Curiouser and curiouser...
The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city
As the sun began to set in Vertiline, a hush seemed to fall over the land. The birds in the trees went silent, and some even cocked their heads to the side as if listening to something. The wind slowed to a gentle breeze, no longer rattling the leaves of the trees. Even the people seemed to pause and take a minute to breath deeply, grounding themselves.
For an instant, the world seemed to hold its breath...
...and then the moment broke with the loud, echoing caw of a crow.
Perched in a pear tree just outside of Ardel, it shook its wings and then took flight above the fog. One didn’t have to share the crow’s vantage point to see the way its hazy edges began to shift, or how it briefly crowded the borders of the villages before drawing back again.
Then, without fuss or fanfare, the fog west of Ardel began to withdraw entirely.
It slipped effortlessly over the rolling hills surrounding Ardel, leaving them unharmed in its wake. Its gradual withdrawal also revealed more and more of the dirt path leading away from the village. There were no sign posts to indicate what lay in that direction, but there was something to the way the fog silently retreated that mysteriously invited the Called to find out.
And then moves on
[OOC: That’s right, Vertizens! A path leading out of Ardel is being revealed, slowly but surely!
Brave adventurers can follow the retreating fog as it slowly creeps away, though they would be smart to bring their camping supplies with them, as there are no villages, homes, or buildings of any kind within a day’s walking distance.
Thorough explorers who venture off the beaten path will find that the fog isn’t retreating entirely, but merely sliding a few miles away from the road on both sides.
The question is, who will follow the fog’s edges to see what lies along the path and at its end? Ohoho, the Called had better gather their things and hit the road if they want to find out!]
It sits looking over harbor and city
As the sun began to set in Vertiline, a hush seemed to fall over the land. The birds in the trees went silent, and some even cocked their heads to the side as if listening to something. The wind slowed to a gentle breeze, no longer rattling the leaves of the trees. Even the people seemed to pause and take a minute to breath deeply, grounding themselves.
For an instant, the world seemed to hold its breath...
...and then the moment broke with the loud, echoing caw of a crow.
Perched in a pear tree just outside of Ardel, it shook its wings and then took flight above the fog. One didn’t have to share the crow’s vantage point to see the way its hazy edges began to shift, or how it briefly crowded the borders of the villages before drawing back again.
Then, without fuss or fanfare, the fog west of Ardel began to withdraw entirely.
It slipped effortlessly over the rolling hills surrounding Ardel, leaving them unharmed in its wake. Its gradual withdrawal also revealed more and more of the dirt path leading away from the village. There were no sign posts to indicate what lay in that direction, but there was something to the way the fog silently retreated that mysteriously invited the Called to find out.
And then moves on
[OOC: That’s right, Vertizens! A path leading out of Ardel is being revealed, slowly but surely!
Brave adventurers can follow the retreating fog as it slowly creeps away, though they would be smart to bring their camping supplies with them, as there are no villages, homes, or buildings of any kind within a day’s walking distance.
Thorough explorers who venture off the beaten path will find that the fog isn’t retreating entirely, but merely sliding a few miles away from the road on both sides.
The question is, who will follow the fog’s edges to see what lies along the path and at its end? Ohoho, the Called had better gather their things and hit the road if they want to find out!]