When in Rome

Where are we?

Fitheach.Eun steps away from the portal in confusion and looks around

Fitheach.Eun: "Where are we?"

Fiesty.Lotus exits the portal and stares about her

Talia.Sunsong: "Am I considered a Goddess here?"

Fiesty.Lotus: “It ain't where we were supposed ter be.”

Talia.Sunsong: looks around the rock walls

Talia.Sunsong: "No Cream here"

Fiesty.Lotus: “I do think we outter study them runes more.”

Savage.Taurus: “Where were we supposed to be going?”

Talia.Sunsong: "They look like squiggles to me."

Fitheach.Eun: "We should be back at the cave. They are the same runes we used on the other side in that country where you thought you were a goddess..."

Fiesty.Lotus: Back ter the airship I thought

We Should be Back at the Cave

Fitheach.Eun sighs: “We should be back at the cave.”

Fiesty.Lotus shakes her head.

Fitheach.Eun: "We obviously have more to learn"

Fiesty.Lotus: Ayup

Talia.Sunsong: "I figure my brain is full. Do I have to learn more?"

Savage.Taurus: looks around, "This aint no cave. Looks like some pretty advanced engineering, I'd say."

Fiesty.Lotus: You be fine - fer a Fae...

Talia.Sunsong: "I'm a fine Fae."

Fiesty.Lotus: You are.

Savage.Taurus: I bet these people have some good food.

Fiesty.Lotus pats the Fae on the arm

Fiesty.Lotus: So- food do sound good.

Savage.Taurus: All that walking around has made me hungry

Talia.Sunsong: "Food! Yes!"

Fitheach.Eun steps back in surprise as a sylph appears

A Sylph Appears

Savage.Taurus: Oh geez, another freakin' faery?

Talia.Sunsong: huh?

Sylph: “Lady, she cries out; you must help her! They have her imprisoned!”

Talia.Sunsong: "Who is imprisoned?"

Savage.Taurus: They who?

Fiesty.Lotus: Yeah, that

Fitheach.Eun: shhhh, sylphs are not the brightest things...

Fitheach.Eun: “Who must we help, my dear?”

Talia.Sunsong: "But Fae are geniuses..."

Savage.Taurus: grumbles, "I don’t know. Sounds like a good way to get ourselves imprisoned too...and I just want something to eat"

The sylph stammers out: "The great one; goddess of knowledge. They have trapped her here and set up their own goddess in her place.”

Savage.Taurus: Is she the imprisoner or imprisonee?

Fiesty.Lotus: Oh my, That ain't right

Fitheach.Eun: “No it's not.”

Savage.Taurus: muses, "Interesting that imprisoner and prisoner are opposites..."

Talia.Sunsong: "How good is she? Does she do favors?"

Fiesty.Lotus: Awww Talia

Savage.Taurus: Oh good question, Nanny

You Must Help Her!

Fitheach.Eun: “Talia; it does not matter about that. What matter is that she is unjustly imprisoned"

Savage.Taurus: How do we know its unjustly?

Fiesty.Lotus nods

Talia.Sunsong: "That is so complex. I take the simple approach. Do we get a reward for freeing her?"

Fiesty.Lotus: “Cause goddesses gotta be free.”

Savage.Taurus: Yea, I'm with the Nanny on this one

The sylph looks rapidly from person to person..."Why can you all see me?"

Fiesty.Lotus: Don't know- we don't even know where we are.

Savage.Taurus: Yea, where is this place?

Fitheach.Eun: Two of us are druids, one is fae and he, Fit looks at Savage, is a dragon in disguise."

Fitheach.Eun: "Of course we can all see you."

Talia.Sunsong: "Fae can see Fae."

Fitheach.Eun: Dragons can see all

Savage.Taurus sighs, "I'm almost starting to forget my true self. Can this goddess help me change back to my normal form?"

Fitheach.Eun:  Where is this goddess?

Talia.Sunsong: "I'll follow you if it means food later."

Savage.Taurus: though if she can’t free herself, how good of a goddess can she really be?

The sylph darts off and everyone follows

Fitheach.Eun peeks around the corner at the two guards

Fearsome Guards

Fiesty.Lotus: Ohh. They be a bit fearsome

Fitheach.Eun: they do...perhaps they need a nap though

Fitheach.Eun rummages in her bag: " Now where is that Valerian..."

Talia.Sunsong: peeks around the corner and sniffs "I smell tiger."

Fiesty.Lotus: Yes, there be a beast here

Fitheach.Eun whispers to the Sylph: Take this and drop it into their goblets while they are not looking

Talia.Sunsong: whispers "Here, kitty kitty."

Savage.Taurus: sniffs the presence of cats and feels his stomach rumble

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn pops his head up and sniffs the air. He smells cat

Big Cats

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn launches himself out of Talia's arms and flies down the dungeon hallway.

Savage.Taurus: so they do have food here after all...I haven’t had feline in a long while

Fitheach.Eun: The two guards jump and look startled as he flies by

The sylph darts out and drops the herbs into the goblets, stirring them in

Talia.Sunsong: whispers "yay, Fae"

The guards look at each other mumbling I need a drink

Savage.Taurus: distracted by his hunger, "hmmm that little one looks tasty..."

Talia.Sunsong: watches Rorn move out of the guard's sight, up to the ceiling, where he hangs upside down

Fiesty.Lotus: Nope. No eaten the kittys

Each guard quaffs the entire goblet in one gulp

Fiesty.Lotus: They be necessary in this history

Savage.Taurus: growls at the pesky hobbitess

Their eyes glaze over and they stagger dropping the goblets and slowly sinking to the floor fast asleep.

Sleeping Guards

Fiesty.Lotus: Not pleasent, but necessary

Talia.Sunsong: feels thirsty watching the guards drink

Talia.Sunsong: whispers "Lucky guards, get to drink and sleep on the job."

The cell door flies open and a majestic woman stalks out

Talia.Sunsong: "Hello. I was a Goddess once for a few minutes, until Horus threw me out of his temple."

She looks at the refugees and smiles

Savage.Taurus: rolls his eyes at the fae

Athena then gives the fae a quizzical look

Talia.Sunsong: "They thought I was Isis."

Talia.Sunsong: nods at her wings

Athena: Thank you for freeing me; they wish to put their own goddess Minerva in  my place and thought to keep me imprisoned

Savage.Taurus: mutters, "She definitely a pain in the isis.."

Athena: I will return to Greece and leave them to their paltry goddesses

The Goddess is Free

Fiesty.Lotus: So now yer free?

Athena: but first I must thank you

Talia.Sunsong: "Do we get cream and a favor now?"

Athena: “What do you need the most?”

Savage.Taurus: Do we get a reward or something?

Fitheach.Eun jumps in: " We need to know how to make the portal take us back where we came from."

Fiesty.Lotus: We wanna know how ter use them portals.

Savage.Taurus: Just one thing? Or do we each get something?

Talia.Sunsong: is overwhelmed by the question what does she need or really want the most. "Cream, shiny objects, way to get home, Rorn nanny lessons..."

The goddess sighs and looks at the only two who made sense

Savage.Taurus: I just want to be a dragon again

Athena: You must reverse the runes to go back

Fiesty.Lotus taps the Fae on the shoulder:  "Take it easy, one thing at a time"

Fitheach.Eun: That is all it takes?”

What Do You Need the Most?

Talia.Sunsong whispers: looks at the hobbit, "but I want lots of things.

Athena: And you will find another portal here if you visit the temple of that imposter

Fiesty.Lotus smiles:  "Yer want to be able ter get to em first."

Talia.Sunsong: "Where does that portal go? Will I be a goddess there?"

Fitheach.Eun bows slightly: "Thank you, gracious one."

Fiesty.Lotus bows also.

The freed goddess flies off suddenly towards the east

Fiesty.Lotus sighs

Fitheach.Eun looks around: " We had better be gone before they wake."

Fiesty.Lotus: So much fer goddesses….

Fiesty.Lotus: Ayup

Savage.Taurus: sighs as he watches the goddess fly away without granting his wish

Talia.Sunsong: "I wonder where that other portal goes?"

Fitheach.Eun: Shall we go before we are captured?

Fiesty.Lotus: yup

Talia.Sunsong: "Let's go. Fae and iron bars don't get along" shudders

Fitheach.Eun: Let's find Can and Saphira and try the portal again?

Talia.Sunsong: nods

Savage.Taurus: follows along, glumly

Talia.Sunsong: "Come down, Rorn!"

Let's Go Before They Wake Up.

Beltane 2018 in The Grove

The Grove is Ready for Beltane

Rorn: chews on Talia's hair wreath

Fitheach Eun: Welcome everyone.

Fitheach Eun: Tonight, we light the fires of Beltane; the celebration of new life and new growth.

Fiesty Lotus: Beltane is here!

Fiesty Lotus: It is a time when the earth is fertile and full.

Talia.Sunsong: Time for wild pagan dancing

Fiesty Lotus grins at Talia

Fiesty Lotus: Since long ago, we have planted our fields at Beltane.

The fields that lay fallow for months are now warm and waiting..

Druid Fiesty

Fiesty Lotus: The soil that was dormant for the winter now begs us to plant our seeds.

Fiesty Lotus: The earth is awakening and ripe, and this is a season of love and passion.

Fiesty Lotus: It is a season of fire.

Fitheach Eun: As our fires grow, lighting up the night sky, the fire within us grows stronger.

Fitheach Eun: It is the fire of lust and passion, knowing that like the earth, we too are fertile.

Fitheach Eun: Tonight, the lord of fire and light emerges from the forest. He is known by many names -

Fitheach Eun: he is Pan, Herne, Cernunnos, the Green Man, Helios, Apollo.

Fitheach Eun: He is one with the sun and the forest.

Fitheach Eun: Tonight is the night he will chase and capture the maiden, the mother.

Druid Fitheach

Fitheach Eun: She is the Queen of the May, Hera, Juno, Cerridwen, Danu, Brighid.

Fitheach Eun: She is the goddess of fertility, fields and flowers, she is mother earth herself.

Fiesty Lotus: We call on the elements to join our celebration of life.

Fiesty Lotus: Bring fertility to the land! Let the hunt begin!

Fiesty Lotus: Fire and passion, love and life, brought together as one.

Fiesty Lotus: She is the earth, the womb of all creation.

Within her, new life grows each year.

Fiesty Lotus: Water is her blood, air her breath, and fire is her spirit

Fitheach Eun: The lord of the forest gives her honor, and creates new life within her.

Fitheach Eun: He is the rutting stag, the seed, the energy of life.

Fitheach Eun: He is the mighty oak that grows in the forest; the fire of the waxing sun.

Fiesty Lotus: We welcome all the elements to our celebration of new life. We honor you, bringers of new life!

Fiesty Lotus: We raise the maypole in your honor to signify the beginning of growth.

Fae Talia 

Talia.Sunsong: Welcome!

Fitheach Eun: Does anyone present wish to contribute anything?

Talia.Sunsong: May Beltane bring us energy and spirit

Fiesty Lotus nods

Fiesty Lotus: The earth is once more growing new life within! May we be blessed with abundance this year!

Fiesty Lotus: The circle is broken, the rite is ended. Let us dance around the maypole and the fire of Beltane and celebrate all the new lives growing.

Dragon Savage (Svagtuz)

Fiesty Lotus smiles and grabs a cup of wine

Fitheach Eun puts down her staff and gets a goblet for herself

Talia.Sunsong: do we have a maypole?

Fitheach Eun: we do

Fitheach Eun: Come let us celebrate

Rorn: flies around the Maypole instead of dancing

Talia.Sunsong: yay it's pretty

Talia.Sunsong: dances with wild Fae May day abandon

Rorn: lands on the top of the Maypole

Talia.Sunsong: sings a Fae tune about running through the fields on May day

Dancing Around the Maypole

Goddess of the Nile

The Portal's Runes are Glowing

Fitheach Eun stands at the portal and regards the glowing runes. “I think we should see where it goes?”

Everyone crowds through the portal and stops in astonishment. They are standing in front of a small house made from an unfamiliar material.

Fitheach Eun watches a large ship as it glides by

Talia.Sunsong: looks at a sphinx "Who is this cat guy"

Saphira Mistwalker: I don't know, they look like guardians

Talia.Sunsong: "They won't come alive, will they?"

Fitheach Eun: “I hope not”

Saphira Mistwalker: “I guess that depends on whether or not we do something wrong. Sometimes that triggers a magical guardian.”

Let's Go Inside?

Fitheach Eun: “Let’s go inside then.”

Fiesty Lotus stares at a picture of Cleopatra

Talia.Sunsong: "This woman with wings looks like a fairy"

Saphira Mistwalker: “Interesting pictures. Some of these people have skin as dark as mine”.

Fiesty Lotus: “Mighty interesten’ pictures”

Freedman Epaphroditus whispers: I think Egypt will become the Roman province of Aegyptus.

Fitheach Eun turns quickly: " Who spoke?"

Savage.Taurus: I'll bet there's a horde of gold around here

Fitheach Eun: look this one has the head of a hawk

Cleopatra Philopator: "I will not be triumphed over."

Saphira Mistwalker frowns. "That woman in the corner. I wonder what she meant by that?"

Fitheach Eun wanders off to look at the statue of a doglike figure

Saphira Mistwalker looks in wonder at the carvings on the wall.

Freedman Epaphroditus looks at Talia, and stops dead in his tracks, his mouth hanging open

Freedman Epaphroditus: "You, you, you..."

Talia.Sunsong: Talia looks at the man. "Me, me, me? What did I do now?"

Freedman Epaphroditus kneels before Talia. "My Goddess, in the flesh!"

Talia.Sunsong: "Me? Goddess?"

Saphira Mistwalker turns to the conversation, raising an eyebrow

Fitheach Eun walks back in just in time to hear that and stifles a laugh

Talia.Sunsong: She turns to look at her friends. "See I told you, the portal took us to a place where Fae are worshipped as gods."

Fiesty Lotus wrinkles her nose

Fitheach Eun shakes her head in disbelief

Savage.Taurus: smacks his head and rolls his eyes at the thought of anyone worshipping a fae

Freedman Epaphroditus looks at Talia. "Isis, you have come here to bless us!"

My Goddess in the Flesh

Saphira Mistwalker mutters under her breath, "Oh my goddess"

Freedman Epaphroditus whispers: Cleopatra has been planning a war of revenge to array all the East against Rome, establish herself as empress of the world at Rome, cast justice from Capitolium, and inaugurate a new universal kingdom.

Savage.Taurus: Your sis? She's not your sister, buddy.

Rorn peeks out at the man.

Freedman Epaphroditus continues. "And you bring your blessed friends from the land of the gods." He indicates the winged ones and other friends of Talia.

Savage.Taurus: mutters under his breath, "This guy is out of his mind"

Saphira Mistwalker nods, trying to keep up appearance. "That is right, we have accompanied your goddess to this place."

Savage.Taurus: whispers, "Now we have to pretend she's a goddess? I don't think I can stomach this"

Fitheach Eun looks at Savage and nods, rolling her eyes

Saphira Mistwalker shushes Savage, "Our other options might be less savory."

Talia.Sunsong: "Yes, yes. I AM a GODDESS."

Fitheach Eun sighs deeply

Talia.Sunsong: clears her throat and tries to look regal

Fiesty Lotus cringes

Saphira Mistwalker sighs and whispers, "I hope he doesn't want proof"

Savage.Taurus: "I think this guy might be savory," feels his mouth water

Talia.Sunsong: "I can do magic." She searches for her wand

Fitheach Eun: Perhaps we should look around?

Talia.Sunsong: "Yes, I GODDESS, will look around with my followers."

Freedman Epaphroditus whispers: She said "My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely."

Fiesty Lotus: Yes- Let's see what else is out here.

Talia.Sunsong: looks for cream

Savage.Taurus: speaks up, "Yea, man. She's your goddess. Can you point us to your treasure?"

Goddess Talia

Saphira Mistwalker: I'm sure our "Goddess" will want some offering.

Talia.Sunsong: "Yes, offer me lots of things, and cream."

Talia.Sunsong: "Pretty shiny things are good offerings too."

Fitheach Eun sighs again and walks back towards the door

Fiesty Lotus follows

Cleopatra Philopator whispers: Fool ! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you!

The door leads to a small harbor.

Fiesty Lotus: “Oh, what a lovely ship.”

Fitheach Eun: “It is quite lovely.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “These people build a lot of steps down into the water.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Makes me want to bathe.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Maybe that is why, they like baths?”

Fitheach Eun: “Let's keep looking around?”

Talia Spies a Throne Room

Talia.Sunsong: “I see a throne room.”

Saphira Mistwalker follows Lady Fit

Fiesty Lotus: “These folks do live high.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Aye, they do.”

Fitheach Eun: “These buildings are amazing.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “This took a lot of work.”

Savage.Taurus: “Yes, these surroundings are pleasing.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Even a bigger dragon would be comfortable here.”

Talia make a beeline for the throne.

Talia Makes a Beeline for the Throne

Fiesty Lotus: “Talia, what you doin up there?”

Saphira Mistwalker mutters, "Probably something we will regret."

Fiesty Lotus nods miserably

Fitheach Eun: “Who is that man, Talia?”

Talia.Sunsong: "Don't Goddesses stand up here?"

Fiesty.Lotus: “Come down from there Fae Talia!”

Talia.Sunsong: looks at man with fan. "Fan me, I'm too hot... and bring me peeled grapes."

Saphira.Mistwalker sighs

The man with the fan stares open mouthed at the Fae.

Fiesty.Lotus moans

The temple attendant looks at Talia in dismay

Temple Attendant: “You cannot stand here, this is the temple of Horus”

Savage.Taurus: “How do you peel a grape?”

Talia.Sunsong: "I am the Goddess Isis made flesh.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I can stand where I want to stand."

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Horus? That would explain the big hawk.”

Peel Me a Grape

Fitheach.Eun: “uh oh....”

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Oh dear.”

Savage.Taurus: mutters, "Oh lord...."

Fiesty.Lotus: “Savage , we gotta get her outta here. She is going too far.”

The acolyte looks sternly at the fae: "That is nonsense. The goddess would not appear here in the lord's temple."

Savage.Taurus: sighs and rolls his eyes

Talia.Sunsong: "Bring me pretty shiny things... jewels, gold coins."

Saphira.Mistwalker: “My Lady Isis, perhaps we should depart.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I want boxes and boxes of treasure."

Savage.Taurus: “Hmm...now wait, maybe she's onto something.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I want gold goblets filled with cream!"

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Oh geez.”

The acolyte stammers: "This is his sacred precinct"

Savage.Taurus: “I say let her play this out.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I am the GODDESS do my bidding."

Fiesty.Lotus: “It will not turn out good fer any of us...”

Savage.Taurus: shrugs, "What's there to lose?"

Talia.Sunsong: grabs the man's fan. "Fan me!"

Fiesty.Lotus: “Uh Oh”

The acolyte lifts his hands to the statue of the god beseeching

The Eye of Horus

Suddenly a glowing eye appears

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Um, Lady Isis ....”

Talia.Sunsong: "What, what?"

Savage.Taurus: whispers, "Who did that? Did one of you do that?"

Talia.Sunsong: "Eeeps, what is that?"

The eye hovers above Talia and a deep voice booms out: "You have no place here. Leave my temple now."

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Perhaps we should leave your, um, brother Horus in peace?”

Talia.Sunsong: "Me? Leave?"

Fiesty.Lotus nods vigorously

The eye moves closer threatening

Talia.Sunsong: "No cream or treasure?"

Savage.Taurus looks around for the source of the voice

The voice booms again: "Leave now!!!"

Talia.Sunsong: jumps

Talia.Sunsong: "Ok, ok, I'm leaving!"

Saphira.Mistwalker hisses in surprise, "I think we have worn out our welcome."

Fitheach.Eun: “Yes, let's go now.”

Fiesty.Lotus: “Ayup”

Talia.Sunsong: gallops down the steps

Getting Out Fast

Saphira.Mistwalker looks back, hoping they are not being followed.

Talia.Sunsong: runs to the barge

Talia.Sunsong: "Uh oh, that was close. What was that glowing thing?"

Fitheach.Eun: “The god Horus, I think.”

Saphira.Mistwalker nods. "I sensed a powerful presence.”

Talia.Sunsong: "You mean he's real?"

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Apparently here he is.”

Fitheach.Eun: “It would appear so.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I hope I'm not in trouble...."

Fiesty.Lotus looks up at Fae Talia sitting on the Barge’s throne "Some things never change"

Saphira.Mistwalker: “I hate to ask, but, when we arrived, I did not see a portal back. How do we get home?”

Savage.Taurus: “For a bunch of magic users, you all are easily impressed by a few simple glamours.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Oh no, I didn't think about getting back."

Fitheach.Eun: “Let's go back to where we landed; I think that doorway was the portal.”

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Oh, Savage, it is the nature of my people to want to stay out of sight. It has nothing to do with being impressed.”

Fitheach.Eun: “Let' go back where we landed?”

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Aye Lady Fit, I think we should.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Phoeey to angry gods. I was having fun." She crosses her arms over her chest.

Fitheach.Eun studies the doorway: “Savage, what do you see in this portal?”

Savage.Taurus: “I'm not completely convinced that was a god. Probably just a trick the priests use to scare off honest hardworking treasure hunters.”

Saphira.Mistwalker: “Well, I certainly sensed a powerful presence, god or no.”

Through the Portal

Talia.Sunsong: "I want to go back and be a GODDESS!"

Saphira.Mistwalker: And from this we learned, some people are not impressed if you claim to be a goddess

Fitheach.Eun: “Savage, we need to get out of here, please describe the runes.”

Savage.Taurus: "Hmm..." adjusts his spectacles and takes a peak at the doorway, twisting and turning the gears, " well, there are runes here.."

Savage.Taurus: takes a stick and draws in the sand the glowing markings that he sees floating about the portal

Fitheach.Eun builds each rune in the arch as Savage draws them

Saphira.Mistwalker watches hopefully as Lady Fitheach constructs a portal.

Fitheach.Eun: When the last one is complete they begin to glow

Saphira.Mistwalker breathes a sigh of relief.

Fitheach.Eun: “Ok let's go”

Fiesty.Lotus: “Hmm, I do gotta study them runes"

Fitheach.Eun: run...

Savage.Taurus: follows the fae nanny through the portal

Portals

The Mage's Map

Fitheach Eun clutched the grimoire and pointed to the map from the mage at the tavern

Fiesty Lotus pays strict attention

Fitheach Eun: "it appears the portal lies in that hilly area"

Talia.Sunsong: Pets a dazed Rorn. "It's okay, Rorn. You got rid of that scary spider by blowing it to bits!"

Fiesty Lotus gazes at the map and begins to get excited

Fitheach Eun smiles at the small dragon; " He was very brave."

Talia.Sunsong: Luckily, Rorn can't read the word "gunpower"

Fiesty Lotus: "Finally!"

Savage.Taurus: That was quite a little squabble. If I had my normal body, I would have squashed that bug easily.

Fiesty Lotus nods

Talia.Sunsong: "Those nasty minions had it coming."

Fitheach Eun: So now that we have had some time to recover, shall we seek this portal?

Fiesty Lotus: "Yes indeed."

Savage.Taurus: scans the hilly area of the map through his fancy spectacles

Talia.Sunsong: "Yes! I want to leave giant spiders and orcs and thugs wayyy behind."

Fitheach Eun: Fiesty, Can and I are anxious to rescue our friends

Ready to go Find a Portal

Savage.Taurus: I do see some markings on the map there, but I have no clue what they mean. You magically inclined peoples will need to translate.

Savage.Taurus: scribbles down the markings as best he can and hands it to Fit

Fitheach Eun: "Let's head that way then."

Fitheach Eun stuffs the markings into her belt pouch and grabs the crude map

Savage.Taurus: hops into the pilot's seat and shifts the lever into full ahead, making the ship lurch forward

Fiesty Lotus stares at the countryside until she sees the area

Fitheach Eun: "I think this may be it."

Talia.Sunsong: "Where ever that portal goes, I hope they have lots of cream."

Savage.Taurus: nods and brings the ship lower to the ground where they pointed

Fiesty Lotus: Fiesty  climbs down the rope ladder

Talia.Sunsong: jumps over the side of the airship and flaps her wings

Fitheach Eun slides down the ropes and scrambles up the hillside towards the cave

The Cave

Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe the portal will lead to a place where Fae are worshiped as gods."

Fitheach Eun raises both eyebrows: " I think that unlikely, Talia."

Talia.Sunsong: "Why? Cats were worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt. I'm as good as a cat."

Fiesty Lotus: "Stranger things on heaven and earth..."

Fiesty Lotus: "Yer never know."

Fitheach Eun gazes at the murky barrier in the small cave

Talia.Sunsong: practices her goddess poses

Fitheach Eun: "I do think this is it"

Talia.Sunsong: "Oooo we found it!"

Savage.Taurus: "If anyone is gonna get worshipped, it’s gonna be a dragon, of course," scoffs

Fitheach Eun: Yes, but what now?

Talia.Sunsong: knocks on the wall next to the portal like it is a door

Fitheach Eun stuffs the burned map back into her pouch and pulls out Savages scribbles.

Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe it needs a secret word. Open sesame!"

Savage.Taurus: looks around, adjusting the levers and gears and gizmos on his spectacles, "Hold on....."

Fitheach Eun looks sternly at the portal and says "Mellon"

Savage.Taurus: "Interesting...veeeery interesting," he says cryptically

Fitheach Eun sighs: "Well it worked once."

Fiesty Lotus raises her staff but is confused

Fiesty Lotus: What does the book say Druid Fit?"

Savage.Taurus: There seem to be some magical runes floating around the entrance to the cave

What Savage Sees

Fiesty Lotus: "Runes? Where?"

Talia.Sunsong: looks around and swipes her hands through the air. "There are runes?"

Fiesty Lotus: "You see Runes Savage?"

Savage.Taurus: adjusts his specs a bit more, making whirling and clicking sounds

Fitheach Eun looks at Savage with interest: " What do you see?"

Savage.Taurus: "Yes, all around here," he says as he points to empty air

Savage.Taurus: They are slowly revolving around the entrance

Fiesty Lotus: "I don't see no Runes."

Fitheach Eun: " Me either"

Savage.Taurus: "You don't believe me? Ok, here. You take and look," he says, handling the spectacles to the hobbit

Fitheach Eun flips through the grimoire: "There are pages of runes in here; do these look like they match anything?

Fiesty Lotus takes the spectacles and holds them to her eyes (as they are too big for her)

Fiesty Lotus: "No, I still don't see no Runes."

Fiesty Lotus gives them to Druid Fit."

Savage.Taurus: crosses his arms defiantly

Fitheach Eun holds them up to her eyes and sees nothing

Talia.Sunsong: "I could use my bent magic wand on the portal."

Fitheach Eun proffers the book to Savage along with his spectacles

Fiesty Lotus: Noo, Wait a bit Fae Talia."

Fitheach Eun: "No wands Talia"

Fitheach Eun: "Does what you see match anything on this page?"

Fiesty Lotus: "We need to see how ter do this without wild magic."

Talia.Sunsong: holds Rorn near the portal. "Do you see runes, Rorn?" The baby dragon sniffs the air and darts after a dragonfly.

Savage Looks at the Runes in the Book

Savage.Taurus: takes the spectacles back along with the book, "Something wrong with y'all's eyes. That's all I got to say. Maybe they only work with my dragon sight. We have better vision that you lesser..err..other ...creatures"

Savage.Taurus: puts the glasses back on and scans the book..."Hmm...yea a lot of these runes are similar..."

Fitheach Eun look narrowly at Savage: " Elves have very good eyesight."

Savage.Taurus: "Well, apparently not good enough, little missy," he says with a smirk

Fitheach Eun sighs and shakes her head in exasperation

Savage.Taurus: "Shall I mark in the book, which runes I see?"

Fitheach Eun: "Please, Savage, maybe we can use them"

 Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe I can just walk through the portal." She strides forward and bumps her head on the wall.

Talia.Sunsong: "Ouch!"

Savage.Taurus: starts writing down which runes he can make out swirling around the portal, drawing diagrams and illustrations with footnotes

Fitheach Eun stifles a giggle at the silly fae

Fiesty Lotus watches Savage with the book.

Savage.Taurus: I hope you all can make something out of all this mumbo jumbo

Talia.Sunsong: Looks over his shoulder. "Memorizing all these runes looks like so much work. I'll never be a druid."

Fitheach Eun takes the book back from Savage and looks at his notes carefully

Fitheach Eun: Taking her staff she traces the shape of one of them on the ground...

Fitheach Eun: Nothing happens

Fiesty Lotus: Hmm, mebby in the air?

Fitheach Eun compares the rune in the grimoire to Savages drawing again...

Fiesty Lotus: Or on the portal?

Fitheach Eun: try one that way, my sister

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn lands on top of the cave, and looks upside down at the portal and the Druids

Fiesty Lotus traces one of Savages Runes in the air

Fiesty Draws the First Rune

Fiesty Lotus: "Oh my, look at that!"

Fitheach Eun gasps as a faint blue glowing rune appears in front of the portal

Fiesty Lotus: So, do yer have any clue how they go?

Talia.Sunsong: "Oh I can see Runes now! See Fae eyes are just as good as dragon eyes."

Fiesty Lotus: Yer try one now Druid Fit

Fitheach Eun draws another of the runes and see it form slowly hanging in the air

Fiesty Lotus: Alright, mebby another?

Talia.Sunsong: "Can you write my name in runes?"

Fitheach Eun looks at the notes again...

Fitheach Eun: "Maybe this one?"

Fiesty Lotus nods

Two Runes Appear

Talia.Sunsong: "I bet my name in runes does some powerful spell."

Fitheach Eun looks at the runes and the notes and points out another one to Fiesty

Fiesty Lotus: Alright.

Fiesty Lotus screws up her eyes and takes a stab at another Rune

Fitheach Eun: as soon as the fourth runes forms all of them start to glow brighter

Fiesty Lotus: Oh Lookit."

Talia.Sunsong: backs up "Something is happening!"

Four Runes Glow Brightly

Fitheach Eun: The runes pulse and glow and suddenly the portal opening glows as well

Fiesty Lotus: Yer think it's activated?

Fitheach Eun: The portal bursts out with dazzling lights

Fitheach Eun exclaims: "Fiesty do you remember that what the portal we came through did that?”

Fiesty Lotus: “It were black.”

Fitheach Eun: that was afterwards

Fiesty Lotus: “This is lively like.”

Fitheach Eun: “When we went into it, it glowed like this

Fiesty Lotus: “Yes- That's true.”

The Portal Bursts with Dazzling LIghts

Fiesty Lotus: “Well- there be only one way ter find out ter me thinkin.”

Fitheach Eun: “Yes but we need some supplies to take with us.”

Talia.Sunsong: "We need to prepare? But I want to just walk through."

Fiesty Lotus: “Yes, and we gotta tell Can.”

Fitheach Eun: “No Talia, suppose we can't get back?”

Fitheach Eun: “All of us need to go together.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Wellll, but it might be more fun there."

Fitheach Eun: “Let's go back to the ship and get ready?”

Fiesty Lotus: “Yup, that be  good thinkin.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Pack lots of food."

Fiesty Lotus nods

Fitheach Eun: "Of course, Talia; with you along we must."

Talia.Sunsong: "For Rorn, of course."

As they turn to go, the glow in the portal slowly dies.