Hugging the western coast and travelling south, Dacianna spent most of her days wayfaring around places she hadn't visited before, scoping out the different environments of Helovia and the residents that came with it. This time, the further she ventured the less mountainous it got and the more she felt the tug to go back North, where the high peaks were still visible to admire and it felt a little more familiar. Yet, the roan stubbornly continued forth. It was better to know than be ignorant and Dacianna hated being ignorant. Eventually her path took her eastward across Helovia, the golden sands had turned back to green and eventually the mare stumbled upon what looked like a volcano in the distance. A volcano! Dacianna had seen mud volcanoes before but not real, lava spewing rage mountains of fiery death. Enthralled and a little taken aback, Dacianna continued onwards and hoped today wasn't the day it was going to take a leaf from the book of Vesuvius and eject its insides in a fit of magmatic fury. Well, if it did, it did. There wasn't much an average sized unicorn with fancy bracelets could do about it other than bemoan her fate before being engulfed in searing red rivers. 

She faltered over that thought and meekly drifted to a halt half way up the tricky path to look witheringly at her surroundings. "Don't you dare" she scolded the volcano. Pleased, she continued up the path.

Once she had reached the top she paused to catch her breath before taking in her surroundings. The first thing she saw was a series of shrines that sat looking rather dilapidated, but their symbolism was still quite striking. Masters of Earth, Sun, Moon and Time. Rather apt that one must stand in the shadow of a volcano with death boiling beneath the feet to even find a place where one might pray to a God. Dacianna, however, knew where her respects must first go. 

"My diety" she said respectfully to the shrine ravaged by wind "I ask a favour" the roan wondered if she would be heard by the Moon, or if she should simply pay her respects and leave. Besides, Dacianna was formerly a riftian who had already been saved by a God of Helovia, perhaps it was overly bold of her, but if one did not ask one did not get.

The sun sat low as evening had begun to fall and Dacianna waited for an answer.

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@Mythical Request using my VotG pass on my prize list to request a quest for 
[Magic: LightxWind | Can put another to sleep with a gust of wind.]
She's looking for the Moon God :3

She solemnly stood, champion of the rickety path she had conquered to lay her eyes upon the tattered shrines of Gods and their elements. In one blink there was nothing but the dying sun in the backdrop of earths furnace and in the next, without even a whisper, there she stood. The commander of darkness, wielder of wind, to Dacianna she was an all round mystery, the moon in the sky and the Goddess she served. Even now the roan didn’t know how one greeted a god of Helovia, still a child thrown in the deep end and one who jumped in fright whenever divinity suddenly appeared without even a small warning. In fact, whenever anyone appeared without warning. Dacianna stifled a curse that almost came out instinctively (a bad habit) from her surprise; it turned into a muffled snort instead as her wavy tuft of forelock sat unceremoniously over one ear after she’d shied away from the Lady, whom she had not thought would actually appear.

The God’s voice was like silk, but firm and Dacianna already knew what she wanted. It hadn’t really taken much thought. If there was one thing she could have needed a few times in the past then a sleep spell was surely one of them, to slip past guards, to avoid monsters, or simply just to mute unnecessarily annoying idiots. It was cliché, a spell common in a plethora of fairy tales and Dacianna wondered if it came with some sort of enchantment she had to learn, or maybe she’d have to wear one of those weird pointy hats that the old chroniclers used to talk about in their tales, back at her old home.

“Magic” she said simply in her rough voice, deciding cut straight to the point “something effective, but not permanent” she said thoughtfully.  “In the past I’ve often been trapped in bad places with bad creatures” her lips curled remembering the Rift “if only I had something that bought me time or allowed me a moment to pass unseen” she explained a little more. Perhaps she should be asking for some sort of invisibility magic, but Dacianna didn’t want to be invisible, she wanted something that made others easier to deal with. Lethargy was always quite helpful in that area, but it could be applied to many other things, not only to hide, but also to aid.

Her gaze slipped from the Moon God and to the ground where she offered a gentle, polite dip of her head. “Please tell me what I must do to acquire what I seek, my Lady” the Philosopher requested.

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[Magic: LightxWind | Can put another to sleep with a gust of wind.]
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Dacianna felt rather like a little girl awaiting judgement when she stood in front of the Goddess. Her normally confident demeanour cowed in the face of the divine as she wondered if her words seemed childish or silly. As an ally of the Moon, the roan was very aware of how much she wanted to be a good asset and not a hassle. Yet, she couldn’t help but wonder for how long had the Moon had watched over this place and how many had come to seek her help. It was daunting to imagine, but as the Goddess began to smile, Dacianna felt a small wave of relief flood into her chest. With a spark of hope, her golden eyes rose in search of the Moon and she took in her words, nodding slowly in thought to the fact that was offered as the nature of her task was revealed. If one wanted an easy life then one must work for it. Dacianna understood well enough, even though she could feel part of her feeling nervous at the thought… Would she succeed?

The young, tense scholar watched as the God revealed a vial of alluring dark liquid and presented it before her. Dacianna stared at it floating as the Moon explained a little more before leaving the roan to drink the potion that would lead her down the path she had requested. For a moment, she hesitated, to reconsider, to think and decide if this was really something she could handle. What if she failed? Yet, the girl had come this far and it was always better to fail at something she wanted, rather than something she didn’t.

With a deep breath, she nodded her head to show her understanding and took the vial, downing its contents in one go. She felt it go down her throat and steeled herself for the task ahead.

“As you wish, I will return soon my Lady” she whispered loudly.

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ack thanks for the cool quest :D