Spring Equinox Processon -- page 2

{Travel to Temple of Apollo Musagetes}

[Temple of Apollo Musagetes]
Built to commemorate an ancient victory over the Persians, the Temple of Apollo Musagetes was originally intended as a place of worship for all gods. Enlarged to accommodate larger crowds at festival time, the earliest altar is maintained in a separate shrine within the main temple. The cella housing the gilt statue of Apollo is accessible only to the priests. The altar at the near end of the temple is elaborately decorated with fine laurel leaves of carved seashells. You also see a stairway.
Also here: Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Bowhuntress, Vaage, Ingonish, Phalo, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Renae, Trinta, Cydara and Goldenmane.
Obvious exits: southeast, out.
>Apollonius kneels down.
>Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers.
>Apollonius recites:

"We come onto thee Oh Great Apollo
To humbly thank thee for your bountiful blessings
Of Light, of Warmth, of Music and the Arts, and of Truth."

>Apollonius recites:

"Without such gifts
We would all perish.
Without your gifts
We would be less than we are
Without your gifts
We would be like the animals."

>Apollonius recites:

"We honor you on this day
The first rays of Spring
And pray for your continued affections."

>Apollonius recites:

"I humbly offer this minor token of appreciation and affection."

>Apollonius offers a sun medallion to Apollo, placing the medallion on the ground.
>Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers.
>Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers.
>Apollonius stands up.
>Apollonius bows.
>The visage of Apollo appears, looking even more handsome than usual.
>You ask, "Apollonius, a blessing, if you would?"
>With a resolved look, Apollonius waves a graceful hand over your face while speaking, "Let the blessing of Apollo be upon you."
>Alydyana makes a donation to the temple of Apollo.
>You bow to Apollonius.
>Apollonius smiles at you.
>Apollonius bows to you.
>Thank you, my children. You should have done me first, but you did remember.
>You follow Goldenmane who just went southeast.

[Temple of Apollo Musagetes, Shrine of the Pantheon]
Tucked away in a corner stands an ancient altar of pink-veined marble. Long before the surrounding hillside was covered in homes, this hill provided an alternative place of worship for those who were faithful to any of the gods for whom no permanent shrine was available. When the Temple was rededicated to Apollo, this altar was placed in its own hall where it still serves its original purpose.
Also here: Llorien, Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Bowhuntress, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Renae, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo and Goldenmane.
Obvious exits: northwest.
>Gabit coughs.
>Gabit inhales deeply.
>Gabit slowly empties her lungs.
>Gabit kneels down.
>Gabit removes a black candle from her violet sack.
>Gabit puts a black candle on the floor.
>Gabit removes a red candle from her violet sack.
>Gabit puts a red candle on the floor.
>Gabit lights a black candle.
>Gabit lights a red candle.
>Gabit utters a few quiet prayers.
>Gabit removes some decaying blackened armor from her leather backpack.
>Gabit offers some decaying blackened armor to The Olympians, placing the armor on the ground.
>Gabit utters a few quiet prayers.
>Gabit removes an ancient corroded great helm from her leather satchel.
>Gabit offers an ancient corroded great helm to The Olympians, placing the helm on the ground.
>Gabit utters a few quiet prayers.
>Gabit quietly chants to herself.
>Gabit recites:

"This offering is for You, Ares, Mighty God of War. "

>Gabit recites:

"Ares, you know that there is a time for dark and cold, and a place for bitter tastes, that such things are part of the beauty of the natural cycle."

>A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit says, "You welcome within yourself the instinct to struggle through such difficulties, to let those hardships make you stronger. "
>A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit recites:

"Just as there must be War before Peace...
Death before Rebirth...

So is Winter that comes before Spring."

>Gabit recites:

"We invite you here in celebration of this day,
When Light overcomes darkness
And life-giving soil becomes fertile again."

>Renae just left.
>Gabit recites:

"If we are a seed, planted in the ground... what fate befalls us?

What should have been merely a time of struggle and training

Has become a desperate battle for survival beneath the cold,
Dark earth."

>Gabit recites:

"We cannot live or grow without sipping nutrients from the soil,
And along with those nutrients come the poisons that war
With the pattern that lies within.

We become a battleground between the pattern and the
Poisons, and the pain of that battle fills our being. "

>A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit recites:

"Driven by the beauty of the pattern within, we struggle against
The poisons, even though at any time could we lose the battle.

Then, one day, the ground is not as cold as it was.
The touch of warmth is brief, but it spurs the fight on. "

>A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit recites:

"The next day the touch is longer, and warmer.

You open to that warmth, and for a brief time
The poisons are held at bay."

>Gabit recites:

"On the third day the warmth is greater still.

In response to that touch,
You pour out your greatest effort,
And you break through into the light. "

>Gabit recites:

"Voiceless, you cry out your joy at light and life.

The winter is over, springtime has begun. "

>Gabit recites:

"As you grow, you weave yourself with others like you

Together you become the seed of a new world.

The long gloomy winter of a poisoned earth
Will give way to a spring of new life and new hope."

>A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit utters a few quiet prayers.
>A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Gabit stands up.
>Gabit bows.
>Areseon recites:

"Praise be to Osiris, god of death and rebirth
You life is like that of the Seasons
And you bring the Inundation to the land of Egypt
For this, we give thanks"

Areseon recites:

"Praise be to Isis
Queen of all Egyptian gods
Wife to Osiris
And goddes of all that is good"

>Areseon recites:

"Praise to Ra, father of all gods
Creator of the world
For this, we give thanks"

>Areseon recites:

"Praise to Bast
Goddes of Hearth and Home
Protector of all Egyptians
And goddess of the sacred Cats"

>Egyptian chanting is heard in the background as the scent of insense fills the air.
>Areseon recites:

"Praise to Thoth
God of Wisdom
Keeper of knowledge
And the writer of the Sacred Tomes"

>Areseon recites:

"To all Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
We give thanks for your peoples
For their cities
And for their very lives
Without them, the world would be less in greatness"

>Areseon kneels down.
>Areseon utters a few quiet prayers.
>(Areseon makes the sign of the Ankh in the air with his fingers and invokes a quick family spell, leaving it hanging burning in midair a moment)
>Areseon stands up.
>Areseon bows.
>Areseon says, "I follow no gods in particular, but I honor all....without them, we are alone and as babes in the world"
>Areseon says, "Thank you for the opportunity to speak"

{Travel to Temple of Hephaestus}

[Temple of Hephaestus]
An iron statue of the Blacksmith god rests near the back of this long squat building. Fitfully burning braziers line walls constructed of hammered panels of polished copper. The light from the flames reflects off the shiny metal in glinting shards that strikes the lapis-lazuli eyes of Hephaestus with a bluish glow.
Also here: Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo and Goldenmane.
Obvious exits: out.
>Hyzenthlay smiles.
>Hyzenthlay gazes around at her surroundings.
>Hyzenthlay fidgets nervously.
>Hyzenthlay removes a gold anvil figurine from her black leather backpack.
>Hyzenthlay raises her gold anvil figurine high above her head!
>Hyzenthlay recites:

"Hephaestus is the god of the forge and subterranean fire, the master craftsman."

>Hyzenthlay recites:

"Metalworker, blacksmith, and artisan, Hephaestus inspires our higher selves. His forge births not only beautiful creations, but also represents the triumph of the human spirit."

>Hyzenthlay smiles at Vaage.
>Hyzenthlay removes a hammer-etched copper flask of the finest red wine from her jade green sack.
Hyzenthlay raises her flask of wine high above her head!
Hyzenthlay sings:

"I sing of Hephaestus, renowned for his inventive skill, who with grey-eyed Athena, taught to men upon earth arts of great splendor."

>Hyzenthlay sings:

"Men who in former days lived like wild beasts in mountain caves."

>Hyzenthlay sings:

"But having learned skills from Hephaestus, famed for his work and craftsmanship, they now, free from care, peacefully live year by year in their houses."

>Hyzenthlay sings:

"Be gracious, Hephaestus, and grant us excellence and prosperity!"

>Hyzenthlay kneels down.
Hyzenthlay offers a gold anvil figurine to Hephaestus, placing the figurine on the ground.
>Hyzenthlay utters a few quiet prayers.
>Suddenly flames burst up from the braziers on the walls as you feel the divine presence of Hepheastus flowing through the temple.
>Hyzenthlay beams!
>Hyzenthlay pours a small amount of liquid from her flask of wine on the floor. It puddles, and then quickly evaporates.
>Hyzenthlay utters a few quiet prayers.
>Hyzenthlay stands up.
>The braziers flare again, signaling the gods are pleased.
>Hyzenthlay puts a hammer-etched copper flask of the finest red wine in a feather-edged black leather backpack.

{Travel to Athens, Vinyard�Shrine to Dionysus}

[Athens, Vineyard]
A brick altar stands in rather forlorn solitude amongst the vines that surround it on every side. A somewhat crude terra cotta figure of Dionysus rests at the base of the altar and the top has been formed into a shallow depression made to hold offerings to the god.
Also here: Llorien, Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo, Greymar and Goldenmane.
Obvious paths: southwest, west.
>Aldigold kneels down.
>Aldigold utters a few quiet prayers.
>Aldigold stands up.
>(Aldigold strides to the altar.)
>Aldigold lights a red candle.
>(Aldigold places the candle on the altar.)
>Aldigold puts a red candle on the ground.
>(Aldigold turns to address the assembly.)
>Aldigold chants:

"We have come today to pay homage to Dionysus
In his incarnation as Guardian of the Vineyards.
As the world is born anew,
We beseech him to favor the citizens of Athens
And guard our precious vineyards from all ill."

>(Aldigold turns to face the altar and raises his hands in supplication.)
>Aldigold chants:

"Oh great Lord Dionysus
Guardian of the Vineyards,
Hear our plea, Wonderous
Protector of the Grapes."

>Aldigold removes a bunch of wild purple grapes from his etched leather cape.
>(Aldigold places a bunch of ripe purple grapes on the altar.)
>Aldigold removes a marble cloud-edged chalice from his etched leather cape.
>(Aldigold whispers a short prayer.)
>Aldigold utters a few quiet prayers.
>A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>Aldigold puts a marble cloud-edged chalice on the ground.
>(Aldigold places the cloud-etched chalice on the altar.)
>Aldigold removes a glass of sweet melititis wine from his etched leather cape.
>(Aldigold fills the offeratory chalice with wine.)
>Aldigold puts a glass of sweet melititis wine on the ground.
>Aldigold chants:

"Great Lord Dionysus
Accept these tokens of our
Appreciation of your bounty
And smile upon your humble subjects.
Let our vineyards flourish
That we may have much wine
To drink to your greater glory."

>The scent of the richest wine fills the air, overcoming the smell of vinegar.
>Aldigold kneels down.

>Aldigold chants:

"All hail Dionysus.

All hail Dionysus.

All hail Dionysus."

>Aldigold stands up.
>Aldigold picks up a marble cloud-edged chalice.
>A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow.
>You hear Dionysus yell, "Yeah, all hail me!"
>(Aldigold pours a libation upon the altar.)
>Aldigold kneels down.
>(Aldigold meditates a moment.)
>Aldigold waves his hand over his heart and looks upward.
>Aldigold offers a bunch of wild purple grapes to Dionysus, placing the grapes on the ground.
>Aldigold picks up a red candle.
>Aldigold says, "Let us now go in peace."
>Aldigold stands up.
[Athens, Vineyard]
The pungent scent of damp soil mingled with the sweet and sour smells of grapes ripening and rotting on the vines produces a fragrance that gives distinct definition to the term "earthy". Red clay tiles form a path that winds to the east and south around the leafy walls of the trellised vines. A high arch opens out to the road. You also see Cassandra.
Also here: Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo, Greymar, Llorien and Goldenmane.
Obvious paths: east, south, out.
>You hear Dionysus yell, "And remember to watch out for those rabbits!"


Athens Spring Equinox Procession (page 2)

{Travel to Temple of Apollo Musagetes} [Temple of Apollo Musagetes] Built to commemorate an ancient victory over the Persians, the Temple of Apollo Musagetes was originally intended as a place of worship for all gods. Enlarged to accommodate larger crowds at festival time, the earliest altar is maintained in a separate shrine within the main temple. The cella housing the gilt statue of Apollo is accessible only to the priests. The altar at the near end of the temple is elaborately decorated with fine laurel leaves of carved seashells. You also see a stairway. Also here: Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Bowhuntress, Vaage, Ingonish, Phalo, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Renae, Trinta, Cydara and Goldenmane. Obvious exits: southeast, out. >Apollonius kneels down. >Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers. >Apollonius recites: "We come onto thee Oh Great Apollo To humbly thank thee for your bountiful blessings Of Light, of Warmth, of Music and the Arts, and of Truth." >Apollonius recites: "Without such gifts We would all perish. Without your gifts We would be less than we are Without your gifts We would be like the animals." >Apollonius recites: "We honor you on this day The first rays of Spring And pray for your continued affections." >Apollonius recites: "I humbly offer this minor token of appreciation and affection." >Apollonius offers a sun medallion to Apollo, placing the medallion on the ground. >Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers. >Apollonius utters a few quiet prayers. >Apollonius stands up. >Apollonius bows. >The visage of Apollo appears, looking even more handsome than usual. >You ask, "Apollonius, a blessing, if you would?" >With a resolved look, Apollonius waves a graceful hand over your face while speaking, "Let the blessing of Apollo be upon you." >Alydyana makes a donation to the temple of Apollo. >You bow to Apollonius. >Apollonius smiles at you. >Apollonius bows to you. >Thank you, my children. You should have done me first, but you did remember. >You follow Goldenmane who just went southeast. [Temple of Apollo Musagetes, Shrine of the Pantheon] Tucked away in a corner stands an ancient altar of pink-veined marble. Long before the surrounding hillside was covered in homes, this hill provided an alternative place of worship for those who were faithful to any of the gods for whom no permanent shrine was available. When the Temple was rededicated to Apollo, this altar was placed in its own hall where it still serves its original purpose. Also here: Llorien, Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Bowhuntress, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Renae, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo and Goldenmane. Obvious exits: northwest. >Gabit coughs. >Gabit inhales deeply. >Gabit slowly empties her lungs. >Gabit kneels down. >Gabit removes a black candle from her violet sack. >Gabit puts a black candle on the floor. >Gabit removes a red candle from her violet sack. >Gabit puts a red candle on the floor. >Gabit lights a black candle. >Gabit lights a red candle. >Gabit utters a few quiet prayers. >Gabit removes some decaying blackened armor from her leather backpack. >Gabit offers some decaying blackened armor to The Olympians, placing the armor on the ground. >Gabit utters a few quiet prayers. >Gabit removes an ancient corroded great helm from her leather satchel. >Gabit offers an ancient corroded great helm to The Olympians, placing the helm on the ground. >Gabit utters a few quiet prayers. >Gabit quietly chants to herself. >Gabit recites: "This offering is for You, Ares, Mighty God of War. " >Gabit recites: "Ares, you know that there is a time for dark and cold, and a place for bitter tastes, that such things are part of the beauty of the natural cycle." >A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit says, "You welcome within yourself the instinct to struggle through such difficulties, to let those hardships make you stronger. " >A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit recites: "Just as there must be War before Peace... Death before Rebirth... So is Winter that comes before Spring." >Gabit recites: "We invite you here in celebration of this day, When Light overcomes darkness And life-giving soil becomes fertile again." >Renae just left. >Gabit recites: "If we are a seed, planted in the ground... what fate befalls us? What should have been merely a time of struggle and training Has become a desperate battle for survival beneath the cold, Dark earth." >Gabit recites: "We cannot live or grow without sipping nutrients from the soil, And along with those nutrients come the poisons that war With the pattern that lies within. We become a battleground between the pattern and the Poisons, and the pain of that battle fills our being. " >A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit recites: "Driven by the beauty of the pattern within, we struggle against The poisons, even though at any time could we lose the battle. Then, one day, the ground is not as cold as it was. The touch of warmth is brief, but it spurs the fight on. " >A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit recites: "The next day the touch is longer, and warmer. You open to that warmth, and for a brief time The poisons are held at bay." >Gabit recites: "On the third day the warmth is greater still. In response to that touch, You pour out your greatest effort, And you break through into the light. " >Gabit recites: "Voiceless, you cry out your joy at light and life. The winter is over, springtime has begun. " >Gabit recites: "As you grow, you weave yourself with others like you Together you become the seed of a new world. The long gloomy winter of a poisoned earth Will give way to a spring of new life and new hope." >A black candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit utters a few quiet prayers. >A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Gabit stands up. >Gabit bows. >Areseon recites: "Praise be to Osiris, god of death and rebirth You life is like that of the Seasons And you bring the Inundation to the land of Egypt For this, we give thanks" Areseon recites: "Praise be to Isis Queen of all Egyptian gods Wife to Osiris And goddes of all that is good" >Areseon recites: "Praise to Ra, father of all gods Creator of the world For this, we give thanks" >Areseon recites: "Praise to Bast Goddes of Hearth and Home Protector of all Egyptians And goddess of the sacred Cats" >Egyptian chanting is heard in the background as the scent of insense fills the air. >Areseon recites: "Praise to Thoth God of Wisdom Keeper of knowledge And the writer of the Sacred Tomes" >Areseon recites: "To all Egyptian Gods and Goddesses We give thanks for your peoples For their cities And for their very lives Without them, the world would be less in greatness" >Areseon kneels down. >Areseon utters a few quiet prayers. >(Areseon makes the sign of the Ankh in the air with his fingers and invokes a quick family spell, leaving it hanging burning in midair a moment) >Areseon stands up. >Areseon bows. >Areseon says, "I follow no gods in particular, but I honor all....without them, we are alone and as babes in the world" >Areseon says, "Thank you for the opportunity to speak" {Travel to Temple of Hephaestus} [Temple of Hephaestus] An iron statue of the Blacksmith god rests near the back of this long squat building. Fitfully burning braziers line walls constructed of hammered panels of polished copper. The light from the flames reflects off the shiny metal in glinting shards that strikes the lapis-lazuli eyes of Hephaestus with a bluish glow. Also here: Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo and Goldenmane. Obvious exits: out. >Hyzenthlay smiles. >Hyzenthlay gazes around at her surroundings. >Hyzenthlay fidgets nervously. >Hyzenthlay removes a gold anvil figurine from her black leather backpack. >Hyzenthlay raises her gold anvil figurine high above her head! >Hyzenthlay recites: "Hephaestus is the god of the forge and subterranean fire, the master craftsman." >Hyzenthlay recites: "Metalworker, blacksmith, and artisan, Hephaestus inspires our higher selves. His forge births not only beautiful creations, but also represents the triumph of the human spirit." >Hyzenthlay smiles at Vaage. >Hyzenthlay removes a hammer-etched copper flask of the finest red wine from her jade green sack. Hyzenthlay raises her flask of wine high above her head! Hyzenthlay sings: "I sing of Hephaestus, renowned for his inventive skill, who with grey-eyed Athena, taught to men upon earth arts of great splendor." >Hyzenthlay sings: "Men who in former days lived like wild beasts in mountain caves." >Hyzenthlay sings: "But having learned skills from Hephaestus, famed for his work and craftsmanship, they now, free from care, peacefully live year by year in their houses." >Hyzenthlay sings: "Be gracious, Hephaestus, and grant us excellence and prosperity!" >Hyzenthlay kneels down. Hyzenthlay offers a gold anvil figurine to Hephaestus, placing the figurine on the ground. >Hyzenthlay utters a few quiet prayers. >Suddenly flames burst up from the braziers on the walls as you feel the divine presence of Hepheastus flowing through the temple. >Hyzenthlay beams! >Hyzenthlay pours a small amount of liquid from her flask of wine on the floor. It puddles, and then quickly evaporates. >Hyzenthlay utters a few quiet prayers. >Hyzenthlay stands up. >The braziers flare again, signaling the gods are pleased. >Hyzenthlay puts a hammer-etched copper flask of the finest red wine in a feather-edged black leather backpack. {Travel to Athens, Vinyard�Shrine to Dionysus} [Athens, Vineyard] A brick altar stands in rather forlorn solitude amongst the vines that surround it on every side. A somewhat crude terra cotta figure of Dionysus rests at the base of the altar and the top has been formed into a shallow depression made to hold offerings to the god. Also here: Llorien, Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo, Greymar and Goldenmane. Obvious paths: southwest, west. >Aldigold kneels down. >Aldigold utters a few quiet prayers. >Aldigold stands up. >(Aldigold strides to the altar.) >Aldigold lights a red candle. >(Aldigold places the candle on the altar.) >Aldigold puts a red candle on the ground. >(Aldigold turns to address the assembly.) >Aldigold chants: "We have come today to pay homage to Dionysus In his incarnation as Guardian of the Vineyards. As the world is born anew, We beseech him to favor the citizens of Athens And guard our precious vineyards from all ill." >(Aldigold turns to face the altar and raises his hands in supplication.) >Aldigold chants: "Oh great Lord Dionysus Guardian of the Vineyards, Hear our plea, Wonderous Protector of the Grapes." >Aldigold removes a bunch of wild purple grapes from his etched leather cape. >(Aldigold places a bunch of ripe purple grapes on the altar.) >Aldigold removes a marble cloud-edged chalice from his etched leather cape. >(Aldigold whispers a short prayer.) >Aldigold utters a few quiet prayers. >A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >Aldigold puts a marble cloud-edged chalice on the ground. >(Aldigold places the cloud-etched chalice on the altar.) >Aldigold removes a glass of sweet melititis wine from his etched leather cape. >(Aldigold fills the offeratory chalice with wine.) >Aldigold puts a glass of sweet melititis wine on the ground. >Aldigold chants: "Great Lord Dionysus Accept these tokens of our Appreciation of your bounty And smile upon your humble subjects. Let our vineyards flourish That we may have much wine To drink to your greater glory." >The scent of the richest wine fills the air, overcoming the smell of vinegar. >Aldigold kneels down. >Aldigold chants: "All hail Dionysus. All hail Dionysus. All hail Dionysus." >Aldigold stands up. >Aldigold picks up a marble cloud-edged chalice. >A red candle flickers with a soft shining glow. >You hear Dionysus yell, "Yeah, all hail me!" >(Aldigold pours a libation upon the altar.) >Aldigold kneels down. >(Aldigold meditates a moment.) >Aldigold waves his hand over his heart and looks upward. >Aldigold offers a bunch of wild purple grapes to Dionysus, placing the grapes on the ground. >Aldigold picks up a red candle. >Aldigold says, "Let us now go in peace." >Aldigold stands up. [Athens, Vineyard] The pungent scent of damp soil mingled with the sweet and sour smells of grapes ripening and rotting on the vines produces a fragrance that gives distinct definition to the term "earthy". Red clay tiles form a path that winds to the east and south around the leafy walls of the trellised vines. A high arch opens out to the road. You also see Cassandra. Also here: Aldigold, Xxenos, Becca, Apollonius, Areseon, Alydyana, Vaage, Ingonish, Angulus, Heartsong, Gabit, Maerrie, Swifthawk, Aleister, Lindy, Surana, Posidea, Hyzenthlay, Scheherazade, Trinta, Cydara, Phalo, Greymar, Llorien and Goldenmane. Obvious paths: east, south, out. >You hear Dionysus yell, "And remember to watch out for those rabbits!"


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