Triäsa looks at the mirror on the book. "It is me again. I would like to restore Fistandia from her comatose state.  That is what I would like to change. May we pass through the portal?" She waits expectantly, hoping that will be sufficient to get the portal to portal to open again.

When you look into the mirror you are greeted by the same beautiful face of Sune as before. "Well met dearest one. How do you feel today?" The face smiles at Triäsa's reply about Fistandia and responds again in a soft, loving voice, "Sharing beauty and restoration with another is a noble cause. Let me show you the way."

The image of the God fades into the mirror but again a swirl of color appears on an empty wall. The room you are in quickly fills with the subtle scent of lillies. Beyond the portal you see a tranquil forest on beautiful, sunny summer day. Triäsa would recognize the forest as eerily familiar to the High Forrest she grew up near. Flowers bloom brightly and numerous birds of various bright colors and species perch on trees singing happily. Away from the portal is a simple dirt path lined with lillies of all colors. The path winds through the trees and out of sight.  

Ludolf takes the front end of the stretcher carrying Fistandia, motioning for Klin to take the back end, then starting to slowly move towards the dirt path, expecting trouble as soon as they pass on to the other side, looking around suspiciously as he passes through the portal.
Perception: 7

You each pass through the portal to the forested side. The first thing you notice is a soothing change of temperature. The cool almost damp feeling of Exaltation is replaced with a pleasant dry warmth. The scent of flowers, particularly lilies, surrounds you and fills your noses (anyone have allergies?!).

Perhaps surprisingly nothing attacks you. Well thats not entirely true a beutiful Monarch Butterfly promptly lands on Ludolf's nose before it retreats back to the trees. Where ever you are it is perfectly calm and tranquil. The woodland path gently courses through the woods for about half a mile. The sounds of small birds and woodland critters fill your ears. 

Thankfully Fistandia is small and between all of you, you carry the stretcher with ease. The sun appears to be getting low in the sky as the forest opens up to wide clearing. In the clearing you see a beautiful large polished stone structure. It is a single level and you see a welcoming light coming from the numerous, beutiful stained glass windows. A gentle steam rises from the back of the building and a tall tower rises behind it as a seperate structure. You see a few scantily clad humans, elves and dwarves roaming the grounds in front of you. 

You are perhaps 100 yards from the building.

Ludolf is still carrying the front of the stretcher which unfortunately occupies him enough to prevent him from blasting the pesky butterfly out of the sky. He mutters something as it flees from his nose to hide in a nearby tree. He carries the stretcher with a stoic calm as he is assualted with the annoying fragrance and sounds of the place. "Oh, go put someting on!" He mutters as he sees the scantily clad people in front of the buildings. "You there." He calls out to the closest one. "We seek an audience with the high priest of the temple. Could you please inform them that we are in dire need of help with saving a poor gnome from a terrible fate." 

Persuasion if needed: 25

Triäsa suppresses a laugh at Ludolf's harrowing butterfly encounter.  She walks slowly along, taking several deep breaths of the wonderful floral scents. "This really seems like the high forest."

She looks all around carefully, trying to recall specific plants or tell-tale signs that this is the high forest or not.  (Perception: 16, Nature: 23)

Then realizing Ludolf's demeanor, Triäsa speaks softly to the same person he had. "We would appreciate any help you can offer.  We have only just arrived here and our friend needs a place to lie down."

Triäsa -- it appears that this really is the High Forest and not a pocket dimension. The sights and sounds are consistent with everything you would expect this close to home. You don't notice anything else unusual as you walk.

"Relax, Ludolf! It's alright to let your hair down just a little, you know?" Daventry smiles at the old man. "I bet somewhere within that crusty outer shell there's a man yearning to get a bit wild and free once present business is finished." She slaps him on the shoulder.

She looks to the group of scantily clad individuals. "A... friend, of ours. Rudolf A'dunna, he told us of the miracles you can work here. We've a need for a miracle, so we've come seeking." 

Daventry sees if any of the locals catch her eye as particularly interesting, and watches their response to Ludolf, Tri, and herself.

Insight: 17

With some trepidation at the thought of needing to ask for change, "The world is already as it should be... sans the stars..." he thinks, Pardot breathes a sigh of relief once they step through into the warm forest glade. A smile forms on his face as he looks to those around the home, and even thinks about taking off his own armor to feel the sun on his skin. For now though he is content simply to look around and breath everything in. ((perception 34))

Ludolf waves down some of the guests but as he starts to get their attention a halfling comes scurrying out of the building. The young attractive man is dressed in a flowing dark blue robe with intricate gold stitching. The robe is open revealing a surprisingly muscular chest where he wears a gold chain necklace with a cat's eye charm. He wears black silk shorts under the robe and fine leather sandals. "My my quite the entrance! I am so happy you found our little sanctuary!" He looks you all over very carefully taking in your rather strange entrance, "My  name is Seth, I am the caretaker and 'greeter' of our little community if you will. Your friend appears rather ill, a dire fate indeed...A place to rest and recover, yes that is something we can certainly help you with!" He motions you all to follow him as he hurries back to the main building talking as you walk.

"Let us get her to somewhere comfortable and we can discuss how we can help you all, this is a miraculous place as you say and if you know Mr A'dunna than you have seen some of the best work the sisters can do."

He looks at Ludolf who I assume is dressed impeccably as always. "A man such fine fashion and style! It is good to see someone that appreciates beauty even as they age. You asked for the high priestess but I am sorry to say this is not that kind of Temple. The duties are split by the sisters and I am sorry to say they are indisposed until tomorrow at least."

Daventry: 

 Pardot:

"If I might ask, if the sisters are indisposed, when will they be able to see to Fistandia here," Triäsa nods towards the gnome, "and see what they can do for her?"

As Pardot soaks in the nature around him, he almost hits a point of mindfulness that he'd only experienced on very rare occasions when looking to the stars in the past (though he has found as he learns he is more mindful in general). His eyes focus on things very few would catch, a blade of grass vibrating from an alt walking across it, a small dust of pollen that had just blown off of a passing bee... Looking towards the halfling in front of him, and then towards the house behind though, he catches something surprising even to him and his pupils dilate for the smallest fraction of a second as he registers the surprise.

Not wanting to alarm any of the others, he instead looks to Ludolf, the member of the group already the most 'out of place' and grumpy here, carrying the gnome and so unable to even swat at the beautiful butterfly; 'small blessings'. Taking another calming breath, Pardot sends a very simple telepathic message to his friend, also knowing that this type of communication would phase Ludolf the least any, saying only, "Be aware. All is not as it seems."

Ludolf let's out a low grunt as Daventry slaps him on the shoulder, glancing over at her. "I suppose you will find out, if we ever finish with our present business." He says in a pessimistic tone.

Ludolf listens to the halfling a bit suspiciously and his eyes widen slightly as the halfling comments on him being old, but decides to let it slip. "Yes, we would need somewhere for our patient to rest, somewhere inside in the shadow preferably."

As Pardot messages him he turns his head slightly to him and nods discreetly. "I'm not surprised, this place is a little too good to be true, but can you expand on that statement please." He messages back.

Staying a bit back and simply keeping his eyes open, Pardot simply replies to Ludolf, “Later. It’s hard to describe. It’s just… off.” He then focuses his attention on the halfling in front of him a bit more. ((Insight 21))

"I am sure they will be eager to meet with you late in the morning. We are not exactly early risers here. It is a haven of rest!" Seth says enthusiastically as he opens the doors to the main building.

The double doors open to the sound of a bell. Beyond the doors is a large lobby, the air heavy with the scent of fresh lilies. A desk stands at the center of the room, holding neatly piled papers and fresh-cut lilies in a vase. A corridor beyond the lobby runs between two rows of curtained cubicles, where guests can change out of traveling clothes and armor. Each cubicle contains a wooden stool, two white robes hanging on hooks, and a large wooden trunk with a lock.

He circles around and takes a number of keys out of the desk, "Now follow me I have rooms for all of you and then we can discuss the services we offer and I can happily answer any questions." He then moves gracefully through a door to the east. This room is a lounge where large cushioned chairs are set around an open space. Calming music fills the air, which carries a floral scent. A bar takes up one corner of the room, alongside shelves of expensive wines and spirits and baskets of fresh fruit. Two tables stand along one wall, each set up as a manicure and pedicure station with nail files, clippers, and bottles of nail varnish.

He does not stop here but continues further to the northwest through another door. This leads to a 10 foot wide hallway. The floor is lined with an elegant blue rug with gold tassels. The hallway is lined with doors. Each wooden doors is elegantly carved with images of water lilies. The halfling goes straight down the hallway and unlocks a door in the corner as the hallway bends to the south. Inside is a luxurious guest room. This well-furnished guest room contains a comfortable king-sized bed, a sturdy chest for storage, a wall lantern, a full-length mirror, and a desk that holds small bottles of lotions and soaps. 

"This is the largest room and I think your... friend... Would be best served here. I can get the rest of you set in rooms nearby if that would be suitable." He then hands you all a flyer with services of the Temple. "I would expect the sisters to be able to see you sometime tomorrow. Until then you should relax and enjoy our everything we have to offer here at Lily. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity." He smiles widely. "In addition to these services there is food and drink in the lounge. If you'd like to schedule any of the other services I can assist you with that. Finally, tomorrow morning Azirssa will be having an exercise session in the Garden to the west of here it can be a wonderful way to start your day! Unless you have any further questions I will leave to get settled."

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Triäsa glances through the materials handed out.  "Seth, your information is a bit unclear to me. It does not seem to list a fee for the guest rooms.  Is that covered with the 5 gold fee for the bathhouse?" 

She continues to look over the list. "And I presume you intend to charge each of us that amount - per day - just for being here?"

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Klin notices Pardot and Ludolf looking at each other. "Are you alright? I know how you feel, it's so free, but almost not in a good way, like you're in freefall. "

He smiles at Seth. "Thank you so much. I have complete confidence that you will be able to help her." Klin is not completely sure. Once Seth is in front of the group, he whispers, "I'm still not sure about this, I would feel much better searching through an arcane library, pouring through texts for the cure."

Triäsa gives Klin a quizzical look for a moment. "What do you suppose some of us have been doing over the past weeks?"

"Yes I think the word you're looking for is sloth." Ludolf mutters as the half-naked halfling opens the doors to the main building, but he doesn't complain, he just stoically keeps carrying the stretcher. Ludiolf follows the halfling through the building, trying to hide that he actually is starting to be somewhat impressed with the beauty of this place. "Yes, this will be fine." He says as they arrive at the room meant for Fistandia. He motions for Klin to help him put the stretcher on the large bed and then move Fistandia carefully over to the bed, making sure she lies comfortably before putting the stretcher under the bed. He then starts to take a look at menu, chuckling as he reads the note under the Manicure/Pedicure. "Waxing?" He says and looks at the halfling.

Seth looks at the paper. "Oh my I am so sorry it does appear there is a typo. Morgan is not going to be happy about that. These are new flyers as we had to raise our rates recently. Inflation is just out of control! The cost per night to stay is 4gp per room per night." He looks at Triäsa "And yes you will have to pay if you want to stay here. It's not homeless shelter. We are the finest spa in the entire realm. If you don't have the gold maybe we can work out some other sort of payment."