A Bright White Orb

Not far from the town post, Akon catches  a glimpse of the orb, and watches curriously as it eneters the tavern. She then peeks her head around following it a bit, to see it leave through the kitchen. Quirking a brow, she then slowly walks after the orb, trying to see what exactly it is.

Glimmer follows Akon and the light orb.  The closer she gets, she begins saying "Haven Melrose if that is you, thi is one of the most magical spectacular things I've ever seen you do.  We sure do miss you!  And Thalenir, too."  Glimmer continues to follow the orb around as best she can.

Abner catches sight of the orb while in the tavern. He gets up and starts to follow the mysterious little orb.

Akon nods to Vi, then looks to Glimmer. "Do you know vhat on this shard that thing is. Haven Melrose you say?"

The orb stops over the sink in the kitchen and hovers for a minute.  It then floats toward Akon and sits in front of her hood for a few seconds inching closer to her nose.  The orb floats around her head in a full circle.  A small piece of the orb breaks off and sails toward Akon's forehead.

Marduk, stepping into the kitchen sees the orb floating around Akon and draws his wand. His eyes squint as if to read something too small to see...  (detect magic)

Glimmer giggles as the orb follows Akon.  "Well I don't KNOW of course that it's Haven, but it would be rather delightful.  I've never seen such a thing, so I can't be sure.  It is a rather tricky looky orbie thingie however.  Smallish.  Like nuts.  I do so enjoy nuts."  Glimmer rambles on idly as she watches the orb.

"I sense strong magics in this orb..."  Marduk then steps closer to inspect the dweomers of the orb.  (inspect magic)

Glimmer looks to Marduk and says "Magics you say?  I like magics and I like shinies.  Seeing as how Akon here just got magics shot in her face, we may need to be a bit more careful.  Can you tell what it is?"

Akon flinches, and steps back from the orb, half lifting her palm to shield herself from the orb shard, but not in time enough to keep it from hitting her square in the forhead. A mild curse escapes her lips as she says, "What is it doing?" Scruching up her nose in distaste and trying to draw back further from the pesky light.

Glimmer replies to Akon  "It looks as if the lighty orbie thingie has a crushie on you Akon.  Akon and the lighty orbie thingie are cute together.  It gives you a...errrm...glow!  Just like me.  I can glow."  Glimmer holds her breath and puffs out her cheeks as she begins to glow a faint pink shade.

Part of the shard is absorbed into Akon's hand, the rest bounces off her hand and hits the glass in the nearby window, shattering a single pane.   The orb moves past Akon and Glimmer to the window and shoots another shard at it.  The broken window is now whole.  The orb grows in size and quickly returns to normal.  The orb moves past Akon to Glimmer.  It sits happily on her shoulder.

Glimmer places a hand on Akon and says "Light of the dawn, heal this soul" (HEAL 5).  She then looks at the orb on her shoulder and says 'Hi lightie orbie thingie.  You seem to have a temper.  Good idea.  Temper is character, after all.  You just sit right here and have a rest."  To the rest of the people, she says "What do you all think this is?  It's friends with me so let's not hurt it."  Glimmer then giggles uncontrollably and hiccups.

Marduk steps back from the orb as the event happens,  "Cure?    ...   a mend spell?"  He looks a little baffled.  "It cast a cure at Akon and a mending spell at the window.  This orb definately seems sentient.... but it also seems peacefull...."  He comes a little closer..   "And radiates warmth too..."
 

Glimmer looks to Marduk and says "It is warm.  Like a kitty.  It likes me a lot.  I can tell.  I'm going to keep it.  I'll make it a nice little bed."  Glimmer begins looking around for a box.

"Ummm...  a pet?"  Marduk scratches his beard...  "What are you going to feed it?"  Marduk looks at the orb siting on her shoulder.. "C..a...n       y....o....u....   c....o...m...u...n..i...c...a....t...e..?"

Glimmer looks at Marduk with mischief in her eyes and says "Y...E...S.........I........C...A...N......!".

Atasatch walks into the tavern to see everyone standing and staring at the orb. He looks puzzled and looksto the orb he walks closer and asks Akon. "What is it?"

The orb hops happily off Glimmer's shoulder and hovers about 6 feet off the ground.   It glides over and stops very near to Marduk's face.  It then rotates forward a little, then back a little, then forward again.

Vi chuckles while looking at the orb bounce around spuratically. Abner goes up to the orb and tries to catch it.

Vi's hands close around the orb with little effort.  Both his hands and part way up to his elbows feel warm.   The orb moves freely through his fingers and doesn't seem affected by the grasping attempt.  (Medicine)

"it feels warm! I wonder what it is exactly, it doesent seem to be a threat."

"I'm not sure..." Says Akon to Atasatch as she watched the orb somewhat suspiciously, seemingly not convinced that this was friend. "I've never seen a cure spell that's broken windows..." She then shot out a hand protectively to hopefully block Vi from grabbing at it. "Wait..." She watched as it seems to nod at the gnome. "Are you here to show us something?" She asks the orb.

The orb glides back to the Uordeq looks at her for a minute, then akwardly tilts to the left.

Akon folds her arms, still eyeballing the orb suspiciously, then cocks her head to the right awkwardly like a currios dog would do to it's mirror image. "This orb is very strange....are you Haven Melrose?"

Glimmer attempts to put the orb in front of herself and says "Ok Orbie thingie.  After you.  Show us where we need to go."

The orb floats up and makes one pass along the perimiter of the room.  It moves down to the cellar stairs and heads down.  It appears to be looking for something as it darts left and right.  You catch a glimpse of it just before it zooms behind a large barrel.  The keg has a label on it that reads, "Baumgarten's of Jastrey-Maple Butter Bum Brew."  The orb is bouncing happily in front of this barrel.

Glimmer follows the orb quickly and upon stopping says "What is it? You want some ale?  Hop on my shoulder for yes.  And hop to the right for no."

Sitting in the main tavern area on a table facing a wall, Nakigahara catches a glimpse of shining orb in the corner of his eye, instantly catching his attention as it went down into the cellar.  "Ooh... that's shiny..." the Angori turned on the table, leaving his weapon behind to follow it down the stairs where it would float happily about the barrel.  “What’s this?” he reaches out to touch the orb, which seemed sentient to him.

The orb hops lightly in place and encircles the label.  Naki's hand passes through the orb and he feels a rush of warmth up his arm only to his wrist.

Akon watches on with a pensive furrowed brow. Following and watching she remarks, "Either this orb wants to get drunk or it's looking for Keg...." She purses her lips a moment more, thinking. She then looks to the others. "Do you think this has anything to do with Bloodtide?"

Feeling the tingling, warm feeling around his hand, he brings it close to his chest, unsure of whether or not he liked the feeling.  He takes a closer look at the label that the orb was circling about.  "Baumgarten's of Jastrey-Maple Butter Bum Brew?"
 

Glimmer looks to the orb and says "If you need Keg, I'm sure we can find him.  Hop on my shoulder and off we'll go."

The orb hops on Glimmers shoulder, shivering with excitement.

Glimmer looks around excitedly and speaks to the orb "Well then, off we go!"  Glimmer looks to the rest of the group and says "To the farms then.  Let us go."  Glimmer begins walking up the stairs and back out through the tavern headed for the Farm.

The sound of a bench scraping the wooden floor of he tavern echoes through the large room.  Keg sits up and rubs his eyes. Seeing the group he says with a broad smile, “Time travel.” He then makes it to his feet and sits on the nearby bench he had presumably fallen out of.

Glimmer look startled at Keg's abruptness and says "Keg, you dwarves are the clumsiest lot I've ever seen.  This here is Lightie Orbie Thingie.  Lightie Orbie Thingie, here is Keg.  Glad we didn't have to make a long trip."  Glimmer points to the orb on her shoulder during the introduction and then says "Lightie Orbie Thingie seems to be exuberant in her efforts to find you.  I'm gonna keep her, so don't get crazy and be nice.  She's warm and snuggly like a little baby kitty.  Or a dwarf beard.  More like a dwarf beard."  Glimmer waggles her eyebrows at Keg and giggles heartily.

Akon follows along behind, quiet and pensive, mumbling near under her breath when the dwarf comes in sight. "Well..at least he might be able to talk to it..." She then goes silent as they approach the dwarf.

Vi follows the group and sits there and plays with his bow while listening to the conversation.

Keg looks up at the small fairy and notices the wisp on her shoulder. “Soft? Tis a wind spirit ye speak of.” Keg stands abruptly and grabs for his mug. Fiercely tromping over to the fairy he swats the open end of the mug toward the wisp collecting it in one swoop.

He quickly holds his hand over the mug as he places it behind his back. “There, I have imprisoned it and ye are free at go about yer nut chasseing.”  Keg appears very proud of himself.

Keg whispers under his breath,” Dona worry, they will be gone soon and I’ll let ye out.” the wisp floats up and stays just above the dwarf’s head.

Glimmer looks shocked and a bit faint for a moment.  "KEG!  You have to let Lightie Orbie Thingie go.  You simply must!  It He She wants to talk to you!"  Glimmer frets around in her pouch and pulls a large handful of cookies out.  She promptly stuffs them all in her mouth and chews as quickly as possible.  Upon swallowing her cookies, she takes a deep breath and says "Well now then dearie.  Let's go about this in a rational way.  Please release the orb from your mug dear friend.  It is an intelligent being of some variety and wishes you no harm I believe.  It bounced quite gleefully in the presence of a keg of yours, Keg.  I must beg of you to release the kind spirit out of the goodness and warmth I know you have hidden in that burly heart of yours.  Please, at least let us hold council with the Orb and decipher what it shall present to us."