Hello everyone!
Last week we picked up the Seal of Contrition from Revendreth and added its power to our
new Crest of Ascension.
One more slot remains to be filled, one more zone to visit.
Eons ago, the original crest was crafted with the assistance of the fae.
Deep within ardenweald lies a portal they maintain to ferry souls back to their worlds.
It is a source of great power and the final key to rebuilding the Crest.
Pelagos went ahead of us to set up a meeting, time to request the aid of the Winterqueen.
“bastion has ever been a faithful ally.
Speak child of the archon.
Your grace.
The crest of ascension has been destroyed.
We request the aid of ardenwealds magic to forge a new one.
Our groves teem with the magic you seek.
But only a vessel of ardenweald can contain such power, and they are precious to us.
Wilowblossom: My queen, I will help the kyrian prepare a vessel.
Such a vow must not be made lightly, willowblossom.
Souls cannot enter the Shadowlands without the Ascended.
I understand what is asked of me, and I swear to see it through.
Then your pledge is made.
Prepare the vessel for the ritual.
Looks like we’re going to be fast friends!
Race you downstairs.
Bastion thank you, your grace.”
Willowblossom steps up to help us out, but we can’t conduct the ritual without a very
special guest.
Grubby the silkstrider larva and her best friend needs to be there.
Unfortunately, the nasty spriggans took him.
Whats worse is that they cast illusions on what they steal, so no one can take it back.
a bit of trickster powder will let us reverse the illusion and rescue grubby.
While there, we also pick up a sicklethorn to-do list.
Trinkle the silkeater has a plan to steal silkstrider larvae and cook up them up for
diner.
A spriggan in a cooking hat, now we’ve seen it all.
Meanwhile Pelagos is on the hunt for the seed we’re going to need.
Next up on our list to prepare the vessel is a set of night veil flowers.
Normally they use them in their ceremonies, but since the drought they’ve just used
them as props in their plays.
They’ll have some backstage at the star lake amphitheater.
“We are in the middle of rehearsal!”
“Oh i know! lets disguise ourselves with some leftover trick powder!”
“Hey!
You with the tree!
Get to your mark!”
“That’s not right, move the tree to the other side!”
“Perfect!
Okay everyone take a break.”
“Now’s our chance, head backstage!”
“Lets play a little prank on moonberry.
Its only fair she gets pranked sometimes, too!
Her dressing room is across from here.”
“It’s time for the burning of teldrassil scene!
Where is the tree?”
“Uh...we better go.”
“So...these are not the right seeds, then?
You must have said blue seed with red leaves!”
Pelagos got red seeds instead of blue, but they’ll still prove useful.
Claw’s edge is dealing with a bit of a gorm infestation and a whole bunch of mites that
might look cute now but will soon grow into horrible gorm themselves.
The red seeds lets us burn their young while slaying the adults and then burn our way into
the cave where a ripe anima seed awaits.
Picking it up has the ground tremble as the burrowed gorm awaken.
“Look at all the gorm!
We’ve got to stop them before they overrun the forest.
We can use some of the seeds to stop them!”
Vanquish the gorm swarm
“That should do it.
The wildhunt will handle the remaining Gorm.
Oh no! we’re late for the ritual.”
“See you at the grove!”
“Lady moonberry!
I would never play such a prank on you!”
“A thorn in my side until the last.
I wouldnt have it any other way.”
Witness the ceremony: “Grubby.
Im so glad i got to see you before i go.
Goodbye my sweet little friend.
Before you go?
What do you mean?
Only a vessel of ardenweald can contain the power of the grove.
Willow, you...YOu are the vessel?
No!
There must be another way!
Don’t be sad for me, Pelagos.
I’ve spent my whole life serving the forest.
This is my chance to help all of the Shadowlands!
My final night was wonderful.
Im so happy you were here to share it with me.
I am ready, my queen.
Willow...thank you.
Bastion will never forget what you have given us.
I will make certain of it.
Time for a little ritual.
By our powers combined, YOU, willowblossem, will hold the might and power of ardenweald.
You shall be our vessel and in turn strengthen bastion as a whole.
Bring order back to the shadowlands and be a wonderful...snif...snif...OW WILLOWBLoSSOM
WHY YOU HAVE TO GOOOOOOOOOOO
Pick up vessel of ardenweald.
“You go on ahead.
I just...need a moment.”
‘I ... am humbled to learn of ardenwealds noble sacrifice on our behalf.
Come, let us meet pelagos at the crest.”
“I am comforted knowing that willowblossom lives on and will be part of every new ascended.”
“You have both done a great service to our people.
Now we must seal our reborn Crests power to safeguard it from future assault.”
“When devos shattered the crest, she sought to shatter the bonds between us.
With the mawwalkers aid, we have perservered.
Our reforged crest stands stronger than ever before!
We can once again ascend our ready aspirants and reclaim our realm from the forsworn.
Glory to the Archon!
Glory to Bastion!”
Poor Willowblossom, what a hero.
Their essence has secured a future for not just the kyrian of bastion, but for all the
shadowlands.
One day we shall repay the favor to our friends in Ardenweald, but right now our gaze is drawn
towards Lysonia, Uther and the Forsworn.
“I have increased patrols as requested polemarch.
Forsworn activity has increased of late, drasticly.
Devos’s successor, Lysonia, poses a grave threat.
I will send our bearers to learn of her plans at once.
Thank you.
None of this would be possible without you, my friend.”
Our upcoming, new, stronger ascended will be of great aid in taking on that threat,
but that will be a story for next time.
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