THE NEVER ENDING STORY BEGINS
As the night fades to gray, and the forest takes on a shaded hue, the Elven Priestess stares out upon her world with worry etched upon her brow.
"Something is greatly amiss in this realm", she says to her Eidolons,"go..gather the Ancients of the Inner Council".
When the last has departed her gates, she sighs...I hope I am wrong...I pray I am wrong......

I am gathering the council of ancients...Elven Priestess...but they all have far to travel...I, the Faerie Guardian will rush to your side as fast as the winds of time will allow me to travel...

I am Raelyan, the Pearl Wizard. I have journeyed from afar, from the land of the endless plain to arrive here at my new home. On my way through the forest, I spotted a beautiful unicorn napping in the sunlight that was filtering down thru the trees. Perhaps she will awaken and follow my steps here.

I heard the whispers in the the enchanted forests that spoke of gathering, which woke me from my sleep. Then out of no where something splashed me, and I looked over to see my curious, naughty little aisha playing in my magical fountain. I've warned her already, but now, she'll have to be content as a little green uni, since that's what happens to pets who play in my little fountain. She's not happy about her color, but I did promise her we'd fix that soon. Though now she will walk with me and the other unicorns and take journey to the Council of Ancients.

I, the Dragon Lordess am here as well.

WELCOME Ancients of the Inner Circle "
Our circle is now complete.
I have called this meeting because of a fear I have been feeling when my eyes gaze upon my realm as whole. It cannot be seen while focused on one.
I feel a "fading", a shading if you will. It is heaviest at the outer reaches, but extends the land through.
I fear we are fading from the hearts and minds of the people.
But this cannot be...can it?
How say you is the Unicorn realm, the Faerie realm, the Dragon realm, and Pearl Wizard..your kind being closer to men than any..how say you is your realm?!

You asked how we fare in our realms at this time...The powers we have begin to grow weaker as we seem to fade from the minds of men...My faeries have noticed a growing darkness that begins to creep over our land. We must find a way to return to their thoughts and hearts before greater damage is done. There is a legend among the faeries that says, "One shall come bearing an item of power for the faeries...It shall help during the darkness that fades the lands...If ever the realms begin to fade, all of the realms must work together to rid the world of this evil curse. It will be a time of great sorrow yet much joy as the Unicorns, Elves, Wizards, Dragons, and Faeries work together to seek the One who bears the item of power, but remember the item of power is only one thing to help rid the land of darkness...All of the realms have such legends and you must listen to them all and search for ways to share the hearts and minds of mankind."

I too have felt a shadow pass across my lands. It is uneasiness in my mind and through my dreams. I fear with each new human child who does not hear of us in stories, a little more slips away. My lifemate's horn was stolen, and now he has left my lands to find it. But so much time has passed, I believe he too has been affected by the shadows and forgotten, or captured as he could have been mistaken for a normal horse. We must banish the shadows, so he'll be able to find his way home. My eidolons and I are willing to help in whatever ways we can. I am going now to read our ancient scrolls. We have legends there from the dawns of magic, there are hints to sacred items that may help our battle against the shadows that are threatening us. Many of the items have been lost over the eons, but I will search for the clues to their where abouts.

I have spent the past two days in the frantic world of mankind. They are consumed with calculating numbers and trying to obtain the financial value of their material worth. They have no time to think on those mysterious and peaceful days of old when men walked with the unicorns, delighted in the faerie world, played games with the elves, had dragons for pets and came to the wizards for magic. Jachiv1, my Eidolon, I am glad you found your way here to the Realm to help us in our quest. There are no doubt ancient scrolls and wands we may be able to discover that will help dispel the oncoming darkness. My Aisha apprentices are out and about, talking to various creatures to see what they can learn. Adramyr, the shadow aisha, ventures into the darker regions of the land while Raebrylla, the White, converses with the good and positive.

Though our realm has not seen the fading you speak of, I have begun to see strange behavior among my realm. We, the Dragons, stand ready to assist in this search!