[OPEN] NO MORE BEAR MEAT

[wilder]

Who: Zelos and YOU
What: Sick of hanging around the Sanctum (and bear meat), Zelos decides to head out
Where: Silverglen Retreat
When: Todayish?
Warnings: Swearing and violence most likely

[A. Silverglen Retreat. OPEN TO RED, BRONZE AND GREEN FLIGHTS.]

[It seriously hadn't taken long for Zelos to be sick of hanging around the Sanctum and training all the time. Being kept somewhere for his safekeeping had never sat well with him, after all. So he worked on learning about the other areas from the dragons. Sure, most places in the area seemed to want to happily kill him- but it sounded like Silverglen Retreat would be alright for a first stop!]

[Especially if he wanted to get food that wasn't flame-cooked bear meat.]

[And so, ignoring warnings of how it was dangerous outside, he headed out to Silverglen Retreat. He made it there without incident, and once he proved he was a Redsworn, he was allowed in with only wary staresm - which was something he was used to anyway.]

[His hair probably makes him for an easy person to spot in the marketplace, and currently he's wandering the stalls trying to figure out how to get supplies in a trade-based economy when your life skills are well, limited, to say the least.]

[B. Forest outside Silverglen Retreat. OPEN TO ALL.]

[Eventually it seemed some elf decided to throw him a bone (or just get to stop hitting on their daughters for stuff) and made an arrangement that if he brought back a number of stag flanks- they'd give him some supplies he needed. Which hey, he could do that! He could fight, so that shouldn't be a problem, right?]

[Except, for one problem your character might come across, as he kneels over a stag that's clearly been killed by fire and sword cuts - a look of frustrated confusion very clear on his face]

Damn...where's the flank again?

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[wilder]

[He stares at where Genis indicates. As if staring will actually help. But yeah, the entire map makes no sense to him since he recognizes nothing]

Huh...okay. So...in between the mountains? Okay.

[More looking. A lot of these are propernouns he could only hazard a guess at how to say them, but there's a term that's more readable that stands out]

A Well of Eternity...? What's that?

[gravitywell]

Dunno. Sounds cool, though.

[ genis glances down to the other book in his hands, then lifts it to show the cover - old, worn leather with embossed letters that read only: A HISTORY. it's looking a little worse for wear, but it's nice and thick and juicy, no doubt!! ]

Maybe the answer's in here!

*prounciations, thanks spell check

[wilder]

[He'll look at it. A history? Wow that's not a broad topic title at all!]

Yeah, maybe. See if you can find it.

[Because I'm lazy]

i hadn't even noticed YOU DAMNED YOURSELF..

[gravitywell]

[ .. yes well. it's the best he could get his hands on for the price, and the bookseller wasn't too keen on letting his better items go to a filthy halfelf bluesworn anyway so. WE'LL MANAGE..

genis groans under his breath though because wow why is he having to do the work!! ]

You can read too, yanno.. [ muttermutter, but he wanders on over to the nearest table anyway, to plop the book down and crack it open. shh he's actually happy to be reading again even though he's bitching ]

WHOOPS..

[wilder]

Yeah, but why would I do that when I have a star pupil right here, eager to help?

[HE KNOWS YOU LIKE TO IMPRESS PEOPLE WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE. So it's a win for him]

now it's sealed in infamy for all eternity

[gravitywell]

[ unfortunately he DOESN'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS.. which is the real shame here. but he'll be figuring it out soon. genis flips through yellowed pages, skimming tightly cramped paragraphs with his fingers.

normally, he'd rather start at the beginning and read through thoroughly, but for the sake of finding out this specific bit.. ]

Hmm.. night elves.. [ mumble mumble ] .. Kalimdor.. hmm.. [ mumble mumble ] .. oh! Here -- the Well of Eternity is a lake infused with.. woah! Arcane energy, so, magic ..

[ he's just talking out loud to himself here now really ]

.. so I wonder if it's kind of like this world's version of the Kharlan Tree.

sobbing

[wilder]

[That's okay it still beats looking up himself. He'll wait patiently for Genis to find it.]

A lake that's full of magic?

[Whoa. He crosses his arms, tilting his head]

Maybe...it's gotta be pretty powerful with a name like that.

[He's impressed but yet there's a frown on his face as he thinks back on some words that Vastania told him about the demons...]

[gravitywell]

Yeah.. something like that.

[ to genis, and probably to zelos, too, it doesn't sound entirely far-fetched. i mean, the mana tree is more or less the same thing, so to speak, and while he's come to realize that mana and arcane energy aren't exactly the same thing, the similarities run closely enough for him to be able to grasp the idea, more or less.

he leans forward, resting his chin on one hand, his brows furrowed as he skims the cramped words. ]

It's supposed to be.. near Zin-Azshari..

[wilder]

Assuming that place is still around, anyway.

[Because Zelos, is forever and always will be, the optimist]

[gravitywell]

[ and genis is a pragmatist

at least sometimes when he isn't being stupid emotional ]

Well, even if it isn't, I bet that Well of Eternity is probably still around. There's magic everywhere. I wonder..

[ his gaze wanders now, to the ground and off into the distance, almost as if he's looking for something. ]

[wilder]

Hm?

[He watches him, curious. Is this some weird half-elf thing going on]

Wonder what?

[gravitywell]

[ weird bluesworn thing maybe, but hey it's not really much different from the weird half-elf thing he does back home!! genis doesn't answer right away, he's busy in the zone --

checking for ley lines, that is. squinting until he can see them, feel them, like rivers of magic flowing through the land beneath their feel. and like rivers, they move, converge, but they all seem to generate from a specific area. after a moment, he lifts his head again, and points in a vaguely east-ish direction. ]

.. it's that way, I think.

[wilder]

Wow, you're seriously able to sense that from here?

[Damn. He knew a half-elf's mana sensing could be pretty strong, but even that was impressive.]

But if you're sure, I guess that's one direction we won't be heading in.

[THATS RIGHT NO MAGIC WELL FOR YOU]

[gravitywell]

Well.. heh.. [ okay he wants to take credit for being awesome, but - ] .. I can't really sense the Well itself, I mean not really. There's definitely a huge amount of power in that direction, but.. that's probably only because it might not be as far as we think it is.

[ but he points! down - ]

I'm just checking the ley lines. They move like rivers, you know? And rivers all have an origin point so.. it's just a guess. I might be wrong, there might be nodes or something getting in the way.

[wilder]

[He glances down at where Genis is pointing, and as expected, he sees nothing. Not even really sure why he looked at all.]

Maybe so, but it's a sound enough guess.

[And okay, he's done trying to see what he can- so he looks back down at the map book in his hand again]

Some Redsworn said that these Burning Legion guys usually need some big magical source or portal to have this many on a world. Wonder if this Well thing has anything to do with that.

[gravitywell]

[ OKAY so zelos can't see it.. is it because he's a human? or is it some bluesworn thing?? just one more question for dragonmama..

anyway, that's news to him! there aren't a whole ton of bluesworn to begin with, and none of them seemed to know anything at all about azeroth, so -- bingo. anyway, euygh, demons.. ]

.. O-oh. [ pause. ] Well yeah, I mean that definitely makes sense. If there's some big source of power anywhere it's not surprising that someone would be trying to climb all over it. Good reason to steer clear, though..

[wilder]

[Maybe it's both! Or maybe he's just a talentless hack.]

Yeah.

[he hands the book back to Genis and stretches a little with a sigh]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but if that is the source of the demons, it's too bad we don't have the Mana Cannon with us.

[Because the solution to Zelos is, and always will be, "blowing shit up"]

[gravitywell]

[ you've got talents, zelos! it takes a lot of work to be that dumb! ]

Yeah.. [ genis kind of agrees, a little bit, but -- he pulls a face nonetheless. ]

But I'm not really sure that would be the answer, in this case. I mean, what would you do with it, anyway? Blow up the whole well to cut off their source? That won't really help anything.

[ BLOWING EVERYTHING UP ISN'T ALWAYS THE ANSWER.. ]

[wilder]

[Wow thanks Genis, you're so kind]

Well, it'd cut off their reinforcements at least, right?

[BUT IT ALMOST ALWAYS IS. OR SHOULD BE. He sighs and rubs his head]

I dunno, I guess it's wishful thinking anyway. [If the answer was that easy, they wouldn't even need to be here right?]

[gravitywell]

Well yeah, but who knows, for all we know it might be like blowing up the Kharlan Tree! Arcane energy isn't mana, but if we just destroy it all, who knows what'll happen to this world..

[ besides, arcane energy is a lot less peaceful and far more potent than mana - they might very well blow themselves up in the process too, or so genis is guessing. but there's really no way to know.. ]

.. but anyway, I mean, it's impossible to know right now, anyway. We don't know enough about it, or about them, to really know what to do yet..

[wilder]

Okay, okay- I get it. I won't blow anything up.

[Buzzkill.]

Arcane, Mana, Fel, Light- there are way too many energies in this place to keep track of.

[gravitywell]

[ sorry zelos, that a preteen kid has to tell you not to blow shit up..

but what's this? genis sits a little straighter. ]

Wait, what? What else is there?

[ NEWS TO HIM ]

[wilder]

[That's because Genis's inner child must be dead or something. Or he's just nuts who doesn't love blowing shit up]

Oh, you hadn't heard about them?

[WHAT KIND OF NERD ARE YOU]

Well there's Fel magic, that's what the demons use and it's bad stuff. And then there's the Light, which is supposed to be the opposite of Fel magic and all good or something.

[If he sounds skeptical about the Light to you, it means you're not deaf. Congratulations. ]

[gravitywell]

[ he has his reasons okay!! and WOW RUDE HE'S THE BEST NERD, his flight just isn't packed to the gills with azerothian residents who know all kinds of things!! and he can only pester dragonmama so much in a week before she may or may not take off his head..

he's sure soaking it up, though. ]

So.. kind of like magical elements.

[ except needlessly complicated, it seems. all elemental spells still come from the same source, mana. apparently in azeroth it's not quite like that!!

you sure do sound kind of unhappy about that light magic tho zelos, which has him a little puzzled!! ]

[wilder]

[Oh come on just give dragon mama big puppy eyes she'll totally not take off your head probably]

Something like that? But they don't all come from the same source like different elements of mana do....I think.

[Totally needlessly complicated! And if he notices that puzzled look, he's not commenting on it. Because when has Zelos ever explained himself willingly?]