Viridian Plague: Act II--The Lady of Prophecy & Act III--A Shred of Hope

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Trayah]"I would think that the evils might be different, but my only clue would be this ancient poem, which doesn't seem to fit what we are seeing right now. See if you can make anything of it:

The vernal princess frolicked in the spring
In warm embrace of her eternal love
But jealous was the frozen-hearted king
Whose tyrant grasp covers the lands above
Her lover slain, grief pierced her gentle breast
Entrapped she lies whilst time's cruel hour tolls
And slumbers in her icy prison lest
Eternal Winter freeze Chuliiti souls"[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Trayah, Lacerta Shaman

[SBLOCK=Rystil]“Yes, the evil Arylyra contains definitely sounds unrelated to our current predicament. Hmm, I’d say the Lord of Summer was destroyed by the Lord of Winter and Arylyra in her grief trapped the Lord of Winter in a dreaming state, which has isolated them both from the mortal world. Wakening her definitely doesn’t sound advisable, as it seems it would bring about eternal winter, without the Lord of Summer to counter it. Of course that leaves me with a dilemma, as if Jamreh is correct, Rowanne and myself cannot be fully healed of the maladies the evil has inflicted us with...”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Trayah]"A fine interpretation, as usual young one. Your appraisal of the legend is similar to my own. But consider--nobody knows exactly what Arylyra and the others in the legend are, beyond that we know that they are spirits and that they can be killed. It may be folly, and we most certainly risk Eternal Winter in doing so, but is it possible that the sleeping King of Winter, if such an entity as we hypothesise exists, might be slain as the Lord of Summer was? Eternal Winter is a terrible thing to unleash upon the land...but this evil may be even worse. At least the King of Winter is a natural evil...and so even if he couldn't be slain, even a jealous being could be persuaded, perhaps, to hold off on his assaults until a mutual threat is cleared...then again, perhaps not. Perhaps the King of Winter, or something else that truly exists and we have misinterpreted the legend, is far more menacing and dangerous than what we face now, and thus such an act would be dooming the very world...I know that I would not wish to be the one to make such a weighty decision..."

"Regardless, I think that you may be able to at least tap into the sleeping queen's power enough to perform the restoration that Jamreh described, if not to heal yourself or Rowanne."[/SBLOCK]

 

[Erekose13]

Obscurity looks for a chance to speak with Trayah in private. If one presents itself then she'll approach him. If he looks busy she will shadow him, invisible if he is close to some of the people from the shrine.

 

[unleashed]

Trayah, Lacerta Shaman

[SBLOCK=Rystil]“Yes, I imagine that I will be able to do that, with the aid of Arylyra and a piece of the sacred diamond. Though I hope I have interpreted the restoration Jamreh described correctly, and that it can be healed by removing it like a disease...”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Trayah]"Removing it like a disease? I do not think so, young one. Tell me, are diseases removed with the aid of sacred diamond shards, or souls restored?"[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Trayah, Lacerta Shaman

[SBLOCK=Rystil]“No, they are not, though the ceremony Jamreh described is not exactly as I was taught, if it is as I fear a prayer I have only just gained access to, though the components are the same. Again I am left with a dilemma, as if this does require a restoration prayer to cure, then I must let another sicken, as I have not the power to heal four...”

OOC: What we’re suffering isn’t exactly covered by the restoration spell, but I thought it likely when the diamond was mentioned...I just hoped it wasn't. Now, who to let fall into sickness with Trayah and Obscurity... [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Trayah]"Each Shaman has great power at his disposal. The reason that only the wisest are chosen as Shamans, like you young one, is because this power is also a terrible responsibility, fraught with choices like these. I am confident that whatever you choice, it will be the right choice."

(OOC: Restoration does indeed do the trick, but not to worry. Whinoah and M'ress are the easy choice for who to restore first--they didn't take any of these blows until the last 24 hours, whereas Slagg and Pleione have each already taken several)[/SBLOCK]

 

[Keia]

M'ress patiently waited for Trayah to awaken from his nap before speaking with him further on matters.

OCC: No rush or worries, just being here

 

[unleashed]

Trayah, Lacerta Shaman

[SBLOCK=Rystil]“Indeed that is true, though with the sickness inside me I feel my usual certainty draining away. I had better get to my prayers though, and ask the spirits for the magic needed to heal the others.”

OOC: Hmm, Whinoah was mauled by the bear several hours after the children joined us...must be cutting it pretty close there.[/SBLOCK]