As you investigate the Swamp, magic seems to notice you. It is almost as if you are being watched as you work on your investigation. But any time you turn to look, there is nothing there. It doesn't quite feel like the Swamp Deity's tricks; it feels more ancient, more knowing. As if the source of magic itself is staring you down.
Magic both feels weaker and stronger. As you get closer to the center of the swamp, it seems the magic is pulling at you, urging you to come closer. It seems playful, drawing you in, swirling around you then dashing away toward the center.
As you follow the magic, you find yourself facing what seems to be a familiar yet strange sapling. It is unlike any other tree in the swamp, but something about it draws the magic to it. Despite its strange appearance, you get the feeling that something isn't quite right. Looking closer, you notice an object embedded within the roots.
Keir took a rattling breath, looking around the swamp. Those two had been gone for a while. The particular looking one gave him a strange vibe. Were they even looking? Really, he expected results. This whole thing was messing with his vibe.
His normal tricks were not up to par, and everything was quite... Irritating. With determination and a bit of irritation, the Swamp Deity set off to find out where the two Quirlicorns who had come to help were.
Keir felt a strange pull as he walked, and noticed there was something strange going on with magic. As he got closer, a surge of magic hit him, and he immediately warped into the shadows, racing across the swamp toward where the pull came from.
"There you are!" Keir exclaimed, stepping from the shadows where the magic was pulling from, only to find the very Quirlicorns he was looking for. "Really, what is taking so long? What about the dragons? This investigation...." He trailed off as he saw the sapling. "What is that?"
Keir moved closer, ignoring Gluttony and Shadow. He circled the sapling, then looked at the strange object at its roots. Curiosity tried to drive him forward, but caution held him back. The deities had no idea what they were dealing with, which was strange for them. He didn't want to risk it.
The sapling seemed like it was trying to grow, but something was holding it back... perhaps the object? It seemed a strange form of dark magic, perhaps. Not magic like his own darker flavor, but something.... out of the ordinary.
"You two," Keir said, turning back to his minions.... er, helpers. If a skull faced Quirlicorn could have a maniacal smile, Keir certainly did.
"I have a new task for you. Figure out how to get that... whatever it is out of this trees roots. The magic wants you here for some reason.So... Get to it!" Keir said, with complete disregard for the quest he had previously sent the Quirlicorns on. This seemed infinitely more interesting, and is what Keir suspected was true... well then infinitely more important.
"Glad to know the investigation we did is important," Shadow said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Keir stepped closer, his towering frame dwarfing the mare, and snapped his teeth together inches from her face. The shadows around him grew stronger, fueled by the magic lingering in the area. They flowed out like tendrils, drifting along the ground... and then suddenly dissolved.
Gluttony stepped forward, swallowing.... Well Keir wasn't certain he wanted to know what that strange mare was eating.
Looking at the two mares glaring at him, Keir sighed. “The investigation helped us get to this point. It must have stirred up the magic, and the magic brought us here for this reason. Fix. The. Tree.
“I need to confer with the other deities. Get whatever that is out of the tree by the time I’m back.. And don’t hurt or eat the tree!” Keir said, slipping into the shadows, a haunting laugh following his departure.
Prompt: You are tasked to figure out how to safely remove the object embedded in the tree roots.
(609 Words) +3 Chimes (Literature = +2 Chimes, Event = +1)
Magic both feels weaker and stronger. As you get closer to the center of the swamp, it seems the magic is pulling at you, urging you to come closer. It seems playful, drawing you in, swirling around you then dashing away toward the center.
As you follow the magic, you find yourself facing what seems to be a familiar yet strange sapling. It is unlike any other tree in the swamp, but something about it draws the magic to it. Despite its strange appearance, you get the feeling that something isn't quite right. Looking closer, you notice an object embedded within the roots.
Keir took a rattling breath, looking around the swamp. Those two had been gone for a while. The particular looking one gave him a strange vibe. Were they even looking? Really, he expected results. This whole thing was messing with his vibe.
His normal tricks were not up to par, and everything was quite... Irritating. With determination and a bit of irritation, the Swamp Deity set off to find out where the two Quirlicorns who had come to help were.
Keir felt a strange pull as he walked, and noticed there was something strange going on with magic. As he got closer, a surge of magic hit him, and he immediately warped into the shadows, racing across the swamp toward where the pull came from.
"There you are!" Keir exclaimed, stepping from the shadows where the magic was pulling from, only to find the very Quirlicorns he was looking for. "Really, what is taking so long? What about the dragons? This investigation...." He trailed off as he saw the sapling. "What is that?"
Keir moved closer, ignoring Gluttony and Shadow. He circled the sapling, then looked at the strange object at its roots. Curiosity tried to drive him forward, but caution held him back. The deities had no idea what they were dealing with, which was strange for them. He didn't want to risk it.
The sapling seemed like it was trying to grow, but something was holding it back... perhaps the object? It seemed a strange form of dark magic, perhaps. Not magic like his own darker flavor, but something.... out of the ordinary.
"You two," Keir said, turning back to his minions.... er, helpers. If a skull faced Quirlicorn could have a maniacal smile, Keir certainly did.
"I have a new task for you. Figure out how to get that... whatever it is out of this trees roots. The magic wants you here for some reason.So... Get to it!" Keir said, with complete disregard for the quest he had previously sent the Quirlicorns on. This seemed infinitely more interesting, and is what Keir suspected was true... well then infinitely more important.
"Glad to know the investigation we did is important," Shadow said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Keir stepped closer, his towering frame dwarfing the mare, and snapped his teeth together inches from her face. The shadows around him grew stronger, fueled by the magic lingering in the area. They flowed out like tendrils, drifting along the ground... and then suddenly dissolved.
Gluttony stepped forward, swallowing.... Well Keir wasn't certain he wanted to know what that strange mare was eating.
Looking at the two mares glaring at him, Keir sighed. “The investigation helped us get to this point. It must have stirred up the magic, and the magic brought us here for this reason. Fix. The. Tree.
“I need to confer with the other deities. Get whatever that is out of the tree by the time I’m back.. And don’t hurt or eat the tree!” Keir said, slipping into the shadows, a haunting laugh following his departure.
Prompt: You are tasked to figure out how to safely remove the object embedded in the tree roots.
(609 Words) +3 Chimes (Literature = +2 Chimes, Event = +1)
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