Apelatia
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Eternal Staircase
Iatairris' crystal rolled forward approximately two metres, before rolling off the top platform of the tree trunk room, and down five wooden steps which were spaced at equal intervals along the wall, slowly spiraling downwards; the crystal making a small noise upon striking each step. Eventually though, the crystal rolled off of the end of the bottom step, before falling noiselessly down the shaft. Not long after, the crystal could be heard striking what sounded like a combination of leaves and wood at what had to be ground level. An increased drain on Iatairris' strength followed next, compared to what had previously been a trickle of energy, causing Gemina to shout a warning. "Iatairris, destroy your crystal. Distance increases energy loss, and I don't want to see you die of energy exhaustion."
Wallace's attempt at gauging the size of the tree trunk was met with particular success. For those watching, the fireball revealed the trunk to have a diameter of nigh on ten feet - this measurement remaining the same the entire way to the bottom. The absence of the remainder of the wooden staircase would stay a mystery for the present. Whisper's suggestion of a method pleased Gemina, causing the chestnut-haired woman to smile happily at the intelligence of Whisper's plan.
Tretana Village
Tempa smiled back at Akana, who gave a apparently random response, before Kaiden explained that it meant 'thank you', also noting that the woman didn't know much common. The young boy paused to think, before continuing to talk to the woman, "Where do you come from Red?" The boy's mother smiled at him, ruffling his hair, before receiving a bowl of stew from Katrina. Hadrir listened closely to the responses of the duo, before speaking again, "You say that you have a friend with you Kaiden... Where is he now? Being alone in the village at this time of night is...dangerous, especially with the hooded figure around... We don't understand him. He seems to have a tendency to spy on everything us villagers do... A group of us men went to cut a tree down in the forest only last week, and he followed us. He's starting to creep us all out." The man ended with a deep sigh. There was a brief lull in the conversation around the table as Katrina handed both Kaiden and Akana a bowl of stew each, before sitting down starting to devour her own food. The other families gathered around the room were engrossed in their own conversations, so none of them would have noticed the two new faces...
Iatairris' crystal rolled forward approximately two metres, before rolling off the top platform of the tree trunk room, and down five wooden steps which were spaced at equal intervals along the wall, slowly spiraling downwards; the crystal making a small noise upon striking each step. Eventually though, the crystal rolled off of the end of the bottom step, before falling noiselessly down the shaft. Not long after, the crystal could be heard striking what sounded like a combination of leaves and wood at what had to be ground level. An increased drain on Iatairris' strength followed next, compared to what had previously been a trickle of energy, causing Gemina to shout a warning. "Iatairris, destroy your crystal. Distance increases energy loss, and I don't want to see you die of energy exhaustion."
Wallace's attempt at gauging the size of the tree trunk was met with particular success. For those watching, the fireball revealed the trunk to have a diameter of nigh on ten feet - this measurement remaining the same the entire way to the bottom. The absence of the remainder of the wooden staircase would stay a mystery for the present. Whisper's suggestion of a method pleased Gemina, causing the chestnut-haired woman to smile happily at the intelligence of Whisper's plan.
Tretana Village
Tempa smiled back at Akana, who gave a apparently random response, before Kaiden explained that it meant 'thank you', also noting that the woman didn't know much common. The young boy paused to think, before continuing to talk to the woman, "Where do you come from Red?" The boy's mother smiled at him, ruffling his hair, before receiving a bowl of stew from Katrina. Hadrir listened closely to the responses of the duo, before speaking again, "You say that you have a friend with you Kaiden... Where is he now? Being alone in the village at this time of night is...dangerous, especially with the hooded figure around... We don't understand him. He seems to have a tendency to spy on everything us villagers do... A group of us men went to cut a tree down in the forest only last week, and he followed us. He's starting to creep us all out." The man ended with a deep sigh. There was a brief lull in the conversation around the table as Katrina handed both Kaiden and Akana a bowl of stew each, before sitting down starting to devour her own food. The other families gathered around the room were engrossed in their own conversations, so none of them would have noticed the two new faces...