*Those people who were interested in the summons of the goddess were told to pass into a series of gateways that would lead them straight to the Garden, something the Hana called the road of clarity. This path was obstructed by beautiful white petaled branches, which kissed and gracefully bent around those who walked the path, their fragrance refreshing like mint. However no more than two steps through the gate if one turned around they would see they had traveled a colossal distance, many miles in fact, some would whip around and shoot back out of the gate with surprise, their heart pounding, they'd usually flee cursing. However to those who continued along the path, they would find themselves in the promised garden.*<br/><br/>*A gap in the canopy of this great jungle poured light down in rays of beauty atop the vibrant heads of a field of small trees, each one just four feet in height and covered with all manner of fruits and beautiful flowers of every species, each one with a different unique shade of colored blossoms, but all bearing heavenly white wood, as pure as sun kissed clouds. A heavy perfume carpeted the garden, far stronger than any stench(even the fish) at the docks. The scents of wild fruit and flowers, poured over the summoned adventurers. Interestingly, Sin, Sydon, and Wiska could only see each-other among the summoned folk, a voice would kiss their minds to explain this phenomenon.*<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">'You are not going mad'</span>, *came a deep, motherly voice echoing in your minds*,<span style="font-style: italic">'I am simply blocking out your ability to sense those who will not be accompanying you on the tasks I have in mind. Please, step closer, I would like to observe you more properly'</span>, *a tiny, pink hanaryuu with tall branches zipped out of the trees like a cat, its proportions very much in line with the heavy set statue of Yggdrasil seen before. Upon further inspection her body was covered in green markings, her belly was a chocolate brown, and her eyes were a deep blood red*,<span style="font-style: italic">'I am Yggdrasil, goddess of love and keeper of this sacred place, a pleasure to meet you all'</span>, *she stated with a bob of her head*,<span style="font-style: italic">'I am in need of information, my ties with my sister goddess's have been wearing thin as of recently, and I fear for their safety, the three of you will make good allies on this trip, two people of waters one of rivers and one of seas, and a captain of the surface world...I assessed your abilities when you walked through the gate, pardon my intrusion but I need to sort through several dozen adventurers today and I'm a very busy deity.'</span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">'There are also many tasks my people may ask of you, I will guarantee rewards for any tasks accomplished...speaking of which, if you would, come forth and I shall enhance your gear, especially anything made of wood or plant fibers.'</span><br/>-<br/><br/>*Wiska, the smallest of the group stepped forth, virtually her entire set up was made of plant materials from her clothes to her staff. Yiggy hopped up onto her tail claw, rooting it to the ground with a firm grip before stretching her tail up and planting a light kiss on Wiska's forehead, in a flash of green light, Wiska's entire attire was enhanced with the blessings of the realm of Jade Jungles. Her clothes renewed into living fibers, a set of barkmail clacking to life beneath her robes, and  her staff developing a complex shape, zig zagging in a warped pattern rather than moving straight up, with the acception of the midsection of the shaft, which more or less twisted into a more linear grip before untwisting and continuing, The head then formed into a Garr leaping from the water and holding a green crystal in its mouth, it retained the looped shape of the head but there was something different about the way the staff felt, the air around the crystal shimmered and wavered.*<br/><br/>"There, a proper Shamans staff", *the goddess stated, this time with her actual voice*, "with my blessing, and a bit more protection than the shirt on your back, barkmail is as tough as Iron but at half the weight, this set is modified to not hinder you underwater. And the staff has a few tricks for you to discover, we hana believe in the element of surprise...mhmhm I hope you find its new tricks appealing."<br/><br/>*The little Deity then turned to the other two*, "what kind of blessing would please you? Generosity is one half of the equation of love, and I am the goddess of love, even if you do not complete the task I have asked, you answered my summons, and I promised reward for that." *she spoke sweetly, with a warm smile as she sat coiled atop her tail which remained rooted in the earth. Indeed she was the spitting image of a cat perched on a tree, if only in body movement.*<br/><br/>(Notes, Sins allies, the two she brought with her were accepted into the garden, yiggy either swallowed them on contact or their being tickled to death by a swarm of playful Hana...or both! Yggy can only enhance items made of plant matter, but she can also craft such items. Yggdric weapons are made of dragonwood which is as tough as iron but half the weight and the added bonus of never rusting. They also usually feature a transforming mechanism of some sort, for instance, Yggdric swords can extend and bend like whips, this lets them reach around shields.)