Time.
It is time.
Vi's Roses have been planted, have begun to spread their cleansing aura throughout the Greatwood, throughout the Hollowed Grounds. But alone it is not enough.
The blight has sunk its teeth into the world like a snakebite, but with the help of man and Fae alike, it may finally be possible to suck the venom from the wound.
Within the shrine, the roses bloom and grow. Buds appear on fresh stems, thorns glitter through the ice, red blossoms on white.
And Arduinna appears, resplendent in whites and coppers as if touched by Vi himself, her fiery hair all the brighter on this muted landscape. She kneels at the centre of the shrine, her hands clasped around one of the roses, her head bowed.
"Rae." She speaks softly, her voice carrying further than it ought to. Around her, healing energy pours out and into the earth, seeking out the roses wherever they may have been planted. Seeking, finding... and drawing back.
"Sweet Rae, Devoted Vi, hear our call. Let nature thrive as it ought to, not through the force of another's hand."
Arduinna begins to sing, a low and sorrowful melody, and her words echo far, far into the woods. Unintelligible, they stroke along the skeleton branches, they dig deep into the roots and boughs...
And back, carried through the channels of her energy... the blight floods in.
Still she sings, the lady of the woods, even as her alabaster skin darkens to black, as her fiery hair dulls to obsidian. Only the rose in her hands remains crimson - as it will forevermore. Like petrified wood, Arduinna grows still. A statue to contain the blight. A sacrifice to life.
Hearing the prayers of those at the shrine, Arduinna expends all of her strength to draw the blight from the places where roses have been planted. She has sacrificed herself in order to do this.
Forever, she will draw the blight into her own body to contain it. The SE will continue as normal from here, but your blighted characters may now begin to show signs of improvement. By Flowerbirth, all signs of blight will be eradicated - all thanks to you guys! <3
You may have your characters recover as quickly or as slowly as you like.
In addition, any magic connected directly to Arduinna will no longer work.
Sum of all, and by them, driven
To conquer every mountain shown
