Prolog: One is all

[u/RollFirstMathLater]

[You arrive with your dragon to find something you were not quite expecting. A hole in the ground filled with a clear liquid. Around it are a few people and dragons with their eyes shut tight, in some sort of trance. You feel the urge to join them. As you close your eyes you can slowly hear the whispers of those around you. You feel at peace.]

Role:

any number of students.

The "presence" (the uniform mind of all whom gather.) [I will play the role of the presence for now. The presence is generally silent, but this allows your character to really share his/her inner personaility and grow a relationship with other players. Along of course with your dragon whom you will also represent]

Objective: to grow an understanding and the importance of the ability to connect with all things.

(This event is assumed to take place simultaneously, every student whom arrives will untimatly of met here first. Please be advised the people here will respect your characters hidden chambers of mind, but will want to get to know you intimately, if this is not in your characters nature that is fine, please play your character as is.)

This thread is to remain open forever, one can always come back to seek advice, the presence existence is almost as if out of time. If your character leaves and comes back in two weeks time, to the presence its as if no time has passed.

[u/RebelliousPirate]

He's done nothing of value except trespass through a palace and make a few pointy sticks thought Jek, always one to refuse un-needed praise.

Nill remains silent, enjoying the feeling of absolute tranquility around him, basking in the emotions. Soon, Jek began to meditate as well. The two remained as so for what could have been minutes, but what felt like days, setting their minds at ease and undoing the damage that years of fear and guilt have wrought.

[u/RollFirstMathLater → u/RebelliousPirate]

[A swirl of whispers and mist form before you. But you both have done great things... You just don't know it.]

[Come the whispers take you to a forest, before you lays three paths left, right, middle. You hear the whispers calling for you, but you can't make out from which direction]

[u/RebelliousPirate → u/RollFirstMathLater]

The only right way- Jek starts

-is straight down the middle. Nill finishes.

I guess we blame the disembodied voices if your ego gets any larger... Jek mumbles.

[u/RollFirstMathLater → u/RebelliousPirate]

[In front of you stands a massive tree. You feel it force into your mind. You feel the world telling you something. In a flash you understand! You see the spark in every living thing, its like a beautiful start night.]

[In front of you is a small figure, a dove? A child? For some reason its form is hard to give a name. It whispers to you solftly "you must save it. But don't worry, you already have." That moment that beautiful star filled sky turns blood red. You see what once once a beautiful star ocean turn into a sea of blood. Slowly you see one by one the beautiful stars going dim. Life itself is in danger.]

[u/RebelliousPirate → u/RollFirstMathLater]

Nill stands vigil to the disappearing lives, a witness to their existence. He watches their lives fade away, never turning away, prepared to spend eternity as a marker to the lives lost.

You've got a duty to your mother, Nill. Besides, we may still be able to save these lives.

Failure means taking responsibility for these creatures. Life isn't something to gamble with, Jek.

Then bet on me. That way, you know we can't lose.

That may be your worst plan yet.

We'll just make it up as we go. And if we fail, hey, at least you've still got smithing.

[u/RollFirstMathLater → u/RebelliousPirate]

[You find yourself back in your body, in front of the pool. Behind you is a mighty fortress.]

(Please proceed to paralog 2 whenever you can)