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From : JohnB
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Date : 17:45, Wed 23 Apr
Subject : Edgar in the Woods ...
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Edgar alights momentarily upon the pallisade where he tries to put the noises of the distant battle out of mind as he scans the trees with his poor vision, but more importantly listens for any sign that might betray Elsbeth's presence - perhaps an incantation or the dulcet tones of the druidesses speech ...

If he sees/hears nothing, then the raven will take wing once more, flying to the centre of the Haunted wood, where he will seek a perch so he might stop and listen once more. :>


Quoth the raven ....

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From : JohnB
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Date : 17:48, Wed 23 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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In the centre of the woods Edgar finds a small clearing, which is open to the sky and  covered in a mixture of mosses and  low growing grass.  In the very centre of the clearing is a small pool surrounded by a low dry-stone wall, there is a feeling of power here.

But -  there is no sign of the missing druidess.

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From : Edgar
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Date : 04:50, Fri 25 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Warily, Edgar wings his way into the woods, circling the clearing before alighting on the low wall.

"Fàilt," the raven calls, softly. Hail.  As much to the druidess masked by Meeleek's spells as to whatever power may reside here.

Tilting his head, Edgar regards the waters of the pool almost quizzically. ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 09:21, Fri 25 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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The feeling of power is stong here, and there is  ...well  almost .... a feeling of  welcome ...

BUT  there is  not  response to Edgar's call ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 04:15, Sun 27 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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"Something ..." the raven mutters softly to himself, trusting now not to sight nor hearing but perhaps the least recognised of the senses, intuition.

"Fàilt," he repeats, this time raising his voice, speaking to the ... presence ... he feels before him, about him, be it sentient or merely the raw stuff of life within pool or tree or earth.

"In the name of the Old Gods, I greet you," Edgar continues, "I seek my companion, a servant of the land." ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 09:13, Sun 27 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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There is  no response to Edgar's grreting and all remains sillet, except for the nise of combat coming from the far side of the woods ... ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 13:12, Wed 30 Apr
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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"Either I imagined it or my words mean naught," Edgar thinks, the sounds of battle calling him, but his feeling that the missing druid and this pool are somehow linked.  Hopping down from his perch, the raven struts over to the edge of the pool and peers into the waters. ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 10:39, Sun 04 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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As Edgar peers into the pool, he sees his reflection more or less as he would expect to.  Sure he looks a bit 'larger than life'  and the sky behind him seems a little  bit bluer and brighter than  he would expect -  But  all-in-all - more or  less what  he would expect to see ... ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 05:18, Mon 05 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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On a whim, the raven pokes his head under the waters ... ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 08:44, Mon 05 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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.. and  every thing acquires that silent movie, slightly unreal look of underwater vision.  Oh -  and it all goes very  quiet, and the noise from the battle in the compound appears to go away ...

other than that -  nothing unusual seems to happen.  The pool is  only  about 7-8 feet in diameter, its shallow at the edges, but it appears to get  much deeper in the center. ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 05:09, Thu 08 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Pulling his head back out again, Edgar shakes his beak to clear the clinging droplets from his feathers.

The centre of the pool is deep ... perhaps TOO deep for such a small body of water ... and that presence ...

Momentarily the raven is struck with the thought that the druid is here, nearby ... yet far away.  Perhaps SHE ventured deeper into the waters.

In consternation, Edgar stares at the waters reproachfully, twitching his wings, watching and thinking ...  [Private to GM: Any bird/animal life nearby ?  Suspect not ... :>] ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 08:39, Thu 08 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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When Edgar stops to think about it  he realises that there are  creatures  around, the normal  small birds and insects that  one  would  expect to  find in the wwodlands -  and thinking back --  there has  even been  signs of  the normal  small amammals  as well.

However -  they  are  much quieter than Edgar  would normally expect, perhaps hiding slightly  as well -  it is  almost  as  if they are  waiting .... ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 06:04, Sun 11 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Turning his attention from the pool momentarily, Edgar is indeed surprised to note that the forest contains the usual plethora of wildlife.  Quiescent, maybe, but unexpected in a Haunted forest ... unless whatever haunts the trees is inimical only to those who would wish it harm (or are perceived as wishing such).

[Private to GM: See if I can locate a wee beastie that I can chatter too ... if so, see if I can get anything out if it concerning the recent presence of a "two-legs" :>] ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 09:23, Sun 11 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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There are a number of small birds - Starlings -  sitting on a tree close to the clearing chattering amongst themselves. ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 03:31, Mon 12 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Edgar alights carefully from his spot by the side of the pool, cawing greetings and endeavouring to show peaceful intent, as he approaches the birds that are but half his size.

Settling on a branch close by (but not too close), the raven begins to question the starligns as patiently as he can, attempting to show his friendliness, but unable to mask a sense of urgency ...

"A two-legs came here ... have you seen her ?"  Forget that Elsbeth was cloaked by the blue mage's veil of unseeing ... that concept might be hard to convey ...

"Or the voices of men, coming from nowhere ?" The feeling that the druid met with something in this place is almost palpable ...

"What of the waters ?"  Tricky ... perhaps beyond their comprehension, though he should be able to get some sense of danger, or conversely protection ... ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 10:28, Mon 12 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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"Tweet, chirp chirp, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep - chirp chirp.

[Private to Edgar: Roughly translated -  I  have seen no two legs and the water is refreshing] ===========================================================
From : Edgar
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Date : 13:10, Wed 14 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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With a sigh and a cursory thanks, Edgar abandons his questions, lifting from the branch on which he perches to head towards the fringe of the Haunted Woods that he might see how things progress in the Fort ... who knows, perhaps Elsbeth has ventured there after all ?

Though there is still something about that pool ... ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 23:40, Wed 14 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Over by the edge of the woods, Edgar  can  see a strange mist  rising  (ooc  :  map update later) and a mishmash of friends and foe aloike,  as  well as the cavalry, which  seems to have  turned up in the nick of time. (ooc:  see map) ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 23:15, Fri 16 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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Strangely, Edgar  notices the  fog  (as its  become)  seems  to  top out  at  about 10  feet, and  he  can see clearly, so long as  he  remaina  above the  fog line.

However, Elsbeth, Ladie and Thorgunn -  as  well as  some of the dogheads have disappeared completely in the fog. ===========================================================
From : JohnB
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Date : 10:32, Sat 17 May
Subject : Re: Edgar in the Woods ...
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And I  have added you back to the main group -  please post there  next  :) ===========================================================