You stumble into this world un-prepared. That's okay, sometimes its good to be un-prepared. If you weren't, you would have never found yourself in this land. You look back at the way you came. There is no trace of anything out of the ordinary. In fact, in order for you to get into this world it seems that you had to go through a rock. Magick. This place is full of it. You are unable to go back, so you decide to go further in. Why not? You don't have to worry about getting lost. You already are.
You are in a thick forest. There is no way out that you can see; just a deer path: old and worn, but seemingly just used. You look down to study the path more closely. Yep, you are sure of it: there are new tracks in the mud; but they aren't deer tracks. You walk more quickly now, afraid of what kind of animal may have left those tracks. You are going so fast that you didn't notice the woman standing in the path until you run into her. You mumble an apology as you step back to get a good look at her. Your jaw drops. This woman is wearing a dress unlike any you have ever seen before. It is violet, and it looks like silk, but it glows with a deep blue light. The dress went down to her toes and as the woman just stood there, looking you down from head to foot, it rippled in the wind. You finally are able to concentrate on looking at things other than her dress. She is blonde with hair as thick as a lion's mane, and much longer. Her hair is tied back loosely with a single silver ribbon that compliments her hair and eyes nicely. And her eyes. They look like deep pools of silver fire that anyone could drown in; and they are sparkling with amusement.
"Ah yes, I have been waiting for you," the woman says with a surprisingly smooth voice. At your questioning look she continues. "You are a wanderer, are you not?" You look even more puzzeled. "A wandered is someone who believes in magick. Someone who remembers the Old Ways even if the rest of the world does not. Wanderers are always drawn to this world. It is said that they cannot live without it. Without magick, that is. You see, hundreds of years ago, people stopped embracing magick and started to fear it. They drove out everything that they thought mystical. Including Unicorns and Dragons, Pegasus, Gryphons, Mirmaids, me. It seems like yesterday." You gape at her. This was hundreds of years ago, and she still lookes so young. "What- Who are you?" You ask the strange woman. "my name is Star Lioness. I'm a... Well I can't quite remember. It's been so long since creation, but don't worry, I'm not dangerous as long as you do not harm me or this land." She answeres; silence follows.
Finally after what seems like hours of silence, Star Lioness says, "Well, we mustn't just stay here, silent. Let me show you around." You nod. A star appeared on her the center of her forehead and began glowing with golden light the light consumed everything: the forest, the path, everthing. After all was lost in the golden light, it reappears; and you find yourself somewhere new.
Looking around, you notice that you are in a large clearing. As you walk around you notice a stream near the edge. You walk closer to the stream and realize that it drops off to a waterfall that leads to a lake at the bottom. There is a trail that leads to the lake, but you decide to look around some more before you choose any one path. There is a path deeper into the forest. It is well used, judging by the hoofmarks. Horses you guess, but then again why would horses be here? You turn from that path and you find the path that you came from. You can tell that it's the same path from the tracks. You look at them but still can't think of what animal might be the owner. You look further up that path and realize that it leads up to some snow-capped mountains; and another path right next to it led to a cliff. You aren't up for mountain climbing, so you turn away. There is another path that leads down to a sandy beach. The thought of a beach sounds nice, but you are not ready.
You sit down in the middle of the meadow, and only then do you notice all the... butterflies? (if that's what they are) hovering above the meadow. "What are those?" you ask yourself, then jump when Star Lioness answers you. You had forgotten she was there. "They are Brimeety, one of the most common species around here. Cute little fellows, aren't they?" You blink for a minute. Cute is one of the last things you would call it. You nod anyway.
"Well, are you ready to meet other Wanderers like yourself?" Star Lioness says after another moment of silence. You wonder at the thought of others, but you decide that there is no point of just staying here. You nod and you are taken to a city of Wanderers.
A Gathering of Wanderers
The Enchanted Realm RPG
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"No," you change your mind. "I will go back home." The light surrounds you again and you find yourself back where you first entered this world, only this time there is a blurred... mirror? shining back into your world. Just before you step into the portal, Star Lioness says, "Please come back often. This world changes from time to time. Also, perhaps you would like to go to another world like this one?"
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