Isopia

Unlike his bonded, Hubris quite liked being physically close with others. Especially horses. He liked the way their nostrils were both velvety and warm, and the way the hair on their legs was short and course. Isopia preferred to keep her distance from just about everyone, and so Hubris had taken it upon himself at a very early age to be her stand-in on matters that required any sort of physical proximity.

As the mare spoke, more and more of what was going on became clear. Isopia had been right in her assumption - it had been her Father who had sent this mare on a quest. A quest for a friend. This idea seemed so bizarre to the demigoddess. After all, Hubris had just been given to her. And while that might seem entirely unfair to the General Helovian population who had to <>fight for a companion, to Isopia, it merely seemed like a sack of responsibility. Albeit a relatively cute one. But what could her Father have in mind, with a hot and cold stone? What was the point?

Looking at Myrinne, Isopia wondered if this meeting wasn't just coincidental ... Hubris had the capability to freeze things as solid as they would ever be, and while the hot stone which was required surely could not be made by her magic, she could create a warm vessel to keep it in...This quest was Myrinne's, but what part did Isopia have to play in it?

"I am called The Mountain that Knows." The demi-goddess began, offering her proferred moniker as a way to halt the mare's departure. "Most consider that a mouthful, and merely call me The Mountain." She paused thoughtfully for a moment, before continuing. "The heart was once a rocky lava-guiser. Red liquid fire ran down cracks in the earth, and the entire area was covered in ash and volcanic dust. Years ago now, a series of caves were found deep below. An opening marks the entrance to those caves. The God of the Earth places healing waters in a cavern there, and Helovia's history is painted on the walls. Crudely some might say, but it is there. Travel South from here. Before you hit the sea, you will come to an area that seems devoid of life and earth. The ground will turn rocky and scorched. It will appear volcanic. That's how you know you have reached the land you seek."

Again Isopia paused, still considering whether offer this mare additional aid was in her best interest. Deciding that despite the fact that her father wasn't omniscient, he probably knew what he was doing, the big mare sighed for a moment.

"Cold is infectious. Cold things like to remain that way. Still..." Isopia looked at the ground. Closing her golden eyes she took a breath. There before her hooves, two small vases of stone began to form. The opening was just wide enough for a stone to fit inside, while the base was small enough to slow both the endothermic and exothermic reactions of what was going to be placed inside.

Opening her eyes, Isopia nodded slightly. "Please the cold stone in that one-" She indicated to the one on the left. "Place the hot one in that one-' This time, she indicated the one on the right, which was currently giving off its own heat. "Keep them separate, or the heat from the container on the right will melt the stone that Hubris has frozen. The journey from the Heart to the Veins is not as long as your journey from here to the Heart will be, but this way you won't have to worry about losing the properties of the stones on your way."

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@Myrrine

You can post in the records updates to get the following two small items! (When you post, say that they are 2 of ISO's small items crafted during Orangemoon)

::[Item : small stone vase.]
::[Item| Small stone vase that gives off heat]