The Druids

[Sister Sequoia 438]

((I see Dedicant Barry and Dedicant Aurora regularly. Thomas is dead now, as my RP'd note says. @Melodystar talk to Lillith (dagothagahnim), Morek (CraftPrime), or Valas (i don't know the mcname >.<) that I am aware of, I don't see many others around besides Dedicants, though Thomas insists Jameson and Ouity are around, maybe I'm just not around when they are.))

((Oh and Dedicant Wilcomb I ran into today, but I think he's requesting a different teacher because me and him are completely opposite playtimes so I am hardly able to see him to give/review tasks.))

((Hadiogold I need to toss a new task at you when we're both on next, poke me if you see me online and I'll get on it asap, I've had IRL stuff the past few days.))

((All in all it's been quite busy, IRL and IC, and now I get the joy of RPing the depression that comes along with Thomas killing himself because I wouldn't marry him >.< oh well, knew that was coming.))

[dalia44 (Bacon Goddess) 10]

((just met this guy by the username of hexbug99, and rp name of Kyle_Siosal, who wants to become a dedicant. So, if a druid could come on soon, that would be great, or pm him.))

[CraftPrime 35]

((Should we be talking OOC in a Guild post. ?_?))

[dalia44 (Bacon Goddess) 10]

((who knows?! :rolleyes: Still, this is the forum for Druid discussion.))

[Valas 11]

*Valas send out a letter to each Dedicant and Druid

The letter reads:

Brothers,Sisters,Dedicants. With the recent loss of the Grove in salvus we have been left wandering on our own. Me Halon and Jameson in Menocress, the majority of dedicants in Skravia and the others I have yet to find. I am sending this letter to you all because we need to come together as one again. Alone we cannot possibly spread our teachings to all who still respect nature. Our numbers have been small but never like this before. In order for our ways to survive we need to stay together. Argos is allowing all that are willing to stay in his grove just outside of Skravia. Once we have settled down there we can begin thinking of ways to start expanding our order. I hope to see all who still believe in our ways at Skravia.

~Arch Druid Valas

[CraftPrime 35]

-Reads the letter and sighs for a brief moment.-

"So, everybody scattered to either Skravia or Menocress, I wonder what I'll choose..."

*places the note on the ground and continues on. The paper then gets drifted by the wind.*

[Sister Sequoia 438]

-reads the note and writes a quick note of her own, placing it on the wall in the Skravia grove-

Valas,

I have a grove as well, made as my Grand Task all those years ago, not all that far from Skravia. It is just past Elanion's fort, and was meant as a getaway and safe refuge for the Druids should we ever need one, but only Jena, Thomas, and Aurora have ever gone there. If you would like I can show it to you, there are many, many empty rooms still, the Johnson family has used it as a refuge in the past during trying times in Skravia, and many weddings have been performed there, but not much else. There is also a large library, and deep below a massive chamber that was never finished by Thomas.

I am unsure if Jena ever got around to informing anyone else about the grove before her incidents, so I felt I should inform everyone once again.

~Sequoia Druid Lillith

[CraftPrime 35]

-strolls back outside the grove, staff in the right hand and book on the other. Morek continues to walk and lifts hus head up to, yet again, another unsuspected note. Morek comes in closer for a look and looks down the lines in a lazy, hunchback form. Morek then straightens after he sees the word "Library" and stands for a few seconds glaring at the note.-

"All I needed to know..."

*Morek then strolls outside the grove, travelling on to yet again, another journey...*

[Arkelos 1027]

A golden scroll drops to each ARCHDRUID’s feet, the wax seal showing the emblem of House Hightower, unfurling the scroll, a painting of the old Solace grove falls to the ground, it depicts flames. Fortunately this is just merely a painting, the old Solace grove is alive and thriving from what you can feel.

Dear Arch Druids.

I, Kyral Crownlance am offering you a once in a lifetime opportunity for your religion to live on for generations. I am not one who holds grudges after terms are met, I am merely a woman who seeks to purify those who do not open their eyes. I hope the loss of your grove has proven to be quite effective, for I Kyral believe that my grudges are now fulfilled with you.

As such, I will now speak the terms to an agreement. This is as fair and as just as I can make it.

The Druids will

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• Leave Oren Lands, they have as long as they need to leave. This of course may be nullified with the word of His Imperial Majesty. To which you may appeal to him as you wish. Do note, this is not a banishment from the Holy Oren Empire, if you wish to live here, you may. You just may not spread the religious elements of your “Circle”. If the above has not been fulfilled in Two Elven months, you will be pushed out of Oren lands, hopefully on peaceful terms.
  
• You will then not enter and try nothing to take back the Salvus Grove, as it is now Oren land. Agreeing to this will preserve you from any more violent attacks. If I am attacked from ANYONE claiming to be from the druid circle. This agreement will be null and void.
  

I Kyral will

• Cease any and all attacks on the Druids groves unless provoked once more.
  
• Cease my conquest into destroying your circle completely.
  

If you can think of any other terms, an agreement can certainly be made. Remember, I am always watching you, your brothers may or may not be working for me....

-Signed written and Documented by Kyral, Baroness.

[Wavejammers 328]

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[Beleran 11]

-After reading the missive, Beleran tears up the scroll and throws the remains into the fire-

-An eagle drops a vine encased scroll at the feet of Kyral-

Kyral,

I, Arch Druid Beleran, am speaking on behalf of the entire Druidic Order when I say that we will not be accepting this agreement. We will no longer allow you or any others to bluster us any further. As Druids, it is our calling to tend to nature and ensure its protection. We are not forcing our ways on anyone but if people retain an interest in what we pursue in our everyday existence, it is their prerogative to do so. The Druids are not residing within the lands of Oren, so this agreement retains no substance. As far as the Salvus Grove is concerned, it does indeed belong to ye now and as far as the Druidic Order is concerned, we traded the Salvus Grove in exchange for your stolen book. I am unsure as to where this distain for the Druids has emerged from. We do not accept this agreement because as Druids, it is our right to reside wherever nature exists.

Signed,

The Druidic Order

OOC: We have more than a few issues with this, as well as this entire RP situation.

1) You came to the Druids and promised some quality RP, but all you have presented us with thus far has been terrible. The stealing of our groves is not entertaining or quality RP.

2) You consistently change your RP reasons for these actions against the Order. I am confused as to where this sudden desire to eliminate the Druidic Order has come from. First, you wanted to forcefully take our Salvus Grove in exchange for some book that Alan stole. We agreed to your war claim, but you appeared before the claim and attacked the Druids. We gave you the Salvus Grove so we expected you to leave us alone, but you continued your vendetta against us regardless of the compensation for your stolen book.

3) This missive is ridiculous. We have done nothing to deserve this bombardment of attacks and restrictions. The Druids are nothing but helpful to the lands, as well as the fact that the Druids are not active within the lands of Oren.

[Song Druid 1486]

Arik emerges from the shadows, whispering towards Kryal.

You are not the only one who watches from afar. Your insolence is beginning to take its toll on my patience, and now I find that you have attempted (and succeeded) in stealing yet another one of my groves. I have read your little "decree" He shakes his head from side to side as he spits the word with a mocking ring to his voice, and it does not give me pause. You will cease this persecution against my bretheren. Or you will deal with me, and the collective might of the Aspects. Vines begin crawling over the ground, and thorned roses begin pushing out of the ground. Arik narrows his eyes, glaring at the woman with piercing eyes.

[Arkelos 1027]

OOC: We have more than a few issues with this, as well as this entire RP situation.

1) You came to the Druids and promised some quality RP, but all you have presented us with thus far has been terrible. The stealing of our groves is not entertaining or quality RP.

2) You consistently change your RP reasons for these actions against the Order. I am confused as to where this sudden desire to eliminate the Druidic Order has come from. First, you wanted to forcefully take our Salvus Grove in exchange for some book that Alan stole. We agreed to your war claim, but you appeared before the claim and attacked the Druids. We gave you the Salvus Grove so we expected you to leave us alone, but you continued your vendetta against us regardless of the compensation for your stolen book.

3) This missive is ridiculous. We have done nothing to deserve this bombardment of attacks and restrictions. The Druids are nothing but helpful to the lands, as well as the fact that the Druids are not active within the lands of Oren.

[First The stealing of the grove meant more RP outside, with more people. I know you went to the Mori, and how much RP have you gotten there? There are two sides to the story, I gave you the fuel hoping you would try something to come back at me with the Aspects, with the power of nature. How much RP have you gotten from outside sources since you left the Salvus grove, how much more driven are you to make the next grove bigger, better, for the next generation of druids that will surely come flocking to the grove to try to become students? I wanted to give you quality RP, but not only with myself, but with all of Asulon.

Second Kyral has been more so pushed by impressing her husband to be, by trying to get the druids to come back by taunting them, hence the crest of House Hightower, hence the painting of the burning grove. I was waiting for an IC reaction so we could continue, since you are all scattered. However if you are not having fun with this RP anymore, see my response to Arik's post below. I would not let others who are not having fun at the expense of my own suffer, but I hope the RP i have brought to you will bring forth more to you in the future. You got a grove near Cloud temple that is being built , right? Surely being close to the Cloud temple will attract more future Arch druids. Rather then being inside a grove on a road that I rarely saw people travel.

Third, as I said. The missive was to bring forth more conflict. I oocly knew the druids would not accept those terms because the druids are who they are. No writing would change that, they are those who seek nature and pay their respects to the Aspects. It was all something to spark conflict, and I do see that I went overboard with it.

All in all, I had wished the druids would have tried to come back, I was waiting for the druids to make their move, and you can't really predict RP, I now have major responsibilities in game that I id not have, because of the taking of the Salvus Grove. As for the druids, I wish we could have had more RP after the grove was taken, but if you say that you are not liking what is going on, I will not force you to continue. I respect all of you oocly, and I'm sorry if you didn't enjoy the RP. I hope m ore enjoyable RP can come from this conflict. I wish the best for the druids. I also wished I kept true to my actions, but outside RP overrided my conflict with the druids, and I was so wrapped up in the other RP i was/still am involved with, that I couldn't find the time to continue. I'm sorry, for all of this.]

Arik emerges from the shadows, whispering towards Kryal.

You are not the only one who watches from afar. Your insolence is beginning to take its toll on my patience, and now I find that you have attempted (and succeeded) in stealing yet another one of my groves. I have read your little "decree" He shakes his head from side to side as he spits the word with a mocking ring to his voice, and it does not give me pause. You will cease this persecution against my bretheren. Or you will deal with me, and the collective might of the Aspects. Vines begin crawling over the ground, and thorned roses begin pushing out of the ground. Arik narrows his eyes, glaring at the woman with piercing eyes.

Mere threats do not bother me, but as for attacks upon the druids...

Kyral pauses, looking at Arik. "Tell me my dear, how have the druids been since I came to your footstep, united, working together to look for the new seed of a grove as glorious as this? Have you not found yourself with the Mori, talking to them about druidism and the Aspects? Or have you been grieving in your loss, holding back your motivation to a new day, a new grove. This grove is no longer yours, and neither is my quarrel with. I only ask one thing of you now. After I have been through so much during my time, I ask this one thing of you. Leave this place, and never return, sow the seeds of life wherever your aspect call to you next. Rejoice, and be with your bretheren, as much as I have been with my own."

Kyral smiles at Arik, kicking up only a slight amount of dirt. "I do owe you, this grove has led me to find someone I can confide in... someone who has calmed me so much, the missive I sent was greedy, yes. But, people change people, open their eyes. Thanks to this grove, thanks to the Druid who stole my book so very long ago... I'm finally at peace with myself, and hopefully it'll last until I can move on."

Kyral continues her smile, before saying. "Tell them I wish them the best for them, but don't make me sound as soft as I have talked with you. I will cease my actions, and no longer hunt the Druids. It's been a while, since I felt any kind of true emotion, and once again I repeat, it is because of the grove I have taken. Now Druid, I ask of you to leave my sight, for now. Go see your brothers."

[Song Druid 1486]

I will begone, for now. But you are wrong; this grove is not yours. Every leaf, branch and vine belongs to the Aspects, and is given to us to protect. Should you move one blade of grass out of place, I shall return.

((I have to say; I feel as though the "conflict" you are bringing is stale and unneeded. For some reason the "in thing" is to hunt the Druids, based off of made up stereotypes intended simply because people want something to hate.

That said, I am not adverse to conflict, but proper conflict that is grounded in good RP. For instance, Bringing 5 people decked in diamond armor to forcibly take a peaceful Druid grove, thereby assuring your victory through PVP rather than RP, is not something I welcome. Druids have skills in defense, not offense, something that is outside of Minecraft Mechanics and in the realm of Roleplay. I respect you as an influential RPer Vardak but I've seen little fun and legitimate RP at work here. I seriously doubt you were exploring and found the swamp where my character resides. You knew where it was, of that I have no doubt, via OOC reasons already (that or you discovered it while simply wandering around, again OOC). But if your character truly is some power in Oren, there would be no RP reason why she would be wandering out leagues away, over the ocean, and just happened upon a grove that was once the Cernunnos Circle's grove. Especially when you have a quarrell with the Druids IC. The meta is rank in the air, and I don't buy it.

Furthermore, I must express my discontent at the fact that you speak of bringing fresh RP to the table, but you continually bring the same style of insane lady to some powerful position and some thin connection with the Druids, or hatred of something else (also unfounded). These are concerns that we have held and have made our RP experience in this process entirely unsatisfactory. I hope that we can move forward from here to create some less tense OOC alliances and continue with fun and engaging RP! :) ))

[Sister Sequoia 438]

-Lillith sighs as she looks out of the trees towards the Salvus Grove, holding her staff tightly and watching, waiting to see the woman return again. Her good eye looks over the grove, a small frown on her face as she shakes her head sadly, leaning back on the branch she is perched on and waiting-

((Have some IC curiosities that frankly, IC I would come back and try to talk to Kyral after our first talk. Only taken me this long because I've been so busy I've barely had time to be online. I'll be trying to find you and RP a little to get these questions asked, otherwise I'll forum RP it with you through PM or something.))