Aug 27, 2019 5:06 pm
The departure from the preserve is subdued. There's a peace there that isn't echoed outside its confines, and leaving that behind is not easy. The Guardian does wish the party well, and indicates that it will welcome Ephwrath and Krav back, should they wish to study further. It also mentions that it has contacted its counterparts at other preserves and told them of your mission. The Guardian does worry that it has not connected with several of the other preserves in some time, but it cannot tell you where you might be able to find the entrances to the other preserves, even if they are still viable.
After some discussion, it is decided that Viani, Froak, Krav and Ephwrath will journey to the "nest of knives" as the party promised the frog people that ferried them across the lake, while the rest of the party will continue on to the rendezvous with Coreene and Uelten. Viani, Krav and Ephwrath indicate that they will return to Viamard to aid the villagers in rebuilding, continue to study the preserve, and act as a waypoint for future explorers leaving Meriava. Further communication may be a challenge, but the Guardian indicates that it may be able to send messages through Pip the sparrow that now travels with Elora.
There is sadness, gratitude, well-wishing, and many other emotions as the people of Viamard say goodbye to the party. Renaya and Yelnar have their own private discussion, their own goodbyes more personal than the others. Renaya too will be staying behind, helping Viani, Krav and Ephwrath in their efforts. As she says, it gives her a purpose that doesn't require that her abilities be restored. "But, if you find a way to reverse it, and you don't come back here, and I find out..." she says to the party, wagging her finger at them with an unspoken threat.
After acquiring horses from the family estates outside of town, the Viamard party packs up -- stocked with as many supplies as Viamard can offer -- and departs the following morning. Like recent days, it is cloudy but not ominously so, breezy but not uncomfortably so, cool but not cold. A typical spring morning.
After some discussion, it is decided that Viani, Froak, Krav and Ephwrath will journey to the "nest of knives" as the party promised the frog people that ferried them across the lake, while the rest of the party will continue on to the rendezvous with Coreene and Uelten. Viani, Krav and Ephwrath indicate that they will return to Viamard to aid the villagers in rebuilding, continue to study the preserve, and act as a waypoint for future explorers leaving Meriava. Further communication may be a challenge, but the Guardian indicates that it may be able to send messages through Pip the sparrow that now travels with Elora.
There is sadness, gratitude, well-wishing, and many other emotions as the people of Viamard say goodbye to the party. Renaya and Yelnar have their own private discussion, their own goodbyes more personal than the others. Renaya too will be staying behind, helping Viani, Krav and Ephwrath in their efforts. As she says, it gives her a purpose that doesn't require that her abilities be restored. "But, if you find a way to reverse it, and you don't come back here, and I find out..." she says to the party, wagging her finger at them with an unspoken threat.
After acquiring horses from the family estates outside of town, the Viamard party packs up -- stocked with as many supplies as Viamard can offer -- and departs the following morning. Like recent days, it is cloudy but not ominously so, breezy but not uncomfortably so, cool but not cold. A typical spring morning.