Foghair - Level 15 Bard Review

Foghair gossips (in common), 'Hi Ghazkull'.

Ghazkull gossips (in elven), 'Good evening, Foghat'.

Samiyah gossips (in common), '*beams a smile* Hello, Wind!'.

You wake and stand up.

The Storytelling Amphitheater
[Exits: west]
You are in a small amphitheater. Several rows of curved marble benches curl comfortably around a raised dais. The high ceiling and polished stone walls are shaped to reflect the voice of the speaker at the dais, letting them be heard throughout the room. An open archway to the west leads out into a small courtyard.
Foghair is resting here.

Ghazkull gossips (in elven), 'good evening sleeping Almond'.

Foghair whispers, could you cast comprehend on me?

Samiyah makes a complicated-looking gesture.

Foghair says (in common), 'I have no idea what he just said'.

• Ghazkull gossips (in elven), 'Good evening, Foghat'.*
  

Foghair gossips (in common), '*grin*'.

Samiyah gossips (in common), 'Wind, we are in the amphitheater - do you need transport?'.

Foghair fidgets nervously.

Tamar calmly enters and stands nearby.

Samiyah reaches over and squeezes Foghair’s hand briefly.

Samiyah says (in common), 'You will do well.'.
Samiyah says (in common), 'I am sure of it.'.

Foghair stands up.
Foghair bows before Tamar.

Tamar smiles happily.

Samiyah bows before Tamar.

Ghazkull bows before Tamar.

Foghair beams a smile at Ghazkull.

Ghazkull hugs Samiyah.
Sami hugs Wind.
Ghazkull kisses Samiyah.
Sami beams a smile at Wind.

Ghazkull draws a funny looking rune on Sami.

Samiyah glances down at the glowing rune on her wrist and smiles.

Samiyah makes a complicated-looking gesture.
Samiyah draws a wizard mark rune on Wind.

Foghair hums the tune of a song about whales.

Samiyah curls up on one of the benches.

Foghair says (in common), 'Shall I begin? Or are we waiting on anyone else?'.

Samiyah says (in common), 'it's generally considered good to announce on gossip, in case Raage might want to attend?'.

Ghazkull sits next to his Bonded, placing an arm around her as he does so.

Foghair gossips (in common), 'Ahem, I'll be performing a story for my Bard's Council exam in a minute or two, Raage. If you're interested, we're in the amphitheater'.

Raage gossips (in common), 'ah...cool. let me kill this mob and I'll run on over'.

Samiyah grins happily.

Foghair gossips (in common), ':)'.

Foghair shakes his head, as if clearing out the cobwebs.

Raage arrives from the west.
Raage rests.

Foghair beams a smile at Raage.

Raage smiles happily.

Samiyah cheers enthusiastically at the way things are going.

Foghair says (in common), 'By your leave?'.

Foghair looks at Taar.

Foghair blushes.

Foghair looks at Tamar.

Tamar nods in recognition to Foghair.

Foghair sits down on a small bench in the center of the amphitheater.
Foghair rests.

Foghair says (in common), 'Welcome, all'.

Foghair says (in common), 'I would like to tell you the story of how the bat got its wings'.

Foghair pauses and smiles.

Foghair says (in common), 'Once upon a time, oh best beloved, in the Caverns of NKai,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'there lived all manner of dark and mysterious creatures.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'And the most dark and mysterious of them all was Bat. '.

Foghair says (in common), 'Few could tell you what he looked like in those days for he liked to be so terribly dark and mysterious.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'But we do know that its skin and its fur were most mysteriously dark - for when it climbed out '.

Foghair says (in common), 'from midst the slippery-slidey shadows at the back of the Wind-Worn Ledge outside its '.

Foghair says (in common), 'Calm Cave you could scarce tell the difference tween its skin and its hair or'.

Foghair says (in common), 'tween his face and its toes.'.

Foghair pauses for a moment.

Foghair says (in common), 'In those days, all the creatures of the caverns knew not to trouble with that Ledge or that Cave,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'for that was where the Bat made its home. And woe betide the animal who landed upon it or'.

Foghair says (in common), 'hunted near it or dropped the bones of their prey upon it without first paying compliments or'.

Foghair says (in common), 'weregild to the Bat.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'For the Bat was firm and the Bat was just and the Bat protected its home from all who might trespass upon it.'.

Foghair pauses and takes a breath.

Foghair says (in common), 'Every day at Sunrise and every day at Sunset, the Wind would blow through the Caverns and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'Bat would climb out upon its Wind-Worn Ledge, spread its darkest arms, and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'feel the Wind caress its darkest fur.'.

Foghair pauses and looks out at the assembled people.

Foghair says (in common), 'Oftentimes, in Darkest Night when none of the other dark and mysterious creatures were awake,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'the Bat would climb up out of the slippery-slidey shadows of the Calm Cave and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'look up into the gale-force winds that swept through the Caverns of his home.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'It would count the bones of the statues and it would name the patterns of rocks on the walls'.

Foghair says (in common), 'and it would dream of catching the Wind as it howled through the caverns...'.

Foghair says (in common), 'as it howled throughout all the caverns...'.

Foghair says (in common), 'Bat caught the Wind and became one with it, until it couldnt tell where one began and the other ended.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'What once was only the Bat, now the Wind, blew out of the Caverns and into all of the realms of all the world.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'He flew high and he flew low, topaz eyes gazing down upon all the places hed only scented,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'only dreamed of in Darkest Night.'.

Foghair looks up, as if watching something fly across the skies.

Foghair says (in common), 'As he flew, his wings grew longer and he grew stronger until one day he flew so fast,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'he outran the sun and the moon and flew over a desert and for the first time in his life flew out into Brightest Day.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'In Brightest Day, his topaz eyes glowed and he swooped and turned, reveling in the warmth of the sun on his fur.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'In Brightest Day, best beloved, Almond Eyes gazed upwards and saw his revelry.'.


Samiyah looks at Wind

Foghair says (in common), 'At first she thought him another mirage, just more waves shimmering in the desert heat.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'For in the golden light of Brightest Day his true colors shone.'.

Ghazkull smiles happily.

Foghair says (in common), 'What in Darkest Night looked dark and dreary, in truth, shimmered and gleamed like the purest silver.'.

Foghair tilts his head and grins happily.

Foghair says (in common), 'Oh best beloved, if you could have seen him as she did!'.

Ghazkull glances down as his mark fades.

Samiyah cannot help but reach out to caress a lock of Wind's hair.

Foghair says (in common), 'Parched from the desert heat, Wind flew down to the oasis where Almond Eyes rested and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'splashed the cool waters of the pool onto his fur then spread his wings to fly again.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'But her gasp at his beauty so near stopped him.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'There in that desert, Wind and Almond met and their Bond began.'.

Ghazkull smiles at Samiyah.

Foghair catches Ghazkull and Samiyah’s eyes.

Samiyah beams a smile at Wind.

Foghair says (in common), 'Wind and Almond flew upward laughing and followed the breeze.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'For days and weeks and years they flew, chasing the sun, chasing the moon.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'Their adventures became the stuff of legends. How he became a Vampire Bat'.

Foghair says (in common), 'for her blood tastes just like the almonds in her eyes.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'How he took her back to the Calm Cave for their first kiss.'.

Samiyah blushes.
Samiyah smiles happily.

Foghair says (in common), 'How he allowed her father to tear his heart from his chest to protect her from that fate'.

Foghair says (in common), 'How he said good bye to his Sister, and was Found instead of Lost'.

Foghair shakes his head.

Foghair says (in common), 'Those are all stories for another time. Because tonight, best beloved, before you sleep,'.

Foghair says (in common), 'I want to tell you of an end to their story, and of new beginnings.'.

Foghair sits up a little straighter.

Foghair says (in common), 'Because one long day, best beloved, when Wind and Almond had both reached pinnacles of strength and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'knowledge and it seemed like there was nothing left to learn and nowhere left to find'.

Foghair says (in common), 'Wind stood in a Fateful Garden and swore, though his voice cracked and his heart ached at the cost.'.

Ghazkull blinks.

Foghair says (in common), 'He swore in the presence of friends and gods and masters of old.'.

Foghair looks to the East.
Foghair says (in common), 'He swore to the Wyrm.'.

Foghair looks to the West.
Foghair says (in common), 'He swore to the Wyldess.'.

Foghair looks to the North.
Foghair says (in common), 'He turned topaz eyes to the Weaver and he swore'.

Ghazkull bows his head.

Foghair says (in common), 'he who once had never seen the sunlight'.

Foghair says (in common), 'he who once thought himself dark and cold'.

Foghair says (in common), 'he who once knew nothing of friendship or kindness...'.

Foghair looks down at the floor and his voice lowers.

Foghair says (in common), 'For half the path of the world around the sun he has puzzled through riddles for the Wyrm.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'For half the path he has run with the Wyld Hunt and learnt the lessons of rebirth.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'For half the path he has followed the Weavers path, puzzling over clever words and'.

Foghair says (in common), 'teaching and aiding friend and foe alike.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'Half the path of the world around the sun remains and he draws closer and he struggles and he strives.'.

Foghair raises a fist to the sky.
Foghair says (in common), 'Under the shadow of the Ebon Hand.'.

Foghair slides his hand across his eyes.
Foghair says (in common), 'Under the eyes of the Huntress and Lady.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'He suffers, he dies, he sacrifices. He strengthens. He is reborn.'.

Foghair’s face slowly creases as a smile grows like the dawning of the day.

Foghair says (in common), 'Ever since that Darkest Night and ever since that Brightest Day'.

Foghair says (in common), 'all bats have had wings, and they have used them to fly!'.

Foghair says (in common), 'If you listen close, you can hear their cries each night'.

Foghair says (in common), 'calling one another to wild adventure.'.

Foghair stands and searches the crowd.
Foghair says (in common), 'And what of the Bat who became the Wind?'.

Foghair stops searching as his eyes fix on Ghazkull.

Foghair says (in common), 'He will succeed, best beloveds, we know he will.'.

Samiyah nods.
Samiyah nods.

Foghair bows.

Samiyah nods.

Samiyah claps her hands together.

Foghair says (in common), 'How the bat got its wings'.

Samiyah claps her hands together.

Ghazkull bows before Foghair.

Samiyah applauds Foghair’s actions.
Samiyah applauds Foghair’s actions.

Raage is so excited that he cheers just for the hell of it.
Raage gives a round of applause.

Ghazkull gives Foghair some gold.

Raage gossips (in common), 'very good foggy'.

Tamar claps at Foghair's performance.

Raage stands up.
Raage waves happily.
Raage utters the words, 'xafe ay candusqarr'.
Raage invokes recall magic.
Raage disappears suddenly.

Foghair bows before Tamar.

Samiyah smiles happily.

Foghair bows to the audience.
Foghair says (in common), 'Thank you'.

Samiyah says (in common), 'I am honored and pleased at the hard work you put into the commission, Foghair.'.

Samiyah says (in common), 'You did a beautiful job.'.

Foghair says (in common), 'and a special thanks to Samiyah for the opportunity'.

Tamar showers Foghair with confetti!
Tamar quietly takes her leave.

Ghazkull says (in elven), 'Thank you Foghair'.

Foghair blushes and fiddles with the babel fish in his ear.

Ghazkull says (in elven), 'that was quite... illuminating'.

Samiyah makes a complicated-looking gesture.

Foghair pokes his finger farther in, 'this thing is always on the fritz'

Foghair bows deeply.
Foghair says (in common), 'I'll leave you two alone'.

Foghair stands up.
Foghair leaves west.

Samiyah tells Foghair (in common), 'congratulations on your level!'.

Samiyah extends her wrist to her Bonded, inviting his mark.
Ghazkull makes a complicated-looking gesture.

Samiyah smiles at Wind.

Foghair tells Sami (in common), 'thanks, I got a train :)'.

Sami tells Foghair (in common), 'congrats!!'.

Samiyah makes a complicated-looking gesture.
Samiyah draws a wizard mark rune on Wind.

Samiyah repeats the young bard's words: ".. we know he will.'
Samiyah kisses Ghazkull.

Ghazkull nods.
Ghazkull kisses Samiyah.

Samiyah says (in common), 'shall we get you back to the guild?'.

Ghazkull smiles happily.
Ghazkull nods.