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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7410821" data-attributes="member: 6855545">EVERYONEDaxio's gaze roamed through the courtyard, absorbing all signs of magic and divine invocation. At least three distinct orders of rituals can be seen, performed in diverse moments: druidic wards, divine sacrifices and hunting rituals. The marrow bone and the humanoid remnants are the signs of the last ones, and it becomes clear that the area has been used either to heal or to strengthen bodies. This is not an uncommon sight in times of war among the Fae. Of course, they don't understand the concept of war as humans do. To them, it's more like a wild hunt, and the rituals served as much to honor the enemy as to help in the kill. Aside from that, signs suggest the presence of many magical wards. Odds are that the inner halls are protected by runes and circles of protection. At least, the external signs show a history of lengthy protective rituals, performed periodically...Meanwhile, Aranel confronts the central piece. The likeness is disturbing. At first, it seems that the statue's presence denotes the existence of yet another dragon cult, associating the nature god with the ancestral wyrms that crowded Gaelia in the past. Aranel realizes, though, that the statue is quite new, and that the general aspects on the efigy are quite similar to her own. The general shape denounces an experienced artisan's hand, probably someone used to carve silenes in the woods.After Arduniel's brief intervention, something stirs right behind the branches at the door. It is as if part of the colors within the arches detached themselves from the mass, moving aside to make themselves visible before departing to the hall behind.A watcher. They remain hidden for the most part. And they're pretty good at it.INSIDE THE CASTLEThe steps of a Wing Watcher echo through the halls. Inside, what once was the main hall of Alessia is now an empty throne room. Water creates a mirror on the floor, isolating the old throne of Alessia in a solitary column, now covered in moss and twigs. Inside, Alice Chalk debates the last details of a task laid on her by the absent priestess Galena through her diviner, the nymph that now helps Chalk with her main concerns.Suddenly, both ladies are interrupted by the timely arrival of the Watcher."Forgive me, madams. Visitors at the gates. Some of them are... human. Mostly outsiders. Arduniel vouches for them. Goliath's guests, he says." - he awaits for their response. @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311" target="_blank">KahlessNestor</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6847138" target="_blank">Charlotte of Oz</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank">MetaVoid</a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank">EDIT: Problem solved! They react upon friendly displays, so.... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank"></a></blockquote>

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