[center][h3][color=0054a6]The Children of Artemon[/color][/h3][/center]

Leatherworker Palathan immediately sought out the scout upon hearing news of his return from meeting the giant. His interest was in the wolf pelt and the question was why he would receive it over anyone else. His plan was to reciprocate the gift by making something out of the pelt that would, by the scout's description, be of use to the giant. Such an exchange, he hoped, would lay the foundations of trade, under the principle that the giants provided raw goods in exchange for the elves' crafted goods. And so he received the pelt and set upon work on a good, warm pair of gloves, intending to eventually return together with the scout, gift in hand, and open up discussion with the gentle giant.

The other scouts would pursue the northern tracks, excited at the possibility of finding another civilised race.

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The dreams brought more confusion than comfort. Had Artemon really contacted them in their dreams? The very concept seemed almost pagan. Though spiritual, the high elves were wary of superstition and dark magic that might lead them astray. But if it really was the product of some ill intention, what was the purpose? Was it meant to entice them, to lead them into a trap, to settle themselves on cursed lands, or was the intended effect in fact the opposite, to play on their caution and instil discomfort or perhaps drive them away? It could even stem from a well-intentioned source other than Artemon. The dreams were cause of much thinking as well as overthinking.

Naturally they sought the guidance of the clergy. Craftspiest Aleon received them cautiously. He didn't entirely deny the possibility that perhaps in this land the border between their world and that of the gods was thinner and that such unorthodox contact might take place. However the stance he dictated on behalf of the clergy was not to believe the dreams and the action they should take based on them is simply inaction. They could not know anything for certain until they had re-established proper worship of their gods and there was little to be gained by acting prematurely.

A) Whatever the dreams might mean this seemed like good land. The elves began settling down, dismantling the wagons and carts and building their new homes.