The Grey Dragons/Logs/20240916 Beseech Elanthia for Clarity

9/16/2024

Hosts

Waydren

You see Druid Waydren Amlir, a Human.

Waydren's flesh is covered by a magical coat of protective scales. They swirl swiftly through vibrant hues of all the colors of the spectrum.

He has a square-jawed face, silver-flecked steely grey eyes and a straight nose. His dark brown hair is short and wavy. He has tanned skin and a deeply cowled cloak of dark jadeleaf cloth partially obscuring an athletic build.

He appears to be venerable.

Six long horns crown the skull headdress resting over his forehead. Black, cruelly spiked bricklebranch twigs coil around each curving point, gathering in a morass over the frontal bone. Articulated jawbones trail to skim his cheeks.

He is holding a viridian lirisan staff branded with druidic symbols in his right hand.

He is wearing a six-horned skull headdress twined with bricklebranch twigs, a deeply cowled cloak of dark jadeleaf cloth inked with a shadowy gloomwood tree, an off-white tunic wrapped with a wide leather belt, an azurelle-hafted throwing axe with a honed silversteel dragon-wing blade, a rugged yeehar-hide herb pouch, some grey linen pants with small bone buttons and some rugged leather traveler's boots.

Aislynn

You are Maunderer Aislynn Ranloa, Zoluren's Shadow of the Zoluren Navy, a S'Kra Mur.

You have a sculpted diamond-shaped face with a set of frost-dappled faesoul blossoms bedecked with intricate icesteel webs highlighting a bilateral crest of delicate spines joined by icy-blue membranes which follows the shape of your skull, some rounded icesteel-framed spectacles with blue tinted lenses that accents a smattering of wrinkles emphasizing thoughtful slitted icy blue eyes and an elegant snout, icy blue-whorled translucent scales accented by some white opal gems, a webbed icesteel pel'hhsmur with a brilliant sungold spiral covering the length of a ridge of delicate spines upon a resplendent tail and a pair of pale leathery wings with nearly translucent icy-blue membranes accenting the figure.

You are itty-bitty for a S'Kra Mur.

A square-cut glacier emerald is positioned between your eyes, glowing with a lustrous sheen against your scales.

You are archaic.

You have a bioluminescent array of serrated asarenjan horns jutting prominently from your forehead.

You have a tattoo of a pair of wings with iridescent feathers on your back.

You are wearing an icesteel circlet of briar interspersed with tiny frost opals, an icesteel-visored great helm with a pure white thealstone unicorn horn, a diaphanous glacial blue spidersilk cloak webbed in scintillating hoarfrost, a sleek blued moonsilver pivuh with luminous feathered wings, a golden badge molded into a miniature shield with an inlaid ebony dragon, a jagged icesteel pauldron inlaid with spirals of frost opals, an arctic rivertear icesilk gown swathed in ethereal frost-white wildlace, some icesteel-inlaid full plate embellished with unicorn pauldrons, a glacial blue gladiola with frost-tipped petals, an icesteel wedding band depicting a moonsilver dragon piercing sungold clouds, a slender mistglass hip-chain draped in cascading tiers of rivertear and a pair of bluefire velvet high-heeled slippers accented with shimmering rivertears.

Main Event Log

You say, "We find ourselves once again outside Arhat's Tower."

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Illiya joins your group.

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Branagan stands up.

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Zersha gazes at you.

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Aislynn gazes at you.

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You say, "When logic, might, and magic failed to show a way to find our friends..."

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You say, "It is here that we first turned to Elanthia itself for answers."

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Leayne smiles at you, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

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Kethrai gazes silently at you.

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You take in a great breath of air.

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You sign your message.

Others saw: Waydren holds up three fingers.

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You say, "Three times we've sought Elanthia. To Find. To Reveal. To Mend."

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Zersha nods to you.

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You say, "Three times She has presented Visions from the past."

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You say, "Primal Elanthia. Unspoiled."

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You sign your message.

Others saw: Waydren sweeps his hand under his chin, opens his fist as he raises it and then taps the ground.

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You say, "We saw ancient caretakers. Wounds. War."

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You sign your message.

Others saw: Waydren sweeps his hand under his chin, opens his fist as he raises it, taps the ground, punches his fist into the ground and then cradles his arm.

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You sign your message.

Others saw: Waydren slams a fist into his palm, waves towards himself, points two fingers downward and quickly snatches them in his other hand, shakes his fist and then brings both fists to his chest.

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Kethrai touches Hanryu with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.

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Pyppa hugs Zynell, getting a smile in return.

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You slowly and deliberately empty your filled lungs.

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Aislynn observes you with fascination.

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You say, "I confess that I am conflicted. The visions that Elanthia has given us are compelling. And thus far we've seen those called Herald as allies to Elanthia That Was."

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Pyppa touches Hanryu with an odd but eager glint in her eyes.

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You say, "But the present cost is high. Heralds and Immortals, both efforting to their own ends."

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You sign your message.

Others saw: Waydren holds his two index fingers side by side, points off in the distance, points east and then points west.

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You say, "Heralds and Immortals, both causing collateral damage to Home."

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Allye gazes at you.

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Valynn gazes at you.

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You say, "Tonight we shall Beseech Elanthia one more time. Not simply to see Elanthia That Was. But to see the desires of Elanthia That Is."

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Lupdels nods.

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Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

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You say, "Let us try."

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Valynn grins at Karthor.

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You smile.

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You nod.

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Zersha nods to you.

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You say, "In the first movement we will make ourselves ready. Empaths, you will follow Aislynn. Rangers, myself."

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Leilanie smiles at you.

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You say, "In the second movement we will offer gifts of thanksgiving for the Life that she continues to preserve and provide."

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You say, "In the third movement we will Beseech Elanthia to Cradle, removing any barrier between She and We."

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You say, "And we will listen. We do not know how Elanthia will respond. We will wait in silence."

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You say, "Onlookers, I ask for that same silence as the ritual is conducted. Elanthia's reply may be a still soft whisper."

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Zersha inhales a great swallow of air.

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Zersha slowly empties her lungs.

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You say, "We begin."

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Aerilia folds her arms across her chest.

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Valynn bows her head in acknowledgement.

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Hebion gazes at Zersha.

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You say, "As we have done three times past, Rangers and Empaths, fix your mind here."

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Aislynn closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

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Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

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You say, "Center your thoughts. There is only this room. You begin and end here."

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Kethrai inhales a great swallow of air.

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Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.

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Karthor casually observes the area.

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Valynn casually observes the area.

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You say, "See it. Smell it. Hear it. Feel it. Perceive it. Know this room in your innermost being."

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Zersha blinks.

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Pyppa touches Hanryu with an odd but eager glint in her eyes.

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Rhainn takes a deep breath.

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Allye closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

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Valynn sniffs the air around her.

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Leilanie breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.

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You say, "You and this place are one."

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Aislynn inhales a great swallow of air.

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Leayne grins at Pyppa, her dimples flashing into view.

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You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

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Karthor pops his knuckles and breathes deep, trying to look calm.

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Sarugar inhales a great swallow of air.

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Kerennya takes a bite of the shrimp.

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Aislynn slowly empties her lungs.

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Hanryu glances out of the corner of his eye.

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Zersha kneels down.

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Calabra's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

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Pyppa nods to Leayne.

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Calabra inhales a great swallow of air.

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Kethrai kneels down.

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Rhainn slowly empties her lungs.

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You say to Aislynn, "Life Sister, please lead the Empaths in their preparations."

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Aislynn nods.

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Calabra slowly empties his lungs.

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Allye breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.

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Leilanie gazes silently at Aislynn.

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Aislynn loudly says, "Empaths, we will now prepare ourselves to participate."

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(Kethrai sits back on his heels and closes his eyes as he takes in the sensations of this place.)

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Crobin says, "If an onlooker please feel free to join up."

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Valynn takes a deep breath.

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Crobin takes a bite of the sandwich.

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Katriwen gazes about, drinking in her surroundings.

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Aislynn clearly says, "I recommend each of us cast Mental Focus, Refresh, and Gift of Life. We will be sharing our perceptions with as many rangers as we can, so seek one out if you haven't already and offer them a link to your perspective, to your perception. If you know Heart Link, it is also appropriate to connect your heart and theirs at this time."

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Valynn slowly empties her lungs.

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(Zersha presses her palms against the ground, focusing on what she smells, hears, and feels.)

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Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

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Illiya gestures.

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Calabra inhales a great swallow of air.

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You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

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A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

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Rhainn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Aislynn reaches out and touches Valynn, who gasps and gives her a startled look.

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Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

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Allye gestures.

Allye's watersilk bag emits a loud *snap*.

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Karthor assumes a meditative stance, concentrating on something.

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Kerennya gestures.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

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Illiya gestures.

Illiya closes her eyes and settles into a graceful stance.

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As Leilanie reaches out to touch you, you feel your heart shudder and almost stop before it begins beating to a strange rhythm.

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Allye touches Shaylynne with a confident grace and heartfelt smile.

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Ghust gestures.

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Rhainn gestures.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Rhainn.

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You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

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Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

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A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

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Kethrai assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

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Pyppa touches Hanryu with an odd but eager glint in her eyes.

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Sarugar gestures.

Sarugar's flesh momentarily swirls, though he seems unhurt by the experience.  When the magic stabilizes, his body is covered with scales of shifting color.

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Rhainn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Illiya gestures.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Illiya's body like thick honey before thinning out.

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Pyppa gestures.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Pyppa.

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You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

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Shaylynne nods.

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Aislynn seriously asks, "We will be asked to offer Elanthia a gift. The nature of this gift is up to you, though I recommend our vela'tohr plants and a Circle of Sympathy, to interweave our mana, our health, our minds, and our will, and offer them all to Elanthia in thanks. I will bring up a tree shortly, and ask that you all connect to it. Karthor, can you Raise Power?"

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

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Leilanie gestures.

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You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

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A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

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Aislynn stands up.

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Calabra's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

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Rhainn gestures.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Kerennya gestures.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

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Rhainn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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The svelte alfar warrior searches around for a moment.

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Karthor says, "Sure thing."

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Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

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Kethrai gestures.

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Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

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Aislynn gets a stout Siksrajan applewood pipe with a bowl shaped to resemble a beer stein from inside her leather backpack.

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Illiya gestures.

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Aislynn sweeps her pipe through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Karthor's cambrinth raven emits a loud *snap*.

Karthor's cambrinth armband emits a loud *snap*.

Karthor reaches out and touches Hanryu, who gasps and gives him a startled look.

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Sarugar gestures.

Sarugar's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.

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Karthor assumes a meditative stance, concentrating on something.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Leilanie gestures.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Leilanie.

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Aislynn's pipe steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Purn exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

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Larasa assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

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Rhainn gestures.

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Aislynn's pipe fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Allye gestures.

Allye's watersilk bag emits a loud *snap*.

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A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

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You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

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Kyssandra's claws slowly retract as her hands return to normal.

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Aislynn puts her pipe in her leather backpack.

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Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Refresh spell before winking out of existence.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Kerennya gestures.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Kerennya.

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Illiya places her hands on her temples.

Illiya's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air.

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Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

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Karthor gestures.

Karthor's cambrinth armband emits a loud *snap*.

Karthor's cambrinth raven emits a loud *snap*.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Karthor assumes a meditative stance, concentrating on something.

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Illiya gets a clear glass charm etched with a floral motif from inside her encompassing shadows.

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Karthor gets a lapis lazuli tree statuette from inside his cloak.

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Illiya sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Larasa gestures.

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Karthor sweeps his statuette through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Allye touches Sarugar with a confident grace and familiar smile.

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Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

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Kerennya puts her shrimp in her mariner's rucksack.

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Aislynn gestures.

A lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms rises up from the ground, its golden leaves stretching out into the air.

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Kerennya takes off an acenite sea unicorn with a glittering tail of coralite.

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Illiya's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Ghust gestures.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Ghust.

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Karthor's statuette steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Leayne.

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Leilanie gestures.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Calabra just touched a flowering vela'tohr plant lifesculpted from greenheart.

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Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

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Illiya's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Aislynn quietly says, "Tree is up."

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Kethrai assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

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Karthor's statuette fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Illiya puts her charm in her encompassing shadows.

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Kerennya sweeps her unicorn through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Kethrai presses his palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Karthor puts his statuette in his cloak.

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Ghust presses his palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Calabra presses his palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Karthor presses his palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Aislynn briskly says, "Now, gather close and quiet your minds. We embark once more on a journey into the root of life itself: a voyage to touch the pulse of Elanthia, to hear the whispers of the past, and to seek the truth hidden within the fabric of our world."

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Allye reaches out and touches Sarugar, who gasps and gives her a startled look.

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Pyppa touches Hanryu with an odd but eager glint in her eyes.

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A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Leilanie takes off a fragile crystal butterfly charm with brightly colored wings.

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Leayne presses her palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

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Kerennya's unicorn steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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The sun sinks below the horizon, turning the clear sky a thousand shades of ever-deepening blue as the day fades into night.

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Allye presses her palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Kerennya's unicorn fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Illiya gestures.

Illiya takes a deep breath, looking serene and determined.

A faint sound of cracking glass echoes through the area.  You feel protected.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Larasa examines a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms.

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Leilanie sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Lupdels gazes about, drinking in his surroundings.

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Aislynn tranquilly says, "Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Feel the rhythm of your own heartbeat, steady and unyielding. You are yourself. Know what it feels like to simply be yourself, as it can be hard to regain such singularity after connecting with something that much larger."

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Aislynn inhales a great swallow of air.

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Kethrai gestures.

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As Karthor gestures an ethereal vela'tohr plant forms and grows before them.

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Calabra inhales a great swallow of air.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Valynn gazes at a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms.

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Calabra slowly empties his lungs.

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Leilanie's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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As Kerennya gestures a swaying plant dancing to a melody only heard by the vela'tohr forms and grows before them.

Sensing another nearby the newly formed plant quickly entwines with the existing one to form a vela'tohr thicket.

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Zersha breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.

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Karthor assumes a meditative stance, concentrating on something.

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Aislynn slowly empties her lungs.

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Larasa presses her palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Leilanie's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Ghust inhales a great swallow of air.

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

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Calabra reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr thicket from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

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Kerennya puts on an acenite sea unicorn with a glittering tail of coralite.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Valynn takes a deep breath.

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Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

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Allye takes off a small ox charm with polished ivory horns.

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Kerennya closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

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As Leilanie gestures a long-leafed vela'tohr bush surrounded by diminutive blue butterflies forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

A faint sound of cracking glass echoes through the area.  You feel protected.

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Rhainn takes a deep breath.

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Larasa assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

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Allye puts on a small ox charm with polished ivory horns.

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Leilanie puts on a fragile crystal butterfly charm with brightly colored wings.

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Leayne gets an acenite sea unicorn with a glittering tail of coralite from inside her rose colored haversack.

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Karthor's cambrinth armband emits a loud *snap*.

Karthor's cambrinth raven emits a loud *snap*.

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Allye takes off a tiny lavender rose charm limned in sungold.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Aislynn coaxingly says, "Inhale, and extend your awareness beyond yourself, sensing the subtle threads of Life that surround you, cover you, empower you: the birds above, the insects busy renewing the dirt below, the plants blanketing Elanthia Herself in teeming, abundant Life. We are not separate from these threads, we are a part of the great tapestry of Life that is Elanthia."

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Allye sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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You smile at Leilanie.

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Larasa gets a lapis lazuli tree statuette from inside her meshor fox.

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Leayne sweeps her unicorn through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Kerennya presses her palm against the bole of a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, fingers splayed.

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Larasa sweeps her statuette through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

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Aislynn gets a stout Siksrajan applewood pipe with a bowl shaped to resemble a beer stein from inside her leather backpack.

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Aislynn sweeps her pipe through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Allye's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

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Allye's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Rhainn takes a deep breath.

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Karthor inhales a great swallow of air.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Aislynn's pipe steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Ghust inhales a great swallow of air.

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Leayne's unicorn steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Hanryu searches around for a moment.

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Valynn slowly empties her lungs.

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Leilanie inhales a great swallow of air.

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Aislynn's pipe fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Allye puts on a tiny lavender rose charm limned in sungold.

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Larasa's statuette steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Leayne's unicorn fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Kentara takes a sip of her crush.

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Aislynn puts her pipe in her leather backpack.

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You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

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Larasa's statuette fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Rhainn slowly empties her lungs.

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Leilanie slowly empties her lungs.

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Ghust slowly empties his lungs.

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Karthor slowly empties his lungs.

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Kethrai inhales a great swallow of air.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Aislynn quietly says, "In this moment of stillness, let your senses sink into the soil of our world, drifting into its memory. Feel the ancient energies, the primordial forces that shaped mountains, carved valleys, and gave life to forests and rivers. Offer yourself to the cycles of this world, and become one with them."

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As Allye gestures a slender vela'tohr plant with leaves that shimmer and undulate like liquid emerald forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

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Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.

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Rhainn takes a deep breath.

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As Larasa gestures a monstrous vela'tohr plant draped in writhing tentacle-like mire vines forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Ruea exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

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Aislynn emphatically says, "Listen to the echoes of creation, and know that we are the same. What was begun an unfathomable time ago, we continue. We are one, Elanthia and empath. We are one, Life-tender and Life-giver. We are one."

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Calabra sighs in relief as the last of his wounds knit shut, and the vela'tohr plant rustles a moment before growing still again.

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As Aislynn gestures a twisted vela'tohr briar emanating a viridescent hazy mist forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

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As Leayne gestures a swaying plant dancing to a melody only heard by the vela'tohr forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

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Leayne puts her unicorn in her rose colored haversack.

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Calabra's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

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Leayne inhales a great swallow of air.

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Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

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Valynn gazes at an ethereal vela'tohr thicket.

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Kentara picks up the pace of her chant, letting each measure roll after the other with a simple grace excelled only by the precision at which she performs it.

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Aislynn casually observes the area.

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Rhainn slowly empties her lungs.

>

Aislynn nods to you.

>

Ghust inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Kethrai assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

>

Karthor pops his knuckles and breathes deep, trying to look calm.

>

Aislynn formally says, "We are ready, Brother."

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Valynn takes a deep breath.

>

Leayne sighs.

>

Kethrai gets a lifesculpted Vreeland pearwood triquetra set with an Eu's promise crystal from inside his rose-colored haversack.

>

Kethrai sweeps his triquetra through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Ghust inhales a great swallow of air.

>

You nod to Aislynn.

>

Ghust slowly empties his lungs.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

(Kerennya closes her eyes and murmurs, "We are one.")

>

Leayne nods to Aislynn.

>

You say, "Rangers, let us too make ready."

>

Aislynn closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

>

Kethrai's triquetra steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Leayne softly says, "We are one."

>

Kethrai's triquetra fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

You say, "Embed the Cycle of dragonkind in your flesh."

>

Kethrai puts his triquetra in his rose-colored haversack.

>

Karthor crosses his eyes.

>

You notice Zersha attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Zersha assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Embed the Cycle spell.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Embed the Cycle spell.

>

As Kethrai gestures an ethereal vela'tohr plant forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Shaylynne inhales deeply and adopts a naturally cyclical rhythm to her breaths.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Embed the Cycle spell.

>

You say, "Focus on the River in the Sky and know its fluidity of thought."

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Kentara gets a moldy ironwood chest from inside her leather arca.

>

Shaylynne gestures.

Shaylynne's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience.  When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.

>

Zersha gestures.

Zersha's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience.  When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.

>

Shaylynne inhales deeply and adopts a naturally cyclical rhythm to her breaths.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Embed the Cycle spell.

>

You notice Zersha attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Zersha assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the River in the Sky spell.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Shaylynne inhales deeply and adopts a naturally cyclical rhythm to her breaths.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the River in the Sky spell.

>

Raknur assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Embed the Cycle spell.

>

Valynn gestures.

Valynn's leather belt emits a loud *snap*.

Valynn's flesh momentarily swirls, though she seems unhurt by the experience.  When the magic stabilizes, her body is covered with scales of shifting color.

>

Ghust inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Leayne slowly empties her lungs.

>

Gragnel accepts Kentara's ironwood chest.

>

Ghust slowly empties his lungs.

>

You say, "Set aside all that you are, all that makes you You, and embrace that which has come before."

>

Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the River in the Sky spell.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Shaylynne gestures.

Shaylynne's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.

>

Gragnel gestures.

>

Kerennya breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.

>

Aislynn inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Aislynn slowly empties her lungs.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Raknur gestures.

Raknur's flesh momentarily swirls, though he seems unhurt by the experience.  When the magic stabilizes, his body is covered with scales of shifting color.

>

Zersha gestures.

Zersha's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.

>

Aislynn exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

>

Hanryu scans the area briefly.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Kentara opens her gem pouch and quickly fills it with gems from her cloth pocket, closing it quickly.

>

Valynn gestures.

Valynn's leather belt emits a loud *snap*.

Valynn's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.

>

You say, "As you continue to cast, we will move into the second movement."

>

Kerennya takes a seat.

>

Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Aesandry Darlaeth spell. [Empath (Protection): advanced augmentation/utility]

>say Elanthia.

You say, "Elanthia."

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Kyssandra assesses her combat situation.

>

You say, "You are always here. You provide safety and succor, yet we rarely give thanks."

>

Kentara stops listening to Sothios.

>

Aislynn gazes at you.

>

Kentara begins to listen to Crobin teach the Perception skill.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Larasa assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

>

You say, "We take. We burn. We steal. Without consideration."

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Mental Focus spell before winking out of existence.

>

Zersha gazes thoughtfully at you.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Leayne gestures.

Leayne suddenly seems more graceful and deliberate in her movement.

>

A pained expression crosses Kerennya's face.

>

You say, "Yet you give life. Let us give thanks, and give life in return."

>

Calabra's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Shadow Tracker Sliyder came through a fire-etched onyx door.

>

You ask Aislynn, "Life Sister, again will you lead?"

>

Larasa gestures.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Larasa's body like thick honey before thinning out.

>

Ghust gestures.

>

The wind shifts slightly, cooling the night air.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Zersha lowers her head, closes her eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Aislynn slowly empties her lungs.

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Embrace of the Vela'Tohr spell before winking out of existence.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Ghust nods.

>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Kerennya reaches out to touch the thicket and a swaying plant dancing to a melody only heard by the vela'tohr from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against her flesh as she sighs softly.

>

Ghust removes a strand of firestained beads suspending a shimmering whirl-cut smoke ruby from his belt.

>

Ghust sweeps his beads through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Allye shakes her head as if clearing it.

>

Aislynn quietly says, "Empaths, prepare your gift for Elanthia."

>

Zersha's image wavers momentarily as if she will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, she stabilizes.

>

Ghust's beads steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Aislynn gestures.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Aislynn's body like thick honey before thinning out.

>

Kerennya's features are limned in fiery rutilant light, her eyes burning with a fearsome vivacity.

>

Ghust's beads fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Leayne pats an ethereal vela'tohr thicket.

>

Forest Watcher Damoone just arrived.

>

Aislynn quietly says, "Offer Her your Life, as She has fed yours."

>

Damoone appears calmer than he did a moment ago.

>

A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

>

Raknur assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the River in the Sky spell.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Larasa gestures.

>

As Ghust gestures a vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Leilanie takes off a fragile crystal butterfly charm with brightly colored wings.

>

Illiya gestures.

>

Leilanie sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Leayne nods to Ghust.

>

Calabra's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

>

Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

>

Damoone joins your group.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

>

Turning to one side, Rhainn gazes into the distance for a moment before fluidly dropping to her knees, places both hands before her, and brings her forehead down to touch the ground.

>

Karthor reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr plant from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

>

Leilanie's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

A slender vela'tohr plant with leaves that shimmer and undulate like liquid emerald wilts and fades.

>

Leilanie's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Aislynn quietly says, "Offer your wellness, your oneness, your self."

>

Kethrai reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr plant from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

>

Illiya gestures.

Illiya's skin flushes slightly.

>

Allye takes off a tiny lavender rose charm limned in sungold.

>

Your heart continues its slow, steady rhythm.

>

Raknur gestures.

Raknur's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment.

>

Turning to one side, Rhainn gazes into the distance for a moment before drops to both knees, places both hands before her, and brings her forehead down to touch the ground.

>

Allye sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Mental Focus spell before winking out of existence.

>

Crobin nods to Damoone.

>

Rhainn stands up.

>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

>

Allye's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

A long-leafed vela'tohr bush surrounded by diminutive blue butterflies wilts and fades.

As Leilanie gestures a long-leafed vela'tohr bush surrounded by diminutive blue butterflies forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Illiya gets a clear glass charm etched with a floral motif from inside her encompassing shadows.

>

Illiya sweeps her charm through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Allye's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

You feel your Heart Link with Leilanie fade away.

>

Leilanie puts on a fragile crystal butterfly charm with brightly colored wings.

>

Allye puts on a tiny lavender rose charm limned in sungold.

>

Illiya's charm steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Kerennya gestures.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

>

Illiya's charm fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Sliyder reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr thicket from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

>

Illiya puts her charm in her encompassing shadows.

>

Aislynn closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

>put knife in handb

You put your knife in your cow-shaped handbag.

>

As Allye gestures a slender vela'tohr plant with leaves that shimmer and undulate like liquid emerald forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Aislynn gives a slight nod.

>

A vela'tohr bush recoils from Gragnel, raising several bruised and oozing leaves in a protective barrier.

A vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies wilts and fades.

>

Ghust gestures.

>

Aislynn quietly says, "Life grows."

>

The svelte alfar warrior searches around for a moment.

>

You draw out your throwing axe from the thigh bag, gripping it firmly in your right hand.

>

As Illiya gestures an ethereal vela'tohr plant forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Allye smiles.

>

Avrenka scans the sky, looking for portents and insight.

>

You smile at Aislynn.

>

Karthor reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr plant from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

>

(Kerennya repeats the spell pattern for Raise Power, allowing her life force to pour out into the land.)

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Embrace of the Vela'Tohr spell before winking out of existence.

>

Leayne softly says, "So many gifts."

>

Lexxa just arrived.

>

Aislynn quietly says to you, "We have given ourselves. We are ready."

>

Pyppa smiles and holds Leayne's other hand.

>

Leayne smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

>

Aislynn nods to you.

>

Ghust sweeps his beads through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

>

You nod to Aislynn.

>

Leayne leans on Pyppa.

>

Alith exhales involuntarily and shifts his stance, as if now under a heavy burden.

>

A vela'tohr plant recoils from Sliyder, raising several bruised and oozing leaves in a protective barrier.

An ethereal vela'tohr plant wilts and fades.

>

Ghust's beads steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Ghust's beads fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

You say, "Rangers, let us too offer a gift of life to Elanthia. When you do so, let us repeat, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

As Ghust gestures a vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

Sarugar lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Kerennya puts her almanac in her mariner's rucksack.

>

Phierre produces a coin and begins rapidly rolling it across his knuckles.

>

Phierre takes off a lifelike anatomical heart carved from bloodmist garnet.

>

Phierre sweeps his heart through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

A tiny chocolate brown kitten stalks around a svelte alfar warrior, eyeing it warily.

>

Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Hanryu kneels down.

>

Hanryu lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

(Hanryu closes his eyes and lays both hands palm down on a bare patch of soil.  You see his outline waver slightly.)

>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

>

Valynn draws forth a slim white gold bodice dagger with an engraved ironwood hilt.

>

(Shaylynne touches the ground, feeling around until she finds a patch of damp, fertile soil.  Pressing two fingers into the dirt as if feeling for a pulse, she uses them to create a small hole and drops a handful of seedlings into it.  She smooths over the top of the mound to seal her offering to Elanthia.)

>

Crobin just hugged Phierre.

>

Phierre's heart steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Damoone rummages through a branch-framed canvas backpack.

>

Calabra begins to chant under his breath.

Calabra suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

>

Leayne snuggles up to Crobin and cradles him in her arms.

>

Phierre's heart fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Valynn kneels down.

>

Phierre smiles at Crobin, revealing the dimples in his cheeks.

>

(Sarugar silently crouches down, placing one hand on the ground and digging his fingers into the earth. He inhales deeply, and his whole body slumps with a slow exhale as if taking on some great burden. After a moment, he pushes off the ground and unsteadily rises again.)

>

Phierre puts on a lifelike anatomical heart carved from bloodmist garnet.

>

The leaves on your lirisan wristcuff briefly shimmer with a soothing verdant light that strengthens your connection to nature.

>

Leayne smiles at Phierre, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

>

Aislynn gestures.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Mental Focus spell before winking out of existence.

>

The clear, ringing tones of Kentara's song define a soothing melody that sails easily into the high reaches of her range.

>

Sarugar quietly says, "Life is returned.  We thank you for your provision."

>

Sarugar's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

>

Having finished their work encasing Calabra, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

>

Hanryu says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

Hanryu's image wavers momentarily as if he will fade from sight, but after just a few seconds, he stabilizes.

>

Leilanie gnaws on her lip.

>

Hanryu stands up.

>

As Phierre gestures a wiry vela'tohr plant with a phantasmal raven hopping through its tangled vines forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

>

(Zersha takes a small seed from the living vines of her cloak, and digging a small hole secures the seed in its new bed.  Gently patting dirt back over it and whispering a soft prayer for its life.)

>

(Lexxa plants a seed in the soil.)

>

Aislynn gestures.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Aislynn.

>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

>

Lexxa says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

Ghust gestures.

>

Zersha says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

Shaylynne says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

(Valynn scratches a small divet in the soft earth and places a sirese seed. She gently covers the seed and taps down the loose dirt.)

>

Aislynn closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

>

Rhainn closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

>

Leayne smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

>

Calabra says, "Life is returned. we thank you for your provision."

>

Aislynn places her hands on her temples.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

Aislynn's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air.

>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

>

(Waydren draws his throwing axe lightly across his left forearm. He lets three small drops of blood hit the dirt before straightening once more.)

>

Ghust quietly says, "Life is returned We thank you for your provison."

>

You sheathe the throwing axe in your thigh bag.

>

Damoone says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

>

Valynn says, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

You say, "Life is returned. We thank you for your provision."

>

Aislynn gestures.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

Aislynn closes her eyes and settles into a graceful stance.

>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Embrace of the Vela'Tohr spell before winking out of existence.

>

Aislynn takes a seat.

>

Valynn sheathes her bodice dagger.

>

Valynn stands up.

>

Ghust sweeps his beads through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

>

Kerennya places her hands on her temples.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

Kerennya's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air.

>

Kethrai inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.

>

Valynn bows her head in acknowledgement.

>

Ghust's beads steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents.

>

Gragnel exhales softly on his sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

>

Ghust's beads fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Illiya begins to listen to Sothios teach the Outfitting skill.

>

You say, "Rangers. It is time. Beseech Elanthia to Cradle you, that you might have no boundary between you and Her as we seek her will."

>

Leilanie gazes down at the ground.

>

Sarugar lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Ghust sweeps his beads through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

>

Sarugar begins to chant under his breath.

Sarugar suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

>

Valynn lowers her head, closes her eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Zersha lowers her head, closes her eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Aislynn inhales a great swallow of air.

>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

>

Aislynn slowly empties her lungs.

>

Shaylynne lowers her head, closes her eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

Ghust's beads steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

>

Zersha stands up.

Zersha begins to chant under her breath.

Zersha suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

>

Calabra lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

>

You lower your head, close your eyes and begin breathing slowly as you channel a very small amount of your existing spirit health into reserve to be used as needed by nature itself.

>

Leayne gasps!

>

Ghust's beads fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

>

Shaylynne begins to chant under her breath.

Shaylynne suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

>

Kerennya gestures.

Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*.

Kerennya closes her eyes and settles into a graceful stance.

>

You feel your spirit weaken.

You begin to chant as you connect with the soil of Elanthia.

You sense a loss of your inner-self and feel yourself go into shock as you crumple to the ground!

(Roundtime: 30 seconds)

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Sarugar out and begin encasing him in a cocoon.

PR>

Calabra stands up.

Calabra begins to chant under his breath.

Calabra suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Hanryu lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Hanryu begins to chant under his breath.

Hanryu suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Damoone lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

PR>

A vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies wilts and fades.

As Ghust gestures a vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies forms and grows before them.

The newly created plant quickly entwines with the existing thicket.

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Having finished their work encasing Sarugar, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

You say, "Elanthia, we Beseech you."

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Zersha out and begin encasing her in a cocoon.

PR>

Raknur lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

PR>

Aerilia tilts her head to one side.

PR>

Sothios smiles at Pyppa.

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

You say, "You have shown us Dragons, winged ones who came before."

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Shaylynne out and begin encasing her in a cocoon.

PR>

Damoone begins to chant under his breath.

Damoone suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

PR>

Having finished their work encasing Zersha, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search you out and begin encasing you in a cocoon.

PR>

Valynn begins to chant under her breath.

Valynn suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Calabra out and begin encasing him in a cocoon.

PR>

Having finished their work encasing Shaylynne, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

You say, "You have shown us Gardeners, those who tended Primal You."

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Hanryu out and begin encasing him in a cocoon.

PR>

Having finished their work encasing you, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

PR>

Having finished their work encasing Calabra, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

Phierre stands near Pyppa.

PR>

You say, "You have shown us Spires, stretching toward the sky."

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Having finished their work encasing Hanryu, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

PR>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

PR>

Phierre casually observes the area.

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Damoone out and begin encasing him in a cocoon.

PR>

You say, "You have shown us Wounds, holes letting Outside In."

PR>

Raknur lowers his head, closes his eyes and begins breathing slowly.

PR>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Valynn out and begin encasing her in a cocoon.

P>

Having finished their work encasing Damoone, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

P>

Having finished their work encasing Valynn, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

You say, "You have shown us War, and the cost upon your flesh."

P>

Sliyder reaches out to touch the thicket and an ethereal vela'tohr thicket from within extends a green branch, soft leaves curling against his flesh as he sighs softly.

P>

Raknur begins to chant under his breath.

Raknur suddenly loses color and crumples to the ground!

P>

You say, "We weep with you and listen."

P>

The ground of Elanthia moans and shudders as cracks and small holes begin to open on the surface!

P>

You say, "Let there be no boundaries between us."

P>

Vines begin to grow rapidly from the cracks and holes in the ground as the earth continues to moan and howl with a bone-chilling effect!

P>

You say, "Bring Clarity to those you've caught."

P>

Pyppa gestures.

P>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

P>

Like thousands of fingers seeking in the dark, the vines search Raknur out and begin encasing him in a cocoon.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

You say, "Show us Your Heart."

P>

Having finished their work encasing Raknur, the vines begin to restrict, strategically stopping the flow of blood.

P>

Eyst gazes down at the ground.

P>

Leilanie wipes one of her eyes.

P>

Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air.

P>

Pyppa gestures.

P>

Kethrai inhales a great swallow of air.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

Raknur stands up.

P>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Mental Focus spell before winking out of existence.

P>

You sense a sudden closeness with Leilanie, accompanied by a bouyant feeling of lightness that leaves your wounds tingling.

P>

Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.

P>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

P>

Pyppa ponders.

P>

(Leayne picks one foot up and then the other)

P>

Sliyder draws a deep breath as his wounds appear better, and a vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies in the thicket rustles as several discoloring marks and gouges appear along its leaves and stems.

P>

Allye reaches out and touches Sarugar, who gasps and gives her a startled look.

P>

A swirling vortex of brilliant light spins across the area.

Larasa collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around her briefly.

Alith collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around him briefly.

Souhei collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around him briefly.

Ghust collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around him briefly.

Katriwen collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around her briefly.

Branagan collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around him briefly.

Skraddarsy collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around her briefly.

Keinruf collapses to the ground as the world seems to stretch and pull around him briefly.

A svelte alfar warrior staggers slightly as the world seems to stretch and pull around it briefly.

A weak mana surge slowly makes its way to the west, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

P>

Pyppa gestures.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Pyppa's body like thick honey before thinning out.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

Souhei stands up.

P>

Aislynn gestures.

Aislynn's cambrinth chain emits a loud *snap*.

P>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

P>

Katriwen stands up.

P>

Pyppa gets a mug of hot chocolate from atop a pink-checked cotton cloth.

P>

You say, "We remain silent and listen."

P>

Skraddarsy sits up.

P>

Ghust sits up.

P>

Your vision fades as you focus on a link with Elanthia, seeking clarity and more detail to the visions you have experienced.  Your link is no longer as vibrant or raw, yet that dullness allows a broader perspective not dominated by individual moments or sensations.

P>

Lupdels raises an eyebrow.

P>

(Crobin eyes shift aroound the group taking in all that is going on)

P>

Kethrai gazes off into the distance.

P>

Lupdels gazes about, drinking in his surroundings.

P>

Pyppa gestures.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

Allye slowly empties her lungs.

P>

Sliyder draws a deep breath as his wounds appear better, and a vela'tohr bush surrounded by ephemeral flickering fireflies in the thicket rustles as several discoloring marks and gouges appear along its leaves and stems.

P>

A weak mana surge slowly makes its way into the area, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

P>

Hanryu concentrates for several moments, a greedy expression on his face.

A weak mana surge is abruptly erased from existence!

P>

Leilanie breathes very slowly and looks much calmer.

P>

Kentara raises an eyebrow.

P>

Karthor inhales a great swallow of air.

P>

You experience epochs of time in moments.  Seasons pass and Elanthia moves from a primal state to new ages, with crops, and in turn civilizations, but still you feel something ever present.  A powerful existence -- one guiding force with many voices, Guardians consuming enormous quantities of pure mana.  They shape the rise and fall of peoples, the drift of continents, and the very definition of life in small gestures of enormous impact dispersed by thousands of years.

P>

With a speed that makes each note tumble after the next in a rich cascade, Kentara continues to embellish her enchante's main melody with flourishes and a trembling vibrato at the end of each phrase.  The tempo increases as she seems to get caught up in its infectious rhythms.

P>

Doctor of Kittens Sukidesu just arrived.

P>

Aislynn inhales a great swallow of air.

P>

Sukidesu joins Kayena's group.

P>

You exclaim, "She shows us once again!"

P>

Pyppa gestures.

Pyppa's skin flushes slightly.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

Leayne softly says, "Oh."

P>

Lupdels blinks.

P>

Emerald Knight Sefiya just arrived.

P>

You feel the breath of the unseen chorus on your face with each stroke that shapes creation in light gestures, and in turn, the streams of pure mana that ebbs with every act.  You watch as Gardeners are created to support the Guardians in more consistent but smaller movements, but see that the Gardeners were flawed, leading to their downfall.  They mixed streams of mana to enhance their own influence, introducing new and unintended consequences to the plan of their creators, drawing new beings that were not within the intent of the guiding forces of the universe.

P>

Kerennya mutters something into the air about Guardians.

P>

Ezerak asks, "What is it?"

P>

Pyppa gestures.

P>

Pyppa closes her eyes for a moment and grows still.

P>

Vaerek scans the sky from horizon to horizon.

P>

Allye trills softly to herself.

P>

Lupdels nods.

P>

Sliyder sighs in relief as the last of his wounds knit shut, and the vela'tohr bush rustles a moment before growing still again.

P>

Aislynn frowns.

P>

Rhainn takes a deep breath.

P>

Madigan adjusts his half plate.

P>

Leayne gulps.

P>

Aislynn weaves delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with the sound of her invocations.

P>

You feel a lingering trail that disperses the streams of mana necessary to fulfill the will of the beings that existed before time with each sorcerous event, leaving each movement less impactful.  Yet, in time, you feel a new powerful influence arrive, and with it, access to their own font of creation, carrying enormous capability and supply of a variant of mana   harnessed by new shapers that had no compunctions regarding the mixing of energies.  These beings begin to shape and blend   and with every exertion of their will, the Guardians' presence feels more distant as the mana streams become further mixed.

P>

You say to Ezerak, "Patience."

P>

A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

P>

Shuffling closer, Eyst attends you with an intense, scrupulous gaze, as if he intends to commit your every aspect and action to memory.

P>

Vaerek scans the sky, looking for portents and insight.

P>

Lupdels nods.

P>

Lupdels gazes about, drinking in his surroundings.

P>

A strident theme keeps Casari's enchante lively, skipping from note to note with the stern rapidity of a beating heart.

P>

Kayena gazes off into the distance.

P>

Zersha furrows her brow.

P>

Ghust brings his hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Mental Focus spell before winking out of existence.

P>

Ruea raises an eyebrow in your direction.

P>

You notice Pyppa attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Pyppa assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something.

P>

Leilanie gestures at Sothios.

P>

Aislynn's tail gives a quick lash at the air, and then she grows intensely still.

P>

You feel the tone of the unseen chorus change at this   not only do these new beings shape without understanding the Guardians' need, but they do so with impunity, starving the Guardians from the very lands and sources they cultivated for so long.  In a single expenditure of will, you feel the Guardians react.  You feel the might of these new beings diminished, and the Guardians place boundaries, rules around their capacity to influence and to shape.  Despite and without recognizing these limitations, the interlopers persist, enacting their own plans and shepherding their own flocks.

P>

A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

P>

Ghust gestures.

P>

Allye nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

P>

Pyppa gestures.

P>

Your vision abruptly returns to normal.

P>

You sigh.

P>

You struggle against the enshrouding vines and, finally, pull free.

Roundtime: 3 sec.

PR>

Aislynn exhales involuntarily and shifts her stance, as if now under a heavy burden.

PR>

Ghust blinks.

P>

Damoone blinks.

P>

Zersha blinks.

P>

Rhainn gets a thoughtful expression on her face.

P>

Allye rubs her eyes.

P>

You nod to Ezerak.

P>

Calabra says, "Now that was a vision."

P>

You stand back up.

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Damoone glances out of the corner of his eye.

>

Lupdels warbles out an airy whistle.

>

Tempest Knight Saragos just arrived.

>

Vaerek scans the sky, looking for portents and insight.

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Leayne nods to Calabra.

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You say, "Let me see if I can repeat that which was shown."

>

Crobin shakes Saragos's hand.

>

Karthor slowly empties his lungs.

>

Ruea tilts her head inquisitively.

>

Kethrai slowly empties his lungs.

>

Peace Keeper Vaddon just arrived, leading his group.

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Lupdels nods to you.

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Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.

>

Hanryu slowly empties his lungs.

>

Kerennya softly asks, "But what did you *want*, Elanthia?"

>

Crobin stands near Leayne.

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Ghust quietly says, "Um....not sure they're happy."

>

Your spirit no longer feels drained.

>

Zersha rises to a kneeling position.

>

Lupdels chuckles at Kerennya.

>

Zersha rises to her feet fluidly, like a large, graceful cat.

>

Casari says, "We all saw it."

>

Phierre scratches his head.

>

Aerilia furrows her brow.

>

Calabra rubs his hands together.

>

Hanryu rises to a kneeling position.

>

Allye nods to Kerennya.

>

Zersha blinks at Casari.

>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

>

Anuril glances at Saragos.

>

Hanryu stands up.

>

Vaerek peers quizzically at Casari.

>

Valynn rises to a kneeling position.

>

Leayne softly says, "Hard to interpret."

>

Calabra stands up.

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You arch your eyebrow.

>

Vaerek scans the sky, looking for portents and insight.

>

Valynn stands up.

>

You ask, "We all saw?"

>

Anuril shakes his head at Saragos.

>

Hanryu dusts himself off.

>

Ghust nods in agreement.

>

Calabra nods.

>

A fiery red setter puppy executes a series of menacing bounces towards a svelte alfar warrior, punctuating each with a piercing bark.

>

Casari asks, "Oh... wait, did you not?"

>

Casari peers quizzically at Vaerek.

>

Shaylynne stands up.

>

Aerilia raises an eyebrow.

>

Vaerek shakes his head at Casari.

>

A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words.

>

Ghust quietly says, "Ah saw th vision."

>

Leayne nods to Ghust.

>

Valynn takes a deep breath.

>

Aislynn gazes at you.

>

Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Casari.

>

Leayne hugs Zalinyar, who wraps her arms around Leayne with a warm smile.

>

Lupdels says, "Elanthia blesses us all."

>

Zersha gives Hebion a slight nod.

>

Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.

>

You notice Zynell attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

An inky black configuration of fractals and geometric abstractions slowly creeps across Zynell's skin.

You recognize the familiar mnemonics of the Gauge Flow spell. [Analogous Patterns: basic utility]

>

Leilanie gestures at Sothios.

Leilanie's faesilk pack emits a loud *snap*.

Sothios closes his eyes and settles into a graceful stance.

>

Leayne smiles at Vaddon, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

>

Zersha softly asks, "Perhaps Bards also saw somehow?"

>

Anuril leans on his blade.

>

You ask, "Ezerak, did you see as well?"

>

Katriwen quietly says, "I saw, too."

>

Calabra says, "Yes cheers to Elanthia, pray for our safety in the coming times."

>

Kayena is so excited her tail twitches wildly.

>

Madigan takes a sip of his coffee.

>

The air around Anuril shimmers with a weak yellow light that quickly disperses.

>

The svelte alfar warrior searches around for a moment.

>

Valynn asks Madigan, "Did you see anything?"

>

Lupdels inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Katriwen nods to Zersha.

>

Kethrai quietly says, "I didn't get the sense of... connection, that time, with Elanthia. It was more distant, dispassionate. But that maybe let us see more."

>

You nod.

>

Madigan shakes his head at Valynn.

>

Casari says, "Okay.  Well... I saw something."

>

You say, "I experienced epochs of time in moments.  Seasons pass and Elanthia moves from a primal state to new ages, with crops, and in turn civilizations, but still I feel something ever present.  A powerful existence -- one guiding force with many voices, Guardians consuming enormous quantities of pure mana.  They shape the rise and fall of peoples, the drift of continents, and the very definition of life in small gestures of enormous impact dispersed by thousands of years."

>

Trajan says to Madigan, "We may as well be deaf men at a bard concert."

>

Rhainn nods at Kethrai, obviously agreeing with his views.

>

Aislynn nods to Kethrai.

>

Lupdels nods to Casari.

>

The glowing aura fades from around Zynell.

>

Leayne nods to you.

>

Damoone rises to a kneeling position.

>

Calabra just hugged Lexxa.

>

Damoone stands up.

>

Damoone inhales a great swallow of air.

>

Kerennya gnaws on her lip.

>

Lexxa blinks.

>

Karthor nods to Kethrai.

>

Jaerg just arrived.

>

Jaerg goes northeast.

>

Lexxa blinks at Calabra.

>

Ghust quietly says, "Ah saw that they werent impressed with what we were doin."

>

Damoone paces back and forth, smiling slightly to himself.

>

Lexxa blinks at Calabra.

>

Lexxa blinks at Calabra.

>

Lexxa hugs Calabra, who wraps his arms around Lexxa with a warm smile.

>

You say, "I felt the breath of the unseen chorus on my face with each stroke that shapes creation in light gestures, and in turn, the streams of pure mana that ebbs with every act.  I watched as Gardeners are created to support the Guardians in more consistent but smaller movements, but see that the Gardeners were flawed, leading to their downfall.  They mixed streams of mana to enhance their own influence, introducing new and unintended consequences to the plan of their creators, drawing new beings that were not within the intent of the guiding forces of the universe."

>

Ezerak shakes his head.

>

Sothios nods to Leilanie.

>

Larasa asks, "What is the new powerful influence???"

>

You continue to feel an uncanny confidence, bolstered by Anuril's fearlessness.

>

Gragnel folds his arms across his chest.

>

Sothios smiles.

>

Leilanie smiles.

>

Madigan grins at Trajan.

>

Lexxa grins at Calabra.

>

Allye rubs a small ox charm with polished ivory horns.

>

Lexxa pats Calabra on the back.

>

Kerennya says, "Immortals, I believe."

>

Damoone ponders.

>

Calabra winks at Lexxa.

>

Gragnel frowns.

>

Aislynn nods in agreement.

>

You say, "I felt a lingering trail that disperses the streams of mana necessary to fulfill the will of the beings that existed before time with each sorcerous event, leaving each movement less impactful.  Yet, in time, I felt a new powerful influence arrive, and with it, access to their own font of creation, carrying enormous capability and supply of a variant of mana   harnessed by new shapers that had no compunctions regarding the mixing of energies.  These beings begin to shape and blend   and with every exertion of their will, the Guardians' presence feels more distant as the mana streams become further mixed."

>

Zersha nods at Kerennya, obviously agreeing with her views.

>

Gragnel says, "This all reeks of heresy to me."

>

Illiya gestures.

>

Calabra chuckles.

>

Gragnel scowls.

>

Lexxa nods to Calabra.

>

You say, "I felt the tone of the unseen chorus change at this   not only do these new beings shape without understanding the Guardians' need, but they do so with impunity, starving the Guardians from the very lands and sources they cultivated for so long.  In a single expenditure of will, I felt the Guardians react.  I felt the might of these new beings diminished, and the Guardians place boundaries, rules around their capacity to influence and to shape.  Despite and without recognizing these limitations, the interlopers persist, enacting their own plans and shepherding their own flocks."

>

Eyst ponders.

>

You say, "And then the visions ended."

>

Calabra nods to you.

>

Zersha softly asks Gragnel, "Is it if the Immortals are interlopers?"

>

Madigan says, "Well, I did just feel something."

>

Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

Leayne's skin flushes slightly.

>

A swirling vortex of brilliant light spins across the area.

Raw energies rupture near Zersha, leaving her looking pale and drained.

>

Alith concentrates for several moments, a greedy expression on his face.

A strong mana surge is abruptly erased from existence!

>

Larasa says, "Oh wow."

>

Casari nods to you.

>

Valynn pats Zersha on the back.

>

Kayena ponders.

>st

You are already standing.

>look

[Northeast Wilds, Grimsage Way]

The once pristine tower of the Warrior Mages is now no more than a memorial.  The stresses of the great fire have shattered the crystalline spire.  The building stands broken and raw against the sky.  One onyx door tilts wildly to the side, its hinges melted to slag, while the other has been reduced to rubble.  You also see a teak airship suspended from a segmented balloon, an ethereal vela'tohr thicket, a lush mimosa tree dappled with glowing pink blossoms, a fiery red setter puppy, a fluffy flame point kitten, a pink-checked cotton cloth, a fluffy grey tabby kitten, a tiny chocolate brown kitten, a svelte alfar warrior, a pink-eared white piglet, a tall fir tree and a landing area cordoned off by Musparan silk stanchion ropes.

Also here: Primal Lady Zalinyar, Peace Keeper Vaddon, Tempest Knight Saragos, Emerald Knight Sefiya, Doctor of Kittens Sukidesu, Pack Sister Kayena, Lexxa, Doctor Phierre, Forest Watcher Damoone, Lifeblade Larasa (prone), Sir Madigan, Nighthawk Raknur, Alith (prone), Pyppa, Strawberry Nurse Illiya, Hunter Hanryu, Mountain Lord Ezerak, Stellar Statistician Urbaj, Arch Huntress Kyssandra, Intern Souhei, Pack Brother Ghust (sitting), Primal World Ender Anuril, Vagabond Katriwen, Knight Errant Trajan, Intern Rhainn, Firehawk Casari, Sublime Mender Kerennya (sitting), Stargazer Mistanna, Vaerek, Mathematician Avrenka, Leviathan Friend Lupdels, Esotericist Eyst, Musical Enthusiast Kentara, Branagan (prone), Bioexorcist Karthor, Mageling Aerilia, Sarugar (prone), Reverend Gragnel, Reader Purn, Sensitive Skraddarsy (sitting), Sothios, Soul Surgeon Zynell (sitting), Healer Leilanie, Ruea, Heart Tender Kethrai (kneeling), Shaylynne, Cateress Allye, Frostfang Wraith Calabra, Mooring Thread Aislynn (sitting), Dzive Asini Leayne, Fearless Crobin, Lord Knight Hebion, Valynn, Keinruf (prone) and Desert Dancer Zersha.

Obvious paths: northeast, southeast, west.

Room Number: 989

Room Exits: go door

>

Casari says, "It seems at least Bards saw as you saw."

>

Kethrai asks Madigan, "What did you feel?"

>

You say, "We asked Elanthia."

>

Larasa nods to Kerennya.

>

Lupdels nods to Casari.

>

You say, "She delivered upon us once again."

>

You say, "Let us give thanks."

>

Crobin angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Madigan.

>

Gragnel says to Zersha, "I give no credit to these sort of wild theories. The Immortals have always been there for us."

>

Zersha nods to you.

>

Ghust quietly says, "That was interestin."

>

Shaylynne nods to you.

>

Allye smiles at you.

>

Lexxa mumbles a word of general praise.

>

Rylandir just arrived.

>

Rylandir goes northeast.

>

Calabra nods to you.

>

You mumble a word of general praise.

>

Madigan says to Kethrai, "I'll let Waydren finish. I do not want to interrupt the main discussion of the big vision."

>

Sarugar rises to his feet fluidly, like a large, graceful cat.

>

Zalinyar exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

>

Vaerek ponders.

>

Kethrai nods to Madigan.

>

Damoone places his arms across his chest.

>

Valynn frets.

>

Kerennya furrows her brow.

>

You say to Madigan, "I seek not to debate the meaning yet. Wisdom takes time, no immediacy. Speak your mind."

>

Zersha gazes thoughtfully at Gragnel.

>

Lexxa ruthlessly says, "All i wanna know is which to stick my pointy sword into."

>

Sukidesu leans on Kayena.

>

Zersha grins at Lexxa, her dimples flashing into view.

>

Lupdels sighs.

>

Calabra pats Lexxa on the back.

>

Lupdels glances up at the sky.

After a few moments he lowers his gaze.

>

Leayne grins at Lexxa, her dimples flashing into view.

>

Lexxa grins at Calabra.

>

Rylandir just arrived.

>

Rylandir runs west.

>

Larasa says, "This is pretty heavy."

>

Calabra says, "Worry not my sister, there will be a time for that."

>

You hug Aislynn who wraps her arms around you with a warm smile.  A faint scent of cloves clings to her scales.

>

Aislynn hugs you.

>

Aislynn smiles.

>

Lexxa gives Calabra a slight nod.

>

Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.

>

You say, "Life Brothers and Sisters, I appreciate you all the more."

>

Zersha dimples at you.

>

Aislynn praises you.

>

You say, "We have four times done what has not been done in the past."

>

Lexxa praises you.

>

Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

>

Ghust quietly says, "Ah dunno how ta even INTERPRET those visions."

>

Leilanie nods politely to you.

>

Larasa says, "So the Heralds are attempting to stifle the growth of the Immortals because they became too powerful."

>

Zalinyar quietly says, "We must wake the guardians."

>

The svelte alfar warrior searches around for a moment.

>

Valynn nods to you.

>

You say, "We have four times sought Elanthia's heart and will, and four times she has answered."

>

Madigan says to you, "As with all of these beseeches, that was very dense. I look forward to hearing smart folks figure out what it means."

>

Madigan grins.

>

Kerennya nods to Larasa.

>

Zersha says to Larasa, "The Heralds are not the Guardians."

>

Zalinyar says, "TO fend off the heralds."

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You say, "May we forever remain allied in our path with Elanthia."

>

Larasa ponders.

>

Lupdels ponders.

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You say, "In thirty roisaen I will travel to where we Beseeched Elanthia to Reveal."

>

You say, "At that time, let us discuss that which we saw."

>

Zersha cocks her head at you.

>

Anuril frowns.

>

You say, "You arrived in Peace, leave in Peace."

>

Calabra nods to you.

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Shaylynne nods to you.

>

Karthor strokes his beard in thoughtful contemplation.

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You raise an eyebrow in Madigan's direction.

>

Calabra bows.

>

Lupdels joins your group.

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Kethrai stands up.

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Kerennya nods.

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You disband Lupdels.

You disband Sliyder.

You disband Illiya.

You disband Hanryu.

You disband Anuril.

You disband Rhainn.

You disband Kerennya.

You disband Karthor.

You disband Sarugar.

You disband Leilanie.

You disband Kethrai.

You disband Shaylynne.

You disband Allye.

You disband Calabra.

You disband Aislynn.

You disband Leayne.

You disband Valynn.

You disband Keinruf.

You disband Zersha.

Post-Event Discussion of Visions

You sit down.

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Leayne hugs Nawain, who wraps her arms around Leayne with a warm smile.

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Crobin hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return.

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You say, "Sit. Let us discuss."

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Nawain hugs Leayne, who wraps her arms around Nawain with a warm smile.

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Shaylynne hugs Crobin, who wraps his arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile.

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Nawain takes a seat.

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Crobin pats Hebion on the back.

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Shaylynne hugs Leayne, who wraps her arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile.

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Vaerek scans the area briefly.

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Sofina stands near Zersha.

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Leayne grins at Shaylynne, her dimples flashing into view.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Leayne hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return.

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You ask Casari, "Repeat your question, for the others?"

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Crobin waves to Zersha.

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Zersha pulls Sofina to her in a tight hug.

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Sofina hugs Zersha, who wraps her arms around Sofina with a warm smile.

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Sofina gets a plush white towel embroidered with tumbling kittens from inside her scavenger's pack.

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Shaylynne gets a cherry branch from a pile on the ground.

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The white towel is still water logged and only gets Sofina wetter.

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Sofina puts her towel in her scavenger's pack.

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Casari says, "Oh, I was wondering if that vision is what it felt like the other times."

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Leayne takes a seat.

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Shaylynne puts her branch on a large fire.

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Casari says, "I'm curious why I was able to see this one."

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Zersha takes a seat.

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Sofina takes a seat near Zersha.

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Sofina casually observes the area.

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You say to Shaylynne, "You have thoughts on Casari's question."

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Crobin angles his ears forward in curiosity.

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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You say to Shaylynne, "Please. Elaborate."

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Leayne gets a cherry branch from a pile on the ground.

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Vaerek's body below the waist is dripping water everywhere.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Leayne puts her branch on a large fire.

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Crobin nods to Hebion.

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(Nawain sits at the edges of the conversation, listening and watching with dark eyes.)

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Shaylynne says, "The other visions were more...physical, vibrant, exhilerating...this was kind of...morbid, mental, and harsh in truth."

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Nawain glances up at the sky.

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You nod at Shaylynne, in complete agreement with her views.

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Leayne nods.

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You say to Shaylynne, "The others felt like a warm embrace. This a matter-of-fact rendering."

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(Crobin stands behind Leayne as she is sitting and watching the group his ears tilting back and forth listening)

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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Vaerek's body below the waist is soaked.

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Leayne gets a glass of chrysanthemum tea from inside her rose colored haversack.

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You ask, "Though I suppose Clarity sometimes is synonymous with Brevity?"

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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You shrug.

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You smile at Shaylynne.

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Nawain unties a balanced tyrium nodachi inlaid with verdant moonsilver from the straps of her thigh straps.

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Nawain gets a double-sided grey whetstone from inside her slender rugursora.

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Leayne takes a sip of her tea.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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Glimmering red-gold sparks leap errantly off of Nawain's body.

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Shaylynne says, "I suppose in that sense, we got what we sought."

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You say, "Casari It felt *direct*."

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You nod.

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Casari asks, "Then... was it from the same source, truly?"

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Zersha nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Strawberry Nurse Illiya just arrived.

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Crobin hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.

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Leayne waves to Illiya.

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Nawain hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.

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Leayne hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return.

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Illiya hugs Crobin, who wraps his arms around Illiya with a warm smile.

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You say to Casari, "What we saw was the same in every respect. The same people, places, and things shown. The tone is all that was different."

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You shrug.

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Illiya hugs Leayne, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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Crobin gets a haledroth nodachi with an elegant crystal-bone tsuba from inside his multi-strapped carryall.

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Illiya just hugged Nawain.

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Nawain smiles at Illiya.

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Casari studies the faces around her.

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Crobin shows Nawain his haledroth nodachi.

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You say, "I felt it *through* my link to Elanthia again. I believe Elanthia spoke all four times."

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Zersha nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views.

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Casari asks, "Who else felt it?  Besides Rangers, and Empaths, and Bards?"

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Crobin puts his nodachi in his multi-strapped carryall.

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Zersha softly says, "I think I sort of understand, maybe."

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Zersha rubs her head.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Vaerek says, "Not I."

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Nawain blinks.

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Crobin chuckles.

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Shaylynne says, "It was like talking to someone on a happy day, versus a day they were a little down, the perspective can shift that way."

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Nawain asks, "Bards saw something?"

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Crobin gets a slim almanac illustrated with an elegantly curled feather quill from inside his kirmiko pocket.

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You say to Casari, "Just those three."

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Shaylynne says, "Even if it's the same person."

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Casari nods to Nawain.

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You nod at Nawain, in complete agreement with her views.

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Leayne nods.

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Leayne gets a cherry branch from a pile on the ground.

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You nod at Shaylynne, in complete agreement with her views.

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Nawain thoughtfully says, "Interesting."

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Crobin puts his almanac in his kirmiko pocket.

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Crobin says, "I have been to most of the meetings and never saw a vision."

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You say to Shaylynne, "Indeed."

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Casari says, "Apparently the same thing as the life practitioners."

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Leayne puts her branch on a large fire.

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Crobin says, "You were honored I believe Casari."

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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You ask, "Might I lend word to interpreting what we saw?"

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Zersha gazes at you.

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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Zersha says, "Please, I'm curious if it's the same way I am."

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Nawain's eyes glisten with a strange red light.

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Hebion ponders.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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You say, "Nawain, I will repeat that which we saw once more, and interpose my thoughts."

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Crobin ponders.

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Nawain nods to you.

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Nawain gazes at you.

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Nawain's eyes glisten with a strange red light.

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You say, "I experienced epochs of time in moments.  Seasons pass and Elanthia moves from a primal state to new ages, with crops, and in turn civilizations, but still I felt something ever present.  A powerful existence -- one guiding force with many voices, Guardians consuming enormous quantities of pure mana.  They shape the rise and fall of peoples, the drift of continents, and the very definition of life in small gestures of enormous impact dispersed by thousands of years."

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Sayase just arrived.

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Sublime Mender Kerennya just arrived.

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A warm golden glow wreaths around Nawain for a moment, trailing off in a cascading shower of shimmering sparks that falls about her.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Leviathan Friend Lupdels just arrived.

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You say, "My interpreation: these are the same Guardians we have seen in each vision. Heralds and Dragons, one and the same."

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Leayne smiles at Crobin, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

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Lupdels's feet are soaked.

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Illiya places her hands on her temples.

Illiya's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air.

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You say, "The vision continued."

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Zersha shakes her head.

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Nawain gives a slight nod.

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Illiya gestures.

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Nawain glances at Lupdels.

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You say, "I felt the breath of the unseen chorus on my face with each stroke that shapes creation in light gestures, and in turn, the streams of pure mana that ebbs with every act.  I watched as Gardeners are created to support the Guardians in more consistent but smaller movements, but see that the Gardeners were flawed, leading to their downfall.  They mixed streams of mana to enhance their own influence, introducing new and unintended consequences to the plan of their creators, drawing new beings that were not within the intent of the guiding forces of the universe."

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Lupdels rolls his eyes.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

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Casari looks at Vaerek and shrugs.

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Illiya gestures.

Illiya closes her eyes and settles into a graceful stance.

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Nawain observes you with fascination.

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Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

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Leayne ponders.

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Illiya gestures.

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You say, "My interpretation: The Heralds created...something? Someone? Something flawed. Something not perfect. Something that broke the barrier between Inside and Out."

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Lupdels nods.

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A pained expression crosses Nawain's face.

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Nawain nods.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Illiya gestures.

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You say, "I felt a lingering trail that disperses the streams of mana necessary to fulfill the will of the beings that existed before time with each sorcerous event, leaving each movement less impactful.  Yet, in time, I felt a new powerful influence arrive, and with it, access to their own font of creation, carrying enormous capability and supply of a variant of mana  harnessed by new shapers that had no compunctions regarding the mixing of energies.  These beings begin to shape and blend  and with every exertion of their will, the Guardians' presence feels more distant as the mana streams become further mixed."

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Leayne sighs.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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You say, "My interpretation: The arrival of the Immortals. With their Arrival, they began their own works which weakened the Heralds."

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Nawain gives a slight nod.

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You say, "I felt the tone of the unseen chorus change at this not only do these new beings shape without understanding the Guardians' need, but they do so with impunity, starving the Guardians from the very lands and sources they cultivated for so long.  In a single expenditure of will, I felt the Guardians react.  I felt the might of these new beings diminished, and the Guardians place boundaries, rules around their capacity to influence and to shape.  Despite and without recognizing these limitations, the interlopers persist, enacting their own plans and shepherding their own flocks."

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Nawain whispers a prayer from her mouth into the wind, certain it will reach Enelne's ear.

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Zersha whispers, "When you're done, I disagree slightly but it is close to what I think may have happened or be happening."

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Vaerek says to Nawain, "How are you holding up?  Despite our differences I'll be here for you if you need."

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Illiya gestures.

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A ghostly barrier of spectral flame materializes before Nawain, distorting her visage as waves of intense heat wash upward around her.

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Leayne frowns.

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Nawain glances at Vaerek.

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Illiya gazes at Vaerek.

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Kerennya smiles softly at Vaerek.

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You say, "My interpretation: The Heralds struck with hamper and halter upon the Immortals. While they did not War, guard rails were established and the Immortals were weakened in the process. They remained."

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Nawain politely says to Vaerek, "I am well, thank you."

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Valynn just arrived.

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Nawain nods to you.

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Nawain frowns.

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Leayne frowns.

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Leayne smiles at Valynn, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

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Nawain narrows her eyes.

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Nawain ponders.

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A pair of spectral fiery wings flicker into view around Nawain, stretching outward in a graceful arc before fading away once more.

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Valynn grins at Leayne.

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You ask Zersha, "Zersha, I understand you have an alternative interpretation?"

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Valynn nods politely to you.

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Leayne gets an austere scholar's tome from inside her rose colored haversack.

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You bow to Zersha.

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Zersha says, "Only slightly."

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Zersha smiles at you, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

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You say, "Please. Expound."

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Nawain waves to Valynn.

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You smile at Zersha.

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Valynn grins at Nawain.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

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You whisper to Shaylynne, "Feel free to share your thoughts as well."

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You smile at Shaylynne.

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Zersha says, "I don't think the Heralds and the Guardians are the same.  I'm not sure exactly where the Heralds fit.  I do think the Guardians are the original creators.  And think I they created the Gardeners, which may have been what was trapped in that prison we saw in one of the visions."

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Lupdels nods to Zersha.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Soul Surgeon Zynell just arrived, leading her group.

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Leilanie smiles at Zynell.

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Closing your eyes and concentrating intensely on the task at hand, you pore all your focus into the formulation of the Syamelyo Kuniyo spell.

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Soul Surgeon Zynell patters east, leading her group.

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You feel fully prepared to cast your spell.

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You gesture.

The left side of the world becomes hazed in gauzy green shadows briefly, and you find yourself drifting to the verge of reveries paradisiac and exhilarating.

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You nod to Zersha.

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Shaylynne nods.

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You say to Zersha, "Plausible."

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Zersha says, "I do agree that the Immortals are interlopers..."

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Crobin rubs Leayne gently, massaging her muscles.

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Soul Surgeon Zynell just arrived, leading her group.

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Zersha says, "Which is an uncomfortable feeling."

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Lupdels says to Zersha, "There are more names for groups than groups we've encountered ..."

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Skraddarsy blinks.

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Shaylynne nods to Zersha.

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Leayne gasps!

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Nawain narrows her eyes.

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Casari nods to Lupdels.

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Illiya grins at Lupdels, her dimples flashing into view.

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You nod at Lupdels, in complete agreement with his views.

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You say to Lupdels, "Indeed."

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Valynn nods at Zersha, obviously agreeing with her views.

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Nawain rubs her neck.

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Leilanie takes a seat.

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You say to Zersha, "When you conclude, let us give the floor to Shaylynne."

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Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

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Sofina stands up.

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You notice Sofina attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Sofina's skin briefly withers and tightens, becoming unnaturally gaunt as she mutters some foul phrase.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Leayne takes a sip of her tea.

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Nawain begins to carefully examine a balanced tyrium nodachi inlaid with verdant moonsilver.

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Kerennya whispers, "Uh, can I get in line to speak, please?"

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You nod to Kerennya.

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Zersha says to you, "I think that is all, otherwise we align on what we thought we saw."

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Zersha smiles at you, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

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You nod to Zersha.

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You ask Shaylynne, "Thoughts?"

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You whisper to Kerennya, "You will follow Shaylynne."

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Kerennya nods to you.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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You raise an eyebrow in Shaylynne's direction.

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Shaylynne says, "I might agree, lately the Heralds, whoever they are, feel angry."

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Valynn nods to Shaylynne.

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Leayne gets a paper sack of cheese-flavored popcorn enhanced with a bit of dried thyme from inside her rose colored haversack.

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Leayne takes a bite of the popcorn.

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You say, "Indeed."

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Zersha nods at Shaylynne, obviously agreeing with her views.

s>

Leayne moves a glass of chrysanthemum tea to her left hand.

Leayne moves a paper sack of cheese-flavored popcorn enhanced with a bit of dried thyme to her right hand.

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Leayne offers Crobin a paper sack of cheese-flavored popcorn enhanced with a bit of dried thyme.

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Shaylynne says, "Elanthia feels sad, but in the vision it felt like it was a war of control, not anger."

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Illiya gestures.

Rutilant sparks of light encircle Illiya, seeping into her skin and bathing her in a warm glow.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Crobin accepts Leayne's cheese-flavored popcorn.

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Crobin takes a bite of the popcorn.

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Shaylynne ponders.

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Crobin moves a ceramic jug of partially congealed blood-ale to his left hand.

Crobin moves a paper sack of cheese-flavored popcorn enhanced with a bit of dried thyme to his right hand.

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Crobin offers Leayne a paper sack of cheese-flavored popcorn enhanced with a bit of dried thyme.

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Leayne accepts Crobin's cheese-flavored popcorn.

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Crobin moves a ceramic jug of partially congealed blood-ale to his right hand.

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Leayne takes a bite of the popcorn.

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Crobin puts his blood-ale in his multi-strapped carryall.

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Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

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Leayne nods to Crobin.

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Illiya gestures.

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Illiya gestures.

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Leayne nods to Shaylynne.

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Shaylynne says, "The Immortals were new to this world, both sides wild, and one trying to herd the other into place."

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You say to Shaylynne, "Kerennya will follow you, when you are finished."

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You nod to Shaylynne.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Zersha softly says, "I wonder if there some way to round the prisoner back up and broker peace between the others..."

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Shaylynne nods to you.

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Zersha gazes off into the distance.

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Lupdels ponders.

s>

Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Leayne's body like thick honey before thinning out.

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Casari nods to Lupdels.

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Hebion nods to Zersha.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Shaylynne says to Zersha, "I fear this has gone on so long we met them this at a time past negotiation, but you never know."

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Shaylynne says to you, "That is all I have until I think on it more."

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

Leayne's skin flushes slightly.

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Zersha softly says to Shaylynne, "I fear the same, but I would like to hope for a non-violent way."

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Leayne takes a sip of her tea.

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

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You nod.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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You say to Kerennya, "You have the floor."

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Gragnel says to Zynell, "I feel the need to go purify some zombies. Get some of my frustration out."

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Kerennya says, "Thank you."

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Reverend Gragnel slogs east.

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Leayne gestures.

Leayne's wildling spider emits a loud *snap*.

Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Leayne.

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Leilanie gazes off to the east.

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Xionara smirks.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Crobin says, "Zombie smacking is fun."

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Crobin nods.

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Vaerek scans the sky, looking for portents and insight.

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Kerennya says, "What I want to say is not so much about the visions we just saw, but what we hoped to learn from Elanthia tonight...what She needs."

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Leayne gestures.

Rutilant sparks of light encircle Leayne, seeping into her skin and bathing her in a warm glow.

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You nod to Kerennya.

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Leayne puts her popcorn in her rose colored haversack.

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Shaylynne nods.

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Leayne gets an acenite sea unicorn with a glittering tail of coralite from inside her rose colored haversack.

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You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

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Vaerek nods to Shaylynne.

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Leayne sweeps her unicorn through the air with slow, contemplative gestures.

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Kerennya says, "And I've been thinking that if we have to get rid of the Heralds, we need to start being more responsible about the damage we're doing with sorcery."

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Leayne's unicorn steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing green torch!

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Leayne's unicorn fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.

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Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

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Nawain gazes at Kerennya.

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Lupdels ponders.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

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Skraddarsy finishes playing a haunting sonata on her dainty cowbell.

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Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

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Kerennya asks, "And I've been wondering...what if we were to...after all of this over - establish an order or a society tasked to do that?"

s>

Leayne gestures.

Leayne takes a deep breath, looking serene and determined.

s>

Leayne puts her unicorn in her rose colored haversack.

s>

Lupdels nods to Kerennya.

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Kerennya says, "I don't know how to make that happen."

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Kerennya says, "But I think we should think about it."

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Kerennya says, "That's all."

s>

Kerennya smiles.

s>

You say to Kerennya, "You, Golameth, and Malkien have all arrived at that idea independently of each other."

s>

Leilanie smiles at Kerennya.

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Kerennya grins at you.

s>

Nawain chuckles.

s>

You say to Kerennya, "I believe that it is an idea worthy of pursuing."

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You bow to Kerennya.

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Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

s>

Kerennya smiles.

s>

Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

s>

Vaerek whispers, "Could I say short bit in the list?"

s>

You ask Nawain, "Questions, based on the vision or what you have heard since?"

s>

Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

s>

Nawain gazes at you.

s>

You whisper to Vaerek, "Right after Nawain, yep!"

s>

Nawain ponders.

s>

Vaerek nods to you.

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A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Crobin shakes his head as if clearing it.

s>

Nawain says, "I wonder. You all keep mentioning the Immortals. Was it simply the Immortals who you feel you sensed, or the presence of all of the divine? One could assume, but that'd just be rude."

s>

Nawain smiles.

s>

Primal World Ender Anuril just arrived.

s>

Crobin nods to Anuril.

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

You say to Nawain, "An excellent question. Admittedly, I am making an assumption that the "new beings" are the Immortals."

s>

You say to Nawain, "That may be a false trail."

s>

You shrug.

s>

Leilanie says, "I don't think I understand."

s>

The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Nawain.

s>

Leilanie gazes thoughtfully at Nawain.

s>

Lupdels nods to you.

s>

You ask Leilanie, "She is asking about the gods of the other pantheons, yes Nawain?"

s>

Zersha softly says, "The mention of 'their own font of creation' is what made think of the Immortals, but I could be misleading."

s>

Lupdels whispers, "I have an observation or thought "

s>

Leilanie gnaws on her lip.

s>

Zersha says, "It could be misleading."

s>

Nawain says to Leilanie, "The Immortals are the Kermorian pantheon. Divine is bigger than that."

s>

Nawain nods in agreement.

s>whisper lup After Vaerek.

You whisper to Lupdels, "After Vaerek."

s>

Leilanie nods.

s>

A large fire wavers a bit.

s>

Shaylynne nods to Nawain.

s>

You nod to Nawain.

s>

Hebion ponders.

s>

Kerennya asks Nawain, "Do the Rakash gods make mention of anything like the Font of Creation?"

s>

Nawain says to Kerennya, "No. It is not discussed in our stories."

s>

You say to Vaerek, "When Nawain concludes, you will have the floor."

s>

Anuril nods to Zynell.

s>

Kerennya nods.

s>

Nawain says, "Our Gods also aren't divided. They aren't three-in-one, and at odds internally."

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Leayne gets a cherry branch from a pile on the ground.

s>

Shaylynne looks thoughtfully at Nawain.

s>

Leayne puts her branch on a large fire.

s>

Nawain says, "I am wondering about these... guard rails."

s>

Shaylynne nods to Nawain.

s>

You smile at Nawain.

s>

Casari gestures.

Casari's watersilk bag emits a loud *snap*.

The air around Casari shimmers with a weak yellow light that quickly disperses.

The air around Casari shimmers with a blinding yellow luminescence.  The scintillating light writhes and twists, abruptly coalescing into a translucent field before blinking out of sight.

A crash of shattering glass echoes through the area.  You are overcome by a sense of wrongness.

s>

Sir Madigan just arrived.

s>

Crobin smiles at Leayne.

s>

Valynn winces.

s>

Zynell bows her head and mutters a short prayer in a hushed voice.  Raising her head, she glances to the shadows with a knowing smile.

s>

Leayne gasps!

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

You say to Nawain, "To quote again, "In a single expenditure of will, you feel the Guardians react.  You feel the might of these new beings diminished, and the Guardians place boundaries, rules around their capacity to influence and to shape."

s>

Lupdels sighs.

s>

Leayne softly says, "No mana."

s>

Nawain observes you with fascination.

s>

Illiya rubs Leayne in a friendly manner.

s>

You look at Nawain and shrug.

s>

Nawain says, "Boundaries. Guard rails."

s>

Nawain nods.

s>

Anuril's feet are soaked.

s>

You nod.

s>

You say, "Best words I have to describe that."

s>

The clear, ringing tones of Casari's song define a soothing melody that sails easily into the high reaches of her range.

s>smile nawain

You smile at Nawain.

s>

Illiya gestures.

s>

Illiya touches the tattoo on her arm and closes her eyes in concentration.

s>

Madigan puts his coffee in his traveler's pack.

s>

Madigan raises his hand in a quick salute.

s>

Sir Madigan goes east.

s>

Nawain says, "I suppose we'll be tearing those down, then."

s>

Nawain chuckles.

s>

Nawain nods.

s>

Nawain says to you, "Thank you for clarifying."

s>

You nod.

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Shaylynne says to Nawain, "I thought of rails too, or fences..."

s>

You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations.

Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something.

s>

You ask Nawain, "Might Vaerek have the floor?"

s>

Shaylynne says, "Captivity."

s>

Anuril fixes Nawain with a serene, lofty stare.

s>

Illiya gestures.

s>

Nawain nods in agreement.

s>

Vaerek smiles at Nawain.

s>

Vaerek says, "Thank you."

s>

Illiya gestures.

s>

Nawain says to Shaylynne, "Or the division of a single, powerful being into three."

s>

Leayne gestures.

Rutilant sparks of light encircle Leayne, seeping into her skin and bathing her in a warm glow.

s>

Shaylynne ponders.

s>

Crobin flicks one ear back as though listening for something.

s>

Shaylynne squints at Nawain.

s>

Shaylynne nods.

s>

Nawain gazes at Vaerek.

s>

Vaerek says, "I remember recently when things got worse a little while back."

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

s>

You raise an eyebrow in Vaerek's direction.

s>

Vaerek exclaims, "There was a booming voice of "Silence!"

s>

Casari gestures.

Casari's watersilk bag emits a loud *snap*.

s>

A swirling vortex of brilliant light spins across the area.

Raw energies rupture near you!

The mana streams whip violently into a new configuration, far faster than your nervous system can react!  Your magical attunement drops rapidly in a single moment, leaving you feeling bruised and cold.

s>

Xionara concentrates for several moments, a greedy expression on her face.

A fearsome mana surge is abruptly erased from existence!

s>

Vaerek says, "And magic stopped."

s>

Vaerek says, "Non of us could cast anything."

s>

Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

s>

You nod to Vaerek.

s>

Illiya gazes off to the east.

s>

Leayne sighs.

s>

Vaerek says, "Elanthian thrived without us."

s>

Crobin takes a seat near Leayne.

s>

Crobin leans back against Leayne with a loving smile.

s>

Vaerek says, "Elanthia."

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Vaerek asks, "What if we need to stop magic all together?"

s>

Valynn gazes at Vaerek.

s>

Zersha furrows her brow.

s>

Nawain shakes her head.

s>

Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

s>

You say to Vaerek, "That is a thought."

s>

Skraddarsy quietly asks, "How can we do that, though?"

s>

Vaerek looks at you and shrugs.

s>

Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

s>

Vaerek says, "That's all I had."

s>

Kerennya says to Vaerek, "Liraxes said that, at least with regard to Wild Magic, it would help but not fix that problem."

s>

You nod to Vaerek.

s>

You bow to Vaerek.

s>

You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.

s>

You say to Lupdels, "You have the floor."

s>

Xionara shakes her head.

s>

Lupdels smiles at you.

s>

Nawain slowly empties her lungs.

s>

Lupdels says, "Thank you."

s>

Nawain gazes at Lupdels.

s>

Nawain taps her whetstone against her thigh a few times, dislodging a few stray flakes of metal.

s>

Lupdels says, "As I said, there are more names than there are groups we have encountered. So much ... conjecture."

s>

Leayne nods to Crobin.

s>

Zersha grins at Lupdels, her dimples flashing into view.

s>

Valynn gazes at Lupdels.

s>

Lupdels says, "We have a vision of a hungry gardener ... and then visions of them trapped in a prison. And we have an empty prison ..."

s>

Leayne nods to Lupdels.

s>

Nawain gives a slight nod.

s>

Nawain exhales involuntarily and shifts her stance, as if now under a heavy burden.

s>

Lupdels says, "We know stories of the Immortals and the creation of the World Dragon. And the Kathers with their story of a Moon Dragon and the userpers to the Creators. And so some call the Immortals the Interlopers ... which make the Creators the Guardians ..."

s>

Lupdels says, "And we have the Heralds so we just ... throw that name in too."

s>

Lupdels says, "But there may be more groups here? Perhaps the war is not just two sided."

s>

Shaylynne nods to Lupdels.

s>

Crobin snuggles up to Leayne and cradles her in his arms.

s>

You say, "Indeed."

s>

Valynn nods to Lupdels.

s>

Lupdels says, "The escaped Hungry Gardener could explain the missing pure mana that the Immortals believe the Heralds are draining."

s>

Illiya gestures.

A liquid, dusky light cascades down Illiya's body like thick honey before thinning out.

s>

Lupdels says, "The Heralds may even be blaming the Immortals for actions of the Hungry Gardener ..."

s>

Nawain nods in agreement.

s>

Zersha leans forward and rests her chin in her hand, a thoughtful expression on her face.

s>

Lupdels says, "The Hungry Gardener may even present itself as a Herald ..."

s>

Lupdels ponders.

s>

Illiya gestures.

s>

Zersha gives Lupdels a slight nod.

s>

Shaylynne rubs her head.

s>

Illiya gestures.

s>

Skraddarsy nods to Zynell.

s>

Lupdels sighs.

s>

Lupdels takes a sip of his ale.

s>

Crobin nods to Lupdels.

s>

Lupdels says, "But I don't know what to do with that."

s>

Lupdels sighs.

s>

Nawain quietly says, "Perhaps all we need to do is draw the attention of the Guardians to the discarded gardener. It ought to be clear that the imbalance is not of our making, if they would only look."

s>

You smile at Lupdels.

s>look

[Wilderness, River's Edge]

A wide band of smooth rocks and pebbles runs between the placid river to the west and the dense forest to the east.  When the river is at its fullest, this area is probably underwater.  A couple of fishing poles have been propped up near the water's edge, their lines trailing far downstream.  You also see a pink-eared white piglet, a coppery saluki puppy flaunting a goldenglow glaes collar and jadeleaf snood, a stone seat, a large fire, a pile of branches and some maple lumber.

Also here: Primal World Ender Anuril, Reader Purn, Sensitive Skraddarsy, Healer Leilanie (sitting), Sothios, Soul Surgeon Zynell (sitting), Valynn, Leviathan Friend Lupdels, Sublime Mender Kerennya, Sayase, Strawberry Nurse Illiya, Vaerek, Dzive Asini Leayne (sitting), Fearless Crobin (sitting), Enelne's Repent Nawain (sitting), Firehawk Casari, Lord Knight Hebion, Desert Dancer Zersha (sitting), Black Fox Xionara (sitting) and Shaylynne (sitting).

Obvious paths: east.

Room Number: 6164

s>

A large fire flutters slightly.

s>

Leayne gets a sungrown cigar from inside a narrow flamethorn cigarillo case clasped with a rencate dragon.

s>

Leayne gets a diminutive tin magma viper from inside her rose colored haversack.

s>

Leayne points her tin viper at a sungrown cigar and a flame shoots from the creature's mouth, making the cigar quickly catch fire.

s>

Nawain rubs her whetstone along the edge of her nodachi for a few moments.

s>

Leayne puts her viper in her rose colored haversack.

s>

Leayne takes a long drag off of a burning sungrown cigar.

s>

Wisps of smoke glide from Leayne's mouth, intertwining to form a pristine figure of an unicorn, which bows its head, then snorts and stamps its forelegs.

s>

Lupdels nods to you.

s>

You stand back up.

>

You say, "Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Each of you."

>

A pristine smoke figure of an unicorn fades away into the breeze.

>

You say, "There is yet more to ponder."

>

Lazy curls of smoke drift off of Leayne's sungrown cigar.

>

Shaylynne nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views.

>

Casari nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views.

>

You say, "You came in Peace. Depart in Peace as well."

>

Vaerek smiles at you.

>

Leayne nods to you.

>

Valynn nods to you.

>

Primal World Ender Anuril goes east.

>

Shaylynne says, "You, too, Waydren."

>

Casari says, "If you know any Bards, ask them to come to Shard in about an andu.  Maybe we can... learn something else about this."

>

Nawain stands up.

>

Vaerek says, "Can't believe no one died this time.  Very odd."

>

Nawain glances up at the sky.

>

Crobin puts his almanac in his kirmiko pocket.

>

You nod to Casari.

>

Illiya quietly says to Vaerek, "Yet."

>

Nawain lifts her face to the sky and howls.  The haunting song of a wolf resonates through the area.

>

Lupdels nods to Casari.

>

Nawain puts her whetstone in her slender rugursora.

>

Valynn gives Vaerek a wry grin.

>

Vaerek grumbles at Illiya.

>

A pristine smoke figure of an unicorn fades away into the breeze.

>

Leayne takes a long drag off of a burning sungrown cigar.

>

You say to Vaerek, "None have died when we have sought Elanthia's Will."

>

Wisps of smoke glide from Leayne's mouth, intertwining to form a pristine figure of an unicorn, which bows its head, then snorts and stamps its forelegs.

>

Leayne smiles at Illiya, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

>

Nawain sheathes her tyrium nodachi and ties it to her thigh straps.

>

Lupdels ponders.

>

Vaerek says, "Amazing."

>

You say, "Something to ponder."

>

Kerennya says, "Well, most of the magic being cast was life magic."

>

Vaerek says, "Weird even."

>

A large fire flutters slightly.

>

A pristine smoke figure of an unicorn fades away into the breeze.

>

Leayne takes a long drag off of a burning sungrown cigar.

>

Wisps of smoke glide from Leayne's mouth, intertwining to form a pristine figure of an unicorn, which bows its head, then snorts and stamps its forelegs.

>

Shaylynne says, "Oh."

>

Vaerek says, "So, maybe just some of us need to "silence" ourselves."

>

You say, "I leave you now. Thank you for your continued partnership. We are accomplishing things not yet seen. May it continue."

>

Closing your eyes and concentrating intensely on the task at hand, you pore all your focus into the formulation of the Blend spell.

>

A pristine smoke figure of an unicorn fades away into the breeze.

>

Leayne takes a long drag off of a burning sungrown cigar.

>

Valynn says, "Elanthia is not at odds with us."

>

Casari nods.

>

You blend smoothly into your surroundings, making yourself unseen.

I>

You go east.

Consolidated Visions

Your vision fades as you focus on a link with Elanthia, seeking clarity and more detail to the visions you have experienced.  Your link is no longer as vibrant or raw, yet that dullness allows a broader perspective not dominated by individual moments or sensations.

You experience epochs of time in moments.  Seasons pass and Elanthia moves from a primal state to new ages, with crops, and in turn civilizations, but still you feel something ever present.  A powerful existence -- one guiding force with many voices, Guardians consuming enormous quantities of pure mana.  They shape the rise and fall of peoples, the drift of continents, and the very definition of life in small gestures of enormous impact dispersed by thousands of years.

You feel the breath of the unseen chorus on your face with each stroke that shapes creation in light gestures, and in turn, the streams of pure mana that ebbs with every act.  You watch as Gardeners are created to support the Guardians in more consistent but smaller movements, but see that the Gardeners were flawed, leading to their downfall.  They mixed streams of mana to enhance their own influence, introducing new and unintended consequences to the plan of their creators, drawing new beings that were not within the intent of the guiding forces of the universe.

You feel a lingering trail that disperses the streams of mana necessary to fulfill the will of the beings that existed before time with each sorcerous event, leaving each movement less impactful.  Yet, in time, you feel a new powerful influence arrive, and with it, access to their own font of creation, carrying enormous capability and supply of a variant of mana  harnessed by new shapers that had no compunctions regarding the mixing of energies.  These beings begin to shape and blend  and with every exertion of their will, the Guardians' presence feels more distant as the mana streams become further mixed.

You feel the tone of the unseen chorus change at this not only do these new beings shape without understanding the Guardians' need, but they do so with impunity, starving the Guardians from the very lands and sources they cultivated for so long.  In a single expenditure of will, you feel the Guardians react.  You feel the might of these new beings diminished, and the Guardians place boundaries, rules around their capacity to influence and to shape.  Despite and without recognizing these limitations, the interlopers persist, enacting their own plans and shepherding their own flocks.

Your vision abruptly returns to normal.