Derm
You voice your concerns to Aero, "I don't think those birds look very friendly," sending out a thread of your power towards the flock, attempting to put the fear of You into their simple minds. [4] As your magic passes through them, they panic and scatter, eventually gathering back up as they return to the tower. [6] As they descend through the broken roof, you feel a brief pulse of magical energy with a strange feel to it, almost like a bitter taste in your mouth. After a few moments, the feeling dissipates.
-3 MP
+5 XP
Your wound has coagulated enough that you are no longer bleeding. It still hurts, and you think you might have trouble putting weight on it without treatment.
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Sinterous
With a swagger in your step, you proudly stride towards the stream, attempting to hail the naiad. [2] She glares at you for a moment before turning back towards Mina. Shrugging, you start across anyhow. It isn't as if every petty little nature-spirit would know of your greatness, after all, stuck in some little backwater creek like this. You reach the middle of the flowing water and [5] a chill passes over you, in a rather pleasant way. A trickle of water spirals upward, forming a helix around your body. It forms into a sphere above your head and abruptly collapses, flowing down through your hair. Strangely, it feels quite warm, and your mind clears. A pulse of energy races through your body! You feel as if you've gained some new knowledge about your mind and body.
+10 XP
+3 MP Capacity
You cross the rest of the way, smiling faintly.
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Aero
Still flying towards the village, you try to pull down rain onto the now-distant fire. [4] A small cloud forms in the empty air, hovering rather low, drenching the site. A large amount of smoke rises, but flames are no longer visible. Concentrating, you can see that most if not all of the fire is extingushed. As you turn your head back towards the village, you see that the murder of crows is no longer above the forest. You estimate that it will take another twenty minutes of flight to reach the outskirts of the village, though Derm's added weight is tiring you out a bit. You see a small opening in the trees below you, and glimpse some sort of movement.
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Talendir
Shrugging off the effects of the creek without notice, you approach Hedric, who is standing a bit further along the road. He is looking around as if searching for something. You hear branches snapping in a thicker patch of undergrowth than appears normal for this forest (likely it grows better here because of the water; you also see a few gaps in the canopy above shattered, weather-worn tree stumps). A moment later, a dark mass crashes through the bushes, leaping at Hedric. Your first impression is of a bear, though it looks rather slim, and it appears to have some sort of brown sheets covering it, rather than fur. Your eyes harden and your muscles tense, ready to act...
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Mina
Hesitating for a moment, you reach out and take the sword by the hilt, bringing it closer to examine it. You hardly notice the nymph sigh as she sinks back into her home, flowing away with the current. You attempt to read the runes on the guard [4] and realize that they are in a dialect you have some familiarity with! They are a type of fealty-oath, the sort sworn by a paladin to a master or mistress not of their order, but considered to be a holy figure or great supporter of the cause. It roughly translates as:
By the Light, to this one I am bound for all Eternity. I stand, your sword and shield forevermore.
With this understanding come another feeling [4], a sense of rightness. The sword appears to have a minor blessing, which you guess is linked to the oath. As you raise the blade, a feeling of joy and fervor washes over you.
You hear branches cracking on the far side of the stream.
+5 XP
Blessed Oathsword get (+2 DMG against undead and demonic creatures; reciting the oath gives +1 to your next combat action [once every 3 turns])
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Hedric
Out of the corner of your eye, you see Talendir approaching, his face all but expressionless. You try to pinpoint the sound and turn to face where you think it came from, just as a large shape comes barreling toward you! You draw your arm back to throw a knife, shrugging your shoulder in such a way as to make it drop into your hand from the hidden sheath on your arm... [3] only to realize that you don't have any throwing knives, only your sheathed dirk! Thinking quickly, you palm a silver mark and toss the heavy coin at the incoming figure [4 + 1] v. [1], striking it squarely in the head. You hear a sound akin to wood cracking as it stumbles to a halt, trying to shake off the hit. Bits of its face fall to the forest floor.
Lose 1 Silver Mark (retrievable from the ground)
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Talendir and Hedric:
You carefully watch the beast for a few instants as it blinks, stunned. It is some sort of bear, but with large sections of its hide replaced (grown over, perhaps?) with thick bark, green leaves and shoots sprouting from various parts of its body. A large wild rose sprouts from its left eye; the right is bloodshot. A fracture runs along the bark of its snout and forehead, bits crumbling off and falling. It grunts, looking up to face towards the two of you, and bares its teeth.
Sinterous:
You hear some sort of grunting up ahead, near where Talendir and Hedric are standing. There is some sort of large, dark mass in front of them, but you aren't sure what it is.
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