Seline's dream continued

An annual celebration of some religious sort at a simple shrine - church by a lake A wooden pedestal basin is the Main attraction (curious, fresh yellow wood for such an ..old altar/ basin) A young 20-30ish lady in a plain robe approaches the "altar" (her?) and (hears) "It is an old alter and has been covered to prevent the old worshippers from finding it" (Did someone say this, or is it her mind telling this?) The woman touches the leading edge of the basin and somehow the boards come loose easily in her hands, others standing by curiously yet neither helping or stopping her until she has revealed a stone pillar about 4' in height with a shallow depression in the top of it. The lady reaches in her pocket and pulls out a handful of pebbles, each one different. "They have to be placed in the support, someone find some other stones to hold them in place' she says. 3 daggers are eteched one third of the way around, 3 lightning bolts the next third, and the center of the third furthest away she doesn't notice anything but feels 3 circles are somehow involved. Then all goes dark again Seline awakes wondering "What does this all mean"? 

*A dream*

*Detached she watches the young girl (herself??) Sitting by the side of a river at the edge of a vast lake in a lush forest glade. * "The time is coming for much change Ea.." She hears a young man mention a name (is he talking to her?) "All is a cycle, but know this, I will always love you." The young girl turns and sees him, wondering "What is he talking about ?" In, his hand are a number of different stones, he separates 3 and puts them in his other hand, then closes it When he opens it there is a plain silver ring in it. Bemused, she watches as this is done again,then one more time. 'One for you, one for me, and one for Eternity" he says as he give her one of the rings. She doesn't see what he does with the other rings but somehow feels he has pushed one into the riverbank. "What do you mean Mae"..(His name she speaks yet she has no feelings for him) He sighs and turns to the river again. The sky grows dark till all she can see is him or the river. She knows the wind has risen to a storm like fury, the river now churns, washing branches from (?) the lake. A woman's body washes up, momentarily, swollen with child, silently she gives birth to a bleach white pillow shaped object, then her body continues down the river trailing blood.. She turns to look alongside the man. The young girl (her) is gone now. But a large female baby is sitting there, with the remnants of the casing at its feet. (Is the baby overly large, or just the center of her focus??) Dimly she realizes the man is gone too. Then all goes dark.

A Sacred Quest

A lone figure leans against one of the beams at the docks, it's features hidden by it's cloaks hood as it gazed over the sea at the rising sun. Thoughtfully, it replayed a eariler conversation repeatably, barely noticing the change in heat. "We believe the artifact to be destroyed, and if not destroyed... we believe it is better left where it lays." "Then you shall not help?" The woman inside his mind shaked her head. "Are you expecting me to just give up?" "We of course, would not stop you if decided to continue following it." As the sun began to set over the beautiful sea waters the figure finally rose. He tucked away a parchment he had written as many thoughts travelled his mind, and sighed through grit teeth. Feelings of sadness washed over him as he turned and began walking down the dockway, these feelings not new to him Simple human emotions, most common those of missing. As he finally reached the end and replaced his footing onto solid ground he wore a slender smile, his hood falling back. "Both good and bad exist within one at any given time". Was a saying common to him, his fathers saying. `If this shall be my final performance, then let me make it a grand show, never to be forgotten by the heavens.' He thought.

The Destruction of the key

Mirage lay in her bed after talking to Ryel, The key was taking its toll on her. The sickness in her body was worsening, her bones ached, her head pounded, her stomach uneasy, and each cough brought up blood. All of the things that she had endured recently, including this in particular had made her change her views on things. Many of the people she had thought would never be there for her have been, and those she thought that would, weren't. The reevaluation was harrowing but had given her a more clear understanding of what she needed to do. She didn't want to die, she had to continue to be here, for her children, for her love Sylus, and for her friends that were dear and near to her heart. As she thought of these things, all of these things, how her life had affected so many, she sta rted to feel drained, so she drifted off into a deep sleep. When Ryel arrived to wake her, the time had come yet, she was too weak to move, her bones were afire, her body was without strength, her coughs spilling blood on everything near, her skin, clammy and cool, soaked in sweat. Ryel seeing this leaned down and placed Mirage's arm over his shoulders and across his neck, and then picked her up. It was time to go, he had come back as promised, she would not die, but time was running out. He wrapped a blanket around her, and recited a spell of transportation. They appeared in the forest not far from the cabin. Maya was sitting on a stump and looked as they appeared. "What took you so long?" Mirage barely looked up. Ryel sat Mirage down on the stump next to Maya. Mirage turned to Maya "I was .. Asleep.. I am sorry." Mirage's sunken in eyes told Maya volumes of what she was going through. She leaned to her close against her. This would soon be over. Not only had the key's magic almost killed Mirage but it also was killing Maya. Tenchi who had been standing quietly looked at Ryel and nodded. Ryel took the key out of the air seemingly and held it tight in his hand, he was not letting go of it. Tenchi. Taking care not to go to quickly. The first to go was Mirage, she held out her hand, and touched the key, and with a violent scream the power was purged from her. She dropped to the ground heaving. Maya looked at Mirage, as she touched the key the same happened. Although her screams were a little more stifled. The last was Tenchi. He placed his hand on the key and released what he had inside of him. He let out a loud groan, and clenched his fist tight. The key again hummed now with a brilliance of blue light. Ryel, walked over to stand behind the eastern wind, then disappeared, to destroy the key.

(ooc) This is being posted to clarify the ending of this section of RP. Thank you for participating to all those involved.

Tasks & Travels [Black Rose][3/3]

The quests from Turiya were all items he had to get across the Realms. Some of them he knew about, others he didn't. By using magical spells, and by visiting merchants, taverns and bars he obtained the information. These quests brought him all over the Realms, from the icy plains of Mahn'Tor to the city of Meznoberranzan. After two months of traveling he had what he wanted, and returned to Westbridge to prepare for the coming travels. Sitting on a table in a corner of Nisstyre's Tavern he opened up the letter from Zeros. "Riddles" he muttered, "not my strongest point". He decided to take a room at the Yawning Portal Inn to study the riddles given to him by Zeros. After a week of studying them he decided it was time to travel. He knew the first two targets, but still had problems with the third. Hopefull he would think of the solution during his travels. The moment he understood the riddle came. While he was fighting Githyanki halberdiers guarding their keep the thought back about his travels on the Forgotten Realms continent. When he was finished at the keep, he traveled to New Thalos and shipped in to the City of Waterdeep. From there he traveled to the Plains of the Death, and back to New Thalos via the docks of the City of Waterdeep. Finally, after four and a half months he was back in Westbridge. He kept in his mind that he had still like fifteen days.. Sitting in Nisstyre's Tavern he thought about his travels and about the coming days.. He looked up becouse he felt someone moved the empty chair at his table. In front of him was sitting Turiya. Near the exit stood Zeros, keeping an eye on the street outside. "You are finished?" spoke Turiya, "Give me the bag". Sefkar, still too surprised to say anything, silently handed over the bag containing the items he found all over the Realms, and prayed they were the right ones. It took Turiya only ten seconds to look in the bag, and back to Sefkar. He grinned and nodded... "All right.."

Changes [Black Rose][2/3]

On a normal day Sefkar went to the meeting point to meet up with Amanar, the first meeting since like two months. Amanar wasn't there. Instead of Amanar, Zeros stepped back from the shadows of a tree, and above him was Turiya sitting on a branch. "Where is Amanar?" asked Sefkar. Zeros reply was short: "gone.... me and Turiya are taking over". Sefkar looked at Zeros, then at Turiya, and back at Zeros. "Gone??" he spoke. Turiya jumped from the tree and nodded "Now leave, and continue to develop yourself as you did when Amanar was still around.. you are the only druid left now." For months he was alone now. Traveling, fighting, practicing, learning. He didn't see Killian or Sularin during these times, and he made a long journey by ship across the sea of swords to get to know the Forgotten Realms continent. After about half a year he returned back to the vicinity of Westbridge to meet up with Zeros and Turiya again for instructions. They both seemed to have changed a bit. The thick armor of Zeros showed his changed position, as did some of Turiya's equipment. "It's now time to show what you learned and can" spoke Turiya. "We both have some quests for you. If you complete them, you will be our new druid. If you fail you will be banished and will face death when you meet us again". Sefkar nodded as a sign that he understood it. Both Zeros and Turiya gave him a small letter. "First open Turiya's, once you completed them open mine." said Zeros, "We will meet again here in five months. Not showing up then means banishment". Sefkar nodded and left the scene.

Introduction [Black Rose][1/3]

How long ago was it? Ten years? Twenty years? He remembers it as it happend yesterday. Leaving your place of birth, your home, your everything.. the Underdark. The drow, known becouse of the vendetta's between the independent houses which populate the Underdark again took arms against each other. Instead of joining their sublime forces against orcs and otherlow races they slaughtered each other, 'just like the humans' he thought. House il'Gatha was on the wrong side, at least if they wanted to survive it. That didn't happen, an ambush by two other houses who joined forces (and fought over the loot afterwards) made an end of the elite force the house had. Sefkar survived this. Although he wished he could've been there to assist his family, a wound from a previous battle kept him home, while the matron and the other drow went out to search battle, they found it, just not at the place they expected. As Sefkar heard the news he knew he had only two options, stay and die, or leave and die later on. He chose the latter option. He left the Underdark and stayed in caves and mazes less deep underground as the Underdark for years. Eventually he went out during the night to gather food and steal new equipment, and accustomed himself with the little light from the moon. More and more years passed, and Sefkar stayed out of the caves longer and longer, sometimes even when the sun already started with his journey along the skies. His eyes and skin adapted themselves at the sunlight and made it possible for him to travel during daylight now. A long period of traveling and building up knowledge about the outside world started. Totally unknown about what happened on the surface he started to travel. Those travels strengthen him, he had to fight animals he never knew about to survive. Sefkar started to love the forests as he loved the Underdark, and started to become one with nature, like the pure elves are. As a druid, his knowledge based on experience, he traveled along the realms. He did not just fight animals to survive, but also other races to obtain tools and money. Slowly but steadily he got his strength back his body once had. Then, on one of his rare trips to an urban area he met Amanar. This human was a druid, just like Sefkar, but he also was the leading force behind the Black Rose, a fear spreading cult. Amanar helped Sefkar developing himself for years. He gave advice and training, but also made sure Sefkar kept improving himself on his own. He got to know other people who were much further in their training. One of them was a Strider, sublime in combat in the forests and a master of tracking going by the name of Turiya. The other was a master of combat, wherever this combat was. His power in combat was not just his speed, but also his intelligence. The name of this gladiator was Zeros. The training continued, and Sefkar kept improving himself. He noticed that he wasn't alone anymore.. there were other Initiates who got their training too, fled from the Underdark, or left at their own will, they were now trained in the art of surface battle. One of the was named Killian, the other Sularin. Sularin was more a sort of lone wolf in his task, as he left the Underdark at a low age and lived in the forests for almost twenty years. Killian though was more a co-operative person, and soon Sefkar and Killian went out to fight side by side, developing a friendship.