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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Myth and Legend" data-source="post: 5254632" data-attributes="member: 82679">The Sun Goddess clapped her hands and laughed at the Plant Lord's display. "Wonderful, wonderful! Now then, don't forget my butterflies!" Heliasillyel flew skyward, whirling around as if she were doing a piroette in mid air, her hair and white robe flowing around her in a passioante wave. The Goddess stared at the sun she had sparked for this world, and directed a thicket of sunrrays towards the golden Oak growing below. "So long as there is daylight, the sun will always shine on this tree and the surrounding forest, unobscured by the elements and conditions of the land."She then flew down and touched the Oak of Memories with her glowing palm, closing her eyes and drawing upon her knowledge and memories of other worlds and other places, long past and long forgotten. She gave the tree her knowledge, the knowledge of the Elves and everything Heliasillyel had reigned over in her millenia as a Goddess.The tree pulsed and grew larger with each memory it took, the untainted knowledge and light of Heliasillyel flowing directly inside it, strengthening it's roots and multiplying it's leaves. The Goddess gave it the knowledge of shelter and farmland, of livestock and pets, of song and dance, of art and pottery, of herbalism and magic, of religion, kingship, of heroics and of friendship and love. She then imparted the knowledge of Sun Elven High Magic, the laying of Mythals and the creation of magnificent wonders such as the Spelljammer ship and the Flying Cities. That last bit of most dangerous knowledge, she hid deep in the tree's memory, a little golden swallow hidden inside one of the acorns."There is all the knowledge that I have gathered over the years as patron of the Sun Elves. May it serve those worthy of obtaining it."Then Heliasillyel flew skyward agian, and summoned a pair of her golden feathered birds - one male and one female. "Make your nest high in this sacred tree, and guard it well. Let no one unworthy approach."The birds cried in answer and circled around the now massvie oak, and started collecting branches and twigs from the One and the Many's jungle home. "Use them as you wish Plant Lord, and you may also create my fiery Sunbird when you feel you are ready."After that, the Sun Goddess flew back to the others and bid them farewell and good luck, kissing Ubariya and their mischevous daughter Sihloette on the cheeks, before taking flight towards a tall, spike-like peak in the distance.It took the Goddess a good while to reach the mountain, flying high in the clear blue sky, with her sun shining above and illuminating the land below. Meadows and streams changed place with forets of pine and shrub, and then even they gave way to jagged rocks covered only by the most stubborn grass and moss. Still Heliasillyel flew even higher, alongside the body of the steep, rocky mount, untill she reached it's peak. It was covered with snow and frost, and fierce winds met there, blowing in all directions, scufling the Goddess's hair and robes, but unable to affect her otherwise."Hmm, you should be here somewhere." She mused out loud, scouting the narrow plateau for the way in to Solarianderriel. It did not appear, but Heliasillyel smield and remembered her true nature and what she represented, and knew how the Forger would have fashioned the key to her realm. The Goddess began to sing in Elven, playing her fiddle and dancing around, and soon to the sound of her music, a sligntly curved staircase began forming, created entirely out of sunbeams, and leading off directly above in to the glowing orb of the sun. The Goddess placed her gentle feet on the stairs, testing their stability and corporealness, before continuing her ascension on foot, still singing and playing her instrument.It was not long before her surroundings shifted from the clear blue skies and white clouds of the material world, to the surreal passage between that and Solarianderriel - a bright sea of sunlight, and a magnificent golden gate woven ot of beams of light that shimmered brighter than the rest. "Home at last." she murmured as the doors swung open, letting the Goddess re-enter her realm.</blockquote>

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