Session 117

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16 Ropamont 3Y20

[7:04 PM] DM: Ardabeh. Afternoon. Omubagi. El-Mustafa Inn.

Wonder and Gunnloda and Ceren and the halfling are talking across the room while the rest of you are gathered around a table. The rest of the villagers have come and gone. The food is gone.

[7:08 PM] Seirixori: "I was led to the problem. Or, at least, part of the problem." Seir opens up her armor revealing the blue crystals. "They said it tasted bad so I wasn't really set on touching it. ...Please don't touch it."

[7:09 PM] DM: The crystals are minuscule, like table salt. They're kind of bluish, maybe?

[7:10 PM] Urrak: "An' this was jus' scattered around on th' ground?" Urrak quirks an eyebrow at the blue crystals

[7:11 PM] Seirixori: "They were kind of hidden. I don't think I would have found them by myself."

[7:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh leans forward to get a better look, her hand still on Seir's leg.

[7:11 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia stares in wonder and maybe a little fear at the tiny crystals. "Woah. Who do you mean, they?"

[7:12 PM] Seirixori: "I met a goat. I gave them some food and they showed me where the 'bad rocks' were." Seir frowns, "Does anyone have any food? Rations or anything? I wanted to give them more but I didn't think bringing them inside was the best idea."

[7:14 PM] Urrak: "I've some rations left," Urrak takes a couple out of her bag

[7:16 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle takes out her rations and fruit from her bag.

[7:14 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Did anything happen when you touched them?" Gayle joins the others in inspecting them.

[7:14 PM] Seirixori: "I didn't. Touch them that is."

[7:14 PM] DM: The sound of feet- small feet, heavy feet, solid metal feet- comes from the other side of the room and there's a big voice from a little body that says, "Holy shit, it *is* you."

[7:16 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia looks as if she's about to ask something but stops short when she hears the voice across the room. She looks over to see what the commotion is about.

[7:17 PM] Seirixori: "Can you--" She turns to look at where the voice came from.

[7:17 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's head turns in the direction of whoever spoke.

[7:17 PM] DM: Wonder, Gunnloda, and the halfling have made their way over to the table and the halfling, a woman with brown hair cut short sticking out in every direction is looking at Seir with a big grin on her face.

[7:19 PM] Seirixori: Seir's brow furrows and she kind of leans back, her hand giving a quick squeeze to Ry's, and she looks over at Gunnloda then back to the halfling, "...Hello?"

[7:21 PM] DM: Halfling: "Don't remember me, do you? Can't say I blame you... it's been a while... but I don't think I could forget those horns. Think I was only.... this tall last time," she says, holding her hand out about 2 feet off the floor. "And laying on the ground, crying after you tripped over me."

[7:22 PM] Urrak: Urrak chuckles a bit at the story

[7:23 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia looks from the halfling to Seirixori with a curious look.

[7:24 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns as it doesn't ring a bell at first. It takes a minute or two of just staring, but once she remembers her eyes widen a little, "Saadi?" She practically whispers in disbelief.

[7:25 PM] DM: Her smile grows wider. Wonder chimes in, "Her name is Jansaadi."

[7:26 PM] DM: Jansaadi: "It's a nickname, Wonder. They both work fine."

[7:29 PM] Seirixori: Seir continues staring, one of her hands was partially on the way to take some of the rations, but it's just hovering there.

[7:32 PM] Brimeia: "You ok there, Seirixori?" Brimeia asks, noticing her state.

[7:32 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Squeezing the hand she has in Seir's lap, Ryleigh quietly says, "*Homashoc*." It's mostly to get her to snap out of it.

[7:36 PM] Urrak: Urrak shifts in her chair, "Um, well met, Jansaadi. We're th' Dawnguard. I'm Urrak...of th' D'Akshi stronghold..." she clears her throat, "That's Ryleigh, Brimeia, Gayle...I think Seirixori is jus' a bit surprised t' see an old friend." she smiles a little nervously.

[7:38 PM] Seirixori: Seir finally pulls her hand back and looks to Ry, then she looks at Urrak with a slightly annoyed frown, "I told you to stop doing that."

[7:39 PM] Urrak: "Ah, sorry..."

[7:42 PM] Seirixori: Seir releases a heavy sigh and turns her attention back to Jansaadi. "...hi?" She says again, clearly a little nervous.

[7:45 PM] DM: Jansaadi's smile falters a bit, observing everything that's happening. "Sorry. Guess it's not the best time for a blast from the past. Why don't I just let you get back to your conversation and if you wanna catch up later, I'll be around?"

[7:49 PM] Seirixori: "No,I mean, it is but I-- uh..." She starts to chew on her lower lip, "I'm... sorry. I'm not-- not used to-- I don't--" she looks to Gunnloda and then Ry then the rest of the group, this time clearly asking for help.

[7:50 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Or, if you would like us to leave, so you can catch up... that's fine too," Ryleigh says to Seir. "We can talk about this later." Gesturing to the crystals.

[7:52 PM] Urrak: "Or they could also join us, what we're talkin' about does affect this whole town, after all," Urrak offers. "But aye, whatever ye want t' do, Seirixori."

[7:52 PM] Brimeia: "Yeah, whatever you need, Seirixori."

[7:56 PM] Seirixori: Seir doesn't look any less nervous when she says to Jansaadi, "You-- you can join us if you want? You would probably know more than me about the stuff around here. Or at least with whatever is currently happening, maybe?"

[7:58 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((how old does Jansaadi look?))

[7:58 PM] DM: Jansaadi tilts her head. "Possibly... I'm kind of just visiting, but which stuff?"

[7:58 PM] DM: It's hard to tell with halflings, but about the same age as most of you.

[7:59 PM] DM: She climbs up into an empty chair while Gunnloda takes the one on Seir's free side, putting a calming hand on her thigh. Wonder stands behind Jansaadi's chair

[8:00 PM] Seirixori: "The fa--" Seir's eyes narrow, "The bandits." She relaxes considerably once Gunnloda is next to her.

[8:01 PM] Brimeia: "Bandits?" Brimeia sounds surprised.

[8:02 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's brows pull together, but she stays quiet, letting Seir take the lead here.

[8:02 PM] DM: Saadi shakes her head. "Not much on that. I offered to go track them down so the town would at least know where they are, but Erdi didn't want me to. She thinks they're just villagers driven to desperation."

[8:03 PM] DM: Wonder: "When people are hungry, it makes them angry and sometimes violent."

[8:04 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns and crosses her arms, but doesn't really respond to it. Finally with a sigh, she asks, "And the famine?"

8:08 PM] DM: Wonder: "That is why they are hungry."

Jansaadi can't help the smile that creeps up at Wonder's words, but then she says, "Last time I came to check on Wonder, I went back to the College to ask around. Most of 'em can't be bothered to think about anything that doesn't sparkle like this," She pulls a shortsword from her side and places it on the table. The blade is metallic, but shifts in colors like the sky of the Everstorm had.

[8:08 PM] DM: And actually, let me get some... wisdom checks.

[8:09 PM] Urrak: ((18))

[8:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((12))

[8:10 PM] Seirixori: ((Nat 20-24))

[8:12 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((Nat...1....2))

[8:12 PM] Brimeia: ((nat 1))

[8:13 PM] DM: She continues, "But, one of 'em made a joke about this thing called the Cauldron of Plenty. Took some prodding, but I guess nobody's seen it since the forest goddess uh.... Meekee? She had a city in the forest waaaaaay back, but... I don't know. Sounds nice, though. Could feed nations, is what they said."

[8:14 PM] DM: Fittingly, everyone but Bri (who is not all there) and Gayle (who was not there) can kind of see a similarity in the appearance of the blade and the metal Poni used to build his teleporter.

[8:14 PM] Seirixori: Seir snorts out a laugh, "Mielikki?"

[8:15 PM] DM: Jansaadi snaps and points at Seir. "That one."

[8:15 PM] Urrak: "That cauldron sounds like somethin' a lot of folks would want t' get their hands on."

[8:16 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh murmurs something under her breath.

[8:19 PM] Seirixori: She looks at the blade for a moment with a frown, but focuses on the food stuff. "Murias? But... that city was lost a long time ago..." She pokes Ryleigh's side. "I don't know if looking for that would even help."

[8:22 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: A small smile appears on Ry's lips when Seir pokes her, she also says, "well it does," loud enough for the table to hear.

[8:20 PM] Seirixori: She points to the crystals, "Unless it can actually reverse whatever this stuff does."

[8:21 PM] DM: Jansaadi: "Wait, you've heard of it?"

[8:23 PM] Seirixori: "Yes. That's all I know, though. Unastine never liked to talk about it and I never asked Miel--" she clears her throat. "I never asked anyone else about it."

[8:24 PM] Brimeia: Bri glances at Seir when she changes her words. "So... you think that special cauldron thing could fix this weird blue stuff?"

[8:25 PM] DM: Jansaadi stands on the chair and leans far over the table to get a better look at the crystals. "I don't know anything about these, but I can take them back north and see what the scholars think."

[8:26 PM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs at Brimeia's question. "Ho--how long would that take?" She asks, a little worried.

[8:27 PM] DM: She shrugs.  "Couple days of travel. It's just how long it takes them to get around to looking at it."

[8:29 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "We don't even know if the cauldron exists." Ryleigh points out. "Maybe we should try to figure out what's causing the famine... instead of chasing after items in children's stories."

[8:31 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods, "I was going to suggest following where all the dead stuff went. Maybe see if there's anymore crystals we can remove and I can try and get the farms growing again."

[8:32 PM] Gayle Silbando: "What if it's an infestation or curse and they keep coming back?" Gayle frowns.

[8:33 PM] Urrak: "Can't hurt gettin' th' crystals we have now looked at by some scholars either way," Urrak crosses her arms and shrugs

[8:33 PM] Brimeia: "And we could stay here and try to find out more."

[8:36 PM] Seirixori: She nods to Jansaadi, "If you'd like to take them. Just try not to touch them? If it does that," she waves towards where the farms would be, "to plants, I don't really want to know what it does to people."

[8:40 PM] DM: Saadi turns to Wonder. "Wonder, do you think you could see if Ceren's got something I can use to take these? I think maybe she needs her armor back."

[8:40 PM] DM: Wonder nods and heads to the kitchen.

[8:41 PM] Seirixori: "Do I though?" Seir mutters.

[8:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "Yes."

[8:42 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Definitely," Ryleigh chimes in.

[8:43 PM] Seirixori: Seir pouts.

[8:43 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Let me help you move it to the container so nobody has to touch it."

[8:44 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia just laughs. "We like you in one piece."

[8:44 PM] DM: Wonder returns with a glass bottle with a cork.

[8:45 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle casts mage hand and begins to move over the crystals into the glass bottle.

[8:47 PM] DM: As she does, some of it spills out of the mage hand towards Gayle.

[8:48 PM] DM: Wonder reaches out to block the spillage, and it falls on their hand instead, sending a shudder through the stormborn's body.

[8:48 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle uses the mage hand to pick up the crystals that fell on the ground to inspect them a little closer.

[8:49 PM] Seirixori: "Are you okay?" Seir asks Wonder, her hand partially reaching out as if she were going to try to do the same thing on instinct.

[8:51 PM] DM: Wonder's face can't change expression. It's a carved stone... but their voice does. It sounds almost... excited? "I'm wonder..ful." They lift their hand, looking at the dust of crystals across their stone and wood fingers.

[8:51 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh snickers.

[8:53 PM] DM: Wonder moves their fingers slightly, watching the play of light across the sparkling dust.

[8:53 PM] Brimeia: "Well now we at least know it doesn't hurt...uh... what are you, exactly, Wonder?"

[8:54 PM] DM: Saadi: "They're stormborn... and this is not exactly normal for Wonder."

[8:54 PM] Brimeia: "Huh. You mean being excited?"

[8:55 PM] Seirixori: "Please put the crystals in the jar..." Seir says to them.

[8:56 PM] Urrak: Urrak, who had scooted back suddenly in her chair when the crystals slipped from Gayle's mage hand, starts to stand, "Well these crystals jus' got a lot more interestin'. An' they were already interestin' t' begin with."

8:56 PM] DM: Jansaadi calls out, "Hey, Wonder! How long have you been in Omubagi?"

Wonder doesn't turn their attention from the dust. "A month."

[8:57 PM] Urrak: Urrak furrows her brow, "That's...not as specific as they usually are."

[9:00 PM] DM: Wonder scoops the crystals and dirt out of Seir's armor with their hand and watches as they fall into the glass bottle. "They're pretty."

[9:02 PM] Seirixori: "They are," she says hesitantly. "Thank you for putting them in the jar."

[9:02 PM] Brimeia: "Uh huh. They sure are." Brimeia looks at the others with a concerned look.

[9:03 PM] Urrak: She walks a little closer to Wonder, cautious. "Wonder, how long have ye been workin' fer Ceren?"

[9:04 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Wonder," Ryleigh says hesitantly. "Could I try something? It might return you to normal, and I promise it won't hurt."

[9:04 PM] DM: Wonder: "A month."

[9:05 PM] DM: Wonder turns their head to Ryleigh at that. "Normal? Why?"

[9:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh smiles. "Fair..." she thinks for a moment then adds, "I hope it'll make you... you again. I'm sure your friends want you back, because they like you for - you."

[9:08 PM] DM: Wonder tilts their head. "I am me. Who else would I be?" Then they turn and walk out of the inn, the glass bottle still in hand.

[9:10 PM] Brimeia: "That... doesn't seem good."

[9:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Wait!" Ryleigh half shouts, getting up quickly to follow them.

[9:10 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia follows Ryleigh, ready to help, just in case.

[9:11 PM] Seirixori: Seir blinks, "Well... shit."

[9:11 PM] DM: Wonder is outside, lying on their back, the bottle held at arms' length above them, just turning it slowly and watching the crystals fall over each other, sending colorful sparkles of sunlight across their face.

[9:12 PM] Seirixori: Seir heads out to follow, "...out of all the reactions, this isn't one I would have thought of."

[9:13 PM] Urrak: "Th' Stormborn is...high as hells." Urrak wants to laugh, but is also pretty concerned.

[9:14 PM] DM: Wonder: "You talk about beauty often, but I've never experienced it. It's... beautiful."

[9:14 PM] Gayle Silbando: "It makes me almost want to touch it," Gayle says to Urrak while she also follows the others out.

[9:15 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: When Ryleigh gets outside, she stops, watching Wonder before slowly approaching and kneeling down beside them. She sighs, and starts to sing a soft song, then touches their arm. (casting lay on hands, but using it to do remove poison/disease instead of heal)

[9:15 PM] Urrak: "Can't say I don't get th' same urge," Urrak cracks a smile, watching Ryleigh's ritual closely

[9:16 PM] DM: Jansaadi makes her way over to where she can sit next to Wonder's head. "How are you feeling, buddy?"

[9:18 PM] DM: Nothing changes from Ry's song. Wonder just says, softly, "I'm fine." Their voice is oddly... emotional sounding, far different from the near monotone they usually speak in. If stormborn could cry, you'd almost think to look for tears.

[9:19 PM] Urrak: "Wonder, could ye feel before? Pain? Cold? Uh...affection?"

[9:20 PM] DM: Wonder, curiously: "I don't know. I am... still new. I don't remember much."

[9:22 PM] Urrak: "Did ye feel th' warmth of Ry's hands on ye just now?" Urrak looks at them, also curious

[9:24 PM] DM: Wonder tilts their head and looks at Urrak. "I can feel things. I know when things are touching me."

[9:25 PM] Urrak: "Jus' wonderin', Wonder. So emotions are new then? Deep feelin's."

[9:25 PM] Seirixori: Seir moves opposite of Jansaadi and sits as well, "Can I take a look at the jar, Wonder?"

[9:26 PM] DM: Wonder carefully hands the jar to Seir. "Don't drop it."

[9:26 PM] DM: Wonder: "Beauty is new."

[9:26 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh removes her hand and takes a step back, so she isn't invading Wonder's space anymore.

[9:27 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia just watches, curious and concerned but otherwise unsure what to do. "So... what now?" she asks the group.

[9:28 PM] Seirixori: Seir takes the jar carefully, "I won't." She does open it and sticks her nose over the opening and takes a good sniff of it.

[9:30 PM] DM: Give me a CON save.

[9:32 PM] Seirixori: ((23))

[9:32 PM] DM: Smells like dirt.

[9:30 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle casts Prestidigitation to make some colorful sparks appear in front of Wonder.

[9:31 PM] DM: Wonder doesn't really react to the presti

[9:34 PM] Seirixori: Seir tilts her head and closes it back up, "Okay..."

[9:35 PM] Seirixori: "Saa-- Jansaadi, can I ask about your weapon?"

[9:36 PM] DM: Saadi: "What about it?" It's back on her hip.

[9:36 PM] Seirixori: "Where did you get it? The metal is... familiar."

[9:37 PM] DM: Saadi: "It is? It's from the Everstorm."

[9:38 PM] Seirixori: "Does it do anything?"

[9:39 PM] DM: Saadi smiles. "Hells yeah, it does. It's weird, like the 'Storm."

[9:39 PM] DM: The metal's coloring seems to shift even when it's not moving.

[9:40 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs, "No wonder that piece of shit fucked everything up. Messing with metal from the storm... How did he even get it?" She starts mumbling to herself.

9:41 PM] Brimeia: "What do you mean, Seirixori?"

[9:42 PM] Urrak: Urrak thinks a moment, "Poni. I knew that metal reminded me of somethin'. Th' components."

[9:43 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Like a small ass?" Gayle asks, "Er, small horse?"

[9:43 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods to Urrak, "Yeah, looks similar."

[9:48 PM] Urrak: Urrak crosses her arms, "Sure was a small ass. Emphasis on ass."

[9:44 PM] Seirixori: Seir starts laughing at Gayle, "Oh I wish I'd have thought of that. But, no. Some shithead gnome who thought he was the smartest person alive."

[9:45 PM] Brimeia: "Did some bad magical stuff and blew it up and messed up a town."

[9:46 PM] Urrak: "He brought us all together cuz his teleporter exploded on him. Sucked us out of our own lives and brought us t' Bellbury."

[9:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Well, not all of us," Ryleigh says, but with a grin.

[9:49 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Huh, might have heard about that," she raises an eyebrow at all the info the group is telling her. "Glad you all were okay."

[9:50 PM] Urrak: "Physically."

[9:50 PM] Brimeia: "Definitely had some close calls, but all good," Brimeia answers Gayle.

[9:49 PM] DM: Jansaadi looks around at everyone. "Sounds about right for the 'Storm. Is-- is that what happened to you, Ixy?"

[9:51 PM] Seirixori: Seir smiles softly at the nickname. "It happened recently. A few months ago."

[9:52 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh doesn't say anything, but she tilts her head at the nickname.

[9:54 PM] Urrak: "So what kind o' things does yer blade do, Jansaadi? If ye don't mind me askin'."

[9:55 PM] DM: Saadi grins to Urrak. "Lemme poke you with it and I'll show ya."

[9:55 PM] Urrak: Urrak looks at her a moment, "Are ye jokin' or...?"

[9:56 PM] DM: She just shrugs.

[9:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I like her," Ry whispers to Seir.

[9:56 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs, "Yeah."

[9:57 PM] Urrak: "As long as ye don't stab me or steal my soul, go fer it, honestly. Can't be any weirder than what we've come across already." She grins and shrugs back.

[9:57 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia gives Urrak a look like she's crazy.

[9:58 PM] DM: She turns a mock-bewildered look to the rest of the group. "Does poke mean something other than stab where you're from?"

[10:00 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia laughs at Jansaadi's comment.

[9:59 PM] DM: Wonder sits up. "It can turn things into other things. Sometimes."

[9:59 PM] Seirixori: "Oh neat, I can do that too."

[10:00 PM] Urrak: "Poke can mean a lot o' things, munchkin," Urrak winks and laughs, "An' only sometimes huh? Shame. Always wanted t' be somethin' else. That is pretty interestin' though."

[10:00 PM] Brimeia: Bri looks over at Urrak. "You could be stuck as a turtle ... or a rock."

[10:02 PM] Urrak: "You've been a dog an' a lizard, y'seemed like ye had fun," she shakes her head, "But in all seriousness, please don't stab me."

[10:04 PM] DM: Saadi shrugs then looks at Wonder. "Think I might take the crystals *and* Wonder back north."

[10:04 PM] Brimeia: "Hopefully they can help them out."

[10:05 PM] DM: Wonder: "Won't Ceren need my help?"

Saadi laughs sadly. "I don't think she'll need help with an inn 'til this all gets sorted out."

[10:07 PM] Seirixori: Seir hands the jar to Saadi. "Please be careful."

[10:07 PM] DM: Saadi grins again. "Where's the fun in that?"

[10:09 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs again, "Mostly careful?"

[10:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "In the mean time, we'll try to figure out what's the causing the famine on this end. Seirixori has a way with animals and the forest... maybe we can turn up some information - that isn't a magical pot."

[10:08 PM] Brimeia: "Take care, Wonder, Jansaadi. And thank you for helping us."

[10:09 PM] Urrak: Urrak waves, "Aye, see ya. Hopefully we can figure all this out soon."

[10:09 PM] DM: Saadi: "Tryin' to get rid of me already? Won't leave 'til morning."

[10:10 PM] DM: She winks at Seir, then gets to her feet. "Come on, Wonder. Let's go tell Ceren the plan."

[10:11 PM] DM: Wonder stands too and the pair of them walk back inside.

[10:14 PM] Seirixori: Seir stands after they leave, "We were planning on heading out tomorrow too, yeah?"

[10:15 PM] Urrak: "Believe so. It would make th' most sense at least."

[10:15 PM] Brimeia: "Good with me. The sooner we can help them the better. If we can, anyway."

[10:15 PM] DM: Gunnloda looks at the sky. "Still an hour or two of daylight. How far y'think we're gonna go?"

[10:19 PM] Seirixori: "You never know," Seir chuckles and heads back in.

[10:47 PM] DM: Jansaadi, Wonder, and Ceren are chatting across the room, but when Saadi sees Seir, she excuses herself and heads towards her, an apologetic look on her face. "Hey. Sorry about ambushing you like that."

[10:50 PM] Seirixori: "It's-- it's okay. I don't have a lot of good experience with people knowing who I am and, um, I-- I didn't know what to do."

[10:50 PM] DM: She frowns a bit. "I remember."

[10:52 PM] DM: She looks like she's considering saying something more, but hesitates.

10:56 PM] Seirixori: Seir gives a wry smile, "Do-do you want t-to talk somewhere else? We can... catch up?" She says it with a strange look on her face, like the words sound weird to her.

[10:58 PM] DM: "Sure. What are you thinking?"

[10:59 PM] Seirixori: "...I have no idea. I've only been here once and for maybe an hour?"

[11:01 PM] DM: She shrugs. "Inside? Outside? Here? Sitting? Wandering? Do you have a preference?"

[11:03 PM] Seirixori: "Outside," She says before Saadi even finishes. Her face flushes a bit, "I like-- outside "

[11:08 PM] DM: She smiles. "Ok. Come on." She heads out the door, expecting that Seir will follow. Unlike Gunnloda, Seir doesn't need to slow her walk to let her keep up, but she takes a more leisurely stroll pace once they're outside anyway. "If you want to stop and sit, just let me know. I'm pretty easy."

[11:13 PM] Seirixori: Seir quickly follows and nods. She immediately starts looking for the goat she spoke with earlier. "...I sometimes wondered if you actually existed." Seir says after a bit of walking.

[11:18 PM] DM: She chuckles softly once, then says quietly, "You never came back. I kept looking for you, and when you... I thought something worse had happened to you. You're uh... kind of the reason I do what I do now."

[11:20 PM] Seirixori: "Not then. No. My Mama wouldn't let me-- I didn't want to go back into town... anywhere."

[11:21 PM] Seirixori: She tilts her head, looking at Saadi, "What do you do?"

[11:26 PM] DM: "I'm a stormborn specialist. They come out of the 'Storm and most of 'em don't know a thing. People don't understand them, some are scared of 'em, some want to take advantage of 'em. The College wanted to stick them in rooms and study them. I helped convince them to let them be free, and in return, I track them down, keep an eye on them, help them find someplace to start working on adjusting to life out here. Sometimes I help the College with their research, but only when it's ok with the stormborn."

[11:31 PM] Seirixori: "Oh... that's really neat." With a muttered few words and a small wave of her hand, Seir gives Saadi a flower crown. "I don't really know anything from there, but I'm glad you got them to let them be free."

[11:36 PM] DM: "After what they did to y-- seeing that stuck with me, you know? And then when you disappeared... I saw some people fucking with one of them but that time I could do something about it. It kind of just grew from there. I always wished I was big enough to help you back then."

[11:56 PM] Seirixori: Seir stops and waits for Saadi to as well and she kneels, holding out her hand. "I'm not sure that would have helped."

[12:01 AM] DM: Saadi takes it with a roll of her eyes and a smirk. "I don't mean size big. Power big. And you know... I know I can't stop them all from getting hurt, I might not have been able to stop it forever, but I wished I could've made a difference that day." She reaches up and gently touches the ragged end of Seir's broken horn. She takes an exaggerated breath and drops her hand, squeezing Seir's fingers with the other. "Sorry... I'm sure it's a sensitive topic for you. We don't have to talk about it. I just... wanted to let you know."

[12:06 AM] Seirixori: Seir squeezes her hand in thanks and with watery eyes says, "It is, but it was even before he took it from me." She laughs a little, "Even if-- even if you couldn't-- you helped. You helped me not hate everyone."

[12:09 AM] DM: She smiles back, a bit watery herself and says, "Can I-- Can I give you a hug?"

[12:10 AM] Seirixori: "Yeah."

[12:13 AM] DM: She's small, her arms are small, but she exudes warmth and a solid presence when she hugs Seir. She whispers, "I'm glad you're ok."

[12:21 AM] Seirixori: Seir hugs her back, "...I'm glad you exist."

[12:25 AM] Seirixori: "Coming back here won't be so bad now."

[12:30 AM] DM: She pulls back with a smile, hands on Seir's shoulders at arm's length.  "So... what have you been doing? Tell me everything."

[12:36 AM] Seirixori: "Uh, well... several years ago I got taken in by a god-- some druids. That still didn't go all that well but one of them didn't mind teaching me. Turns out I'm a lot better at that than trying to shoot things with a bow and arrow."

[12:52 AM] Seirixori: "Um... tried and failed at finding bandits. Then a few months ago got teleported to a random town in Vyon. I forgot the other name... A bunch of weird things happened? Met the asshole gnome we mentioned earlier..." She continues, mentioning the kraken, the dinosaurs, creepy champions, pretty champions (and their prettier elk). "Also got married. And then found out a bunch of weird things that I haven't really processed. Which is actually why I'm here. Well not here, here. But in Ardabeh. I'm only here because the teleporting thing sent me close to Omubagi and Ceren and her brother were very nice and I wanted to show my friends." Most of everything is said quickly, sometimes there are pauses, like she lost her own place, but she does finally stop. Her eyes wide and a little apologetic for all the words.

[9:03 AM] DM: She chuckles. "That's quite a life you've got. So you've been with the forest folk? I knew you weren't from the town, but I didn't realize how much."

[10:46 AM] Seirixori: Seir shifts so that she's now sitting. With a sad smile she says, "Nomadic when we met. I don't remember where we went after, but ," she laughs, "always did prefer going into the forest. Scaring Mama by playing with creatures I probably shouldn't have been."

[10:47 AM] DM: "Maybe it was just what you were always meant to do."

[11:08 AM] Seirixori: She snorts, "Born to do, it would seem."

[11:16 AM] DM: She shrugs and smiles.  "Same thing."

[2:32 PM] Seirixori: "I suppose so." Seir grins and looks over Jansaadi, still amazed that she's here. "So how exactly did you get a bunch of snooty college know-it-alls to listen to you?"

[2:38 PM] DM: She grins. "Charm and wit and a certain disregard for fear of the unknown." She shrugs and sits, looking out at the dying trees. "Not many who go into the 'Storm come out again. Gives me a kind of expertise you can't buy or learn from a book... after that it's just a matter of salesmanship."

[2:43 PM] Seirixori: "Wait, you went into it?"

[2:46 PM] DM: She nods, oddly solemnly, then smiles again. "Probably more times than anyone else by now."

[2:47 PM] DM: "My blade's the result of my second trip. Went in steel, came out like this."

[3:05 PM] Seirixori: Seir's brow furrows, "But... why?"

[3:06 PM] DM: "Why what?"

[3:09 PM] Seirixori: "Why--why go into it? I figured with how many people told me to go get lost in it that it wasn't something I should do...even if it was tempting to do and then come back to prove them wrong. Goddess she would have probably killed me... or maybe the reason I never did..." Seir trails off.

[3:33 PM] DM: Saadi pauses a beat to see if she's going to continue her thought then shrugs and says, "It's there. Had a group I was running with and we just got too curious for our own good. I was the only one who made it back out that first trip. Went back hoping to find them and pull them out and came back different. Now it's like... it calls to me. Like it's part of me." She shrugs. "Now when the scholars need something from inside they send me. Used to ask me to escort them but after realizing their odds and the fact that if you die there, your soul is lost... I don't get many partners anymore."

[5:59 PM] Seirixori: Seir blinks and stares. She finally murmurs, "That's so neat."

[6:01 PM] DM: She rubs the back of her neck and grins. "That's not the typical response to 'I risk my actual soul because I was curious,' but I'll take it."

[6:04 PM] Seirixori: "I'll change my mind tomorrow when you leave."

[6:08 PM] DM: She grins. "That's fair."

[6:34 PM] Seirixori: Seir scratches at her mark, "What did-- what did you do after-- after..." she motions to her horn. "Before the storm stuff."

[7:16 PM] DM: She shrugs again then leans back on her hands.  "Just surviving, you know? I never really had... family or anything. Maybe that's part of why I want to help the stormborn. I know what it's like to be alone in the world."

[7:21 PM] Seirixori: Sighing, Seir looks up at the sky, "...I almost wish you had found me after that day."

[7:32 PM] DM: "Ok don't laugh but... I remember thinking we were supposed to be best friends."

[7:41 PM] Seirixori: She does laugh, it's a weird mix of delighted and sad, "Well, I don't know about you, but I've got a lot of time."

[7:45 PM] DM: She doesn't really know what to say to that, so she just sits and watches as the sun sets.

[8:54 PM] Seirixori: When the sun finally disappears Seir sighs and stands, holding her hand out to Jansaadi, "Come on, Saadi. My wife and my favorite human need a break from wondering where I am. ...and maybe you can accidentally stab the orc." She winks.

[8:54 PM] DM: Jansaadi laughs and lets Seir help her up. "Favorite human, huh?"

[8:58 PM] Seirixori: "I think she might be the only human." Seir doesn't release Jansaadi's hand, but holds it light enough in case she wants to let go. She leads them back to the inn.

[9:13 PM] DM: She doesn't let go. When they enter the inn, Gunnloda and Ceren are talking while Wonder listens. Everyone else is doing whatever it is they're doing.

[10:05 PM] Seirixori: Seir heads over to Gunnloda, releasing Saadi's hand with a squeeze. She kneels behind Gunnloda and throws her arms around her, "*Tor beag*, I know you guys talked earlier but... this is Jansaadi, my friend when I was little."

10:14 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles and squeezes Seir's arms. "That where y'were? Good t'meet y'gain. I was just tellin' Ceren about the bundle of spices y'brought back for me a while back."

[11:25 PM] Seirixori: Seir's eyes widen and she grins, "Oh yeah!" She looks up at Ceren, "Thank you for those."

[11:27 PM] DM: Ceren: "You're welcome. It's not every day someone buys spices from me, let alone that much. I hope it served you well."

[11:33 PM] Seirixori: Her cheeks turn red, "I didn't know how they worked."

[11:36 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "I figured it out and was happy t'make somethin' that reminded you of home."

[11:37 PM] DM: Ceren: "I'm glad to hear it."

[11:41 PM] DM: Wonder tilts their head, looking at everyone, then kneels too.

[12:41 AM] Seirixori: Seir grins at them and shifts so she's now sitting on the ground comfortably, "Thank you too, for letting me... stay. Even if it wasn't for very long."

[1:29 AM] DM: Ceren: "Of course.  I don't believe in refusing to serve people for who they are."

[8:51 AM] DM: Wonder: "Ceren has never hesitated to treat me like a person."

[8:22 PM] DM: Saadi: "You are a person, Wonder."

[1:35 AM] Seirixori: Seir nods her agreement and turns her attention back to Ceren, "Ceren, do you know anything about the goddess Mielikki?"

[1:38 AM] DM: She thinks for a second and shakes her head. "I'm fairly certain I've heard the name before but honestly there are too many to keep track of."

[1:50 AM] Seirixori: She sighs, "I shouldn't be surprised, she's not that well known to most people anymore." Seir scoffs and whispers, enough for Gunnloda to hear, *"Ugh, I should just go ask her."*

[2:01 AM] DM: Wonder looks at Seir. "Are your leg joints reinforced? They do not seem to be designed to replace feet."

[2:03 AM] Seirixori: Seir looks at Wonder completely baffled, "What?"

[2:06 AM] DM: Saadi chuckles. "Knees, Wonder."

[2:09 AM] DM: Saadi: "I think they're asking how your knees don't hurt from kneeling for a long time."

[2:12 AM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs, "I don't know, just used to it, I guess. Or I'll sit instead."

[4:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh’s watching Seirixori and the conversations she’s having with the others from a few tables away. Her expression is its usual neutral... but Seir can probably pick up on the softness in her eyes as she studies the interactions between everyone.

[5:26 PM] Seirixori: Seir kisses Gunnloda's head and stands. She looks back to her other friends and smiles at Ry and waves her over.

[7:31 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Are you sure?" Ry mouths, clearly not wanting to impose.

[7:37 PM] Seirixori: She nods.

[7:38 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh stands from the table and walks over the group. She grips Dawnbringer's handle, and offers a small smile to anyone who looks at her.

[7:40 PM] DM: Saadi smiles. "You must be the 'favorite human'."

[7:44 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Favorite human, huh?" Ryleigh says, quirking an eyebrow at Seir. "I suppose 'favorite human' is better than what she usually uses to describe me. You're a childhood friend?"

[7:46 PM] DM: Saadi: "Something like that."

[7:53 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh kind of tilts her head in question, a small frown on her face.

[7:54 PM] Seirixori: Seir grins widely at Ry's words, and then shrugs, "I didn't hang around for very long." She taps her broken horn.

[7:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Oh." A look of comprehension crosses Ryleigh's features as she reaches for Seir's hand, giving it a quick squeeze before releasing it.

[8:00 PM] Seirixori: Seir squeezes Ryleigh's arm, "Keep them company? I need to go talk to... a goat. I shouldn't be too long."

[8:01 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Of course," Ryleigh says, then she drops her voice, "Stay safe."

[8:04 PM] DM: Wonder, still on their knees: "Can one have a conversation with a goat? Or is it one-sided?"

[8:05 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh chuckles.

[8:07 PM] Seirixori: She laughs, "I can, with a spell. I can also *be* a goat. I'll show you when I come back, if you'd like."

[8:11 PM] DM: Wonder: "I would be interested, yes."

[8:12 PM] DM: Saadi: "Wonder is very curious about many things."

[8:13 PM] Seirixori: "As they should be." Seir pats Ry's arm one more time and heads out to find a place she can talk to Mielikki.

## Seir with Findarris and Unastine

[8:21 PM] Seirixori: Seir finds herself a little place, private and away from everyone. Sitting down she says, "Mielikki?"

[8:27 PM] DM: There's no answer at first, but a few moments pass, then Findarris steps into view between some dead trees. "This place is..." He trails off, a low growl taking the place of words.

[8:30 PM] Seirixori: "Dead? A goat lead me to some weird crystals I think might be the problem. Or a piece of the problem. We were going to go check it out tomorrow."

[8:34 PM] DM: Findarris: "Unastine mentioned something about an unnatural blight. Have you spoken with her?"

[8:36 PM] Seirixori: Seir shakes her head, "No, I was going to ask where she was."

[8:46 PM] DM: "She is near here. Stay." He walks back into the cluster of dead trees.

[8:48 PM] Seirixori: Seir blinks, "Okay then."

[8:57 PM] DM: Five minutes pass.

[8:57 PM] DM: Ten.

[9:02 PM] DM: Twenty.

[9:04 PM] Seirixori: Seir groans and leans back.

[9:04 PM] DM: Then a wolf appears and as it approaches, it turns into an older gnome in brilliant bronze dragon scale and a staff that crackles with lightning with every step she takes. She's grumbling under her breath as she walks.

[9:12 PM] Seirixori: Seir sits up slowly and gives a small smirk, "Wasn't exactly what I meant when I asked where you were."

[9:13 PM] DM: Unastine grumbles more. "Sometimes I wonder just how connected they are."

[9:19 PM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs and doesn't comment. "Do you know a lot about this famine going on?"

[9:23 PM] DM: Unastine peers at Seir. "How long have you been back?"

[9:25 PM] Seirixori: "Uh... a few days?"

[9:28 PM] DM: "Are you staying this time?"

[9:29 PM] Seirixori: Seir tilts her head, "No? ...do I need to?"

[9:30 PM] DM: "Need?"

[9:34 PM] Seirixori: "Well, I don't know what's going on. I only came back to get my box. I hadn't planned on coming back again unless I needed to."

[9:44 PM] DM: Unastine tilts her head, still giving her an appraising look. "You've changed. You didn't think so highly of yourself before, to think you would be 'needed,' as though the world might stop existing if not for your presence. Not one of us is 'needed,' child. The world, the forest, Mielikki... they will all continue with or without us."

[9:50 PM] Seirixori: Seir's eyes narrow and she frowns, "Part of that is true, yes, but I can still help."

[9:56 PM] DM: "Don't look so offended. You know it's true. We live, we die, the world continues to turn." She huffs. "I know little. I suspect some. What have you found?"

[10:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir rolls her eyes, "Some crystals in the ground. A goat said they tasted bad. They just smelled like dirt to me, but a stormborn touched them and they got... really weird for a few minutes."

[10:07 PM] DM: Seir catches the slightest look of what might be worry in her eye before she frowns. She looks at Seir again, thinking before she speaks. "You said you want to help. Help who?"

[10:12 PM] Seirixori: Seir's quiet as she looks at Unastine, not saying anything for a few seconds. "The people here? And whoever else this affects. They don't have food, I was going to try and fix that in the morning but I don't know if it'll all just die again.  We were going to go follow the dead land tomorrow to see if we could find the source of it."

[10:22 PM] DM: "There is no need. Leave the town going south for half a day, then east until you reach a dry river bed. Follow it south and I believe you are likely to find it. I will ask Mielikki to remove the barrier. My magic has been unable to treat the forests surrounding the area. We will need to treat the cause."

[10:24 PM] Seirixori: She nods. Then tilts her head, curious, "A barrier? You know where it is?"

[10:27 PM] DM: "My suspicion is Murias."

[10:31 PM] Seirixori: "Murias? Really? You never--" Seir stops and lightly chews her lip, thinking of her words, "What happened there?"

[10:34 PM] DM: She doesn't bother hiding the pain in her eyes. "Tragedy. I don't wish to speak of it. Should you travel there, you'll likely find all you need to know of it. I asked Mielikki to seal it from the world ages ago, but... if my suspicions are correct, the barriers must be failing."

[10:36 PM] Seirixori: Seir sighs and nods, "Okay... can I ask you something... um... unrelated?"

[10:40 PM] DM: "You may ask. I will decide whether to answer."

[10:41 PM] Seirixori: "I'm remembering why I never asked questions before," Seir mumbles, rolling her eyes again. "Did you know my mama, or know much about her?"

[10:49 PM] DM: "No."

[10:55 PM] Seirixori: ((Do I beliiiieve her lol))

[10:56 PM] DM: Roll an insight check if you want to.

[10:58 PM] Seirixori: ((nat 20-27))

[10:58 PM] DM: You believe her.

[11:04 PM] Seirixori: Seir sighs, "Guess I'll have to find out later." She stands, "I need to get back, I didn't expect to be gone for so long..." She hesitates before she says,  "Thank you."

[11:05 PM] DM: She nods then turns and starts heading back where she came from, shifting back into a wolf if Seir doesn't stop her.

[11:20 PM] Seirixori: She doesn't, just watches her go, "Ugh, I'm going to have to ask after we're done aren't I?" Sighing Seir slowly makes her way back to the inn.

## Back at the Inn

[8:16 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "How do you know each other?" Ryleigh asks Saadi and Wonder.

[8:18 PM] DM: Wonder: "Jansaadi found me and helped me find a place to live."

[8:18 PM] DM: Wonder: "She is my friend."

[8:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh smiles, looking between the two of them. "I see."

[8:22 PM] DM: Jansaadi: "That's about the short of it, anyway. I track stormborn and help them settle into places they can live free and as safe as possible." She grins at Wonder. "Wonder's one of my favorites."

[8:28 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Do you know how they're created?" Ryleigh asks Saadi, looking Wonder over again. A moment passes before Ryleigh looks horrified. "Is that okay to ask or am I being accidentally insensitive?"

[8:31 PM] DM: Jansaadi purses her lips in an attempt not to smile, but fails. "We try to include them in conversations instead of treating them like objects to be spoken of but not to, but no. Nobody knows yet."

[8:32 PM] DM: Wonder: "I have asked the same question. I do not remember anything from within the Everstorm, and this is common for my kind."

[8:37 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'm sorry," Ryleigh mumbles to both Wonder and Saadi. She grips onto Dawnbringer's handle in her discomfort. Then she asks, "How long have the stormborn been around?"

[8:44 PM] DM: Jansaadi: "We can't really know for sure. The first we know of was nearly a century ago.  There may have been more, but they were not recognized as truly sapient and may have been dismissed as golems or animated statues."

8:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's expression is thoughtful, and she says, "Do they... age? or die?"

[8:54 PM] DM: Saadi: "Not the way we do, as far as we can tell, but they are not invulnerable." She frowns and glances at Wonder before softly saying, "They can be killed."

[9:05 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Interesting, but they don't die of old age?"

[9:06 PM] DM: Saadi shrugs. "We don't know."

[9:09 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Sorry for the 20 questions," Ryleigh says, rubbing at the back of her neck, but there's a small smile on her lips.

[9:12 PM] DM: Wonder: "Do they call you Wonder as well?"

[9:17 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh laughs a little. "No, but maybe they should. I just can't wait to tell my girlfriend all about you. She's going to be jealous... she's the scholar."

[9:29 PM] DM: Jansaadi grins. "My condolences."

[9:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's chuckle turns into a deep belly laugh.

[10:25 PM] Brimeia: "Condolences? Why?" Brimeia chimes in.

[10:29 PM] DM: Jansaadi: "Because scholars can be insufferable."

[10:31 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia laughs. "Well, I won't argue that one."

[10:35 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Rukiya forgets to sleep, and eat, whenever she gets really into researching something," Ryleigh says with a grin. "She's also constantly reminding me that she's right... or winning." She laughs. "Insufferable, indeed. But I wouldn't trade any of it."

[10:36 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Are you like that, Saadi?" Ryleigh asks with a sly smile.

[10:37 PM] DM: Saadi scoffs. "I'm no scholar."

[10:37 PM] Brimeia: "Oh, what do you do then?"

[10:39 PM] DM: "I help stormborn. Track them down, find places for them to live. Sometimes go into the 'Storm to help the scholars, but I'm not one of them."

[10:39 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Mhmmm," Ryleigh hums.

[10:41 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia can't help a little snicker. "So.. you help them?"

[10:41 PM] Brimeia: "People like Wonder, I mean."

[10:43 PM] DM: She nods in response to Bri, narrowing her eyes at Ryleigh with the slightest of a challenging smirk on her lips.

[10:48 PM] Brimeia: "Hey, Wonder, what do you like to do for fun?"

[10:53 PM] DM: Wonder, who is still on their knees: "Can you be more clear with your question?"

[10:55 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia frowns. "You know... fun? Stuff you do because you want to?"

[10:56 PM] Urrak: Urrak walks over to the group, talking a long look at the Stormborn on the floor before taking a seat. "Hope I'm not interruptin' anythin'..."

[10:57 PM] DM: Wonder tilts their head. "Everything I do is because I want to. Ceren says I should never do something I don't want to do."

[11:02 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia just looks perplexed now, unsure how to further explain the concept of fun.

[11:01 PM] DM: Jansaadi chuckles. "Wonder doesn't always experience the world like we do. I'm not sure if it's because of age, experience, or something specific to them."

[11:03 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia answers Jansaadi's explanation with a chuckle of her own. "Yeah, starting to see that."

[8:40 PM] Urrak: "I'd say when ye were lookin' at th' crystals in the jar, that was a kind of fun. At least it looked it ye were havin' it. I'm jus' curious if we touched 'em, would we feel th' same," she leans back a bit in her seat, "Though I'm not exactly itchin' t' try."

[8:47 PM] DM: Jansaadi smirks. "It's not advised, but Ixy probably wouldn't mind if I made an exception for you."

[8:48 PM] Urrak: "I'm sure Seirixori would love t' see me come down with some kind o' magical disease or whatever those things might cause. An' I don't blame her."

[8:52 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh just quirks an eyebrow at Jansaadi’s comment, but there’s a hint of a smile on her lips.

[8:56 PM] DM: Wonder: "Why would one wish a disease on a companion?"

[8:59 PM] Urrak: "When that companion hasn't been a very good one, Wonder." Urrak gives them a wistful smile.

[9:31 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: “Jansaadi, Seirixori isn’t usually a huge fan of nicknames... but, she doesn’t seem to mind you calling her Ixy.”

[9:53 PM] DM: Saadi sort of shrugs it off. "If she doesn't like it, I'm sure I can actually pronounce her name now. As a child, there wasn't much chance."

Ryleigh studies Jansaadi for a long moment then says, “I’m sure she’d tell you if she didn’t like it.”

[10:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir walks in with a slight frown and gathers where everyone is.

[10:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: When Seir walks in she smiles at her and mumbles, “It’s like she knew we were speaking about her.”

Seir looks over at Wonder, seeing they're still kneeling. "Wonder, do you want to sit instead?"

[10:05 PM] DM: Wonder: "I have no preference. I do not experience discomfort for being stationary like some of you seem to. Would it be more comfortable for you all for me to adjust?"

[10:10 PM] Urrak: "Aye, Wonder, come sit with us," Urrak motions to an empty seat. She looks at Seirixori a moment, "Everything alright?"

[10:13 PM] DM: Wonder stands, then sits. They have a vaguely unsettling way of being completely still unless they have reason to move. There's no fidgeting or shifting in their seat.

[10:17 PM] Seirixori: Seir moves to Gunnloda first before she replies with a shrug, "Got a wolf instead of a goat. Well, two wolves."

[10:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: “Sounds like you had fun,” Ryleigh jokes.

[10:27 PM] Seirixori: "I'm remembering why I never asked them questions before."

[10:27 PM] Urrak: "Th'...wolves?"

[10:28 PM] DM: Wonder: "Is it because they do not speak Common?"

[10:29 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia laughs. "Seirixori can talk to any animals, I think. She's magical."

[10:32 PM] Seirixori: Seir grins and with eyebrows raised says, "I have a spell that lets me understand them. But I always talked to them before that. Can't tell you whether I understood or not...or was understood.." she ponders it briefly before shaking her head. "The ones I spoke to are just very... one mildly tolerates me and the other didn't stick around long enough for me to ask the other half of what I wanted to know."

[10:39 PM] Urrak: "Y'can't find them an' ask 'em again later?" Urrak folds her arms

10:44 PM] Seirixori: "I can, but after we're done. I just... didn't want to wait."

[10:45 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods, "We'll figure this out."

[10:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: “Did they have any... suggestions?” Ryleigh asks, without really asking since there are so many ears around.

[10:50 PM] Seirixori: "I know where we're going. That's it."

[11:02 PM] Seirixori: With a sigh Seir turns her attention to Wonder, "Wonder, do you like animals? Do you have a favorite?"

[11:07 PM] DM: Wonder doesn't respond for a moment, then says, "Humans, I think. They are fascinating to observe."

[11:10 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles. "I like them," she says, tilting her head in Wonder's direction.

[11:15 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs, "Okay, well I did change earlier into a human. Can't do that one again." She starts listing things, "Dog, cat, wolf, tiger, dinosaur, eagle, shark, whale? Any of those...or similar?"

[11:20 PM] DM: "Sparrows," they abruptly say, almost interrupting. "I apologize. Birds are an enigma and they rarely come close enough to watch for any length. Watching them fly is... I don't believe the Common tongue has an adequate word for its description."

[11:32 PM] Seirixori: She grins, excited, "Great, I just learned how to fly too!" Seir takes a small step away from Gunnloda and shifts into a Sparrow. She takes a few hops to get going and then flies up and near Wonder.

[11:34 PM] DM: Wonder hesitantly puts their finger out and holds it absolutely still.

[11:41 PM] Seirixori: Seir chirps and sets her little feet on their finger.

[11:46 PM] DM: Wonder: "If you can do this, why not do it all the time?"

[11:47 PM] Seirixori: There's more chirping, similar to laughter and Seirrow looks over at Ryleigh with a tilt of her head and a couple chirps.

[11:26 AM] Ryleigh Alastair: Reaching into the bag, Ryleigh withdraws the hat and hands it to Wonder. “Put it on your head. It’ll let you understand her, and speak to her.”

[11:28 AM] DM: Wonder sets it on their head (and says the incantation that Ry totally told them). "Is it working?"

[1:34 PM] Seirixori: Seir does her little chirpy laugh again, *"You'll have to tell me."*

[3:04 PM] Urrak: Urrak tries to stifle a laugh at the sight of Wonder wearing the hat.

[3:06 PM] DM: Wonder:  "If you can do this, why not do it all the time?"

[3:13 PM] Seirixori: *"I used to wish I could."* Seirrow shuffles over so she's facing the group for a moment. *"My wife prefers it when I'm in my actual body... and she makes me like it more."* Then she turns back around to look at Wonder again.

[3:23 PM] DM: Wonder: "That is good. Omar told me that a wife should love you and it follows that also means helping you love yourself."

[3:41 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs again, *"Yeah, it's pretty great."*

[3:46 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: “It’s weird for me to be on this side of the conversation...” Ryleigh says. “Seirixori sounds like she’s having some kind of fit instead of speaking.” She laughs a little.

[3:54 PM] Urrak: "Now ye know how th' rest of us feel when ye two have extended conversations."

[3:54 PM] Seirixori: Seir huffs, *"You all can get your own trinket to understand me, don't complain."*

[3:55 PM] Urrak: "Cheep cheep t'you too, Seirixori." Urrak chuckles

[4:55 PM] Seirixori: Seir makes a series of chirps and a little bit of chattering, but it's just the noise and no actual words. She focuses on Wonder again, *"Do you want to see anything else?"*

[4:55 PM] DM: Wonder: "Where does the rest of you go?"

[5:26 PM] Seirixori: Seir tilts her head, *"Uh, well I don't really know how it works, but magic is involved. I'm still...here?"*

[5:29 PM] DM: Wonder nods. "Thank you."

[5:34 PM] Seirixori: She nods, and then flaps excitedly, *"Oh, ask Jansaadi if she wants to see a dinosaur!"*

[5:35 PM] DM: Wonder turns to Jansaadi: "She asked if you would like to see a... dinosaur? Is that a word?"

Jansaadi shrugs. "I guess so. Sure."

[5:41 PM] DM: Wonder: "She said 'sure.'"

[5:48 PM] Seirixori: Seir chuckles, *"Thank you, Wonder."* She hops off of him and settles herself on the floor, giving herself enough space and shifts into a deinonychus.

[5:49 PM] DM: Jansaadi looks at her curiously. "I've seen some weird things in my life, but not... that. What is that? A lizard?"

[5:55 PM] Seirixori: *"Wonder, please give Saadi the hat and tell her the words to use it."*

[5:56 PM] DM: Wonder does so, and Saadi follows the instructions.

[6:03 PM] Seirixori: She moves a little, her nails clacking on the ground. *"Well, technically lizards and birds are reptiles. This one is more like a bird though. Crocodiles and alligators probably look the most like some dinosaurs, just a lot smaller... and birds are mostly related to crocodiles so... uh...yep."*

[6:08 PM] DM: Saadi chuckles. "I actually can cast that spell myself, but why bother when I can wear such a cool hat?" She reaches out and runs her fingers over Seir's snout. "Have fun with this, do ya?"

[6:11 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Don't encourage her," Ryleigh quickly says to Saadi. "She hates that I don't wear it all the time."

[6:11 PM] Seirixori: Seir points at Saadi while glancing over at Ryleigh.

[6:12 PM] Seirixori: She makes a small noise to Saadi and nods. *"It is a lot of fun."*

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