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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 3109740" data-attributes="member: 4441">Captain Merri is more than happy to talk about the Destiny Dancer.  Apparently the air-ropes help provide additonal wind and fuel to the fire-sails, for the brighter they burn the faster the ship goes.  But this kind of ship is not totally dependent upon elemental power.  Other magic and powers have gone into its making, giving it the attributes of animals or magical beasts when necessary.  "This ship has the soul o' th' land within her, and she can muster th' forces of nature herself if need be.  But she responds to th' hand of a firm master, just like any good ship.  Ye 'ave t' be careful o' her size, ye see?  She be far bigger than most, and while she's a limber and athletic girl, ye still can't put a badger in a vole's burrow, eh?  Aye, she's spoiled me already, she has..." the captain says fondly. Nissa - [sblock]You learn from the tempest twins that their creation was part of a very long-term coup to bring the Kingdom of Knowledge under the time elemental's control.  The reason behind this is that the time elementals are masters of time, which gives them a great deal of power, but they want more.  They want control over not just time but fate as well.  With yet more time and close study, the time elementals hope to gain powers over fate by doing... something with the weirds.  The tempest twins are not too sure exactly what, but they fear the result.  A royal time elemental with the power to predict and control fate as well as time would have unprecedented power.  However, they know this can't happen for a good long while yet.  The time elementals needs unobstructed access to many weirds to learn what they must, hence the coup.OOC: Basically you already have them at the Helpful stage.  It's just that the Helpful stage is not the same for everyone.  A compassionate warrior might be willing to go to battle for you, a steadfast healer would risk going into a dangerous situation to heal you, and the tempest twins are willing to negotiate a new contract with you.  Consider this: They were born of time elemental blood for the purpose of helping bring about this long-term coup.  They bargained one hundred generations of service in exchange for the power this coup would bring.  They have been betrayed in the deepest way possible.  To even consider opening another contract with anyone is an extraordinary gesture of trust and respect.[/sblock]  Vaukriel - [sblock]You learn from the tempest twins that their creation was part of a very long-term coup to bring the Kingdom of Knowledge under the time elemental's control.  The reason behind this is that the time elementals are masters of time, which gives them a great deal of power, but they want more.  They want control over not just time but fate as well.  With yet more time and close study, the time elementals hope to gain powers over fate by doing... something with the weirds.  The tempest twins are not too sure exactly what, but they fear the result.  A royal time elemental with the power to predict and control fate as well as time would have unprecedented power.  However, they know this can't happen for a good long while yet.  The time elementals needs unobstructed access to many weirds to learn what they must, hence the coup.  Ciron seems to be telling the truth.  He practically shakes with rage when he mentions their betrayal.[/sblock]  The group talks and talks with the tempest twins as Captain Merri pilots the Destiny Dancer to the foot of the Crystalline Falls, not more than a few hours away.  With a series of gestures, Captain Merri then clasps the wheel and shouts for the crew to pull in the sails.  There's some small shudders along the side of the ship, and those looking can see wings, like those of some exotic bird, first appear in relief along the sides of the ship, then take on form and color, and finally stretch out.  With a heave, the wings pump like oars, lifting the ship into the air, departing her from the water.  Soaring across the face of the falls, the Destiny Dancer gains height, adroitly dodging the falling crystal, until she's at the air-port of Bluegorge.The city's name comes from the enormous gorge that splits the falls into two equal halves, yet is tall enough on the inside to have a dry gorge (made of its famous bluish rock) that extends far downward.  The city rises both high above descends far below into the rock, a percarious city that bursts with the wealth of no less than a dozen kingdoms.  The captain brings the ship in neatly at the Northfire Tower.  All around you are more ships (some coming in on cloud-ferries that allow a water-bound ship to reach Bluegorge safely) and sailors.  Merchants also abound at the markets just beyond the docks, barking out their wares in a nearly continuous market that seems to dominate the edges of the city, colonizing the towers like ants in great rings.  In the middle are government buildings, and between are residences, squashed amidst all the bustle of the busy city.</blockquote>

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