Aziola the Downy Owl

## Background

Aziola, adopted by the traveling gypsy Rashemi family as a child. A druidic member in the Emerald Conclave. Aziola first encountered the party, Tyr's Lost Boys within the city of Silverymoon.

Played by Sara.

Origins:

Aziola has no memory of her past before her adopted family picked her up outside the Cormyrian town of Ryn. Charged by the Rashemi Wise Women to seek out and discover the corruption of the forest that plagues Faerun.

**1st Solo**

Neverwinter, everyone asleep.

In a tree reminiscing. Thinking on the past

Piranus my uncle,

Vano, partner

I think of my father

My path,

Ryn, my coming of age test

Gift of being able to hear the earth’s voice

My door in my mind. My uncle's skeleton at a base of a tree. A fever dream.

The cloak that Tinni gave me when he got me out of the tree is the offering to the tree

The wolf pack, perpetually naked and wild. Lord of the flies shit

I am destined to become a wise woman

I am to go train to be one. I have to find my true form. Bear form for my adopted family but not my true form.

I have a vision that my uncle beneath the white tree dead, then a skelton. piramus

Now i have to go with my uncle to figure out the illness at the tree and the vision i got of my dead uncle

**2nd solo**

Vano, my uncle, and i travel a long way. Time goes by, vano and i are about 18.

Heading for the old county, the country of the rasheman. Days with uncle meditating, nights with vano, falling in love. Rashemen is close to Thay. headed to see wise women at Citadel of Rashemen. A mule named Tevi join our band.

Clay and red stone makes everything red. The water is aquamarine. Western heartlands are cormyr sembia, cormanthur

Western frontier- silverymoon, neverwinter

At rashemen we see old relics of old civilization. Huge monuments almost covered by sand dunes. Black obsidian statues weathered and old, 150 feet tall. Seen them before but dont know why they are.

Piramus: The safe house is not far from here

More east. at two stars. Civilization looks old, weathered, wrinkly.

Meet a lady, we ask if we can stay.

We are seeking the council of the seven. Tattoos of lines on hands to arms, and on her face.

She is blind and piramus lays his face in her hands, she feels his face, recognizes her. She is happy and welcomes him in. we are welcome too. Vano heads inside and i tag along, even though i wanted to stay outside.

The woman and uncle go to smoke. 3 beds inside, a trunk, vano drops shit, and there is a metal thud of weapons.

We have some the sex. Vano strong arms me. We talk.

Land of berserkers, strange spirits, and magical places is rashemen, russian red. Deep and oozing of culture. The seven are essentially the seven sisters, the most powerful mages alive. They rule from rashemen. Benevolently chaotic.

Thay absorbed rashemen. The thay are constantly at war with rashemen, the ones at rashemen are pierce warriors at home and always waring with Thay. when they travel, they are shit on and are gypsies.

Thay worship demons btw. I am half-demon. The opportunities……

Vano wants to join the white dragon lodge.

We have more sex i try to top vano but he tops me again. He falls asleep. Its night, the candles are out. I get up and get clothes on. Dont see piramus or his gear. I go downstairs. I get hit with a wave of sweet tobacco smell. See the old lady leaning forward. Piramus is there too and leaning forward and they are talking low.

The witch of shadowdale, and is at citadel. I have seen many things, and whispers.

The lady knows im there. I walk down and join them because i am a grown woman now.

The seven are preparing a force. (for what?) to fight child. The Theyed want what we have. They want the one thing we wont give. Our lives.

Theyed are bolstering the army. Get into the city snd seek one of the seven sisters.

The witch of shadowdale? Who is she? The oldest of the seven. Her power is fierce. The old lady questions my species… realizes im not rashsimi. My uncle reassures the woman that i am not of blood but still family.

Witch of shadowdale. She is most favored of mystras daughters. She fights to defend homeland. The most powerful sorcerous of the world! The kingdom has stayed good because of her.

The red wizards! Bah! Lady spits on ground. Kill one of the Zolkirs. Zolkirs is rashsimi word for forsaken. The wizards in masks the cult of the dragon are the forsaken. Blackwell , pavel, the dude with no face (a primordials), blackwell is trying to let loose the forsaken (primordials) into our world. ( I dont know this part now though). Just the zolkirs. Vayrun is a primordial.

So we are here to kill the zolkirs.

These creatures that can level mountains. They are toooooooooo powerful. Allegiance to dark ancient powers that have been stuck and chained. The land of rashmen is old and runs deep

The zolkirs rule from Thay. Light and darkness. Rashemen and Thay. Thay is hidden like the seven. There are dark shadows about. What kinds of things… a blackness, a corruption that will taint every livng thing. The masters of thay serve the blackness. It is moving west. The daughters of light have gone because of this. The witch of shadowdale might even be in trouble. If heading to citadel, beware. Thay are around there. Be cautious. If thay over run river, we might loose.  It is said that granshun ember is among them. One of the forsaken.

Pavel, blackwell and Granshun Ember are zolkirs (forsaken).

So whats the plan then?

We will seek aid of shadowdale regardless of the thay and zolkirs.

We sought the aid of the seven. A witch has reached out but they do not answer. Aid has not come.

Runic bone knights are in their party too.

I get an amulet from the old lady. I ask the lady her name. You may call me Kysra. (thats a beautiful. Thanks for the amulet. What does it do? Ky: it is a reminder to always seek balance, Aziola, the downy owl…i’m tired now, i want to sleep.

She motions me to leave. I walk outside.

Aziola, stay close. When i look back, the old lady is gone, she left by the “wind”. I go outside.

I see the mule tevi with his little straw hat sheltering from the winter wind.

I sit down to feel the ground to feel anything. I place hand on ground, make a couple of runic gestures. I listen to the wind, the space it moves through. I can hear my name. I hear the old lady in the wind thank me for the meeting. Seek the out citadel of rashemen. The witch of shadowdale calling me out.

I head back to sleep. I walk in and piramus asks me what i hear. He knew!

I heard a voice beckoning me to the citadel.

Piramus: On my name day, i was told i was… help to guide a person who would find “he who walk on the red sand” .

A: Do you think its me

No, yes… i do think its you, and im scared.

Why are you scared for it to be me.

I was told that,, thunder rolls and he looks up, he stops. All things must come to an end aziola. For new beginnings.old things must die. And that is why om scared. But be not afraid. You are strong, one of the strongest. There is answers we must find first….

It is alright uncle, we will do this together.

Yes….together

Tis been a long night. Soon, but dont wait up on me.

Goodnight. I go upstairs. I nuzzle against SWEET BOI.

The next day, we continue to travel.

Tevi and piramus is ready to go, there is dagger on hisperson with moons on it.

Vano kisses me on the cheek. We go

The land is wide and expansive, flat. You see the mountains far into the distance. We hit the aquamarine river. He cross the river on a ferry. Lots of olive trees and thorny bushes. Pale ashen color on trees. The lake expands. Its not rain its ash. It jogs my memory. The day i was found., my fathers embrace. The wind kicks up, vano buries his head in his bear fur coat.

Trees are white bluish, reminds me of the repulsive tree, but these are beautiful, silver leaves, large and in charge. The town has boarded up windows. Green banners and green silk with seven stars. Emerald green clothing.

I want to go buy rations to talk with people of the town.

A women i go up to. I ask for weapons. She is of the third sister (daughters of the 3rd)

I ask for a type of simitar on the lady. 25 gold.

The 3rd is known as the darker sister, a drow. She holds the cointance of shar but she is a daughter of selune. They all find their way to mystra. Goddess of Kirrian salie. It is said that she…wait, what sister do you hail?

I dont.

Blessing of kilee the lost would favor you (one of the seven sister). You are a follower of meilikki yes? I am. How did you know.

A mission to reunite sisters from across the veils. Kilee is rowans mom who was tortured by merik and killed. Adien and kilee traveled together. The follower of the moon goddess. Thats why i join the daughters of the moon. Kilee has already passed and that sister. Merick was in love in kilee but killed her.

The land is hurting because their mages are gone, the thay are coming. The mages go west.

Blesses me daughter of moons blesses me.

Vano catches me and looks at the simitar. He acts like a baddass. The lady rolls his eyes. I tell her we are going to the citadel. She is going to the high land as well

Armor guards are there looking out of place. A porky boi. Says, “devil blood”. Vano tries to stick up for me, i turn around and grab his dick and lead him away.

I go towards tevi, piramus says get down and we see smoke cresting in the next hill.

Piramus is going to take a look. He turns into a hawk and fly.

Vano wants to go take a look. But i persuade him to stay. He pulls out his sword and i mine. We wait. Still wait. See arrows at a hill. Burning.

I get antsy but we stay. Uncle comes back and changes back.

Bone knights, it was a raid. They are not fair but we move. He leads us to a ravaged area. People dead. Super pale bone knights, people bones. Blood smeared on their faces. A wave pattern with the bones, runes carved on their sides. They have killed many rashimi. Vano is angry.

We must move quickly. Keep quiet. We travel on. We see a large black wall. Fighting in most of high country. First time i see signs of war. Sullen childrens faces. Green banners flap in the wind. Greeted by the gate guard, piramus pulls out a pendant made of brass. There is a plus sign, in 4 quads, bunch of arrows, 3 stars, fish, circle with crescent inside it. The gates creak open. People ravaged by war, weary, tired. Walking through commons, tevi is caged. Walk to top of wall, walking on edge of it. Weathered warriors. An outsider is talking to a rashimi dude.

Tesrel

The white dude is supposed to have brought new weapons. He said they will come next week but they cant wait another week.

Piramus joins in and says hi to rashimi dude. Tesrel. They hug and shit.

Tes, is she here?

Tes: walk with me brother. We are holding on by the edge of a knife. Things are progressing quickly. The knights raise our land already.

Vano: i want to fight, i want to join the white knights.

He goes toward that direction. He kisses me and leaves. I take a walk with piramus.

Tes: we have only so many troops, 3rd, fourth and fivth sister troops. No sign of the witch if shadowdale but under the assumption she will come. Fields of high country, the shadows and a force coming to it.

Tes to piramus: You are one of the chosen. Speaker of the animals, edge of severance. Seen its dark secrets. We need the ohsai.

Piramus: i will help but i am no savior.

Tes: i see.

Aiola is a gift just flowering and i dont want to mess with that.

Piramus: The place where oaths are kept. When things are unstable, go there. Aziola has to go there.

Tes: you have the gift. Show me

I turn into a bear.

Tes: that is good. But is she like you piramus?

Pir: we need privacy

We go into a turret tower thng. Turkish design in furniture and cloths.

Sister of 3rd and 6th. We need communication. The amulet allows me to change rapidly (4 times) into animal forms. The amulet of shadowdale. I turn into a white raven. Tell warriors of 3rd sister to come back to citadel. They could be overrun. I need to travel back to the people we met at two stars abut 4 days ago. They are headed to high country to the front. Tell them to come to the citadel fast. Piramus to Travel to the ashen wood to tell wychlaran (all female order of witches) (wise old women, witches of the rashemen, gatherers of souls) guide the souls of the rashemi into a well in the ashen wood. He is to get the cavalry in the ashen wood.

Pirmus: am i allowed to go to the ashen wood. It spells death. Punishable by death if anyone goes to the sacred wood.

Tes: yeah it means death but these are despirate times.

Piramus: Where magic are special near lay lines. The source of magic. The first tears of the goddess fell. Souls are said to pass here to find their way to the afterlife. A well of souls. A portal. A black hole.

After Piramus found out his purpose, he was told he would not last longer than that. He is here to lead the way but not to live my life.

I choose to go to the front to tell them to hall ass to the citedel. I turn into a white raven and fly!

Everyone marvels at the white raven. Vano eggs me on

Get a fast speed, i feel the same wind that whispered to me. Its comforting. I see fields on fire, pillars of smoke. Ashes lay everywhere. Black ants crawling across countryside. I swoop down to see the ants. Its the runic bone knights, spirals on hemits and banners. Nine dots, the red wizards of thay symbol. Creepy 9 foot thay wizard. Fire burning the fields as they pass. The invasion has already begun. The dudes do not see me. They are heading inland to the north east to the citadel. I fly 2-3 hours later. I reach the small party of green. They are heading into the same direction but will not get there before the knights get there.

I head down to meet them. I squawk at the head dude. He shoos me away. I land and change into my normal form.

I come from the citadel.

Call a miriam ka  ( i dont know what that means) (challenge the right of rule) i missed the history check though.

She doesnt step up. The guy told me to fuck off.

So i do, i am flying back. The two force will converge. The city walls are besieged. The army surrounds the citadel. Hail of arrows comes at me. I get a nat 20. I dodge that shit bitch.

I head towards Tes first. I tell him the bad news. The 3rd are lost. The sixth are lost. The 13th has fallen (13th tower). I turn into a giant elk, slamming into each bone dude. I head towards vano.

I ram into one but they push back. I take 6 hp of piercing damage forma  spear.

42 - 6: 36.

I try to run past, nat 1.

I try to use hooves, i miss (10 roll)

I ram the dude. A good hit, 14 damage. I kill the bitch. I try to run past again. I jump over them. I continue to vano. I ram into several knights and push and bite, and hoove.

I bust through a door and find vano. I let vano ride me. Very myasaki

We charge our way out. We fight more knights. Towards tesrel. The scorpions lost too. The citadel is forfeit. I hear a rumbling sound. And a demon lord with a crazy 4 horned metal helmet man. The gates (25 ft high) burst inwards. Its Grandshan Ember! Volkir! The forsaken.

“Give up the castle, the citadel is ours!” We all hear this in our mind. A mental image shows: a giant tree, stairs to it, blood dripping from the tree, the sun behind it.

A lightning

White spindeling tree, unholy and impure. Eyes on the tree instead of bark. I become sick. Magic is dispelled when the gates were burst. I am on the ground vomiting. It seems like i am about to pass out, and i do. every thing is ba=black. Next to me is vano. He is shocked. Tes is confused. A moon is above me. Stars sprinkle through, cascading down, join to a single point. The spot its Anostra, the witch of shadowdale, she stops a fire towards us, turns it blue and send it back. Tes orders people inside. Titans are fighting. As the doors are closed, vano slips out. I follow tes. Where is my uncle, tes doesnt know. Seven sisters statues. Tes gives me keys. Light 7 braziers and stand in center. Man, tell him what happened here today, find the horn, he will take me to the other side. Virio. The rashemen has fallen. I go down the hallway. I light the braziers. See forests, blue leaves purple grass. Then a cave, then a green forest, a different environment near each brazier. The water fills in the center where i am. The pool flips upside down as i hit the last brazier. I fall through water. And i am in a marble area, a elf man tells me to leave and leads me out. I am thrown out of the same fucking tower where i just begun. At silverymoon. Go find the horn, to go to the faewild to find the lost 3rd sister kilee, who is dead. The white tree that was the source of corruption, was burned by brouhain. The witch of fire and wood was spreading these white tree.

Game 24 was my first game. Emerald conclave associated with Piramus.

Anostra: game

When the star fall it means something but we dont know.

Side note: Aiden was master of dreams and learned it from kilee. Kilee learned her shit by rashimi. Uthgarty follows the wise women (the war witches)