn with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina waves to Rileos.<br>
Nilme smiles warmly.<br>
Valynn smiles at Nilme.<br>
Glitter-infused ink drips from Cythra's ink-drenched quiver.<br>
Rileos waves to Sonatina.<br>
Rileos shakes his head at Zersha.<br>
Valynn arranges her hair until it is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a dainty rosewood comb carved with ghostflower blossoms.<br>
Zersha looks at Rileos, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Cythra giggles at Stelling.<br>
Zersha exclaims to Rileos, "It wasn't formal!"<br>
Rosereign chuckles at Almarius.<br>
Stelling grins at Cythra.<br>
Valynn arranges her hair until it is worn coiled at the nape of the neck and held in place by a dainty rosewood comb carved with ghostflower blossoms.<br>
Sonatina gets a mug of golden ale from inside her enshrouding clouds.<br>
Stelling continues to chant the infectious strains of Faenella's Grace, seeming to lose himself in the very rhythms he produces.<br>
Rileos says to Zersha, "It was pretty close, I felt the formality you was keepin back."<br>
Sonatina takes a sip of her ale.<br>
Zersha says to Rileos, "Saluting felt weird."<br>
Rileos chuckles.<br>
Stelling takes a sip of his tea.<br>
Zersha says, "I'm not a Paladin after all."<br>
Zersha looks at Rileos, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Rileos waves dismissively.<br>
Cythra pushes her spectacles up the bridge of her nose.<br>
Hebion says, "I don't salute very many people anymore."<br>
Zersha giggles at Hebion.<br>
Cythra curtsies to Hebion.<br>
Hebion nods politely to Cythra.<br>
Valynn gets a snifter of Empire brandy from inside her traveler's pack.<br>
Almarius shakes her hips, ringing the bells on her hip-chain.<br>
Valynn takes a sip of her brandy.<br>
Macabre Katriwen just arrived.<br>
Rosereign beams!<br>
Zersha quietly says to Hebion, "I don't really salute anyone, I tried it and I'm lucky no one got hurt."<br>
Rosereign hugs Katriwen, getting a smile in return.<br>
Rileos says to Zersha, "I'll also accept stern handshakes and maybe a half-hearted hug with a side-eye."<br>
Aetheline giggles at Zersha.<br>
Kamisama takes a sip of his sangria.<br>
Stelling gazes thoughtfully at Rileos.<br>
Almarius gets a colorful wand from inside her watersilk narwhal.<br>
Zersha smiles at Nilme, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Almarius waves a colorful wand around.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Rileos's claws slowly retract as his hands return to normal.<br>
Almarius puts her wand in her watersilk narwhal.<br>
Rosereign amiably exclaims to Katriwen, "Hello KitKat!"<br>
Almarius gets a redwood wand from inside her watersilk narwhal.<br>
Almarius waves her wand through the air conjuring bubbles in its wake.  The bubbles begin to float throughout the area.<br>
Niliaevat Raesh Isen Ezathiel's group just arrived.<br>
Zersha asks Rileos, "What about a boop on the nose?"<br>
Glitter-infused ink drips from Cythra's ink-drenched quiver.<br>
Ezathiel sweeps a wide-brimmed felt hat with a jaunty ostrich plume off his head and in front of him in a large arc, fluidly stepping backward and bowing at the same time.<br>
Zersha hugs Ezathiel, getting a smile in return.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims, "Greetings!"<br>
Ezathiel smiles.<br>
Rileos rolls his eyes.<br>
Zersha exclaims, "Ezza!"<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "That's his favorite."<br>
Aetheline beams at Almarius!<br>
Ezathiel beams!<br>
Lexxa says, "Hello folks."<br>
Ezathiel hugs Zersha, getting a smile in return.<br>
Almarius giggles.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims, "Greetings!"<br>
Rileos glances at Stelling.<br>
Valynn grins at Ezathiel.<br>
Bubbles float all about the place.<br>
Ezathiel kneels down before Almarius.<br>
Katriwen exclaims to Rosereign, "Hey!"<br>
Ezathiel hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Ezathiel with a warm smile.<br>
Raising his sweet tea to Rileos, Stelling gives him a toast.<br>
Zersha exclaims to Ezathiel, "It's nice to see you alive and well!"<br>
Ezathiel stands up.<br>
Ezathiel laughs at Zersha.<br>
Rosereign smiles at Katriwen.<br>
Ezathiel nods in agreement.<br>
Zersha grins at Ezathiel, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Stelling says to Ezathiel, "See, few zombies."<br>
Cythra grins at Ezathiel.<br>
Bubbles float all about the place.<br>
Ezathiel shudders.<br>
Ezathiel gives Stelling a playful poke in the ribs.<br>
Ezathiel chuckles.<br>
Zersha says, "I don't see any zombies."<br>
Zersha casually observes the area.<br>
The last of the bubbles pop out of existence.<br>
Almarius waves her wand through the air conjuring bubbles in its wake.  The bubbles begin to float throughout the area.<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "They can be sneaky."<br>
Stelling nods.<br>
Stelling takes a sip of his tea.<br>
Vaerek just arrived.<br>
Rosereign chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Vaerek beams!<br>
Ezathiel waves to Vaerek.<br>
Vaerek waves.<br>
Glitter-infused ink drips from Cythra's ink-drenched quiver.<br>
Ezathiel smiles at Vaerek.<br>
Two of the bubbles bump into each other, jiggling as they merge into one.<br>
Lexxa smiles.<br>
Vaerek smiles at Ezathiel.<br>
Almarius hugs Katriwen, getting a smile in return.<br>
Two of the bubbles bump into each other, jiggling as they merge into one.<br>
Balm of Tenemlor Allye just arrived.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Too Mom!"<br>
Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Allye!<br>
Ezathiel grins at Allye.<br>
Cythra hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Allye flashes a wide grin.<br>
Nilme hugs Allye who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Allye exclaims, "Hi!"<br>
Allye hugs Ezathiel, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign smiles.<br>
Allye hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Vaerek gets a copper flagon of mead etched with scenes of glorious arena combat from inside his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Allye hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Lexxa waves to Allye.<br>
Allye hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims to Katriwen, "KitKat!"<br>
Sonatina trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head.<br>
Vaerek gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Valynn grins at Allye.<br>
Allye hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Zersha says to Stelling, "They seem rather hard to miss."<br>
Almarius lets out a hearty cheer for Katriwen!<br>
Messica hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Stelling!<br>
Grinning, Vaerek pulls a swig from a copper flagon of mead etched with scenes of glorious arena combat.<br>
The last of the bubbles pop out of existence.<br>
Allye hugs Valynn, getting a smile in return.<br>
Ezathiel sits down on the stool.<br>
Allye beams at Valynn!<br>
Sonatina trills softly at Allye.<br>
Rosereign laughs at Almarius.<br>
Allye hugs Messica, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Valynn hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Souv hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Allye exclaims, "Gnome time!"<br>
Allye hugs Souv, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme grins at Allye.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Too Mom!"<br>
Allye grins at Souv.<br>
Vaerek puts his mead in his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Souv says, "Hey little one."<br>
Almarius hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Vaerek blinks at Almarius.<br>
Rosereign amiably asks Almarius, "It just registered?"<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Allye.<br>
Nilme flashes a wide grin.<br>
Vaerek gets a bottle of dragon's breath whiskey from inside his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Messica exclaims to Allye, "Can't have too much Gnome time!"<br>
Aetheline beams at Allye!<br>
Vaerek gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Aetheline nods at Messica, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Ezathiel gets a goblet of Rakestraw's Home Rioja from inside his bone-white lunchbox.<br>
Kaedan leans on Allye.<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "Sometimes you have to look less carefully."<br>
Almarius exclaims to Rosereign, "Too Mom?! You gotta say it multiple times cause she's amazing!"<br>
Stelling nods.<br>
Allye beams at Kaedan!<br>
Stelling takes a sip of his tea.<br>
Allye leans over and scratches Kaedan's back.<br>
Zersha squints at Stelling.<br>
Allye giggles at Almarius.<br>
Hebion nods politely to Allye.<br>
Cythra asks, "Does Gnome time take different orlogs?"<br>
Valynn idly picks at a long dark hooded cloak.<br>
Allye waves to Hebion.<br>
Rosereign begins chortling at Almarius.<br>
Cythra asks, "Maybe smaller ones?"<br>
Gwynestriel leans against a polished wooden bar.<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "Don't worry, I'm just being philosophical."<br>
Stelling strikes a heroic pose.<br>
Vaerek puts his whiskey in his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Messica says to Cythra, "Smaller and they require more spatial dimensions."<br>
Zersha asks Stelling, "Did you know there's a song about you and bagpipes?"<br>
Rosereign amiably says to Almarius, "No, KitKat."<br>
Rileos chuckles.<br>
Sonatina takes a sip of her ale.<br>
Cythra giggles at Messica.<br>
Stelling says to Zersha, "I've heard that rumor."<br>
Stelling grins at Zersha.<br>
Zersha says, "I've heard the song."<br>
Katriwen waves to Almarius.<br>
Almarius giggles at Katriwen.<br>
Cythra says, "I've heard my mama calling me."<br>
Vaerek gets some chocolate spiderwebs from inside his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Stelling says, "I feel like I did hear it once but I may have been drunk, though I hear it<br>'s great, which makes sense given the songsmith."
Katriwen hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Katriwen with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra hums to herself.<br>
Katriwen just hugged Rosereign.<br>
Stelling chuckles at Cythra.<br>
Almarius exclaims to Rosereign, "Nih uh! She's right there! I just giggled at her! Did you see?!"<br>

'''''Nilme recites:'''

'''"Hi!  My name is Nilme Iondu'il and I'd like to welcome you to the Arthe Hollow Inn for another performance in the Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series.  Daerlynn Soulmyste founded the Series back in 360 AV and I am honored to be able to continue that tradition."'''

'''Nilme beams!'''<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!<br>
Raising his sweet tea to Nilme, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Zersha smiles at Nilme, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Cythra lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!<br>
Almarius lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!<br>
Almarius lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Nilme!<br>
Aetheline lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''

'''"Tonight we welcome the notorious Danger Gnomes, Aetheline, Almarius, and Messica. They asked to include their pet trebuchet, "She Who Flings Without Regret," who made her last public appearance at a circus just outside of town, but I impressed upon them that the ceiling wasn't high enough in here."'''

Valynn smiles at Nilme.<br>
Allye grins at Kaedan.<br>
Raising his sweet tea to Aetheline, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Raising his sweet tea to Almarius, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Raising his sweet tea to Messica, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Rileos gazes off into the distance.<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''

'''"All three of them are long-term members of the Tavern Troupe, somehow having managed to not yet burn down the headquarters. In lieu of their typical ballistics acts, they've chosen to regale us this evening with a puppet show."
'''
Katriwen giggles.<br>
Cythra blinks.<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''

'''"Please welcome the Danger Gnomes!"'''

Zersha applauds.<br>
Haxen gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Rileos applauds.<br>
Vaerek applauds.<br>
Cythra says, "That seems redundant."<br>
Katriwen applauds.<br>
Ezathiel applauds.<br>
Allye gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Sonatina applauds.<br>
Cythra hums to herself.<br>
'''(Nilme moves to the side.)'''<br>
Valynn applauds.<br>
Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Lexxa applauds.<br>

'''Aetheline recites:'''

'''"I'm Aetheline! I like milkshakes, murder, and knife fights on the beach. I'm one third of the Danger Gnomes, the most dangerous third. Oh and I like glitter. I meant to say that too. Glitter is important. And poison! Also important!"'''

Nilme sits down on the stool.<br>
Souv applauds.<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>
Katriwen lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Cythra lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Ezathiel raises an eyebrow.<br>
Almarius gawks at Aetheline.<br>
Zersha giggles at Aetheline.<br>
Rosereign chuckles.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! I'm Almarius! I'm a gnome bard! I guuuuesss because Aetheline did math, tsk tsk... I'm half Danger Gnome, Half Goat, Half Trouper, Half Pack Mate. I soooo love milkshakes, glitter, and snacks! All of the snacks!"'''

Ezathiel chuckles.<br>
Katriwen lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>
Stelling takes a sip of his tea.<br>
Cythra lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>

'''Aetheline recites:'''

'''"One more thing! Fire. Fire is definitely important too. Also knives. Did I say that one already?"'''<br>

Kamisama lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>

'''Aetheline nods.'''

Rosereign beams at Almarius!<br>
Voidfang nods.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>

'''Almarius flails her arms about.'''

Ezathiel giggles.<br>

'''Almarius helplessly exclaims, "NOOOOOO more math, please!"'''

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"I'm Messica. I like milkshakes, hot cocoa, fresh candy delivered by moongate from Mer'Kresh, eldritch mathematics, and alphabetization."'''

Souv lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Zersha blinks at Messica.<br>
Katriwen lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Valynn looks at Rileos and blushes.<br>
Cythra blinks.<br>
Cythra lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Rosereign lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Ezathiel cocks his head.<br>
Haxen applauds.<br>
Cythra asks, "And glitter?"<br>
Sonatina applauds.<br>

'''(Messica and the other two Danger Gnomes stand up in front of the audience to introduce their puppets.)'''

Zersha softly says, "They all forgot rainbows."<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Rileos pats Zersha on the back.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"Tonight I'll be performing with Klang, the clockwork monstrosity puppet. I checked out his systems with a caliper right before the show, so I know his gears are in perfect alignment and he's fully functional for your viewing enjoyment!"'''

Nilme grins at Messica.<br>
Cythra beams at Messica!<br>
Zersha chortles at Messica.<br>

'''Aetheline gawks at Zersha.'''

Vaerek takes a bite of the spiderwebs.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Messica.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!! This is Billy, he's my puppet! He loves hills and learned not to fall off the edge by making ewe turns!"'''

'''Almarius waves a floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter around.'''

Allye angles her ears forward in curiosity.<br>
Zersha grins at Almarius, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Rosereign chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Sonatina grins.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"He nevah evah feels baaaaaaad, about anything! He's the G.O.A.T. afterall! Buuuuut, we're sooooo happy that we were all able to goat-together for this supah fun event!"'''

Zersha looks at Hebion, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Cythra snickers.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"He's looking soooo stylish today because he went to the baaaaa-rber right before the showing up! Ohh, I guess we already did the baaaaaa, joke..."'''
Dancer Vixonia just arrived.<br>
Valynn looks at Almarius, obviously trying not to grin.<br>
Stelling hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Vixonia pants.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"That's okay! At least you heard it here firstest!"'''

Cythra giggles.<br>
Nilme hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Vixonia.<br>
Cythra hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Sonatina trills softly at Vixonia.<br>
Vixonia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Vixonia hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign grins at Almarius.<br>

'''Aetheline recites:'''

'''"The part of the rat will be played by Tuft, my fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe."'''

Vixonia hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Vixonia hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>

'''Aetheline holds a fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe high into the air for all to see.'''

Nilme grins at Aetheline.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"Tonight we have an extra-special performance for you, prepared in a very traditional style."'''

'''Aetheline says to Zersha, "Rain. Bow."'''

Cythra beams!<br>
Zersha lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Zersha quietly says to Aetheline, "All is forgiven."<br>
Zersha looks at Aetheline, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>

'''(Almarius rushes over to a group of volunteers whom are carrying a short platform. Mostly managing to get in the way, Almarius tells them the wrong spot multiple times. After longer than usual, the group finally manages to lower platform to the middle of the room. As they turn to leave, she gives them each a lollipop for their efforts.)'''

Cythra laughs!<br>
Vixonia is giggles at Zersha.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"We have carefully constructed this classic castelet to be the stage for our performance."'''

'''(Messica gestures towards Aetheline.)'''

'''(Aetheline grunts and huffs as she weaves in between audience members, tugging behind her a small, portable, rectangular structure on a wheeled cart. Once she reaches the center of the room, she and Messica hoist the structure onto the small platform, elevating it above the audience's eye level. The exterior of the booth is painted with charming, whimsical designs, and the large opening is adorned with bright, colorful curtains that are drawn closed. Aetheline quickly rushes out of sight to put up the cart, then races back, only slightly out of breath.)'''

Merilwen hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Szarevar gives Stelling a smooch.<br>
Vixonia hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Merilwen grins at Szarevar.<br>

'''Aetheline pants, trying to catch her breath.'''

Stelling laughs at Szarevar.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"Castelets have a long history in puppetry. Normally there would only be room for two people to perform behind such a structure. So it helps both that we're very small, and that we've carefully rehearsed our movements for maximum spatial efficiency!"'''

Kamisama takes a sip of his sangria.<br>

'''Messica winks.'''

Valynn grins.<br>
Szarevar snaps to attention and hails Vixonia with a crisp hand salute.<br>
Souv grins.
<br>
'''(Almarius waves cheerfully to the audience before moving behind the miniature theater.)'''

Merilwen hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''

'''"So please, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!"'''

Cythra waves.<br>
Rosereign takes a seat.<br>
Vaerek grins.<br>
Merilwen hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Merilwen with a warm smile.<br>

'''(Messica gives a small curtsy before heading back behind the miniature theater.)'''

Lexxa sits down on the stool.<br>
Nilme hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Ezathiel leans forward and rests his chin in his hand and directs a thoughtful expression at Messica.<br>
Allye hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.
<br>
'''(Aetheline joins the other two gnomes as they duck behind the booth. After a few concerning thumps and a yelp, the curtains part to reveal an intricately painted backdrop depicting a picturesque landscape of a quiet town road surrounded by trees and sunshine. A lone caravan stands in the foreground, its sides painted with advertisements of various sweets.)'''

Allye just hugged Szarevar.<br>
Katriwen takes a seat.<br>
Szarevar hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"Once upon a time, on a supah bright and sunny day, where the breeze was warm, the sun was out, and everyone was happy! Everyone had bright and cheery clothes, and nothing could slow us down! Our supah cute puppets all in hand, all huggly and snuggly, nothing could go wrong!"'''

Merilwen grins.<br>
Vaerek takes a seat near Allye.<br>
Vaerek smiles at Allye.<br>
Allye grins at Vaerek.<br>
Allye leans over and scratches Vaerek's back.<br>
Vaerek preens.  Someone's pleased with himself!<br>
Szarevar says to Stelling, "It's good to see you.  We have nearly exhausted all the blood of married women trying to summon you the last few events."<br>
Valynn looks at Rileos, obviously trying not to grin.<br>

'''Aetheline recites:'''

'''"Then a small caravan appeared, and a voice called out, 'Come get your snacks! We got one cake ball left! One jelly doughnut, one cinnamon roll, and one tart!'"'''

Cythra frets.<br>
Merilwen gasps at Kamisama!<br>
Merilwen just hugged Kamisama.<br>
Stelling chuckles at Szarevar.<br>
Tinkery just arrived.<br>
Allye beams at Tinkery!<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet enters the scene, whistling blithely. He stops, turns to the caravan, then turns slowly back to the audience, rubbing his paws together with a smirk.)'''

Kamisama hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Kamisama with a warm smile.<br>
Tinkery beams at Allye!<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''

'''"Jolly Gee Willkers, we can't let our puppets go snackless! Let us send Tuft, Billy, and Klang out to go get the snacks! They love being helpful!"'''

Ezathiel chuckles.<br>
Zersha tilts her head, clearly curious about something.<br>
Merilwen smiles at Szarevar.<br>
Szarevar takes a sip of his wine.<br>

'''(Messica's puppet, a gleaming clockwork monstrosity, clicks and clanks into view. It first looks at the rat, then follows his line of sight to the caravan with its promise of treats. A whirring sound is heard as the monstrosity shifts its trajectory toward the caravan.)'''
<br>
Merilwen stands near Szarevar.<br>
Daisy places a Taffelberry fizz on the bar.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet suddenly appears, shrieking startlingly loudly at the sight of the sweets. Each limb flailing in random directions as the goat attempts, in visible growing desperation, to walk toward the caravan.)'''

Katriwen gets a Taffelberry fizz from atop a polished wooden bar.<br>
Kamisama takes a sip of his sangria.<br>
Daisy places a Taffelberry fizz on the bar.<br>
Hebion kneels down.<br>
Hebion hugs Tinkery, who wraps her arms around Hebion with a warm smile.<br>
Katriwen gets a Taffelberry fizz from atop a polished wooden bar.<br>
Zersha giggles at Almarius.

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet pushes forward to the front of the group and gestures for quiet.)'''

Sonatina takes a sip of her ale.<br>
Tinkery just hugged Hebion.<br>
Hebion stands up.<br>
Tinkery beams at Hebion!<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe says, "Now, now, let's proceed in a calm and orderly manner. There are limited quantities, and obviously the most sophisticated among us gets first pick."'''

Katriwen offers Rosereign a Taffelberry fizz.<br>
Zersha laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet spins around to face the caravan, its mouth opening to place an order - when suddenly the puppet is yanked backward by the clockwork monstrosity, clearly the more sophisticated puppet.)'''

Rosereign accepts Katriwen's Taffelberry fizz.<br>
Rosereign smiles at Katriwen.<br>
Katriwen grins at Rosereign.<br>

'''A clockwork monstrosity puppet says, "Affirmative."'''

Cythra giggles.<br>
Zersha softly asks, "Are we about to see a puppet brawl?"<br>
Zersha smiles at Tinkery, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>

'''(Messica's puppet, a gleaming clockwork monstrosity, lurches forward, its spindly arms rattling as it effortlessly pushes the rat behind it. Seeing that the goat is still several paces behind, its legs pinwheeling in the air as it moves not an inch closer to its goal, the monstrosity turns back to the caravan and, in an oddly tinny voice, makes its snack request.)'''

Ezathiel appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Rileos looks at Zersha, obviously trying not to grin.<br>
Katriwen takes a sip of her fizz.<br>
Voidfang gets some mulled sicle cider from atop a polished wooden bar.<br>

'''A clockwork monstrosity puppet exclaims, "Request - One. Jelly. Donut. PLEASE!"'''

Voidfang takes a sip of his cider.<br>
Valynn grins at Rileos.<br>
Valynn nods to Rileos.
<br>
'''(Aetheline's puppet, spluttering at the indignity, drops down behind the puppet stage. Moments later he reemerges, brandishing a tiny dagger in the direction of Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet. After a series of aborted lunges, the rat takes aim and stabs at the monstrosity, wedging the dagger between two clockwork gears... Though it seems not to affect the monstrosity at all, it leaves the rat impotently frustrated and now, also, unarmed.)'''

Voidfang takes a sip of his cider.<br>
Zersha giggles.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet, seemingly resigned to staying in place, leans as far forward as physically possible. Nudging at the monstrosity with its soft head, it tries to capture the other puppet's attention. After a few moments without acknowledgement, the goat rears back and bites the monstrosity's limp metal arm... then reels back with a yelp, its entire face pulled inward in a tight grimace.)'''

Ezathiel snickers.<br>
Zersha bursts out in a sudden snort of laughter.<br>
Zersha covers her mouth with her hand.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Buuuuuuut, I WANTED THE DONUT!!!"'

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet turns slowly to look at the two behind it. It seems to assess both the goat and the rat for a long moment... then turns back toward the caravan, unimpressed.)'''

Vaerek blinks.<br>
Cythra quietly says to Sonatina, "Now I want a donut."<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet twitches slightly. He studiously watches as a jelly donut materializes from offstage, then right as the monstrosity's pincer arm reaches to grab the donut, he makes a speedy leap and snatches it from the monstrosity's grasp. Triumphantly, he rushes to the goat to show off his prize - only for the goat to agilely pluck it from the rat's tiny paws. The rat stares at the space where his donut once was, his paws fitfully clutching at air.)'''

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet teeters, then jerks back into action as the goat tilts his head back, raising the jelly donut high in the air for all to see. Before the goat knows what is happening, the monstrosity has made use of its claw hand and successfully reclaims the donut, extracting it out of the goat's grip with a metallic, "Yoink!")'''

Valynn begins chortling at Rileos.<br>
Ezathiel gets a gooey thick honey doughnut from inside his bone-white lunchbox.<br>
Ezathiel offers Cythra a gooey thick honey doughnut.<br>
Ezathiel smiles at Cythra.<br>
Cythra accepts Ezathiel's honey doughnut.<br>
Zersha snickers.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet, unaware of where the donut ended up, looks to the rat before his face appears to crumple into a wailing sob.)'''

Cythra giggles.
Ezathiel grins.
Cythra says, "Thanks."
Ezathiel winks at Cythra.

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "WHY DID YOU TAKE IT AWAY???!!!"'''

Ezathiel gazes at Aetheline.
Shavay came through a window.

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet watches on, munching blithely away on its sweet treasure. Globs of jelly ooze and squirt from the sides of the donut, decorating the set and the other puppets in a spray of sticky red confection.)'''

Cythra waves to Shavay.
Shavay tips his cavalier hat.
Voidfang takes a sip of his cider.
Merilwen giggles.
Lexxa laughs!
Allye grins at Shavay.

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet splutters and spins the goat to face the monstrosity.)'''

Szarevar chuckles.
Allye giggles at Messica.

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "I didn't take it! YOU took it! And then IT took it from YOU! You're all snack thieves!"'''

Kaedan chortles softly at some secret joke.
Cythra giggles.

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet emits a series of squelching sounds, as the clockwork gears try to continue their movement despite being clogged with jelly.)'''

Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.
Szarevar grins at Merilwen.

'''(Almarius's goat puppet gasps with dramatic indignity.)'''

Valynn appears to be trying hard not to grin.
Katriwen giggles.
Merilwen grins at Szarevar.
Allye grins.
Stelling takes a sip of his tea.
Ezathiel gazes at Almarius.

A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "NoooOOOOooo! My DONUT!!"

Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.

'''(Messica, in an increasingly apparent panicked state, frantically shakes the monstrosity puppet, trying to clear the gears of the jelly.)'''

Ezathiel chuckles.
Valynn chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet emits a sudden horrendous wail of metal on metal as high-pressure red jelly squirts out of the puppet's joints and arcs out over the tiny stage, thoroughly coating the audience. With a final desultory clang, the puppet's clockwork gears go still.)'''<br>

Rileos ducks his head.<br>
Zersha grins at Hebion, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Allye winces.<br>
Allye quietly says, "Uh oh..."<br>
(Cythra makes a face)<br>
Valynn blinks.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet stares outward at the audience in stunned silence. After a moment, he slowly turns his head to stare at the monstrosity, his mouth opening and closing as though searching for something appropriate to say.)'''<br>
Ezathiel dryly says, "This is never going to come out."<br>
Ezathiel sighs.<br>
Valynn dusts herself off.<br>
Szarevar offers Merilwen a goblet of ice-cured white wine.<br>
Merilwen accepts Szarevar's ice-cured white wine.<br>
Zersha giggles at Ezathiel.<br>
Gwynestriel gets some peppermint tea from atop a polished wooden bar.<br>
Szarevar grins at Merilwen.<br>
Merilwen raises an eyebrow.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
Valynn nods at Ezathiel, obviously agreeing with his views.<br>
Merilwen grins at Szarevar.<br>

'''(Aetheline's voice can be heard from behind the puppet theater as she loudly whispers, "It wasn't supposed to *actually* eat it!")'''<br>
Hebion chuckles at Zersha.<br>
Merilwen gives Szarevar a light kiss.<br>
Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>
Ezathiel laughs!<br>
Merilwen giggles.<br>
Ezathiel shakes his head.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet's jaw drops and its body trembles. Sniffling, it plaintively mumbles, "That was the last one...")'''<br>
Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne just arrived.<br>
Kamisama grins mischievously before leaning over to lick Shaylynne.<br>
Szarevar says to Merilwen, "Things get a lot more sacred drinking that wine than the other kind."<br>
Merilwen beams at Shaylynne!<br>
Souv waves to Shaylynne.<br>
Shaylynne takes her rightful place beside Kamisama.<br>

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet immediately dives below the stage and out of the audience's sight. The sounds of soft hammering and metal grinding against metal soon follows, along with a few frustrated huffs and muttering about "torque ratios" and "operating pitch circles".)'''<br>

Shaylynne kisses Kamisama.  And she doesn't seem to want to stop.<br>
Merilwen hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return.<br>
Voidfang takes a sip of his cider.<br>
Allye hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Kamisama kisses Shaylynne.  And he doesn't seem to want to stop.<br>
Merilwen grins at Szarevar.<br>
Lexxa ponders.<br>
Stelling hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
'''(Aetheline's rat puppet seems to jolt into action and turns the goat back to face him. Gesturing toward the caravan, the rat puppet pitches its voice to be heard over the screech of the monstrosity's backstage repair.)'''<br>

Szarevar rummages about his person, looking for something.<br>
Ezathiel waves to Voidfang.<br>
Szarevar hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return.<br>
Allye giggles at Aetheline.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Lo-LOOK! There are STILL SOME MORE sweets! Let's see what ELSE WE CAN FIND!"'''<br>

Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Merilwen whispers something to Shaylynne.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
Merilwen winks at Shaylynne.<br>
'''(Almarius's goat puppet instantly perks up and nods excitedly in the rat's direction. Though his legs move in random order and in different directions, he nevertheless makes it to the caravan in record time.)'''<br>
Merilwen grins at Shaylynne.<br>
'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Ohhh soooooooo many choices!! I want the cake ball! NO wait! Ohhh the cinnamon roll looks supah tasty, and the tart om nom nom!"'''<br>
'''(Almarius's goat puppet picks up a sweet only to put it back down in favor of another, and repeats the process until finally deciding on the sticky cinnamon roll. The goat raises the treat high in the air for all to see - and then, in the blink of an eye, he shoves the sweet as far into his mouth as he can.)'''<br>
Ezathiel giggles.<br>
Lexxa chuckles.<br>
'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "OM NOM NOM NOM!"'''<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>
Vaerek grins.<br>
Valynn blinks.<br>
'''(Aetheline's rat puppet stares at the goat devouring his cinnamon roll, watching the thick icing drip down the puppet's mouth... and face... and hands...)'''<br>
Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.<br>
Valynn covers her mouth with her hand.<br>
Ezathiel winces.<br>
'''(Aetheline's rat puppet shakes himself from his trance, then quickly nabs the cake ball. He gazes at it, its size nearly twice as large as his paws.)'''<br>
Zersha squints.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe says, "I think I'll just... save mine. For later."'''<br>

Hebion nods to Zersha.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet takes his prize offstage as the curtains flutter closed.)'''<br>

Katriwen giggles.<br>
Zersha softly says, "This is why learning to share is important, poor donut."<br>
Zersha applauds.<br>
Katriwen applauds.<br>
Ezathiel gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet, now covered in sticky cinnamon roll icing, remains onstage as the curtains close around him and the fabric bows outward and bulges as it attempts to cover him. After a moment, there appears to be a struggle, as the protruding area of the curtains begins to push, then pull, then an impression of a hoof can be seen through the fabric, only to be yanked away. A high-pitched whine of frustration can be heard as the puppet-shaped lump attempts to move offstage while still somehow attached to the curtain.)'''<br>

Ezathiel applauds.<br>
Lexxa chuckles.<br>
Zersha giggles at Almarius.<br>
Lexxa applauds.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet yelps as the curtains open and the goat is dragged along to one side. Panicking, he looks around, and seeing the now jelly-free clockwork monstrosity puppet back onstage, he grabs a metal arm and is able to pull himself free of the curtain with an audible ripping sound. He looks down to see a piece of the stage curtain remains, embedded in the soft fur of his hoof.)'''<br>

Cythra giggles.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet turns its head to stare at the goat, then slowly looks down to where the goat's fabric hoof is grasping the monstrosity's limb. A quiet, agitated whirring noise can be faintly heard as the monstrosity again looks to the goat's face, then its offending appendage, then back again.)'''<br>

Vixonia giggles.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Whaaaaaaa?? That curtain almost KIDnapped me!"'''<br>

Allye giggles.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Cythra snickers.<br>
Katriwen giggles.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet gives an exaggerated sigh of relief, giggles, then leans on the monstrosity, oblivious to the other puppet's irritation.)'''<br>

Zersha laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.<br>
Valynn appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Kamisama takes a sip of his sangria.<br>
Merilwen laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet looks out to the audience and waves, his face split into a large grin. As he waves, flecks of viscous icing rain outward and over the stage and some of the audience. With a gasp and a giggle, he pulls his hand to his face, cackles to himself, then proceeds to shove as much of his arm into his mouth as he physically can.)'''<br>

Ezathiel softly exclaims, "Too funny!"<br>
Cythra waves.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet rears back as the goat begins to emit loud slurping sounds. Turning its head frantically from side to side, it appears to decide on an exit strategy and attempts to back away... Only to find that its arm is stuck in the goat's grasp. The monstrosity moves its arm up, down, left, right, and backward, each time yanking a little more violently than the last - but the goat's hoof is well stuck, and the monstrosity can only watch on in horror as a thick droplet of icing slowly migrates from goat hoof to mechanical arm.)'''<br>

Ezathiel's jaw drops.<br>
Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.<br>
Lexxa snickers.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet squeals in laughter as he watches the saga unfold.)'''<br>

Valynn brushes her hand against her hooded cloak.<br>
Valynn clucks her tongue and shakes her head.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Wait, wait, I have an idea!"'''<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Oooopsh!"'''<br>

Rileos chuckles.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet removes its arm from its mouth and sheepishly tries to tug its other arm free of the monstrosity. When it becomes evident that his hoof isn't budging, he looks to the monstrosity, shrugs, and leans in closer to where the two puppets are connected. With an excited wiggle of the goat's behind, he lunges with his mouth wide open... And proceeds to lick the area clean.)'''<br>

Lexxa squints.<br>
Zersha laughs!<br>
Lexxa blanches.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet pulls his hoof free with a cheer, and turns to the rat just in time to see the rat puppet's face squeeze in on itself in concentration. A water ball forms in the air above the rat, then slides toward the goat puppet. It strikes the goat and bursts into a spray of water!)'''<br>

Ezathiel whispers something to Voidfang.<br>
Valynn laughs!<br>
Cythra blinks.<br>
Merilwen laughs!<br>
Haxen chuckles.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "There!"'''<br>

Lexxa chuckles.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet appears extremely proud of himself and preens for the audience. His smug expression begins to falter, though, as he gazes at the now drenched goat with its flat and dripping fur.)'''<br>

Zersha grins at Vixonia, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Szarevar chuckles.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Oh. Well.. at least you're not sticky anymore? ..Wait! I have another idea!"'''<br>

Szarevar takes a sip of his wine.<br>
Cythra ducks her head.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet, miraculously untouched by the water spray, aims to keep it that way and edges away from the two other puppets and closer to the wings of the stage.)'''

(Zersha takes a couple of steps away from the stage, just in case.)<br>
Valynn quietly says to herself, "This isn't going to end well."<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet hops in place, his face scrunched up again in complete focus. After a few beats, a small hand can be seen coming up from behind the stage. It drops a small branch at the rat's feet, then disappears.)'''<br>

Rileos nods at Zersha, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Gwynestriel pulls her brimmed hat down, creating a shadow over her face to hide it from view.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "TA DA!"'''<br>

Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Hebion grins at Tinkery.<br>
'''(Aetheline's rat puppet reaches down and retrieves the stick, mutters something under his breath, and then gestures with his other hand - a tiny ball of flame alights on the end of the branch, creating a puppet-sized torch.)'''<br>

Katriwen gasps!<br>
Merilwen grins.<br>
Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Voidfang.<br>
Lexxa says, "Oh boy."<br>
Katriwen takes a sip of her fizz.<br>
Ezathiel smiles at Voidfang.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet, leaning toward the goat, waves his torch in a circular motion at the other puppet.)'''<br>

Zersha softly says, "I hope they put something on the inn to make it not...catch fire."<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter asks, "AHHHHH!! What are you doing??!?"'''<br>

Nilme nods at Zersha, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Aetheline just left.<br>
Voidfang raises an eyebrow.<br>
Tinkery hitches up the waistband of her poofy tutu.<br>
Tinkery gazes upward.<br>
Stelling casually observes the area.<br>
Hebion grins at Zersha.<br>
(Lexxa glances toward the exits.)<br>
Valynn glances at a snifter of Empire brandy.<br>
Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully.<br>
Aetheline just arrived.<br>
Nilme smiles at Aetheline.<br>
Vixonia quietly says, "We have a puppet down... I repeat a puppet down..."<br>
Stelling chuckles at Vixonia.<br>
Zersha giggles at Vixonia.<br>
Kamisama chuckles.<br>
Valynn grins at Vixonia.<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Voidfang.<br>
Stelling says to Vixonia, "I think they learned from you."<br>
Vixonia beams at Aetheline!<br>
Ezathiel chuckles at Voidfang.<br>
Merilwen grins.<br>
Stelling winks at Vixonia.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Hold still, I'm trying to dry you!"'''<br>

Nilme grins at Stelling.<br>
Aetheline snickers at Stelling.<br>
Cythra giggles at Stelling.<br>
Allye chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet squeals and darts away from the rat, and the two race around the stage, oblivious to the torch lighting sections of the curtain on fire as they speed past.)'''<br>

Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Vixonia says to Stelling, "They totally did!!  It's my fault."<br>
Katriwen quietly says, "Uh oh."<br>
Stelling just tickled Vixonia, who laughs and returns the favor.<br>
Kaedan smirks.<br>
Zersha softly says, "That's not good."<br>
Nilme blinks.<br>
Lexxa exclaims, "Fire!"<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Voidfang.<br>
Nilme rolls her eyes heavenward and mumbles, "Why me?!"<br>
Valynn covers her eyes with her hand.<br>
Katriwen takes a sip of her fizz.<br>
Merilwen says, "Uh."<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet, having been pulled from the wings into action by the flaming pieces of the set, clicks angrily and extends its arms in the direction of the other two puppets. With a lurch, its claw-like hands capture both the rat and goat, and all activity on the stage comes to a standstill. For a moment, there are only the sounds of the two puppets panting. Grunting, the monstrosity turns both the goat and the rat to face the rapidly growing fire.)'''<br>

Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
Lexxa says, "Oh dear."<br>
Szarevar pulls Merilwen towards him!<br>
Nilme frowns, shaking her head with an expression of exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand.<br>
Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet screams in a remarkably realistic impression of a goat.)'''<br>

Merilwen grins at Szarevar.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet gasps and wiggles itself free of the monstrosity's grasp.)'''<br>

Stelling pats Nilme on the back.<br>
Nilme grins at Stelling.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Okay, OKAY! I got this!"'''<br>

Szarevar says to Merilwen, "That was not your queue to *SET* everything on fire.  Someone just said the word."<br>
Valynn quietly says to herself, "Fire, so much fire."<br>
Ezathiel smiles at Voidfang.<br>
Valynn shudders.<br>
Nilme quietly says to Stelling, "So close to no fire this time..."<br>
Stelling chuckles to himself.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet once again grimaces in concentration, his whole face collapsing in on itself. In rapid succession, several tiny globes of water materialize, then shoot out in different directions to quench the several fires. When the rat relaxes, he turns to admire his handiwork - most of the puppet theater is waterlogged and the tattered, scorched remains of the curtains drip warm water onto the stage with a *tap-tap*... *tap-tap*...)'''<br>

Merilwen looks at Szarevar and sighs.<br>
Katriwen moves a Taffelberry fizz to her right hand.<br>
Lexxa frets.<br>
Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.<br>
Katriwen guzzles down some of her fizz and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter says, "Ohhhhh I feel heavy...."'''<br>

Merilwen says to Szarevar, "But."<br>
Stelling gets a generous dram of Chelsea Estate's Special Reserve scotch from inside his oilcloth rucksack.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
Sonatina mumbles something under her breath.<br>
Merilwen waggles her fingers mystically at Szarevar.  How nice.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Voidfang.<br>
Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Aetheline, Katriwen gives her a toast.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet sways dramatically from one side to the other before flopping down onto the stage with a squishy sounding *PLOP!*)'''<br>

Cythra says, "I hates that feeling."<br>
Zersha winces.<br>
Voidfang blinks at Ezathiel.<br>
Szarevar says to Merilwen, "I set everyone in the room on fire for you last time.  That will have to do.  Even if it was an accident."<br>
Shavay smiles at Mallie.<br>
Szarevar leans over and scratches Merilwen's back.<br>

'''A clockwork monstrosity puppet says, "Jrhhrasjkhrrrr"'''<br>

Merilwen giggles.<br>
Zersha glances at Szarevar.<br>
Mallie waves to Shavay.<br>
Merilwen smooches Szarevar all over his face.<br>
Zersha edges away from Szarevar.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet convulses, then its upper body bends forward, perpendicular to its lower half, and seizes up. Its thin metal arms swing to and fro uselessly.)'''<br>

Voidfang babbles incoherently.<br>
Merilwen leans back against Szarevar with a loving smile.<br>
Mallie gestures.<br>
Allye giggles at Messica.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet theatrically turns his head skyward and groans.)'''<br>

Merilwen says to Zersha, "He sure did."<br>
Voidfang takes a sip of his cider.<br>
Ezathiel stands up.<br>
Ezathiel stands near Voidfang.<br>
Ezathiel pats Voidfang on the back.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe says, "Fine, FINE. So dramatic."'''<br>

Ezathiel sits down on the stool.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet compresses himself as small as possible in exaggerated focus. After a moment of tense silence, the rat pops back into shape, and wildly gestures. A strong gust of wind begins to swirl around them, thoroughly drying the area and nearly tearing the remnants of curtains from the structure as it pushes ever outward, into the audience.)'''<br>

Voidfang smiles at Ezathiel.<br>
Ezathiel leans forward and rests his chin in his hand and directs a thoughtful expression at Aetheline.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet shrieks and frantically grabs hold of the left wing of the stage as the fierce blast of air pulls every drop of moisture from his fur. Just as quickly as it came, the squall is gone, leaving a frazzled, dry and fluffy goat in its wake.)'''<br>

Vaerek gasps!<br>
Lexxa praises Aetheline.<br>
Szarevar says to Zersha, "It was a complete accident.  I learned a lot from that.  It's statistically improbable to happen again.  Less than one in seven, with a 3 percent margin of error."<br>
Valynn narrows her eyes.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe asks, "THERE. Better?"'''<br>

Vixonia giggles at Almarius.<br>
Vaerek takes a sip of his stout.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet moves to the monstrosity puppet, then pushes against the puppet's torso, pulls, and pushes again, until the monstrosity, with a wrenching screech of metal against metal, is able to move freely again. Satisfied, the rat moves back to the center of the stage, his tiny paws resting on his hips.)'''<br>

Zersha gazes thoughtfully at Szarevar.<br>
Ezathiel softly exclaims, "Brace yourselves!"<br>
Valynn nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Allye gnaws on her lip.<br>
Nilme grins at Ezathiel.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet stares back at the caravan, its outer shell looking a little worse for wear, and whimpers.)'''<br>

Merilwen laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.<br>
Szarevar asks Stelling, "What we bracing for?  What did you do?"<br>
Ezathiel grins at Nilme.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "The other treat is gone!!! NOOOO!!!"'''<br>

Stelling winks at Szarevar.<br>
Voidfang guzzles down some of his cider and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve.<br>
Lexxa says, "Oh no."<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet's face crumbles in despair. One arm reaches out to the caravan from its position on the stage floor, the little hoof waving in anguish. The goat's head and arm fall back to the floor with a quiet sob.)'''<br>

Valynn shakes her head.<br>
Voidfang takes a seat near Ezathiel.<br>
Merilwen glances at Szarevar.<br>
Merilwen glances at Stelling.<br>
Lexxa frowns.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet scurries toward the caravan, throwing promises over his shoulder to his goat friend that he will find the missing tart.)'''<br>

Vixonia quietly says, "Poor littel goatie..."<br>
Ezathiel frowns.<br>
Vaerek blinks.<br>
Ezathiel sadly says, "Awww."<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "I'm sure it's around here somewhere!"'''<br>

Szarevar says to Merilwen, "I didn't do anything.  This time.  So far as you know."<br>
Zersha softly says to Szarevar, "Yet."<br>
Merilwen squints at Szarevar.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet slowly inches toward the backdrop, then quickly drops down from sight. From behind the puppet theater a frustrated sigh is heard, followed by Messica's voice quietly muttering, "I don't understand!")'''<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet immediately looks up to where the monstrosity disappeared, the mystery of the last treat's whereabouts momentarily forgotten.)'''<br>

Valynn chuckles to herself.<br>
Sliyder chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Szarevar asks Zersha, "You sound like the city guard.  Do you moonlight?"<br>
Zersha giggles at Szarevar.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Uh oh!! I think somebody fell! CAN YOU HEAR ME, MONSTER PUPPET??? Follow my voice!!"'''<br>

Zersha says to Szarevar, "Nah, they don't dress colorfully enough."<br>
Elore hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Cythra hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya hugs Elore, getting a smile in return.<br>
Cythra hugs Elore, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya grins at Stelling, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Ezathiel stands up.<br>
Souv waves to Elore.<br>
Illiya hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>

'''Messica quietly exclaims, "I don't understand! How can I have an extra cog?" There are a few muttered curses, followed by a thump behind the structure. "I laid out all the pieces, I even numbered them!"'''<br>

Stelling hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Ezathiel stands near Illiya.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Ezathiel beams at Illiya!<br>
Illiya hugs Ezathiel, who wraps his arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Elore, who wraps her arms around Ezathiel with a warm smile.<br>
Ezathiel grins.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet pauses, unsure for a moment if he should continue the one-rat Tart Search Party. He appears to make a quick decision and returns to his search.)'''<br>

Elore beams!<br>
Ezathiel stands near a stool.<br>
Ezathiel sits down on the stool.<br>
Merilwen says to Zersha, "They tackled me for not wearing pants once, errr twice."<br>
Ezathiel shifts his weight.<br>
Stelling hums happily to himself.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "I'll look back here!"'''<br>

Illiya hugs Valynn, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Zersha blinks at Merilwen.<br>
Rosereign hugs Elore, getting a smile in return.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet gives one last glance at the goat, then dives behind the stage.)'''<br>

Valynn hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Zersha says to Merilwen, "I didn't realize that was a crime..."<br>
Vaerek kneels.<br>
Vaerek wobbles, looking a bit faint.<br>
Vaerek stands up.<br>

'''Aetheline tersely asks, "What are you talking about? What pieces?"'''<br>

Gwynestriel takes a sip of her tea.<br>
Merilwen looks at Zersha and shrugs.<br>
Stelling nods at Zersha, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Elore smiles and hugs everyone back but real quick so she's not disturbing the show.<br>

'''Messica frustratedly exclaims, "I had to take the monstrosity puppet apart to clean the jelly out. I thought I put everything back, but I have an extra piece!"'''<br>

Elore winks.<br>
Zersha looks at Messica, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Ezathiel chuckles.<br>
Merilwen laughs!<br>
Szarevar says to Zersha, "I keep telling her that was because she wasn't wearing pants.  Not because absence of pants is a crime."<br>

'''Aetheline quietly exclaims, "The puppet still works, doesn't it? You can take it back apart later, after the show! Help me find the tart, is it back here? Oh, there! Hand it to me!"'''<br>

Szarevar shrugs.<br>
Elore takes a seat near Ezathiel.<br>
Valynn holds her hand up before her mouth and begins to cough, her shoulders shaking.  Hope it's not contagious!<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet returns to the stage, a somewhat dusty tart held aloft above his head.)'''<br>

Elore grins.<br>
Rileos squints.<br>
Shavay ponders why anyone would want to get the jelly OUT...<br>
Ezathiel grins at Elore.<br>
Nilme grins at Aetheline.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe asks, "Did someone say TREAT?"'''<br>

Katriwen applauds.<br>
Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "GIMME!!!"'''<br>

Merilwen says, "Tart."<br>
Lexxa says, "Don't eat that."<br>
Lexxa winces.<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Elore.<br>
Vaerek applauds.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet leaps to his feet and careens toward the rat, unconcerned with the rat's yelp and backwards scrambling. The two collide, the tart flying upward into the air... It spins as it begins its descent, giving the goat just enough time to get beneath it and open his mouth wide. The tart lands with a loud *SPLAT!* on his face, missing his mouth by less than an inch.)'''<br>

Gwynestriel gets a fluffy puff pastry filled with almond cream from atop a polished wooden bar.<br>
Vaerek laughs!<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Zersha giggles.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet squeals with delight, and using both hooves, pulls the mess of tart splatter into his mouth, leaving smears of cream and fruit across the fur of his face.)'''<br>

Ezathiel whispers something to Voidfang.<br>
Merilwen laughs!<br>
Szarevar laughs at Almarius.<br>
Voidfang winces.<br>
Rileos gives Elore a good pinch!<br>
Katriwen giggles at Almarius.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet returns to the stage in a more subdued fashion. For a long moment, it simply gazes at the tangle of puppets and tart on the stage floor before it, then lets loose a put-upon groan and shuffles to behind the caravan to safety.)'''

Elore wiggles over towards Rileos.<br>
Elore wraps her arm around Rileos's shoulder in a friendly hug.<br>
Zersha says, "That's going to require a lot of cleaning."<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>
Elore scoots over a little closer to Ezathiel.<br>
Lexxa applauds.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet reaches up a hoof toward the rat, and when the other puppet pretends to not notice, he waves his arm a bit more forcefully and adds a high-pitched whine.)'''<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet sighs and pulls the goat's arm to help him return to an upright position. He attempts to pull away, but finds his paw and the goat's arm are now welded together by sticky sugar and cream.)'''<br>

Merilwen gets a glass of Surlaenis white wine from inside her encompassing shadows.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Not again!"'''<br>

Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Merilwen chuckles.<br>
Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet, from behind the safety of the caravan, seems to draw itself even further into the shadows.)'''<br>

'''A clockwork monstrosity puppet exclaims, "You're on your own!"'''<br>

Zersha laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.<br>
Szarevar gets a finger puppet of a wild-eyed Halfling with its hands full from inside an ordinary pouch.<br>
Ezathiel laughs!<br>
Elore hums to herself.<br>
Elore casually observes the area.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet scowls and adopts a look of intense concentration.)'''<br>

Szarevar offers Stelling a finger puppet of a wild-eyed Halfling with its hands full.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>
Shaylynne takes a sip of her suvyn.<br>
Stelling gazes at Szarevar.<br>
Szarevar just nudged Stelling.<br>
Stelling accepts Szarevar's finger puppet.<br>
Merilwen grins.<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "Wait! No! No more water!!! I have an idea!!!"'''<br>

Lexxa says, "Oh boy."
<br>
'''(Almarius's goat puppet frantically looks around the stage, then to the audience, then to the caravan, hoping for inspiration. When nothing is immediately forthcoming, he shrugs, and turns back to his rat friend.)'''
<br>
Katriwen takes a sip of her fizz.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "I think we're just married now! Yaaaaaay!! WEDDING CAKE!"'''<br>

Cythra blinks.<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>
Ezathiel giggles.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Merilwen raises her voice in merry laughter.<br>
Tinkery tilts her head back.<br>
Zersha grins at Almarius, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Szarevar says to Stelling, "That's mostly to keep your hands busy so I stand a chance of getting out of here without furniture broken over my thinking parts."<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet stares at the goat with a flat expression. With a squint, a grimace, and a "Ngggh!", a tiny water globe appears above their joined limbs, and with a precision that was certainly lacking earlier, drops to land right at the point of contact. With a hiss of triumph, the rat pulls his paw free and backs away.)'''<br>

Valynn chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Stelling chuckles at Szarevar.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>
Illiya grins at Aetheline, her dimples flashing into view.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet glances at the goat as his friend's expression of pure joy falls into something quickly resembling despair. Careful not to touch the still-sticky goat, the rat hurries to do damage control.)'''<br>

Valynn draws forth a forester's bow.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "We, uh, we don't need to be married to still be best friends! I mean, okay okay wait don't cry!"'''

Zersha glances at Valynn.<br>
Cythra appears to be trying hard not to grin.
Valynn smiles at Zersha.<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter exclaims, "BUT I WANTED WEDDING CAKE!!"'''<br>

Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Oh! OH! We can get wedding cake! We don't have to be married to do that! We can go crash a wedding instead!"'''<br>

Zersha giggles.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Ezathiel softly says, "Oh boy."<br>
Elore rubs her hands together.<br>
Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet looks at the rat, sniffling.)'''<br>

'''A floppy faeweave goat puppet dusted with colorful glitter asks, "Promise?"'''<br>

'''A fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe exclaims, "Sure!"'''<br>

Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Voidfang.<br>
Valynn rubs her right ear.<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet breaks into a wide grin. He nods enthusiastically at the rat, and moves to wipe at his eyes, only to be distracted by the sticky sweet mess on his hoof. With a delighted squeal, he sets to licking his hoof, damp arm, then other hoof clean.)'''<br>

Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.<br>
Voidfang scratches his head.<br>

'''(Messica's monstrosity puppet carefully steps out from behind the caravan, and gingerly makes its way to join the other two puppets. For a moment, calm descends over the little theater, broken only by strange "OM NOM NOM NOM NOM" sounds coming from backstage.)'''<br>

Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Ezathiel chuckles at Elore.<br>

'''(Almarius s goat puppet suddenly lunges forward to grab a mouthful of the tiny stage's curtain and begins chomping blissfully away.)'''<br>

Lexxa appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Zersha blinks.<br>
Merilwen chortles softly at some secret joke.
<br>

'''Aetheline quietly says to Messica, "Almarius is going off-script again."'''<br>

Elore scratches her head.<br>
Stelling chuckles to himself.<br>
Cythra praises Almarius.<br>

'''Messica quietly exclaims to Almarius, "Alma, stop improvising! We're supposed to be at the cake smashing scene by now!"'''<br>

Voidfang cringes.<br>
Vixonia chuckles.<br>
Katriwen giggles at Almarius.<br>
Valynn appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>
Katriwen takes a sip of her fizz.<br>

'''Almarius quietly says to Messica, "But, um, that really wasn't what I tried to do. I don't know why the puppet is eating the curtain...."'''
<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Elore.<br>
Ezathiel chuckles at Elore.<br>
Lexxa cackles!<br>

'''Messica grumbles.'''<br>
'''Messica quietly asks Almarius, "Are you using Bard Magic on the puppets?"'''<br>

'''Aetheline exclaims to Almarius, "Knock it off!"'''<br>

Elore laughs!<br>

'''Almarius indignantly exclaims to Messica, "Nih uh! Not me!"'''<br>

Lexxa giggles.<br>
Elore covers her mouth with her hand.<br>
Ezathiel giggles at Elore.<br>
Souv smirks.<br>
Valynn appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Vixonia chuckles.<br>
Illiya grins at Almarius, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>

'''Aetheline bewilderedly says, "I don't understand what's going on."'''<br>

Ezathiel giggles.<br>
Zersha looks at Aetheline, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Voidfang chuckles at Ezathiel.<br>

'''Messica mumbles something unprintable.'''<br>
'''Messica desperately says, "Something is seriously wrong here."'''<br>

Cythra quietly says to Ezathiel, "Ima use Bard magics to make you eat curtains."<br>
Merilwen takes a sip of her wine.<br>
Rileos frowns, shaking his head with an expression of exasperation before resting his face in the palm of his hand.<br>
Tinkery whispers something to Hebion.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Voidfang.<br>
Tinkery nods to Hebion.<br>
Stelling chuckles at Cythra.<br>
Lexxa cackles at Cythra!<br>

'''(Almarius's goat puppet starts practicing back kicks. A muffled "Ow! My eye!" can be heard from Almarius as one of the kicks makes solid contact.)'''<br>

Shavay chuckles.<br>
Hebion grins at Tinkery.<br>
Merilwen grins at Cythra.<br>
Valynn begins chortling at Cythra.<br>
Elore grins at Ezathiel.<br>
Ezathiel blinks at Cythra.<br>
Nilme winces.<br>

'''Almarius says to Messica, "I think these puppets are staying on script and doing exactly what we practiced."'''<br>

Cythra giggles.<br>
Almarius gasps!<br>
Vaerek glances outside a moment.<br>
Tinkery rubs her nose.<br>

'''Almarius defiantly exclaims, "That's what I said!"'''<br>

Szarevar laughs!<br>
Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.<br>
Elore flashes a wide grin at Ezathiel.<br>
Ezathiel squints at Cythra.<br>

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet stops engaging with anything even slightly resembling a script, and instead starts methodically disassembling the sweets caravan.)'''
<br>
Cythra grins at Ezathiel.<br>

'''Messica lets out a high-pitched yelp!'''<br>

Zersha softly asks, "We're not going to have to fight puppets, are we?"<br>
Zersha furrows her brow.<br>
Cythra pushes her spectacles up the bridge of her nose.<br>

'''(Messica abandons all attempts at continuing the show and stands up from behind the miniature stage, but she stumbles and trips as her legs don't seem to be cooperating. Her expression turns into a look of frustration and bewilderment.)'''<br>

Nilme quietly says to Zersha, "I wouldn't rule it out..."<br>
Vaerek blinks.<br>
Vixonia quietly says to Zersha, "I hope not..."<br>
Tinkery frowns.<br>
Zersha looks at Nilme, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.
Valynn gazes at a wooden food bowl.<br>
Ezathiel nervously says, "But I am not buffed."<br>
Zersha giggles.<br>
Vaerek grins at Ezathiel.<br>
Valynn prods a wooden food bowl with the tip of her finger.<br>

'''(Aetheline stands up from behind the miniature stage and moves to help Messica.)'''<br>

Szarevar says to Zersha, "Well..there were these dolls once..."<br>
Tinkery exclaims, "I'm not buff either!"<br>
Tinkery frowns.<br>
Merilwen asks Szarevar, "Fire would be okay then?"<br>

'''Aetheline exclaims to Messica, "I'm so proud of our puppets!"'''<br>

Stelling chuckles at Merilwen.<br>
Zersha giggles at Merilwen.<br>
Valynn quietly asks, "Food fight?"<br>
Cythra giggles at Tinkery.<br>

'''(Aetheline looks confused.)'''<br>
'''Aetheline exclaims, "I said that! What I meant to say was: I'm so proud of our puppets!"'''

'''(Aetheline gives a soft cry of distress.)<br>'''

Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>

'''(Aetheline's rat puppet leans farther out of Aetheline's reach than it should be able to, and with a wave of his paw, the curtain of the miniature theater reignites!)'''<br>

Rileos scratches distractedly at his beard.<br>
Szarevar covers his mouth with his hand.<br>

'''Aetheline venomously exclaims, "Everything I try to do or say is going perfectly!"'''<br>

Ezathiel whispers something to Elore.<br>
Merilwen raises an eyebrow.<br>
Szarevar clears his throat.<br>
Ezathiel chuckles at Elore.<br>
Cythra laughs!<br>
Elore pats Ezathiel on the back.<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>

'''(Aetheline looks around in desperation. Oddly, the wild motion of her eyes conflicts with the motion of her head, as if her eyes and head were of two minds.)'''<br>

Elore giggles.<br>

'''(Messica turns to face the audience.)'''<br>

Valynn blinks.<br>
(Katriwen looks concerned.)
Vaerek inhales a great swallow of air.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Elore.<br>
Lexxa blinks.<br>
'''Messica recites:'''<br>

'''"How can I explain what's going on?"'''<br>

Vixonia twitches an ear at Messica nervously.<br>
Merilwen says, "Uh."<br>
Nilme tilts her head, clearly curious about something.<br>
Zersha glances at Messica.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''<br>

'''"We wrote a puppet show, and it's going exactly as planned!"'''
<br>

Cythra asks, "Without math?"<br>
Elore flashes a quick grin.<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>

'''(Messica's face twists into a profound look of horror as she hears what she's saying. Her lips appear to be moving decidedly out of sync with her words.)'''<br>

Ezathiel whispers something to Elore.<br>
(Zersha moves to stand a little closer to the exit.)<br>
Zersha squints at Messica.<br>
Nilme grins at Zersha.<br>

'''Messica recites:'''<br>

'''"I'm trying to speak and all the words are coming out precisely the way I intended!"'''<br>

Allye giggles.<br>
Hebion grins at Zersha.<br>
Rileos chuckles.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Souv frowns.<br>
Hebion stands near Zersha.<br>
Lexxa cackles!<br>

'''(Messica's clockwork monstrosity puppet's head slowly rotates a full one-hundred-eighty degrees to make eye contact with her.)'''<br>
Valynn blinks.<br>
Zersha grins at Hebion, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme gazes at Messica.<br>
Stelling says, "Exactly what a puppet would say."<br>

'''A clockwork monstrosity puppet says, "Resistance is futile."'''<br>

Stelling nods.<br>
Tinkery frowns and stands a little closer to Zersha.<br>
Nilme nods to Stelling.<br>
Cythra laughs!<br>
Lexxa says, "Someone is bewitched."<br>
Tinkery casually observes the area.<br>
Zersha nods at Tinkery, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>

'''(Almarius stumbles out from behind the miniature theater, as if pulled along by her goat puppet despite her struggles to stay behind the stage.)'''<br>

Vixonia chuckles.<br>
Tinkery nods to Zersha.<br>
Elore nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Tinkery fidgets nervously.<br>
Cythra jumps back from Almarius!<br>
Allye giggles.<br>
Vixonia stands near a window.<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''<br>

'''"These are the best puppets in the whole world!"'''<br>

Nilme raises an eyebrow.<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>
Lexxa giggles.<br>

'''(Almarius sobs quietly as she stares at her goat puppet in fear. Above the gnome, light can be seen faintly reflecting off of slender strings attached to her limbs.)'''<br>

Zersha grins at Rileos, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Ezathiel nervously says, "Uh Oh. They have sentience."<br>

'''(Aetheline judders to a stop before her inanimate body topples backwards.)'''<br>

'''(Messica abruptly stops moving, her limbs going limp as the animating force suddenly leaves her body.)'''<br>

'''(Almarius freezes, her lifeless joints locking in place as she slowly falls over onto the stage.)'''<br>

Souv quietly says, "I'm sure this is part of the script..."<br>
Nilme blinks.<br>
Zersha looks with concern at Almarius.<br>
Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully.<br>
Nilme clears her throat.<br>
Tinkery says, "I am not sure about sentences, but they have a mind of their own."<br>
Lexxa nods at Souv, obviously agreeing with his views.<br>

'''Nilme stands up.'''<br>

Tinkery nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Voidfang says to Ezathiel, "More than we do, for sure."<br>
Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>

'''Nilme clasps Messica's hand tenderly.'''
<br>
Valynn gazes upward.<br>
Illiya asks, "Plot twist, they were the puppets all along?"<br>

'''Nilme clasps Almarius's hand tenderly.'''<br>

Tinkery stands near Hebion.<br>
Cythra giggles at Tinkery.<br>

'''Nilme clasps Aetheline's hand tenderly.'''<br>

Ezathiel chuckles at Voidfang.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>
Zersha grins at Illiya, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Valynn grins at Illiya.<br>

'''(Nilme quietly stands up and gives a wondrous look at the audience as she walks toward the lifeless gnome puppets. With quick efficiency, she picks them up and puts them each into a contoured box.)'''
<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly says to Voidfang, "Speak for yourself."<br>
Ezathiel winks at Voidfang.<br>
Vaerek grins.<br>
Valynn says to Illiya, "Double plot twist."<br>

'''(Nilme glances at the flames and gives the long-suffering Daisy an apologetic look before turning her attention back to the boxes. She shakes her head with a quick nod of satisfaction and strolls out of the room. The flaming curtain extinguishes itself with a sudden stream of smoke.)'''<br>

Vaerek gets a soft Rakash finger puppet holding a preserved apple blossom from inside his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Voidfang nods to Ezathiel.<br>
Stelling snickers.<br>

'''Langen Esturi Nilme goes out, leading her group.'''<br>

Zersha giggles at Rileos.<br>
Allye giggles at Valynn.<br>
Voidfang says to Ezathiel, "More than I do, for sure."<br>
Illiya nods at Valynn, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Katriwen gasps!<br>

'''Langen Esturi Nilme just arrived.'''<br>
'''Nilme clears her throat.'''<br>

Vaerek's finger puppet cowers before him in terror!  What a meanie!<br>
'''Nilme blushes, the tips of her ears turning a delicate scarlet hue.'''<br>
Zersha gazes at Nilme.<br>

'''Danger Gnome Aetheline just arrived.'''<br>
'''Danger Gnome Almarius just arrived.'''<br>
'''Danger Gnome Messica just arrived.'''<br>

Vaerek blinks.<br>
Vaerek gasps!<br>
'''(Messica abruptly scrambles to the front of the miniature stage, beaming at the audience.)'''<br>

'''Nilme lets out a long sigh of relief.'''<br>
Lexxa blinks.<br>

'''(Aetheline dashes back into the room and up to the front of the stage with a mischievous smile.)'''<br>
'''(Almarius comes back into the room, skipping to the front of the miniature stage, grinning from ear to ear.)'''<br>

Vaerek puts his puppet in his treasureweave cylinder.<br>
Valynn grins at Nilme.<br>
Vaerek takes a seat.<br>

'''Messica curtsies.'''<br>

Vixonia giggles.<br>

'''Aetheline bows.'''<br>

'''Almarius gives an awkward curtsy, nearly falling over!'''<br>

Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Tinkery applauds.<br>
Allye applauds.<br>
Raising his scotch to Messica, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Souv applauds.<br>
Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>
Raising his scotch to Aetheline, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Katriwen applauds.<br>
Valynn grins at Almarius.<br>
Raising his scotch to Almarius, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Vixonia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Sonatina applauds.<br>
Tinkery applauds.<br>
Lexxa applauds.<br>

'''Aetheline recites:'''<br>

'''"Thank you for coming to see our puppet show! It had significantly less bloodshed than I would have preferred, but at least there was some fire!"'''<br>

Stelling takes a sip of his scotch.<br>
Lexxa grins.<br>
Raising his scotch to Nilme, Stelling gives her a toast.<br>
Szarevar lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Ezathiel gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Lexxa whistles a few soft, twittering notes.<br>
Valynn looks at Aetheline and applauds!<br>
Merilwen gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Gwynestriel takes a bite of the pastry.<br>
Raising his Rakestraw's rioja to Messica, Ezathiel gives her a toast.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Vaerek chuckles at Aetheline.<br>
Katriwen lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>

'''Messica recites:'''<br>

'''"And thank you to the fantastic host of the Arthe Dale Concert Series, Nilme! Please let her know if you enjoyed our show. She's also the one to send your laundry bills to if you have jelly stains!"'''<br>

Lexxa applauds.<br>
Raising his Rakestraw's rioja to Aetheline, Ezathiel gives her a toast.<br>
Vixonia quietly says to Stelling, "I think I need a drink after that one..."<br>
Shavay chuckles.<br>
Vaerek stands up.<br>
Valynn looks at Messica and applauds!<br>
Szarevar applauds.<br>
Raising his Rakestraw's rioja to Almarius, Ezathiel gives her a toast.<br>

'''Messica winks at Nilme.'''<br>

Vaerek applauds.<br>
Nilme chuckles.<br>
Valynn looks at Almarius and applauds!<br>
Stelling grins at Vixonia.<br>
Lexxa chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Aetheline giggles at Vixonia.<br>
Rileos casually observes the area.<br>
Katriwen looks at Messica and applauds!<br>

'''Messica recites:'''<br>

'''"And thank you to the mysterious and otherworldly Mr. Munroe, whose opus no. 2012 we adapted for the concluding dialog for our show."'''<br>

Stelling puts his puppet in his oilcloth rucksack.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims, "And no zombies!"<br>
Stelling gets a smoked Bootlegger's bourbon cocktail garnished with an Ilithic cherry from inside a swirling eddy of incandescent light bound by a gold-striated coralite frame.<br>
Voidfang puts his talisman in his combat kit.<br>
Stelling offers Vixonia a smoked Bootlegger's bourbon cocktail garnished with an Ilithic cherry.<br>
Kaedan chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Cythra pats Ezathiel on the back.<br>
Allye giggles.<br>
Vixonia accepts Stelling's bourbon cocktail.<br>
Shavay gets a berry-stained striped towel from inside his red backpack.<br>
Ezathiel grins.<br>
Lexxa smiles.<br>

'''(Nilme moves to hug each of the Danger Gnomes with an indulgent smile.)'''<br>

'''Almarius recites:'''<br>

'''"And thank you to our supah cute puppets for all their hard work and effort making this show possible!"'''<br>

Valynn begins chortling at Ezathiel.<br>
Merilwen applauds.<br>
Lexxa smiles at Ezathiel.<br>
Katriwen looks at Aetheline and applauds!<br>
Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail.<br>
Nilme nods.<br>
Shavay puts his towel in his red backpack.<br>
Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Szarevar applauds.<br>

'''Aetheline holds a fanciful rat puppet formed from rainbow-colored segments of ialalhe high into the air for all to see.'''<br>

(Zersha squints at the three Gnomes then shrugs and starts to applaud.)<br>
Almarius gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Vixonia beams at Stelling!<br>
Elore makes a careless gesture as she begins an almost musical chant.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Lexxa.<br>
Elore applauds.<br>
Aetheline giggles at Zersha.<br>
Valynn gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Rileos says, "I didn't realize puppets were something I should've been afraid of before now."<br>
Tinkery applauds.<br>
Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>

'''Nilme warmly exclaims, "Thank you so much to Aetheline, Almarius, and Messica!  We managed to get through it without having to evacuate the Inn or having an explosion of alcohol at the bar!  Very entertaining show!  Good job, Danger Gnomes!"'''<br>

Lexxa chuckles at Rileos.<br>
Ezathiel whispers something to Lexxa.<br>
Zersha looks at Rileos, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Valynn grins at Rileos.<br>
Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Ezathiel stands up.<br>
Rosereign gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Stelling says to Rileos, "Be afraid, be very afraid."<br>
Stelling nods.<br>
Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>
Shavay says to Rileos, "You don't remember the Murder Dolls, do you."<br>
Ezathiel stretches his arms.<br>
Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Almarius begins bouncing up and down like a little kid!<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Lexxa nods at Ezathiel, obviously agreeing with his views.<br>
Aetheline holds her hand out towards Messica for a highfive.<br>
Ezathiel just hugged Lexxa.<br>
Valynn looks at Almarius and applauds!<br>
Elore leaps to her feet!<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''<br>

'''"Let's give each of the Danger Gnomes another round of applause!"'''<br>

Stelling nods at Shavay, obviously agreeing with his views.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Woooooooooot! We did it!"<br>
Shaylynne grins.<br>
Souv applauds.<br>
Elore hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Elore with a warm smile.<br>
Valynn looks at Messica and applauds!<br>
Zersha looks at Almarius and applauds!<br>
Messica and Aetheline highfive each other.<br>
Ezathiel applauds.<br>
Rosereign applauds.<br>
Katriwen applauds.<br>
Lexxa stands up.<br>
Zersha looks at Aetheline and applauds!<br>
Aetheline holds her hand out towards Almarius for a highfive.<br>
Vaerek says, "I'll be running along now.  Thank you, thank you for the uh, disconcerting reality."<br>
Elore hugs Souv, who wraps his arms around Elore with a warm smile.<br>

'''(Nilme gestures to Aetheline, Almarius, and Messica.)'''<br>

Zersha looks at Messica and applauds!<br>
Souv lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Szarevar applauds.<br>
Merilwen applauds.<br>
Messica beams!<br>
Cythra hugs Elore, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>
Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Shaylynne applauds.<br>
Souv hugs Elore, getting a smile in return.<br>
Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Rileos says to Shavay, "There's a difference when it just stabs you, that's fine."<br>
Elore wraps her arms around Ezathiel, giving Ezathiel a great big bear hug!<br>
Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Kamisama applauds.<br>
Sonatina applauds.<br>
Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>
Valynn looks at Aetheline and applauds!<br>
Almarius and Aetheline highfive each other and follow it up with simultaneous finger snaps.  Sassy!<br>
Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''<br>

'''"And a hand to Daisy for allowing us to come threaten her livelihood!"'''<br>

Hebion applauds.<br>
Rosereign stands up.<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Almarius!<br>
Rosereign applauds.<br>
Aetheline giggles at Valynn.<br>
A shout of laughter comes from a nearby table.<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Aetheline!<br>
Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Stelling laughs!<br>
Rileos applauds.<br>
Merilwen applauds.<br>
Elore hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Elore with a warm smile.<br>
Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Shavay blinks.<br>
Allye lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>
Vaerek waves to Messica.<br>
Zersha says, "That was entertainingly fun nightmare fuel."<br>
Valynn gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Cythra offers Almarius a gooey thick honey doughnut.<br>
Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>
Nilme applauds.<br>
Shavay says, "But... but that's something to be afraid of."<br>
Aetheline is giggles at Zersha.<br>
Nilme gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
Lexxa lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>
Szarevar gestures.<br>
Shaylynne catches Almarius up in a fierce embrace, swinging her around exuberantly.<br>
Hebion grins at Zersha.<br>
Valynn grins at Zersha.<br>
Lexxa stretches her arms.<br>
Almarius puts her wand in her watersilk narwhal.<br>
Almarius accepts Cythra's honey doughnut.<br>
Stelling gets a playful gnome marionette wearing a hodgepodge of colorful costume pieces from inside his oilcloth rucksack.<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''<br>
'''"Thank you, everyone, for joining us today!  The next performance features the lovely Vixonia!  Plan to come and share the evening with this talented performer!  Watch your calendars in the coming weeks for more details!"'''<br>

Ezathiel gazes at Lexxa.<br>
Stelling offers Almarius a playful gnome marionette wearing a hodgepodge of colorful costume pieces.<br>
Nilme gestures at Vixonia.<br>
Almarius hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra beams at Almarius!<br>
Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Raising his Rakestraw's rioja to Nilme, Ezathiel gives her a toast.<br>
Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Nilme beams!<br>
Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Aetheline lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Valynn sheathes her forester's bow.<br>
Vixonia beams!<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Woooot!"<br>
Cythra hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Katriwen looks at Nilme and applauds!<br>
Zersha smiles at Vixonia, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Valynn grins at Vixonia.<br>
Zersha looks at Vixonia and applauds!<br>
Almarius puts her puppet in a swirling eddy of incandescent light bound by a gold-striated coralite frame.<br>
Merilwen grins.<br>
Almarius accepts Stelling's playful marionette.<br>

'''Nilme recites:'''<br>

'''"See you next time!"'''<br>

Raising his Rakestraw's rioja to Vixonia, Ezathiel gives her a toast.<br>
Merilwen gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.<br>
'''Nilme sinks into a deep curtsy.'''<br>
Cythra lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Elore gestures.<br>
Tinkery just hugged Hebion.<br>
Aetheline waves.<br>
Voidfang leaps to his feet!<br>
Almarius giggles.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Merilwen praises Nilme.<br>
Tinkery waves to Zersha.<br>
Almarius hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Nilme!<br>
Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!<br>
Ezathiel nods to Lexxa.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Tinkery.<br>
Nilme hugs Aetheline, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline puts her puppet in an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.<br>
Valynn pulls the hood of her cloak up.<br>
Nilme hugs Messica, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Aetheline with a warm smile.<br>
Zersha grins at Tinkery, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling bends down and rubs Almarius's head.<br>
Tinkery scampers out.<br>
Vixonia hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Vixonia just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Nilme says, "Great job."<br>
Aetheline hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Aetheline with a warm smile.<br>
Valynn looks at Nilme and applauds!<br>
Elore says, "I can get her."<br>
Almarius exclaims to Stelling, "Buuuuuuuuut, you were supposed to give that to me!"<br>
Aetheline hugs Messica, getting a smile in return.<br>
Merilwen catches Almarius up in a fierce embrace, swinging her around exuberantly.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Vixonia hugs Messica, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline beams at Nilme!<br>
Almarius hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Vixonia hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Lexxa says, "Thanks for the show."<br>
Stelling exclaims to Almarius, "I forgot!"<br>
Messica hugs Aetheline, who wraps her arms around Messica with a warm smile.<br>
Lexxa lets out a loud "Huzzah!"<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Ezathiel waves to Voidfang.<br>
Almarius giggles at Stelling.<br>
Katriwen exclaims to Almarius, "That was soo good! I was really worried about you for a minute!"<br>
Aetheline begins bouncing up and down like a little kid!<br>
Messica beams at Souv!<br>
Hand of the Elements Voidfang goes out.<br>
Merilwen just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Nilme grins at Katriwen.<br>
Sonatina guzzles down some of her ale and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve.<br>
Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail.<br>
Rosereign beams at Almarius!<br>
Merilwen says, "Well done, gnomes."<br>
Rosereign pulls Almarius to her in a tight hug.<br>
Nilme nods to Merilwen.<br>
Lexxa nods at Merilwen, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Lexxa smiles.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Almarius, "Brilliantly done mighty gnome!"<br>
Ezathiel grins at Almarius.<br>
Zersha quietly says to Aetheline, "Don't tell the others but I liked your puppet best."<br>
Cythra says, "That was a fun lil show."<br>
Cythra hums to herself.<br>
Illiya smiles at Almarius, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Zersha looks at Aetheline, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Hebion chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Messica grins at Souv.<br>
Aetheline giggles at Zersha.<br>
Aetheline beams at Zersha!<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Aetheline, "Excellently done!"<br>
Ezathiel waves to Lexxa.<br>
Rileos dusts himself off.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Messica, "Thank you for the fun!"<br>
Aetheline says, "I'm gonna pretend it's 'cause it was so stabby, not because of the rainbows."<br>
Rileos says to Valynn, "Stay un-jellied, darlin."<br>
Aetheline grins at Zersha, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme says to Vixonia, "Never a dull moment."<br>
Katriwen stands up.<br>
Rileos nods to Valynn.<br>
Zersha curtsies gracefully to Rileos.<br>
Nilme smiles at Vixonia.<br>
Valynn chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Vixonia nods at Nilme, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Sonatina guzzles down some of her ale and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve.<br>
Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail.<br>
Rosereign beams at Almarius!<br>
Merilwen says, "Well done, gnomes."<br>
Rosereign pulls Almarius to her in a tight hug.<br>
Nilme nods to Merilwen.<br>
Lexxa nods at Merilwen, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Lexxa smiles.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Almarius, "Brilliantly done mighty gnome!"<br>
Wild Card Elore wanders out.<br>
Ezathiel grins at Almarius.<br>
Zersha quietly says to Aetheline, "Don't tell the others but I liked your puppet best."<br>
Cythra says, "That was a fun lil show."<br>
Cythra hums to herself.<br>
Illiya smiles at Almarius, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Zersha looks at Aetheline, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.<br>
Valynn clasps Rileos's hand and rests her other hand upon Rileos's shoulder.<br>
Hebion chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Messica grins at Souv.<br>
Aetheline giggles at Zersha.<br>
Aetheline beams at Zersha!<br>
Lexxa waves to Ezathiel.<br>
Lexxa smiles at Ezathiel.<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Aetheline, "Excellently done!"<br>
Ezathiel waves to Lexxa.<br>
Lexxa strides out.<br>
Rileos dusts himself off.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Valynn says to Rileos, "Stay safe, brother."<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims to Messica, "Thank you for the fun!"<br>
Aetheline says, "I'm gonna pretend it's cause it was so stabby, not because of the rainbows."<br>
Rileos says to Valynn, "Stay un-jellied, darlin."<br>
Aetheline grins at Zersha, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme says to Vixonia, "Never a dull moment."<br>
Katriwen stands up.<br>
Rileos nods to Valynn.<br>
Zersha curtsies gracefully to Rileos.<br>
Nilme smiles at Vixonia.<br>
Valynn chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Vixonia nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views.<br>
Valynn waves to Zersha.<br>
Merilwen gets a slice of chocolate cake from inside a pale lilac purse shaped like a lotus blossom.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Valynn.<br>
Rileos squints at Zersha.<br>
Valynn waves to Hebion.<br>
Vixonia exclaims to Nilme, "But you knew that when you booked them!"<br>
Merilwen offers Almarius a slice of chocolate cake.<br>
Zersha grins at Rileos, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Nilme grins at Vixonia.<br>
Stelling nods at Vixonia, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Valynn waves to Almarius.<br>
Zersha says to Rileos, "I'll keep pondering it."<br>
Almarius takes a huge mouthful of a gooey thick honey doughnut and gnaws heartily on it.<br>
Stelling says, "Nilme's fault, for sure, for once."<br>
Ezathiel pleasantly exclaims, "Safe paths all!"<br>
Ezathiel waves.<br>
Nilme laughs at Stelling!<br>
Valynn nods politely to Stelling.<br>
Rileos sighs.<br>
Zersha hugs Ezathiel, getting a smile in return.<br>
Rileos shakes his head.<br>
Vixonia just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Almarius accepts Merilwen's chocolate cake.<br>
Illiya grins at Stelling, her dimples flashing into view.<br>
Cythra waves.<br>
Illiya hugs Ezathiel, who wraps his arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius takes a huge mouthful of a slice of chocolate cake and gnaws heartily on it.<br>
With a graceful movement of her hands, Zersha lowers her head and sinks into a formal curtsy before Stelling.<br>
Merilwen grins at Almarius.<br>
Szarevar leans over and scratches Merilwen's back.<br>
Stelling nods to Valynn.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Zersha, getting a smile in return.<br>
Aetheline hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Valynn goes out.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Allye hugs Ezathiel, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Rileos raises two fingers to his brow in a quick hand salute.<br>
Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail.<br>
Merilwen gives Szarevar a relaxed smile and sighs contentedly.<br>
Zersha just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Tipping her brimmed hat back, Gwynestriel lays her thumb against the edge to hold it up and away from her face.<br>
Hebion nods politely.<br>
Ezathiel hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Zersha hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Zersha with a warm smile.<br>
Roughneck Rileos moseys out.<br>
Ezathiel waves.<br>
Merilwen smooches Szarevar all over his face.<br>
Zersha smiles at Hebion, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.<br>
Rosereign guzzles down some of her fizz and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve.<br>
Szarevar closes his eyes and makes a sound of contentment that resembles purring in the back of his throat.<br>
Kaedan leans over and scratches Allye's back.<br>
Rosereign lets loose with a loud belch and rubs her belly!<br>
Kaedan limps off, looking for a place to rest.<br>
Illiya hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Rosereign chuckles.<br>
Niliaevat Raesh Isen Ezathiel strolls out.<br>
Katriwen giggles at Rosereign. <br>
Lord Knight Hebion goes out, leading his group.<br>
Aetheline beams at Vixonia!<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Illiya hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Yummy! Thank you!"<br>
Illiya hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Vixonia hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Szarevar takes a sip of his wine.<br>
Allye hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya says, "Good to see you all."<br>
Vixonia grins at Illiya.<br>
Illiya waves.<br>
Merilwen pats Almarius on the back.<br>
Stelling hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Cythra hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Nilme waves.<br>
Illiya hugs Stelling, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Merilwen hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Allye exclaims, "Have fun, everyone!"<br>
Illiya hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.<br>
Souv waves to Allye.<br>
Aetheline hugs Allye, getting a smile in return.<br>
Illiya chortles softly at some secret joke.<br>
Strawberry Nurse Illiya goes out.<br>
Merilwen giggles.<br>
Cythra hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Allye just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Katriwen waves to Allye.<br>
Souv says, "Bye Allye."<br>
Messica waves to Allye.<br>
Allye hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Allye exclaims, "Bye!"<br>
Vixonia exclaims, "Ok... I need to run and turn in a few things to the Order's Office.  See you all soon!  What a fun show!"<br>
Allye grins at Souv.<br>
Shavay smiles at Allye.<br>
Vixonia waves.<br>
Szarevar says, "Absolutely fantastic seeing almost everyone."<br>
Aetheline waves.<br>
Nilme hugs Vixonia who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Allye hugs Messica, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Szarevar smiles.<br>
Almarius shakes her hips, ringing the bells on her hip-chain.<br>
Vixonia hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.<br>
Nilme laughs at Szarevar!<br>
Almarius waves to Vixonia.<br>
Vixonia hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Allye snuggles up to Vixonia.<br>
Merilwen grins at Szarevar.<br>
Vixonia hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Byyyyyye Bell Buddy!"<br>
Strawberry Nurse Illiya just arrived.<br>
Vixonia hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.<br>
Illiya hugs Stelling, getting a smile in return.<br>
Stelling laughs at Illiya.<br>
Illiya begins nagging Stelling unmercifully.<br>
Aetheline exclaims to Nilme, "And nothing was.. permanently.. damaged!"<br>
Stelling hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.<br>
Gwynestriel dusts herself off.<br>
Aetheline leans on Nilme.<br>
Stelling just tickled Illiya, making her laugh.<br>
Strawberry Nurse Illiya goes out.<br>
Nilme nods at Aetheline, in complete agreement with her views.<br>
Szarevar nods at Aetheline, obviously agreeing with her views.<br>
Dancer Vixonia went through a window.<br>
Nilme says to Aetheline, "Thank you for that."<br>
Almarius takes a huge mouthful of a slice of chocolate cake and gnaws heartily on it.<br>
Almarius finishes off her chocolate cake.<br>
Balm of Tenemlor Allye goes out.<br>
Nilme grins.<br>
Demon's Bane Gwynestriel goes out.<br>
Almarius takes a huge mouthful of a gooey thick honey doughnut and gnaws heartily on it.<br>
Almarius finishes off her honey doughnut.<br>
Souv leans on Messica.<br>
Messica smiles at Souv.<br>
Almarius hugs Messica, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline winks at Nilme.<br>
Rosereign grins at Almarius.<br>
Almarius lets out a hearty cheer for Messica!<br>
Almarius hugs Rosereign, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius gives Rosereign a smooch.<br>
Messica says, "I still have that extra cog to figure out where it goes."<br>
Rosereign beams at Almarius!<br>
Rosereign chuckles at Messica.<br>
Katriwen giggles at Almarius.<br>
Souv says, "I can help with that, I know a little engineering."<br>
Cythra says, "Is prolly Nilme's."<br>
Cythra hums to herself.<br>
Nilme grins at Cythra.<br>
Messica grins at Souv.<br>
Shaylynne ponders.<br>
Merilwen just tickled Shaylynne, making her laugh.<br>
Stelling gazes thoughtfully at Shaylynne.<br>
Shaylynne squirms.<br>
Souv says to Shaylynne, "Hey stranger."<br>
Merilwen grins.<br>
Kamisama guzzles down some of his sangria and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve.<br>
Almarius adjusts her goat horns into place.<br>
Kamisama nods to Shaylynne.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"<br>
Shaylynne asks, "I'm safer here, I can't die, right?"<br>
Shaylynne grins at Merilwen.<br>
Aetheline hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return.<br>
Almarius hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling says, "Unless the puppets show back up."<br>
Merilwen says, "I don't think so."<br>
Aetheline hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Aetheline with a warm smile.<br>
Merilwen casually observes the area.<br>
Aetheline hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Aetheline with a warm smile.<br>
Almarius exclaims, "Tree Mom!"<br>
Shaylynne offers Kamisama some aquamarine blueprints depicting a hermit's refuge.<br>
Almarius hugs Aetheline, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Aetheline hugs Messica, getting a smile in return.<br>
Aetheline waves.<br>
Shaylynne gives Almarius a smooch.<br>
Merilwen just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Aetheline waves to Stelling.<br>
Aetheline hugs Stelling, getting a smile in return.<br>
Kamisama laughs!<br>
Kamisama accepts Shaylynne's aquamarine blueprints.<br>
Shaylynne grins at Kamisama.<br>
Stelling just hugged Aetheline.<br>
Aetheline waves to Kamisama.<br>
Aetheline catches Nilme up in a fierce embrace, swinging her around exuberantly.<br>
Danger Gnome Aetheline scampers out.<br>
Almarius's goat slippers exclaim, "Baaaaaaa!"<br>
Almarius's jaw drops.<br>
Merilwen giggles at Almarius.<br>
Szarevar says to Shaylynne, "Stop doing that.  There are better ways to cause a gathering of people."<br>
Rosereign giggles.<br>
Kamisama guzzles down some of his sangria and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve.<br>
Almarius just touched some fuzzy goat slippers with felted wool horns.<br>
Katriwen raises her voice in merry laughter.<br>
Sonatina hugs Messica, getting a smile in return<br>.
Almarius exclaims, "I didn't forget you!"<br>
Messica hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Messica with a warm smile.<br>
Messica beams at Sonatina!<br>
(Almarius kneels down and pets her slippers making soft bah noises.)<br>
Almarius nods.<br>
Almarius giggles.<br>
Kamisama gets a mottled bolus from inside his bourbon barrel.<br>
Cythra giggles.<br>
Almarius begins bouncing up and down like a little kid!<br>
Kamisama offers Shaylynne a mottled bolus.<br>
Nilme grins at Almarius.<br>
Kamisama winks.<br>
Shaylynne accepts Kamisama's mottled bolus.<br>
Shaylynne squints.<br>
Almarius spins around!<br>
Cythra spins around!<br>
Nilme exclaims, "I think I'm going to head back. Thank you everyone!"<br>
Nilme smiles warmly.<br>
Shaylynne says to Kamisama, "If I use this I'll have to test it, for science."<br>
Stelling hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Souv waves.<br>
Cythra hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Messica beams at Nilme!  What a warm feeling!<br>
Nilme hugs Stelling who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Shaylynne nods to Kamisama.<br>
Nilme hugs Cythra who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Sonatina hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme smiles.<br>
Rosereign waves to Nilme.<br>
Almarius hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Almarius with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Sonatina who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Merilwen hugs Nilme and she wraps her arms around Merilwen with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra beams at Sonatina!<br>
Sonatina hugs Messica, getting a smile in return.<br>
Nilme waves to Rosereign.<br>
Nilme hugs Merilwen who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Cythra hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling says, "And I'm too old for all this fun, laters all y'all."<br>
Sonatina waves.<br>
Nilme grins at Stelling.<br>
Merilwen kicks Stelling!<br>
Cythra waves to Stelling.<br>
Almarius exclaims to Cythra, "You're up sooooo late!"<br>
Shaylynne says, "Make sure it works, the pink is pink enough, and whatnot."<br>
Stelling laughs at Merilwen.<br>
Szarevar says to Stelling, "You are kind of ancient."<br>
Cythra nods to Almarius.<br>
Stelling just tickled Cythra, who laughs and returns the favor.<br>
Szarevar shakes Stelling's hand.<br>
Shaylynne leans on Merilwen.<br>
Cythra says to Almarius, "Had to."<br>
Stelling nods at Szarevar, obviously agreeing with his views.<br>
Stelling shakes Szarevar's hand.<br>
Nilme grins.<br>
Shaylynne puts her bolus in her box hive.<br>
Sonic Sonance Sonatina went through a window.<br>
Merilwen grins at Shaylynne.<br>
Stelling hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Stelling hugs Merilwen, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Katriwen hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Katriwen with a warm smile.<br>
Nilme hugs Shaylynne who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.<br>
Kamisama says, "Can't be as bad as the anvil."<br>
Katriwen just hugged Rosereign.<br>
Stelling hugs Almarius, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile.<br>
Merilwen hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Merilwen with a warm smile.<br>
Stray Stelling goes out.<br>
Nilme goes out.

== What Everyone Was Wearing ==

'''[[Aetheline|Danger Gnome Aetheline va'Kenaz, Stardust of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Gnome]]'''

Aetheline has an oval face, a lurid green sundew clinging by glistening incarnadine tentacles to one of her ears, glittery amethyst eyes, a freckled nose and dimples.  Her rainbow ombre hair is long and thick and has been shaved at the sides, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a delicate pair of mouse ears made from pink silk.  She has smooth skin and a blooming mapha vine twining a colorful inflorescence of moth orchids to climb a spritely compact figure.  She is pint-sized for a Gnome.

Her forearm has a tattoo of a cute cotton candy pink heart with the word "NOPE" stamped at its center, the letters written in bold black ink and underlined three times.

She is wearing a delicate pair of mouse ears made from pink silk, a fleece-lined leather cap topped with a pair of thick-framed tinted goggles, a hooded fur-lined sheepskin jacket affixed with razaksel-framed clockwork wings, a loose petalette shirt with gathered sleeves, a wide leather utility belt suspending a multitude of differently sized pouches, a rainbow-colored skirt and some black knee-high combat boots with spun glitter laces.

'''Punky Pixie Aihne Oran'Mor, a Halfling'''
Aihne has an androgynous face, a lurid green sundew clinging by glistening incarnadine tentacles to one of her ears, sparkling amber eyes and a freckled nose.  She has cropped peony pink hair and has been shaved at the sides, with fair skin accented by some glittery platinum stars and a slender figure.  She is tiny for a Halfling.

She has a tattoo of a black shale heart ominously cracked open at the center on her forearm.

She is wearing a perfectly crisp storm-grey silk tie, a white linen shirt with a row of carved ebony buttons, a dark russet leather greatcoat lined with black satin, a gold neithrel band showcasing ovals of faceted onyx, a pair of black pants with shadow emerald buckles and a pair of black shoes tooled with tiny skulls.

'''[[Allye|Balm of Tenemlor Allye Karayilma, Vice-Speaker of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Prydaen]]'''

Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes.  Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over her shoulders.  She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure.  She is petite for a Prydaen.

Her shoulder has a tattoo of a trio of absinthe green luna moths captured mid-flight, soaring in front of a timeworn garden gate overgrown with deep green vines abloom with luminous white moonflowers.

She is wearing a double tiered tiara of highly polished platinum centered with a large nightfire opal, a sweeping starlight velvet mantle strewn with shimmering nightfire opals, a stunning inky-black dergatine gown resplendent with nightfire opal strands, a platinum ring set with a nightfire opal, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and some fine dergatine slippers colored with black dye.

'''[[Almarius|Danger Gnome Almarius Kendialahle, Candy Apple of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Gnome Bard]]'''

Almarius has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a round face with a swirl of glittered snowflakes painted on each cheek, delicate ears, a dramatic pair of tortoiseshell glasses with wide cat-eye frames enhancing her glittery crystal green eyes, a freckled nose and dimples.  Her golden-streaked red hair is very long and wavy, and is worn pulled back in a ponytail.  She has warm caramel-hued skin and a pear-shaped figure.  She is pint-sized for a Gnome.

An assortment of carved chocolate opal cakes float lazily around her head, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
Her forearm has a tattoo of a detailed blue-dappled prereni standing on a huge sandwich complete with pickles.

She is wearing some gargantuan goat horns, a short honey-toned wool jacket with flared sleeves cuffed in frothy lace, some daisy-yellow overalls embroidered with rollicking goats, a snug goat-patterned bandeau wrapped around the chest and some fuzzy goat slippers with felted wool horns.

'''[[Cythra|Snarky Cythra Feralclaw, Word Mistress of Elanthia, a Prydaen]]'''

THE Cythra has wicked cat-slitted violet eyes.  Her black-streaked auburn mane is very long and wavy, and is worn loose.  She has glittered silver fur accented by some glittery platinum stars, a straight tail and a gracefully slender figure.  She is tall for a Prydaen.

Her cheekbone has a tattoo of interlocking red, blue and black spirals forming a triskele pattern.

She is wearing a braided tri-gold wedding ring set with an amaranth Eu's promise crystal, an elegant black and auburn engagement ring displaying a molten-core diamond, a Bardic Soul Knot hair-clasp, a brushed silver locket etched with a sleeping dragon wreathed in wisps of smoke, a finespun platinum chain dangling an amethyst engagement ring, a face wrap of luxurious silverweave displaying a platinum Triquetra inset with a lightning amethyst that is loosely wound around the head and neck, some blackened wire-framed spectacles with circular lavender lenses, a bard's earring displaying a pair of linked jeweled masks for comedy and tragedy, a fiery phoenix charm displaying swirling charoite eyes, a lavender cloak trimmed in a border of jeweled musical notes, a gleaming platinum choker dangling a stylized eighth note charm, some silky black tights with a trail of night diamonds down the back seam, a gypsy shirt with an orchid alexadrite button, a heavily-boned black nightsilk corset clasped with a stormfire topaz, a blue gold triquetra armband set with sky opals and a mystic topaz, a bard's wristlet of carved onyx musical notes that flow together like a symphony, a pitted iron survival knife with a blighted gold handle, a gold neithrel band fastened with five silver chains, a dagged chainmail belt displaying a lightning amethyst, a starlight velvet gypsy skirt, a shimmery black songsilk garter covered in kaleidoscopic sequins, a trio of purple gold anklets threaded with lightning amethysts and some high-heeled grey leather boots with platinum-inlaid heels.

'''[[Elore|Wild Card Elore Gryphon, Bluntmaster of the Gypsies, an Elf]]'''

Elore has a heart-shaped face with elegant arched eyebrows, pointed ears, gold-flecked dark eyes and a freckled nose.  Her smoky lilac hair is long and curly, and is worn in an artfully tousled style threaded with some elaborately interwoven web-like platinum strands strung with tiny crystal beads.  She has rosy skin and a scattering of silvery blue-sheened moonlight gardenias arrayed to elegantly emphasize a gracefully slender figure.  She is pint-sized for an Elf.

Her right hip has a tattoo of a vibrant bouquet of etlingera flowers inked in fiery pink and red hues.

She is wearing a deep crimson starlight velvet greatcloak that shimmers with constellations of the night sky, a brass pin that reads "Trust me because I am not a Thief!", an iridescent spidersilk bodice shot through with celestial colors, a dealer's dice pouch of midnight blue velvet, a luxurious dreamweave tobacco pouch with leather ties, a pale amethyst faesilk dancing skirt edged in sparkly gold sequins, a leather thigh sheath embossed with constellations and a pair of sandals laced by cords shaded in the purple and blue hues of twilight.

'''Niliaevat Raesh Isen Ezathiel Karanea of the House of the Steel Dove, an Elothean'''

Ezathiel has an oval face, slightly pointed ears, sparkling crystal blue eyes and a small nose.  His blue-black hair is short and straight.  He has fair skin and a lean build.  He is average height for an Elothean.  He has a long narrow mustache that droops to either side of the mouth on his upper lip and a long thin beard.

He is wearing a wide-brimmed felt hat with a jaunty ostrich plume, a tinted monocle, a pure white linen cravat pinned with a tiny garnet, a soft bearskin cloak fringed with turquoise and carnelian beads, a gold on red brocade waistcoat with brass buttons, a glossy green sea otter's den of interwoven kelp fronds, a rucksack, a full-sleeved white linen shirt with lace trim, a high-collared red jacquard coat, a little bone-white lunchbox painted with the portrait of Keogath, a light spidersilk hip pouch stitched with a dragon ouroboros, some dark burgundy linen trews and a pair of dark brown leather hessians.

'''Demon's Bane Gwynestriel Valerius, an Elf'''

Gwynestriel has an oval face, numerous blued steel rivets piercing the curvature of one of her pointed ears, haunted yellow eyes and a classical nose.  Her black hair is hip-length and wavy with the front dyed a rich indigo blue, and is worn in an artfully tousled style threaded with some anloral hairbeads etched with holy symbols.  She has deathly pale skin and a scattering of silvery blue-sheened moonlight gardenias arrayed to elegantly emphasize a slender figure.  She is tiny for an Elf.

Some polished Sunderstone skulls with demon gaze agates set in the eye sockets float lazily around her waist, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
She is wearing a pair of platinum teardrop earrings dangling ovals of midnight onyx. The stones sway with her every movement, brushing against her face from time to time.

She is wearing a broad-brimmed grey hat with a stylish blue heron feather, a cracked black cameo strung upon a ragged length of faded wildlace, a shimmering formal milady's longcoat of black leather secured by ornate silver buttons, an alluring long-sleeved blouse of black faesilk featuring a plunging neckline, an indigo aniline leather hourglass corset with a matte black steel busk, an articulated finger claw tipped with anloral, a well-fitted pair of indigo aniline leather pants and a pair of cobalt aniline leather boots with matte black steel side buckles.

'''Haxen Puggles, Wit Wielder of Elanthia, a Gnome'''

Haxen has a triangular face, close-set amber eyes and a straight nose.  His blue-black hair is short and wavy, and is worn in a casual style with some shadow emeralds pierced with tiny daggers holding it in place.  He has fair skin and an athletic build.  He is average height for a Gnome.

A set of pink alabaster limbs float lazily around his right wrist, glowing with a lustrous sheen against his skin.
He has some silver daggers inlaid with BLOOD rubies piercing the grizzly hairs of his full beard.
He has a tattoo of an incandescent fireball exploding outwards on his shoulder.

He is wearing a crumpled black-felt top hat encircled with a bejeweled ribbon, a deluxe black smoking jacket belted with deep crimson nightsilk, some cuffed formal pants of dark blue icesilk with minute ivory pinstripes, some blue-black leather boots polished to a glossy sheen, a pair of gold cufflinks set with carved topaz and a little button-down shirt closed with a slightly askew bowtie.

'''Lord Knight Hebion Cholares, Knight Commander of Ilithi, an Elf'''

Hebion has a handsomely sculpted face with a chiseled jaw, grandly curved and pointed ears and vivid gold rays enhancing striking amber eyes.  His layered sun-streaked sable hair is neck-length and soft, and is worn in a careless, windblown arrangement.  He has an irregular scar along the right pectoral muscle marring bronzed skin and a virile and powerfully athletic build.  He is statuesque yet agile for an Elf.  He has a carefully groomed mustache that connects to a short, tidy beard.

He has a tattoo of a sunburst mandala centered between his shoulder blades picked out in thick, dark lines that spread out to curl around each shoulder, and up the back of the neck.  The bottom point lengthens into overlapping scales depicted in ebon ink that ends just above the lower back.  Shadowed geometric shapes advance outward from the main design to create the image on his back.
He is in good shape.

He is wearing a narrow sungold earcuff molded into a twining branch, an elegant black shirt, a wide acenite commitment ring molded around a single rainbow sapphire, a pair of sleek black trousers and a pair of black leather boots edged at the seams with silver.

'''[[Illiya|Strawberry Nurse Illiya, Kirmiko of Zoluren, a Human]]'''

Illiya has a heart-shaped face, slightly pointed ears, silver-flecked silver-limned sparkling violet eyes, a small nose and dimples.  Her glittery rainbow-streaked pastel strawberry-pink hair is long and straight, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a radiant nine-leafed sungold tiara bearing an exquisite red diamond strawberry.  She has fair skin and a pair of pearlescent valkyrie wings with sungold feathers arching away from a slender figure.  She is tiny for a Human.

A diffuse, honey-colored light undulates lazily across her skin, swirling and eddying with every movement. 
A baby fruit bat covered in ginger-spotted black fur floats lazily around her left forearm, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
Softly glowing chains of truegold are looped elegantly over Illiya's head, suspending a glittering lotus carved out of winter emerald just above her eyes.

She has a tattoo of a BLEEDING heart on her arm.

She is wearing some pristine white thigh-high stockings embroidered with tiny pink strawberries, a strawberry-pink and cream striped dress pinned with a sparkling nurse's badge, an elaborately wound bone white chestwrap oozing with BLOOD, a delicate sungold ring embedded with sparkling merlot ruby strawberries, a flashy ring pop set with a pink candy crystal jewel, a strawberry-shaped lunchbox adorned with velvet leaves and a pair of dainty white winged combat boots adorned with tiny lollipop charms.

'''[[Kaedan|Kaedan Nethral, True Bard of Ilithi, a Prydaen]]'''

Kaedan has an aristocratic face, pointed ears and a pair of thick bifocals with rounded mistglass lenses set in a kadepa frame magnifying his fathomless cat-slitted ultramarine eyes.  His silver mane is shoulder length and peppered with stark white streaks at the temple, and is worn in a simple, loose style.  He has somber sea-grey fur, a slender tail and a gaunt build.  He is slightly under average height for a Prydaen.

He is wearing a shimmering lavender Imperial weave kimono bordered with lotus flowers, a grey Imperial weave cloak, a polished aldamdin neithrel band, a luminescent starshine signet ring, a knotted grey lotusweave sash with a curved kythe hanging from it and a pair of leather-soled slippers crafted from twilight-colored gemfire velvet.

'''[[Kamisama|Alshabi Kamisama, Emerald Knight of the Zoluren Cavalry, a Human]]'''

Kamisama has slightly pointed ears and leaf-green eyes.  His golden hair is long and wavy, and is worn pulled up in a topknot.  He has tanned skin and an athletic build.

His forearm has a tattoo of a tiny green fairy perched on the lip of a lurid green absinthe bottle.

He is holding a yellow bottle of refreshing toilet wine sangria in his right hand.
He is wearing a fitted heretic black satin shirt with silversteel buttons, a handsome sunken leather longcoat secured with polished brinewood toggles, a glitzy nielloed gold wristlet dusted with crushed lifeless forest green estrildite, a radiant aldamdin thumbguard accented with a talan pearl death squirrel, a wide azurelle wedding band traced with luminous moonsilver calligraphy, some bone white pants with writhing shadows encircling the hems and a pair of punka leather dress boots with square heels.

'''Macabre Katriwen Thornhollow, Antiquary, a Halfling Bard'''

Katriwen has a round face, wide-set hazel eyes and a freckled nose.  Her russet hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by an exquisite pewter haircomb twined in moon orchid blossoms.  She has weathered skin and a plump figure.  She is short for a Halfling.

She has a tattoo of a slender dark eel wrapped around an ivory skull set with gleaming pearl eyes on her arm.

She is wearing a pair of opal earrings, a delicate obsidian necklace shaped like a wren with wings outstretched to wrap around the neck, a dark-jeweled brooch trailing delicate platinum ribbons, a vibrant crimson rose, a simple muslin shirt with gathered sleeves, an intricate silversteel armlet edged with a damilyo pearl raven, a trio of palladium bangles inset with talan pearl cabochons, a delicate copper bracelet of interlocking striped seaperch, a pair of supple ebon-hued leather pants with side laces and a pair of knee-high black leather boots.

'''Lexxa, a Human'''

Lexxa has an oval face with pouting lips, large expressive green eyes and a small nose.  Her dark brown hair is long and curly, and is worn arranged in an intricate Elven braid.  She has tanned skin and a slender figure.  She is average height for a Human.

An elegant forehead decoration shaped into a brass gear rests on her forehead, just above her eyes.
She has a tattoo of a tribal band in the vague shape of a tattered blindfold.  Several layers of ink have been applied to resemble a proliferation of smudges.  Different shades of black form ichorous trails below her eyes, staining the flesh beneath to culminate in three ragged claw-like marks that streak down the length of each jaw, completing the fierce design on her face.

She is wearing a metallic-black decorative left shoulder pauldron trailing a faded red drape, a dual-sword back harness, a black button-down coat with fitted sleeves and a chapel train, a fitted long-sleeved midnight-black shirt with a U-scooped neckline, a pair of decorative metallic-black bracers with iron studs, a skeletal hand bracelet bearing lifelike finger bones connected to the rings, a pair of midnight black gloves featuring a fingerless style, a metallic-black leather waist cincher with a grid cutout, a polished silver belt knife with a wide hardwood grip, a pair of black skinny pants ribbed at the knees, a pair of midnight-black thigh belts with obsidian buckles and a pair of knee-high midnight-black leather combat boots with obsidian buckles.

'''Big Shot Mallie Esturi, Tinkerer of Elanthia, an Elf'''

Mallie has a heart-shaped face, pointed ears, sparkling sapphire eyes, a freckled nose and dimples.  Her rainbow ombre hair is very long and thick, and is worn pulled back in a loose ponytail bound with an iridescent strand of spun rainbow woven with swirling charoite prisms.  She has fair skin and a spritely compact figure.  She is tiny for an Elf.

She is wearing a large button stamped with "ENGINEER" in black, a tiny clockwork oddity, a length of rainbow-hued fabric, a sensible tinker's toolbelt secured with a windsteel mechanism, a charming commodities case with a complicated clockwork closing contraption, some stiff canvas overalls with gear-shaped buttons and some seriously slouchy charcoal-black boots trailing untied spun glitter laces.

'''[[Merilwen|Fire Witch Merilwen Nenharma, an Elf]]''' 

Merilwen's skin has taken on a greenish granite-like sheen, roughening her features and lending her the forbidding appearance of living stone.  Merilwen has an aristocratic face with elegant arched eyebrows, pointed ears and blazing stormy charcoal eyes.  Her red hair is very long and silky with stark white streaks at the temple, and is worn pulled back by sprigs of Urrem'tier BLOODvines mingled with sparkling vermilion garnets and allowed to flow over the shoulders.  She has pearlescent skin and a curvaceous figure.  She is slightly under average height for an Elf.

Some fire whirl ruby drakes float lazily around her head, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
She has a tattoo of two puncture marks set close together on her right hip.

She is wearing a platinum eyebrow ring accented with a dragon's fire opal, some fine BLOOD-red ruby teardrop earrings, an incurvated BLOOD ruby comet hung from a loimic chain, a romantically ruffled silk blouse, a sleek crescent moon-shaped wedding band cradling a large nightfire opal, a gleaming platinum badge etched with the phrase "I burn with a passion for blazing destruction!", a dainty silver charm bracelet set with fire opal beads, a slender silver bracelet set with dark red ruby teardrops, a low-slung handkerchief skirt made from lava samite, a blazing yellow firesilk garter intricately beaded with ruby flames and some crimson leather ruby-dusted pumps with high heels.

'''Danger Gnome Messica, a Gnome'''

Messica has a round face, a single snow violet tinged with purple that rests behind one of her ears, a pair of cubiform grey demonbone spectacles with iron hinges over observant dark eyes and a small nose.  Her russet hair is long and thick, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a pair of silversteel crochet hooks.  She has smooth skin and a sylphlike figure.  She is pint-sized for a Gnome.

She has a tattoo of a glistening azure dolphin leaping playfully over Xibar on her back.

She is wearing a pair of sapphire earrings edged in black diamonds, a delicate silver necklace shaped like a leaping dolphin with sparkling diamond eyes, a chaotically swirled ixaemite gath mysanda set in an exotically stylized manastorm, a Xibar-hued moonsilk kimono coupled with a starlight velvet under-robe, a black tankard-shaped badge etched with the insignia of the Tavern Troupe, a luminous moonsilver clasp pierced by a field of stars, a tiny almhara shadowling curled around a trine of gemstone moons, a starlight-hued sanowret crystal set in a mistglass wildling spider, a luminescent moonsilver zuceira etched to show a full turning of the lunar cycle, an asymmetrical starlight velvet satchel ornamented by mistglass dolphins, a tomiek ledger inscribed with equations in aldamdin, a sparkling eldring rose displayed on a brass stem, some charcoal silk tights and a pair of jet-black boots with low heels.

'''[[Nilme|Langen Esturi Nilme Iondu'il, Dreamweaver of Fayrin's Rest, an Elven Bard]]'''

Nilme has an oval face with delicate features, slightly pointed ears and sparkling violet eyes.  Her silver-streaked black hair is very long and silky, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a stylized electrum dragon haircomb set with tiny onyx chips.  She has dew-kissed skin and a delicate branch of rosebuds tinged in the diluted hues of a sunrise augmenting a gracefully slender figure.  She is slightly under average height for an Elf.

A cabochon oval sana'ati heart rests on her forehead, just above her eyes.
Her left ankle has a tattoo of a school of silver-flecked violet dancerfish swimming through a rippling musical staff.

She is wearing a silversteel pendant centered with a sparkling heartstone, a brushed silver locket, a knee-length red coat crafted from richly dyed leather, a tight black high-necked sweater, a translucent loveglass band set with a heartstone half note, an alluring argent hip chain dangling a chorus of mistglass nightingales, some matte black pants of supple leather cut to ride low on the hips and some jet black leather boots.

'''[[Rileos|Roughneck Rileos Shaw, a Human]]'''

Rileos has a square-jawed face with an assortment of short, thin scars criss-crossing the right cheek, silver-flecked violet eyes and a straight nose.  His black hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn in a tousled, finger-combed style.  He has fair skin and an athletic build.  He is very tall for a Human.  He has a short scruffy mustache on his upper lip and a short rough beard.

He has a tattoo of stylized clouds inked across the right shoulder, creating the backdrop for a snarling tiger that stretches from the left shoulder to the opposite hip in variegated shades of black and grey.  Below the massive rear paws, a roughly depicted spiderweb traps a broken orlog with no hands, both accented in crimson red.  A group of feral black and grey ink cats prowls by his right hip, draping against one another to stare with bright golden eyes on his back.
Rileos has unnaturally dark tiger stripes criss-crossing his skin. 
Razor-like claws extend from his fingertips.

He is wearing a well-worn rustic brown hat with a wide brim bent into a curve at the sides, a simple off-white raw silk shirt with whitleather elbow patches, a nondescript jacket with a shadowy eagle imprinted on the sleeve, a rugged leather archer's armguard lined with emerald jadeleaf cloth, a golden scabbard tied with braided black cord, a pair of tailored tan linen trousers and some tawny doeskin stalking boots with sturdy jade-green soles.

'''Rosereign, an Elothean'''

Rosereign has an oval face, wide-set violet eyes and a freckled nose.  Her dark brown hair is long and wavy, and is worn coiled atop her head in a regal braided coronet.  She has rosy skin and an athletic figure.  She is a bit over average height for an Elothean.

She is wearing an exquisite crimson loveglass rose with a long narrow stem, a vibrant crimson rose, a crown-shaped platinum badge that reads 'No Boys Allowed', a pair of platinum-hued silk wings accented with BLOODgem and onyx roses, a snug royal purple satin bustier with black lace trim, a purple satin rosette trailing lavender and pink ribbons, a flared black leather skirt with batiste panels and a pair of elegant black leather boots trimmed in mink with silver-inlaid high heels.

'''Shavay Silvamon, an Elothean'''

Shavay has tilted almond-shaped grey eyes.  His amber hair is shoulder length and wavy, and is worn loose, tucked behind his ears.  He has fair skin.  He is clean shaven.

A BLOOD red ruby with a cat's eye flaw in the center is positioned between his eyes, casting a fiery red glow against his skin.
He has a tattoo of a crimson band of intricate knotwork threaded with chains of intertwining silver musical notes on his forearm.

He is wearing a black leather cavalier hat with a long crimson plume, a blackened hauberk emblazoned with a silvery heron, a lumpy bundle, a gold eyebrow ring, some thin spectacles with jade-colored lenses, a hammered gold earcuff worked with a Bardic Soul Knot, a shark's tooth suspended from a braided cord, a silver double-strand baleora with opalescent blossom pendant, an ornate silver dragon's claw pendant grasping a Bardic Spirit Knot, a sweeping crimson greatcloak with a braided gold fourragere draped over the left shoulder, a tiny taupe nightingale charm, a scuffed leather portfolio, a swirling eddy of incandescent light bound by a gold-striated coralite frame, an ornate platinum brooch set with an orichalcum icosahedron, a tanned leather thigh quiver labeled "Stormsinger", a small conch shell, a finely crafted platinum pin prominently displaying a huge Taisidon emerald, a gold pin in the shape of crossed flutes, a brillant red satin doublet stitched tightly with midnight black raven's feathers, a red hawk feather set in a gold clasp with trailing bronze strands, some diminutive twisted silverwood horns, a wide leather headband, an ebony silk instrument case embroidered with BLOOD-red iera flowers, a worked leather staff harness, an animal shipping crate, a glossy black spider charm with an abdomen mottled with livid red, a sturdy red backpack, a sea dragon charm, an open front-laced black sarcenet shirt, an intricate ruby dragon armband laced with silver veins, a rich red silken knotwork armband woven with a Bardic Blood Knot, a red arm pouch stenciled with the Bards' Guild crest, a silver laminated bracer with a cambrinth cabochon set in its center, a polished platinum spiral neithrel band fitted with a multi-hued metallic mesh, a slender wrist knife with an amber-inset handle, a knotted songsilk wristlet dangling a Syrin's heart musical note, an ornate dragon's BLOOD crystal wedding band set with smooth obsidian stones, a polished gold signet ring set with a rich ruby cabochon, a gold ring, a deep sable three-forked sword belt with brass buckles and fittings, a crimson belt coated in threads of white spider webbing tied into complex tatting, a dark crimson spidersilk hip pouch clasped with a silver wren charm, a hefty omnibus of master crafting instructions, a black velvet gem pouch with a jade dragon clasp, a crystal tankard etched with a barely discernable crest labeled "True Brew", a silver key with a spider-web design on the grip, an elegant flute case inlaid with fine goldbark, a diamondique lockpick ring, some billowing black satin pantaloons edged with flame red piping, an expertly tooled thigh sheath embossed with a burning phoenix, a red leather ankle sheath, a twisted gold anklet with miniature cambrinth dancers, some tel'athi-spiked footwraps bound with strips of Velakan linen and some night black boots with broad braids of pearlescent-grey spider silk trim.

'''[[Shaylynne|Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne Kendialahle, Dinzelka Delwen of Ilithi, a Human Ranger]]'''

Shaylynne has an aristocratic face with elegant arched eyebrows, delicate ears, dreamy gold-limned hyacinthine eyes and a refined patrician nose.  Her smoky lilac hair is hip length and silky with side-swept bangs and voluminous underlayers dyed in dusky phofe-hued purples, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over her shoulders.  She has snow white skin and a gracefully slender figure.  She is petite for a Human.

Her thigh has a tattoo of a shimmery phofe flower inked in dark purple and amethyst hues.
Shaylynne has unnaturally dark tiger stripes criss-crossing her skin.
Razor-like claws extend from her fingertips.

She is wearing a pair of reading spectacles with matte black frames, a deep plum pinafore with a short flared plaid skirt over flirty petticoats, an elegant leaf-carved telothian wedding band topped with a lifeless forest green estrildite owl and a pair of 
slouchy black suede thigh boots with turned down plum plaid cuffs.

'''[[Sliyder|Mountain Scout Sliyder Rokk of Therengia, a Human]]'''

Sliyder has sullenly glowing BLOOD-hued eyes.  His black hair is short and straight, and is worn loose.  He has tanned skin.  He has a thick bushy mustache that droops heavily on his upper lip and a long shaggy beard.

He is wearing a lumium ring cap, a silver jadeite gwethdesuan, a silver kyanite gwethdesuan, a lumium scale mask, a ruby pendant, a lumium scale aventail, a silver-shot steelsilk cloak with a crystalline inset dark iron clasp, a heavy silk duffel bag, a bamboo pelletbow, a hunter's shortbow made of silverwood, a heavy silk rucksack, a midnight blue bandolier embroidered in black with the stalking panther of Damaris, some perfect serpent-skin leathers, a crocodile-skin shield, an ialalhe silver-backed bear with dark blue honeycomb opal claws, a small steel skinning knife with a leather-wrapped hilt, a lacquered ironwood parry stick with dark steelsilk straps, some light lumium plate gauntlets, a platinum and ruby ring, some polished thin-edged zills with silvered esoteric filigree, a dark suede belt quiver draped with nightsilk, a blue gem pouch, an iron lockpick ring, a black lockpick ring, a card collector's case and a simple leather sling.

'''[[Sonatina|Sonic Sonance Sonatina, Sonus Sunderer of Elanthia, a Prydaen]]'''

Sonatina has a triangular face, tufted ears, electrifying cat-slitted blue-grey eyes and a small nose.  Her blue-black mane is hip-length and silky, and is worn swept up by a smooth icesteel tiara adorned with sky opals and allowed to tumble freely down the back.  She has black fur, a slender tail and a gracefully slender figure.  She is very tall for a Prydaen.

She is wearing some black thigh boots, a smooth icesteel tiara adorned with sky opals, a pair of drop-post icesteel earrings dangling chandeliers of tiny merlot rubies, a necklace of icesteel-coated arzumos fang flutes wrapped in sapphire icesilk, an icesteel minstrel's badge engraved with a stylized performance scene, a pair of silk wings decorated with overlapping ice crystals, a lustrous ice-veined leather bodice edged in frost opals, a bardic blue marblesilk bandeau trimmed in ice-veined leather, a windsteel neithrel band dangling voilyne demisemiquaver notes along the chains, an engraved gold ring decorated with snowflakes, a solid birchwood raaho inset with a faiyka, a bardic blue marblesilk split skirt with an ice-veined leather belt and some black tights.

'''Kaith Partani Souv Kestra'chern, Iron Chronicler of the Zoluren Navy, a Human'''

Souv has slightly pointed ears and crystal blue eyes.  His platinum hair is long and straight, and is worn arranged in an intricate Elven braid.  He has tanned skin and an athletic build.  

He is wearing a small demonscale shield pyrographed with a map of the Blasted Plains, a lumium ring lorica crafted from tempered links, some lumium light plate vambraces, some lumium scale greaves crafted from tempered scales, some shredded rugged bear-pelt gloves, a lumium sallet, a green-plumed captain's hat of fine black felt, a gwethdesuan, a pair of ornate star sapphire earrings with lustrous platinum settings, an unicorn-engraved platinum amulet suspended on an obsidian-beaded chain, a silvery white steelsilk swordsman's cloak that sweeps gracefully from shoulder to knee, a dark gold badge studded with diamonds to form the emblem of the Prince's Raiders, a ceremonial pauldron etched with a white shield overlaying crossed longswords, a white silk tabard woven in silver with the emblem of the unicorn of Hodierna, a blue sapphire clasp bearing the image a rearing unicorn, a royal blue foraging apron stitched with the words "Male Empaths: Elanthia's true warriors!", a miniature dragon crafted from semi-precious stones, a polished cambrinth cloak pin inlaid with a snowy alabaster unicorn, a belted kidskin baldric tooled with sinuous maiden's tress vines, a lumpy bundle, an iron quarterstaff, a serpentine light crossbow with an intricate bogbirch stock, an old backpack, a sapphire-blue robe embroidered with the crest of the Empaths' Guild, an off-white tunic wrapped with a wide leather belt, a black leather armband embroidered with "TRIAGE CREW" in bone-white thread, a lumium parry stick studded with seven-pointed star-shaped diamonds, an ornate platinum signet ring flaunting a diamond-studded Estate Holder's crest, a platinum and tsavorite ring, a majestic cambrinth ring set with a polished diamond phoenix, a drinker's toolstrap woven from splotchy leather, a triple-wrapped leather sword belt embossed with shooting stars, a sturdy scavenger's belt of sandy pebbled leather, a sapphire blue spidersilk gem pouch with a dragon and unicorn head clasp, a gold herbal case engraved with a stylized rising sun, a grey lockpick ring, a small silver-bound spellbook case engraved with the Empath Guild, a small talisman case, a thigh quiver dyed in a brown and green camouflage pattern, a black cassava root anklet dangling with ruby charms, a starlight-hued sanowret crystal set in a mistglass wildling spider and some ankle-high Elven stalking boots.

'''Stray Stelling Constalon, True Bard, an Elf'''

Stelling has pointed ears and dreamy gold eyes.  His blue-black hair is short and thick, and is worn in a tousled, finger-combed style.  He has tanned skin.  He has a scruffy growth of stubble on his face.

He is wearing a shiny pin emblazoned with "Support the Arts!", a stormy grey steelsilk fighting shirt, a wide black leather belt with an Idon's sapphire-studded agonite buckle, some dark leather fighting pants fastened with ebony studs and some deep ebony leather boots with engraved silver toe caps.

'''Shadowmancer Szarevar Zaman, Scion of Grazhir, an Elothean'''

Szarevar has a round face, star-flecked Katamba-black eyes and a classical nose.  His silver hair is shoulder length.  He has copper skin and a slender build.  He is average height for an Elothean.

His right palm has a tattoo of a diminutive form of the black moon Katamba.

He is wearing a dragonfire brocade robe lined with crimson silk, a nightfire opal charm inscribed with a simple moon, a platinum ring set with a nightfire opal, a gleaming engagement ring of banded diamond stars and a pair of black leather highwayman's riding boots.

'''[[Tinkery|Tinkery Gnickerbocker, Tiny Dancer of Elanthia, a Gnome]]'''

Tinkery has a patchwork of amber glass clockwork pieces framed in bronze tumbling down one side of the face, glittery turquoise eyes and an outlandish pair of goggles sporting gear-shaped copper tinted lenses perched precariously on the end of a button nose.  Her dark brown hair is very long and curly, and is worn in a deceptively careless-looking arrangement of upswept locks held in place by a nifty Gnomish glarmencoupler.  She has rosy skin and a spritely compact figure.  She is tiny for a Gnome.

A bat-eared clockwork puppy wearing animated wings floats lazily around her left wrist, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.

She is wearing a convoluted copper wire necklace holding a tiny Gnomic rackensprocket suspended within, a Gnomish tinkerer's jacket marred with soot and oil stains, a clockwork armillary sphere with golden rings, a comfy cotton shirt painted with "Rollin' with my Gnomies", a cambrinth flarmencrank trapped in a copper wire bracelet, a topsy turvy teacup and saucer set on a silver band, a worn leather hat box decorated with faded travel labels and stamps, an inventor's ironwood gadget box, a tiny tinkerer's trunk, a poofy tutu of layered coppery tulle sprinkled with tiny gears and cogs and some coppery winged boots with tiny cog-shaped wheels attached to the soles.

'''[[Vaerek|Vaerek, an Elothean Moon Mage]]'''

Vaerek has tilted almond-shaped cat-slitted amber eyes.  His amber hair is short and fine, and is worn loose.  He has fair skin.
He appears to be in his prime.
He has a tattoo of a windblown palm tree backlit by Yavash's crimson glow on his arm.
He is in good shape.

He is wearing a rune-stitched blindfold painted with injured eyes, a jade luck charm carved with faint symbols, a shirt, some slim pants and a pair of onyx-hide gladiator's sandals.

'''[[Valynn|Valynn Aerhe, Night Owl of Therengia, an Elf]]'''

You have an aristocratic face with elegant arched eyebrows, pointed ears and silver-flecked crystal green eyes.  Your flaxen-streaked golden brown hair is very long and thick, and is worn coiled at the nape of the neck and held in place by a dainty rosewood comb carved with ghostflower blossoms.  You have fair skin and a gracefully slender figure.  You are a bit over average height for an Elf.

You are wearing a filigreed circlet of Elven silver, a polished silver teardrop, an Elven silver choker, a long dark hooded cloak, a dark green bodice of Elven silk, a white linen shirt intricately embroidered with falling leaves, a delicate animite armband inlaid with rowan wood, a lattice-carved goldenoak band with a warm finish, some snug tan suede leggings laced along the outer thigh and some dark brown leather thigh-boots.

'''[[Vixonia|Dancer Vixonia Toryan, Speaker of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Prydaen Bard]]'''

Vixonia has a triangular face, tufted ears, cat-slitted crystal blue eyes and a narrow nose.  Her raven mane is long and wavy with glittery highlights, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over her shoulders.  She has silky grey fur accented by a cascade of delicate blue gold sharizas, a deceptively fragile-looking tail guard of mistglass mail sheathing a curving tail and a gracefully slender figure.  She is a bit over average height for a Prydaen.

She is wearing an elaborate multi-tier hip chain dangling delicate triquetra charms, a diaphanous nightsilk dance veil with a delicate knotwork hem, a lovely little loveglass lily, a shimmering nightsilk blouse designed to be tied around the midriff, a silver bracelet inlaid with a cambrinth triquetra, a sinuous nightsilk skirt fitted to drape low on the hips and some silver-toed footwraps with nightsilk straps.

'''Battlecaster Voidfang, Blessed of Katamba, a Rakash'''

Voidfang has an oval face, sparkling crystal blue eyes and a freckled nose.  His deep purple-streaked white hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn arranged in a mohawk.  He has pale skin and an athletic build.  He is a bit over average height for a Rakash.  He has a scruffy growth of stubble on his face.

He is wearing an ice-veined leather hat with an embossed design, a lumium scale balaclava, a gwethdesuan, a wavy cambrinth earcuff shaped like a coyote, a lumpy bundle, a cherry battle shortbow inlaid with white jade roses and sapphire stars, a shadowy arsenic crossbow, a gladiator's combat kit of hardened leather with carved dragonwood toggles, a rugged backpack, a black leather gladiator's tunic, a lumium ring shirt, a slender canvas quiver, a braided cambrinth armband, some silver-chased elbow spikes, a small salt-encrusted shield sealed with protective wax, a small steel skinning knife with a leather-wrapped hilt, a lucent gold sanowret crystal, a carved oaken parry stick shaped like a scrawny rat, some brass knuckles, some light lumium plate gauntlets, a bent copper ring engraved with the Estate Holder's crest, a pair of copper zills, a heavily scarred warrior's belt fit with a blackened silver buckle, a lockpick ring, a leather sheath, a rugged brown gem pouch clasped with a bronze beer stein, a coin case, a pale leather loincloth patterned with dark stripes, some coarse onyx-hide greaves with fitted seams, some knee spikes, a simple cambrinth anklet and some steel-toed footwraps.

'''Desert Dancer Zersha, an Elf'''

Zersha has an aristocratic face with delicate features, pointed ears, some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her starry midnight-blue eyes, a small nose and dimples pierced by a perfectly matched pair of whirl-cut rainbow sapphires.  Her dark chocolate hair is long and thick with both sides shaved at the temple, and is worn swept up by a pair of lacy moss agate hairsticks topped with feathery astilbe flowers and allowed to tumble freely down the back.  She has warm caramel-hued skin and a gnarled ironwood branch abloom with clear white flowers snaking diagonally across a spritely compact figure.  She is petite for an Elf.

Her left palm has a tattoo of a swirl of glittering hues that spreads out into a graceful spiral.

She is wearing a fragile cloak of dappled dewberry vines sprouting sensational scarlet desert roses tipped in night-black, a poppy-red silk dress with long sleeves entangled by embroidered emerald vines, some green latticework stockings and a pair of spring green slippers with ruby teardrop buttons.