The Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series/Useff and Nilme - Duets/10-27-2023

Useff and Nilme - Duets - Arthe Dale Concert - 10-27-2023

Arthe Dale Concert: Useff Budna and Nilme Iondu'il - Duets 10-27-2023
Arthe Hollow Inn, Arthe Dale, Zoluren

Location

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

Performers

You are Langen Esturi Nilme Iondu'il, Dreamweaver of Fayrin's Rest, an Elven Bard.

Nilme has an oval face with delicate features, slightly pointed ears and sparkling violet eyes. Her silver-streaked black hair is very long and silky, and is worn pulled back in a bun. She has pale skin and a gracefully slender figure. She is slightly under average height for an Elf.

Her left ankle has a tattoo of a school of silver-flecked violet dancerfish swimming through a rippling musical staff.

She is wearing some dark red ruby rose earrings embraced by carved onyx vines, a silversteel pendant centered with a sparkling heartstone, a brushed silver locket, a sleek black gown of soft spidersilk adorned with gleaming ruby roses along its deep neckline, a translucent loveglass band set with a heartstone half note, some sheer black linen hose flocked with roses, a jet-black silk garter accented with a tiny ruby heart pierced with a diamond arrow and a pair of red silk slippers appliqued with matching silk petals.

You see Storyteller Useff Budna, Protector of Ilithi, an Elven Bard.

Useff has slightly pointed ears and mismatched eyes, one gold and the other hazel. His brunette hair is long and thick, and is worn pulled back in a multitude of beaded braids. He has dark skin accented by some glittery platinum stars and an athletic build. He is a bit over average height for an Elf.

A shimmering black diamond star rests on his forehead, just above his eyes. His forearm has a tattoo of a silver dragon with fierce talons and blood red eyes.

He is wearing a dashing linen shirt stitched with brilliant multi-colored silk threads, a name tag that reads "Hello, I'm Useff!", a soft leather writer's bag, a black gold thumb ring inlaid with shadowy black jet, a translucent loveglass band set with a heartstone half note, some jet black leather pants and a pair of black leather boots trimmed in grey sharkskin.

In Attendance

Flora Sage Allye who is wreathed by ethereal gladiolus blossoms Botanist Claribel who is nimbused in gold-shot viridescence abloom with prismatic flowers Charmer Cozi Snarky Cythra Outdoorsman Dromond who is sitting Truthseeker Elurora whose figure is gracefully highlighted in a soft aurora of silvery-violet light Squire Eskila who is followed closely by a neatly organized mischief of rats Lord of Elamiri Gridaksma Diva Iryta who is circled by ephemeral phantom sharks Nikabi Tokaru Ishimmer Mother Jaelia who is emanating a benevolent holy aura Medir Pyppa Intern Raeed Resolver who is almost invisible Roshendoe Champion Seydin Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne who is encircled by ethereal phofe flowers Sonic Sonance Sonatina whose form wavers within a roiling cloud of blue smoke Storyteller Useff Dancer Vixonia who is trailed by softly glowing silvery-blue musical notes Ylixia

Set List

• Grateful Harvest
• Red Herring
• Spring Springs
• Sweet Wishes
• Summer Dream
• Together
• The Gardener Singer
• Tango
• Gone Too Soon

Log of Event

Arthe Hollow Inn, Common Room

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

Vixonia leans on Allye. Allye leans over and scratches Vixonia's back. Squire Eskila's group just arrived. Allye puts her tea in her tapestry carpetbag. Sonatina trills softly at Allye. Allye puts her shortbread in her tapestry carpetbag. Allye beams at Sonatina! Allye hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Sonatina trills softly at Vixonia. Allye just hugged Eskila. Elurora smiles at Roshendoe. Roshendoe's tail undulates lazily through the air. Elurora hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Elurora with a warm smile. Sonatina hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Eskila hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Eskila with a warm smile. Vixonia perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Sonatina. Elurora snaps to attention and hails Eskila with a crisp hand salute. Sonatina hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Vixonia hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Eskila snaps to attention and hails Elurora with a crisp hand salute. Allye gets a white-oaken keg carved into the shape of a sleeping dragon from inside her party sack. Allye pours herself a flagon of aged Prydaen bloodwyne from her keg. Vixonia waves to Eskila. Roshendoe sniffs at Elurora. Allye offers Vixonia a flagon of aged Prydaen bloodwyne. Eskila wearily says to Elurora, "We got him almost all set up but no pilgrim badge... paladin shop closes at night." Vixonia accepts Allye's Prydaen bloodwyne. Roshendoe perks his ears up happily as he gazes at Elurora.

Vixonia makes a rumbling noise of contentment in Allye's direction. Allye puts her keg in her party sack. Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Vixonia. Allye gets a gilded porcelain cup of fragrant white magnolia tea from inside her tapestry carpetbag. Sonatina trills softly at Elurora.

Storyteller Useff's group came through a window.

Elurora says to Eskila, "In the morning then, hopefully." Roshendoe waves to Elurora.

Useff smiles.
Nilme exclaims, "Hi, all!"

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Shaylynne beams at Nilme! Eskila nods. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Sonatina hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Elurora waves to Roshendoe.

Useff says, "Hallos."

Eskila wearily says, "I need a nap for a bit." Sonatina hugs Useff, getting a smile in return. Allye exclaims, "Yay!" Eskila wraps her arms lovingly around Sonatina, snuggling close. Medir smiles at Useff. Elurora says to Roshendoe, "I hope I don't smell too funny." Eskila leans on Sonatina, closes her eyes, and starts making a loud throaty purr that sounds remarkably like snoring. Useff hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Sonatina kisses Eskila on the nose. Vixonia hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Useff hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return.

Vixonia exclaims, "Welcome everyone!
Vixonia says, "We'll be getting started in a little bit."

Medir beams! Roshendoe says to Elurora, "I am sorry, a bad habit of mine." Roshendoe shifts uncomfortably for a moment. Elurora giggles at Roshendoe.

Nilme asks, "How is everyone?" Nilme smiles.

Elurora says to Roshendoe, "It's alright, I did bathe after hunting though." Elurora hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Elurora with a warm smile. Elurora gives Useff a slight curtsy, barely more than a quick bob. Nilme hugs Elurora, getting a smile in return. Vixonia grins at Medir. Allye exclaims, "Excited!"

Nilme smiles.

Useff smiles at Elurora. Roshendoe taps a refurbished short sword that he is holding. Nilme waves to Gridaksma. Sonatina lets out a hearty cheer for Elurora! Useff rubs his hands together. Nilme waves to Medir. Medir says, "Very much lookin' forward to it." Roshendoe puts his sword in his white backpack. Medir grins at Nilme. Nilme grins at Medir. Vixonia trills softly at Medir. Vixonia traces an angular sigil in the air. Mother Jaelia just arrived. Vixonia nods to Nilme. Jaelia waves. Jaelia taps something inside her dragonar haversack. Roshendoe sniffs at Vixonia. Medir ponders. Medir walks out. Shaylynne grins at Jaelia. Roshendoe's ears relax slightly as he gazes at Vixonia contentedly. Nilme hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Medir just arrived. Elurora says to Roshendoe, "That's Miss Vixonia. She's a bard and very sweet." Vixonia trills softly at Elurora. Roshendoe asks Elurora, "What is a bard?" Roshendoe studies the faces around him. Shaylynne leans on Medir. Vixonia says, "I have an entire song about that..." Medir says, "Now that is a philosophical question indeed." Vixonia chuckles at Roshendoe. Nilme grins at Vixonia. Jaelia waves. Useff nods to Medir. Elurora slowly says to Roshendoe, "I think it would be better for a Bard to explain that, I'd probably mess it up." Useff says, "Deep." Roshendoe sniffs at Allye. Nilme waves to Jaelia. Medir nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views. Jaelia removes a twilight sapphire and platinum pendant from her neck. Jaelia puts her pendant in her dragonar haversack. Medir leans on Shaylynne. Jaelia gets a godsmarked turquoise pendant from inside her dragonar haversack. Roshendoe's ears relax slightly as he gazes at Allye contentedly. Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Roshendoe. Useff says, "I'm still asking that question." Vixonia grins at Useff. Allye grins at Roshendoe. Roshendoe shifts uncomfortably for a moment. Elurora says to Roshendoe, "And that's Miss Allye. She's an Empath, a fashion goddess and a food wizard." Elurora nods to Roshendoe. Claribel just arrived. Nilme beams! Elurora catches Claribel up in a fierce embrace, swinging her around exuberantly. Allye directs a welcoming chuff at Roshendoe. Nilme hugs Claribel, getting a smile in return. Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Claribel! Useff smiles at Claribel. Shaylynne gawks at Claribel. Claribel grins ear-to-ear. Vixonia hugs Claribel, getting a smile in return. Shaylynne exclaims, "It's a Claribel!" Nilme beams! Claribel pulls Elurora to her in a tight hug. Roshendoe smiles. Allye beams at Claribel! Allye hugs Claribel, getting a smile in return. Claribel gives Elurora a light kiss. Claribel wraps her arms around Allye, giving Allye a great big bear hug! Elurora cradles Claribel in her arms, their lips meeting in a tender kiss.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Elurora stands near Claribel. Allye giggles. Roshendoe says in Prydaenese, "I am Roshendoe. I am very new to this area." Jaelia beams at Roshendoe! Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Roshendoe. Roshendoe sniffs at Jaelia. Vixonia exclaims, "Well, welcome Roshendoe! We're glad you could join us!"

Useff rubs his right ear.

Claribel hums cheerfully to herself. Roshendoe fidgets nervously. Jaelia sniffles at Roshendoe. Medir nods. Nilme says to Roshendoe, "Welcome! Hope you enjoy the show tonight." Jaelia sniffs at Roshendoe. Nilme smiles. Jaelia nods to Roshendoe. Medir opens his backpack. Roshendoe sniffs at Jaelia. Medir rummages through a sturdy backpack, pausing once in a while and then quickly resuming the search. Jaelia beams at Roshendoe! Roshendoe asks in Prydaenese, "That is the lady that spoke bad about paladins, right?" Elurora says to Roshendoe, "That's Miss Jaelia. She's a Cleric, if you ever have God questions, she has a lot of answers, though it's sometimes confusing." Claribel says to Nilme, "I'm so excited for you and Mister Useff." (Jaelia waves at Roshendoe and offers a hopefully friendly face.) The translucent image of an owl glistens briefly in the shadowy depths of the orb hovering near Jaelia. Nilme beams! Nilme exclaims, "Thank you!" Roshendoe fidgets nervously. Elurora nods at Claribel, obviously agreeing with her views. Nilme says, "So glad you were able to be here. That makes it that much more special." Elurora says to Roshendoe, "She doesn't really dislike Paladins." Nilme smiles at Claribel. Claribel looks at Nilme and blushes. Roshendoe's ears relax for a moment in obvious enjoyment. Nilme smiles. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Claribel. Claribel quietly says to Nilme, "I wasn't going to miss this, not at all." Nilme beams at Claribel! Medir closes his backpack. Allye leans on Vixonia.

Nilme leans on Useff. Nilme smiles at Useff.

Roshendoe nods to Elurora. Ears tilted forward, Vixonia curls her tail around Allye's waist loosely. Eskila wearily says, "I don't think I can stay awake." Allye grins at Vixonia. Useff smiles at Eskila. Nilme chuckles at Eskila. Sonatina hugs Eskila, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Eskila wearily says, "Sorry bards.." Allye waves to Eskila. Eskila hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Eskila with a warm smile. Nilme just hugged Eskila. Allye just hugged Eskila. Eskila just hugged Roshendoe. Sonatina trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. Useff says, "Special show for you later." Vixonia exclaims to Eskila, "Be well!!" Roshendoe says to Eskila in Prydaenese, "Thank you for your help today." Sonatina trills softly at Eskila. Eskila wearily says to Roshendoe, "See you next time." Roshendoe just hugged Eskila. Useff waves to Eskila. Elurora snaps to attention and hails Eskila with a crisp hand salute. Roshendoe nods to Eskila. Claribel waves to Eskila. Jaelia gets a finely grained osage picnic basket from inside her dragonar haversack. Elurora says to Eskila, "Sleep well." Jaelia pulls a vibrant red satin picnic cloth out of a picnic basket, setting her basket aside as as she shakes out the cloth and lays it out upon the ground. Sonatina kisses Eskila on the nose. Eskila carefully lifts the skirt of her marblesilk tabard and dips into a deep curtsy. Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne. Eskila wearily says, "Take care of Roshendoe for me, someone get him back to Crossing later." Sonatina nods. Vixonia nods to Eskila. Eskila wearily exclaims, "Thanks and have fun!!" Allye grins. Nilme smiles. Eskila pulls Sonatina close in a slow, lingering kiss. Roshendoe smiles. Sonatina cradles Eskila in her arms, their lips meeting in a tender kiss. Eskila waves. Shaylynne bursts out in laughter, snorting stout through her nose. Squire Eskila plods out. Elurora pats Shaylynne on the back. Roshendoe waves. Medir chortles softly at some secret joke. Allye gets a basket of deep fried green beans drizzled with a creamy hot sauce from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth. Nilme smiles at Shaylynne. Shaylynne hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile. Nilme hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.

Spread out on the picnic cloth you see a bottle of Abriyit's Gemfire Wheat, a cinnamon sticky bun, a cup of hot coffee, a small bottle of milk, a glass of taffelberry milk, a jellied taffleberry fish, a golden toffee moon, a glazed raisin roll, a frosted apple fritter, a sweet carrot cupcake, a glass of icy lemonade, a gooey cinnamon biscuit, a bottle of Headsmasher Fizz, some candied violets, some chicken jerky, some plump boar sausage spiced with cloves and tarragon, a slice of honey-drizzled bread, a glass of sparkling cider, a shot of hangover cure, a shot of Darkstone Whiskey, a noggin of Helmsman's Ruin, some pickled eel, a brine-cured shark egg, a piece of goat cheese, a tall glass of Surlaenisan jewel garnished with curled coconut shavings, a glass of Lethian ouisque, some pale pickled Etrania liquor, a glass of Aesry Island Tease, a mug of Venom Root elixir, a portion of Mudrock brew, a portion of Mudrock brew, a delectable frosted cupcake decorated with seven-pointed star-shaped sprinkles, a shot of Dragonshield Schnapps, a shot of Dragonshield Schnapps, a goblet of sparkling strawberry water garnished with a fresh lime slice, a snifter of Golden Dragon brandy, a tall glass of spicy tomato juice refresher garnished with a pickle spear, a glass of iced tea garnished with a lemon wedge, a froofy pink umbrella cocktail, a froofy pink umbrella cocktail, some chocolate petals, a glass of orange juice, a glass of mineral water, some pale pickled Etrania liquor, some pale pickled Etrania liquor, a slice of coconut cloud cake, a chilled mug of creamy egg liqueur dusted with cinnamon, a basket of fried Trothfang peppers stuffed with cheese, a glass of Rhia's Dew Liqueur, a cup of Elothean rice wine, a glass of drowning man's dream, a glass of Fruity Fluff, a roast beast sandwich, a ram steak sandwich, a bottle of warm lager, a bottle of warm lager, a slab of rare roast, a mug of Running Stream beer, a tall glass of silvery white wine, a tall glass of red wine, a tall glass of red wine, a glass of Lethian ouisque, a glass of Lethian ouisque, a decanter of orangeberry liqueur, a bottle of Dalesian white wine, a goblet of Dalesian white wine, a glass of rum haze, a bottle of Mad-man's Jack, a bag of buttered popcorn, a jelly doughnut, a waxed paper carton emblazoned with the image of armor-clad mice riding bears, a glass of Iron Hill whiskey, a snifter of Rissan brandy, some red Langenfirth ale, some red Langenfirth ale, a goblet of blackberry stout, a mug of Arthe Dale delight, a mug of Arthe Dale delight, a glass of Howling Coyote rum, a mug of hot creamed coffee, a goblet of red wine, a goblet of red wine, a glass of Eluned's Elixir, a glass of Eluned's Elixir, a slice of mellow white cheese, a slice of mellow white cheese, a slice of Elven spiced bread, some peccary skins, a mug of Raccoon Juice, a slice of butter cheese, a flagon of Therengian red wine, some silver lirum corn cakes, a goblet of Bardic blue wine, a glass of taffelberry juice, a ginger root refresher, a cup of sirese leaf tea, a mug of green beer, a venison banger and some taffelberry scones.

Diva Iryta just arrived. Nilme beams! Elurora wraps her arm around Iryta's shoulder in a friendly hug. Claribel gets a waxed paper carton emblazoned with the image of armor-clad mice riding bears from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth. Nilme hugs Iryta, getting a smile in return. Iryta smiles at Nilme, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Claribel beams at Iryta! Nilme exclaims, "Yay!" Iryta pulls Nilme to her in a tight hug. Vixonia grins at Iryta. Allye hugs Iryta, getting a smile in return. Nilme gazes at Iryta. Nilme smiles. Iryta smiles at Vixonia, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. (Jaelia mutters something about keeping lectures on Moliko's Codex and Justice to herself as not to stop the enjoyment of the lovely performance.) Vixonia hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Roshendoe sniffs the air around him. Allye puts her beans in a tumultuous eddy of turquoise light splashing within a sungold-limned teacup. Roshendoe quirks one ear sideways in confusion. Vixonia exclaims to Iryta, "Heya lady! Been a while!" Iryta happily says to Nilme, "I come on behalf of another elf with his head buried in scrolls." Nilme grins at Iryta. Medir smiles at Iryta. Useff grins at Iryta. Iryta hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Jaelia beams at Iryta! Claribel takes a sip of her carton. Iryta beams at Medir! Sonatina hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Iryta exclaims to Medir, "Long time!" Allye takes a sip of her tea. Iryta points at Medir. Nilme says, "Give him our love." Iryta hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Iryta with a warm smile. Nilme smiles at Iryta. Medir says to Iryta, "Very." Iryta hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Iryta with a warm smile. Medir says, "Good t'see you." (Elurora wraps an arm around Claribel's waist loosely after giving her a gentle squeeze.) Useff hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile. A grizzled Human, wearing a black felt hat at a cocky angle, stands up swaying back and forth. He holds up his empty beer mug and shouts, "More champagne!" Pyppa just arrived. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Pyppa. Claribel gives Elurora a gentle smooch on the cheek. Claribel waves a waxed paper carton emblazoned with the image of armor-clad mice riding bears at Elurora. Allye just hugged Pyppa. Pyppa beams at Allye! Iryta says to Useff, "Jy sends his love and requests you kindly not break a leg." Vixonia exclaims, "Welcome everyone! We'll be getting started soon!!" Roshendoe perks his ears up happily as he gazes at Pyppa. Pyppa hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Elurora grins at Claribel. Medir joins Allye's group. Nilme beams at Vixonia! Pyppa beams at Roshendoe! Allye grins. Roshendoe smiles at Pyppa. Medir takes a sip of his stout. Iryta wraps her arm around Elurora's shoulder in a friendly hug. Useff says to Iryta, "Bless his heart. Thank him for me." Elurora says to Useff, "But if you do break a leg, there are lots of Empaths." Jaelia just hugged Pyppa. Jaelia joins Pyppa's group. Iryta smiles at Useff, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Useff grins at Elurora. Pyppa beams at Shaylynne! Nilme grins at Elurora. Pyppa hugs Jaelia, who wraps her arms around Pyppa with a warm smile. Pyppa hugs Elurora, getting a smile in return. Shaylynne smiles. Shaylynne just hugged Pyppa. Elurora just hugged Pyppa. Pyppa beams at Sonatina! Useff says, "There really are." Vixonia giggles at Elurora. Claribel wraps her arms around Iryta, giving Iryta a great big bear hug! Iryta smiles at Jaelia, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Elurora nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views. Iryta beams at Claribel! Iryta chortles softly at some secret joke. Iryta hugs Claribel, getting a smile in return. Claribel grins, revealing her dimples. Pyppa beams at Nilme! Nilme grins at Pyppa. Iryta says to Claribel, "Also a long time, dear." Claribel nods emphatically at Iryta. Nilme says to Pyppa, "Glad you could be here." Claribel says to Iryta, "It's so good to see you, and everyone, tonight." Pyppa smiles at Nilme. Jaelia exclaims to Pyppa, "We don't often get a Nilme and Useff only performance, these are very rare and not to be missed treats!" Jaelia beams at Nilme! Pyppa says, "Being here is the least I could do." Nilme smiles at Claribel. Jaelia beams at Useff! Charmer Cozi just arrived. Iryta smiles at Claribel, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Sonatina just hugged Pyppa. Nilme smiles. Pyppa nods to Jaelia. Vixonia trills softly at Cozi. Pyppa hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Pyppa with a warm smile. Sonatina waves to Cozi. Pyppa beams at Sonatina! Sonatina trills softly at Cozi. Vixonia nods to Allye. Nilme grins at Useff. Cozi exclaims in Prydaenese, "Menoloteebiboo beerimo!" Allye hugs Cozi, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye giggles at Cozi. Cozi hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Cozi with a warm smile. Useff nods to Cozi. Allye's eyes glaze over as she loses herself in a daydream. Pyppa beams at Vixonia! Nilme grins at Cozi. Vixonia perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Pyppa. Cozi says, "Prydaen shadowling." Iryta leans against a polished wooden bar. Cozi lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Roshendoe sniffs at Cozi. Iryta gets a glass of sparkling cider from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth. Cozi sniffs at Roshendoe. Ylixia just arrived. Roshendoe's ears relax slightly as he gazes at Cozi contentedly. Cozi waves to Sonatina. Nilme hugs Ylixia, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Iryta stands near Medir. Nilme smiles. Ylixia smiles. Ylixia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Ylixia with a warm smile. Vixonia traces an angular sigil in the air. Iryta warmly asks Medir, "Where ya been?" Iryta just nudged Medir. Nilme leans on Useff. Cozi says, "I'm not the Mane Event this time so I'll settle back and be quiet..." Ylixia takes a seat. Nilme grins at Cozi. Nikabi Tokaru Ishimmer just arrived. Useff says to Cozi, "Try not to kill Nilme." Jaelia says to Iryta, "It is good to see you again, but if you missed the gossip, Medir is looking to go for the hairstyle of bangs." Nilme grins at Useff. Vixonia hugs Ylixia, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. An adorable jet black kitten scrambles madly into view, sounding like a herd of mammoths. Cozi uses her index finger to trace an X across her chest. Cozi nods to Useff.

Useff pulls Nilme to him in a tight hug.

Iryta looks at Jaelia, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away. After a moment of cautious studying and sniffing, an adorable jet black kitten clambers inside of a stone fireplace, then gets out.

Nilme wraps her arms around Useff in a loving hug.

Shaylynne begins chortling at Jaelia.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Ishimmer slinks up to Vixonia with fluid grace, curling his tail lazily in the air. Vixonia slinks up to Ishimmer with fluid grace, curling her tail lazily in the air. Iryta playfully says to Jaelia, "I think he could pull it off." Ishimmer nibbles on Vixonia's ear playfully. Shaylynne says, "Yes, we heard he loves the bangs." Vixonia wraps her arms lovingly around Ishimmer, snuggling close. Shaylynne nods to Iryta. Medir says to Iryta, "I feel like I've been so many places, but it's gone by rather quickly." Medir chortles softly at some secret joke. Sonatina trills softly at Ishimmer. Vixonia exclaims to Ishimmer, "Howdy handsome stranger!" Ishimmer trills softly at Sonatina. Ishimmer's feet are dripping water everywhere. Vixonia kisses Ishimmer on the nose. Iryta waves to Ishimmer. Iryta takes a sip of her cider. Vixonia raises her voice in a sharp rhythm that seems to thrum through the air. Ishimmer says, "Hi sasyness." Pyppa smiles at Ishimmer. Shaylynne grins at Vixonia. Ishimmer kisses Vixonia on the nose. Ishimmer says, "Heyos all." Ishimmer waves. Shaylynne pets an adorable jet black kitten. The jet black kitten playfully bats at her hand. Ishimmer grins. Useff waves to Ishimmer. Nilme traces a gossamer pattern in the air. You decipher the signs of an Elemental utility spell. Ishimmer bites Shaylynne! Shaylynne just hugged Ishimmer. Roshendoe sniffs at Ishimmer. Medir waves to Ishimmer. Ishimmer suddenly gives voice to a fast, thrumming purr. Champion Seydin just arrived. Sonatina carefully lifts the kitten by the scruff of its neck and then tucks it gently into the crook of her arm. Ishimmer grins at Roshendoe. Vixonia says to Roshendoe, "That's Ishimmer, he's a ranger and terribly dashing..." Jaelia just hugged Seydin. Sonatina shows Roshendoe her cranky kitten. Roshendoe's ears relax slightly as he gazes at Ishimmer contentedly. Ishimmer strikes a heroic pose. Seydin waves to Jaelia. Seydin waves to Pyppa. Vixonia hums an innocent tune. Iryta says to Claribel, "It really is good to see everyone. I was starting to forget voices and faces and everything." Ears tilted forward, Ishimmer curls his tail around Vixonia's waist loosely. Jaelia exclaims to Seydin, "What are you doing here brave one! The most amazing performance of greatness is happening, you picked a good time to show!" Claribel lays her hand on Iryta's arm. Pyppa curtsies gracefully to Seydin. Roshendoe brushes one ear with his hand, grooming it absentmindedly. Seydin grins at Jaelia. Claribel says to Iryta, "It's very good you're being seen then, so you can remember." Sonatina pets a cranky blue-black kitten dappled with silver stars. Sonatina gets no reaction at all from her cranky kitten. Claribel nods emphatically at Iryta. Ishimmer reaches over and grooms Vixonia's ears for a moment, purring softly. Iryta begins chortling at Claribel. Elurora grins at Claribel.

Nilme wraps her arms lovingly around Useff, snuggling close.

Seydin says, "Seemed a better sort of entertainment than the things down south." Iryta ponders. Iryta curiously asks Seydin, "Something happening in Ilithi?" Iryta takes a sip of her cider. Seydin nods to Iryta. Vixonia asks Dromond, "Hoping she'll give you another sammich?" Seydin says to Iryta, "Group spars, I believe." Elurora giggles at Vixonia. Claribel takes a sip of her carton. Dromond says to Vixonia, "Hope is a discipline." Dromond nods to Vixonia. Elurora leans on Claribel. Roshendoe angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Seydin. Allye suddenly blinks and wakes up from her daydream. Iryta says, "Huh, I thought the Empaths were doing that up here tonight." Iryta scratches her head. Claribel gently kisses Elurora on the forehead. Vixonia exclaims to you, "And it's good to practice!"

Nilme pulls Useff close in a slow, lingering kiss.

Elurora gazes fondly at Claribel. Jaelia says, "The Group Spars are a lot of fun actually - but - cannot miss a Nilme and Useff performance."

Nilme smiles.

Allye beams! Claribel nods emphatically at Jaelia. Allye hugs Ylixia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye hugs Ishimmer, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye waves to Seydin. Ishimmer nibbles Allye gently. Seydin waves to Allye. Jaelia bows her head and chants catechisms. Allye grins. Elurora quickly salutes Seydin by bringing two fingers to her brow.

(Vixonia steps up center stage and turns to smile out at the audience.)

Snarky Cythra just arrived. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Vixonia. Seydin waves to Cythra. Allye beams at Cythra! Ishimmer winks at Vixonia. Cythra waves to Seydin.

Useff smiles at Vixonia.

Jaelia gestures.

Vixonia recites:

"Hello! My name is not Nilme Iondu'il, as many of you know! Though I will be playing her usual role tonight. I am here to welcome you to this episode of the Arthe Dale Concert Series!"

Sonatina gives Cythra a smooch. Ishimmer grins.

Nilme smiles at Vixonia.

Cythra giggles. Elurora giggles at Vixonia. Sonatina trills softly at Cythra. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia! Cythra hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile. Jaelia lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia! Ishimmer says, "Is not." Claribel grins at Vixonia, her dimples flashing into view. Seydin bows his head and chants a mantra. Cozi gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Vixonia recites:

"My name is in fact Vixonia Toryan and I am thrilled to be here. For more than two decades, people have been gathering at The Arthe Hollow Inn to attend The Arthe Dale Concert Series' performances. It is my pleasure to assist Nilme in continuing the long-standing tradition started by Daerlynn Soulmyste back in 360 AV. We are very glad to see you!"

Roshendoe sniffs at Cythra. Ylixia smiles at Vixonia. Ishimmer snuggles up to Vixonia. Roshendoe's ears relax slightly as he gazes at Cythra contentedly. Jaelia gazes intently into her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Sonatina applauds. Cozi exclaims, "That's like eight decades!" Ishimmer leans on Allye.

Vixonia recites:

"Why am I up here, you may ask? Well, it's because you are in for an incredible treat tonight. We have not one, but TWO amazing performers. They are here to work in tandem, as a dynamic duo you might say. It is my great pleasure to introduce Nilme Iondu'il and Useff Budna!"

Seydin bows his head and chants a mantra. Jaelia applauds. Seydin bows his head and chants a mantra. Elurora looks at Nilme and applauds! Elurora looks at Useff and applauds!

Nilme smiles warmly.

Claribel gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye leans over and scratches Ishimmer's back. Ishimmer gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Gridaksma applauds. Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Nilme, Vixonia gives her a toast. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Useff stands near Nilme.

Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Useff, Vixonia gives him a toast. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Ylixia applauds. Allye beams!

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Seydin gestures. Seydin's cambrinth cub emits a loud *snap*.

Vixonia recites:

"Out of respect for their hard work, please take a moment to quiet your spells, gadgets, whirligigs, boot wings, snake slithering, et cetera. You don't want to miss what they have in store for you!"

Iryta beams at Nilme! Allye closes her felted tavern. Seydin nods to Vixonia. Ishimmer carefully lifts the kitten by the scruff of its neck and then tucks it gently into the crook of his arm. Ishimmer spits into his hand and wipes a smudge from the side of his jet black kitten's muzzle. It squirms and leans away from him, but he persists until the kitten's face is clean. Allye chortles softly at some secret joke. Ishimmer tucks his jet black kitten into its comfortable-looking small-scale galleon.

Vixonia recites:

"Nilme, also known as Nilly Mae, Guild Mom, or Nilmeeeeeee, strives to be kind and is easily amused, generous, insecure, forgetful, and directionally challenged. She tries to focus on gratitude and keeping a positive attitude. Helping those who are new or returning to the guild, is one of her passions. She believes very strongly in the importance of those established in the guild taking the time to welcome new bards, encouraging them, and letting them know they are vital members of a widespread, yet closely-knit family. Nilme travels frequently and enjoys exploring and finding adventures."

Nilme smiles.

Allye beams at Nilme! Iryta grins at Nilme, her dimples flashing into view. Iryta winks at Vixonia. Cythra says, "The great clobberator."

Vixonia recites:

"Joining her on many of those travels is Useff, also known as NameTag Man! He cares deeply for his friends, his guildmates, his music. He is a forest elf and loves to spend time outside. He is an amazingly talented writer and musician. He keeps a light heart and tries to focus on that which Is good, positive and brings joy. He is supportive and patient..."

Iryta just nudged Cythra.

Nilme smiles lovingly at Useff.

Cythra giggles at Iryta.

(Vixonia glances over at Nilme before grinning and rephrasing that, "Very patient!")

Nilme nods emphatically.

Shaylynne smiles.

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Ylixia giggles. Ishimmer hums to himself. Pyppa chuckles.

Vixonia recites:

"So please put your hands together and let's welcome them to the stage!!"

Shaylynne applauds. Claribel applauds.

Nilme smiles at Vixonia.

Ishimmer applauds. Jaelia applauds. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Jaelia applauds. Ylixia applauds. Ishimmer applauds. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Shaylynne whistles like a lark at Nilme. Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

(Vixonia applauds wildly as she steps back into the audience and grins up at her friends.)

Pyppa begins to lecture Jaelia on the proper use of the Athletics skill. Allye applauds. Ishimmer lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Vixonia stands near Ishimmer. Cozi gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Shaylynne lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Jaelia begins to listen to Pyppa teach the Athletics skill. Crackling bolts of silver light streak over the orb hovering near Jaelia, sharpening her facial features with an eerie play of luminance and shadow.

Useff exclaims, "Thank you Vix!"

Pyppa chuckles at Jaelia. Ears tilted forward, Ishimmer curls his tail around Vixonia's waist loosely.

Nilme beams at Vixonia!

Shaylynne begins to lecture Medir on the proper use of the Athletics skill.

Useff says, "It's an honor for us to be part of this performance series."

Vixonia wraps her arms lovingly around Ishimmer, snuggling close. Medir begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Ishimmer begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Medir stops listening to Shaylynne. Medir ponders.

Useff recites:

"As Vixonia mentioned, this series has hosted some amazing shows. It's brought people together from all over, including the occasional guild leader and even some royalty."

Iryta dimples at Useff. Vixonia begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill.

Nilme smiles.

Useff cheerfully says, "So thank you all for coming and being part of this ongoing celebration of music and art."

Medir begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Cythra preens. Someone's pleased with herself! Vixonia nods to Useff. Elurora smiles at Useff.

Useff recites:

"This first piece was written for a dinner party a few years back in 439. We were gathering to celebrate the changing of the seasons, from summer to fall, one of our favorite times of year."

Nilme gets an e'erdream lap harp in the shape of a wren with a single outstretched wing from inside her musician's case.

(Nilme and Useff take a few steps forward, smiling first at one another and then out into the audience.)

Pyppa stops teaching.

Useff gets an ebony bodhran decorated with cambrinth inlay from inside an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.

Useff gets an ivory-inlaid tipper from inside an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.

Nilme warmly says, "We hope you'll all enjoy what we are calling 'Grateful Harvest'."

Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Nilme. Iryta leans on Cythra. Pyppa begins to lecture Jaelia on the proper use of the Tactics skill.

(Useff's bodhran comes to life with a 12-beat pattern, loud on the 1st and 7th beats of each measure. As he repeats the slow rhythms, Nilme's harp joins the drum with a joyful-sounding arpeggio.)

Jaelia begins to listen to Pyppa teach the Tactics skill. Cythra leans on Iryta. Roshendoe angles his ears forward in curiosity.

Nilme appreciatively sings in a soprano voice:

"When Winter's cold has come and passed, And gone are Springtime's soaking rains, We see the end of Summer's heat, And start to harvest Autumn's grains."

Nilme meaningfully sings in a soprano voice:

"When Blufandu arrives each year We gather treasures garden-grown, With grateful hearts, we give our thanks, And reap the springtime hopes we've sown."

Elurora brushes the surface of her sraeth earcuff and begins to reel! She clutches her head in pain! Iryta smiles at Medir, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Nilme smiles sweetly at Useff as they sing together, her harp strings ringing pure and true.

Useff's baritone and Vixonia's soprano join with Nilme's soprano as she sings:

"So many things I'm thankful for-
The first cool days, the breezy nights,
The leaves that crinkle as we walk
And snuggling in the firelight."

(Useff turns again toward the audience. Keeping the bodhran beat steady he takes a deep breath.)

'

Allye's ears sag slightly in relaxation, a contented smile on her face.

Useff gently sings in a baritone voice:

"When sunlight shrinks and nighttimes grow,
And nature shifts its vibrant hues,
We rummage through our winter box,
And find our warmest socks and shoes"

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"So many things I'm thankful for-
The smell of apple cider warmed
And chilly weather's pressing need,
To have you close within my arms"

Nilme brightly sings in a soprano voice:

"When trees shake off their summer clothes
And hidden wonders reappear,
Between the trunks of applewoods
And celebrations drawing near."

Ishimmer beams at Nilme! Sonatina begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Elurora begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Roshendoe stops listening to Pyppa. Roshendoe begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Claribel begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill.

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"So many things I'm grateful for-
The muffled sounds of falling snow,
The way you look in scarf and gloves
As early winter shadows grow"

Iryta begins to listen to Shaylynne teach the Athletics skill. Ishimmer chuckles. Roshendoe trills, his ears relaxing minutely back against his head.

Useff happily sings in a baritone voice:

"Through fallen maple leaves we wade,
In woolen coats and knitted hats
And turn to quills and steaming teas
To contemplate the seasons passed"

Ishimmer gives Vixonia a gentle poke in the ribs.

(Nilme and Useff's music locks tightly together for the last chorus. Smiling happily, they face the crowd once more.)

Vixonia shifts uneasily, avoiding eye contact with Ishimmer. Ishimmer leans over and licks Vixonia, getting a warm smile in return.

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"So many things we're grateful for-
With vessels filled, and hearts restored
But none so sweet as we enjoy
The fellowship of friends adored"

Elurora pulls Claribel to her in a tight hug. Allye beams!

(Useff's bodhran and Nilme's harp sound together for the last note. They step close, turning toward the audience. Nilme curtsies gracefully while Useff offers a more formal bow.)

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Elurora applauds. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Nilme smiles.

Claribel gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Useff puts his bodhran in an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.
Nilme gently sets an e'erdream lap harp into her musician's case.

Claribel pulls Elurora to her in a tight hug. Sonatina applauds. Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Useff, Vixonia gives him a toast.

Useff puts his tipper in an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.

Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Nilme, Vixonia gives her a toast. Ishimmer lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne.

Useff grins at Nilme.

Iryta beams at Nilme! Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme recites:

"This next duet was written for a Tavern Troupe event in 441 called "The Starry-Eyed Tart Variety Circus", which was a hoot. We acted out this scene in an open-air market between a vendor and a very frustrated customer. I won't say the title because it gives away the punch line, but here it is."

Nilme smiles.

Pyppa smiles at Nilme. Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Medir beams! Raising her sparkling cider to Nilme, Iryta gives her a toast. Allye chortles softly at some secret joke. Vixonia grins at Nilme.

(Useff appears from the left pushing a flat cart with large wheels. By the looks of it - not to mention the smell - it appears to be full of fish.)

Useff pants, trying to catch his breath.
Useff wipes his forehead.

Shaylynne blinks. Iryta giggles at Useff. Ishimmer licks his lips.

(Nilme arrives, pink-faced and clearly flustered, with an empty basket. She rushes into the market, looking around frantically. Spotting the fishmonger, she quick-walks up to his cart and immediately starts a conversation with no introduction or even a how-do-you-do.)

Iryta appears to be trying hard not to grin. Cythra asks Useff, "Need a table?"

Nilme eagerly sings in a soprano voice:

"Dear Sir, it is known that your fish are the best,
So the Chef sent me over here with a request.
Mistress insists we serve an elegant dish.
So tell me, may I buy some colorful fish?"

Nilme gazes hopefully at Useff.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Oh catfish and dogfish and rainbow trout too!
There isn't a fish that we can't get for you
Oh dragonfish, jellyfish, grouper and ray
Just what kind of fish can I get you today?"

Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

Nilme frankly sings in a soprano voice:

"Dear Sir, if I can be perfectly candid
I'll be fired if I return empty-handed.
I know yellowfin is a fine fish indeed.
Have you any today? That's just what I need!"

Ishimmer nods.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Oh Yellowfin, Yellowfin, Yellowfin hoo!
I might know a place that will give that to you
Go down to the long docks, the ones by the square
And ask of the man with the bright yellow hair"

Cythra curtsies awkwardly and makes a quick exit.

(Nilme nods to herself as she hurries toward the docks, only to return moments later, empty-handed.)

Nilme squints at Useff.

Allye chortles softly at some secret joke.

Nilme frowns.

Nilme impatiently sings in a soprano voice:

"Dear Sir, at the docks I went seeking this fellow
No one knew of a man with hair of yellow.
I tell you, my Mistress must get what she wills.
What I need from you now are several bluegills."

Useff nods to Nilme.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Oh Bluegillie, Bluegillie, Bluegillie boo!
I might know a place you can get that one, too
My friend in the very blue shop on the hill
Can handle an order of nice fresh blue gill"

Grinning broadly, Cythra steps into the spotlight.

(Nilme looks uncertain but follows the path up the hill, only to return, eyes flashing angrily.)

Nilme fixes Useff with a serene, lofty stare.

Nilme pointedly sings in a soprano voice:

"Dear Sir, I am just shocked! Why did you lie?
I asked for blue gill but he gave me a pie!"

Useff blinks.

Medir chuckles. Cythra removes a finespun platinum chain dangling an amethyst engagement ring from her neck. Cythra hangs a finespun platinum chain dangling an amethyst engagement ring around her neck. Cythra removes a brushed silver locket etched with a sleeping dragon wreathed in wisps of smoke from her neck. Cythra hangs a brushed silver locket etched with a sleeping dragon wreathed in wisps of smoke around her neck. Cythra unties a Bardic Soul Knot hair-clasp from her hair. Cythra ties a Bardic Soul Knot hair-clasp to her hair.

Nilme gets a wedge of shepherd's pie from atop a polished wooden bar.

Cythra slides an elegant black and auburn engagement ring displaying a molten-core diamond off her finger. Cythra slides an elegant black and auburn engagement ring displaying a molten-core diamond onto her finger. Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Nilme.

Nilme holds a wedge of shepherd's pie high into the air for all to see.

Jaelia grins at Nilme. Jaelia gasps at Nilme!

Useff glances at Nilme.

Jaelia covers her mouth with her hand.

Nilme raises an eyebrow in Useff's direction.
Nilme glances at something on top of a polished wooden bar.
Nilme sharply inhales and exhales a heavy breath in annoyance.

Nilme irritably sings in a soprano voice:

"I'm close to running out of options, I think.
What now? Oh! How about the salmon that's pink?"

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Oh Pinkyfish, Pinkyfish, Pinkyfish shoo!
I might know a place that would give that to you
There's a restaurant run my a sister of mine
With a life-sized flamingo up there on her sign"

Nilme gives Useff a most suspicious look.

(Nilme runs out in a huff, only to return a few minutes later.)

Nilme glares at Useff.

Cythra giggles. Jaelia gets a glass of orange juice from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth.

Nilme angrily sings in a soprano voice:

"Dear Sir, I am livid, in case you can't tell!
Your sister said pink salmon's not what they sell.
That you don't get me fired, is now my wish!
Just tell me what you have for colorful fish!"

Jaelia takes a sip of her juice.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Yes, colorful, wonderful fish are found here
I'm thrilled to be able to serve you, my dear
My tables are stocked but I'm sorry to say
It's only Red Herring I have here today!"

(Nilme appears shocked. Then frustrated. Then angry!)

Allye giggles.

Nilme glances at Useff.

Nilme glances at something on top of a polished wooden bar.

Elurora giggles. Jaelia cackles! Allye covers her eyes with her hand. Shaylynne grins. Jaelia laughs! Jaelia laughs!

(Useff runs off with his cart, losing a fish here and there while attempting to dodge incoming pies.)

Jaelia covers her mouth with her hand.

Nilme flails her arms about.

Pyppa giggles.

Nilme rolls her eyes heavenward and mumbles, "Why me?!"

Claribel giggles.

Nilme takes a bite of the pie.

Vixonia giggles. Vixonia leans on Ishimmer. Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Useff chuckles.

Nilme smiles.

Useff says to Nilme, "Missed me."

Cozi gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Nilme laughs!
Nilme brushes her lips against Useff's in a loving kiss.
Nilme smiles.
Nilme puts her pie in her watersilk bag.

Useff recites:

"This is another seasonal duet piece. Nilme and I are part of a writers workshop, and the topic one month was Spring. Always looking for new angles, we decided to play the seasons themselves working out their transition. I wrote as old man Winter, and Nilme wrote as Spring, arriving a little bit too cheerfully for his taste. It's called Spring Springs."

Jaelia applauds. Vixonia makes a rumbling noise of contentment in Useff's direction.

Useff says, "Must .. get into character."

Medir grins.

Useff grumbles.

Claribel looks at Useff, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away. Cythra blinks. Allye chortles softly at some secret joke.

(Useff and Nilme move toward the center of the area and turn to face the group, side by side.)

Useff slowly sings in a baritone voice:

"The knocking on my office door gets louder every day
It's getting harder to ignore, and soon I'm on my way
The list gets shorter, truth be told, I'm very nearly done
It's almost time to wander off into the setting sun"

Cythra takes off a fiery phoenix charm displaying swirling charoite eyes.

Nilme gently sings in a soprano voice:

"I pace outside your office door, I hear your weary sigh
Your race is nearly over and the time for rest is nigh.
The ponds you froze for Chris' Mass were masterful, it's true.
But now's the time for melting snow and making all things new."

Useff grumpily sings in a baritone voice:

"Too soon, I think, I'm not quite done. Why is she always early?
Then realize my beard is long and I am feeling surly
This honored time is mine to spend in ways that I decide
Though schedules are important and to them I must abide"

Cythra grins.

Nilme eagerly sings in a soprano voice:

"The rainbows coloring the sky bring hope when they appear.
But they can't come 'til he is done, and Lormandu is near!
The morning sun is in the sky, it's time for making flowers.
The bulbs and seeds are ready, they just need my gentle showers."

Useff matter-of-factly sings in a baritone voice:

"If truth be told, her sunrise comes too early of a day
My voice is getting tired, too, my whiskers turning gray
I peek out through the curtains hoping she's gone back to bed
And see her sleepy woodland friends arriving here instead"

Useff grumbles.

Nilme brightly sings in a soprano voice:

"I'm due to start the buds and place new leaves upon the tree,
The birds await the cue to sing, and they depend on me.
Their naps complete, the squirrels, bunnies, and bees start to arrive.
They'll build nests, prepare their homes, their families will thrive."

Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely.

Useff pleasantly sings in a baritone voice:

"While cleaning out my desk I come upon my weathered lists
Of all my plans for longer nights bedecked with snowy mists
Reflecting on the season passed, I'm filled to brim with peace
For life itself needs time to rest beneath my snowy sheets"

Seydin puts his almanac in his leather haversack. Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme merrily sings in a soprano voice:

"I pause my work and contemplate the season of the snow.
And for the briefest moment wish it didn't have to go,
I smile at all he did, but hear the buzzing of the bees
And suddenly I'm back to work amongst the flowers and trees."

Vixonia grins at Nilme. Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne.

Useff proudly sings in a baritone voice:

"The blizzard of Dolefaren was my masterpiece, this year
My grand display of swirling winds and ice was quite severe
An ever present cloak of snow is such a gentle wonder
Though peace was interrupted when Asketi stole my thunder"

Cythra giggles.

Useff gazes upward.
Useff shakes his fist!

Nilme busily sings in a soprano voice:

"It's time to air the house out, throw the windows open wide
This season's fun is over and it's time to play outside!
To fill the creeks and streams, I think I'll use some of his snow,
With sun, the chilly air will let the freshest breezes blow."

Ishimmer grins.

Nilme beams!

Elurora grins.

Useff kindheartedly sings in a baritone voice:

"Before my feet are out the door she's opened all the shades
And angled beams of golden sunlight enter in brigades
Her time has come, she's eager to begin her warm rebirth
Into her hands I leave the caring of this blessed earth"

(Useff gives Nilme a wave and a wink and toddles off for a well-deserved nap.)

(Nilme gives Useff a fond, indulgent smile and tucks her gardening tools back into her apron.)

Vixonia waves to Useff. Ishimmer grins. Cythra grins. Allye grins.

Useff grins.

Nilme gathers the folds of her gown and deeply curtsies with a flourish and a smile.
Useff smiles at Nilme.

Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Nilme, Vixonia gives her a toast. Iryta beams at Nilme!

Nilme smiles at Useff.
Useff bows.

Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Useff, Vixonia gives him a toast. Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Elurora gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne. Iryta applauds. Ears tilted forward, Ishimmer curls his tail around Vixonia's waist loosely. Medir grins. Vixonia's eyelids droop slightly as she utters a low, affectionate trill at Ishimmer. Ishimmer applauds. Claribel waves a waxed paper carton emblazoned with the image of armor-clad mice riding bears around. Claribel applauds. Sonatina applauds. Jaelia applauds. Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Useff exclaims to Nilme, "So sunny!"

Allye grins. Jaelia takes a sip of her juice.

Nilme grins at Useff.

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Pyppa smiles at Useff. Medir applauds. Allye gets a plush black cat pillow shrouded in nightsilk from inside a rugged gold backpack. Allye puts her pillow in a tumultuous eddy of turquoise light splashing within a sungold-limned teacup. Allye gets a squishy black bat-shaped pillow with nightsilk wings from inside a rugged gold backpack. Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme recites:

"This next piece - Sweet Wishes - is an example of how we write together. It was intended to seem very last minute, as some songs are. More often than not. We're including it because it's fun and it illustrates how we brainstorm. Maybe you'll recognize the intended honoree from the subject matter."

Allye buries her face in a squishy black bat-shaped pillow with nightsilk wings. Sonatina gets a shot of Darkstone Whiskey from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Jaelia applauds. Sonatina guzzles down some of her Whiskey and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve. Vixonia angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Nilme. Cythra casually observes the area. Jaelia takes a sip of her juice.

(Nilme gets a sheet of paper from her stationery kit.)

Nilme asks Useff, "Ready?"

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Useff grins nervously.

Iryta grins, revealing her dimples. Cythra snickers.

Useff says, "I swear, we did not just write this on the gondola."

Claribel giggles.

Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Useff gets a sheet of dappled rose paper from inside his writer's bag.

Useff gets a sleek chestnut writing quill tipped with a long plum plume from inside his writer's bag.

Useff reads his paper.

Useff confidently says to Nilme, "Ready."

Allye giggles.

Nilme grins at Useff.

Allye angles her ears forward in curiosity.

Useff inhales a great swallow of air.

Useff soberly sings in a baritone voice:

"May the love that fills your hearts today
Carry you both through all your years.
May happiness embrace your home
And joyous laughter drown out tears."

(Nilme gazes thoughtfully at Useff as he sings, a mischievous smile playing upon her lips. She nods in agreement with the sentiment he has so eloquently expressed. And then translates.)

Nilme lovingly sings in a soprano voice:

"May love, like candy, fill your home
And chocolate kisses pave your way
May candied apples, tarts and scones
Be on your counter every day."

Vixonia giggles at Nilme.

(Nilme winks at Useff and pops a piece of candy in her mouth.)

Useff squints at Nilme.

Nilme hums to herself.

Useff formally sings in a baritone voice:

"May joy and virtue comfort you
Through trials long and arduous
And grit and pluck be plentiful
When life's road is most perilous"

Nilme asks Useff, "Why so formal?"

Useff says, "I'm saying the road is bumpy and long but they should persevere to overcome the challenges. Steady hand on the tiller, and all that."

Nilme tilts her head, clearly curious about something.

Nilme says, "Well is it a road or is it an ocean? You're mixing metaphors, my love."

Useff quietly says, "Hrm."

Iryta chortles softly at some secret joke. Medir appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Nilme ponders.

Claribel laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement. Claribel leans on Elurora. Elurora giggles.

(Nilme nods at Useff and says, "Like this.")

Elurora wraps her arms around Claribel in a loving hug.

Nilme teasingly sings in a soprano voice:

"When you land in troubled waters
Stick together - just like gum.
Twixt candy rock and some hard place
Together you will overcome!"

Allye appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Useff says to Nilme, "Yes, but..."

Ishimmer chuckles.

(Useff shuffles his papers until he finds one he likes.)

Useff earnestly sings in a baritone voice:

"When life's adventures get you down
And all the walls are closing in
It's love that makes the world go 'round
So look to help from kith and kin"

(Nilme chuckles and shakes her head.)

Useff jots down some notes.

Nilme flashes a quick grin.

Nilme joyfully sings in a soprano voice:

"When your hot chocolate sits alone
With no marshmallows left in sight
It's love that makes the sprinkles fly
And recipes turn out just right"

Useff glances at a sheet of dappled rose paper.

Vixonia giggles at Nilme.

(Useff makes a few last-minute changes and says, "Ok. Here's one.")

Useff mirthfully sings in a baritone voice:

"May paths of purple sugarplums
Lead ever to your cottage doors
And may you never be too far
From pastry shops and candy stores"

Cythra giggles.

Nilme gazes at Useff.

Nilme smiles at Useff. "Now you've got it!", she says.

Medir grins.

Nilme sweetly sings in a soprano voice:

"Let fairy floss and glitter clouds
Surround your lives forever more
And every day have some surprises
With the one that you adore"

Vixonia quietly asks Ishimmer, "Alma, you think?" Iryta grins at Vixonia, her dimples flashing into view. Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Useff nods to Nilme.

Useff boldly sings in a baritone voice:

"May caramels and candy corn
Rain down upon your happy place
Tsunamis rife with nonpareils
And lemon drops stuck to your face"

Ishimmer ponders.

Nilme winces.

Cythra says, "I guesses Alma from the title."

Nilme softly says to Useff, "A bit too far there, love."

Useff smiles and says, "Yes, maybe just a bit."

Shaylynne grins at Nilme.

Vixonia giggles.

(Useff and Nilme turn toward the audience for the final verse.)

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"May Unicorns and rainbows greet
Each day you share together
And fairest winds blow at your back
Regardless of the weather"

Vixonia grins at Cythra. Ishimmer lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Useff's baritone joins with Nilme's soprano as she sings:

"May your lives be filled with harmony
With songs and dancing every day
With jelly beans and candy bars
To make life sweet along the way."

Ishimmer lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

(Useff and Nilme clasp hands. Useff bows extra deeply as a courtesy and Nilme executes an amazing curtsy.)

Medir grins. Shaylynne gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Elurora gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Nilme smiles warmly.

Medir gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Shaylynne takes a sip of her tea. Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Nilme, Vixonia gives her a toast.

Useff looks at Nilme and applauds!

Raising her Prydaen bloodwyne to Useff, Vixonia gives him a toast. Ishimmer lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Nilme chuckles.

Vixonia takes a sip of her bloodwyne. Ishimmer lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Useff puts his paper in his writer's bag.
Useff puts his quill in his writer's bag.

Cythra giggles. Ishimmer exclaims, "Jelly beans!!!" Ishimmer bounces around happily. Jaelia applauds. Jaelia applauds. Shaylynne chortles softly at some secret joke. Jaelia grins. Shaylynne takes a sip of her stout. Ishimmer gets a goblet of blackberry stout from atop a vibrant red satin picnic cloth. Jaelia takes a sip of her juice. Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Iryta gets some mulled sicle cider from atop a polished wooden bar. Medir takes a sip of his stout. Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Ishimmer applauds.

Nilme smiles.

Useff recites:

"Here is one of our favorite seasonal duets. It's about Summer, but it's also about how two people can be in the same place and time but have completely different experiences. It's called Summer Dream."

Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely. Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. Seydin puts his almanac in his leather haversack. Ishimmer leans on Vixonia.

(Useff and Nilme move toward the center of the area and turn to face the group, side by side. After a moment, they exchange a brief nod and begin their song.)

Ears tilted forward, Vixonia curls her tail around Ishimmer's waist loosely. A shadowy orb rippling with silver arcs of light spins slowly through the air, orbiting Jaelia's body like a miniature, luminous moon.

Nilme languidly sings in a soprano voice:

"While walking down the country lane, sun rising from behind the hills,
There, in the silence, I can hear it, when the world around me stills.
The sounds of summer fill the air- the whispers from the field of wheat,
And dulcet songs as birds take flight, as I descend to grassy seat."

Iryta smiles at Nilme, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Useff brightly sings in a baritone voice:

"Leaning on my sun-warmed bench, I gaze upon a maiden fair,
Strolling down the country lane, with flowers twining through her hair.
She pauses to admire birds, and feel a gentle summer's breeze
Then lays a cloth upon the grass, and settles soft among the bees"

Nikabi Tokaru Ishimmer climbed down some wooden stairs.

Nilme serenely sings in a soprano voice:

"As I feel the warmth upon my skin and the Sun goes higher yet,
I sense my present days and distant past seem to have somehow met.
As breezes brush against my cheek and move to jostle nearby trees.
Scents of summer open the door, ushering in fond memories."

Nikabi Tokaru Ishimmer climbed up some wooden stairs.

Useff admiringly sings in a baritone voice:

"She gazes up with lidded eyes and communes with the warming sun,
Then turns her gaze upon the flowers, recognizing every one.
A panoply of soft emotions plays across her charming face,
As if reliving memories inspired by this verdant place."

Ishimmer sneezes.

Nilme wistfully sings in a soprano voice:

"Sweet, exotic Jasmine blooms, and the Honeysuckle's flowers too,
Waft upon the air toward me, and my childhood days, these scents renew.
I see myself both now and then, watching groups of dragonflies -
Laughing with my closest friends. At dusk they'll leave with fond goodbyes."

Vixonia blinks at Ishimmer.

Allye sighs happily.

Useff dreamily sings in a baritone voice:

"Her tresses black with silver glints, her Elven braids fall gently down,
Around her lithe and tender form, to snuggle with her summer gown.
And deep within my stolid mien a long-lost warmth inside me stirs,
To take me quick inside a dream where I might be completely hers."

Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Nilme fondly sings in a soprano voice:

"Before lightning bugs arrive and signal the waning of the day,
We picnic at the ocean's edge, and swim under the Sun's bright rays.
Summer harvest's late repast, with splendid colors, is served outside
Tomatoes, Peppers, Carrots, Squash- with summer's sweet fruits served beside."

Useff gleefully sings in a baritone voice:

"My dream takes hold and sends me forth into a rich and sultry land
Where she and I forever dance among the trees while holding hands.
A lifetime lived inside a blink is filled with music, moved by love
We swim the endless tides of seasons, gifted by the sun above."

Nilme tenderly sings in a soprano voice:

"In days long gone my Mother's voice would end the day with lullaby
Accompanied by nightingale, and to my dreams I'd swiftly fly.
And now it's me, when darkness falls, that sings with the sweet nightingale,
Then slumber winds its way to dreams of summers that will never pale."

Useff softly sings in a baritone voice:

"When all at once a summer cloud across the sun does lightly dance
To interrupt my revery, and shake me from my pleasant trance
The maiden fair collects her things, and hums her way back down the lane
And leaves me on my cozy bench to dream a dream of love again."

Iryta sways gracefully about in an elegant dance.

(Useff's voice fades to a whisper as if he's suddenly lost in thought.)

Vixonia trills softly at Useff.

(Nilme and Useff smile and reach for one another, linking their hands together. Useff gives a brief, respectful bow and Nilme curtsies before they step to the side.)

Nilme smiles.

Allye applauds. Vixonia applauds.

Useff points at Nilme.

Medir applauds. Vixonia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Useff looks at Nilme and applauds!

Ishimmer gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Medir lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Nilme! Pyppa applauds.

Nilme gazes at Useff.

Allye quietly says, "I love that one." Cozi applauds. Raising his blackberry stout to Useff, Ishimmer gives him a toast. Raising her mulled sicle cider to Nilme, Iryta gives her a toast. Elurora nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Claribel lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Raising her paper carton to Useff, Claribel gives him a toast. Roshendoe applauds. Iryta nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Raising his bourbon-aged stout to Useff, Medir gives him a toast. Raising his blackberry stout to Nilme, Ishimmer gives her a toast. Roshendoe grins slowly.

Nilme recites:

"Useff and I go way back. Too far to remember, actually. In fact, this song is about that. We were reminiscing about all the adventures we'd had together and how some of them were fading from memory, and it turned into this piece."

Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Vixonia flashes a quick grin. Allye beams! Iryta beams at Nilme!

Nilme recites:

"So imagine, if you will, two elves sitting around on their front porch, trying to recall things that happened awhile ago. This is called simply, Together."

Useff gets a long cherrywood pipe polished to a high shine from inside a tobacco pouch.

Jaelia grins.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Useff gets some Kertigen's spiced tobacco from inside a tobacco pouch.

Jaelia takes a sip of her juice.

Useff puts his tobacco in his cherrywood pipe.

Useff gets a small silver dragon from inside a lunch pail painted with images of feasting dragons.

Useff points his silver dragon at some Kertigen's spiced tobacco and a flame shoots from the creature's mouth, making the tobacco quickly catch fire.

Useff puts his dragon in a leather haversack embossed with a pattern of musical notes.

Vixonia quietly says to Allye, "Oh, I love this one..."

Useff puffs away on his cherrywood pipe.

(Useff and Nilme sit on the front porch of a cabin in the woods. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and a stream of white smoke puffs out of the chimney. Nilme's rocking chair moves gently as she knits, while Useff stares out into the forest, puffing on his pipe.)

Nilme gazes thoughtfully at Useff.

Useff takes a long drag off of his cherrywood pipe.

Nilme softly asks Useff, "You look pensive, my love. What are you thinking about?"

Nilme rests her hand on Useff's arm with a soft smile.

Ishimmer says, "Too cute you two." Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Ripples of smoke glide from between Useff's lips, creating a tiny violin with a bow. Useff blows gently on the image causing the bow to begin slowly moving across the violin's strings.

Iryta nods to Ishimmer.

Useff absentmindedly says, "I am just daydreaming about all the traveling we've done. My memory isn't quite what it used to be, and it's all getting a bit fuzzy."

The shadowy orb hovering near Jaelia suddenly dips behind her left shoulder, circling timidly behind her back.

Vixonia nods at Ishimmer, obviously agreeing with his views

.

Nilme grins.

Useff thankfully says to Nilme, "Luckily there are two of us. Maybe you can help."

Iryta quietly says to Ishimmer, "This is one of my favorites."

Nilme smiles.

Jaelia takes a sip of her juice.

Nilme says, "I can try."

A smoke image of a tiny violin playing a silent melody dissipates into the air.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Useff puffs away on his cherrywood pipe.

Useff smiles at Nilme, removes the pipe from his mouth, and starts to sing.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Remember that time at the place by the thing
With that guy who tried to get us to sing"

Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Nilme affectionately sings in a soprano voice:

"I recall it well - it was in Theren Keep
And he got you so tipsy that you fell asleep"

Allye giggles.

Useff asks, "Did I?"

Nilme nods.

Nilme grins.

Useff matter-of-factly says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme nods.

Nilme happily sings in a soprano voice:

"And so many trips upon the ferry
Gambling, with winnings large!"

Ishimmer smiles.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"You mean the times you won a few copper
While traveling upon the... barge?"

Nilme exclaims, "Right.... the BARGE!"

Useff points at Nilme.

Nilme smiles.

Nilme laughingly says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Useff says, "True."

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Remember that time we sailed to Muspar'i
And danced and danced at the Crystal Wave"

Nilme glances at Useff.

Nilme tenderly sings in a soprano voice:

"I'm sorry, my love, but that was in Aesry
When you danced us into that steamy cave"

Nilme raises an eyebrow.

Nilme says, "Cave."

Useff winces.

Useff says, "I did didn't I."

Elurora giggles.

Nilme nods.

Useff slowly empties his lungs.

Nilme says, "Cave."

Useff says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme ponders and gives Useff a quick grin.

Nilme inquiringly sings in a soprano voice:

"Remember when they let me navigate the Skirr
From Ratha to Crossing that chilly Fall?"

Jaelia gazes intently into her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Dearest daughter of a Ranger, I hate to say,
But that's how we ended up in Hara'jaal."

Nilme blushes, the tips of her ears turning a delicate scarlet hue.

Nilme humorously says to Useff, "Well, to be fair, I DID have the map upside down."

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Useff points southwest.

Iryta giggles.

Vixonia giggles.

Nilme says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme smiles.

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"But it's you, my dear, for whom I yen
I love you now, I loved you then
When life around us crashes down
At least we are together."

Nilme smiles.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"My favorite trip was that Circus in Leth
When you kidnapped me on a ship as I slept"

Nilme chuckles.

Nilme softly sings in a soprano voice:

"That was Ratha, my dear, a variety show
And it was on your birthday I'm willing to bet"

Cythra leans on Iryta.

Useff asks, "Wow was it?"

Nilme nods.

Allye giggles.

Useff shakes his head.

Nilme says, "It was."

Useff says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme grins.

Nilme laughingly sings in a soprano voice:

"We'd hurry and hurry to Theatre rehearsals.
Boy, we climbed on those logs a lot!"

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"We'd rush and arrive two anlaen early.
It's why I gave you the orlog... that's in your vault."

Nilme says, "Um... still in my vault."

Useff squints at Nilme.

Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

Shaylynne takes a sip of her stout.

Nilme says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Vixonia chuckles.

Useff nods.

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Useff puffs away on his cherrywood pipe.

Medir grins.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Remember that time we sang with the Sisters
With an army of bards to guard them all"

Nilme frowns.

Nilme sings in a soprano voice:

"I remember green portals and bomb throwing monsters
We both died that night if I recall"

Useff winces.

Nilme nods.

Useff sadly says, "Oh that's right."

Nilme nods.

Useff slowly empties his lungs.

Useff says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme nods.

Iryta sighs wistfully.

Nilme absentmindedly sings in a soprano voice:

"In Live Siegery, I played Grumpy Granny that time,
Uproarious laughter filling the room."

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Well, to be fair, my dear, during one of your attacks,
You launched the "knitting needles of doom"."

Vixonia giggles.

(Nilme glances at the knitting needles in her hand and grins.)

Nilme proudly says, "I did get good velocity."

Nilme says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Nilme beams!

Elurora laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement.

Allye giggles.

Useff chuckles.

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"But it's you, my dear, for whom I yen
I love you now, I loved you then
When life around us crashes down
At least we are together."

Claribel grins, revealing her dimples.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"I've many fond memories of the Bowyer's in Lang,
And our tiny Bard Guild in Jarrod's back room."

Vixonia traces an angular sigil in the air.

Nilme laughs!

Nilme glances at Useff.

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Nilme jovially sings in a soprano voice:

"He was friendly and patient, and loved when we sang
Until your enchante dropped him dead with a boom"

(Nilme uses her hands to mimic an explosion and grins as she gives Useff a quick wink.)

Useff says, "Hey, that was an accident."

Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme says, "Mmhmm."

Useff babbles incoherently.

Allye chortles softly at some secret joke.

Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely. Jaelia gets a porcelain cup of currant tea from inside her tea caddy.

Useff says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Cythra leans on Sonatina.

Nilme wistfully sings in a soprano voice:

"I loved performing "The Sea Drake" together
The role of the leading man was perfect for you!"

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Thanks, but the role you refer to was played by Gylee.
I was the Background Sailor in Targel's Crew

Nilme asks, "The what now?"

Nilme glances at Useff.

Useff nods.

Useff says, "Crew."

Useff points at himself.

Nilme frowns, shaking her head with an expression of exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand.

The shadowy orb of light hovering near Jaelia whirls curiously as bolts of liquid silver light arc between it and Jaelia's hands.

Nilme says, "Crew."

Nilme tenderly says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Useff nods to Nilme.

Useff puffs away on his cherrywood pipe.

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"When given nicknames by your fellow Troupe members
I'm grateful you didn't start calling me Frank"

Nilme playfully sings in a soprano voice:

"You made it quite easy for me to remember,
So we both have your nametag to thank."

Elurora chortles softly at some secret joke. Ishimmer laughs! Vixonia giggles. Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Useff says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Sonatina grins.

Nilme excitedly sings in a soprano voice:

"When we left Theren for a place in the Rest,
We'd found the perfect home to share!"

Useff sings in a baritone voice:

"Yes, and it amused me so when you got lost and exclaimed,
"I thought we had a house here somewhere!

Nilme exclaims, "The trees all look the same!"

Useff says, "Every. Time."

Iryta blinks.

Useff gently kisses Nilme on the cheek.

Nilme grins.

Nilme affectionately says, "Ah, well, at least we were together."

Iryta casually observes the area.

Nilme's soprano joins with Useff's baritone as he sings:

"But it's you, my dear, for whom I yen
I love you now, I loved you then
When life around us crashes down
At least we are together."

(Useff leans back and takes a few more puffs on his pipe, nodding to himself. Nilme smiles lovingly at Useff, and begins to rock slowly once more, resuming her knitting.)

Useff says, Happy Anniversary, by the way."

Ylixia smiles.

(Nilme gives Useff a quick glance, her eyes sparkling with merriment.)

Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Jaelia gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Nilme teasingly asks, "Who are you again?"

Allye applauds.

Jaelia laughs!

Allye giggles.

Elurora giggles at Nilme.

Claribel laughs!

Shaylynne chortles softly at some secret joke.

Useff taps a name tag that reads "Hello, I'm Useff!" that he is wearing.

Vixonia raises her voice in merry laughter.

Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin.

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Nilme says, "Right."

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Jaelia lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Iryta giggles.

Jaelia lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Raising her mulled sicle cider to Nilme, Iryta gives her a toast.

Nilme winks at Useff.

Nilme grins at Useff, blowing a playful kiss in his direction.

Raising her mulled sicle cider to Useff, Iryta gives him a toast. Shaylynne searches around for a moment. Vixonia looks at Useff and applauds! Seydin applauds. Iryta crosses her arms and points in opposite directions.

(Nilme resumes her knitting and goes back to rocking slowly, smiling softly to herself. Useff re-lights his pipe and stares out into the forest.)

Vixonia looks at Nilme and applauds! Iryta says, "Uh.. puddle feet."

Useff gazes off into the distance.

Elurora looks at Nilme and applauds! Elurora looks at Useff and applauds! Iryta asks Allye, "You see that right?" Raising his blackberry stout to Useff, Ishimmer gives him a toast.

Nilme smiles.

Useff puts his pipe in a leather haversack embossed with a pattern of musical notes.

Raising his blackberry stout to Nilme, Ishimmer gives her a toast.

Useff grins at Nilme.

Ylixia applauds. Medir applauds. Ishimmer glances thirstily at Nilme. Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Jaelia says to Pyppa, "Sometimes I meet people I am glad to immediately forget. I don't think that was the point of this performance though...."

Useff says, "Ok now it's story time."

Nilme smiles.

Pyppa grins at Jaelia. Cythra giggles. Roshendoe perks up his ears, glancing around alertly.

Useff says, "What follows is the story of a man who travels for a living, and one day comes to rest for a time in a lovely garden."

Iryta grins, revealing her dimples.

Useff says, "For this story, I will be the narrator, and the lovely Nilme will give voice to the lyrics of the Gardener."

Nilme beams!

Apprentice Empath Hsuta just arrived. Jaelia lets out a loud "Huzzah!"

Useff motions to Nilme.

Lashes lowered modestly, Nilme gives a flirtatious smile as she sinks into a graceful curtsy.

Hsuta spins around, looking confused.

Useff proudly says, "We give you, "A Wood Man is Hard to Find"."

Iryta appears to be trying hard not to grin. Hsuta takes a seat near Cozi.

Useff cheekily says, "Or, "Companion Planting in The Wild."

Claribel tilts her head to one side.

Vixonia chuckles to herself.

Iryta gazes upward.

Allye giggles.

Elurora tilts her head inquisitively.

Useff recites:

"A seasoned Trader is traveling over his favorite stretch of a well-worn and meandering road through the countryside. It's his favorite because it passes a beautiful garden, tended by a young woman with long, flaxen hair."

Cythra snickers.

Useff recites:

"In fact, long before he sees it, he can smell it, such is the beauty and health of the plants growing within."

Useff recites:

"A redolent mix of flowers, herbs, and fruit trees combines in the air and floats far and wide, even into the forest, which gives way to the large, open meadow around which flows a picturesque brook, replete with large stones and burbles."

Useff matter-of-factly says, "That's right. Burbles."
Useff nods.

Useff recites:

"Anticipation floods him with good cheer as he approaches. For years the Trader has driven his caravans and carts through this meadow, relishing the expanse for its tranquility."

Allye grins.

Useff recites:

"Yet, try as he might, he has never been able to speak to the gardener. Whenever he draws near she is just going inside, or rounding some corner, or disappearing behind the tiny, glass greenhouse.

He calls out, "Hallo the Garden!", but she never hears."

Useff recites:

"The Trader is in a jolly mood as he breaks out of the woods and into the meadow, having planned his arrival just after sunrise in hopes he would find the pretty gardener at work."

Vixonia leans on Ishimmer.

Useff recites:

"And, on this day, he was in luck, for as he rounded the last tree, he heard singing:"

Nilme lightheartedly sings in a soprano voice:

"Oh grow! Oh grow! For the gardener sows
Come vines, come fruits, come herbs, and come roots
Come good health and vigor, come better and bigger
Good food is the secret I know."

Iryta grins at Medir, her dimples flashing into view.

(Nilme runs her hand lightly overtop some of the plants as she walks through the garden, stopping occasionally to admire the results of her patient care.)

Nilme inspiringly sings in a soprano voice:

"Come Johnny, come Will-am, come Basil and Fred
Put roots in the ground, put leaves overhead
Come merge with the loam, you'll not grow alone
Sweet comfort is found in my bed."

Useff recites:

"Amazed at his good fortune, if a bit perplexed by the lyrics, the Trader slowed and tied his pack animals to an oak tree beside the road. Slowly he approached the edge of the garden."

Useff recites:

"Good morning, fair gardener", he says warmly, "long have I admired your skills. Your fruit trees are heavy with splendid fruits, and your vines are home to the largest gourds I have ever seen. Your flowers smell intoxicating. Tell me, what is your secret, m'lady - how does your garden grow so well?"

Useff recites:

"The gardener looks up from her work and gives the Trader an enormous smile, her tanned face alit with strength and well-being. "Good day to you, sir. How wonderful to see you", she replies. "But there is no secret. A garden will flourish where friends put down roots, plain and simple." She holds his gaze for a long moment and then suddenly starts singing again."

Nilme brightly sings in a soprano voice:

"We are one with the dirt
We are one with the air
We are one with each other
It is life that we share!"

Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Useff recites:

"To his surprise, she stands and approaches him. Her long hair is intricately braided. She is petite yet somehow significant, young but .. mature? He has difficulty discerning her age and stature, but she seems to glow with health."

Claribel nibbles her lip thoughtfully.

Useff recites:

"Yet something feels off to the Trader. Perhaps it's the derelict caravan he sees off in the distance, but a nagging feeling begins to take root."

Useff recites:

"He is ensorcelled at the sight of her and at a sudden loss for words. His feet are now rooted to the ground and he can't move a muscle. He begins to question his decision to stop his journey."

Elurora glances at Claribel.

Useff recites:

"With an endearing smile she asks, "Would you like to see my beds, sir? I am just now doing a little light weeding." Laughing at her own joke, she takes the Trader, now struggling to speak, by the hand and leads him to a recently-tilled stretch of loamy soil."

Claribel looks at Elurora, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away.

Useff recites:

"She goes on to say, "Moss my heart and hope to die, you will find peace and tranquility in my garden." She gives his bicep a little squeeze and nods to herself."

Elurora chortles softly at some secret joke.

Useff recites:

"The helpless Trader is led to a freshly-dug hole in the garden. He has the urge to step into it and, as he does, the happy gardener quickly covers his boots with dirt."

Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head.

Useff recites:

"The Trader is flooded with a sense of one-ness with the very land he has just joined. Wonder takes immediate root in his heart and spreads to his fingers and toes."

Useff recites:

"He forgets his caravan, he forgets his wares, he forgets his original purpose and is consumed with an urge to send his toes downward and his hands to the sky. Quickly he takes on the shape of a freshly planted tree."

Nilme decisively sings in a soprano voice:

"Mr. Wood I shall call you, for strong you must be
You'll share our protection and love, you will see
Your arms will be branches, your trunk will be thick
And you'll live a long life with me."

Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely. Seydin puts his almanac in his leather haversack.

(Nilme gazes at him tenderly before making her way to the well, humming all the while.)

Allye shivers.

Useff recites:

"The previously-a-Trader Mr. Wood, now firmly planted, finds that his arms are now stuck in place, his skin is hardening into bark, and tiny buds are beginning to appear along his limbs."

Vixonia trills softly at Allye.

Elurora softly asks Claribel, "You're not going to turn me into a tree are you?"

Allye leans on Vixonia.

Useff recites:

"Yet, he is not afraid. He feels at peace, more tranquil then ever, in fact."

Useff recites:

"In the last moments of his diminishing human awareness, he looks around at the other trees and is shocked to find they resemble people, perhaps people he once knew. It's hard to tell where their faces once were, but if he had to guess, he'd say they were all smiling."

Iryta grins at Elurora, her dimples flashing into view.

Iryta asks Elurora, "Isnt that the end of the elven life cycle?"

Useff recites:

"Birds and bees are now welcoming the new addition to the fair gardener's plantings. She pours several buckets of cool, clear, delicious water around his roots."

Iryta ducks her head. Elurora giggles at Iryta. Claribel quietly says to Elurora, "Hmm? Oh, ah, uhm... no! No, no. Of course not, honey." Vixonia chuckles at Iryta. Claribel rests her hand on Elurora's arm with a soft smile. Elurora giggles at Claribel. Elurora gently kisses Claribel on the cheek.

Useff recites:

"Staring up at Mr. Wood, the lovely landscaper says:"

Nilme cheekily exclaims, "Wood you be mine? I promise I will never leaf you!"

Ishimmer takes a sip of his stout. Vixonia giggles at Nilme. Ishimmer laughs! Allye giggles at Nilme.

Useff recites:

"She gives him a big hug, saying..."

Cythra blinks at Iryta, shaking her head in exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand. Ouch.

Nilme happily exclaims, And now you know my secret. Companion planting!"

Claribel gazes at Nilme.

Allye chortles softly at some secret joke.

Useff recites:

"She sets off toward the greenhouse, skipping and singing."

Nilme cheerfully sings in a soprano voice:

"Now Hawthorne and Cedar, Sorrel and Ash
Make welcome our friend Mr. Wood
Heywood and Reed, Cosmo and Clay
Befriend him anon if you could."

Nilme happily sings in a soprano voice:

"For he is our youngest, our dearest new tree
And part of us now, that's the plan
His roots will grow deep and his arms will grow wide
Now let's plunder his nice caravan!"

Cythra snickers. Allye giggles. Elurora chuckles. Cythra rubs her hands together. Claribel giggles. Vixonia chuckles. Claribel nods emphatically at Nilme.

Useff recites:

"The gardener skips away, surrounded by birds, bees, and small, furry woodland creatures, her song disappearing among the morning mists."

Iryta grins, revealing her dimples.

Useff exclaims, "The End!"

Useff bows.

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Medir applauds. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Vixonia applauds. Seydin applauds.

Useff motions to Nilme.

Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Nilme gathers the folds of her gown and deeply curtsies with a flourish and a smile.

Pyppa gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Cythra giggles. Ylixia applauds. Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Useff says, "You herb it hear first."

Raising her mulled sicle cider to Nilme, Iryta gives her a toast.

Nilme gazes at Useff.

Iryta lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Raising her currant tea to Nilme, Jaelia gives her a toast.

Nilme grins.

Raising her currant tea to Useff, Jaelia gives him a toast. Resolver taps a void-black sanowret crystal that she is wearing. Resolver exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Allye giggles. Iryta gives Useff a gentle poke in the ribs. Claribel laughs at Useff. Ishimmer gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Iryta points at Resolver.

Useff gently kisses Nilme on the cheek.

Iryta exclaims to Resolver, "Ah ha!" Cythra leans on Resolver.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Resolver waves to Cythra. Cythra giggles at Resolver.

Nilme recites:

"Useff and I enjoy dancing together. Sometimes we even dance through town - or through windows, if they are big enough."

Medir chuckles

.

Useff glances at a window.

Iryta snorts, loudly.

Nilme recites:

"We choreographed this Tango for another Tavern Troupe Gala - Enchanted by the Sea. Since it won first place in the dance contest, we are going to try to make it work here. Apologies if we bump into your table or step on your toes or tails."

Allye beams!

Iryta looks through the window.

Useff gets some blue-green sprite-bone castanets shaped like teardrops from inside an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.

Jaelia lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Nilme recites:

"Also, please welcome Vixonia to the stage, who will be playing some Tango beats for us."

Nilme looks at Vixonia and applauds!

Vixonia gets an ebonwood bodhran painted with an ivy-covered triquetra from inside her musician's case.

Allye exclaims, "Tango time!"

Vixonia gets an ebonwood tipper from inside her leather carryall.

Iryta gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia! Jaelia lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!

Useff lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia!

Medir applauds.

Vixonia stands near Nilme.

Cythra blinks. Iryta leans against a polished wooden bar.

Vixonia flashes a quick grin.

Cythra jumps back from Nilme! Claribel beams at Vixonia! Ishimmer appears to be trying to tickle Vixonia with his tail.

Nilme brushes her lips against Useff's in a loving kiss.
Nilme smiles.

Useff checks his footing.

Iryta spins around, looking confused. Pyppa applauds.

(Jaelia cheers for Useff as she has heard him keep a beat on an instrument while performing, but seems a bit hesitant on the dancing idea as she has no idea bout that rhythm])

Elurora looks at Vixonia and applauds!

(Useff and Nilme stand apart from each other on the dance floor, waiting for the area to clear and the crowd to notice them. After a moment, Nilme nods to Vixonia who begins a quiet, syncopated rhythm that you recognize as a tango.)

Focusing her attention on Nilme, Vixonia effortlessly begins a romantic tango on her ebonwood bodhran, her eyes sparkling with pride at her hard-won skill.

Nilme takes off a midnight-black crystal rose.

Nilme caresses the fabric of her gown and smiles. Wow, what a smile.

Allye beams!

Nilme winks and flashes a sly grin.

Nilme crooks her finger, motioning Useff to come closer.

Useff sweeps Nilme into a dance.

Useff smiles calmly and moves toward his partner. As they meet, his right arm encircles Nilme's waist and his left hand holds her right hand up near his shoulder. They stand perfectly still, eyes locked, and let the drums fill the room with the repeating, syncopated patterns of the tango. The low tones and muffled slaps of the bongos reverberate around the room. Useff pulls Nilme close and, precisely on the downbeat, their feet begin to move in time, first shifting weight back, then forward, in quick steps.

(Cythra clears)

Allye perks her ears up in delight.

Useff clasps Nilme's hand tenderly.

Useff gives a quick quarter turn, spinning Nilme around the dance floor.

(Nilme wraps her left arm around Useff's neck, rose dangling from her fingers, and echoes his movements as they execute a walking step, knees flexed and feet together while pivoting left and right. Nilme tilts her chin up slightly, and with a challenging look, places the rose between her teeth.)

Ishimmer grins.

Nilme lifts a section of skirt in one hand and twirls around gracefully.

(Nilme pushes away from her partner. Moving in time with the drumbeat, she traces several circular motions on the floor in a large sweeping arc. She flicks her lower leg up the outside of her opposite leg while keeping her knees together, briefly creating a numeral 4 in profile. As she completes the rotation, she faces Useff once again.)

Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Nilme holds Useff close in her arms as they dance.

Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Useff gives a quick quarter turn, spinning Nilme around the dance floor.

Sonatina sighs.

Nilme rests her hand on Useff's arm with a soft smile.

Nilme gazes soulfully into Useff's eyes, drawing him a bit closer as they dance.

(Useff playfully leads Nilme in a change of direction, keeping her in front of him as he turns, alternately going around her and bringing her around him. Twisting his upper body, Useff maneuvers his partner into a series of rapid spins, sliding elegantly around the floor before leading out with a quick back step.)

(Nilme moves with Useff as they slow their pace. With eyes half closed and foreheads touching, she seems to rise as Useff leads her onto one foot. When he steps back away from her, she leans at an angle from her foot to his chest.)

Allye gets a dreamy expression on her face.

Vixonia finishes playing a romantic tango on her ebonwood bodhran.

Useff grins at Nilme.

Focusing her attention on Useff, Vixonia effortlessly begins a romantic tango on her ebonwood bodhran, her eyes sparkling with pride at her hard-won skill.

(Useff's hands quickly drop to Nilme's waist. She twists her hips, once left, once right, eyes burning into his as he pushes her backward. It seems they're about to dance into the drummer when instead they come suddenly together, hips pressed close, and resume their choreography in the opposite direction.)

Jaelia beams!

(Useff leads Nilme in slow circles around the floor using the tango rhythm to guide their feet. As the drummer emphasizes her one-two-three-roll pattern, accenting the downbeats, they step flawlessly through mirrored choreography, first crossing to the side, then to the front, then to the back, then bringing their feet together for a brief pause. In the next moment, he spins her once around, takes the rose, and pushes her to arms length.)

Useff ponders his rose momentarily. Glancing playfully at Nilme, he clamps it between his teeth and moves toward her in rhythm with the drummer, stopping every fourth beat to clap.

Nilme gazes at Useff.

Nilme smiles seductively at Useff as he walks toward her. Reaching out to take his hand, she places it on her hip and steps close to him. The intoxicating beat of the drum seems softer now and they move together as one.

Allye giggles.

Allye's ears perk up happily.

Claribel takes a sip of her carton.

(Useff leads them back to the middle of the dance floor. Nilme lays a hand on his chest and dances around him, trailing her fingers around his shoulder as she pivots left and right, moving in a circle, pausing every fourth pulse to flick the hem of her gown with her other hand. As she deftly takes the rose from Useff's lips with her own, he raises his arm to the ceiling to reveal a pair of castanets!)

Useff holds some blue-green sprite-bone castanets shaped like teardrops high into the air for all to see.

Useff flashes a mischievous grin as he balances his sprite-bone castanets on the palm of his hand, giving it a quick spin that sets it to twirling in a pulsing maelstrom of color. As it slows down, he grabs it from the air and displays it with a flourish.

Useff effortlessly begins a fierce tango on his sprite-bone castanets, his eyes sparkling with pride at his hard-won skill.

(Nilme moves with the beat of Useff's castanets, shifting her weight and spinning in his arms. His hands slide back to her hips and, with her back against his torso, she whips one foot between his legs and leans back to force his retreat.)

(Useff matches her step for step, gliding backward, a curious smile on his face.)

(Nilme takes several more backward steps, turns to face him, and leads him in a series of complicated steps moving them from one end of the dance floor to the other. She then dances out of the circle of Useff's arms and, with a flourish, takes the rose from between her teeth and places it in her hair.)

(Nilme's heels click on the floor in coordination with Useff's syncopated ostinato as she dances a short distance away, hips swaying enticingly. She turns her head quickly back toward him and twirls once again, facing his back. She steps around him, trailing her fingers across his shoulders.)

Useff performs a blindingly quick spin on his right foot, turning completely around to catch Nilme as she arrives in front of him. With his right hand around her waist he pulls her close. Their bodies are tight together as they dance, move for move, while the rhythm of the drums climbs to new heights.

Sonatina rummages about her person, looking for something.

Vixonia finishes playing a romantic tango on her ebonwood bodhran.

Focusing her attention on Nilme, Vixonia effortlessly begins a romantic tango on her ebonwood bodhran, her eyes sparkling with pride at her hard-won skill.

Nilme smiles at Useff, matching his intricate footwork and adding adornments of her own. They move through a front-cross step, her sinuous gown shimmering around her legs. Never looking away from each other, shifting and turning their hips in unison.

Useff performs a pair of left-right pivots and draws Nilme close. He lifts his arm, holding her hand, and sends her off in a tight spin before pulling her back.

(Useff supports Nilme by the small of her back and thrusts his right leg behind him, gazing deeply into her eyes. She removes the rose from her hair as he bends her backward, her right leg kicking straight out on the downbeat of a very loud, two-handed slap of the drums. With a firm tug, she is upright and back within his embrace. The drums resume, suddenly louder.)

Allye trills softly to herself.

Useff pulls Nilme towards him!

(Nilme takes the rose and touches it gently to Useff's cheek before twisting suddenly away, her footwork matching the speed and syncopation of the crecendoing drummer. She does a quick spin before coming to a sudden stop, nose to nose with her partner. As they land their final step, Useff thrusts his castanet hand in the air one more time and clicks his heels together!)

Cythra blinks.

Nilme places her crystal rose between her teeth, throws her arms in the air, stamps both feet in turn, then twirls around on her heel. With a final flourishing bow she removes the rose from between her teeth.

Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely.

Useff stops playing his song.

Seydin puts his almanac in his leather haversack. Allye beams!

Useff pulls Nilme towards him!
Useff just kissed Nilme.

"'Nilme smiles.

Iryta beams! Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Useff bows to Nilme.

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Raising her mulled sicle cider to Nilme, Iryta gives her a toast. Sonatina applauds. Iryta lets out a hearty cheer for Useff!

Lashes lowered modestly, Nilme gives a flirtatious smile as she sinks into a graceful curtsy.

Allye applauds. Pyppa hugs Jaelia, who wraps her arms around Pyppa with a warm smile.

Useff motions to Nilme.

Vixonia stops playing her song.

Elurora gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Seydin bows to Pyppa. Pyppa just hugged Seydin.

Useff wipes his forehead.

Seydin just hugged Pyppa.

Nilme grins.

Vixonia looks at Nilme and applauds!
Vixonia looks at Useff and applauds!

Pyppa curtsies gracefully.

Nilme beams at Vixonia!
Useff exclaims, "Thank you Vixonia!"
Nilme looks at Vixonia and applauds!

Pyppa goes out.

Useff puts his castanets in an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame.

Vixonia bobs down and back up in a quick curtsy.
Vixonia flashes a quick grin.

Ishimmer gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Vixonia gently sets an ebonwood bodhran into her musician's case.
Vixonia puts her tipper in her leather carryall.

Useff says, "Outstanding tango playing there."

Nilme puts her rose in her watersilk bag.

Useff looks at Vixonia and applauds!
Allye lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Vixonia!

Nilme nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views.
Nilme adds to Vixonia's praises.

Vixonia stands near Ishimmer. Allye exclaims, "Yay, tango!" Cythra grins. Ishimmer slinks up to Vixonia with fluid grace, curling his tail lazily in the air.

Nilme grins.

Ishimmer pulls Vixonia towards him! Ishimmer leans forward, his lips not quite touching Vixonia's as he makes little kissy noises. Vixonia wraps her arms lovingly around Ishimmer, snuggling close.

Useff matter-of-factly says, "As most of you know, Nilme writes a lot."

Iryta nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views.

Nilme grins.

Cythra nods emphatically.

Elurora glances at Nilme.

Useff says, "The sound of a quill scratching parchment wakes me up most days."

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Ishimmer grins.

Useff says, "I don't even try to keep up. For every song I write she writes ten."

Jaelia grins.

Allye grins.

Ishimmer pats Useff on the back.

Useff says, "And whenever I write her a song she writes me one right back."

Medir grins.

Cythra snickers.

Useff glances at Nilme.

Iryta smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Useff says, "This song happened that way. It's about savoring time while we have it, because, before you know it..."

Vixonia grins at Nilme.

Useff snaps his fingers.

Useff says, "It's called, Gone Too Soon."

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Useff unfastens the top of a thornweave instrument pouch fastened with a cambrinth bass clef, opening it.

Useff gets a refined faenellica of flamewood inlaid with Elven silver and draconic opal from inside his instrument pouch.

Cythra gnaws on her lip. Allye's ears droop for a moment.

Useff spins the obsidian pick about his finger for a moment.

Useff plucks at the strings of his flamewood faenellica, listening intently.

(Useff bends over his flamewood faenellica and begins to play quietly, strumming a loping 2 feel with alternating low notes.)

(Useff's strumming settles into a steady rhythm. Lifting his eyes, he looks over at Nilme and smiles before taking a breath.)

Useff smoothly sings in a baritone voice:

"In the stillness of a sunrise
When the world is soft and slumbered
And the smell of brewing tea leaves fills the room
You will kiss me without warning
Just to celebrate the morning
And remind us every day is gone too soon"

Nilme smiles.

Seydin joins Jaelia's group.

"Nilme softly sings in a soprano voice:

"As the sunrise breaks the darkness
Birdsong celebrates a new day,
Heralding another morning with their tune.
While outside sings the morning dove,
We kiss and whisper of our love,
Cherishing each day, although they pass too soon."

(Useff continues playing on his flamewood faenellica.)

Useff cheerfully sings in a baritone voice:

"On a sandy Yeehar journey
Where we warm up in the winter
You will hold my hand and gaze upon the dunes
And we'll linger when the sun falls
Just to listen to the bird calls
And to revel in the desert's splendid moons"

Nilme smiles.

Nilme endearingly sings in a soprano voice:

"I rise to make our morning tea,
I kiss you as the kettle heats,
Then I look upon the face that I adore.
You gaze at me with tenderness.
I'm awestruck how much we've been blessed.
When we're together, I couldn't ask for more."

(Useff's faenellica swells in volume between lines, stressing the dominant chord before resolving to the tonic to set up the next verse.)

Useff adoringly sings in a baritone voice:

"Well it's you that I come home to
As the daylight fades to evening
And I see your smile shine when I arrive
When you wrap your arms around me
And you say you're glad you've found me
I feel lucky once again to be alive"

Elurora gazes fondly at Claribel.

Nilme tenderly sings in a soprano voice:

"When we travel on the slow road
Holding hands and whispering low,
There's no place either of us would rather be.
You surprise me with sweet bouquets
And you think about me always,
Leaving strawberries and roses just for me."

Claribel wraps her arms lovingly around Elurora, snuggling close.

Useff leans on Nilme.

(Useff segues his chord progression to the relative minor key for the next verse.)

Nilme smiles.

Useff seriously sings in a baritone voice:

"Mid the rattle of the battle
While we're hunting foes most deadly
When the danger seems too much to overcome
You will gaze at me and smile
With your sweet disarming style
Keeping full my heart until our fight is won"

Iryta takes a sip of her cider.

Nilme devotedly sings in a soprano voice:

"When I see you walk through the door
I am overwhelmed with such joy
That my smile comes from deep within my soul.
As I wrap my arms around you
Saying how I'm glad I've found you
I marvel at how your love makes me feel whole."

Useff warmly sings in a baritone voice:

"Fragant flowers fill our noses
While we wander through the greenhouse
Holding hands and bending close to every bloom
You will lean into my shoulder
As we talk of growing older
And remind us that each day is gone too soon"

Nilme lovingly sings in a soprano voice:

"As we look toward the future,
All the years we'll be together
And the sunset leaves behind a shining moon.
I will lean into your shoulder
As we talk of growing older,
Cherishing each day, although they pass too soon."

(Useff's strumming continues for another round, completing the progression and ending the song with a solid downbeat.)

Nilme cradles Useff in her arms, their lips meeting in a tender kiss.

Nilme smiles.

Iryta beams!

Useff wraps his arms around Nilme in a loving hug.

Iryta sighs happily. Iryta guzzles down some of her cider and then smacks her lips and wipes them with her sleeve. Ishimmer lets out a loud "Huzzah!"

Vixonia looks at Nilme and applauds!

Claribel pulls Elurora to her in a tight hug.

Vixonia looks at Useff and applauds!

Useff gently sets a refined flamewood faenellica into his instrument pouch.

Seydin applauds.

Nilme smiles.

Useff pulls the top of the instrument pouch closed.

Elurora wraps her arms around Claribel in a loving hug. Sonatina applauds. Elurora lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Elurora lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Useff stands near Nilme.

Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Vixonia wraps her arms lovingly around Ishimmer, snuggling close. Claribel gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye beams!

Useff looks at Nilme and applauds!
Nilme looks at Useff and applauds!
Nilme smiles.

Iryta says to Nilme, "Okay now I definitely have to make it all the way home tonight."

(Nilme holds Useff's hand in hers and grins.)

Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Iryta grins sheepishly. Iryta looks at Nilme and applauds!

Nilme recites:

"Bringing romance to Elanthia - one tango and one song at a time."

Iryta looks at Useff and applauds!

Nilme flashes a wide grin.

Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Nilme! Elurora grins at Nilme. Ishimmer grins.

Useff nods at Nilme, obviously agreeing with her views.

Cythra giggles at Nilme. Claribel nods emphatically. Raising her white magnolia tea to Nilme, Allye gives her a toast. Allye grins.

Nilme recites:

"It's been fun to perform together - something we both enjoy a great deal more than solo performing. We'd like to thank you so much for being here! You've all been very welcoming and kind and we've loved every moment of it. We are incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to share our work and hope you've enjoyed it thoroughly!"

Nilme recites:

"There are many events coming up everyone will want to attend, so the next concert series will be held shortly after Chris' Mass. We'll let you know in the next little while who the next performer will be! That said, if you are interested in being featured in an Arthe Dale concert, please let me know!"

Iryta dusts herself off.

(Vixonia wanders back up towards the stage appauding the delightful couple!)

Allye grins at Nilme.

Nilme smiles at Vixonia.

Allye beams at Vixonia!

Vixonia recites:

"A huge thank you to our wonderful performers tonight! Let's give one last big round of applause to Nilme and Useff!"

Ylixia applauds. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme!

Nilme beams!

Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Sonatina applauds. Allye applauds. Ishimmer lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Elurora looks at Nilme and applauds! Cythra glances at Nilme. Elurora looks at Useff and applauds! Ylixia smiles. Roshendoe attaches a polished gold-handled tail knife onto his tail. Sonatina lets out a hearty cheer for Useff! Cythra gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer.

Useff loudly exclaims, "Thank you all for coming!"

Sonatina lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Seydin applauds.

Vixonia recites:

"And a huge thank you to all of you! We're so glad you could join us tonight. Please be safe traveling home and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day. We'll see you next time!"

Nilme beams!

Claribel bounces around happily. Claribel exclaims, "That was so lovely!" Iryta catches Nilme up in a fierce embrace, swinging her around exuberantly. Sonatina lets out a hearty cheer for Vixonia! Hsuta applauds.

Nilme beams!

Iryta hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Iryta with a warm smile. Elurora nods at Claribel, obviously agreeing with her views.

(Vixonia blows kisses to everyone and waves!)

Elurora exclaims, "That was wonderful!"

Useff grins at Vixonia.

Hsuta praises Useff.

Nilme says, "Thank you so much."
Nilme smiles.

Hsuta praises Nilme. Hsuta stands up.

Useff says, "Thank you."

Elurora hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Elurora with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Iryta says to Nilme, "Thanks so much for inspiring me to rush back to Jy." Sonatina gives her cranky kitten an affectionate smooch and places it carefully on the ground. It gazes about with wide curious eyes. Vixonia hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Iryta winks at Useff. Nilme grins at Iryta. Apprentice Empath Hsuta patters out. Claribel wraps her arms around Nilme, giving Nilme a great big bear hug! Claribel wraps her arms around Useff, giving Useff a great big bear hug! Iryta leans over to give Nilme a friendly smooch. Useff hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Elurora asks Claribel, "Would you like me to walk you home, sweetheart?" Nilme hugs Iryta, getting a smile in return. Elurora smiles at Claribel. Iryta hugs Claribel, getting a smile in return. Useff smiles at Claribel. Cythra leans on Nilme. Elurora wraps her arm around Iryta's shoulder in a friendly hug.

Nilme smiles.

Elurora hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Elurora with a warm smile. Iryta sweeps her hand in front of her in a large arc, fluidly stepping backward and bowing to Elurora at the same time. Seydin gets an opulent Taisidon silkcress-bound almanac with diacan edged pages from inside his leather haversack. Seydin studies his silkcress-bound almanac closely. Elurora gives Gridaksma a slight curtsy, barely more than a quick bob. Iryta hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Iryta with a warm smile. Medir smiles. Sonatina hugs Elurora, getting a smile in return. Vixonia slinks up to Ishimmer with fluid grace, curling her tail lazily in the air. Gridaksma bows his head, acknowledging Elurora. Claribel says to Elurora, "After all that? Yes please." Claribel looks at Elurora, obviously trying not to grin, but the dimples in her cheeks give her away. Iryta hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Nilme waves to Gridaksma. Elurora flashes a wide grin at Claribel. Seydin puts his almanac in his leather haversack. Vixonia hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Gridaksma waves to Nilme. Iryta hugs Medir, who wraps his arms around Iryta with a warm smile. Cythra hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile. Iryta hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Ears tilted forward, Ishimmer curls his tail around Vixonia's waist loosely. Elurora clasps Claribel's hand tenderly.

Nilme leans on Useff.

Allye hugs Iryta, getting a smile in return. Elurora gently kisses Claribel on the cheek. Gridaksma praises Nilme. A shadowy orb rippling with silver arcs of light spins slowly through the air, orbiting Jaelia's body like a miniature, luminous moon.

Useff smiles at Nilme.

Vixonia exclaims to Iryta, "Travel safe hon!" Gridaksma praises Useff.

Nilme beams!

Iryta exclaims, "Hugs to all!" Truthseeker Elurora goes out, leading her group. Iryta waves. Allye says, "That was absolutely beautiful, both of you." Medir waves to Iryta. Nilme waves. Ishimmer hugs Iryta, who wraps her arms around Ishimmer with a warm smile. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Nilme. Allye beams at Useff! Iryta winks at Medir. Useff smiles at Allye. Iryta just hugged Ishimmer. Lord of Elamiri Gridaksma goes out. Vixonia nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Nilme beams at Allye! Diva Iryta wanders out. Medir nods. Nilme says, "Awww. thank you." Allye says, "Most romantic concert ever." Nilme grins at Allye. Allye sighs dreamily. Ishimmer smiles at Allye. Vixonia nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. After a moment of imaginative stalking and prowling, a cranky blue-black kitten dappled with silver stars hops up on top of a polished wooden bar, then gets out. Cythra leans on Cozi. Vixonia says, "It even inspired Ishi to contemplate song writing..." Medir grins. Vixonia grins impishly at Ishimmer. Allye says, "Oooh." Nilme beams at Vixonia! Allye giggles. Useff glances at Ishimmer. Nilme praises Ishimmer. Cythra blinks. Ishimmer breaks out in a silly grin. Medir says, "I'm glad I got back from the long hols in time for this." Vixonia says, "Since his current song starts with and ends with..." Nilme says, "Awww." Medir takes a sip of his stout. Allye grins at Medir. Nilme hugs Medir, who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Nilme smiles. Medir hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Medir with a warm smile. Useff says to Ishimmer, "Buy lots of paper." Cythra spins around, looking confused.

Vixonia sings in a soprano voice: "Fuzzy Paws.... Fuzzy Paws..."

Allye giggles at Vixonia. Nilme grins at Vixonia. Ishimmer chuckles. Medir says to Vixonia, "Kind of catchy." Vixonia wraps her arms lovingly around Ishimmer, snuggling close. Vixonia nods at Medir, obviously agreeing with his views. Medir nods. Nilme says, "Makings of a concert already." Allye puts her pillow in a tumultuous eddy of turquoise light splashing within a sungold-limned teacup. Champion Seydin goes out. Nilme grins at Vixonia. Nilme winks at Ishimmer. Useff quietly says to himself, "Fuzzy paws..." Vixonia giggles at Nilme. Useff jots down some notes. Nilme grins at Useff. Useff nods. Cythra giggles. Medir says, "A tale of the wasteland." Cozi drools. After a moment of imaginative stalking and prowling, a cranky blue-black kitten dappled with silver stars clambers inside of a stone fireplace, then gets out. Medir says, "The fuzzy paw outlaws." Cythra scans the area briefly. Nilme grins. Allye laughs! You notice Resolver trying to slip in behind Cythra. Useff says, "Oh even better." Ishimmer grins. Allye says, "Yes please." You hear some finger snapping, but you're not sure where it's coming from. Useff searches around for a moment. Sonatina points at Resolver, ruining her hiding place. Cythra searches around for a moment. Resolver gasps at Sonatina! Roshendoe perks up his ears, glancing around alertly. Ishimmer searches around for a moment. You hear a brief ringing in your ears. Vixonia traces an angular sigil in the air. Ishimmer snuggles up to Vixonia. Medir chuckles. A cranky blue-black kitten dappled with silver stars eyes you with flattened ears and puffs up into a ball of affronted fluff. Sonatina pats Resolver on the back. You notice Resolver trying to remain hidden while speaking. You hear the voice of Resolver say, "You're not supposed to see people when they poof."

Nilme says, "Thank you everyone for coming. It means the world."
Nilme smiles.

Medir covers his eyes with his hand. Roshendoe perks up his ears, glancing around alertly. Cozi lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Ylixia smiles. Vixonia gestures. A myriad of disjointed sounds seem to linger aimlessly in the air for a few moments before they blend together into phrases you quickly recognize. Allye exclaims, "I should be headed home. Have fun, everyone!" Sonatina says, "It wasn't the poofing I noticed." Nilme hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Allye hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Cythra waves to Allye. Cozi hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Cozi with a warm smile. Allye hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Cythra hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile. Medir stretches his arms. Allye hugs Cozi, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Useff hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile. Ishimmer says, "Thanks for the great show." Allye hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Ylixia stands up. Cozi exclaims to Allye, "Mimitooroo!" Allye hugs Ishimmer, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Nilme beams! Allye beams at Cozi! Ylixia strolls out. Ishimmer hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Ishimmer with a warm smile. Useff grins at Cozi. Nilme grins at Cozi. Vixonia asks Roshendoe, "Do you need a lift back to Crossing?" Vixonia hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Medir says, "I should head back m'self. See you all soon. Come by the tavern sometime." Roshendoe nods to Vixonia. Allye says, "Meebloonarg elboo." Medir says, "When I get it opened again." Medir mumbles something under his breath. Nilme beams! Vixonia clasps Ishimmer's hand tenderly. Allye nods emphatically at Cozi. Vixonia reaches over and holds hands with Roshendoe. Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Roshendoe says to Vixonia in Prydaenese, "I am still looking for my way around towns." Roshendoe shifts uncomfortably for a moment. Vixonia grins at Roshendoe. Allye giggles. Allye hugs Medir, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye beams at Medir! Nilme hugs Dromond, who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Outdoorsman Dromond went through a window. Medir hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Useff glances at a window. Allye says, "Will definitely do that." Vixonia asks Roshendoe, "I can take you back to the Crossing bank if you like?" Cozi hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Cozi with a warm smile. Medir lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Ishimmer says, "Be well all." Allye grins. Cythra hugs Cozi, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile. Raeed joins Medir's group. Vixonia leans over to give Allye a friendly smooch. Cythra says, "I see that." Sonatina waves to Roshendoe. Allye leans over to give Vixonia a friendly smooch. Ishimmer grins. Allye grins. Roshendoe asks in Prydaenese, "Yes please?" Roshendoe waves to Sonatina.

Nilme quietly asks Useff, "This has been quite a night. Maybe time to dance away?"

Medir waves.

Nilme smiles at Useff.

Flora Sage Allye goes out. Vixonia just tickled Ishimmer, who laughs and returns the favor. Medir walks out, leading his group. Sonatina says, "Goodnight friends."

Useff says to Nilme, "Thought you'd never ask."
Nilme exclaims, "Night!"

Cythra hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Cythra with a warm smile. Sonatina hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Useff hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile.

Nilme beams!

Ishimmer just hugged Sonatina. Cythra hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Cythra with a warm smile.

Useff waves.

Cozi waves to Useff. Sonatina hugs Nilme, and she wraps her arms around Sonatina with a warm smile. Nilme hugs Cythra who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile.

Useff says, "Thank you all."

Nilme hugs Sonatina who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Useff hugs Cythra, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile. Roshendoe says in Prydaenese, "That was some performance."

Vixonia exclaims, "Take care, everyone!"

Sonatina hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Useff hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile.

Useff waves.

Nilme beams at Roshendoe! Vixonia hugs Sonatina, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile.

Nilme waves.

Jaelia exclaims, "Take care you both!"

What Everyone Was Wearing

Allye
You see Flora Sage Allye Karayilma, Balm of Tenemlor, a Prydaen. Allye has a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn braided in an elegant wreath held in place by a dainty pair of seastar tourmaline tidal lily combs. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen.

Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage.

She is wearing a trailing majestic cloak of lush emerald green vines and profusions of sapphire-hued tidal lilies each with two small petals lovingly sheltering their centers, a strapless oceanmist satin gown draped with strands of seastar tourmalines, an agate signet ring with a stylized gladiolus, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and a pair of sleek oceanmist satin slippers with twining silvery silk ankle laces.

Cozi
You see Charmer Cozi, Field Medic, a Prydaen Empath. Cozi has a round face, cat-slitted dark eyes and a small nose. Her strawberry mane is very long and curly, and is worn in a halo of tousled curls. She has calico fur, a fluffy tail and a curvaceous figure. She is short for a Prydaen.

She is wearing a fiery scarlet vela'tohr flower, a silver foil-covered chocolate crown stamped with the word "QUEEN" and a shadowling costume with black bat-like wings.

THE Cythra
You see Snarky Cythra Feralclaw, Word Mistress of Elanthia, a Prydaen. Cythra has wicked cat-slitted violet eyes. Her black-streaked auburn mane is very long and wavy, and is worn loose. She has glittered silver fur, a straight tail and a gracefully slender figure. She is tall for a Prydaen.

A glistening mandolin-shaped garnet rests on her forehead, just above her eyes. Her cheekbone has a tattoo of interlocking red, blue and black spirals forming a triskele pattern.

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

Dromond
You see Outdoorsman Dromond Revelstone, Student of Elanthia, an Elf. Dromond has pointed ears and kind crystal blue eyes. His golden brown hair is long and thick, and is worn shaggy. He has tanned skin. He appears to be an adult.

He has a large, thick, bristling mustache on his upper lip and a long fuzzy beard.

He is wearing a gwethdesuan, a dingy linen shirt missing several buttons, a torn black tie with the loop label sticking out, an ale-stained oak keg, an ale-stained journey pack, a sanowret crystal, a leather libation caddy designed to resemble a big mug of foamy stout, a rusty tin lunch pail with a mismatched steel handle, a deep blue pair of muddy trousers shredded at the left knee, a striped thigh bag sewn from mismatched old socks and some scuffed boots with holes in the toes.

Elurora
You see Truthseeker Elurora Wavengam, Lady Knight of Ilithi, an Elf. Elurora has a round face, pointed ears, large expressive ultramarine eyes and a small nose. Her honey hair is hip length and silky, and is worn in an intricate braid threaded with a turquoise spidersilk ribbon and allowed to fall over one shoulder. She has fair skin and a willowy and gracefully toned physique that belies a well-muscled figure. She is petite for an Elf.

Her shoulder has a tattoo of an Ilithic apple sapling sheltered beneath the branching, brown boughs of a stately tree with a lush canopy of silvery leaves.

She is wearing an Elamiri sapphire caught within a wirework pendant dangling from a narrow ribbon choker, a fragile pendant of intertwined acenite and sungold curled around a glistening aquamarine rivertear, a sensational turquoise gown composed of cascading tiers of sunkissed chiffon, an austere love token band formed from sungold and some deep turquoise sunkissed chiffon slippers fit with heliotrope heels.

Gridaksma
You see Lord of Elamiri Gridaksma Wavengam, Court Historian of Huldah, an Elf. His features are hidden behind a faceless mask of pristine aldamdin. Polished to a high gloss, the pure white veil curiously reflects no images of its surroundings, including your own visage, as you look upon it. An uneasy feeling of loss and disconnection from the past, present, and future invades your mind, coupled briefly with a growing sensation of physical coldness, the longer you allow your gaze to linger.

He is wearing a formal Elven silk suit, an Elamiri rose, a pair of crisp white gloves and a pair of tall leather boots with silver side buckles.

Eskila
You see Squire Eskila Ikamaye, a Prydaen. Eskila has a round face, cat-slitted crystal green eyes and a small nose. Her bright orange-streaked black mane is shoulder length and curly, and is worn in a mop of unruly cowlicks. She has tortoiseshell fur, a slender tail and a wiry figure. She is tall for a Prydaen.

She is wearing a sleek white rat, some black steel-rimmed spectacles, a pure white cashmere scarf flipped over the shoulder with one end hanging down the back, an oversized orange shirt block-printed with a shopping bag, a knee-length orange marblesilk skirt, some glittery fluttering tail ribbons and some black leather winged boots with clawed vardite toe caps.

Hsuta
You see Apprentice Empath Hsuta Hsuan, Life Tender of the House of the Verdant Lily, an Elothean Empath. Hsuta has an oval face, almond-shaped brown eyes and a classical nose. His black hair is shoulder length and wavy. He has pale skin and a slender build. He is average height for an Elothean.

He is clean shaven.

He is wearing a grey cambrinth ring, a gwethdesuan, a slim leather scholar's tote with silver scrollwork along the flap, a fuligin silk kimono with gracefully trailing sleeves, a pair of tel'athi zills embellished with gleaming flame opals, a green gem pouch, a darkly painted lockpick case depicting a pair of emerald-eyed panthers and some weathered leather sandals with burnished brass buckles.

Iryta
You see Diva Iryta of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, an Elven Bard. Iryta has a triangular face, pointed ears, electrifying amber eyes, a classical nose and dimples. Her bright green-streaked deep blue hair is very long and wavy, and is worn in a halo of tousled curls. She has some whimsical will o'wisps accenting dew-kissed skin and a limberly agile figure. She is average height for an Elf.

She has a tattoo of a nightmarish cephalopod rising from dark waters threateningly waving its barbed tentacles on her back.

She is wearing a glistening blue watersilk handfasting cord adorned with seashell charms, a songsilk choker dangling a polished demisemiquaver note, a striking bluefire velvet handbag dangling tempest sapphire sharks, a heart-shaped loveglass token festooned with spun rainbow ribbons, a pale purple wood hyacinth, a polished windsteel shark, a glossy green sea otter's den of interwoven kelp fronds, an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame, a lustrous amethystine haversack, a pearlescent glass trident with prongs wrapped in living seaweed, a bright blue damask jacket figured with strutting peacocks, a softly-draped long-sleeved white silk shirt, a pair of Katamba-black zills, a set of multi color coral rings, a braided gold ring set with a large faceted sapphire, a sodalite ring inset with the shark of Drogor, an orange rencate pick shaped like a tiny squid, a suede gem pouch, a lockpick ring, a pair of cerise silk knee pants with silver buckles at the knees, a glossy seasilk shell-shaped pocket secured with a gold-stippled coralite nugget, some beige silk stockings and a pair of gold leather slippers embellished with jewel-toned beads.

Ishimmer
You see Nikabi Tokaru Ishimmer A'nova of Elanthia, a Prydaen Ranger. Ishimmer has tufted pointed ears and cat-slitted amber eyes. His black-streaked russet mane is shoulder length and wavy, and is worn in a tangled mass with a thorny bricklebranch hair spike inlaid with a dark amethyst nightshade blossom stuck in apparently at random amidst the coils of hair. He has rust-colored fur with black stripes and a long bushy tail. He is a bit over average height for a Prydaen.

He is wearing a coil of supple BLOOD-red rope of plaited twill, some haralun hand claws, a pugilist's armguard of layered black steel plates, a diamondwood shield reinforced with silversteel spikes, a light lumium plate mask, a lumium ring helm, some lumium scale gloves, some coarse onyx-hide leathers with fitted seams, a tight bundle, an ankle pouch with a silversteel lock, a sturdy belt dangling thirty-nine cambrinth disks, a kertig cowbell etched with an arena, some reinforced blue-black steelsilk sandals with black leather trim, a black leather armband tooled with a kraken, a belted viper-skin baldric fastened with a chiseled iron dragon buckle, a porcelain chicken, an ovoid animite fob suspended on a leather thong, a platinum lockpick ring contorted into the outline of a dragon, a black top hat accented with a niniam gear, a kyanite gwethdesuan, an electroweave eyepatch, a spherical ecosphere dangling from a braided rencate chain, a glassy ebon gedirdavu amulet, a leather-corded Prydaen ancestral bone necklace, a handsome silversteel locket emblazoned with a stylized diacan compass, a swirling midnight-black viperskin cloak clasped with a carved black opal, a ruby-encrusted tear-shaped pin, a swirling eddy of incandescent light bound by a gold-striated coralite frame, a large golden badge edged with silver ivy leaves in the shape of the number three, a soft white thigh quiver of snow leopard fur artfully wrapped with silver thread, a glossy green sea otter's den of interwoven kelp fronds, a plump blue-banded bee with diamond-tipped antennae, an iridescent beetle charm with black wire legs, a sizeable brown-green spider with pearly white mottling, a red-scaled wyvern with firestained indurium and BLOOD ruby eyes, a red-gold scaled dragon with black spines, a witch ball, a sleeping wolf pin, a warrior's duffel bag, a hand-stitched traveler's pack, a colorful calico shirt with an upright collar, an inky blue-black steelsilk sarrak (robe) secured with a belt of braided black leather, a supple leather poke tied with intricately braided laces, a twilight-blue sanowret crystal, a silver laminated bracer with a cambrinth cabochon set in its center, a glossy blue enamel ring set with black opal chips, a cut silver friendship ring, a silver band set with a dragon's scale sapphire, a scorched iron ring bearing a faded Estate Holder's crest, a blackened silver ring forged in the shape of a dragon, an ornate audrualm ring, an oilcloth moneybelt with leather straps, a wine-red shadesatin wallet pinned with a tiny pitch pearl button, a graceful small-scale galleon gaff-rigged with sails of gossamer, a dark spidersilk sack, a cocoon woven from shimmering pearlescent spider web strands, a flamewood cigar case fit with a dragon-shaped platinum clasp, an absinthe emerald-eyed seordmaor skull with electroweave straps, a cambrinth tailband inlaid with metallic phofe flowers, a slender blued steel blade, some knee-length dragonar bathing trousers with imbricated dark scales, a drake-hide quiver studded with razor-sharp fangs, a solid white wolf, a twisted leather anklet, a plain tomiek anklet and some steel-toed footwraps with dark steelsilk straps.

Jaelia
You see Mother Jaelia Evensong, Consecrated Voice of the Order of the Black Fox, an Elothean Cleric. A holy aura of benevolence emanates from Jaelia, illuminating her countenance brightly. Jaelia has a heart-shaped face with laugh lines, slightly pointed ears, tilted almond-shaped hazel eyes and a freckled nose. Her red-gold-streaked auburn hair is long and luxurious with feathered layers, and is worn twisted in a series of narrow braids caught at the crown by some strands of eventide moonstones and allowed to tumble down the back. She has fair skin and a svelte figure. She is petite for an Elothean.

A piece of smooth starstone etched with the dove constellation rests on her forehead, just above her eyes. A shadowy orb rippling with silver arcs of light hovers like a will-o-wisp, following her diligently.

She is wearing an icesteel circlet of frost opal nightingales amid falling stars, a godsmarked turquoise pendant, an ebon wool cloak embroidered with clusters of pale Hope roses, an anloral nightingale pin, an enameled-iron black fox pin with bright amber eyes, a strapless black silk corset trimmed with a flirty jade fringe, a rich black scarf of soft nightsilk dotted by dozens of tiny teardrop diamonds, a dark jade dancing skirt made of twisted chiffon over black satin and some lavish jade green marquisette slippers tipped with night diamonds.

Medir
You see Medir al'Malik, Legendary Barkeep of Elanthia, a Rakash. Medir has fathomless gold eyes. His black hair is shoulder length and wavy with grizzled streaks of grey throughout, and is worn artfully tousled. He has tanned skin. He is of commanding height for a Rakash.

He has a scruffy growth of stubble on his face. He has a tattoo of a stylized crown silhouette over three sjarta leaves, punctuating lettering inscribed boldly on the skin of his right arm. Jet-black script across the inside edges of the muscle leads to simple cursive reading "Lord of the Drink" on his forearm.

He is holding a long-necked bottle of bourbon-aged stout in his right hand. He is wearing a deep black linen khandur with a high side-buttoned collar seamed in silver silk, a hooded cartographer's cloak of black wool decorated with silver embroidery, some finely pleated trousers with a dragon curled around one leg and some black shoes.

Pyppa
You see Pyppa Eldarion of The Locksmith Union, a Human. A diffuse, honey-colored light undulates lazily across her skin, swirling and edDYING with every movement. Pyppa has a high cheekboned kite-shaped face with elegant arched eyebrows, sparkling ultramarine eyes and a classical nose. Her silver hair is long and silky with stark white streaks at the temple, and is worn loose. She has dew-kissed skin and a pair of pearlescent valkyrie wings with sungold feathers arching away from a svelte figure. She is average height for a Human.

She has a tattoo of a regal wolf depicted in mid-howl on her shoulder.

She is wearing a treasure hunter's lirisan map tube with glowing truegold inlay, a golden windsteel armguard etched with sand spiders, a thick arzumos hide cloak pyrographed with esoteric sigils, a luxurious eddy of dragonfire brocade clasped with swirling marbled mistglass, a golden dragonwood warhorn with scorched etchings of elegant script, a golden dragonwood warhorn with scorched etchings of elegant script, some tailored knee-high heeled boots with corseted seasilk ribbons up the back, a golden dragonfire brocade court gown with elaborate gold-infused embrobroidery, a regal mistglass bonding ring encrusted with winter opals and glacier emeralds, a deep blue mistglass phylactery with a braided silk strap and a slender mistglass hip-chain draped in cascading tiers of rivertear.

Raeed
You see Intern Raeed of Elanthia, a Human. Raeed has a triangular face, almond-shaped grey eyes and a straight nose. His black hair is short and thick, and is worn unkempt. He has tanned skin and a lean build. He is slightly under average height for a Human.

A small Seed of Entropy wrought from purple gold rests on his forehead, just above his eyes.

He is wearing a pair of shiny silver zills etched with a detailed musical clef, a baby blue dergatine cloak trimmed with gold braid, a chain balaclava, some tattered purple robes edged with gold braiding, a small gryphon-pelt shield sealed with protective wax, a blued-steel parry stick detailed with prowling black foxes, some tarnished chain gloves edged in a seven-pointed star motif, a polished lunat ring set with an oval cambrinth cabochon, a fraying twine belt, a flax-colored leather belt studded with electrum coins and some sandals.

Resolver
You see Resolver, a Halfling.

You cannot make out all of her features with the clothing she is wearing.

She is holding an icesteel mambeli with a lapis lazuli hilt in her right hand. She is wearing a lumium chain helm, a gwethdesuan, a light lumium plate mask, a hooded nomlas cloak bearing the crest of The Crossing, a black sailcloth foraging apron with braided rope ties, a witch ball, a void-black sanowret crystal, a divine charm, a sleek leather haversack, a canvas satchel with an ivory frame, some coarse crimson-scale leathers with fitted seams, a slender steel skinning knife with a scarlet spinel pommel, a small demonscale shield pyrographed with a map of the Blasted Plains, a dainty cowbell fit with a polished anli handle, a steel parry stick engraved with a soaring comet, some lumium scale gloves, a pair of tel'athi zills embellished with gleaming flame opals, a tight bundle, a dark gem pouch, a black lockpick ring and a ruffled yellow skirt.

Roshendoe
You see Roshendoe, a Prydaen. Roshendoe has a round face, cat-slitted gold eyes and a classical nose. His white mane is short and straight. He has white fur with black points and black markings, a thick tail and a hefty build. He is tall for a Prydaen.

He is wearing a narrow-headed spear, a rugged white backpack, a polished steel parry stick, a metal target shield, some plate gauntlets, a metal scale balaclava, a metal chain shirt, a hammered bronze torque capped in soulstone, some rugged greaves, a gwethdesuan, a divine charm, a bent copper ring engraved with the Estate Holder's crest, a long bearskin cloak, some crimson leather leggings and a fang-tipped iron earring.

Seydin
You see Champion Seydin of Elanthia, a Human Paladin. Seydin has a square face, violet eyes and a straight nose. He is bald, with fair skin and a stout build. He is slightly under average height for a Human.

He has a thin sparse mustache on his upper lip and a thin patchy beard.

He is wearing a tight bundle, a golden pilgrim's badge shaped like a crowned lion, a lumium ring helm, a gwethdesuan, a thick onyx-hide mask with fitted seams, a long brown scarf with orange fringe, a pale wolfskin cloak, an enameled-iron black fox pin with bright amber eyes, a woven reed pannier with dark leather straps, a nightmare-black leather haversack adorned with flame opal stars, a fur-lined doeskin satchel, a heavy silk backpack, a light lumium plate cuirass, a soulstone-set armband shaped like a weasel protecting an egg, a braided cambrinth armband, a lumium round sipar, a small steel skinning knife with a leather-wrapped hilt, a pugilist's armguard of layered black steel plates, some brass knuckles, some lumium scale sleeves, a pair of polished silver zills engraved with a blackened sleeping fox, a wide leather war belt with an agonite-inlaid gargoyle buckle, a wide leather moneybelt embossed with painted coins, a green gem pouch, a lockpick ring, a hip tote, some black suede pants embroidered with a snarling lion along one leg, some thick onyx-hide greaves with fitted seams, a cambrinth cinnamon bear cub with tiny curved claws and a tiny fractalline bag embroidered with maddening abstract reflections.

'Shaylynne
You see Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne Kendialahle, Emerald Knight of Ilithi, a Human Ranger. Shaylynne has an aristocratic face with elegant arched eyebrows, an oshu'mary twig sprouting with arrow-shaped leaves tucked behind one of her delicate ears, dreamy gold-limned hyacinthine eyes and a refined patrician nose. Her smoky lilac hair is hip length and silky with side-swept bangs, and is worn in an artfully tousled style threaded with a tussle of tyrium wolves. She has snow white skin and a gracefully slender figure. She is petite for a Human.

Her thigh has a tattoo of a purple-eyed horned owl perched upon a twisted branch of smokewood.

She is wearing a painted shirt displaying a forest-hued array of abstract booze bottles, an elegant leaf-carved telothian wedding band topped with a lifeless viridian estrildite owl, an elaborate full skirt awash with impressionistic rainforest hues and some precarious shiny black pumps perched upon wickedly high heels.

Sonatina
You see Sonic Sonance Sonatina, Sonus Sunderer of Elanthia, a Prydaen. Sonatina has a triangular face, tufted ears, electrifying cat-slitted blue-grey eyes and a small nose. Her blue-black mane is hip-length and silky, and is worn pulled back by a delicate rose gold chain strung with clusters of silky honeysuckle and allowed to flow over the shoulders. She has black fur accented by some glittery platinum stars, a slender tail and a gracefully slender figure. She is very tall for a Prydaen.

She is wearing some tiny onyx earrings shaped like black orchids, a daring gown of nightsilk laced down the back with braided leather, some tight-fitting leggings of supple black leather with an overskirt of knotted ribbons and some smoky silver slippers set with star-stones.

Vixonia
You see Dancer Vixonia Toryan, Speaker of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, a Prydaen Bard. Vixonia's visage is shrouded by a spectral form of velvety white with wisps of grey lines surrounding vacant, blackened eye sockets. A brilliant, blue-green stone laced in bands of glittering silver forming a thirteen rayed star limned in gold offers a singular focal point of vibrancy centered upon her forehead.

She is wearing a graceful cerise loveglass orchid with enameled green leaves, a diacan locket, an elegant chmir (dress) of twilight-hued songsilk designed to flow over the form, a translucent loveglass hip-chain strewn with swirling charoite prisms and a pair of dainty songsilk slippers with translucent loveglass heels.

Ylixia
You see Ylixia Roysio of Elanthia, an Elf. Ylixia has an oval face, pointed ears, tilted grey eyes and a small nose. Her red hair is very long and wavy, and is worn loose. She has tanned skin and a slender figure. She is short for an Elf.

She is wearing a jade-inlaid hairpin, a dainty starflower wristlet, a gwethdesuan, a polished jade eyebrow ring wrapped in thin silver briars, a delicate cereus blossom with translucent white jade petals, a delicate ivory rose, a black tankard-shaped badge etched with the insignia of the Tavern Troupe, a soft leather writer's bag, a charcoal rucksack with leather straps, a lilac silk kirtle with purple silk laces, a simple silver ring set with a frosted glass ghost orchid, a light spidersilk hip pouch stitched with a dragon ouroboros, a black silk garter with a delicate lace fringe, some hammered tyrium toe bells in the shape of gardenia blossoms and some dainty midnight black spun glitter slippers fit with polished glitvire heels.