Mac'Od Bittty exchanges a casket of dappers for a large bundle of brightly colored fliers suitable for distribution to the walls of stables throughout Atys. He takes several copies and carefully rolls each one then sends them via Izam to Salazar Cardini, Zo'ro-Argh, Wilk Potskin, Cuiccio Perninia, Ardan Keale, and Daeronn Cegrips.
To all who come to read this, greetings from Mac'Od Bittty.
I was on an additional investigation into the behavior of the white kitins following the re-growth of additional rotoa near the mounds in the early winter of 4AC, 2577. ((ooc: Reported here. )) It was the first day of winter, 1st Pluvia, 1AC, 2578. I went to the west gate of Zora and found the area just outside the gate transformed into a grove of rotoa plants. I turned around and looked back towards Zora and immediately set out to capture a lumios of the view.
Picture 1
Rotoa grove near Zora looking back at the west gate. This area is peaceful as long as the white kitins do not notice you. Contrary to their previous extreme vigilance and aggressive behavior, they may fail to notice you for some time, but be sure that if they do notice you, they will pursue.
After investigating the behavior of the white kitins and gathering vials of the dust nearby for analysis, I traveled across Witherings to the other kitin mounds where rotoa were planted. At each site I created one or more lumios in addition to pursuing my scientific researches. I present a selection of them here for your pleasure, and urge you to travel to these sites and see them for yourselves. This is an example of the bounty of Atys and of the beauty that can be created even as we fight against the invasions of the kitins.
Picture 2
Rotoa grove east of Hoi-Cho. The view from the east is particularly wonderful, in my opinion, but hard to capture in a lumios.
Picture 3
Rotoa grove east of Hoi-Cho(2) Another view, from a different direction.
Picture 4
Rotoa grove in the north part of Grove of Umbra. This one is in the midst of kipukas and kipestas that have not come from the depths. Whatever is affecting the behavior of the white kitins does NOT affect them. Be prepared to fight or run.
Picture 5
Rotoa grove in the north part of Grove of Umbra (2).
Picture 6
Rotoa grove in KoD near Runninghill Research Post ruins. Once you reach the ruins the nearby kipestas and torbaks should not bother you, and the kirostas from the Tunnel of Woe do not come out this far. If the white kitins notice you, there is good running distance to the east towards Running Hill Pass.
Picture 7
Rotoa grove in Upper Bog. The run in from either the Upper Bog or the Fleeting Garden kavan altars is rewarded with this magnificent sight of the rotoa amongst the cratchas. Keep a sharp eye out for Wyac and if you are lucky you may get to see Nobbin.
Picture 8
Rotoa grove in Upper Bog (2). Another view.
Picture 9
The rotoa grove in Heretics Hovel. After resting from your trip at the Kitin Observation Camp at the Falls of the Twin Totems, venture forth with a sharp eye out for cuttlers and torbaks to see this last grove.
Presented for your pleasure.
Mac'Od Bittty
Ranger aspirant.
Bittty posts the last of the flyers, then returns to Fairhaven to put on his armor and go look at the rotoa again. Surely something so beautiful will not last long. He wants to embed it in his memory.
To all who come to read this, greetings from Mac'Od Bittty.
I was on an additional investigation into the behavior of the white kitins following the re-growth of additional rotoa near the mounds in the early winter of 4AC, 2577. ((ooc: Reported here. )) It was the first day of winter, 1st Pluvia, 1AC, 2578. I went to the west gate of Zora and found the area just outside the gate transformed into a grove of rotoa plants. I turned around and looked back towards Zora and immediately set out to capture a lumios of the view.
Picture 1
Rotoa grove near Zora looking back at the west gate. This area is peaceful as long as the white kitins do not notice you. Contrary to their previous extreme vigilance and aggressive behavior, they may fail to notice you for some time, but be sure that if they do notice you, they will pursue.
After investigating the behavior of the white kitins and gathering vials of the dust nearby for analysis, I traveled across Witherings to the other kitin mounds where rotoa were planted. At each site I created one or more lumios in addition to pursuing my scientific researches. I present a selection of them here for your pleasure, and urge you to travel to these sites and see them for yourselves. This is an example of the bounty of Atys and of the beauty that can be created even as we fight against the invasions of the kitins.
Picture 2
Rotoa grove east of Hoi-Cho. The view from the east is particularly wonderful, in my opinion, but hard to capture in a lumios.
Picture 3
Rotoa grove east of Hoi-Cho(2) Another view, from a different direction.
Picture 4
Rotoa grove in the north part of Grove of Umbra. This one is in the midst of kipukas and kipestas that have not come from the depths. Whatever is affecting the behavior of the white kitins does NOT affect them. Be prepared to fight or run.
Picture 5
Rotoa grove in the north part of Grove of Umbra (2).
Picture 6
Rotoa grove in KoD near Runninghill Research Post ruins. Once you reach the ruins the nearby kipestas and torbaks should not bother you, and the kirostas from the Tunnel of Woe do not come out this far. If the white kitins notice you, there is good running distance to the east towards Running Hill Pass.
Picture 7
Rotoa grove in Upper Bog. The run in from either the Upper Bog or the Fleeting Garden kavan altars is rewarded with this magnificent sight of the rotoa amongst the cratchas. Keep a sharp eye out for Wyac and if you are lucky you may get to see Nobbin.
Picture 8
Rotoa grove in Upper Bog (2). Another view.
Picture 9
The rotoa grove in Heretics Hovel. After resting from your trip at the Kitin Observation Camp at the Falls of the Twin Totems, venture forth with a sharp eye out for cuttlers and torbaks to see this last grove.
Presented for your pleasure.
Mac'Od Bittty
Ranger aspirant.
Bittty posts the last of the flyers, then returns to Fairhaven to put on his armor and go look at the rotoa again. Surely something so beautiful will not last long. He wants to embed it in his memory.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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