[center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/LkjUl9O.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/pq1V8p0.gif[/img][/center] [color=E5A7E2] [center] 🌸 [color=F97FCA]Race:[/color] Half-Elf 🌸 🦋 [color=#FFD351]Class:[/color] Druidic Mystic 🦋 🍄 [color=#BC16A1]Location:[/color] The Seaside Tailor Stall --> Odds and Ends --> Tavern's Wake 🍄 🍃 [color=#FFD351]Interactions:[/color] Corin [@Lava Alckon] Menzai [@Samreaper] Arya [@Potter] Bastion [@Oso] Elithar [@Infinite Cosmos] Meiyu [@Tae] Minerva [@FunnyGuy] 🌼 [color=F97FCA]Equipment:[/color] 🌼 [hider=Full Equipment List][color=FFD351]✦[/color] Druidic Staff [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Stone-Carved Dagger [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Poison-Tipped Blowgun Darts [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Her amulet [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Satchel [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Flint & dried tinder moss [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Waterskin [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Dried Medicinal Herbs [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Bag of pretty trinkets, marbles and rocks [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Sharpening river stone [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Oruna tribal moon bracelet[/hider] 🪷 [color=#BC16A1]Attire:[/color] [url=i.imgur.com/FpfQA4E.jpeg[/url]Outfit[/url] 🪷 [hider=Attire][color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Antler Headdress[/color] – Elegant branching antlers wrapped in vines and blooming wild roses and other flowers, dangling with purple crystal teardrops. [color=FFD351]✦[/color] Amulet with an unknown crest [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Thick Magenta Hair[/color] – Flowing in long, heavy waves with many braids, tiny beads, and blossoms braided throughout. [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Arm Jewelry[/color] – Vine-wrapped armlets and bracelets studded with glistening stones in violet and turquoise hues. [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]White off-the-shoulder crop top[/color] [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Mistpetal Skirt[/color] [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Waist Adornments[/color] – A belt holding a satchels, feathers, and a charm pouch of herbs and trinkets. [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Leg Jewelry[/color] – Beaded anklets and thigh cords with gemstone charms [color=FFD351]✦[/color] [color=F97FCA]Nature Tattoos & Paint[/color] – Faint tribal markings or nature-inspired body paint peek beneath her outfit[/hider] 🪞 [color=F97FCA]Gold Balance:[/color] 6 🪞 🌸 [color=#FFD351]Injuries:[/color] Phia is exhausted, weak, and achy. 🌸 [img]https://i.imgur.com/cOPfAGm.png[/img][/center][/color] [color=E5A7E2] [color=77ADFF]”Phia, you look absolutely stunning. That outfit looks great on you.”[/color] [color=F97FCA]"And your hat is divine."[/color] Phia told Arya, and latched onto her wrist with both hands when her arm had been offered. Her gaze had been so happily anchored on the frog hat that she hadn’t even noticed Menzai approaching. “ [color=ee82ed]How strange to find here amidst this sea of rats and rabble, a garden of floral beauty?You look lovely in your new dress, Sweet Phia. A lovely bouquet of nature and colors..it is difficult to say which flower’s beauty best embodies you, but to know that wherever we go, flowers will bloom is a comforting thought.[/color]” There was a delay as Phia processed the sight of Menzai bowing before her, but his words made her blink rapidly and her face flush as her gaze dipped to the hand smoothing over her skirt.Her smile turned a little tight, as though she didn’t quite know what to do with the warmth in her chest, and her gaze dipped again as if that might hide it. “ [color=ee82ed]Now that we have dealt with the issues of clothes, shall we join the others? I suggested they find a table, so we need but join them and…[/color]” Before she could answer, a sudden commotion sounded out in the market square and stole both of their attention. Even from here, she could see bodies shifting and people parting, and her curiosity pulled her gaze over despite herself. Her smile faded into something more thoughtful as she watched, wondering what Minerva and Meiyu were doing to that elven man, and why. But there was another question too. Phia’s eyes narrowed in concentration, because there was something about the elf that seemed oddly familiar in a way she could not immediately explain. As he shifted, the collar of his clothing moved, and Phia’s breath caught when she saw it: there, at the base of his throat, the unmistakable outline of a gem embedded into flesh in the exact same strange manner they all carried, as if the sky itself had branded him and decided he belonged to the same story whether he wanted to or not. Her fingers instinctively lifted to her own amulet. [color=F97FCA][i]Another? Just how many did it choose? [/i][/color] ” [color=ee82ed]Come, sweet Phia. The situation over there seems to be contained, and I sense no dangers. Let’s find the others and eat to regain our strength. We have much to do and figure out.[/color]” Wrapping his left arm over her shoulder, the wolf guided her toward the food stalls. Phia followed his lead without question, her gaze drifting up to his face as they walked, as though she were quietly studying him.” [color=ee82ed]We may have those that split off join with us shortly, so best we order extras as well.[/color].” [color=77ADFF]”....I don’t know what to do about that situation. Seems like it’s always something. Does anything appeal to you two? Maybe the others?”[/color] [color=F97FCA] "I know what to do."[/color] Phia immediately assured Arya. Then she noticed Corin as well and waved with a bright smile as he advised, [color=#6C2DC7]”If our goal is to gather more people bearing these…gems from the ‘beast in the sky’ as Phia put it…we’ll want that one’s presence. Maybe his two lady friends would like to tag along.”[/color] [color=F97FCA] "Those are our lady friends."[/color] she informed him promptly, though he was already heading toward the trio. Phia paused before following, and she looked back at Arya and Menzai as if to anchor herself to them one last second. Her gaze lingered on Menzai in a way that was almost absent-minded, and then she smiled—small and a little cheeky, as if she didn’t fully know why she was doing it. When she did start making her way over to the trio by the Odds and Ends stall, grass began to grow in the wake of her step, and a few small flowers sprouted subtly at her heels as if her body had made the decision for her. When she came to stand before them, she caught the tail end of Corin introducing himself, and she looked to Elithar to introduce herself as well. [color=F97FCA] "Hello. My name is Phia. I am sorry my lady friends are aggressive..."[/color] She nodded with earnest seriousness and added, just as seriously, [color=F97FCA] "I will have to tame them so this doesn't repeat."[/color] Phia stepped over to stand next to Minerva and bent down, swinging her head upside down to stare at her. Her brows furrowed as she informed her, [i][color=F97FCA] "You're being bad."[/color][/i] Nonetheless, it wasn't long before they all started to head to the nearby tavern as a group to get some food in their belly. The walk toward the tavern did not take long, mostly because the sound found them before the building did. Laughter rose in waves, then came the sound of the slam of tankards and the occasional cheer that made Phia’s shoulders lift as if she expected something to explode. The air grew heavier with each step closer to the docks, thick with sea-salt, smoke, and spices, and by the time the crooked sign came into view she could already smell food so intensely that her stomach made a noise. A carved kraken swung above the doorway, its painted tentacles curling around the name in bold, weathered letters—[i]The Kraken’s Wake[/i]—and Phia found herself staring at it for a second too long as if the creature might blink back. As they approached, the door swung open and the tavern’s life spilled out into the street. Inside was a cacophony of movement and sound: sailors with sunburned noses, pirates with too many knives, adventurers who looked like they had survived something they did not want to describe, and tables crowded so tightly together that it felt like everyone was part of the same conversation whether they wanted to be or not. Somewhere near the center, men leaned over a gambling table with intensity, while further back a ring of shouting patrons surrounded what looked suspiciously like a space reserved for violence. Above it all, the warmth of the place wrapped around Phia’s face, and her eyes widened as she took it in. The most startling part, however, was another kraken. A massive stuffed kraken head hung over the fireplace like a trophy, its glassy eyes staring into Phia's eyes as if it were accusing her, and she slowed in her tracks, as if she’d just entered the territory of a very large predator. Her gaze drifted upward to it, then back down to the crowd, and then to the bar, where the owner was impossible to miss. Grelda Saltwind stood behind the counter. She was broad-shouldered, hard-eyed, and radiating the kind of energy that suggested she had once commanded men who were foolish enough to test her. Even from across the room, Phia could hear the attitude in her voice, and she watched as Grelda’s mouth twisted into a look of disdain at a woman nearby. A platter went by her piled with fried fish and rings of squid, and she reached for it with a trembling hand, only for the man to snatch it further away from her with a glare in her direction. She pouted, then returned her attention to her companions. [color=F97FCA]“This place is very loud,”[/color] she said softly, [color=F97FCA]“But it smells it will nourish us.”[/color] Phia’s gaze lifted toward the bar once more, catching the sight of bottles lined up like jewels behind the counter, and she watched a drink being poured with fruit and spice and something red that glowed warmly in the lanternlight. She made a small, almost indiscernible gasp and drifted toward the bar as if in a trance, drawn by the color of the drink and her curiosity rather than hunger alone. 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