Fireflies PartOne

Starting point (d2)
Crawling outside your den in the cool of the evening to relieve yourself, you bear witness to a thousand Crawling outside your den in the cool of the evening to relieve yourself, you bear witness to a thousand diminutive miracles. They are a kind of Tiny Being, one of the many little armored tribes who live in the undergrowth beneath the notice of mightier Beasts such as yourself, but these are special.

They light up the closing dusk with a beautiful light beaming from their very bodies. Their spirits burn with such fervor that you can see their glowing souls even with your eyes.

Holding themselves in midair as steadily as they can, each beams forth its own radiance in a verdant symphony. Alone, each is a wonder, but together, their Grand Dance of Light sings forth a great Music, just on the edge of perception:

We are the Light which shines in the darkness: We are the Moon, and Sun, and Stars. We have found the Light within us And share it with all, without shame, without thought. We are the First Guides of those who are lost: Seek the Light Within You, The Hidden Sun, and follow, follow. Dance, Shine, to drive back the Darkness, Follow the Light which shall bring the Dawn.

We are the messengers of the Great Above Come to remind you of your True Self: You are the Light, a Spark passed on by those who came before, That Nothingness should be made a lie, That the Truth be forever translated Into new and wondrous languages of flesh.

One of the living flames drifts near you, blinking questioningly.

How do you react?

Options:

 * Ignore It. (d2a)
 * Consume it. (d2b)
 * Add your light to theirs with a puff of a flame. (d2c)
 * Capture several of their kind and bring them back to your lair. (d2d)
 * Sing a promise to seek the hidden light. (d2e)
 * Simply stay and enjoy their Music. (d2f)

Ignore It. (d2a)
These tiny things seem to imagine themselves wise, but their sun-drenched dogma does not resonate with your spirit.

You turn away, determined to find your own truths, and not to take them from others.

(End Event)

Rewards
Add Earth mastery by 2 points.

Add Air master.y by 1 point.

Consume it (d2b)
You easily snap up the tiny thing, but quickly come to regret it; it seems that whatever magic allows them to shine their light also makes them taste extremely bitter.

You smack your jaws several times, trying to rid yourself of the acrid flavor, and begin to foam lightly. You mentally note that consuming Tiny Beings may not be worth the effort in future.

(End Event)

Rewards
Add Fire mastery by 2 points.

Add Earth mastery by 1 point.

Add your light to theirs with a puff of flame. (d2c)
Your inner Fire bursts outwards briefly, dwarfing their green flickers. For several moments afterward, it seems to you that their dances and lights intensify! /cWas it fear of your flame? Or were they, in their small way, celebrating your own gift of light?

Perhaps it does not matter. Then again, perhaps it does.

(End Event)

Rewards
Add Fire mastery by 2 points.

Add Air mastery by 1 point.

Add Water mastery by 1 point.

Capture several of their kind and bring them back to your lair. (d2d)
It is not difficult for you to capture a few of them; they hardly attempt to escape, lost within their own Music. For one night, your den is lit by their display, as though you play host to the stars themselves in your small space. In the morning, you awaken to find each and every one of them cold and Silent, their lights forever dimmed. It seems that their lives are brief indeed. Perhaps, in some way, that is part of their message

(End Event)

Rewards
Add Fire mastery by 1 point.

Add Air mastery by 3 points.

Sing a promise to seek the hidden light. (d2e)
You attempt to Sing your response, but whether you use your voice or your Mind, the Tiny Beings do not react. Eventually, you discover that individually, their Minds are just too simple, incapable of forming distinct images. It is only as a collective that they form an eloquent Music, as if each of them were only a tiny fragment of the greater whole whose song is so beautiful and bright. Eventually, you give up attempts to communicate; they are altogether a Song, existing not to hear, but only to be heard. Your promise to seek the Light Within must remain a secret one, shared only with yourself. Time, and your actions, will determine whether that momentary oath to one day discover your True Self will be kept... ...whether you will become the One to discover and open the Door.

Rewards
Add Air mastery by 2 points.

Add Water mastery by 2 points.

Simply stay and enjoy their Music. (d2f)
Night creeps in, and you think you may have fallen asleep; you saw something like a pattern in the stars above, a counterpoint to the earthly display of the little glowing things wreathed in the treetops. It reminded you of something, but as soon as you try to hold the thought, it flees away, leaving you alone. By moon's height, the tiny glowing beings and their Dance-Music are gone, but within you they remain, dancing gently in your dreams

(End Event)

Rewards
Add Earth mastery by 2 points.

Add Water mastery by 2 points.