Chat Log - 2022 01 28 - Cosmological Quandaries - Home Stories - Formatted - Story
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Youtargim: Hello there
Youtargim: So do we get this kind of breakfast every day?
Indigo: I don't eat here every day but yeah I think so
Youtargim: Where do you eat?
Indigo: You don't like it? Better not say that too loud or Jilly might hit you with a spoon
Youtargim: I am not sure of how I fit in quite yet
N'laea: It is good, but... too heavy.
Youtargim: I like this,
Youtargim: strange foreign food is always interesting to try
Bixi Fizzlebang: It's one of my favorite things about when we stay here!
Indigo: You don't have to eat it all
Raelynn: It's soooo good!
N'laea: It is not just the portions, but... just how do you eat so many cinnamon buns? A bite is more than enough.
Youtargim: So that mist sickness thing was horrible
Youtargim: how do you guys get through it?
Youtargim: Is that what this is?
N'laea: The first time is always the worst.
Youtargim: takes a big bite
Bixi Fizzlebang: I could eat cinnamon buns all day
Raelynn: suddenly debating how big of a bite and how many cinnamon buns to eat
Youtargim: You do have interesting meals
Youtargim: almost as good as the palace
Raelynn: What do you normally eat?
Youtargim: Dates, yogurt, and ground grains for breakfast
N'laea: That does not sound bad at all.
Youtargim: Your chef is very good
Youtargim: the Princess will be interested
N'laea: Jilly? She does seem to get compliments often.
Youtargim: So where are you... people? family? what do you think of your selves?
N'laea: Friends. I cannot speak for them, though.
Indigo: I don't understand what you're asking
Indigo: Where are my people?
Youtargim: Where I am from, I work for the Princess
Youtargim: but so far you all seem to work for no one?
N'laea: I work for my god.
N'laea: Followed by my clan.
Tiberius Branadarus: Well I am family
Branwyn: I serve our Queen and am responsible for this estate. But everyone at this table are here because we are friends as N'laea says and we go on adventures together
Branwyn: Of course you are darling
Tiberius Branadarus: Indigo is family
Branwyn: smiles at Indigo
Bixi Fizzlebang: I work to protect nature and right now... I'm not technically WORKING FOR Branwyn but kind of... following? Our goals seem to align a lot, and also I'm writing ghost stories.
Raelynn: And sometimes our gods want us to go where our friends go so it works out!
Bixi Fizzlebang: Ghosts are one of nature's biggest enemies, as far as I can tell right now.
Bixi Fizzlebang: nods confidently
N'laea: That is... an interesting take.
Indigo: Have you ever seen a real ghost?
Tiberius Branadarus: The only ghosts I have seen have been horrible people so yes I agree with Bixi that ghosts are enemies
Bixi Fizzlebang: Not yet, just a lot of half-ghosts so far
Bixi Fizzlebang: Half-ghosts can go either way.
Indigo: What ghosts have you seen Branadarus?
Tiberius Branadarus: Someone told me once that they were misunderstood, that they lost their way on their way to the afterlife
Tiberius Branadarus: but I think a good sword can help them find their way there again
Tiberius Branadarus: OH I fought a ghost in a wheat field once
N'laea: Er, meaning to kill them?
Tiberius Branadarus: It was a horrible vision
Tiberius Branadarus: I kept on slashing and it would not go
Bixi Fizzlebang: takes notes
Tiberius Branadarus: until Otught cast something and made it disappear
Tiberius Branadarus: He said it was absolved of its sins and let free to return to where it should go
Tiberius Branadarus: looks over at the Elves
Tiberius Branadarus: Licornah, N'laea do you have ghosts?
Tiberius Branadarus: So far I have only seen human ghosts
Tiberius Branadarus: but there must be Elven ghosts too right?
Licornah : :: looks up from her journal :: we have spirits... we commune with them and give thanks for their lives
Tiberius Branadarus: OH Indigo! did you have ghosts back home?
Licornah : :: returns to writing in her journal ::
Youtargim: Are you telling me that you regularly deal with ghosts?
Indigo: I don't think so
N'laea: To be rejected from the afterlife has... worse effects than becoming a ghost.
Youtargim: I do NOT know how to communicate with ghosts
N'laea: It is likely why there are few if any elven ghosts.
Indigo: laughs
Raelynn: Oh! I learned how to do that recently!
Licornah : :: looks up again :: I don't know that you deal with them... you just move along and let them go about their path
Licornah : when they want to communicate, they do, even if we can't understand
Bixi Fizzlebang: Can they take the forms of animals?
Youtargim: Do you kill them? Send them on their way?
Licornah : There used to be a bear that was a ghost... he was friendly
Bixi Fizzlebang: smiles
Indigo: Oh wait! That farmer with the houses was a ghost. He was nice too
Youtargim: Bears have ghosts? but not Elves?
Licornah : :: shrugs :: I can't say.. I don't... I let them go their own way
Youtargim: a house ghost?
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Bixi is feeling EXTREMELY JUSTIFIED with all her ghost stuff now lol
Youtargim: a ghost in a house? or a house that is a ghost?
Indigo: He was just near the houses
Bixi Fizzlebang: I suspect sometimes they may get to choose to be a ghost, and it seems elves would not choose that?
Bixi Fizzlebang: looks around at the elves
N'laea: Ah yes, didn't those eat Talwin instead of you Indigo? From what I was told.
Youtargim: Why would you CHOOSE to be a ghost?!?!?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Is that a correct assumption?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Unfinished Business, Youtargim!
takes another bite of a cinnamon roll and looks for more
Bixi Fizzlebang: rolls eyes
N'laea: No. It is a grave to be turned away from Aravaith. It warps one soul beyond being a ghost. I would be surprised by any that can stay as a ghost instead.
Youtargim: What is Aravaith?
N'laea: Where we are going. Alive, though. You couldn't get there dead, anyways.
Youtargim: Ummm, you are going where you want to be dead?
Tiberius Branadarus: Cool
N'laea: Because the Goddess of Mysteries resides there and we need to be in touch with her.
Tiberius Branadarus: OH
Tiberius Branadarus: Not dead
Tiberius Branadarus: I am still coming
Indigo: I don't want to be dead
Tiberius Branadarus: Even if they are not dead
Tiberius Branadarus: Indigo, do you think we need to be dead to go there?
N'laea: sighs
Indigo: hope not
N'laea: As I said, even dead, you could not get there. You can only get there alive.
N'laea: It is for elven souls.
Tiberius Branadarus: I mean look at Shi, what happened to her when she was dead and then not dead
Bixi Fizzlebang: But you want to die when you get there?
N'laea: And those with the ability or amulet to get there
Tiberius Branadarus: She was never the same
Tiberius Branadarus: I want to be here
Indigo: I think she's better
Tiberius Branadarus: The kids need a good mom and a good dad
N'laea: .Which is why she is not coming. She... knows she would not return again.
Bixi Fizzlebang: shakes head
Tiberius Branadarus: well a good mom
Bixi Fizzlebang: Elves are confusing
Tiberius Branadarus: Yes they are
Clinks glasses with Bixi
N'laea: shakes her head
N'laea: Not sure why I try....
Tiberius Branadarus: Women are confusing enough, then you make them an Elf?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Hey!
Bixi Fizzlebang: I rescind my clink!
Raelynn: Or are men just dense enough then you make them human?
Tiberius Branadarus: I was saying that women are hard to understand
Tiberius Branadarus: Not like you Bixi
Bixi Fizzlebang: oh, ok
Looks around to make sure he is not in the line of fire from any cutlery
Bixi Fizzlebang: totally accepts that
Raelynn: Um, she's a woman, too!
Youtargim: SO
Bixi Fizzlebang: But I'm not hard to understand
Looking around and seeing that there is only Indigo, Craigh and Tiberius who are male here and the rest are apparently female....
Craigh: Not sure if I'm feeling better or I've died and am in purgatory.
Raelynn: Right, but he shouldn't put one down for the others.
Youtargim: We are going to a place where the dead are
Licornah : :: looks up from journal, thinks about saying something, realizes it wouldn't be worth it and goes back to writing ::
Youtargim: Do we need to stop them?
Bixi Fizzlebang: It's ok to be confusing! You're like a puzzle every day, that's fun!
Indigo: stop who?
N'laea: No. We only need to find the Goddess of Mysteries.
Craigh: leans his head back. Oh, good. It's both.
N'laea: If you mean to attempt to stop the dead from arriving, I would have to stop you.
Youtargim: I do not know
Youtargim: I am confused,
looks at Tiberius
N'laea: thinking clearly
Youtargim: I think that we need to step back and figure out where you are going and why you are going, so I know how to help you
Youtargim: The Princess had me come with you for a reason, and I trust that she knows you better than I do
Indigo: I'm not going to try to understand until we get there
Raelynn: I thought you were going to help us in the desert? But that's not soon.
Raelynn: We have things to return.
Youtargim: Things
Indigo: Yeah you don't need to go
Youtargim: I think I need to
Craigh: Give the man the information to make a choice off of, at least.
Youtargim: Sir Indigo
Indigo: I don't have the information
Youtargim: You seem to be a level headed person.... halfling.... knight....
Craigh: Fair point. I'm not too sure I do either.
Craigh: grins.
Youtargim: you are going there to help with the ghosts?
Bixi Fizzlebang: shrugs
Bixi Fizzlebang: I never know what's really going on, I just try to help where I can
Indigo: We go to the elf dead place and find a goddess and give her a cloak and she should be really happy to get her clothes back
Craigh: I hope she had more than one outfit.
Youtargim: nods slowly, go find a naked goddess and give her back her clothes
Indigo: just her cloak
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oh I would be so embarrassed if she were naked
Youtargim: Sounds like a plan
N'laea: She is the mother of all elves. You'll need to be respectful.
Youtargim: I can be respectful of a woman without clothes
Youtargim: It is her choice
Bixi Fizzlebang: cringes
Youtargim: well, is it? why do you have her clothes?
Licornah : :: sighs and shakes her head and continues to write ::
Indigo: I wasn't even gonna talk. She wouldn't understand me
N'laea: Or perhaps stop thinking of an all-powerful deity as such? She is the personification of moonlight, illusions, the night sky....
Bixi Fizzlebang: You um... might want to... think of the way in which you phrase things sometimes, Yout
Youtargim: What did I say? Did I get an idiom wrong?
Raelynn: We found one of her gowns somewhere it didn't belong. All we know is we need to return it.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't know a lot about elf goddesses, but I'm pretty sure they're very particular about how you talk about them. Just judging from my extremely limited experiences with elves...
N'laea: Raelynn and I must go, and as the one with the Amulet, so much Branwyn. The rest can decide on their own if they wish to join.
Youtargim: I am going I am here to help
Tiberius Branadarus: OH NO, I am going away this time,
Tiberius Branadarus: TWICE you left and had adventures without me
Tiberius Branadarus: I thought you were going to a tower for wizards
Bixi Fizzlebang: What is she the goddess of, specifically?
Tiberius Branadarus: you said it was just a tower in ice
Tiberius Branadarus: and look what happened!!!!!
Raelynn: Mysteries, Moonlight, Journeys. OH! And illusions! It isn't many, but some gnomes actually follow her!
Indigo: Yeah look what happened!
Indigo: GRINS
Tiberius Branadarus: I am going with you Love
Raelynn: Oh and Night Skies. She's the goddess of MANY things.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oh! I would absolutely love to go then! What an honor it would be!
Tiberius Branadarus: Indigo and I have lots to do
Tiberius Branadarus: and this new guy .... um Youts
Indigo: I don't know if I'm going
Tiberius Branadarus: Yeah we are going with you
Tiberius Branadarus: Yes you are Indigo
Raelynn: She's also one of the Triad that make up another goddess along with Hanali... it's a long story, but they're like, super close!
punches Indigo in the shoulder
Bixi Fizzlebang: That doesn't make any sense to me, but it sounds very nice!
Indigo: Everyone's going to be speaking elvish and we'll just stand around in the corner bowing
Tiberius Branadarus: You need to be there with me to tell me when the Elves are serious
Indigo: They're always serious
Tiberius Branadarus: Yes! Seeeee you need to be there so I have someone to talk to
Bixi Fizzlebang: Indigo, I need you there for solidarity for meal times. I'm guessing they don't eat quite as often as I would like there...
Youtargim: I ,.... Um....
Indigo: Make them tell you when they AREN'T serious
N'laea: There is... one potential problem I do not have a solution to that you all must consider.
Tiberius Branadarus: Sure Yout you can be there too and tell us what they are saying
Tiberius Branadarus: See we have a great group
Tiberius Branadarus: Me, Yout, Indigo, Bixi, Branwyn
Tiberius Branadarus: It will be great
Indigo: Craigh
Raelynn: He said he doesn't know Elvish.
Raelynn : [Translation] Right, Youtargim?
<font color="##000000">Right, Youtargim?
[understood by: Licornah , Carissa, N'laea, Raelynn]
Tiberius Branadarus: Who knows Elvish? That is why we have Rae and N'laea for
Tiberius Branadarus: Or Shi and
Tiberius Branadarus: well I guess those two are not coming,
Tiberius Branadarus: we had good times together didn't we Indigo
Tiberius Branadarus: Wish we could get the two of them together again
Tiberius Branadarus: That was fun
Indigo: Yeah we did
Bixi Fizzlebang: I'm afraid to ask
Indigo: That's not gonna happen. Shi has a new boyfriend
Tiberius Branadarus: WHAT!!!!!
Tiberius Branadarus: Does he know?
Tiberius Branadarus: WOW
Tiberius Branadarus: Do you think we should tell him?
Indigo: Yeah he's lucky Kel hasn't killed him but then Shi would kill Kel so maybe it's okay
N'laea: I have seen all three together. I assume they all know?
Tiberius Branadarus: Really?
Tiberius Branadarus: so like Kel and his magic sword are ok with the other guy?
N'laea: There was... distance, but that is all I will say.
N'laea: I am not a fan of gossip.
Tiberius Branadarus: Shi really liked Kel's magic sword
Raelynn: clearly trying hard to not speak up
Tiberius Branadarus: I have to admit I sort of did too
N'laea: Er, like the one we found?
N'laea: points to the sheathed flaming sword
Indigo: When we get back we should go find Kel in the wood and go hunting or something with him
Youtargim: So just how many elves are you planning on taking with us on this trip?
N'laea: Those elves are not going for their own reasons
Tiberius Branadarus: So do you think we should take Kell then with us Indigo?
Tiberius Branadarus: How many people should we take?
Tiberius Branadarus: after all it is a Goddess
Tiberius Branadarus: We want to make a good impression
Tiberius Branadarus: Lots of people attending to .....
Tiberius Branadarus: Ummm
Branwyn: No Tiberius. They cannot go
Tiberius Branadarus: who are we attending to?
N'laea: Sehanine Moonbow
Tiberius Branadarus: Yes Love
Branwyn: N'laea you said there was something important to consider before we got sidetracked?
Tiberius Branadarus: Oh I understand that N'laea but we are there to support someone
Tiberius Branadarus: so Branwyn?
Tiberius Branadarus: and she is there presenting you as a sacrifice? and we save you?
Branwyn: laughs
Branwyn: I hope not!
Licornah : :: looks up :: take her favorite things with the cloak and be nice to her attendants, earn their favor to earn hers
N'laea: sighs again
Licornah : :: goes back to writing and sketching a squirrel ::
N'laea: No. Branwyn and I discussed it earlier.
Tiberius Branadarus: OH That is a good idea ..... Licor
Tiberius Branadarus: Huh, I bet people made fun of you when you were a kid huh?
Tiberius Branadarus: Be nice to the attendants is always a good idea
Craigh: looks at Tiberius in confusion. Liquor?
Tiberius Branadarus: Her name
Tiberius Branadarus: When I was a kid we teased a boy who was call Potem
Tiberius Branadarus: Called him Pot
Tiberius Branadarus: or Black
Tiberius Branadarus: Calling the pot black you get it?
Laughs
Tiberius Branadarus: so Licor
N'laea: You... talk a lot
Tiberius Branadarus: People might have teased her when she was a kid
Tiberius Branadarus: I was thinking
Laughs
Licornah : I'm sorry, as you asking if I was treated poorly as a child? No... not that I recall
Tiberius Branadarus: My love has just returned home from two I mean three adventures without me
Tiberius Branadarus: I am going to keep her close and take up as much as I can with her
Tiberius Branadarus: and I am happy for you Licor
Tiberius Branadarus: That is a good thing
Tiberius Branadarus: Do you like it here in Dragon Fen?
Looks over at Indigo
Tiberius Branadarus: I might have been spending too much time with Jilly while you were gone
Craigh: chuckles
Licornah : It's, interesting. I'm trying to become more familiar with the area and the fauna
Youtargim: It is good to have you here Licornah
Youtargim: Where are you from? I want to understand where the different people who are important to the Countess are from and their backgrounds so I can help with what I can
Craigh: What's it like where you're from? You've talked about it a bit when we were trying to identify it.
Licornah : Where I'm from is in the north... I'm from an area near a River and to the west is Silvermoon
Craigh: Is it an Elven kingdom, human, or mixed?
Youtargim: North where?
Licornah : Silvermoon... north of, umm, here?
Youtargim: Hallstatt?
Licornah : There are many elves, but there are humans, and halflings, and others...
Youtargim: Keltoi?
Youtargim [C Comm]: [Translation] Do you understand this?
<font color="##000000">Do you understand this?
[understood by: ]
Licornah : :: shakes head :: No sorry, I haven't heard of those...
Licornah : Waterdeep?
Youtargim: Never heard of it
Indigo: They can do this all day
Indigo: grabs a scone
Tiberius Branadarus: OH you mean Wolfspack! The barbarian city to the far east
Tiberius Branadarus: Ok well Licor you are welcome to join us
Tiberius Branadarus: You are an elf
Tiberius Branadarus: so you would want to go to elf places right?
Licornah : I can go to lots of places human, elf, halfling, dwarf. I just don't want to go where the Vampires are.
Licornah : And I'd like to avoid the Wizards of Thay thank you
laughs
Tiberius Branadarus: Well Vampires are here
Tiberius Branadarus: No clue about wizards of who ever
Licornah : You should do something about that
Tiberius Branadarus: that is Branwyn's worry
Tiberius Branadarus: My mother was a witch,
Tiberius Branadarus: I let Branwyn worry about vampires
Licornah : :: tilts head :: a scryer?
Tiberius Branadarus: I need to go get some practice in before we leave Love
Indigo: stuffs the rest of the scone in his mouth
kisses Branwyn deeply
Tiberius Branadarus: I will be back later
smiles at the display
Branwyn: smiles
Branwyn: See you later darling
Youtargim: I do want to ask about the vampires?
Youtargim: are you really? are there a lot?
Branwyn: I have no idea how many. One here and there and who knows how many in the Great Swamp
Youtargim: HERE!!!!
Youtargim: WHAT!
Branwyn: Not right here! Calm yourself
Branwyn: And if you met one you might actually like them
Youtargim: I ahh
Youtargim: Ummm
Youtargim: You KNOW a vampire?
Branwyn: A few
Youtargim: I ... you said THEM
Youtargim: WAIT
Youtargim: what
Youtargim: I mean
Youtargim: sorry Countess
Craigh: You work for a genie. How is this unusual for you?
Youtargim: If you tell me to ignore vampires I will do that
Youtargim: Genies are normal
Craigh: Wrong.
Youtargim: Ghuls are horrible
Branwyn: laughs
Youtargim: The Deep Desert has horrors that many cannot survive
Branwyn: I have no doubt
Youtargim: Which is why the Princess has assigned me to you I suppose
Branwyn: Because you can survive such horrors?
Raelynn: So besides speaking languages... what else can you do?
Youtargim: Sail
Youtargim: fight
Youtargim: trade
N'laea: Fight how?
Youtargim: I was a merchant before the Princess took me into her employ
pulls out his scimitar slightly and then re-sheathes it
Youtargim: I can hold my own in a sea battle
Youtargim: I was in command of four ships
N'laea: nods
Craigh: So you know seas and deserts?
Youtargim: yes
Craigh: Interesting. I wouldn't have thought those two would go together.
Bows deeply
Youtargim: Thank you
Youtargim: I traded up and down the seas from far Kaparimtia to the jungles of Malatra
Youtargim: and now I am here to serve your Countess until she sees fit
Branwyn: So why did you stop. It sounds exciting and profitable
Youtargim: The Princess valued my skills and hired me and my fleet
Youtargim: my crew is at the quay waiting for orders
laughs sadly
Youtargim: that may not come if I am not successful in helping you
Craigh: How long ago?
Youtargim: I last sailed.... 5? 7? days ago?
N'laea: She hired you that recently?
Youtargim: I returned with spices and woven goods
Youtargim: I have worked for the Princess for 7 years
Youtargim: I take the idea that she sent me with you as a sign of great respect of her belief in my abilities
Youtargim: and of her belief in your skills and need of my assistance
Youtargim: We have no fate but the fate we are given
Branwyn: smiles
Bixi Fizzlebang: snorts a little
Craigh: Branwyn, do you think Howard and Johan would be willing to create a few scrolls for us to take with us?
Craigh: I've been going through the library, looking for useful things.
Branwyn: I don't see why not. Feel free to talk with them about it
Craigh: I will, thanks.
Branwyn: Certainly
Craigh: As soon as I can move again....
Branwyn: I am sorry you were so ill. Are your allergies better at least?
Craigh: nods.
Craigh: Yeah, that tea of Bixi's is pretty good.
Branwyn: Good!
Craigh: She makes a good apprentice.
Craigh: grins
Bixi Fizzlebang: laughs
Bixi Fizzlebang: Ok, so when Craigh leaves the room, I want to cast an illusion of a disembodied arm holding a note that says,
Bixi Fizzlebang: that says; I miss you
Phantasmal Force
Branwyn: Licornah, is there anything you think we should know before we go?
Licornah : :: ponders :: Well
Licornah : Besides the cloak, have you prepared her tribute?
Branwyn: I haven't. Isn't that something you all would do or should we all bring gifts?
Licornah : I'm not certain, but normally goddesses prefer a thank you for seeing them where I'm from
Licornah : I'm pretty sure any goddess, even if she's not an elf
Licornah : tributes might look different to you -- a keg of ale or a basket of flowers or even a box of fruit
Branwyn: I can see that. Really I am more of a ... carriage driver on this trip. I am counting on you and N'laea to take the lead here
Bixi Fizzlebang: I wonder if she would like some of those special allergy herbs
Bixi Fizzlebang: do goddesses get allergies?
Branwyn: Probably not. But I am sure we can find some things that will be nice
Licornah : Perhaps a moon or star representation? Do you paint or draw? Carve or work with metal?
Licornah : Something handmade and personal might be better received?
Bixi Fizzlebang: What about Gerry's never ending cheese wheels? Those are pretty special!
Branwyn: N'laea warned us against feywine and that we could perhaps get enraptured by elven cities
Branwyn: laughs
Licornah : :: shrugs :: I'm not sure... where I'm from, it's simple tributes. Cheese is usually not on the list, but perhaps?
Craigh: What is normal?
Licornah : In Silvermoon, they leave silver balls or harps in her honor... where the others are from, I cannot say what they use
Licornah : My father and mother often put out a silver ball near the harvest season
Branwyn: This is very helpful. Thank you
Craigh: Do we have a silversmith in Dragons Fen?
Branwyn: We can send word to Snee about a smith
Craigh: Yes, I was thinking if Licornah would write up a short description of them, if there's anything special about them, we can get those ordered.
Licornah : :: turns :: Do you have your speech prepared for Sehaine and her attendants? About why it's taken so long to return the cloak?
Licornah : Do you have a justification for presenting non-elves to Sehaine?
Indigo: We can wait outside. It's okay
N'laea: Do you know if she even has a palace? Many of the Seldarine roam. It is more likely she will find us.
Indigo: Unless it's all outside ...
Indigo: scratches his head
N'laea: It could easily be.
Licornah : :: Nods ::
Tiberius Branadarus: The Elves really like to be outside
Tiberius Branadarus: But I am not sure they mean Outside Outside instead of Outside outside
Tiberius Branadarus: if you know what I mean
N'laea: Outside outside?
Licornah : :: thinks :: I don't believe she does have a formal temple
Indigo: Outside of the outside where the elves are
Tiberius Branadarus: Sorry you Elves seem to have the idea that there is an Outside where only Elves understand
Tiberius Branadarus: where Indigo and I go out and play outside and it is just fine
Licornah : In Silvermoon, it's more a shrine -- but, I'm not sure in other places, it could be larger or more formal
Craigh: I got the impression somewhere, maybe a book in my old master's library, that the outer planes were nearly infinite in size. Is it really going to be that easy to find a god there?
N'laea: Ah. Yes, certainly far from any cities. It is preferrable.
Indigo: It's a nice place, right? Not like Pandemonium. You can do divination stuff and ask people without getting having to fight them
Licornah : What about where you're from, do they have a formal temple for her?
Raelynn: She has a temple in Loosend, and I know Hanali has her own crystal palace she resides in in Arvandor, but I don't know about Moonbow...
N'laea: It is our final resting place. Or parts of it. I am not sure which, but it is the greatest reward to a fulfilling life.
Youtargim: All these names and all these places, are you sure we can go to all these places?
N'laea: But... as I was attempting to say earlier, it may overwhelm non-elves. It will be beautiful beyond belief. It can be hard for many to handle.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Don't we have to try?
Bixi Fizzlebang: I mean if it's not really OURS the least we can do is TRY to give it back
Tiberius Branadarus: YES
Tiberius Branadarus: See Bixi gets it
Tiberius Branadarus: It is an Adventure!
N'laea: Yes. And she is the Goddess of Journeys. She may be watching over our journey to return it to her.
Tiberius Branadarus: Oooooo
Indigo: Should we make a sign?
Tiberius Branadarus: So we need to prepare properly
Tiberius Branadarus: make sure we are set for a long journey
Tiberius Branadarus: That is good to know
Tiberius Branadarus: You are smart N'laea
Tiberius Branadarus: So much smarter than Kel was
N'laea: Thank you?
Tiberius Branadarus: he has a sword, that he thinks talks to him
N'laea: Ah... well, apparently swords like that exist.
Craigh: Hummmm.. Do we need to bring some blindfolds, if someone does swoon over the architecture?
Tiberius Branadarus: Architecture?
N'laea: I do not know. Perhaps? I am also wondering if you need to be careful of eating there...
Tiberius Branadarus: Really? swooning over that?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Or some kind of herbs to counteract the wine?
N'laea: I imagine all the food there would be like our feywine here.
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Botany [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 6]
Tiberius Branadarus: I mean I can see some goddess almost being as beautiful as Branwyn
Tiberius Branadarus: but seriously a building?
Craigh: I've heard myths of people being blinded by gods merely for accidentally glimpsing them.
N'laea: Not a building. The whole plane.
Raelynn: Well we DO know Hanali is more beautiful than you can ever imagine!
Tiberius Branadarus: I don't know I can imagine quite a lot
Bixi Fizzlebang: Us specifically or everyone?
Raelynn: Although... I don't think she'd blind you for seeing her. She's not vengeful.
Bixi Fizzlebang: That would be pretty rude
Tiberius Branadarus: I think that Indigo and I can handle it
N'laea: The Seldarine in general are not, but they are still gods. There is no telling.
Raelynn: Handle what?
Tiberius Branadarus: Being charmed by goddesses
Raelynn: How exactly do you plan to fight beauty? Using a sword? You can't fight everything with a sword.
Tiberius Branadarus: Indigo charms lots of people
Craigh: I hope we don't have to do any fighting at all.
Raelynn: I mean that would definitely guarantee you'd be blinded.
Raelynn: If not killed...
Bixi Fizzlebang: I feel very confident that you would absolutely not be able to handle it, Tiberius.
Tiberius Branadarus: laughs
Tiberius Branadarus: I will rely on you and Indigo to guard me Bixi
Bixi Fizzlebang: Hey, I don't think I can help you much if you upset a goddess
Indigo: laughs
Craigh: Is the goddess notoriously vain? Perhaps she would enjoy a silver mirror if so.
Tiberius Branadarus: OH didn’t we have that mirror against the Medusa?
Lisa (Indigo): we keep getting all these reasons for none of us non elves to even go
N'laea: mutters to Craigh, Maybe we should blindfold him.
Indigo: That was Ilero
N'laea: You do not fight the gods. If that is your plan, perhaps it is better you stay behind.
Raelynn: Hanali? Vain? Mmmm, not really? She's more concerned about love and beautiful things, not her beauty herself even though she is VERY beautiful.
Bixi Fizzlebang: If Tiberius gets taken hostage by the goddess, I'm not going to try to rescue him. Just for the record.
N'laea: Just... be respectful. That is all.
Indigo: I'm respectful
N'laea: I do not worry about you.
N'laea: looking directly at Tiberius
Indigo: He's a prince. He's used to dealing with important people. He'll be fine
Bixi Fizzlebang: I just want to go in there, say; hello, here is your cloak that we found, it's very beautiful, we hope you're happy to have it back, here's some presents thank you for letting us give your cloak back, bye; and then go home for some cheese.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I do not want to do rescue missions
N'laea: Yes. There should not be reason to linger provided we find her quick enough.
Craigh: nods
Bixi Fizzlebang: looks pointedly at Tiberius
Raelynn: Ummmmm
Raelynn: But.......
Raelynn: bites her lip and whispers
Raelynn: Your version of quick isn't the same as... other people.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oh no, is there a time traveling half ghost in elf god lands?
Raelynn: No no no. It's just.... elves can be... elves.
Raelynn: I, um, I'm better at.... time, but um, not.... all of us... are.
N'laea: frowns
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't even know what that means, so I think I must be part of the; not all of us;
Raelynn: No. You're good at time. It's just... MOST elves are... not.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I will trust the elves to know best in this situation and follow directions
Bixi Fizzlebang: looks pointedly at Tiberius again
Raelynn: So quick might not be.... quick. And the gods might... not let us find them quick.
Raelynn: Because... um, well, ...elves.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Well that's fine. As long as it's not OUR fault for upsetting someone
Bixi Fizzlebang: stares at Tiberius
Indigo: If we can find her house and she's not home we could just leave it with a note or something
N'laea: I will not leave until I hand it directly to her. You may, but I cannot.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Would it be safe to just leave a cloak?
Indigo: You haven't see Branadarus with the Queen and stuff. He'll be fine
Indigo: Right?
Indigo: looks at Branadarus
Tiberius Branadarus: I have never met a Goddess before but how much more important can they be?
Tiberius Branadarus: I grew up with a witch for a mother
Craigh: Dear Goddess, found your robe, had it dry-cleaned, here it is. Bye!
N'laea: tries to emphasize it this time
N'laea: She is the mother of all elves.
N'laea: ALL elves.
Craigh: Metaphorically, or literally?
N'laea: There are precious few as important as her.
Tiberius Branadarus: See I know how to get along with mothers
Indigo: That's why I said we could wait outside outside
Raelynn: She really is! We sprang from her and Corellon! Um, depending who you ask is how it happened, but it happened!
Tiberius Branadarus: yes outside outside instead of OUTSIDE outside
Bixi Fizzlebang: I worry that we would be waiting... a LONG time
Indigo: But if you are half elf so her and someone else?
Tiberius Branadarus: OOOOO
Raelynn: bites her lip again
Raelynn: It's still important to me.
Tiberius Branadarus: Raelyn has a secret past
Indigo: I know
Tiberius Branadarus: Wow
Tiberius Branadarus: I never knew
Bixi Fizzlebang: Who doesn't?
N'laea: How could you not?
Indigo: I don't have a secret past
N'laea: The little gypsy girl says you're the one who told her how to tell if someone is an elf or not.
N'laea: Something about ears.
Tiberius Branadarus: I always thought you could tell an elf by the ears
Tiberius Branadarus: OH
Tiberius Branadarus: YES!!!!
Tiberius Branadarus: Indigo!
Tiberius Branadarus: that is how we solve it
Indigo: Ears?
Tiberius Branadarus: when we get there we just ask to see their ears!
Craigh: waits to see where this conversation is going.
Tiberius Branadarus: THAT will prove who gets the cloak
Bixi Fizzlebang: buries her face in her hands
N'laea face palm
Indigo: sighs
Indigo: They're all elves! We're the only ones that won't be
N'laea: Perhaps, as Branwyn says, you should let us take the lead here. For... all our sakes.
Indigo: No point
Tiberius Branadarus: I thought all elves has pointy ears Indigo?
Raelynn: Um, well mostly. But they have allies that aren't elves that might also be there.
Indigo: Yes and where we go they will all be elves
Tiberius Branadarus: I guess N'laea is right we should listen to Branwyn
Raelynn: Oh! No it's a forest so there'll be animals and stuff too!
Tiberius Branadarus: She is much smarter than I am
Raelynn: And meadows and crystals and stuff!
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oooh, the animals might be able to help us find them quicker!
Bixi Fizzlebang: Will I be able to cast spells there? Is there a mist or anything?
N'laea: shrugs
N'laea: We've never been. I cannot say.
Tiberius Branadarus: Huh, animal you say? should we take the leopard?
Tiberius Branadarus: Or the Elven cat?
Indigo: The Mist is from vampires so unless there are vampires there I don't think there will be Mist
N'laea: I... hmm, I do not even know if the other cats are coming.
Tiberius Branadarus: Bixi said we should take animals
Bixi Fizzlebang: Isn't one of them an elven cat?
N'laea: I will offer it to them. They may.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I did not!
Indigo: Demi and Dahlia are going to get sad if you take everyone away from them. I would leave the cat with them to play with
Jilly: It is almost lunch time
Jilly: Did you want fruit? or bread?
N'laea: I am still full.
Indigo: Fruit please
N'laea: Ah! Jilly, I was told you met a unicorn once?
blushes
Jilly: yes I did
Licornah : :: turns and listens quietly ::
N'laea: nods towards Licornah
Bixi Fizzlebang: Bixi's eyes widen
N'laea: She is a unicorn priestess.
Jilly: ooooo
Jilly: Don’t you just love their coats
Jilly: they are so soft and warm
Licornah : :: looks down :: I have only seem them from afar... I hope one day to get close enough
Jilly: and then their manes are just sooooo flowery and so dreamy
Craigh: chuckles picturing a horse wearing a thick winter coat
Jilly: Oh I am sorry
HUGS Licornah
Bixi Fizzlebang: Jilly, how did you get so close to one?
Licornah : I am so happy for you... it's quite an honor.
Jilly: You will get to see one
Jilly: I hope
Licornah : Are you a Silvermaiden?
Jilly: Not that I know of
bounces her baby on her hip
Jilly: I was just trying to save Branwyn, she gets in trouble
Jilly: and someone has to save her
Licornah : What an honor for you ...
Jilly: so I went off into the woods
Jilly: and went to the bugbear keep to see if I could find her
Jilly: but then Billy was there and took care of the problems
Jilly: and so I was able to save Branwyn
Jilly: and here we are
Jilly: smiles
Raelynn: quietly to Bixi
Indigo: Jilly used to save everybody
Raelynn: They say if you've, um, had relations, you'll never meet one.
Jilly: Used to?
Bixi Fizzlebang: blushes
SMACKS Indigo with her spoon
Indigo: You're a mom now
Indigo: HEY!
Indigo: OWWW
Indigo: You save me from starving?
Indigo: grins
Jilly: Silly Raelynn, there are no unicorns in the Valoris Wood, Acien would know
Jilly: and you are always starving Indigo
Jilly: No one can save you from your hunger
Laughs
Raelynn: Oh. I didn't think there were any. I just was told how to meet one, or, um, why you might not.
Indigo: Not always!
Jilly: BUT I have a strudel for you for dinner tonight
Indigo: Good! Thank you!
Jilly: Raelyn, silly I know what you mean
Jilly: If you do not believe in them you will not see a unicorn
Jilly: I believe in them
Jilly: They just do not live near here
Licornah : :: nods in agreement ::
Raelynn: Oh. Hmm. I only know the rumors around the temple...
Jilly: Where are you going this time?
Jilly: I need to know how much to pack for Indigo
N'laea: The Elven plane.
Craigh: I think we may need more food than normal, if foraging for local food is going to be a problem.
Jilly: Did he ever tell you about the time I had to go with him all the way south and I ended up buying more cooking gear because he lost all of our things?
N'laea: Oh, foraging is likely fine. It is cooked meals I am unsure about.
Jilly: OH Craigh, you think I need to come with you to cook?
Jilly: That would be fun
N'laea: Hunting is... dependent.
Jilly: I have not been on an adventure in
Raelynn: points to the baby
Raelynn: Isn't that why?
Jilly: She can come with
Jilly: or I can leave her with the nanny
N'laea: I do not think we need so many to return a single item.
Youtargim: I am happy to come along but I do not want to be a baby sitter, sorry Countess
Bixi Fizzlebang: From the sounds of things, Jilly, we might be gone for a long time, and Tiberius might get us in trouble with some goddesses.
Raelynn: We shouldn't bring a baby with us anyways. That seems wrong.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't think you'd want to risk that with the baby so young still
Branwyn: looks up from her book at Youtargim
Branwyn: No one asked you to
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