Whirl Wind and Harper Discover the Ensconcement Village

Harper sent the following report to TMN:

Gradi, the 33rd Day of Winter 594, at 7:58 AM
(December 3, 2013)

Whirl Wind, Coldy, and I had encountered the mysterious Windspinner Forsythia on the 86th day of Autumn 593 in the region north of the Bison Plains that she called the Ensconcement.

When we first met Forsythia Windspinner, she said "The warriors from Puddleby who traveled near our village simply called it "Over the Bridge. I expected them to stop by for tea, but they did not seem to see our huts beyond the trees."

Armed with that knowledge, Whirl wind managed to pinpoint the location of the Village by relentless scrying, jumping from Cloud, falling and departing (218 departs Whirl … Really?! :-p).

Sadly, the beasts of the Ensconcement drove the valiant explorers back, denying them access to the village, and finally, sadly, decimating their ranks until they were forced to depart.

Unwilling to give up, the Journeyman Mystic Whirl wind, weak of limb but brave of heart (and just a little bit reckless of mind), trekked back to the Cloud Control Room, where she sat for hours (and hours and hours) monitoring Cloud’s passage over the lands. Having nothing better to do, Harper came along to keep her company, and to heal her if the roof caved in again.

Suddenly Whirl wind gasped. Cloud was over the snell that she and Feodoric had identified as belonging to the village where Forsythia now dwelt.

There was nothing else we could do, we jumped from Cloud! How could we not? As before, the fall from Cloud did not cause us injury. But the huge Tawny Yorilla did. It felled the valiant fragile Whirl Wind with a single blow. I ran for the nearest hut and made it there safely.

I was able to rescue Whirl wind and heal her, and together we explored the fascinating village and listened to more tales from Forsythia, but also the stories of the other fascinating villagers. We will not repeat them here. There are surprises there for those who love ancient lore and we will not spoil them for you. But one hint, if you go there, bring a keg of beer, a cask of ale, or other stout for the villagers. (See image above.)

Since our discovery on the 33rd Day of Winter 594, further exploration of this village has been made possible only through the talents and efforts of Feodoric, Drablak, Stinkfist, Coldy, Elenis Reyav, Osito, Thoomilicious, Noivad, Daimoth, Maximus, Alana, and Theoden. Intrepid adventurers all, we thank them for embracing a new form of exploration. As a result of Whirl’s innovative work that was inspired by and built upon Drablak’s exceptional pioneering contributions in the creation of a Cloud Atlas, Whirl wind was awarded the title of Sky Mystic by the Pirate King and, apparently also, by the gods. /info her when you get the chance. (See image below.)

We have just begun to explore.

Respectfully Submitted

-Professor Harper McCloud
University of Puddleby

Posted by Para at December 08, 2013 02:05 PM