Aeliana (Edie)

Year 278. 1. 3-24th of Thirdmoon Morning notes: - We've moved to the Zebragrass Seytap, and thank the Worldfor decent weather -Xitli has a new theory - active shards absorb mana from the arcs as wet earth absorbs rain. Without them, the mana runs off and is absorbed by living creatures -new plan: stabilize the shards without unweaving them so they can absorb some of the next arc -Xitli is quite displeased with those who visited the Eldspell ruins.I wonderif they only seek information, or if they were hoping to find something specific there. -Lux is determined to investigate this crystalline loam, pulling in all ofhis favors and appealing to our trust. I don't see any harm in the trip, andI can appreciate scientific curiosity, though his interest seems disproportionate . 1st mission- - I would callmyselflucky to have passedover this mission, but it appears it didnot matter much in the end - the party came across afairy circle. Not seeing itfor what it was, they stepped into it and were taken through a doorway to visit with a high fey . - Somehow, this fey took from those who offerednothing, including those of us who didnot enter theirdomain . Few of our party were spared, among them Ptolemae anda newcomer , Ice Shadow . - the fey took three things from us all: our cheer , our energy, and our spirit.Many bargains were struck: - Leilani: tradedher best dream andworst nightmare forall that was stolen from her - Senor Gouda: several of his best recipes, forall that was stolen from him - Calix: himself, in return for the fey taking ownership ofhis divine intervention -Calix was in an episode at the time, and retained no memory of the encounter. Others say the fey seemed to know him and that they appeared to have met before . - Yuri:fifty people'slast -remembereddreamsfor information they'd forgotten - there were more, I'm sure I'llhear of them later on - Eventually, the party was allowed to take theirleave and continue on to the crystallineloam . - There is some suspicion that Lux was involveddue to theirinsistence on this mission . Afterall, 2ux has askedfor and recordednearly all our names, excepting Ptolemae anda few others . -I'm not so convinced, butI will not rule it out. -Many samples were retrieved of the crystalline loam - they could not stay long due to the localwildlife Lunc - 2nd mission - clear the area around the leytap - Mostly a success - One creature defeated us - a hydra with wyverns for heads -the wyverns were of multiple colors andhad many uses of their breaths - most of us ended the encounter frozen, stunned, or devoured - Unfortunately, while we were left with time for another mission, it was not time enough to close the leytap 3rdmission - investigate the shards - All three of our innkeepers expressed interest in this mission ~ Valen:preventing ambient mana rash and mutations during the arcs - Zavai: stabilizing the shards' powerlevel, size, and type Xitli: short and long-term impacts on the landscape - Nothing of note happened on the way to the first shard - 1st shard: blue Savannah -there were thresholds crossing along the Savannah-step across one andwe'dfind ourselves coming through another several lengths away . - we stood on the crossroads where the thresholds met to begin our weaving, which we didin two steps: -first, we unwove the mana as usual, but didnot release it quite yet -second, we wove it back together in a fluid shape with the goal of anchoring the shardand slowing the rate of mana rash Es E -2nd shard: greenjungle - The grass was abnormally tall, obscuring both our foes and ourfallenfriends almost unnaturally . - the plants had grown large thorus, piercing the unwary and bringing them down into the grass - I was able to use my scouting abilities to aidin the fight, until a creature drained the skill from me - We repeatedthe unweaving and reweaving, although this time we also attemptedto decrease the magical effects - 3rd shard: blueforest - We lost all abilities to do with our senses andthere was an odd scent in the air - We unwove andremove this shardwith thegoals of anchoring, slowing the rate of rash, anddecreasing the magical effects of the shard-this time with a slightly differentpattern nur umn - Results: -All three shards were anchoredto the landand effectively stabilized- theywillneither increase ordecrease in size or power on their own - the rate of mana rash was greatly slowedat all three shards We were able to decrease the magical effects of thelatter two shards-shrink the thorns, return some of our senses -The shards willbe difficult, but not impossible, to unweave later on . However, the landmay bear a permanent magical mark , which is regrettable. - I'dlike a scout or several to keep an eye on these shards andtheir behavior , especially during the next arc - We should continue to practice weaving mana -perhaps we can finda pattern that doesn't permanently affect the land Notes The full moon has risen and the fey's bargains have come into effect . -Calix is once againflesh andblood , andas such, he is now owned by thefey - my scouting has not yet returned to me -hopefully it is not lostforever - Leilani has confirmed that there is another entity residing inside of Calix she believes that it may be another high fey, which means an exorcism may not be effective My cheer, energy, and spirit are still missing, but the work willnot falter and neither shallI. My path continues onward . To do this month: -Sort through the newcomers with Juri -Make my trade with the Say -only if I cannot see anotherpath to travel - I have no desire to bargain with a high fey - Find someone to exorcise Calix and to scry them - Research fey and learn how one was able to ensure us so easily - Speak to Lux about his progress with the crystalline loam and the cages - Practice dueling - Harlow,Ik'nali, Calix, Beau, Leilani