Darla shook her head as she came back to herself, pushing forward but commanding one of her hounds to follow in rear of the group in case the tree-beast tried to surprise them from behind.
Darla- If we can avoid any more distractions we should. Every fight we've had so far has left us either drained or close to madness.
As they began moving on, they heard a mournful alien sounding song begin to drift out from the tree. The sound filled each of them with a slight sense of longing for home, wherever that may be. As they moved closer to the swamp the tree seemed to somehow keep it's exact distance from them.
Jebidiah took a look at the ground, He wanted to make sure they were not walking back over their tracks or veering off course. "I suspect that tree is going to make itself an issue here soon."
Ryze sighs deeply. Ryze- this dream is becoming a bit more nightmarish.
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Theran Lord of Flames Artificer/Smith
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one -James Anthony Froude
Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok
After a short time longer walking, the troupe came to the edge of the plains. They were unexpectedly met by a thirty foot tall wall that was covered with vines and other flora. A massive door seemed to suddenly grow out of the wall. On the door a single sentence was inscribed innumerable times.
The blessing of the one or the death of the two will bear the the tip closer to the heart.
The kick sent a reverberation of pain up her leg. Nothing seemed to happen at first and a few moments later the door began to shake. Vines began to grow outward from the door itself. The vines began to twist together into two ten foot tall semblances of men. The vines corded together into thick muscle like structures. The heads of the vine men were thick thorny bulbs with purple flowers peeking through the tops. One held two long dagger like thorns and the other held a long swordlike thorn with a sharp edge. It also had a shield like construct in its other hand. The things opened glowing slits of eyes and regarded the adventurers. The one with the thorn sword spoke with a deep voice.
"Are you able to tell us what it takes to get his blessing?" Jebidiah asked, hoping it would be easier than the implication of them taking out the two guardians.
Ryze- Not that I dont agree that we are being stalled, we must remember we are messing with someone else's mind.
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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one -James Anthony Froude
Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok
**Miko holds out a hand to pause Virtue's continual clamoring for blood. Or Tree sap, as the case may be.**
Miko - "Thank you for explaining the nature of your existence, guardians. In return, I will explain our own. In the distance there is a castle where two powers stay. One is Celest, the one that could be considered the heart of this world. The other is a parasite, the Evil One, that now corrupts it. Our purpose is to save Celest by slaying the parasite. Because of our purpose, and the might of our enemy, we cannot afford to prematurely sacrifice a part of ourselves to anything along the way. We cannot spend very long on tasks that don't directly involve nearing the parasite unless no faster route is available. We cannot betray Celest. We believe ourselves capable of defeating any foe. Now that you know this, please let us have two answers: One - Do you desire that those whose purpose is ours find themselves blessed and thus able to pass you? Two - Will the one be willing to bless us?"
Miko - "...fine. I will go speak with the one. Either it was grown for the sake of Celest, or the evil one. If the former, acquiring its blessing to go save her should not be so hard. If the latter, it will be our duty to pass in a way that defies what was written - the evil one does not get to dictate the nature of our path."
**Miko begins heading towards the tree. She sends an owl ahead of her, of course, but she doesn't expect it to do much.**
If anyone cared to notice they would have seen a frustrated look on Virtue's face.
After a walk that seemed like it should have taken longer than it did the group was standing at the foot of the massive tree. The tree was covered in thick vines. The mournful song drifted down to them from the upper boughs. There was a natural looking winding staircase around the trunk of the massive tree.
Jebidiah raised his voice, "Hello singer in the tree! We come to seek a blessing!"
He turned to Darla, "The simplest way is to ask. Worst case I can try to float up there."
Darla stepped forward and place a foot on the staircase, waiting to see if there was any sort of trap before ushering whichever of Jeb or Miko wanted to proceed first.
Jebidiah stood ready behind Darla, waiting to step in front of her if something hostile showed up. Should nothing show up, he would take point with his shield at the ready.
Ryze's fingers twitch towards his knives, ready to draw and throw.
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Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok
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Darla- If we can avoid any more distractions we should. Every fight we've had so far has left us either drained or close to madness.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Ryze- this dream is becoming a bit more nightmarish.
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity -Hunter S. Thompson
Theran Lord of Flames Artificer/Smith
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one -James Anthony Froude
Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok
The blessing of the one or the death of the two will bear the the tip closer to the heart.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Darla squared herself up to the center of the door and gave it a strong kick.
Weed Warrior - "Have you brought the blessing?"
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Weed Rogue - "The blessing of the one."
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Weed Warrior - "A thing is grown for a purpose. A one is grown for a blessing. The two were grown for protection."
The weed rogue nodded slowly and pointed to the tree again.
Virtue - "These were obviously put in place by the evil one, we should kill them and move forward. We are being stalled."
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity -Hunter S. Thompson
Theran Lord of Flames Artificer/Smith
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one -James Anthony Froude
Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok
Virtue - "What is this magic you speak of?"
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Miko - "Thank you for explaining the nature of your existence, guardians. In return, I will explain our own. In the distance there is a castle where two powers stay. One is Celest, the one that could be considered the heart of this world. The other is a parasite, the Evil One, that now corrupts it. Our purpose is to save Celest by slaying the parasite. Because of our purpose, and the might of our enemy, we cannot afford to prematurely sacrifice a part of ourselves to anything along the way. We cannot spend very long on tasks that don't directly involve nearing the parasite unless no faster route is available. We cannot betray Celest. We believe ourselves capable of defeating any foe. Now that you know this, please let us have two answers: One - Do you desire that those whose purpose is ours find themselves blessed and thus able to pass you? Two - Will the one be willing to bless us?"
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
The weed warrior cocked its bulbous head at her. It then gestured to the words on the door.
Weed Warrior - "What is known is what can be told. Only the one can know, choose your path."
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
**Miko begins heading towards the tree. She sends an owl ahead of her, of course, but she doesn't expect it to do much.**
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Darla trudged along behind, not wanting to let Miko face potential danger unguarded.
After a walk that seemed like it should have taken longer than it did the group was standing at the foot of the massive tree. The tree was covered in thick vines. The mournful song drifted down to them from the upper boughs. There was a natural looking winding staircase around the trunk of the massive tree.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
He turned to Darla, "The simplest way is to ask. Worst case I can try to float up there."
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity -Hunter S. Thompson
Theran Lord of Flames Artificer/Smith
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one -James Anthony Froude
Orin The Aslanyr Sentinel
All the sounds of this valley run together into one great echo, a song that is sung by all the spirits of this valley. Only a hunter hears it -Chaim Potok