EVENT | LANDFALL | VALISHAERA

[ironwood]

Characters: ALL!
Date: JULY 13-26
Location: Valishaera
Situation: Tu Vishan has made landfall on Siaxhi, to explore the Dreaming Watch City of Valishaera.
Warnings/Rating: Please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

As Tu Vishan draws near, the heavy jungle visible even from miles out quickly identifies the landmass as Siaxhi, one of the westernmost continents in Konryu and one that has been largely untouched insofar as the kedan themselves have gone. There is a natural inlet along the southeast shore on the continent and Tu Vishan makes for that, though he fills nearly all of it.



OOC INFORMATION
Landfall Questions | Approved Item Requests | Pocket Dreaming Signups

CITY OF VALISHAERA
Exploring the Coast | The Arybar | A Ruined City

WITHIN THE TEMPLE
The Monks' Domain | The Labs & Library | Gathering Rooms & Garden | The Pocket Dreaming Realms

LANDFALL MISSIONS
Dreamscape | Night's Wood | Inan | OOC Organization

Comments

[solo_patria]

He was rather more her second in command. I do not THINK that they are family in any sort of way, if it comes to that. It is more that...Evandu knows this island and the people, even foreigners, rather well by now. I do not think that there is anyone here who was surprised that he came to rule next.

[Enjoras sighs a little, looking somewhat pensive.]

Even I, much as I hate the concept of Empire and Monarchy, see how they are necessary here. Perhaps, in other worlds, they are not always the great evil that they are where I am from. The problem of abusive power has not yet come about here, after all. Well, in the case of our rulers, at least.

[raavashing]

It's not the existence of rulers that create the abuse of power. It's the people in those positions that create it. They abuse the trust they've been given. Not all rulers are like that.

[Wan commented idly.]

And I'm glad Evandu doesn't seem to be one who does, either...

[Wan's voice trailed off as he spotted the Catdeer again. Or another one perhaps. He held up a hand to stop their advance and pointed at the creature as it stopped to drink at another pool of water.]

Shhh... over there.

[solo_patria]

I would venture that the system is in itself flawed, set up, in fact, to encourage those rulers who abuse that power, by giving it to them, but, I will admit that it is the world I come from which seems to have the most problems with such a thing as that. I have known kings, and an empress here, who I would trust with my life itself, and an emperor, who, in the months that I have known him, has done some great good, though he has a...what is the phrase some of the Americans around here use, tough act to follow?

[His gaze turns thoughtful then, considering.]

Never have I known rulers before, to be as interested in justice and fairness as the ones who I've known here. I think when I arrived, I was too quick to judge them all, to paint them with the brush of rulers I have known. My mind continues to be opened though, the longer I've been here.

Perhaps, not everything need be judged as harshly as I started out, I think.

[raavashing]

[Wan only half-listened. He was very focused on that catdeer over there because now that he had a moment to study it, he was certain it was different than the one they'd seen before. In fact, it looked very, very familiar.]

Mula?

[He murmured her name before rushing forward and yelling loudly.]

Mula!

[The catdeer lifted it's head and looked at him from across the pond, ears flicking forward. It gave a soft 'mrowr' before turning and running away.

Wan, though, turned his head back to his new friend and grinned before following after her.]

That was Mula! She wants us to follow!

[solo_patria]

[That recognition is enough for Enjolras to decide that, as he is here already, and rather curious, he might as well come along.]

In that case, who am I to deny the lady her request?

[He's grinning too, then following after Wan as they move further off into this realm, already wondering what other surprises it may bring.]

[raavashing]

[The pond should have been a deterrent for Wan - an obstacle for him to go around - but he just started running right through it. When it got slightly too deep to do that, he jumped up and the water froze so he could land on a path of ice that now led across the pond. At the other end, he stopped and turned around, pushing one hand out at the path to ensure it stretched all the way from one side to the other for Enjolras to follow.]

[solo_patria]

[Having grown up in a village by the sea, Enjolras had no problems following Wan through the water at first, and nearly to his knees. After that, he did consider that going deeper in a current he did not know, even a Dream one might potentially be something stupid to do, but then Wan was freezing the water all at once, which certainly made a difference. That was when, suddenly, a lot of things became more apparent.]

Are...you are a bender then?

[He called the question as he stepped out onto the solid ice when it reached him, then continued following.]

[raavashing]

I am! Do you know Korra and Aang?

[He walked backwards a couple steps just to make sure Enjolras got across safely, but after that, turned to keep track of Mula's passage.]

[solo_patria]

I've met Korra, yes.

[He's following rather quickly after the ice, curious to meet Mula now.]

I do not know her well, and it has been a while, but we arrived here around the same time and she explained something of bending to me.

[raavashing]

Did she tell you about the Avatar?

[He hurried along, Mula slowly leading them deeper into the Mushroom Forest. Wan trusted her implicitly so he wasn't at all worried by how far they were travelling just to chase after her.]

[solo_patria]

I believe she IS one if I understood correctly.

[The surroundings continue to be rather strange to Enjolras, but he is actually enjoying this all the same, running through the large mushrooms. Much as the aren't real at home, he half expects to see faeries, given the presence of the mushrooms. Which feels a little foolish but one never knows here, do they?]

Your deercat [Or is that the other way around? He is not certain.] seems to be giving us quite the pleasant path to explore.

[raavashing]

Catdeer and she is. And yes, Korra is an Avatar, too.

[There was small laugh as he jogged up to the crest of a hill. Once there he stopped and stood, staring for a long moment. In the small hollow on the other side was a fallen mushroom, long since dead and dried brown. It's plant flesh petrified by time instead of decomposing. Near one side was a set of saddlebags that Mula was pawing at and nosing. Falling out of the bags was Wan's teapot.

In the next moment, he was rushing over, sliding down the hill to give the catdeer a hug and a good chin scritching.]

Mula!

[solo_patria]

Catdeer.

[Enjolras corrects himself so that he can remember this in more detail the next time, if it comes up in future conversations. Really, he doubts he'd be asking how Wan's catdeer is, instead of using her actual name, but one never does know. He's about to say something more, but then even the thought is stopped as they come near Mula again.

Watching her, he does have to admit that she is rather striking.]

[raavashing]

[After a few moments of a very heartfelt reunion, Wan remembered they weren't alone and turned his attention to Enjolras, waving him closer.]

Come meet Mula. She's friendly. She's not tame, but she is friendly.

[solo_patria]

I would like that very much.

[Enjolras carefully approached the creature, lest he should scare her away. Up close, one could really appreciate her beauty, giving Wan a questioning sort of smile while he held his hand outstretched for here to sniff. That was all right so far, wasn't it?]

[raavashing]

[Mula sniffed at Enjolras' hand for a moment before stepping around and forward to push her head under it and slip his whole arm over her horns. It made his arm fall around her neck and gave easy reach for him to scratch behind her ears or under her horns while her head leaned into his chest. Mula was definitely friendly.

While she did that - purring happily - Wan moved off to check the saddle bags.

His face lit up when he opened them.]

My teapot!

[solo_patria]

[Enjolras had to laugh as the head was pushed under his hand, because, yes, he was very reminded of cats, and the feline parts of her nature were immediately very very clear. And then his arm was sliding around his neck, and he was reminded of a particular horse of an uncle's who had met once as a young child. It was far more pleasant than petting a horse, actually, there was a LOT less drool and smell.]

It is very good to meet you. [Enjolras assumed that she could understand the context of the words well enough, and forgot to feel foolish about speaking to an animal like this. Instead, he busied himself in giving her little scritches, then grinned over at Wan's exclamation. ]

It IS always rather nice to find reminders of home here. I found some of my writing things, earlier.