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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thol" data-source="post: 1167400" data-attributes="member: 6365">The GodsbridgeIf one were to travel beyond the windswept Tolen River valley, onto and across the Oro Plateau, they would come to the foot of the bilious Greystorm Mountains. One would see the blackened clouds which hang above the world like a charred blanket, and the reddish glow that is cast upon it by the fiery Gorgol's Peak. One could climb a path amongst the foothills and into the heavy air of the mountain heights, and see that which none have seen.One would also see their own end.There are old stories, tavern tales, and some would say, mere children's fancies of a brave, perhaps insane, few that made such a journey and survived. Stories of those few that managed to reach the Godsbridge.The Godsbridge. Gateway to Arcadia. Portal to Nirvana. Entry to the Heavens. Pathway to Immortality. It has many names, and the different races and cultures across the lands each believe it leads to one favorable place or another beyond the Material Plane. The common theme throughout each is the fact that one who traverses the Godsbridge transcends their mortal form to become a deity.Among the wood elves of Holth Forest, the legends tell of an Oakwhisper warrior who sought a way to give his people a safe haven from the brutal orcish hordes. During a self-induced trance, he had a vision of a shining silver bridge over a chasm of molten lava in a place beyond the treeless lands. Travelling for many weeks alone, and near death, he arrived at a range of mountains, and began to climb. Delerious he wandered aimlessly among the maze of trails winding their way through the peaks. Whether it was luck, sheer will, or divine favor, he finally came to the place he invisioned. Stretching into the steam that hung in the cold mountain air and out of sight, spanned a magnificent silver bridge. Here, the tale becomes different, depending on the teller. Some say a great battle was fought with the guardian of the bridge, the warrior barely winning. Some say he was forced to answer three riddles posed by the guardian, which he managed to answer. Still others claim the stealth of the warrior enabled him to sneak past the guardian. What is agreed upon is that he walked into the mists and got what he wished for. And more.So goes the tale of Rillifane, God of the Forest. So goes the tale of the Godsbridge.Next: The Glowing Orb</blockquote>

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