[Location] The Dancing Lantern

[Creeper]

The Dancing Lantern is a moth farm located on the Petal of the Silver Crescent. Directly in the middle of the Petal lies Worthk's home. Moths of all kinds can be found around the petal. They will not enter homes besides Worthk's unless they became attached to a visitor at the moth farm. At night, the Talderan Glowing Moth illuminates the Petal and particularly the Dancing Lantern. The glowing moth is the most commonly found moth at the Dancing Lantern. Covered in foliage, vines, and even grass, the location looks to be big enough to hold forty Jamoura safely. As normal, there is a wooden bridge linking The Dancing Lantern to everywhere else. There are nearly five entrances to the moth farm and all them have a wooden archway over them. In the middle of the property is Worthk's home. It is a round open house and only the doorway and windows are accessible from the vines covering it. The yard surrounding Worthk's home is full of pathways disappearing between plants of all kinds. Birdhouses, feeders and bird baths are tucked between bushes, occupied year round. Worthk himself builds these decorations. Paper Wasp homes are hooked to branches high above the platform. It shows that Worthk is a wonderful gardener; all the plants are healthy, huge, and vibrant. There is no dead life of any kind in the moth farm. Everything is peaceful in The Dancing Lantern. Upon leaving the bridge, the visiting individual will be surrounding by moths of all types. The creatures will land on the person to determine if the visitor means well. If not, the moths will swarm, start to bite, and flap their wings at. On rare occasions, a moth will become attached to a visitor and follow them off of the Dancing Lantern. In this case, it is necessary to purchase one of the moth plants in order to keep the moth alive. Any creatures who leave the Dancing Lantern with a visitor will not leave the visitor's home unless the person dies. However, a moth will not leave the Silver Crescent petal under any circumstances. Everyday at three bells past midday, Worthk will make his way to the middle of the farm. A circle of grass, surrounded by the Lunar Clematis. Moths congregate here all day long and seem as if they enjoy listening to the stories.   Worthk Name: Worthk Race: Jamoura DoB: 22 BV(534 years old) PoB: The Spires Title: The Moth Keeper Skills: •Animal Husbandry (89) •Gardening (45) •Carpentry (33) •Storytelling (75) [Appearance] Worthk is an impressive size of eight foot tall, four foot wide, and just tipping the scale of six hundred pounds. His fur is a mixture of dark grey and black, but can change on a dime. Nearly white hair graces the sides of Worthk's face, showing his age. Wrinkles cover his face. A smile is often found on his lips, inviting others to talk to him. Wise eyes are a very light shade of brown. As with any Jamoura, his front torso and face are nearly bare. A moth can be found somewhere on Worthk at all times. [Personality] Worthk is like everyone's favorite grandfather. He rarely becomes angry or excited. Unless someone brings harm to his butterflies, Worthk barely ever raises his voice or hands out threats. Everyone, even humans after they prove themselves, are accepted by Worthk. Children are cherished, as they are the generations to come, and need to learn certain ways. If someone is seeking to learn, Worthk teaches freely. He is a patient instructor and believes discovering things on your own is best. Once, he told a pupil to stay in the garden for three days in the same spot, in order to teach them a lesson. Being told to weed the plants can turn into a lesson on cocoons. Stories of the past are relished by Worthk and he enjoys passing the tales on to others. Others have claimed Worthk can move the hardest soul to tears with the right words in a story. [History] Worthk was alive for the Valterrian. He was also alive when Caihya first transformed the Jamoura from simple beings. Terrified, he hid with the rest of his family in the trees. His mind and body changed by the touch of Caihya. Thinking was a new process and no longer did they walk on four feet. Humans, who had caused the destruction, were not forgotten. For a long time, Worthk studied the forests with his kin before stumbling upon a discovery. Located deep within the forests was a plant. Moths of all kinds were gathered around it. For three days, Worthk stayed in the area, studying the life. He sought to bring the amazing creatures back to the Spires, but did not want to disturb nature. Finally, after finding another plant of the same type, Worthk transplanted the first one by his home. The next night, a dozen different moths had found the flower. The animals stayed around and Worthk planted several more of the wonder. Strangely, one of the moths seemed to glow at night and reproduced the most rapidly. Within a year, Worthk's home was overrun by moths and flowers. He expanded, turning his home and everything around it into a moth farm. Nearly five hundred years later, the farm still exists. The Djed Storm of 512 AV did not cripple the life, even if it did ruin the building.   Employment And Training Training Gardening Animal Husbandry Carpentry *One can find Talderan Dancing Moths, Talderan Snow Moths, Talderan Glowing Moths, and Talderan Redwood Moths here, as indicated in the Bestiary. Employment Carpenter - 3 gm/day Moth Caretaker - 1 gm/day Gardener - 4 gm/day   Prices Lunar Clematis 40 gm - Whole Plant 15 gm - Transplanting Stem *Note: Lunar Clematis not allowed off of Silver Crescent Petal. Moderator's Note: Hiring must be moderated, everything else requires no moderation.