[Miniwyvs] A Merry Adventure

[YourLoveOnly]

Why not try to plant mine too?
No one else has my type of flowers and who knows what they can be used for
If nothing else they are super pretty
I plant my own seeds too!

[Miniwyvs]

Everyone plants their seeds and waits. The plants push up through the soil, stems lengthening, leaves unfurling, and flowerbuds appearing.

--

Ryuu's is the first to grow, of course, and as some of the strange, vertical celosia flowers unfurl, a particularly strange-shaped bud grows. It opens, and a Miniwyv egg rolls out! How bizarre!



--

Ember isn't too far behind Ryuu. She plants her blanketflower seeds, and watches as the plant grows. Sure enough, when the flowerbuds begin to open, showing off fiery blossoms, an egg rolls out from one.



--

Midnight's flower seeds grow similarly to Ember's. The red-and-yellow blossoms open into vibrant little sunshines, and out rolls the egg!



--

YLO plants the delphinium seeds. The stalks grow tall, a vertical mass of leaves and buds. Finally, one of the blue-tinged buds near the ground opens, allowing the egg inside to roll out.



--

The flowerpots sit cheerfully in the previously-empty garden patch!





What would you like to do now? In the shed there are still a set of plant clippers and a watering can. Or, outside the shed, there is a metal pail.

Alternatively, you can move on.



(Last decision made by Ryuu, who must wait to make another!)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[Ember]

A wondrous smile is on my face as I watch my flowers grow. I jump forward when I notice Ryuu's flower reveals an egg hoping mine will too and that I can catch it. I do and I inspect the egg curiously before tucking it away somewhere safe. The miniwyv draped over my shoulders coos at it until it is out of sight. I peek back into the shed but seeing little of interest to me I instead peek into the pail next to the shed.

[Miniwyvs]

The pail doesn't contain anything, but it looks like a good, sturdy vessel for carrying things. It's probably a good idea to take it with you!




What would you like to do now? In the shed there are still a set of plant clippers and a watering can. Or, you can move on.



(Last decision made by Ember, who must wait to make another!)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[YourLoveOnly]

We already have a flower with us and it seems like a shame to destroy all the others, so I decide against using the plant clippers. Everything seems to be blooming, so I doubt we need a watering can. I think it is time to move on.

[Miniwyvs]

Moving on seems like the reasonable action, at this point. Your group leaves behind the shed, now with its cheerful flowerpots, and continues down on the path that had brought you.

You soon reach a fork in the gravel path. To the west, farther along, you can see giant flowering trees rising above everything else. They look wild and a little bit threatening, but beautiful.

To the east, things remain a little more manicured, though overgrown, and flashes of red catch your eye amidst the green leaves.




Which way would you like to go?



(Last decision made by YLO, who must wait to make another!)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[Midnight Phantom]

Midnight glanced to the east, curious about those flashes of red but at the same time the tree seem to be interesting as well. After a moment she moved West assuming they could return if something didn't pull them away.

[Miniwyvs]

West seems as good a choice as any, and so the group moves onwards. The path curves into larger bushes, which were probably once shaped, but have now grown in whatever configurations they wish. These shrubs give way to bigger trees.

Along the path, the gravel is also changing to natural stone. Some of the stones catch the eye of one of the adventurers! One of you leans down and plucks a pebble from the path.




Someone, please roll 1d5 to determine what you grab.


(Last decision made by MidnightPhantom, who must wait to make another!)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d5 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]

[Miniwyvs]

YLO leans down to pluck a pebble from the path. She pulls up a pink pebble. Neat! YLO tucks it into a pocket.

As the group continues down the path, humming can be heard. At the edge of the big trees, the adventurers find the source. An old elven man, stooped with age, tries his best to tend to trim the branches that threaten to strangle their way into the other gardens. He's clearly too old to be doing much manual labor, but he tries.

His ears are still keen, though, and as you approach, he turns. "Ahh, visitors? Now? How strange! I thought that this place had been long forgotten. Well then."

He peers at each one of you. "I don't know how you came to be here, but maybe you can at least pitch in and help." He's not outright unfriendly, but he's a little gruff. It's clear that he's been on his own for a very, very long time.

"The trees have gotten unruly with no one to sing them songs and praise their glory but me, and I haven't got the time for all that nonsense, to be honest. Wasn't my job back when the others were still here, shouldn't be my job now!" He huffs. "Shamefully, though, I've forgotten their names. You shall help me, if you can. We must identify the trees so that we can politely request they behave themselves, and such requests can only be made with a name."


Game Time!

Anyone may play, regardless of whether you've just done something or not. You only get one guess per round of guessing, though!

"Firstly, this tree. The leaves look like this." He holds one up. "Rather run-of-the-mill, as far as leaves go. Nice fruit, though, glowing like the sun! Bit of a honey flavor."



Does anyone have a guess as to what kind of tree this is?




Each person gets a guess!


(Anyone may participate.)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[YourLoveOnly]

Is it a pomelo tree?

[Miniwyvs]

The old elf shakes his head. "Pomelo... no, that's not right. Anyone else have a guess?"

[Ember]

Singing to trees sounds rather strange but we do seem to be in a rather magical place, so maybe that was normal here. I look at the leaf he shows us to help identify the tree but I don't know enough about plants to guess based on that. Fruit on the other hand...

"Is it a persimmon tree?"

[Miniwyvs]

Game Time!

"Ahh! Persimmon! Yes, that was the one!" The old elf nods, pleased. "But there are more trees to name. Hmm. There was that one with the rhyme... how did it go... ah!"

He clears his throat, and then recites:

Lobed of leaf and bright of green,
rough of bark with hatted bean.
Hard to climb and tough to chop,
the little folk collect its crop.

"Any ideas?"



Correct Guesses:
Ember: 1


(Also, you guys don't have to wait to guess if someone guesses before you. I might not get on right away to say yay or nay if I'm working!)





Each person gets a guess! (Ember, please hold off on guessing until at least 2 others have first )


(Anyone may participate.)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[Midnight Phantom]

Midnight looked thoughtful. "Is it a Catalpa?"

[Miniwyvs]

"Nay," says the old elf gardener. "'Tisn't catalpa, though those are fine trees. Anyone else?"

[SkySong]

Holly tree?

[Saturnalia]

"T'was not holly, no... Hmmmm."

(er, wrong account, but hey)

[Midnight Phantom]

"Okra" shrugs, not a tree but ...at a loss.

[YourLoveOnly]

Is it an oak tree?

[Kahlira]

Am thinking it might be a cashew....
*goes back to the shadows*

[Miniwyvs]

Game Time!

"Oak! Yes! How could I have ever forgotten that one?" He shakes his head at himself. "Alright, the last one."

He ponders for a moment, looking around, and then points. The tree has heart-shaped leaves, and is around twenty feet tall. On the ground nearby are some pink flower petals. The bark has a scaly appearance.

"Any ideas what that one is called?"



Correct Guesses:
Ember: 1
YLO: 1







Each person gets a guess!


(Anyone may participate.)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)

[Ember]

Hmm...a redbud? Maybe?

[Miniwyvs]

The old gardener's eyes light right up. "Yes! Yes, Redbud!"

He turns towards the encroaching forest. "Persimmon! Oak! Redbud!" He offers the trees a low bow. "Please, cease your creeping and your strangling of the gardens! Keep to your own places, if you kindly would? Remember the times when elves and trees were the best of friends, and respect our lost gardens!"

The trees do seem to shift, ever-so-slightly, their branches no longer reaching quite as close to the overgrown gardens.

"Well," says the old elf gruffly, "good enough for the time being. Thank you for your help! I do believe a reward is in order."

He reaches into a deep pocket, and pulls out little sparkly green vials. "There we go, one for everyone who gave a guess."


"And for those with correct guesses..." He whistles, and two Miniwyvs flutter up.

For YLO:


For Ember:

(#500!)

Correct Guesses:
Ember: 2
YLO: 1



"Well, be on your way. It looks as though the trees have opened up a path for you."

Sure enough, there is a narrow trail now leading into the forest. There's not much choice but to take it, so the group goes. Not very far in, the path forks in two directions: one slightly leftish, and one slightly towards the right. Which way do you go?



Someone, please pick a direction and roll a d10 while you're at it!)


(Anyone may make the decision.)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)
-#511 (YLO)
-#500 (Ember)


Items Found:
-Green Dust (YLO, Ember, MidnightPhantom, SkySong, Kahlira)

[YourLoveOnly]

I'd like to take the left-ish path!
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 10, total 10[/blockquote]

[Miniwyvs]

That left path seems a good choice, and the group sets off that way down the fork. As YLO peers around as she walks, her keen eyes manage to pick something out amidst the foliage. Why, it's a Miniwyv! Lucky find!




A little ways down the path, some rubble blocks the way. It's a collection of fallen trees and planks; it looks as though there must have been a structure in the trees, but the whole lot of it has come crashing down, right upon the path. Something about the tree and its splintered wooden planks seems a bit unsettling, but it's hard to say why.

You can't continue down the path as normal. What do you do? Maybe you could try going around or over, though that might take some effort. The brush to either side is thick, but not completely impassable, though there are some ominous creaking sounds coming from the left.



What do you do? (You may be as creative and/or detailed as you wish.)

(Anyone except YLO may make the decision.)



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro
-SkySong

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)
-#511 (YLO)
-#500 (Ember)
-#914 (YLO)


Items Found:
-Green Dust (YLO, Ember, MidnightPhantom, SkySong, Kahlira)

[Midnight Phantom]

Midnight moves to investigate the left side curiously.

[Miniwyvs]

Those noises to the left don't soung good, but maybe it's worth checking out all the same? Still, that unsettling feeling-- like maybe this tree didn't just fall on its own-- permeates the area as the group battles their way through the underbrush to the left of the blocked path.

And then, the creakings stop. In that way that suggests that whatever was making the sounds has noticed your proximity. One more branch snaps, loud in the sudden silence, and it also becomes very apparent that no birds are calling, no small animals chittering.

Motion above catches your eye. There are... creatures up there.

They are a slick, iridescent green-black color, which would be beautiful except for the fact that they are obviously hostile and dangerous. Claws dig into the bark of the trees that they perch in, and saw-like teeth line their mouths. About five of them, each as large as a tiger, stare down at your group from various heights of the canopy.

The one closest to your group very deliberately lowers its head and bites down on the branch it had apparently been chewing through, for that is what they seem to have been doing. The huge tree limb gives one last SNAP and creak, and begins to fall down... towards your group!

The only thing to do is run, and hope you can avoid the creatures, which seem poised to spring into action. You also need to avoid being squished by treelimbs.


Everyone! Quick! Run!


Everyone, please roll 1d10!
You may roll once every 6 hours. (From the time you first roll to when you next roll, so keep track of time stamps.)

The total of the cumulative rolls by Monday, December 11th at 6pm Eastern Time will determine the outcome. (So the more people rolling, the better the group's chances!)

Roll poorly, and... well, bad things will happen.

Roll well and... who knows? You'll escape, at the very least...



Current Adventurers:
-YLO
-Midnight Phantom
-Ember
-Kahlira
-Ryuukokoro
-SkySong

Inventory:
-Small Brass Key (Ember)
-White Flower (Ryuu)
-Pail (Ember)
-Plant Guide Sheet (MidnightPhantom)
-Seed Packets (YLO, Midnight, Ember, Ryuu)
-Pink Pebble (YLO)

Miniwyvs Found:
-#829 (Ember)
-#901 (Ryuu)
-#513 (Ember)
-#902 (Midnight)
-#903 (YLO)
-#511 (YLO)
-#500 (Ember)
-#914 (YLO)


Items Found:
-Green Dust (YLO, Ember, MidnightPhantom, SkySong, Kahlira)

[Ember]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 10, total 10[/blockquote]

[Midnight Phantom]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 9, total 9[/blockquote]

[Starlight Tavern]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]

[Ember]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 7, total 7[/blockquote]

[Midnight Phantom]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 7, total 7[/blockquote]

[Kahlira]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]

[Starlight Tavern]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

[Midnight Phantom]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 6, total 6[/blockquote]

[Ember]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

[Kahlira]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]

[Starlight Tavern]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 10, total 10[/blockquote]

[Ember]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 9, total 9[/blockquote]

[Starlight Tavern]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]

[Midnight Phantom]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 6, total 6[/blockquote]

[Ember]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

[Kahlira]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 3, total 3[/blockquote]

[YourLoveOnly]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 10, total 10[/blockquote]

[Midnight Phantom]

[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]