The Tower Room

[Bedazzler]

~ another vision appears to Carrie ~ causing her to gasp in delight ~
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~ in her head Carrie hears Andreas' voice ~ after the grief of Themaryb's passing lessened a bit another Council was held ~ Oberon is now The Oldest One ~ not necessarily the leader or governor of the Dragons for Dragons need no ruler ~ but now held in the position of the highest respect ~ no longer will He be called upon to do another's bidding ~ rather He will stay here in the Land of Beginnings ~ the birthplace of His line ~ His wisdom and aid accessible to all ~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Surely Carrie's globe is lighting up her night ~ my heavy heart has lifted and I am full of joy ~

~ As I was leaving the Gathering I heard a sound like no other ~ a trumpeting such as Humans can only dream of ~ notes like the laughter of Angels filled the air ~ quickly I glanced up and there on the cliff side was Anethyb ~ My Anethyb! ~

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~ My knees became weak ~ I hadn't realized 'til now the strain of the last two days ~ but the love that overcame me now far out weighed the sorrow ~

~ Gently Anethyb settled down next to me and I climbed on Her neck as easily as ever ~ still shocked at Her presence I looked deep in her eyes ~ Themaryb called to me just before She left ~ She said you would have need of me ~ Rest now ~ we have far to go ~ and with that she lifted into the sky and gliding slowly aloft ~ turned and headed North ~

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[Bedazzler]

~ Having traveled for hours I finally feel the wind in my face abate some and I look down ~ Aaahhh ~ the Bay Primeval ~ my home ~ and Anethyb's home also ~ it was evening ~ food and drink awaited me ~ and bed ~ Anethyb settled softly at the base of the stairs leading to the manor ~ I dismounted and felt a great burden lifted ~ home ~ it has been so long ~ I turn and watch as Anethyb prepares to leap into the valley to fly to Her weyr ~ She turns back once and pauses ~
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~The dearest face in all the land ~ I turn towards sleep ~ and tomorrow ~

 

[carrie-on]

Wandering around the tower room,I feel a great sadness looming in the air. I love this beautiful room,and all of the magic that is going on here,but Real Life is calling very loudly to me and I can't spend as much time here as I would like to. I will wait until Andreas comes back then I must tell him that we will have to wait until another time to continue our adventure. Curling up into a ball on the chaise...feeling more and more miserable as each moment passes.

 

[Bedazzler]

~ as I jumped from my bed at the sound of trumpeting dragons my heart began to race ~ throwing on a tunic and sandles I rushed to the window and saw the sky was once again full of dragons ~ all female ~ and all riderless except for Nybor ~ Abbeely on her back with her clothing in disarray and a huge grin on her face ~ I waited on the steps but instead of jumping down she turned slowly ~ gliding ~ down to the ancient baths ~

~ Of course I followed and though I had seen it many times it never failed to amaze me ~ The mighty Anethyb had given birth ~
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~ For your years, old girl, you did good ~ oh! Onyx helped ~ laughing ~ I wasn't sure he had it in him but I sure am glad He did ~ I turned to Abbeely and said this is a good brood of flyers, no? She nodded in her childlike way, unable to take her eyes from the hatchlings ~


~ I must send these images to Carrie- if she is receptive to them ~ must be on my way soon to see how she is doing ~ I wonder if she has written in her journal ~ laughing ~ we will see ~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Gliding in slowly I spot Carrie in the woods ~ alone and looking quite lost ~ Oh! ~ I see she has befriended my little friend, Cryanor, a sweet and highly magical Faerie ~ They should be good friends ~ I will go to the Tower and await her ~

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[Bedazzler]

~ Rising from my bath as Carrie enters I step to embrace her when she lets out a very unladylike squeal ~

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~ I see you've found Cierra ~ that's Her dragon name ~ you'll call Her Periwinkle ~ Taking Carrie over to the window I show her one other gift~! it's a bracelet ~ made by the Celtic people 2,000yrs before the christ died. I want you to have it...

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~ as she shows her new bracelet to Peri, she sees a bulging in Andreas' pack~ whats that? Oh! I almost forgot ~ One of the little people who came here to serve me wants to stay with you ~ reaching intp his pack he pulls out a red and green mass of flying arms and legs~

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Ms Carrie ~ Meet Cryanor ~ I trust you too will get along well together but Carrie you must build a garden ~ one with big cup shaped flowers for Cierra ~ I see there are new birdhouses available ~ one would be perfect for her ~ and a spot big enough for a landing for Cierra~ we will talk later about it for I am very sleepy ~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Carrie watches him fall asleep ~ she doesn't mind because she has two new friends to play with ~ she glances up at him and see's a smile on his usually stern face ~ they are
so in tune with each other that she can see his dreams ~

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~ No wonder he is so sad ~Tomorrow he must go ~ I think I will bring him wildflowers tomorrow ~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Carrie uses her key and pushes the door open ~ strange ~ it used to open easily ~ she steps in and stops in shock ~ It's just an old room full of junk, and old furniture and boxes ~ dust covers everything a half inch thick ~ the windows are all locked and so dirty the sun barely makes it through ~ suddenly she hears a low rumbling sound and turns towards it ~

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Still startled whenever she sees a dragon up close she calms when she recognizes a familiar face ~ it's Rentton ~ one of the largest Black Dragons ever born ~ She sees he has a scroll tube in his hands ~ she takes it over to the window and reads it ~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ My dear Carrie ~ when you read this I will already be gone ~ I feel a pull calling me back to Bay Primeval ~ a secret (from humans only) valley that somehow avoided the ravages of mankind and weather ~ here it is as this earth was intended to be ~ a wonderland of birdsong ~ animal chitter ~ scented by flowers now extinct in your time ~ a civilization long dead before your Adam and Eve built this city ~ much of it still stands ~

~ Do not be sorrowful ~ you have been doubly blessed ~ Cierra knows much of magic ~ and of mischief also ~ so keep an eye on her while she watches over you ~ chuckling ~ and young Cryanor ~ a descendant of Themaryb's ~ He will grow into a magnificent purple Dragon in a very short time ~ I have no doubt Dragonette will allow Him to build his nest high on the rocks above the LitBar ~ it's a perfect place for a young dragon to learn what he needs ~ and there is Nyelev, and Nybor here to assist when needed, and of course Dragonette herelf ~

~ I have removed the Magick from the Tower Room ~ it is as it was when I arrived ~ But I give you this to hold safe and keep secret ~http://www.3d-animated.com/animation/3d/keys/keys2.gif

~ its a bit different than the one we used here ~ it doesn't contain the Power of the other, and it will only work for you ~

~ Rentton will remain here also ~ he will guard you well ~ and until Cryanor is old enough to carry a rider He will take you where you need to go ~ when you finish reading this message it will disappear ~ all that has happened will seem as a dream to you ~ it is best that way ~

~ but remember, Madam ~ I am always at your service

~ the Bedazzler ~

 

[carrie-on]

I tried to use the key today to transport me to the Tower but it wouldn't work.. I climbed the stairs and when I got to the door,it looked different. I pushed it open and couldn't believe my eyes!! It was full of dusty old furniture and LOTS of junk!! Cobwebs and dust is everywhere! I climbed into the room and walked around disbelievingly...everything has changed,the wall hangings and rugs are gone! The only thing I found while walking around,trying to comprehend what has gone on,is my journal! It was laying on that old table by the window next to an ugly old globe that is nothing like the one I remember,so beautiful and glowing in the sunlight!
What has happened here? Have I been dreaming these last few weeks. Did everything happen or was I so bedazzled that I couldn't tell real from fantasy?

 

[carrie-on]

Sitting at the dusty old table in the murky light...I open my journal to see if there are any notes or letters in it for me! Will it show me that I'm not crazy? That the things I remember DID happen? I hear a low growl and turn around...I jump when i see a large head at the window...it is Rentton..a black dragon who delivers messages for Andreas. He has a scroll in his hands and backs away as I take it and walk to the window so I can see it more clearly.

As I read the note,I gasp and sit heavily in the chair...He's gone! Before I really had a chance to know him!

 

[Bedazzler]

~ As you stare at Rentton your eyes deceive you ~ you hear a voice ~ Carrie ~ I will never be gone ~ I am all around you ~ waiting for you ~ watching you ~ waiting for you to decide what you would like from me ~ Would you like to come here to Bay Primeval? ~ There have been humans here ~ tho not so many ~ Rentton will do as you ask ~ and so will Cierra ~ and are you not at this moment cuddling your very own Cryanor? ~ No, Carrie ~ it was only a dream if you want it to be a dream ~ but our worlds ~ and many others ~ run parallel courses ~ again ~ I am waiting ~

 

[Dragonette]

Flying in

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He will grow into a magnificent purple Dragon in a very short time ~ I have no doubt Dragonette will allow Him to build his nest high on the rocks above the LitBar ~ it's a perfect place for a young dragon to learn what he needs ~ and there is Nyelev, and Nybor here to assist when needed, and of course Dragonette herelf ~
~ the Bedazzler ~ [/B]

Dragons are always welcome to live and nest here, even without your magic.

Sad that you are leaving and taking your magic with you.

It was very interesting, sorry I was not able to fly in more often.

 

[Bedazzler]

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~The Windswept Struggle~

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Tis a journey comparable to life ~ a hard passage ~ endless struggling ~ great rewards in the end ~

~ so thought Bedazzler as He bent into the wind atop Anethyb ~ both still awed by the scenery and magic surrounding them as they approached their destination ~

~ The Bay Primeval ~ a wondrous garden hidden deep in these mountain reaches for untold centuries ~

~ and here, Dear Reader, is where one story ends and another begins~

~ hidden deep in these mountains is a valley ~ called Paradise by some ~ those who never leave ~ but Bedazzler called it The Valley Of The One ~ a place where all things glowed with the force called Life ~ where what humans called 'Magick' was commonplace ~ where all things were equal to each other ~ and all were equally blessed ~

~ Within the valley were other smaller vales ~ each with their own village ~ each with their own purpose ~ surrounded all around by mountains that had protected this valley since time began ~ mountains pockmarked with caves ~ home to Dragonkind and those who loved them ~

~ and You, Dear Reader, are those people ~

~ Be ye a Wood Sprite ~ a wolf ~ a Blacksmith ~ a Goddess or God ~ you are all welcome here ~

~ Here there are adventures not yet started ~ loves not yet begun ~ songs to be sung and history to be written ~

~ If you feel you are a part of this then write to me ~ the Bedazzler ~ make a new name for your self ~ be a character you love ~ make a place for your self here ~ Let History begin again ~

I believe we may already have a Queen of the Pixies ~ She will join us when She's able ~ who else is there out there who would like to be a part of this History? ~

~ Andreas felt the wind kessening as Anethyb began Her lazy circular descent towards BayPrimeval ~ the only home either of them had ever known ~

~ as Andreas watched the sun setting over the mountains He wondered ~ who would join him here ~ smiling and turning towards the last warmth of the sun He thought ~ We shall see ~

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[Missingmeds]

Hello Bedazzler, might I say that you have wove a tale of beauty and sadness that is more appreciated than you know. I think for now if you don't mind, I will just read along.

 

[BooMerengue]

Hello Bedazzler! How will this work? Do you mean we make new nics here? as our chosen characters? Does each post have to stand alone or will we interact with other posters? I already have an idea for a character... do I just start writing or is there a sort of start date?

I think it could be fun... I have never done a chain story like this.

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Hello BooMerengue ~ I am glad you came to ask these questions ~ I have also gotten a couple private messages asking how this works, so I will try to explain here if I may~

This will be a continuing story made up of stand alone stories. You may write your own adventures with made up or real characters from the stories. If you want to make an adventure with another character who is also playing/writing you must first get that persons permission. Otherwise just swooping in and carrying someone off (an example)could ruin a plot already laid out.

The time and place of this story is somewhat medieval or even earlier. It starts out in a Valley where each finds a place to settle. I think it would be wise to settle in an area that suits your character. I'm pretty sure we have a Queen of the Pixies, and She has her own Dragon. I'm speaking for her now cuz she's out of touch for a bit. But I assume she will want to live in the great woods along with the other sprites and faeries.

We also, I hope, may have a fella somewhat like Master Robinton from Harper Hall on Pern. We need all the types it takes to make society run smooth.

I have someone else who might want to be a Dragon Trainer. Wewill probably borrow heavily from Anne McCaffery on this one, but I doubt she'd mind, and if the one who wants to do it has not read the books, then better still. It will be fresh and ours!

we're also going to have a council, for real pronlems or made up ones. It will be made up of 2 Immortal Ones- I am one- 2Humans,
2 dragons, and 2 pixies. Trees and plants should also be represented, so some one miht need to fill a 2nd minor role as a Nyad.

Thats enough for now to get us started. Write me and tell me who/what you'd like to be... that way I can keep track. I'm going to try to get a map made

JUst remember- there is going to be NO wars, modern weapons, or crimes of sexual violenxe. However...the Goddess- whoever she might be- will have to initiate the druidlike priests... *weg*

~ Bedazzler

 

[Bedazzler]

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~ Anethyb and I decided to overlook the valley as it was such a wonderful day ~ How perfect this world is ~ if only the humans who had been here before had not ruined it ~ perhaps someday they will come back ~ perhaps Carrie would like to come spend a day here ~ Byarra is still at The Tower ~ perhaps She can convey a message for me, eh Anethyb? ~

 

[Bedazzler]

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~ I know she would love these beaches ~ Anethyb? ~ have you already conveyed the message to Byarra? ~ Carrie has the Affinity ~ she will know of what Byarra speaks ~

 

[sweet baby lee]

ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy

NYBOR.........fly my beautiful dragon.......abeely here.....queen of the pixies......friend to boo and sweet baby lee in the world of humans.....not the real world....we in the vale know this is the real world....a world of magicks......places and beings known only to us..........
looking down as we glide over the island......i see bedazzler just leaving on that magnificent dragon..anethyb......no time to say hello.......the time is not right.......he must be on a very important mission.......

nybor my dear blue......young as dragons go....old as humans go.
we land on a small copse just east of our vale......home to all the pixies......my sweet subjects and friends all.....a small commotion in the living trees......just what could that be nybor?....oh my...seems as if young pixie enkar has found another human to vex.....(having forgotten her pledge to be more careful when joining with a human male)...now the poor human is her slave..little did he know he would be forever tied to enkar..and do her bidding as her slave for sharing her bed....now i would need the help of old mother liesel to break the spell......she wont like being bothered again so soon after enkars last tryst with a human.....the poor boy was so smitten he would forget to eat..but alas...thats our enkar....sweet....young.....and unafraid of the consequences of her lustful youth.....but she will learn soon enough......a pixies life is not just flitting about the forest beguiling human males.....we the pixies tend to the living trees as long ago they were made to stand tall and unmoving by a wicked troll from across the island.....but thats another tale.......for another morning.......now i must tend to my duties as queen.....meanwhile mother liesel must be found.......probably across the island visiting with k'arm the faery king.....climbing on nybors sleek back.......aloft we go...........

 

[Bedazzler]

~ Glancing up I see Abbeely on her beautiful Nybor ~ the Pixie magic sparkling in the sun and and catching the eye of all who could see them ~ from the speed at which Nybor was heading into the trees it looked as if there was Pixie mischief afoot ~ chuckling Andreas went on ~ he knew Abbeely would keep things under control ! "Anethyb, we must stop and visit soon and see these poor Humans who have fallen under the Pixie spell ~ maybe some old farms could be resurrected to keep these people busy ~

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~ flying higher Anethyb noticed a flash of something on the old Tor ~ he wondered if Camber had arrived yet ~ the mountain peak had always been a natural spot for a dragon hold ~ plenty of fresh water and a luxurious waterfall for dragon baths and the woods were overfull of wild beasts for fresh killed food ~ this mountain top had always been a favorite place for bedazzler to come and visit with old Themaryb ~ a moment of sadness passed over the pair as they swung low to get a better view ~ yes ~ it looked as if someone had been camping here ~ we'll look into that later ~

~ over flying the Valley Bedazzler felt a pull ~ from the tenseness in Ane's neck he knew it was shared ~ a picture materialized in Andreas mind and as one the pair swung around and headed back to Bay Primeval ~ home to The Bedazzler for centuries ~ "I must go now Ane" ~ gently, as they approached The cove, Anethyb settled at the steps and allowed Bedazzler to alite ~

~ without a word he turned and ran up the stone steps two at a time ~ following the hallways of his home carved out of a mountainside he came to the place he felt most at home ~ he paused at the door ~ and then slowly stepped in and stood quietly in the center of the room ~

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[Bedazzler]

~ Always, after leaving the Chapel I am exhausted ~ rarely am I called there ~ never would I refuse ~ I go to the hillside above my home ~ from here I can watch Anethyb and her young splashing and playing and learning to fly ~ so awkward at first ~ as if I had been drugged flashes of the visions I had been given while in The Presence come to me ~ I have been given new directions ~ someone is in need ~ is coming here ~ I am puzzled ~ I feel it is a Human coming but how is that possible ~ no human can cross the Windy Struggle with out superhuman help ~ I know it isn't Carrie ~ She is not ready ~ she has much to settle in her own domain and knows how to reach me when she is ready ~ Byarra will bring her ~ no, this is someone else ~ someone in anguish ~ in need of rest ~ I will have Abbeely put her Tiny Troublemakers to work ~ it has been centuries since this place has been lived in ~ Anethyb ~ when you have time please let Abbeely know I have need of her services ~ lying back in the tall grass I fall asleep ~ the water in the falls soothing me ~
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[Missingmeds]

A brief post to say again Thank You Bedazzler. I am enjoying this story very much. The pictures are beautiful.