welcome home

They had gathered, and she watched them with her glowing eyes hidden in similar folds of fate that Kisamoa often did. Except where his were rough and full of a dark fabric, hers were suave and nearly blinding as she moved between the world and throughout, but she had always pointed an ear this way just for this exact moment when they summoned one another. She admired the thoughts they shared amongst one another – speaking of danger, of helpful things, of warm wishes and greetings. She watched them quietly, wondering why they hadn’t already declared themselves a herd yet. For everything they had done screamed to the creature of light that they had found a home.

But they didn’t even have a name to call themselves, and their numbers were fairly small. Hope didn’t mind, however, but she wondered if because of themselves not calling themselves a herd that others didn’t think gathering like this was worth their time. Then there was the fact of who would lead them. Curiously, she watched the painted mare who had gathered them – yes she was headstrong but she gave off a vibe of wanting to follow directions, not lead. And the others…. As she watched them further, she realized who might be the better picks for the Halyven Herd.

And so she stepped through the folds, of the light to stand among them in the rain. Her body glowed a warm ethereal aura, and she simply looked like something made of sunshine and warm summer mornings, even as her thick soft fur became mottled with dark droplets of the everlasting rain. She surveyed them all with her glowing eyes, a smile gracing her features as though she hadn’t just been listening to their conversation thus far.

”I’m glad you’ve all gathered here. I’ve had time to survey the damage to the land and figure out the best course of action.” She began, flitting those glowing eyes over everyone gathered. ”And I’ve determined that the first step is with all of you, here. Of course, others may come as they wish, but for now… I think it’s time for the Rift to have an official herd.” She grinned to them, scanning their faces for any sort of reaction.

"I would like Rixen and Roscorro to lead you.” Her head shifted as she stepped toward the antlered man and the dragon man with a broad smile. ”Of course, if you’ve never led a herd before that’s fine. You are the first, here, in the Rift in many years. Learning from your mistakes will be your best course of action. Do decide about tiers, however. You’ll need to consult with one another to see who will do what. You will also need to find out what to call yourselves and where you’d like to call home if Halyven isn’t the place you want.” She offered them quietly, thoughtfully.

Then she stepped back, outside of the gathering to let them talk amongst themselves. ”I will be here when you decide, let me know the name of the herd and where you wish to stay and it shall be done.” And then, Hope waited.

“Talk.”

HOPE
changes everything

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Congrats!! You've become the first herd of the Rift :) Hope has promoted @Rixen and @Roscorro to be the two leaders. You can dish out the duties of everything a herd has (like crafters, thieves, healers, warriors, etc, or leave it open for now until more things get figured out) and create the name of your herd and location (if you want to stay in Halyven, that's fine too)!

Please let us know in the Discord what the name of the herd is and what color you'd like your herd to be so we can get a discord section set up as well as adjust all of you here with a rank are part of the herd as well. There's no rush to get it figured out, as Hope is remaining for your answers, but feel free to speak with each other in discord or on here to get the idea of names and stuff done so we can get you all a rank and what not! You can have your characters talk with one another here to decide as well, but Hope won't post again until a decision is made, though you can ask her questions and she'll respond after. And as always, feel free to PM staff if you have any questions about this :)

Again, congratulations to you all!