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Featuring Kiko and many shamans / members of the herd (TBD)
Autumn, Year 773 of the New Age
Oakfern, The Moonpool

Kiko drowned in deep trance. The shamans around her that had gathered at the moon pool to go through this experience together faded away as the doe sank deeper and deeper into her vision. There was an owl. An owl she knew. She had met them several times and they had announced great and mysterious things. Then there was the moon, glittering and shimmering on her soaked fur. And then there was the water. Kiko drowned into it. It was the first time she experienced the wet taste of water with all her body and soul again. In years she had felt dry and drought even if surrounded by water. But not today. Today it reached right down to her core. And there a whisper emerged 'You'. Kiko perked her ears as the whisper turned into the bubbling ripple of dripping water ' You ' . Kiko saw the Owl again, circling a fawnling. Kiko first believed it was herself, but as the vision grew clearer it wasn't her. It was a slightly younger fawnling. A Stag. It was Bast. The Oracle. And again she heard a call, growing stronger into the roaring of a waterfall ' You ' it blustered as the Oracle vanished from the vision and the Owl glided over her, the birds shadow hitting her like a falling rock.
With a jerk Kiko left the vision and found herself within it yet in reality. There indeed was an Owl circling above her head, throwing the shadow upon her. Kiko knew the Owl too well. The bird then they gave room to the moon’s light, flying to a nearby rock near the ceiling of the great cavern of the moonpool. When Kiko looked around her she realized that she must have been in trance longer than the other shamans as they were all looking at her mostly puzzled.
And then realization hit her. Within a split second the vision she had made sense. The repeated visit of the barn owl made sense. It all made sense. And this was the moment where Gealach wanted her to rise. Kiko drew together a pillar of water that rose her just high enough that every shaman even in the last corner of the cave would be able to see her and then rose her voice into the silence of their questioning gazes.

“My brothers and sisters in the face of Gealach. You have witnessed the messenger of God. A celestial spirit that has been calling my name again and again for many moons. My vision was clear today for the first time.” The shamans’ silence deepened. They knew what was going to come. They knew they were about to make a decision. They knew that this was another crossroad.
“King Sigrunn is leading our herd to be as physically strong and present above ground as it can be. But where is our Oracle to lead our other pole - the shamanhood - into the depth of spirituality? We need both. Presence and physical strength and indenting into the power of devotion. Who deepens our Spiritualty? Who amplifies our Devotion? Who enhances our Adoration? It’s not enough to be present at the rituals. We all are present at the rituals. It’s not enough to be faithful. We all are faithful. It’s not enough to pay lip service to Gealach. We all have to prove ourselves in Gealach’s test. But who is there to support each and everyone of us through this test? The Oracle Bast has heard the call when he was considerably young. The weight of Gealach’s will might have pressed too heavily on his shoulders and he has grown less and less presence. The voice of Gealach is hardly heard through his mouth.
What we need is an Oracle that can bear Gealach’s calls and carry them into the herd. Let me be their voice. Let me guide our Shamanhood to grow to its peak and to its roots and deeper than it has ever been. Let me augment the power of spirits and water, of sacrifice and devotion. We all have yet potential to grow into unexpected elation. Let me nurture that potential so it can grow to its fulfillment.”
The white owl gave another screech as if impatient for Kiko to come to an end. With a powerful leap the bird pushed off the rock it had been sitting on and floated down gracefully until it landed on Kiko’s back. The doe hardly moved upon the vibration of the heavy body landing on her. She stood firmly and her voice was clearer than ever before.
“I have been called by this Owl who has chosen to be my companion without any effort on my part.
I have not asked for this, but I have been asked. And now I ask you:
Do you want to accept me, Oathkeeper Kiko, as the voice of Gealach in the chosen herd of the Moon - as your Oracle?”

Dunn, dunn, duuuuuuunn - Kiko had a vision that she presented to her fellow shaman as a call of Gealach for her to become the Oracle during a mass trance!! And so she speaks to her fellow shamans...
Now it is your turn! Your fawnling can react to this turn of things. Does your fawnling approve or rather not? So there are basically two ways to respond. You can choose either or both <3.

Respond with writing:
- Just the normal way of mass RPing: reply to this featured comment , include a link as well with the Name | Herdrank and write your fawnling's response. Your fawnling does not necessarily have to be present at this very scene to give their opinion.

and/or

Participate in the Mass Collab:
There are two ways to participate in the collab.
- Either you request me to send you one of those little crappy sketches (first come, first serve! - claim the numbers in this featured comment and I will send you the sketch asap) and turn it into your fawnling and send it to me (don't forget to include a link).
- or you just create your fawnling (with no legs, as standing in the water) and send that my way without a sketch and I will find a spot to squeeze it in.

I want to keep the collab as easy as possible, so don't worry about size or your artistic skills. Remember: the more the merrier and I really don't mind your skill or style! Nor does Kiko - we just want to encourage as many of you to give some love to your Oakies as possible!

Remember: Kiko is master at magic, so if you let your fawnling connect with their water magic to Kiko's water pillar, you can even gain a nice little addition to your fawnling's stats .

Also keep in mind, that this was taking place during a mass trance which only shamans participate in. However, other fawnlings can just still drop in there, just won't have consumed mushrooms .

Sketches:

1 - ready by nerwen-wilwarin for Medea 6 - open                  11 - open

2 - claimed by DatNachtmaehre for Mikri 7 - ready frees-equines for Tethys    12 - open

3 - ready by Haloclimb for Kara         8 - open                  13 - ready by LeppsArt for Sirius

4 - open                                                           9 - open                  14 - ready by LeppsArt for Movaria

5 - ready by nerwen-wilwarin for Solban 10 - open

Dead-Line for Mass Collab:
I will leave this open for at least 1 month upon entering the groups gallery. So please send me your fawnling images until the 22nd of June. If you need more time and want to enter, you can always hit me up! The deadline isn't set in stone, just more for the purpose of giving an idea about what I think the timeframe should be. Once the collab is finished, I will post it including the written responses

PS: For those with a big lack of time who still want to participate, there are a couple of tiny sketches that only show hardly anything if you wanna go for minimalism

Description

Featuring Kiko and many shamans / members of the herd (TBD)
Autumn, Year 773 of the New Age
Oakfern, The Moonpool

Kiko drowned in deep trance. The shamans around her that had gathered at the moon pool to go through this experience together faded away as the doe sank deeper and deeper into her vision. There was an owl. An owl she knew. She had met them several times and they had announced great and mysterious things. Then there was the moon, glittering and shimmering on her soaked fur. And then there was the water. Kiko drowned into it. It was the first time she experienced the wet taste of water with all her body and soul again. In years she had felt dry and drought even if surrounded by water. But not today. Today it reached right down to her core. And there a whisper emerged 'You'. Kiko perked her ears as the whisper turned into the bubbling ripple of dripping water ' You ' . Kiko saw the Owl again, circling a fawnling. Kiko first believed it was herself, but as the vision grew clearer it wasn't her. It was a slightly younger fawnling. A Stag. It was Bast. The Oracle. And again she heard a call, growing stronger into the roaring of a waterfall ' You ' it blustered as the Oracle vanished from the vision and the Owl glided over her, the birds shadow hitting her like a falling rock.
With a jerk Kiko left the vision and found herself within it yet in reality. There indeed was an Owl circling above her head, throwing the shadow upon her. Kiko knew the Owl too well. The bird then they gave room to the moon’s light, flying to a nearby rock near the ceiling of the great cavern of the moonpool. When Kiko looked around her she realized that she must have been in trance longer than the other shamans as they were all looking at her mostly puzzled.
And then realization hit her. Within a split second the vision she had made sense. The repeated visit of the barn owl made sense. It all made sense. And this was the moment where Gealach wanted her to rise. Kiko drew together a pillar of water that rose her just high enough that every shaman even in the last corner of the cave would be able to see her and then rose her voice into the silence of their questioning gazes.

“My brothers and sisters in the face of Gealach. You have witnessed the messenger of God. A celestial spirit that has been calling my name again and again for many moons. My vision was clear today for the first time.” The shamans’ silence deepened. They knew what was going to come. They knew they were about to make a decision. They knew that this was another crossroad.
“King Sigrunn is leading our herd to be as physically strong and present above ground as it can be. But where is our Oracle to lead our other pole - the shamanhood - into the depth of spirituality? We need both. Presence and physical strength and indenting into the power of devotion. Who deepens our Spiritualty? Who amplifies our Devotion? Who enhances our Adoration? It’s not enough to be present at the rituals. We all are present at the rituals. It’s not enough to be faithful. We all are faithful. It’s not enough to pay lip service to Gealach. We all have to prove ourselves in Gealach’s test. But who is there to support each and everyone of us through this test? The Oracle Bast has heard the call when he was considerably young. The weight of Gealach’s will might have pressed too heavily on his shoulders and he has grown less and less presence. The voice of Gealach is hardly heard through his mouth.
What we need is an Oracle that can bear Gealach’s calls and carry them into the herd. Let me be their voice. Let me guide our Shamanhood to grow to its peak and to its roots and deeper than it has ever been. Let me augment the power of spirits and water, of sacrifice and devotion. We all have yet potential to grow into unexpected elation. Let me nurture that potential so it can grow to its fulfillment.”
The white owl gave another screech as if impatient for Kiko to come to an end. With a powerful leap the bird pushed off the rock it had been sitting on and floated down gracefully until it landed on Kiko’s back. The doe hardly moved upon the vibration of the heavy body landing on her. She stood firmly and her voice was clearer than ever before.
“I have been called by this Owl who has chosen to be my companion without any effort on my part.
I have not asked for this, but I have been asked. And now I ask you:
Do you want to accept me, Oathkeeper Kiko, as the voice of Gealach in the chosen herd of the Moon - as your Oracle?”

Dunn, dunn, duuuuuuunn - Kiko had a vision that she presented to her fellow shaman as a call of Gealach for her to become the Oracle during a mass trance!! And so she speaks to her fellow shamans...
Now it is your turn! Your fawnling can react to this turn of things. Does your fawnling approve or rather not? So there are basically two ways to respond. You can choose either or both <3.

Respond with writing:
- Just the normal way of mass RPing: reply to this featured comment , include a link as well with the Name | Herdrank and write your fawnling's response. Your fawnling does not necessarily have to be present at this very scene to give their opinion.

and/or

Participate in the Mass Collab:
There are two ways to participate in the collab.
- Either you request me to send you one of those little crappy sketches (first come, first serve! - claim the numbers in this featured comment and I will send you the sketch asap) and turn it into your fawnling and send it to me (don't forget to include a link).
- or you just create your fawnling (with no legs, as standing in the water) and send that my way without a sketch and I will find a spot to squeeze it in.

I want to keep the collab as easy as possible, so don't worry about size or your artistic skills. Remember: the more the merrier and I really don't mind your skill or style! Nor does Kiko - we just want to encourage as many of you to give some love to your Oakies as possible!

Remember: Kiko is master at magic, so if you let your fawnling connect with their water magic to Kiko's water pillar, you can even gain a nice little addition to your fawnling's stats .

Also keep in mind, that this was taking place during a mass trance which only shamans participate in. However, other fawnlings can just still drop in there, just won't have consumed mushrooms .

Sketches:

1 - ready by nerwen-wilwarin for Medea 6 - open                  11 - open

2 - claimed by DatNachtmaehre for Mikri 7 - ready frees-equines for Tethys    12 - open

3 - ready by Haloclimb for Kara         8 - open                  13 - ready by LeppsArt for Sirius

4 - open                                                           9 - open                  14 - ready by LeppsArt for Movaria

5 - ready by nerwen-wilwarin for Solban 10 - open

Dead-Line for Mass Collab:
I will leave this open for at least 1 month upon entering the groups gallery. So please send me your fawnling images until the 22nd of June. If you need more time and want to enter, you can always hit me up! The deadline isn't set in stone, just more for the purpose of giving an idea about what I think the timeframe should be. Once the collab is finished, I will post it including the written responses

PS: For those with a big lack of time who still want to participate, there are a couple of tiny sketches that only show hardly anything if you wanna go for minimalism