A Chance Encounter (Nij)

[Norien]

Wind Reach, Summer 2, 512 AV

Norien thought to himself, I'm finally home... He had left Wind Reach several years previous with a caravan, to learn more about healing and to test his new skills at being a bard. Now, being 23 and older, hopefully wiser and more experienced, he came back to Wind Reach. "My friends, how I've missed you," he said softly. The Sanikas Gate was in view now, and he trudged the last few hundred yards slowly, savoring his homecoming. It was, however, bittersweet. He had heard news that Wind Reach was in ruins, and that Ivak had escaped, causing the damage. He wondered how many of his friends were still alive, and how much of the city still stood. He pulled the glass-handled chain slowly, and after the ringing of the bells faded, he waited for the Gatekeeper to come and welcome him back home.

It was after he pulled the handle of the chain and snapped out of his private reverie that he noticed a figure standing off nearby. Not close enough for comfortable conversation, but close enough to be noticed. Norien tilted his head slightly, much like a bird, and said in a loud tenor voice, "Hello over there? Are you trying to get into the city, too? You have to ring this bell, in case you weren't aware of it." He smiled at the figure and thought, Well, never a dull moment, I'll say that much. The world is quite the interesting place.

[Nij]

Ghastly. Unforgivable. That was all it was, really. She had been around, inspecting damage. Much more than met the eye. They saw the physical things, the deformities and the ruins, but Nij, she saw the mental part of it all. The deformed animals were starving, slowly dying as their hunting capacity fell. Deer with purple or blue or red fur were being killed off, being easier targets for wolves and other animals of prey. Plants cried out as she attempted to comfort them, stroke their leaves and send them pleasant things. It barely worked. This ecosystem was so incredibly delicate, and it was shattered. Beyond belief. She had started to cry. Only then did she hear someone calling out at her, in the strange bird-speak of Nari. She understood it, but it was still strange. She dried her eyes, sniffled a bit, and turned around. "Yes?" she called back, emulating the Nari. She was even angry at this person who had interrupted her silent reminiscing. It wouldn't do anything for anger, yet. Anger seemed pointless at the moment. All she could feel was loss. "Not...yet. I'm not coming in just yet."

[Phoenix]

Norien

Experience

Skill	XP Earned
Observation	1

Lores

•	Lore Earned
•	Returning Home

Nij

Experience

Skill	XP Earned
Observation	2

Lores

•	Lore Earned
•	Feeling the Pain of the Deformed Animals
•	Effected by the Storm in more ways than one
•	Grief for the Inability to Help

The Order of the Phoenix

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