"Nis'ri."
You whirl around to see a beautiful purple mare, with a black mane striped with white.
"I'm sorry, traveler. Did I frighten you?" she says. You shake your head.
"That's good. I am Tara'Sereem, Rolling Thunder, a Rakish. These are the Gathering Fields."
She moves with grace to the middle of the stone circle.
"Here is where we hold the Festivals. I have the Gifts of Song, Dance and Water, so Jessica chose me to gaurd the Fields."
"What do they mean?" you ask her.
"Singers are of the highest order of the Gifts, and are very rare. Even if a Rakish can sing, if may not mean he or she is of this Gift. Those of Song channel magic through the word patterns and melodies, and a well-trainer Singer is the equivalent of a sorceress or mage," she says. She continues.
"Dancers have natural rhthym, and can find the beat in any song. They love expression through dance, and are naturally tuned to it from the moment they are foaled. Alway graceful, the Dancers seem to have an air of happiness about them, and they rarely fall into a bad mood.
"Those of the Gift of Water are very imaginative and sensitive. Story tellers by nature, they can weave a myth or tale in moments, and can keep the listeners intent through the enitre thing. Their best work is done at night, around a fire," she finishes. "Or so the book of the Rakish says."
"Would you like to see my information?"
She nods her horns towards a tree with a scroll tacked to it.
Name: Tara'Sereem
Translation: Rolling Thunder
Age: Adult
Gender: Mare
Color: Purple
Gifts: Song, Dance, Water
Sire: Brenik'E'Na'Pahlari (Fury Of The
Breeze)
Dam: Para'Gaelou (Storm Singer)
Mate: Miazla'Mnesm
Tribe: Shattered Crystal
Type: Rakish
Coat: SD, d
Mane: DD, ss
Tail: h, h
ForeFeet: r*, r*
HindFeet: r*, r*
Horns: d*, d*
Mutation: N, y
"Do you wish to hear a story or a song? You may contribute if you wish...."
The Arrival
What Is Gone Is Gone
Hoofprints On My Heart
Zyf'Alai (Summer Song)
Sha'na'ra's Song
Song of Dragontamer
"Until we next meet, traveler," Tara'Sereem says, "I wish you well!"
The path continues on to a meadow, but you can always go back to the crossroads....
This background was obtained from Darkhorse,at Tir'na'baine'gile'lair.