Post by Shadow on Jan 16, 2009 13:41:10 GMT -8
Ah, I see you want to learn about where the Fire Herd and Village spend their lives. Well, that's an honorable request. After all, who wouldn't want to learn about them? They're magnificent creatures, both the humans and the Pegasi.
When you first cross the border at the Windswept plains, you will have two choices. You can turn to the right, venture to the human village, or you can continue forward and come to the caves of the Fire Herd. Let's assume you don't want to turn, and we'll visit our Pegasi friends. Normally two or three of these animals are posted on guard outside the caves. It's not that strict, many times you will see them practicing for battle, grazing, or just talking to one another. After they make sure you're not a threat to their herd, you may enter. After passing through an uncomfortably warm and narrow tunnel, you will emerge in their camp.
This clearing, almost identical to that of the Ice Herd's, is many feet wide and just as high- if not higher- up. Conversations echo off the walls, giving the whole place a busy, comfortable feel. Here is not as warm as the tunnel, but it still has a higher temperature than outside. That doesn't bother the Pegasi, however. They're bred to be used to it.
I hope you aren't too intimidated seeing all of the entrances to separate tunnels around this main clearing. See the biggest one? With the ferns tied together, draping over it? That's the leader's room. Yes, you heard me right. All the tunnels lead to members of the Herd's rooms. No, there aren't that many Pegasi, though I'm sure they would like that to be the truth. Some lead to other important rooms, like relaxing places for Retirees, nurseries for energetic foals, and places where the sick can recover without being disturbed. Members of the Herd are free to go where they please, but visitors are accompanied by another until they are known to be trusted.
When the leader wants every Pegasus's attention, he or she will bellow out a call. Amazingly, it will travel through all the tunnels and reach every member. It's quite beautiful as they all file out, different colors, shapes, and sizes but with all the same excitement to hear what their leader is telling them. When the clearing is filled- with all it's members- it is a somewhat intimidating sight.
Now you shall travel to the Village, a very different side of the Fire Territory. Here not only is the camp less heavily guarded, but more accepting of new visitors. You see, the humans are less suspicious, and they can get out of their camp easier if attacked. For the entrance to their head clearing is very open- they live in a forest, after all!
Yes, a forest. There aren't as many trees as you would imagine, picturing the word, but it isn't called anything else. Huts that the proud villagers have built themselves dot in between the trees. They're move technologically advanced than you'd expect them to be- many with insulation, some with running water, and even a couple with electrical wiring, like a doorbell.
In the clearing, hunters return with their catches of gazelle, children play, people chat, and family pets are seen wandering around. The village is very close, interacting with each other on a daily basis, like the family they are. When the leader calls attention, they show their respect by instantly being silent and going to wherever he or she is to listen.
On another subject, the village people have jobs, much like us. Some are hunters, some healers, builders, and even babysitters. One who comes from outside- the "real" world, at it is called many times- would not notice as much difference as first expected.
Now you have explored all there is to explore in the Fire territory. It would be smart to keep this knowledge to yourself. You don't want them finding out if you spread it unwisely.
When you first cross the border at the Windswept plains, you will have two choices. You can turn to the right, venture to the human village, or you can continue forward and come to the caves of the Fire Herd. Let's assume you don't want to turn, and we'll visit our Pegasi friends. Normally two or three of these animals are posted on guard outside the caves. It's not that strict, many times you will see them practicing for battle, grazing, or just talking to one another. After they make sure you're not a threat to their herd, you may enter. After passing through an uncomfortably warm and narrow tunnel, you will emerge in their camp.
This clearing, almost identical to that of the Ice Herd's, is many feet wide and just as high- if not higher- up. Conversations echo off the walls, giving the whole place a busy, comfortable feel. Here is not as warm as the tunnel, but it still has a higher temperature than outside. That doesn't bother the Pegasi, however. They're bred to be used to it.
I hope you aren't too intimidated seeing all of the entrances to separate tunnels around this main clearing. See the biggest one? With the ferns tied together, draping over it? That's the leader's room. Yes, you heard me right. All the tunnels lead to members of the Herd's rooms. No, there aren't that many Pegasi, though I'm sure they would like that to be the truth. Some lead to other important rooms, like relaxing places for Retirees, nurseries for energetic foals, and places where the sick can recover without being disturbed. Members of the Herd are free to go where they please, but visitors are accompanied by another until they are known to be trusted.
When the leader wants every Pegasus's attention, he or she will bellow out a call. Amazingly, it will travel through all the tunnels and reach every member. It's quite beautiful as they all file out, different colors, shapes, and sizes but with all the same excitement to hear what their leader is telling them. When the clearing is filled- with all it's members- it is a somewhat intimidating sight.
Now you shall travel to the Village, a very different side of the Fire Territory. Here not only is the camp less heavily guarded, but more accepting of new visitors. You see, the humans are less suspicious, and they can get out of their camp easier if attacked. For the entrance to their head clearing is very open- they live in a forest, after all!
Yes, a forest. There aren't as many trees as you would imagine, picturing the word, but it isn't called anything else. Huts that the proud villagers have built themselves dot in between the trees. They're move technologically advanced than you'd expect them to be- many with insulation, some with running water, and even a couple with electrical wiring, like a doorbell.
In the clearing, hunters return with their catches of gazelle, children play, people chat, and family pets are seen wandering around. The village is very close, interacting with each other on a daily basis, like the family they are. When the leader calls attention, they show their respect by instantly being silent and going to wherever he or she is to listen.
On another subject, the village people have jobs, much like us. Some are hunters, some healers, builders, and even babysitters. One who comes from outside- the "real" world, at it is called many times- would not notice as much difference as first expected.
Now you have explored all there is to explore in the Fire territory. It would be smart to keep this knowledge to yourself. You don't want them finding out if you spread it unwisely.