C.A.R.P.S.

[X-GM Fesko]

“NECROMANCY… DEATH MAGIC… UNDEATH… CYCLE-BREAKERS. DISTURBING WORDS AND ILL THOUGHTS THESE ARE.”

The Oak’s eyes grow wide.

“THE WALKING DEAD! FIRST WITNESSED SHORTLY BEFORE THE LAND DIED, AND STILL I SEE THEM AFTER MY RESERECTION. THE WORD FOR SUCH UNSPEAKABLY FOUL EVIL IS ‘NECROMANCY’ THEN? WHY HAS IT COME? WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING? THIS MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!”

[Faerykin]

*Autumn turns and addresses the Great Oak*

I hope to bring you the answers you seek - as there has been much change to the land of Phantara.

*with that she turns back toward the Inn*

[Sylas Hay]

*arches an eyebrow when solari says 'never'*

*not taking eyes off the oak, but speaking to Twilight and Solari*

'What about the people we came to find?'

[Rianna Lindsay]

also i'd rather torvac and katheryn didn't run into the oak.

*to the oak*
Have you seen any humans being taken anywhere recently?

[X-GM Fesko]

The Oak spreads its branches wide, indicating the surrounding saplings.

“AH, YOU SEEK THE FOES I HAVE CLAIMED. THOSE WHO ONCE WRECKED THE FOREST NOW PROTECT IT. BUT YOUR WORDS GIVE ME PAUSE, AND I AM NOT AS CERTAIN NOW AS I WAS YESTERDAY THAT THOSE I HAVE SET AS GUARDIANS WERE INDEED FOES. NO MORE SHALL BE CLAIMED UNTIL I BETTER UNDERSTAND WHOM THE TRUE FOES ARE.”

Kathryn and Torvach arrive at the glade a little ways away. They look about, and upon seeing the others, move to join them.

[Solari Son of the Mother]

*Stops and turns*
Can you not reverse what you've done?

[Rianna Lindsay]

*to the oak*
These are our companions (motions towards torvac and katheryn) they will do no harm here.

*aroura walks over the torvac and katheryn*
Put your weapons away. we have met a powerfull ent here who seems jumpy.

[X-GM Fesko]

“THEY MAY BE FREED, BUT NOT NOW, FOR I STILL HARBOR STRONG DOUBTS OF THEIR INNOCENCE. THEY ARE HUMANS ALL, AND EVEN NOW HUMANS BURN, BREAK, CUT, AND DESTROY FORESTS TO THE NORTH, LEADING A GREAT EVIL INTO THESE LANDS. AN UNFORGIVABLE CORRUPTION! NO, THESE GUARDIANS STAY WITH ME UNTIL I BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD OF TODAY.”

[Kathryn Skress]

*Kathryn sheaths her sword upon Aurora's words, and moves no closer to the tree ent.*

[Solari Son of the Mother]

*Solari listens to something Twilight says and nods and then turns to the oak*

You may have just started another war, some are bound to those cutting away the forests that Ulric's sacrifice has given us. Some have decided that they know best how things should be done in this area that was given to the world by essence, most of those have never set foot in this area. Most of those care not what has brought this bounty to the wasteland that it was, they only wish to claim it as thiers. Even issuing empty promises that were all too eagerly swallowed. Some are bound to that which directs the cutting away of the forests. Some have not learned that they cannot serve their human masters and essence at the same time, try as they might to balance the worlds. They will simply fail at both or at one miserably. Some need to evaluate their allegiances and what is truly in their hearts and why.

*Pointedly does not look at Sylas as he takes in everyone else and hurries to catch Twilight.

[Torvach]

*watches everyone else either leave or stay and turns to the oak*

How long will you take to decide? Your knew guardians have families that will want an answer on when they will return.

[Kathryn Skress]

*Kathryn doesn't comment on Solari's little speech. Instead, she wipes the sweat from the back of her neck, and wonders if all this tramping about on disappearing trails will actually resolve anything. She waits for the others to finish their talking and discussing and arguing, standing at ready to guide them back to town should they decide they need it*

[X-GM Fesko]

“ALWAYS IN A RUSH, YOU LITTLE SPARKS. REST ASSURED I WILL DECIDE QUICKLY, THOUGH, PERHAPS EVEN REACHING A DECISION WITHIN THE DECADE. IN THE MEANTIME ARE THOSE TAKEN FOR THE FOREST PERFECTLY SAFE. WE ARE BOUND, THE GUARDIANS AND I, AND NONE CAN TRULY PERISH WHILE I LIVE.”

[Sylas Hay]

*a grimace or possible a snear plays across Sylas' face at Solaris biting words*