Every confession made, promise laid down at your bedside
Morning came pale and quiet over Halo, the strange Longheat warmth muted beneath a thin veil of cloud. The worksite no longer looked like a labor ground. Noah had cleaned up the space and put away all the tools. What remained was intentional space.
His boots marked the snow in a straight path, pace unhurried, shoulders squared beneath a fur-lined cloak. He carried a wooden crate against his chest. Breath curled from his beard as he approached, glacier eyes lifting first to the horizon, then back to the shrine itself, checking it again by instinct. Still level. Still true. He knelt and opened the crate. Inside were the rest of his collected materials, honorings of the god and his herald. The spring water came first, and he poured it from the leather waterskins and into the basin within the shrine. Next came the blossoms from the Draig. They were beautiful, resilient things, with their petals holding color despite cold and travel. He arranged them in a low arc, adjusting angles so they faced outward rather than toward him.
Noah rested back on his heels and let the silence gather. Wind brushed across the tundra, tugging lightly at his cloak. "Safrin, I have prepared a place to honor you. A waypoint of hope and safety on this tundra. For Vi, life represented in dragon eggshells and new blossoms. For you, hotsprings water littered with star and moonlight. Your followers, your daughter, have placed their hands and their labor on this project. I hope it pleases you." He closed his eyes, hoping the herald would hear him here.
Noah is turning in his quest received in this is not your end
Noah has been given a quest! To build a shrine he must
1. Complete a thread attaining Safrin-related raw materials for the shrine
:: send your spirit to follow Collects water from Safrin's Mirror at night when the stars are shining on it extra, with Deimos (water was collected before the springs could heal)
2. Complete a thread attaining Vi-related raw materials for the shrine
:: vitality Collects new flower buds/blossoms and dragon egg shells, with Ronin
3. Complete a thread constructing the shrine in your chosen location
:: you can hear it in the ground Constructs the shrine components, with Nova
4. Complete a PQ with fellow Safrin followers preparing the ground and assembling the shrine
:: [PQ] into the twilight Finishes prep and construction, with Flora and Deimos
Description: "Created to honor life and the gods that preside over it, this shrine to Vi and Safrin is a beacon of hope. The shrine rises from the snow like a captured sunrise near the Olson Hunting Lodge. It is carved from warm golden stone inlaid with dragon eggshells. A pointed arch frames a recessed alcove, crowned by an eight-pointed star that gleams like a promise. Within, a small tiered fountain spills clear unfreezing water in gentle ribbons. Star motifs scatter across the inner panel and base, while a radiant sun emblem is set into the pedestal, suggesting both night guidance and daybreak blessing. Vibrantly colored blossoms grow improbably at either side, vivid against the white."
Image: https://i.imgur.com/seJIMbY.png
His boots marked the snow in a straight path, pace unhurried, shoulders squared beneath a fur-lined cloak. He carried a wooden crate against his chest. Breath curled from his beard as he approached, glacier eyes lifting first to the horizon, then back to the shrine itself, checking it again by instinct. Still level. Still true. He knelt and opened the crate. Inside were the rest of his collected materials, honorings of the god and his herald. The spring water came first, and he poured it from the leather waterskins and into the basin within the shrine. Next came the blossoms from the Draig. They were beautiful, resilient things, with their petals holding color despite cold and travel. He arranged them in a low arc, adjusting angles so they faced outward rather than toward him.
Noah rested back on his heels and let the silence gather. Wind brushed across the tundra, tugging lightly at his cloak. "Safrin, I have prepared a place to honor you. A waypoint of hope and safety on this tundra. For Vi, life represented in dragon eggshells and new blossoms. For you, hotsprings water littered with star and moonlight. Your followers, your daughter, have placed their hands and their labor on this project. I hope it pleases you." He closed his eyes, hoping the herald would hear him here.
Noah is turning in his quest received in this is not your end
Noah has been given a quest! To build a shrine he must
1. Complete a thread attaining Safrin-related raw materials for the shrine
:: send your spirit to follow Collects water from Safrin's Mirror at night when the stars are shining on it extra, with Deimos (water was collected before the springs could heal)
2. Complete a thread attaining Vi-related raw materials for the shrine
:: vitality Collects new flower buds/blossoms and dragon egg shells, with Ronin
3. Complete a thread constructing the shrine in your chosen location
:: you can hear it in the ground Constructs the shrine components, with Nova
4. Complete a PQ with fellow Safrin followers preparing the ground and assembling the shrine
:: [PQ] into the twilight Finishes prep and construction, with Flora and Deimos
Description: "Created to honor life and the gods that preside over it, this shrine to Vi and Safrin is a beacon of hope. The shrine rises from the snow like a captured sunrise near the Olson Hunting Lodge. It is carved from warm golden stone inlaid with dragon eggshells. A pointed arch frames a recessed alcove, crowned by an eight-pointed star that gleams like a promise. Within, a small tiered fountain spills clear unfreezing water in gentle ribbons. Star motifs scatter across the inner panel and base, while a radiant sun emblem is set into the pedestal, suggesting both night guidance and daybreak blessing. Vibrantly colored blossoms grow improbably at either side, vivid against the white."
Image: https://i.imgur.com/seJIMbY.png
Noah
Guiding a broken heart through the edge of dark
