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A Night Sky in the Woods

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Nature doesn't hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

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Polly Lore #3

In her journeys she's started to consider that Jasper was perhaps a bit jaded and so following his example to the letter may not be what he wanted for her. It wasn't that he never told her as such. Polly was just always bad at listening, particularly because she so stubbornly wanted things to be a certain way. She was abandoned by her family in the woods. And she was raised by a man whose lifespan would ensure she'd never be alone. But then he died, showing her she couldn't cling to her fears. But Polly still had a lot to learn. She made new friends, new family, and was still learning how to learn from others. Rhistel taught her about the deities Jasper didn't care to discuss because he thought it was a waste of time. Rhistel told her a little guidance wasn't so bad, provided she made the right choice. A choice that served HER desires. But what did she desire? Immediately all Polly could think about was that she wished she wasn't so ordinary. The rest of her party were non-human and had traits and skills that she found extraordinary. She was simply a human. A strong human. A human who could commune with nature. But still...pretty plain in comparison, she thought. She'd love to be turned into someone more connected to magic. Maybe something that lives longer so she could stay with her friends longer? Is there a kind and benevolent deity that honors all that Jasper taught her but also might grant her wishes? Rhistel mentioned a Mielikki, who Polly had later read up about. A forest maiden, more lenient than Sylvanus, who seemed promising. A savior of lost children, and she takes the form of a unicorn! That sounded quite nice. But there was also this fey queen that Rhistel served and now Nienne, as well. What better way to be together with her new family than in service? But would Jasper truly approve? He might not have meant for her to seek connection through this path. He wanted her to be free, but not alone. He would probably tell her not be so hasty with her already short, short, life. She also now had more true friends and family to help guide her in his absence now. So, whatever happened...she wasn't worried.

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Polly Lore #2

Polly's oath was to the ancients. Jasper did not approve of deities or lords or any sort of singular being having any sort of power over himself or Polly. He said most gods were too fickle or only cared for themselves and would disappoint before long. Though, he granted, for Polly's lifetime she might go her whole short human-sized life never knowing otherwise. He said they owed their allegiance only to the oldest forces of nature, which was connected to more than just the forests they called home, but the towns and villages who worked the land and the sea and the skies above teeming with their own life and energy. There were gods who were territorial about such things, he told Polly. That they would make her choose one realm over the other no matter her feelings. But so long as she was true to the beauty of life and living, she was doing right by the covenant of the ancients. And Polly found that agreeable, but she tended to follow Jasper's lead because he was so much older and wiser than her. So when she channeled her powers, she called on the forces of life and nature itself, those ancient powers that were older than anything and yet ageless. To the nurturing forces that made crops plentiful and foliage thick, of life that ebbed and flowed and connected forest to town and sea to sky, the beauty of balance and connection. Still, she wondered if that was how he felt and that was the oath he held to now, why he chose to live as a hermit. Why did they not live in town and have lives there? Surely the best way to uphold such an oath was through connection, not isolation? He said only that he'd lived and seen all he wanted and was now devoted to his last task. He liked his isolation now. It allowed him to better hear and connect with the aspects of nature he liked best. It was peaceful for him and that was all he needed now. This was all the balance and connection he needed. It seemed to Polly as if he had been wounded some way that made the idea of joining society seem painful. He encouraged Polly to leave if she wished, but Polly never did. She couldn't stand the idea of leaving him alone in the forests again, whatever he said. She remembered how intense a white his hair was, the winter hues he first greeted her in. He was still pale and sour, but somehow the intensity of it was less in her eyes since then. That, or perhaps she grew accustomed to it? But one day she did have to leave, because he'd left and never came back. A snake's bite saw to it. And outside the forest and within there were strange weather patterns and earth quaking. The balance of nature was disrupted, and what else was she trained to do but seek out a right to such wrongs? And so, like him, she took up the task in his stead.

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Polly Lore Post #1

Polly was abandoned in the forest when she was a young girl, though she believes it was an accident. She met a sour Eladrin who was living there in his own self-imposed exile. He asked the lost child if she'd like to be returned home and while Polly started to nod, the girl looked hesitant. The Eladrin didn't question further. One look at the red cape she was wearing told him enough about why she was left in the forest. He didn't want to raise her. He thought of finding some other home for the girl. But she wouldn't leave his side and wouldn't stop trying to learn to be helpful. Over time, Polly learned more about her savior. His name was Jas Paereth, but Polly simply called him 'Jasper.' Mostly for the color of his eyes. Unbeknownst to her, he was called this once before by his old party long ago. Jasper was once a paladin, serving some lord he would not name lest Polly get ideas. But he gave up being one when something befell an ally of his, a cleric. He took up their mantle to serve in their cause in their stead. When Polly tried to ask what that was, he was vague. Again, he didn't want to give the girl any ideas that he would share this burden with her. He only ever occasionally answered her pestering to keep her quiet. She understood that there was an evil that haunted the forest that he had sought to quell. He managed a sort of victory, but he had to keep watch. Polly endeavored to help him, even though he would long outlive her. If she could not stumble upon some magic fairy ring or pond to turn her into a magical being, she'd linger in her deeds like in the stories. With enough pestering, she got him to train her as a paladin. He had a spare hammer from his old days he wasn't putting to use and he wasn't sentimental about it any longer. Plus, if the girl was busy training, she was quiet. If she was on some task, she was not bothering him. And as the girl got stronger, more in tune with the forest, it was starting to feel...nice. A new normal started to settle that was a bit better than the old normal.

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Kim Joohei Ekdahl