The Drow Queen of Glaley [Very NSFW]

[Zevran]

Dau stares a moment. "...like trees?" he offers tentatively.

Clearing his throat-- and moving the hand he'd been gagging his laughter with-- Zevran suggests, "I think Dau is more listing out Raplin's endorsed traits and qualities and mindset, rather than His commands. The bit about trees and forests is... Dau explaining why the god of Oak trees cares about animals, I think?" Dau nods quickly. "But also that He likes trees best." Dau nods again, this time more firmly, as if to endorse the preference for trees.

[Shisou]

"A-a-ah. I w-w-w-as l-l-l-look-k-king f-f-f-or... m-m-my c-c-c-urr-e-ent g-g-g-god, Z-z-annon, r-r-r-req--quires u-us t-t-to f-f-f-find ou-our P-p-path. I w-w-as w-w-wondering if R-r-raplin h-h-had a-a-anything l-l-like th-that."

[NPCs]

Dau stares a moment. "...if you are lost, then Raplin can help guide you," he replies slowly. "If not to your destination, then at least back towards here."

Even more amused, Zevran murmurs, "I don't think Dau gets metaphor or poetic language very well."

[Shisou]

"...m-m-m-etaph-phorically l-l-l-lost."

[NPCs]

"Mentally or emotionally," Zevran supplies. "For instance, not knowing what to do, long-term, with one's life. Career or life's ambition."

"Ah!" Dau hums softly, considering the question. "Father wishes for people to thrive and grow, but in balance with one's surroundings. Balance is vital, and to grow beyond one's environment, to thrive such that all around you withers, is wrong. A Tree alone is merely a tree. Seek to be part of a forest."

[Shisou]

Shisou nods. "Th-that m-m-m-m-makes s-s-s-sense. I w-w-w-will t-t-t-tell m-m-m-y f-f-f-family t-t--tto d-d-do th-that."

[NPCs]

"Father would be pleased to have more balance in the world," Dau agrees. "Does this mean that you wish to make a bargain?"

[Shisou]

Shisou hesitates, glancing to Zevran, and then nods, slowly. "Y-y-y-es. I d-d-do."

[NPCs]

"You will accept Raplin as your patron deity and swear holy vows to Him? You will take a Seedling of His being to Toukami, where you will plant it on an island above the domain of," Dau's mouth moves, but no words emerge. Instead, the two mortals hear the silent stirring of deep water, feel the cold pressure of watery depths, taste pure untainted water filled with rich life and silt and know the certainty of undefeated, unrelenting and life-giving water. "You will care for the Seedling, nurture it and cherish it, so that it will flourish and extend Father's awareness? You will offer no disrespect to," again, that un-mortal name, "nor attempt to Claim anything of Thons as Raplin's domain? You will accept a child of Maeve's, daughter of Raplin, to be raised and nurtured so that your bloodline will continue to care for the Seedling as you have yourself sworn? Are these things that which you offer?"

[Shisou]

"Y-y-y-yes. U-u-um, a-a-a-are the is-slands Th-thons? O-or j-j-j-just th-the w-w-w-ater?"

[NPCs]

Dau blinks slowly. "Thon is a pronoun." For the third time, he speaks that Name, "does not reveal Thons gender to any but Thons most trusted."

[Shisou]

Shisou reddens. "I kn-know. B-b-b-but... Th-thon, thons, thons-self? Or... Thon, th-thon, thon-s-self? I d-d-do n-not r-r-r-eca-all the p-p-p-os-s-ses-s-sive..."

[NPCs]

"Thon, Thon, Thons, Thonself," Dau clarifies. "Thon is the local deity. The waters, islands and shores all belong to Thon. Raplin does not wish to claim any of Thons domain as His own; His interest is in," water/dark/deep/life/LAKE, "Thonself. The Seedling will allow them to..." Dau hesitates. "Communicate," he finally finishes, though his tone indicates it's incomplete at best.

[Shisou]

Shisou nods. "R-r-r-right. I g-g--gg-ot th-th-that. B-b-b-ut does... th-that en-tity... c-c-claim an-any of th-the is-s-slands? B-b-b-ecau-ause th-the s-e-e-e-edling w-w-will n-n-need l-land an-and I d-d-d-on't w-w-want t-t-to an-annoy Th-thon w-w-w-with c-c-c-laim-ing s-s-some l-l-land f-f-f-for R-r-raplin t-t-to g-g-grow H-h-h-is s-s-s-seeed.

[NPCs]

Dau frowns, trying to figure out what Shisou is confused about. "Yes," he says slowly. "The Seedling will need earth to grow in. I do not understand your concern?"