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Tyler Green at the Huntington
Among the advantages of our new location in Pasadena, the nearness of the Huntington Library, Gardens, and Art Collections is surely at the top of the list. Last month, I met some friends for a walk through the world-renowned Desert Garden at the Huntington, and I also attended an evening lecture on the Japanese tea ceremony.
The Huntington is a marvelous resource for visitors, of course. I've been going there since I was 8 years old. Now, I share a dual membership with my 91 year old mother. I'm also proud to know some of the curatorial staff. But this last week I found out that there are more intimate scholarly presentations, often by resident scholars, during lunch time.
Yesterday's noon-time conversation was in the Munger Research Center, with journalist and well-known art critic Tyler Green. His subject was Carleton Watkins. I learned that Tyler Green has been a resident scholar at the Huntington, and is preparing a biography. Green grew up in the Bay Area, and, prior to his career as a journalist, saw a Carleton Watkins show at SFMoMA. Once he learned that the Getty's Weston Neaf had completed a major catalogue raisonne of Watkins' work, he set about working on the biography. His research is aided by the Huntington.
For me, it was fascinating (though yes, it's a short conversation, exactly one hour). Original photographic materials augmented the presentation, and the conversation was fact-filled, thesis-driven and revelatory. In addition, most of the approximately 25 people in the room were either curators, researchers, or photographers, making the usual question and answer period at the end more like a seminar.
Closing a gallery
This week, the Frank Lloyd Gallery announced the closing of the public exhibition program at Bergamot Station. As of February 14, the gallery will close its doors, and move to a private space in Pasadena. The current show, of Peter Voulkos and Craig Kauffman, will be the last. After a long and successful program of over 190 exhibitions, the founder and director, Frank Lloyd, sat down to talk with Kelly Boyd and answer a few questions:
Q.: Why would you want to leave the gallery business?
A.: Well, after nineteen years of exhibitions, publications, and sales, I am finally moving on. I consider it more of a transition. I have to leave behind this accomplishment, and forge ahead with another job, as the full-time representative of an artist's estate. I also have very personal reasons for the move, since I need to be close to my 91-year-old mother.
Q.: But what about your artists? What will happen to them?
A.: When I started the gallery, I had a specific mission of presenting ceramic artwork in a fine art context. The gallery functioned on three levels: as a commercial venue for individual artists, as an educational resource for the community of Southern California. I wanted to preserve a legacy of ceramics in Los Angeles. Finally, the gallery served as a forum for dialogue among artists, collectors and critics. I think it succeeded on all those goals.
Later, as the gallery expanded, I showed artists from other countries, including England, Mexico, France, Holland and especially Japan. Then, I further expanded the program to include contemporary painters and sculptors, because I thought they all came out of the same time period in L.A., the innovative post-war period. In many ways, ceramics, along with assemblage, led the way back then. Voulkos, Mason and Price were examples of fearless leadership and grew out of a common bond.
Q.: But the artists, what will happen to them? You didn't answer my question.
A.: Oh, you're right! I'm pleased to say that, for several reasons, ceramics has regained its rightful spot in the mainstream. Just today I had the pleasure of reading a review in the Boston Globe about an exhibition of 200 years of American ceramics at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Featured were Cheryl Ann Thomas and Adrian Saxe. Also, an artist that I represented for 16 years, John Mason, has now regained his position in the art world, with shows like the Getty's Pacific Standard Time, the recent Whitney Biennial, and his representation by David Kordansky.
I'm proud of showing Larry Bell since 2006, and now he's with an international powerhouse gallery, White Cube. Even a less well-known ceramic artist from Japan, Satoru Hoshino, is having a show with Dominique Levy. Others that I've shown, like Betty Woodman and Ken Price, both had retrospective exhibits at the Metropolitan. Back in 2003, Dave Hickey for Artforum named Ron Nagle's show at my gallery one of the top shows in the world. Now, he's been in the Venice Bienniale and had a survey at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art. Adrian Saxe continues to win awards and recognition from critics and organizations.
Q.: Is that because of what you did? Do you take credit for that?
A.: No, I think the artists should get all the credit, I've always thought that. But the art world is increasingly aware of these artists, now, and there is a feeling of some vindication. I get some satisfaction out of seeing these artists, who I showed and believed in, get the change in visibility. I think it's due to several factors, actually. I just felt it was going to happen, twenty years ago when I started the gallery. The exhibition program was all about the place of these artists and that history.
Q.: What exactly are the factors you're referring to?
A.: First is the obvious trend: Young artists have been using the ceramic medium, and they have no real material hierarchy. That's a major factor. Younger artists will use anything; they are, quite fortunately, not bound to the old prejudices against clay. Critics have been champions of this use by young artists as well as the use by recognized artists. And curators have recognized the value of the work—look at the tremendous reception for the retrospective of Ken Price, for instance. The curators at major museums are making a big difference in the public's perception.
Q.: What other examples?
A.: Well, the gallery showed the ceramic work of a major woman sculptor, Lynda Benglis. We had two quite visible and successful shows of Betty Woodman's work, well in advance of the retrospective at the Met. We've shown a significant number of women, including the early group like Vivika Heino, Laura Andreson and Beatrice Wood, then more contemporary artists like Cindy Kolodziejski, Jennifer Lee, Marilyn Levine, Betty Woodman, and Elizabeth Fritsch, as well as sculptors like Lynda. Cheryl Ann Thomas is another example. We didn't just show the men!
Q.: What part of the gallery are you most proud of?
A.: Oh, that's easy: the publications. I've taken that job seriously, working with writers and a legendary graphic designer. In many ways, I was lucky to work with a superb graphic designer, the late Joe Molloy, and he mentored me through the process of publishing. I still have a huge stash of our publications, in which we published the writing of Kristine McKenna, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, and the art historian Francis Colpitt.
I'd also have to say that every day in my gallery was enhanced by the architecture, designed by Fred Fisher. It's a sad thing to leave this space, so perfectly designed.
Q.: So, that's a regret. What was your biggest disappointment?
A.: Lack of attendance. We work our butts off, and then the attendance is poor.
Q.: Were there shows that drew in the audience?
A.: Yes, and it's a great memory. The big crowd pleasers were clearly deserving: Adrian Saxe's shows—any of them! And then, we had people return again with their family, just to see the stunning and heartfelt works of French sculptor Georges Jeanclos. The first show of Peter Voulkos in 1999, that had people lined up just to get in. All were extremely gratifying to present. But lately, the attention has shifted and we are working on other projects.
Q.: Will you be busy? Is there enough work in your new job to keep you busy? Or are you retiring?
A.: This is a common question. The truth is, with an artist of this significance, Craig Kauffman, there is more than enough research, conservation, and publication to keep a full staff busy for a decade. The representatives of artist's estates, and many foundations, are dedicated to the job of preserving and protecting the legacy and work of an artist. We'll have plenty to do.
Q.: Won't you miss the gallery business?
A.: I'll miss the people. I have a number of passionate colleagues. That's something I learned: many art dealers are passionate and committed individuals. We are fortunate to have them. I must say that there should be more recognition for the patrons and the dealers. I started by coming from the artists' side—and now I've learned more about the collectors and the dealers. Art world news is often about hot young artists, the big money that is spent, and the connections to celebrity, all of it coming in a steady stream on new portal sites, traditional news media, and social media. But the thing that sustains it all is the hard work and passion of the artists, dealers, and patrons. I'd hate to see an art world without art galleries.
Q.: How would you sum up the last 19 years?
A.: In five words or less? A lot of hard work. But seriously, when I started, I wanted to make a statement: a gallery with a sense of history, that presents itself as a strong and relevant component of the contemporary art world. Although it was originally media-specific and became known as a specialty gallery, everything we exhibited had a relationship to painting and sculpture. We presented ceramics as a vital part of the regional and national scene and we also proposed links between historical precedents and contemporary ceramics. That was the reason for the expanded program, and it succeeded in many ways. I think the last show is a good way to finish the statement, and I'll continue to try to set the record straight.
Nature, Sculpture, Abstraction, and Clay
Last week I received some gratifying news in the form of a very positive review of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston's current exhibition, Nature, Sculpture, Abstraction, and Clay: One Hundred Years of American Ceramics. Sebastian Smee, writing for the Boston Globe, reviewed the show, which presents gifts from the Daphne Farago Collection and the Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons Collection, in addition to other new acquisitions.
In a show of more than 70 pieces, several artists represented by the Frank Lloyd Gallery were singled out for praise. For example, while describing Adrian Saxe's 1989 work Float/Aloft, Smee writes that, "Purely formal and aesthetic concerns were overtaken by a new sense of self-aware play, extending into the realms of language, pop culture, and politics." Ken Price and Ralph Bacerra are also identified as artists of particular stature, represented by works engaged in creative dialogue with the historical pieces on display.
The review closes with the MFA Boston's newly acquired work by Cheryl Ann Thomas, December. Calling it "A highlight — and a great note to end on," Smee goes on to say that the piece "is truly something to behold."
A Busy Season for Cheryl Ann Thomas
One of the most rewarding aspects of working with artists over time is the opportunity to witness the development of their work, and help them to grow professionally and creatively. Cheryl Ann Thomas joined the gallery in 2006, and I've enjoyed watching the evolution of her work since then.
This fall is shaping up to be a busy season for Cheryl, with lots of exciting news. I'm happy to announce that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has recently acquired a work of hers titled December, 2009-2013. Museum placements are an important part of the work we do here at the gallery, and Cheryl's work is now represented at 13 major institutions in the United States and Canada.
Cheryl will also be presenting work in her first solo exhibition in New York at the Danese Corey Gallery. The show, titled Hap, will be on view from November 21 – December 20, 2014. In her artist's statement, Cheryl writes "Change comes slowly. The forms were singular for six years before I began grouping them. I worked only in black, white and gray for ten years. The new interest in subtle color represents a relaxation of the adherence to pure process and a move toward the intuitive."
Chinati Weekend with Larry Bell
This week, I'm packing my bags to fly out to Marfa, Texas where Larry Bell will present a site responsive exhibition titled 6 x 6 an improvisation for the Chinati Foundation's upcoming "Chinati Weekend." A large-scale glass installation, the environmental work will absorb, transmit, and reflect light, calling into question the nature of physical and visual space. A program of special events will take place alongside the presentation of this work on October 11th and 12th, including a talk by curator Robin Clark, and a discussion between the artist and Chinati Foundation director Marianne Stockebrand. I'm looking forward to seeing Larry there! Here's a great portrait of him, shot by Anthony Friedkin at the opening reception of the 2006 exhibition Cubes.
What are you doing here?
For the past 35 years, I've been going to all kinds of art world events. That means a pretty wide range—everything from really raunchy performance art at the old downtown LAICA to scholarly lectures at the Harold Williams Auditorium at the Getty.
I've heard dozens of talks from the podium, endless (and often quite boring) panel discussions, and series after series of conversations, and I've seen hundreds of power-point presentations. You might ask, which ones were best? Clearly, the winners in the category of enlightenment were: Kirk Varnedoe (his final tour included a talk at LACMA); Paola Antonelli (recently at the Brown Auditorium at LACMA); and Adam Gopnik (Winter Scenes, at the Getty on February 23, 2012). All spoke without any notes. I loved those talks, and they reminded me of the stimulating power of the interconnected intellect, which I first witnessed in college: genius, in simple terms.
I'm a big fan of every instance of what I like to call a generous intellect—someone who can present fascinating ideas and connections in a conversational manner. But, lately, I've been bothered by something that troubles me from time to time, something I still struggle with in myself, and that I can be deeply offended by in others: for lack of a better word, let's call it prejudice.
Here are three examples:
I once attended a panel discussion, moderated by Paul Karlstrom, about the paintings of Roger Kuntz. Like many such panels, the event was in conjunction with an exhibit of Kuntz's work at the Laguna Art Museum. Of the four speakers, I knew three quite well—two of them for 40 years, and one for 30 years. At the end of the panel, I wandered up to say hello—a common courtesy. Before I got to my old friends, though, the museum's Director came up and greeted me. Then he asked, "But what are you doing here?", to which I replied, "Two of the panelists were my teachers, one is a friend, and Paul is both a friend and a colleague." But what I meant to say was, "Isn't this an educational event for the public to learn about art?"
Around the same time, I attended a talk at the Getty Research Institute, given by Lawrence Weschler (an elaboration on themes first developed in his 2007 book of convergences, Everything that Rises). Weschler is an author, and was in those days the Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU. At that time, though, he was on leave from NYU, serving simultaneously as scholar-in-residence at Occidental College and a visiting scholar at the GRI. I've often been in the audience for Ren's talks, going all the way back to our time together in the early seventies as undergraduates at Cowell College of UCSC, when for example he gave a series of talks on his grandfather, the Weimar émigré composer Ernst Toch. For this one, held in the Getty's smaller auditorium beneath the museum, I arrived early to find a seat. And, as I wandered down the aisle, a Senior Researcher from the GRI said hello, shook my hand and said, "But what are you doing here?" I replied, simply, "I've known Ren since college." But what I meant to say was, "Isn't this an educational event for the public to learn about art?"
Probably the most disturbing instance was a few years back, at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. In conjunction with Otis College of Art and Design, the City of Santa Monica and the Broad presented a lecture by the annual Otis artist-in-residence. I arrived early, my usual strategy, to get a seat in a packed auditorium. As I walked down the left-hand aisle, I saw the speaker, whose work in art criticism we all know quite well, and who has been a frequent visitor to my own gallery. He said, "What are you doing here?" That time I didn't even respond at all.
What are these people saying? Are they saying that, since I am identified as an art dealer, I shouldn't have an interest in scholarship? Since I am identified as a specialist in ceramics, that I can't possibly have an interest in other forms of literature, history or art? Are art dealers necessarily limited, in their minds, to just being shopkeepers? Why can't art dealers also be thought of as people who are passionate about art?
If there is one thing I've made perfectly clear at my gallery, our educational mission is about communication between the artist and the public, our exhibition program presents the legacy of artists in the history of West Coast art, and as part of that mission and legacy, our scholarly publications have employed several significant writers. Someday, I hope that such heterodoxy and such commitment is more widely recognized, is in fact taken for granted—especially by those who should know better.
(Special thanks to Lawrence Weschler for his clarifications about his work.–F.L.)
Adrian Saxe at the Getty
In early 2000, the Getty presented an exhibition of commissioned works by Los Angeles-area artists called Departures: 11 Artists at the Getty. Organized by guest curator Lisa Lyons, the show invited artists to create works in response to the Getty's collections. Adrian Saxe was one of the participating artists, with his wildly popular contribution, 1-900-ZEITGEIST.
Using an eighteenth century French table from the museum's decorative arts collection as a base, Saxe produced an outrageously ornate set of vessels, riffing on the idea of a classic garniture set. Produced in bright colors with exaggerated decorative techniques, the porcelain objects synthesize a number of historical and contemporary references. With forms suggestive of Chinese scholar's rocks, handles based on French Rococo designs, and finials made of plastic action figures, the work represents a collision between high art and popular culture. Saxe's decision to use a treasured object from the Getty's collection as the support for his own work contributes to the genre-defying nature of the piece.
Departures: 11 Artists at the Getty was a considerable success for the museum, as it explored the surprising ways in which contemporary art is informed by art history. It was a critical success as well, with a favorable review by David Pagel for the Los Angeles Times, praising the efforts of the museum and the individual artists.


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- State Sec: One of the Eyes of the Queen.
- Third-Person Person: In the manner of Khajiit speech, he often refers to himself either as "this one" or "Razum-dar."
- What the Hell, Hero?: If you fail to destroy the Crown of Elven Supremacy. Trying to convince him that you simply couldn't let him die doesn't make him any less furious at you, though he does come back around eventually.
Prince NaemonThe younger brother to Queen Ayrenn, was due to take the throne of Alinor before Ayrenn suddenly returned.
- And I Must Scream: You can find him in Heart's Grief in Coldharbour, where he's spent all of this time being suffocated but not dying for failing Molag Bal.
- Arc Villain: Of the Greenshade arc.
- Big Brother Instinct: Despite being a bit jealous of his sister, he still loves her and wants to protect her. Leads to his undoing.
- Body Horror: Happens to him when the Orrery activates. He becomes a big, fat monstrosity that tries to attack Ayrenn.
- Came Back Wrong: He is brought back as a Lich during the Greenshade arc by Pelildil.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Is secretly resentful of Ayrenn ascending to the throne instead of him, but he still loves and supports her anyway. The Orrery takes this Up to Eleven by forcing these feelings to the surface.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Tries to protect his sister by 'testing' the Orrery out. See Body Horror above for what goes wrong.
- My Country, Right or Wrong: Played with. He doesn't agree with his sister's policies, not the least of which involved ordering the death of his wife, or how the Dominion is run, but still aids his sister out of loyalty.
- Spare to the Throne: His coronation was set within days of his sister's return. Actually takes it rather well, all things considered. His wife, on the other hand...
- Tomato Surprise: The Orrery reveals that he was deeply resentful of Ayrenn ascending to the throne, and when it brings these feelings (and some Body Horror) to the surface, he tries to assassinate her.
- Tragic Villain: He really did love his sister. In fact, his FaceHeel Turn isn't even his fault, seeing as he Came Back Wrong as a Lich without having any say in the matter.
The Veiled Queen/High Kinlady EstreThe leader of the Veiled Heritance, a group of extremist Altmer who want to drive all non-Altmer out of the Summerset Isles, as well as depose Queen Ayreen and destroy the Aldmeri Dominion.
- Deal with the Devil: Sics Daedra on Dawnbreak and Firsthold, in the latter case, even opening portals to the Deadlands!
- Fantastic Racism: The Heritance's forte. They only want Altmer in the Summerset Isles.
King Camoran AeradanThe King of Valenwood, set the foundation of the Aldmeri Dominion in motion by enlisting the aid of Queen Ayrenn in repulsing invaders from Cyrodiil.
- Modest Royalty: Very approachable, he wears utilitarian armor even on the throne. Like many Wood Elves in the game, he speaks with a cockney accent.
- Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: A humorous example, when speaking bluntly about Prince Naemon.Aeradan: He's the one with the entire Elden Root up his flue. I can say that, I'm the King.
Ulthorn / The HoundA Bosmer who was in love with the Green Lady before she ascended to her new position. Her rejection of him, due to the Green Lady being bound by fate to be the bride of the Silvenar, drove him to become the Hound, a servant of Hircine, in an attempt to gain her back.
- Arc Villain: Of the Malabal Tor arc.
- Body Horror: Comes with the werebeast territory.
- The Dragon: To Hircine.
- Love Makes You Evil: His obsession with the Green Lady caused him to sell his soul to Hircine in exchange for the power he thinks will be enough to win her back.
- The Man Behind the Man: He was this to the Drublog for the first half of the Malabal Tor arc.
- Not Good with Rejection: He sold his soul to a Daedric Prince after the Green Lady rejected him.
- Unwitting Pawn: Hircine never had any intention of giving him the Green Lady. As the stronger of the Bosmer, the species in Tamriel best known for their hunters, she's the ultimate prize for him. Ulthorn was just the tool he planned to use to get his hands on her.
- Yandere: For the Green Lady.
Javad TharnLeader of the Reaper's March invasion by the Colovians, having also brought the Stonefire Cult with him. He seeks to destroy the Dominion by plunging the Khajiit into darkness.
- Arc Villian: Of Reaper's March.
- Dark Is Evil: His armor is dark-colored.
Daggerfall Covenant
High King Emeric
- Voiced By: Bill Nighy
- Archenemy: In his backstory, he and King Ranser of Rivenspire were mortal enemies. Ranser came very close to dethroning him.
- Big Good: For the Covenant.
- Deadpan Snarker: He holds nothing about being High King sacred, and frequently jokes about what a pain in the ass it is ruling the Covenant.
- The Good King: Yup. For one, he managed to get the Bretons, Orcs, and Redguards to form an alliance, despite the three peoples' mutual distrust.
- The High King: In his own right, he is King of Stormhaven, ruling from Wayrest. He commands the loyalty, among others, of King Fahara'jad of Alikr and King Casimir of Daggerfall.
- Merchant Prince: How he gained his prestige.
- Modest Royalty: He's a pretty down-to-earth, recognizes talented individuals with the praise they deserve, admits when he is wrong, and doesn't let being High King get to his head.
- Perfectly Arranged Marriage: He and his brother Nathaniel married the daughters of King Fahara'jad of Alikr, and both ended up in happy marriages.
- Reasonable Authority Figure
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Definitely does later on in the game.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: He thought giving rule of Rivenspire to a triumvirate of leading noblemen would allow him to stymie any attempts to unify the region against him, pretty standard Chessmaster stuff. Unfortunately, it led to a civil war in Rivenspire at a time when the Covenant cannot afford internal conflict.
Captain KaleenA Redguard Sailor, she saves the Soulless One from drowning if they sided with the Daggerfall Covenant
- The Caper: She's the brains behind one and has a questline requiring you to collect the members of, and pull off said heist.
- Privateer: For King Fahara'jad.
- Skewed Priorities: Master Kasan, her mentor, thinks this of her when she says she wants to give an Ayleid Artifact of Doom to King Fahara'jad. Her first priority, in his opinion, should be to make sure something so evil never again can be used to harm people.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Even if you bend over backwards to recruit everyone for her heist, if you destroy the artifact that the Bloodthorn Cult was using to enslave Orc spirits on Betnikh, all her respect for you flies out the window, and she'll see you as a traitor to the Covenant.
- On the other hand, talking to her at Sentinel reveals that she feels awful for putting her alliance before Lambur's feelings, and shouldn't have been so insistent on keeping the thing.
JakarnA Breton thief on Stros M'Kai who can be recruited by a Covenant-aligned Vestige.
- Bi the Way: Calls the player "good looking" irrespective of gender, and has several female admirers, as well as one male one.
- Chick Magnet: He catches the eye of three women on the Spearhead.
- Nice Guy: Despite being a bit of a rake, he's actually one of the nicer members of the crew. He's always nice to the player character, doesn't get mad if you give the gemstone to Headman Bhosek's associate, and is the only Breton crewman on the Spearhead who thinks you should destroy the Ayleid Artifact of Doom, even if it might give the Covenant an advantage.
Captain Darien GautierA captain in the army of the Covenant, and the son of General Gautier. The player first meets him during the campaign to retake the city of Camlorn from the werewolves of Angolf.
- Badass: He sees an impressive amount of action during the Covenant storyline.
- Deadpan Snarker: Is rather sarcastic in the situations he's in. For example when he is in a dangerous place he will sarcastically pretend it's a lovely place.
- Chivalrous Pervert: Darien loves the ladies, but he's a good guy.
- The Good Captain: He does his best to put The Men First, and he frequently backs up the Player Character without any fuss.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Dies while assisting the player and Meridia in stopping the Planar Vortex.
Duke Nathaniel of Alcaire
Countess Eselde Tamrith
- The Rival: To Baron Alard Dorell
Baron Alard Dorell
- The Rival: To Countess Eselde Tamrith
Count Verandis Ravenwatch
- And Now for Someone Completely Different: A temporary case which the player controls Verandis while visiting his repressed memories.
- Big Good: For the Rivenspire arc.
- Deal with the Devil: In order to prevent the destruction of the Lightless Remnant, cursing everyone in Rivenspire with vampirism, he makes a deal with Molag Bal to take it with him to Coldharbor.
- Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: You walk in on him and his retinue feeding on someone, who then explains that he was well-paid and cared for by the Count in exchange for his blood. He also offers an invaluable insight into the bloodfiend problem in Rivenspire.
- Old Friend: He was one of High King Emeric's earliest supporters.
- Nice Guy: Verandis is very welcoming and courteous to the player character.
- Token Heroic Orc: An Altmer vampire who is a high-ranking nobleman of High Rock.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Baron Montclair.
Ebonheart Pact
Almalexia (a.k.a. Ayem)One of the three living gods that compose the Tribunal of Morrowind, and leading representative of the Dunmer in the Ebonheart Pact. Ruling alone in the absence of Vivec and Sotha Sil, she resides in the Tribunal Temple in the Dunmer capital city of Mournhold.
- A God Am I: She's one of the only physical gods in Tamriel, the others being Vivec, Sotha Sil and Dagoth Ur.
- Deity of Human Origin: Rather, Deity of Elven Origin, like the rest of the Tribunal.
- Gods Need Prayer Badly: A variation. Almalexia acknowledges that the power and influence of the theocratic Tribunal is proportionate to the amount of faith the people have in it. Just like any other political ruler, Almalexia would be powerless without the support of the masses.
- Good Is Not Soft: Kind, benevolent, fair, and capable of ruthlessly smiting anyone who dares to threaten the peace of Mournhold.
- Lady of War: She may be a god, but that doesn't mean she won't personally deal with those who attack her city or people. See Good Is Not Soft directly above.
- Light 'em Up: Employs a variety of light-based magic, ranging from relatively mundane (hands-free lanterns) to incredibly lethal (massive spears of golden light).
- Mama Bear: If you do anything to threaten the lives of her 'children', Divines help you.
- Physical God: Like the rest of the Tribunal, thanks to the power of the Heart of Lorkhan.
- Power Floats: She's always seen elegantly hovering a few inches above the ground.
- Praetorian Guard: The 'Hands of Almalexia' stationed throughout Mournhold.
- Red Baron: Sacred Lady, Mother Morrowind.
Joruun the Skald-King
- Voiced by: Peter Stormare
- Big Good: For the Ebonheart Pact.
- Guttural Growler: Oh yes. A lot of what he says is nigh-incomprehensible due to this.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: His rational thinking and diplomatic approach to whatever's thrown at him is the main reason he won the right to the crown over his big brother.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Personally oversees just about every major event in the Eastmarch and Riften plotlines.
- Warrior Poet: Prior to becoming King, he was a skilled Skald.
Naryu VirianA Dunmer assassin under the employment of the Morrowind-based Morag Tong. She is encountered multiple times throughout the Ebonheart Pact storyline on missions to investigate (and neutralize) potential threats to the security of the Pact.
- Code of Honour: Bound to one, like all Morag Tong assassins.
- Deadpan Snarker: Quite possibly the snarkiest female character in the game.
- Femme Fatale: She can certainly turn up the charm when it's needed.
- Hitman with a Heart: Without a doubt one of the nicest (and snarkiest) assassins ever encountered.
- Real Women Don't Wear Dresses: She LOATHES having to wear the Simple Yet Opulent dresses that dunmeri nobility are known for, even when the job calls for it. Her general argument is that in her line of work, fancy feminine outfits aren't the most practical thing to wear. Players can pass a persuasion check to tell her that she looks good in a dress, leading her to quietly daydream for a moment about wearing something more elegant in her off-time... and immediately follow up with a Can't Believe I Said That and remind the player they have a job to do.
- Tall, Dark and Snarky: A female example.
- This Is Gonna Suck: When she discovers that the magical wards sealing off access to the hidden tunnels beneath Mournhold have been disabled.Naryu: So, um, fair warning. This could be bad. Real bad.
Non-Alliance Characters
The Five Companions
A group of five individuals led by Varen Aquilarios who set out to help find the Amulet of Kings in hopes of making Varen the next Emperor of Tamriel by making him a Dragonborn through a ritual. It fails thanks to Mannimarco, who is revealed quickly to be working with Molag Bal.
- Badass: With their combined power, they would be the greatest threat against any forces who dare attempt to invade Cyrodiil.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: They really don't get along at all, with only Lyris getting along with Sai Sahan and Varen.
Abnur Tharn
- Voiced By: Alfred Molina
- A Darker Shade Of Grey: He may prove to be an ally at some parts of the game, but he is a ruthless sorcerer who betrayed everyone in the Five Companions and aligned himself with Mannimarco just for his own benefit.
- Badass: It takes a lot of bravery to duel Mannimarco despite the necromancer being much more powerful.
- Black Magic: His specialty.
- Corrupt Politician: Chancellor of the Imperial City and apparent second-in-command to Mannimarco.
- The Dragon: To Mannimarco. At least, that's what he likes to believe he is.
- Evil Chancellor: Ally of Mannimarco and chancellor to his daughter, the Empress Regent of Cyrodiil.
- HeelFace Turn: Defects to the protagonists' side after outliving his usefulness to Mannimarco.
- Hypocrite: He lampshades a lot of Mannimarco's ego and lust for power. While he is against Mannimarco's plan to outplay Molag Bal, he has absolutely no problem in taking the Amulet of Kings at the end of the final quest and attempting to make himself a Dragonborn, according to Meridia.
- Jerkass: Lyris makes it a point to call him out on being this whenever the opportunity presents itself.. However...
- Jerkass Has a Point: His magical prowess and extensive knowledge of the Daedra, Coldharbour and Mannimarco's plans often prove invaluable.
- Long Lived: He's 164 years old. Nobody knows why, given Imperials typically have far shorter lives than that. It might relate to his connection with Mannimarco, however.
- Pride: He thinks very highly of himself, to put it lightly.
- The Quisling: Immediately allied himself with Mannimarco in order to keep his position of power within the Imperial Court and get his daughter on the throne as Empress-Regent. Mannimarco holds all the true power, though.
Lyris Titanborn
- Voiced By: Jennifer Hale
- Action Girl: Would you expect anything less from someone with giant blood in their veins?
- All the Other Reindeer: Was teased when she was younger because of her height.
- Amazonian Beauty: Lyris looks like the type who could hit like a truck, being half Nord and half Giant. She stands north of seven feet, easily the most physically impressive character in the game, takes on hordes of Molac's mooks with ease, and in terms of looks she's essentially the beautiful Buffy the Vampire Slayer, except king sized rather than fun sized.
- An Axe to Grind: Her weapon of choice.
- Badass: The most physically skilled member of the group without a doubt. Even when poorly armed in Coldharbour, she kicks major ass.
- Badass Normal: She does said ass-kicking with no innate magic or enchanted equipment whatsoever.
- Berserk Button: She despises Abnur Tharn and Mannimarco with a burning passion, supposedly hates Abnur more due to him betraying the Five Companions and being an extreme Deadpan Snarker to her.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a scar along her left eye.
- Half-Human Hybrid: She's... somehow part Nord, part giant through her father's family. Try not to think too hard about that.
- Hidden Depths: Underneath that badass fighter is a woman plagued by Survivor's Guilt on account of her mother's death from childbirth, and the racism she endured for being a half-giant.
- The Lancer: Follows Varen's choices without question and later The Prophet.
- Mighty Glacier: Seems to favor strong, overwhelmingly powerful physical attacks and can take good damage, but isn't too quick.
- Plucky Girl: She will save Sai Sahan with you or die trying.
- Snark-to-Snark Combat: She actually does have a few with Abnur Tharn.
- Statuesque Stunner: Lyris is ENORMOUS, towering over every other character in the game due to her giant ancestry and Sai is sweet on her.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of the Five Companions.
- "Well Done, Daughter" Girl: Believed her father hated her for the death of her mother in childbirth and it provides her a big source of resentment towards him because she simply wanted his love. In truth, he loved her, but he was unable to find ways to show it and he died before he could do so.
Sai Sahan
- Voiced By: Kevin Michael Richardson
- Amazon Chaser: He is shown to have feelings for Lyris when the player goes to rescue him from the Chamber of Seduction in the Halls of Torment.
- Badass: Probably even more so than Lyris; years of torment and suffering isn't going to stop this guy.
- Badass Baritone: Not surprisingly, considering who his voice actor is.
- Bald of Awesome: Shaved, as per Redguard tradition.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: An x-shaped one on the left side of his chest.
- Made of Iron: It's said that no one can break him... which is shown in the Halls of Torment quest, where he supposedly endures physical and mental torture for years.
- My Greatest Failure: He considers his inability to master the sacred art of sword-singing passed down by his Yokudan ancestors to be this.
- Proud Warrior Race Guy: Like most Redguards.
- Snark-to-Snark Combat: He has a little bit of this with Abnur Tharn in the Valley of Blades quest.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Doesn't wear a shirt.
- Voiced By: Jim Ward
- And I Must Scream: You think Mannimarco is fearless, powerful and The Dreaded of Tamriel, right? Just watch his extreme torture in Coldharbour after attempting to outplay Molag Bal. He literally screams in immense fear and begs for mercy.
- Badass Long Robe: You gotta admit, this guy has a damn good sense of fashion. And you can earn his robe as a costume for reaching Veteran Level 10.
- The Chessmaster: He successfully plays Varen and the other four companions into getting the Amulet of Kings, thus kicking off the game's main plot.
- Dark Is Evil: This guy is the necromancer in Tamriel, and his companions found out he was Evil All Along way too late.
- The Dragon: To Molag Bal.
- Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: Oh, he definitely does when Molag Bal finds out he's been plotting against him.
- Evil Sorcerer: A textbook example. Necromancy is a big no-no in most of Tamriel, and he's The Dragon to Molag Bal.
- False Friend: The others didnt like him, but they still assumed he was loyal to their cause. They were horribly wrong.
- A God Am I: His true goal is to replace Molag Bal as the God of Schemes.
- Hypocrite: He calls you an arrogant, presumptuous, egotistical twaddle for wanting to defeat Molag Bal, yet he considers himself a god and was cocky enough to think he actually had a chance against the Lord of Domination. Abnur Tharn even lampshades this.
- Karma Houdini: If you decide to release him from Heart's Grief during the last main quest. He himself says you that will regret this decision, and the other Five Companions' reactions are quite predictable.
- Foregone Conclusion: Mannimarco has to survive (for a given lich-allowing value of the word) the events of the game and ( eventually) be able to move around on Tamriel, given that he appears in Daggerfall some six centuries later.
- Not So Different: To Miraak from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, both are trying to outplay their Daedric Lords, and both horribly fail.
- Pride: Even more arrogant than Abnur Tharn.
- Religion of Evil: His Worm Cult are responsible for dropping the Daedric Anchors across Tamriel and have been rounding up sacrifices to do so.
- Smug Snake: He seems to think that he is a Magnificent Bastard, but the fact that Molag Bal learns of his betrayal and subjects him to eternal torment would suggest otherwise.
- The Starscream: He attempts to usurp Molag Bal. Doesn't go so well for him,.
- Too Dumb to Live: Mannimarco made an extremely grave mistake by trying to outplay Molag Bal and take his place to become the new God of Schemes. To say that his arrogance cost him dearly would be putting it lightly.
Molag Bal and other Daedra
MeridiaThe Daedric Prince of Life and Energy. She assists you in the main Coldharbour quests to thwart Molag Bal and end the Planemeld.
- Big Good: Is this for the main questline in Coldharbour.
- The Chessmaster: She uses you (which she even admits) to build her an army and use it to destroy the Planar Vortex and outplay Molag Bal, which completely ends his Planemeld.
- Gameplay and Story Segregation: Despite her absolute loathing for the undead, she doesn't even mention it if you are a vampire. Granted, it could be a case of Enemy Mine, but still.
- Good Is Not Nice: Par for the course for her. She will stop at nothing to stop Molag Bal. Nothing. She just barely manages to stay shy of Well-Intentioned Extremist territory.
- Knight Templar: Not surprisingly.
- The Reveal: She turns up ahead of the player's forces during the siege on Molag Bal, while still under the guise of The Groundskeeper, and reveals her true identity.
- Walking Spoiler: She plays a significant part in the main storyline.
- We Have Reserves: She sends the player and many of his/her allies on a mission where she knows many, if not all of them will die. She even seems unfazed as her most devout follower, King Laloriaran Dynar, dies because of her actions.
Molag Bal
- Voiced By: Malcolm McDowell
- And I Must Scream: When you "kill" him. Seems like the God of Brutality that has caused so much pain to mortals has finally received immense agony in return.
- Berserk Button: Whatever you do, don't betray him! Mannimarco learned this the hard way.
- Big Bad: He's this for the entire game.
- Carry a Big Stick: It's not so fun being on the receiving end of his mace this time around.
- The Dreaded: Many of the Daedric Princes qualify as this, but few names in Tamriel inspire as much unmitigated fear as his does. Especially during this time period.
- Evil Sounds Deep: His voice when Dark Anchors appear.
- God of Evil: While he's not the only malevolent Daedric Prince in Oblivion, he's certainly the most prominent one in this game, and the largest threat to Tamriel. Indeed, out of all the daedric lords, he's the only one who seems to be purely malevolent; even Mehrunes Dagon, big bad of Oblivion, had positive attributes as the god of change and revolutions.
- Graceful Loser: After the final battle when you defeat him, you transport to the Colored Rooms of Meridia to reclaim your soul. He appears as a phantom and congratulates you in a cold and venomous tone.
- This might also double as Foreshadowing. At first, he says that you could have been his servant, and that the world would have been better off had the Planemeld been allowed to succeed, and that if it had, he would have 'protected you' and that there are 'far worse masters than him.' At first, this sounds like him being a Sore Loser, but considering what has been going on in the Craglorn arc, he might have actually been serious.
- Knight of Cerebus: Molag's always been bad news in The Elder Scrolls, but he takes it Up to Eleven this time around.
- The Man Behind the Man: Mannimarco worships him. Well, not for long.
- Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: Why Lamae Bal hates him so much. He's not called the 'King of Rape' for nothing.
- Red Baron: 'Prince of Domination,' 'God of Schemes,' 'King of Rape'...
- Religion of Evil: While he is worshiped by quite a few Daedric cults, the most prominent during the game is the Worm Cult.
- Satanic Archetype: Complete with horns and a tail.
- Worthy Opponent: After completing the main quest, he grudgingly admits that you are this in the Colored Rooms.
- Xanatos Gambit: Meridia implies that him being defeated actually might have worked out in his favor, in some ways... and that he's not done with you yet.
- Your Soul Is Mine: And you're going to go To Hell and Back to retrieve it from him. Literally, in this case.
- You Have Failed Me: When Doshia fails to kill you. As well as Aelif.
SheogorathThe Daedric Prince of Madness, Insanity, and the Arts. He plays a central role in the Mages' Guild questline, and shows up in a few other quests as well.
- Affably Evil: He genuinely seems to like the player character. In his own way, of course.
- All-Powerful Bystander: He indicates several times that he's fully aware of what Molag Bal is doing, but doesn't seem to care enough to do anything about it.
- Arc Villain: Of the Mages' Guild questline.
- Badass Beard: He's got a full beard and is a Daedric Prince. Hard to come by someone more badass in Elder Scrolls.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Did you honestly expect anything else from him?
- The Corrupter: Drove the citizens of Southpoint completely insane, and corrupted its Mayor into being his Dragon for his own amusement.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Played for Laughs. The way he reacts to Gutsripper dying is one of the most humorous Villainous Breakdowns in the entire series.
- Faux Affably Evil: His friendliness is much more mocking and backhanded towards Shalidor. Especially when it comes to Valaste.
- Friendly Enemy: Towards the player character. He even refers to them as his 'favorite mortal,' and says that the trials were 'the most fun he's had in years.'
- It's Personal: He and Shalidor really have it out for one another.
- Mad God: Par for the course for him.
VaerminaThe Daedric Prince of Fear and Nightmares. She serves as the Arc Villain of a questline in the Daggerfall Covenant, in which she has dragged High King Emeric into an endless nightmare, for seemingly no reason other than because she can.
- Arc Villain: Of a major questline in the Covenant.
- Cool Mask: She is depicted as wearing one of these, and it's even one of her main symbols, along with a snake.
- Cute Is Evil: She sounds like a little girl, which contrasts perfectly with how she gleefully describes how she's going to Mind Rape High King Emeric... and you, after you kill her Champion.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: She is stated to actually be in love with her Champion. Her reaction to his death would seem to confirm this.
- For the Evulz: The only motivation she needs to throw the Covenant into chaos.
- Mind Rape: Basically her favorite passtime.
- Nightmare Fetishist: Literally. She dragged her Champion into Quagmire to be with her, knowing full well what what that can do to someone and seemingly not caring, or maybe even sees that in and of itself as a show of affection.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Her emblem, as well as her statue, features a snake, wrapped around her Cool Mask in her banner, and draped across her shoulders on her statue.
- Tranquil Fury: After you kill her Champion, she goes into a Villainous Breakdown in which, still in her usual tone of voice, she describes how she's going to spend the next century or so Mind Raping you for doing so.
- Yandere: If her reaction to her Champion's death, as well as the fact that she dragged him into Quagmire with zero regard for his sanity, is anything to go by. Maybe having a Daedric Prince for a girlfriend isn't a good idea?
Other Characters
The Prophet
- Voiced By: Michael Gambon
- Big Good: None of the three big factions really want Molag Bal to win, but their main focus is one each other. The sole goal of the Prophet is stopping the Daedric Prince and saving Tamriel.
- Blind Seer: The result of him reading the Elder Scrolls.
- The Reveal: He's none other than Varen Aquilarios, former leader of the Five Companions.
- Handicapped Badass: He may be blind, but he certainly doesn't need vision for anything. His senses are extremely impressive, he always knows when you're there, and where you are at all times.
- My Greatest Failure: When he was over-confident enough to think trusting Mannimarco was a good idea.
Sir Cadwell
- Voiced By: John Cleese
- Badass: He may be a bit mad, but he isn't afraid of anything. Not even Molag Bal. He also manages to slay Molag Bal's daughter with no equipment other than a poor-quality sword (albeit with help from the player) and survives the destruction of the Planar Vortex despite being outside Meridia's barrier.
- Badass Beard: It really does fit with his heroic nature.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Various Daedra learned this the hard way.
- Big Damn Heroes: He becomes one of the closest allies to you once you go to Coldharbour, he assists you on nearly every single main quest. He definitely isn't joking when he calls himself a Knight.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Most notable trait about him, he even has a pot on his head. Ironically, he's the only soul shriven in Coldharbour that's considered sane.
- Insanity Immunity: The reason he's still lucid (for a given value of such) despite being soul shriven - he was already mad prior to being taken to Coldharbour.
King Laloriaran DynarThe last king of the Ayleids, who was thought to have perished fighting the Alessians alongside the Direnni Hegemony at Glenumbra Moors. It turns out, he was Meridia's champion and master tactician, and was able to place the Hollow City, a piece of Meridia's realm where Molag Bal could not enter, into Coldharbor itself. He is one of the primary questgivers in Coldharbor.
- Badass in Distress: He's trapped in the Lightless Oubliette. You first quest in Coldharbor is to rescue him.
- Big Good: Of the Coldharbor arc. He's the reason Hollow City is a safe haven for those trying to fight Molag Bal.
- The Champion: of Meridia. The Ayleids in general were devoted to worshiping her.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He shows up in a quest in Glenumbra Moors, ages before you actually meet him.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Upon finding out that the Fighter's Guildhall in the Hollow City doesn't have a leader, he takes it upon himself to assume the position.
- Token Heroic Orc: The Ayleids were a monstrously brutal race of elves, at least according to human historical sources, but Dynar himself is actually not a bad guy. Further dialogue reveals that he turned against his fellow Ayleids because he believed in the younger race's cause. Also, unlike the reveal of the Falmer in Skyrim, he admits that the Ayleids were just as monstrous as history states them.


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There's nothing like a state fair. It's a time when people from all corners of the state get together for a big party.
From the music headliners, the carnival rides, the fried food on a stick and the 4-H exhibits, everything is bigger at the state fair.
Here's a look at the upcoming state fairs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Gustavus students spend a lot of time conducting research in the laboratories of the Nobel Hall of Science, but many students also have a chance to conduct research away from campus. In the case of Amy Christiansen '15 and Alexa Peterson '16, that opportunity involved a trip to France with Associate Professor of Chemistry Amanda Nienow.
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Symphony orchestra as jukebox? Such was the idea behind the Philadelphia Orchestra's People's Choice concert on Friday at the Mann Center. Some 16 possibilities posted on radio station WRTI-FM's website were subject to open voting, which yielded a good medium-weight concert of Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Smetana - all classical music greatest hits that, with any luck, gave the audience an increased sense of ownership. Philosophically, it's a fine idea. But having such a concert more than once a year might not be healthy.
Though this is the sort of program the orchestra members could play on their deathbeds, the performances had curious blank spots. For all of its "Yay, Finland!" spirit, Sibelius' Finlandia didn't have much inner fire, especially compared to the particularly ecstatic treatment of the sunrise music from Grieg's Peer Gynt.


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Episode 11: The Firebird and the Diamond
"Okay..." Ash mused as he opened the door into the next room. "Let's see what's guarding the voice singing in here..."
Just as the group entered the room, Dawn gasped as she heard a female voice sing
Love, oh love...
in the distance, prompting a sickly gray feline like creature to yowl as if in pain. "What IS that?" she gasped as she readied an arrow, shaking all the while.
"Judging from the appearance, it appears to be a Delcatty corrupted by the Dark Realm...a Werecatty, as it were." Ash replied as he studied the gray cat with large white tufts of fur that paced the floor, its eyes casting an eerie red glow on the dim room. He drew his blade. "That said, it does not belong here!" With that, he ran at the Werecatty in an attempt to slash at it, but the Werecatty countered by lunging at him, sending him flying to the ground. His sword landed nearby with a clang some seconds later.
"Oh, Ash!" Dawn cried as she helped him up. "Are you okay?"
Ash moaned in pain from the gash on his right arm, but soon felt a warm feeling around him as Brock sang
Fire, gleam and glow...let your power shine...Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine...
"How...how did you do that?" he gasped as he studied his newly healed arm.
"It was an old prayer Marista used to heal things--it was the last thing she taught me before she died." Brock explained as he blocked the Werecatty's claws with his own blade. "Also, were-creatures have an aversion to silver, in addition to fire and light magic."
"So, what's your idea for a strategy?" Dawn asked as she gingerly readied an arrow.
"I'm no tactician, but I do have an idea..." Brock began. "My blade has silver in it--this makes it easier to channel magic through it. So allow me to deal with the Werecatty directly, while you and Ash support me from behind."
"Well..." Dawn was unsure--she had never seen Brock actually fight with a weapon.
"What should I do?" Ash asked as he retrieved his weapon, ever aware of the Werecatty circling them.
Out of the Ground, Raze all Greenery in Flame! (battle theme 1)
"Provide magical support to allow me a chance to get close." Brock replied as he approached the Werecatty, making it snarl a warning to the minstrel that dared to challenge it.
"Precious light, be our armor to protect us! Protect!" Dawn called as Brock rolled out of the way of the Werecatty's claws, then charged at the cursed feline, confident that the orange glow surrounding him was enough to protect him.
Ash gasped when he saw the Werecatty preparing to breathe a pulsing ball of purple energy at Brock--the spell of protection Dawn had cast wouldn't hold up against a magical attack! He sheathed his weapon and fumbled for the sleeve containing the Dreamer's Flute. "Light of heaven, guard us from the unending darkness! Holy Mirror!" As he started to play the tune "New Day Dawning", the Werecatty's spell was deflected back into its chest, making the Werecatty howl in pain from its own spell.
"Another power from the Codex?" Dawn asked as she fired another arrow into one of the Werecatty's legs to paralyze it even further.
"Probably." Ash replied.
"I must thank you for the help!" Brock called back as he jumped out of the way of the Werecatty, then performed a rolling jump onto its back, delivering a deep wound as he leapfrogged over his opponent. The Werecatty whirled around, but received another blow to its chest.
"Out of the ground, raze all greenery in flame! Fire!" Ash commanded, sending a fireball into another leg wound Brock had left.
"Bright light, shine down on bloody impurity! Holy!" Dawn was next, her spell enveloping the Werecatty in a bright light, sending it falling to the floor, paralyzed. "We have it weakened!" she yelled over the Werecatty's scream. "Now's your chance!"
Finally, the Werecatty resisted the paralysis from the Holy spell enough to try and mortally wound the human fighting it, but Brock struck first, delivering the final blow to its chest.
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Ash hurried to Brock's side, where Brock was heaving in exhaustion. "Well done--you're not too bad a fighter!" he noted as Dawn arrived to begin healing the various scratches that decorated Brock's arms and exposed legs.
"I adapted...what I learned...in acrobatics...for battle." Brock wheezed before weakly standing up. "Agilty decides...the advantage...."
"You proved yourself handily of being a fighter." Dawn assured him before making sure that the healing magic was taking effect. "Now, let's go see what was singing in the statue room."
The next room was very plain--an ornate circle design adorned the floor, with a statue of Anima facing the entryway. Ash noticed something shining in the statue's arms, and ran to take a look at the tiny white stone the statue was holding.
Is this...?
Love, oh love...
sang the stone as it hovered into Ash's hands. He gasped--this was one of the Beads of the Elements!
"Guys! The singing was no lost girl, but a Bead of the Elements!" he called, hurrying back to allow his companions to take a look at the shining stone.
"What???" Dawn gasped. "Really???"
A joyful smile crept across Brock's face as he watched the Bead pulse in Ash's hands. "Who would've thought that a Bead of the Elements would be here?" he chuckled as the Bead sang <i>Love, oh love...</i> again.
"The gods' ways are filled with mysteries that we can't even fathom..." Dawn replied. "Either way, let us report back to Ethani."
"I am SO ready to get out of here and see Pikachu!" Ash agreed as he pocketed the bead.
Brock retrieved his harp, tuned it, and prepared to play. "Beacon of Anima, guide us to Whitespell Sanctuary! Time Hole!" With that, the three of them disappeared in a wave of green-blue light and a harp's melody.
Welcome to Whitespell
"You've returned?" Ethani gasped as the group materialized in the temple Sanctuary some seconds later. "So what was it that was singing?"
"The singing was no lost girl..." Dawn replied as she offered the bead for Ethani to examine. "It was one of the eight Beads, crying out to be rescued from a Werecatty."
"And rescue it we did! Brock proved to have as much skill in fighting as he does in music and magic!" Ash interjected as he embraced Pikachu.
"I always knew you were a master of the blade...." Kissa purred as she arrived in the room and nuzzled Brock.
Tears welled up in Ethani's eyes. "Words cannot express how much I thank you for cleansing the catacombs, nor can I express the surprise at the notion that the gods would hide a Bead in this very temple."
"Although it is fitting that Anima hide her Diamond in one of Her sanctuaries." Dawn smiled as the Bead materialized on the necklace thread and she accepted her belongings from a Bowmaster.
"I'm sure that by finding her Bead, Anima has reaffirmed to you why you travel together." Ethani continued. "You to avenge Marista Laire..." she explained to Brock. "You to find your mother and bring her home..." she explained to Dawn. "And you to learn what being a hero really means." she explained to Ash. "In return, you have taken the first step on a journey that will transform you forever in faith that the gods will be there to guide you every step of the way."
"Whatever happens, we'll stick together!" Ash replied. Brock and Dawn nodded in agreement.
"Then go, Heroes of the Holy Colors...encounter the other gods and win back their beads from the darkness--all of Yoso awaits the performance of the great Rainbow Symphony." Ethani mused before giving Dawn one last hug.
"Bye, Ethani!" Ash waved goodbye to Ethani and the crowd of apprentices as the three of them walked into the sunset.
"We did it!" Ash smiled as the group departed the temple. "Our first Bead of the Elements!"
"I'm sure you had quite an adventure in the catacombs..." Kissa smiled.
"Oh, we did--and I learned why your master is on this quest." Ash replied. He was about to say more when he saw a white ball light and a red ball of light fly down before him. "Huh?"
In the Presence of Gods
"Anima?" Dawn gasped as the white light formed into a smaller version of Anima.
"Well done on finding my bead." Anima began. "Before I meet you in Sindura, I thought I would tell you about the Firebird's Prayer, with some help from Deami, my fellow goddess that rules over flames." At this, the red light formed into a smaller version of a girl with orange-yellow flame-like hair clad in a long red coat that concealed a burnt yellow tunic and dull brown pants to match.
"Your minstrel friend likely knows the tale of which I speak." Deami smiled, her warm and gentle voice reverberating through Ash's head. "Long ago, I created the firebird Moltres so that the Mortal Realm would have fire to keep warm. Kione grew jealous of my beautiful firebird, and cursed it so that it would die in a hundred years." Tears welled up in Deami's eyes for a moment when she mentioned the painful memory.
"Naturally, Deami was devastated that one of her favorite creations had been cursed, so to ease her tears, I weakened the curse so that instead of dying forever in a hundred years, a new firebird would arise when the old one died, and retain all the memories of the old one." Anima continued. "The beings of the Mortal Realm began to see Moltres as the sign of rebirth, so Deami taught Moltres healing magic, only to be used when the mortals called on her with a sincere request."
"Your mentor Marista Laire rescued Moltres from a hunter's trap once, and in return, I asked Moltres to teach her the prayer to call on her power, which she then taught you." Deami concluded. "I hope you will remember Marista each time you perform it."
"I will, Lady Deami." Brock replied as the red light faded away.
"Anima..." Ash asked. "How will we know you when we get to Sindura?"
"You will know me by what I wear--until then, farewell." Anima replied before the white light also faded away.
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"Sindura?" Kissa asked. "What business do we have there?"
"The people there are being deceived--and we have to stop it!" Ash explained before running down the forest path.
"Wait for us!" Brock and Dawn were not far behind.
To Be Continued...
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