[center][h2][color=a2d39c]Phelenia[/color][/h2][/center] From a branch Phelenia, in the form of a green eagle, watched over the valley that had been so carefully sculpted near what she considered her favorite land. The valley was filled with these strange Obelisks that warmed the space around them. And around those Obelisks a strange, bipedal species lived. They looked like bald, elongated monkeys. They had not sinned yet, but the seed was within them. Phelenia could almost smell it. For now they had been content to frolic across the hills and sing and dance and be merry. It would only be a matter of time until they would start creating unnatural dens and wield those dreaded ‘tools’. Phelenia’s first instinct was to fly in and spread her decree. All those who’d refuse her would be dealt with accordingly. Sadly that was out of the question. The Obelisks reeked of divinity. Another god had made them and Phelenia did not want to move so overtly against her own family. Yet. A while ago she had already found an answer to her conundrum. It was inspired by Tuku, the god of hunt and puppet master. Nimueh was gathering berries in her hand for the other Zenii of her group. Their Obelisk hadn’t run out of food just yet. In fact they were fairly safe when it came to food. But she didn’t like to take chances. If there was food out there, why not take some of it? Lately though the edges of the nearby forest were almost picked clean. Which was a shame, but then again she wasn’t the only one gathering for food. She moved deeper and deeper into the forest now. Here, in the shadow of the canopy she felt less secure than at the edges. It felt as if a hundred eyes were looking at her at all times. She saw some critters move around so far, but nothing else. Still, there were stories of Zenii going too deep into forests for food and never getting back. So she picked her berries carefully, and looked over her back constantly. For the most part she just saw shadows and darkness. And then she saw eyes. A pair of eyes. Eyes that seemingly lit up from the darkness. She stood up straight like a deer and dropped the berries on the ground. Nimueh blinked once at the eyes. She knew them from a few nights ago. And then ran off. Behind her the wolf’s howl echoed through the forest. Answered by several more from all sides. Nimueh didn’t look back. She just ran through the forest. Jumping over roots or shrubs that were in the way. The wolf was close. She could hear its breathing. Randomly she turned right. Then left again. She slid down towards a creek and jumped over it with the grace of a doe. They were still hot on her heels. Nimueh dared to turn and look back. Fate turned against her though. Right then her foot caught a root and she fell down backwards. Once on the ground she turned and looked up. The wolves were close. They were growling and exposing their vicious teeth. This was it for her, Nimueh thought. This is how she would die. But the wolves didn’t move. They stood perfectly still and kept growling towards her, but they didn’t take one step forward. Nimueh got up and looked behind her. Maybe something was stopping them. She once heard fire held them back. Sometimes. But there was no fire behind her. Only a tree surrounded by sunlight, unobscured by a canopy. Like a halo made around it to honor it. From the tree beautiful and delicious fruits hung. She looked back at the wolves. They didn’t move as she walked towards the tree. They didn’t move as she reached for a fruit. They didn’t even move as she picked one. The fruit was soft under her fingers, and it smelt so sweet! She took a bite from the fruit. It tasted like the sweetest thing she had ever tasted! The juices ran from the corners of her mouth as she took bite after bite after bite. It was so amazingly delicious! Half of the fruit was gone when suddenly her stomach started to disagree. At first she thought that she was just overfull and should take a seat. The wolves were already gone. They wouldn’t get their prey today. Then she felt hot in her core. As if whatever she had eaten was warming her up from inside. Not soon after things got worse. Her body tried to expel whatever she had eaten. Nimueh dry heaved again and again. Hoping to force whatever she had swallowed out again. It didn’t. Blackness started to creep in from the edges of her vision. And then, in an instant, she dropped down. And then she was pulled up again. Her eyes shot open. Hard coughs forced air back into her lungs. Her ears were ringing. Someone was saying something but her vision was blurred. Slowly her senses came back into focus. “Nimueh. Nimeuh!” She heard as someone shook her. “What?” She managed to get out as finally her eyes could focus. “Lonam? What happened?” She asked the Zenii man named Lonam, shaking her awake. “Oh by the Lady you’re awake!” The man said, after which he hugged Nimueh tightly. “We thought you were dead.” Nimueh blinked a few more times, then looked up and saw the stars. Was it nighttime already? She then looked to the side. The forest was there. “How did I get here?” “You kind of stumbled out.” Said Rehiar, a female Zenii. “When you didn’t come back when the sun started falling we knew something was wrong. We tried looking for you but you were nowhere to be found. Well, that was until you stumbled out of the forest and collapsed here.” “I must’ve angered the Beast Queen.” Nimueh said as she held her head in one hand and sat upright. “I just went too deep into her realm.” The Zenii around her threw some looks around. It was Rehair who spoke up: “The Beast Queen?” “Yeah. It seems so obvious now. We shouldn’t walk too deep into her realm or she’ll get mad.” More looks were thrown around amongst the group. This time Nimueh caught them. She looked around and saw only confused faces. “What? Is something wrong with me?” She asked as she looked down at herself. She still had two hands with five fingers each. “Why are you suddenly talking about this… Beast Queen?” Another Zenii asked. “None of us ever heard of her. But you’re suddenly talking about her.” “What?” Nimueh joined their confusion. “Of course you guys know of the Beast Queen. She’s the one who rules these forests.” She motioned at the trees and the shrubs and the darker lands beyond behind her. “You must’ve caught something.” Lonam said as he helped her get up. “Enough about this Beast Queen. You’re probably confusing some strange animal with the Lady. You better hope she won’t be offended.” “But I know of her. She’s not the Lady! She’s-“ Nimueh was stopped by a hand motion of Lonam. “Enough.” He said curtly. “You’ll go back to the Obelisk and speak none of this Beast Queen. Do you understand?” Nimueh wanted to speak out against him again. But kept her mouth shut for now. She knew what she knew. Still, she walked back to the Obelisk without further complaint. Lonam watched her leave and dismissed the others. He remained standing near the edge of the forest though. For a second a brisk, chill wind blew from the forest around him. His body shivered, and he wondered for a moment if there really was a Beast Queen. [hider=Summary]Phelenia has observed the Zenii and finds them wanting. They carry the same sin in their hearts as the Bjork to her. Though they hadn’t acted on it yet. Still, she wants to make sure they won’t start sinning. So she lays a trap for one to use later if need be. That Zenii is Nimueh. A girl curious about the world that has walked deeper into the forest in search of more food. She is found by wolves and chased. Until she reaches a tree with a peculiar food. She eats it and it tastes amazing. Until her body starts to violently disagree. Moments later she drops down on the ground. And then she wakes up again, just outside the forest. Her fellow Zenii tell her she was missing until she came stumbling out of the forest. Nimueh reckoned she had upset the Beast Queen. None of the other Zenii know what or who she is talking about. In the end they dismiss it at part of Nimueh’s weird experience.[/hider] [hider=Vigor]Phelenia start: 3 Vigor - 1: Make Nimueh a Champion Phelenia end: 2 Vigor [/hider] [Hider=Spirit] +2 Spirit: Nimueh Nimueh total Spirit: 2 [/hider]