ORIGIN

Usually, the graceful stag moved with slow and calculated elegance; he took time in his movements, knowing full well the consequences of his appearance where ever he may go. He was thoughtful and concise in his decisions, and though he delighted in seeing the other Gembounds, his presence was often forged of mystery and fleeting.

Not this time. He had led Tamelyn away from Monoceros, mindful of where their hooves took them as they would have no idea where Raheerah would emerge after delving into the vents in the ceiling. They traveled through Orion, where it remained still, silent and dark - leading the stag to believe that the massive dragon had gone to Polaris to set it ablaze. While the stag desperately wanted to check in on the core and confirm his suspicions (in a perfect world, Polaris would be untouched and Raheerah will have taken some alien path to a place outside of the caves), he had a more important task, and he had promised Tamelyn that he knew how to fix this. Or at least, he knew how to try.

A deep foreboding resided in the pit of his stomach. The answer had been with him all along, but he relented against seeking it until now. Why? That explanation was lost in him, only that some part of him, lost somewhere in the recesses of his memory, did not want to go to the place he had to. Pisces. The name reverberated through the entirety of his being.

They entered the room, and the deer felt another pang of guilt upon remembering the group that lived here. A collection of Gembounds had made this room their home, living out of it and storing their belongings in the dens carved into the walls and under ledges. They all made a family here, and somehow, he felt unwelcome. The stag knew his presence was sure to attract the attention of others - but for now, he kept his head down and his eyes on his destination. The waterfall.

The glistening cascade roared ahead, producing a cloud of thick moisture that billowed up from the lagoon. The heavy mist left a gleaming residue of water on his short fur and his antlers, feeding water to the fungi that sprouted from his skin. He hesitated as he drew near, then his long legs arched and carried him into the shroud, through all the water until he had stopped at the very edge of the lagoon. Somewhere down there lay the answer... The stag narrowed his eyes and leaned forward, trying to see through the rippling water surface; however, there was only darkness in its depths. He closed his eyes and shook his head, turning back to Tamelyn. "It is here."

If you would like to participate in this quest, post with your character in this thread. Completing this quest will require some teamwork, so don't be afraid to roleplay it out! Feel free to request a GM when you feel you may be ready to proceed.

Participants:
Part One: Rafael, Timby, Usui, Damien, Dark, Tamelyn, Diamondfang (Read Thread)
Stealing Stones: Diamondfang, Nemesis (Read Thread)
Waking the Lamb: Cancer, Leon, Amaria (Read Thread)
Part Two: Baratheon, Nemesis, Tamelyn, Dark, Rafael, Cancer (Read Thread)

Not long had passed since his own clash with the titan of the pit and he still bore the marks of the bastards bile that had managed to scour off half his face. Thankfully, he wasn't completely inept at long distance but he struggled with finer tasks such as, say putting two sticks together. Combat he hadn't yet attempted and he didn't intend to until he had had these injuries for a while longer. In time it should get better though he assumed.

But in his recovery, he had spent time within Orion scouting out his next move. The Merry Men were on hold for the moment and he figured it would be better if he left it that way at least until he had come up with a strategic move against Maji Walezi. In coming up with this plan, he was once more within the beautiful cave that was Pisces, but he held no envy. This place was constantly wet, it always felt slightly sticky and most of all it stank of those water loving freaks. Quietly, he skulked in the shadows, but today he wanted to see how he would be able to poison this water system without accidentally infecting every body of water within Origin. One eye watched the waterfall as he moved silently, but he was forced to constantly glance around in order to make sure he wasn't approached without him realizing. This handicap was growing more frustrating in his plan and his teeth ground together.

There was something though, and he froze. Unable to see Deer Dad, not that he had ever seen him before, he cast out his magic to attempt to feel the concentrated areas of microbes in an attempt to better feel out who had entered the area...

...Though it fritzed out fairly quickly and he didn't get a reading on anything. So with no other option, he moved towards a rather large gap within the rocks and squeezed in. Trapped yes, but he figured no one could see him here and if they tried to he would give them the fright of their lives. Patiently waiting, he kept his eyes on the large deep pool within the centre of Pisces, the other side being the homes of Maji Walezi, he was confident he wouldn't be spotted by normal eyes anyway.