[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7oQVf7m.png[/img][/center] After she had investigated the Eye Azura had taken up roost on one of the smaller islands to rest. She did not sleep, the fear of being hit by more falling rocks prevented such a respite, but she did spend quite some time mostly inactive in her craggy nest while she recovered. While she did so she watched as Phystene erected a great forest upon the greatest of the islands, a natural wonder surrounded by a lifeless sea and barren neighbours. After she was sufficiently recovered Azura took wing and soared across the great bay to the fertile island. The curious parrot came in for a landing in an unremarkable part of the jungle, a landing which went rather poorly. The goddess’s immense size did a number on the area, her flapping wings sending torrents of wind through the forest that spread chaos and flattened less sturdy plants, while her actual landing brought down a number of trees. Once she hat touched down and folded her wings against her body Azura looked around rather sheepishly at the destruction she had wrought [color=lightblue]”oh dear. I’m very sorry”[/color] she apologised to the forest before sighing [color=lightblue]”your so very fragile aren't you. It will be a miracle if you survive.”[/color] she continued before pausing and becoming lost in thought. She felt a little guilty and wanted to do something to apologise for the damages. She also was very concerned about the possibility of this little patch of life being wiped out and there being none left on Galbar. After thinking about this for a bit she came up with an idea. Ever so carefully Azura reached around with her beak and plucked 6 of her glowing feathers, each different color of the spectrum, from her rainbow wings. A gentle breeze caught each and gathering them all before her where the feathers formed 3 pairs of dancers that were blown to and fro by gentle winds to keep them aloft. Then she filled her lungs with divine power and breathed out, her voice crafting the empowered breath with purpose. To the Red and Cyan pair she sang [color=lightblue]”Precious parakeet, drinker of nectar and pollination of flowers, with my breath I give you life”[/color] and the breath that had created the sound of the tune wrapped around the feathers, creating a small parrot who was mostly cyan but had a crimson chest and a special tongue for licking up nectar from flowers. To the blue and yellow pair she sang [color=lightblue]”Radiant Macaw, feaster of fruit and nut, carrier of seeds across the world, with my breath I give you life”[/color] and they formed a large resplendent bird with a strong beak who was blue on top and a yellow underneath. To the green and magenta pair she sang [color=lightblue]” Boisterous Kea, devour of pests, protector of plants and kin, with my breath I give you life”[/color] and they formed a Parrot of middling size that was green all over except for flashes of pink found on the underside of its wings and who's beak and talons where razor sharp. The three parrots landed on a the branch of a tree just in front of Azura, their feathers shining slightly with their own light just as the ones they had been made from had. [color=lightblue]”Three you be of color six A problem for me you will fix Nature is threatened from the sky And without your aid it will surely die Bring this world what it lacks And may the wind always be at your backs Shine light and life to every corner Lest foolish gods leave me a mourner”[/color] She sang to them, only to be surprised when the glimmering trio sang it back with her own voice. The Kea sand with a slightly deeper of voice, the parakeet with one a touch higher and the macaw a perfect, if quieter, match. Together they formed a rather beautiful harmony. ”We three of color six A problem for for you we will fix Nature is threatened from the sky And without our aid it will surely die We bring this world what it lacks And Azura’s wind is always at our backs For her we shine light and life to every corner So that foolish gods don't leave her a mourner” [color=lightblue]”aww that’s adorable.”[/color] she cooed, while internally noting that she should probably avoid giving everything she made the gift of speech lest it annoy a certain god. [color=lightblue]”Now go my creations, and paint this world with all the colors of the rainbow”[/color] she commanded, her wings opening wide and releasing a gust of air towards them, causing the three shining gems to suddenly shattered into a thousand pieces, forming great flocks of birds that quickly spread out across Phystene’s forest to begin spreading plant life, and inadvertently song, to wherever they could reach. For a few days after she watched and observed her creations, making minor adjustments as she went to help them adapt to life and avoid the many fathered and scaled creatures of the jungle that might want to eat them. She made them faster, and made it so that they could softener intensify their glow. She taught them how to cooperate to attack or dazzle predators and gave them words to call out in alarm when threats were spotted. When she was finally satisfied she lead a grand exodus to one of the nearby islands, a great flock of birds following in her wake, till they all arrived at their destination and prepared to start planting only to run into a problem. Namly that it is very hard to plant seeds in rock. Upon coming to this realization azura promptly buried her face an outstretched wing in the universe's first facepalm while groaning loudly. [color=lightblue]” Gaaaaaah. I am so… no. no. this is fine. I can fix this”[/color] She plucked a final feather from her wing, this one purple, and paired it with a splinter of Orvium left by the impact instead of a second feather, hoping to strengthen her fourth bird with the metal component. As before she sang to it. [color=lightblue]”Mighty Cockatoo, breaker of stone, maker of fertile soil, with my breath I give you life”[/color] and the two formed a bird, one sporting dark feathers that seems almost metallic within which shon a deep purple, a mohawk and a beak that was a blunt as a hammer. Its aura too was darker, more subdued and it wore down all it touched. This worked for her purpose, their entoptic aura adding to their stone breaking prowess. Her final bird made she added to her their song [color=lightblue]”To these three I add a fourth And together you shall all go forth To soften stone and plant the seeds While singing songs of your deeds ”[/color] This too they sang back, the lone Cockatoo’s voice deeper still than even the Kea’s yet notably quiet and subdued. ”To the three she added a fourth And together we shall all go forth To soften stone and plant the seeds While singing songs of our deeds” After this the Coactoo shattered into a flock of its own species, and together all the parrots set to work. The Cocktoo‘s broke down the aura weakened stone by headbanging away at it with their beaks, the Kea’s dug into the new soil, the macaws planted seeds and the parakeets brought nectar from the main island’s world tree, letting a single drop fall on every seed to speed their growth. When the day grew late they returned to the jungle, to rest and feed. In time they would return to continue the planting and to tend to the saplings. Satisfied with her work Azura took to the skies once more. She had tarried too long in one place, and her wings itched, willing her to go forth and explore the rest of the world. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/p505wUb.jpg[/img] Emerald Kea, Amber Maccaw, Ruby Parakeet, Onyx cockatoo[/center] [hider=summary] Azura takes a rest Azura goes to investigate the island and causes a bit of a mess when landing She makes quite the mess when she lands, as dragon sized parrots are want to do Feeling a little guilty and still worried about falling rocks ruining everything she creates the Gemstone gardeners, a trio of parrot species, to spread the plant life across the world. She also accidentally teaches them to sing and talk in the process. The parrots spread out and start to cultivate the main islands’ jungle A few days alter Azura organise a field trip to plant a new forest on another island. Turns out you can't plant seeds in rocks She makes a fourth using a piece of Orvium as one of the crafting components The fourth has a minor desolation aura that helps it breakdowns stone into dirt The 4 bird species set to work planting a new forest. They will keep doing this until they turn all nearby land green Azura, happy with her work, leaves to continue following her muse Also there was some terrible song/poetry writing in there. I apologies for that. Start points: 12 FP, 3 MP 3 fp used to create 3 remarcable parrot species, collectively known as Gemstone Gardeners, that have minor wind manipulation powers to assist their flight and have tiny light auras like Azura’s that nourish nearby plants even in the darkest of weathers. These species will work together to spread Phystene’s plant life to any patches of the globe left barren, speeding up the natural spread of plant life and filling any gaps that might be left by the gods in future. 1 fp and one mp used to add a fourth parrot to the bunch that has the same abilities plus a minor desolation aura. Setting fire to them is probably a bad idea. All the bird's feathers retain their power even after they are molted or plucked Birds port [6/10] 8 FP, 2 MP remaining [/hider]