<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1c/Amerynth_2.jpg)</div>The relatively short journey to the city felt to Amerynth as if she was stepping into an entirely different world. Whereas the dwellings and other structures in her home village were built to exist alongside the nature around them, the settlements of human and other mortal races seemed to exist in complete disregard of nature, if not in spite of it. She had been warned of such but a few of the slightly older girls who had made sure to give her at least a rudimentary understanding of what to expect, but the young elven woman (young by elf standards anyway) still felt overwhelmed by the sights and smells as she wandered back through the plaza gates in search of the tenth one. At least it would be easy to make sure she was on time.. just follow the shadow to the tenth gate.<br/><br/>As easy as it should have been, the young elven mage ended up just a minute late anyway. Unlike any of the others, the petite elf was not the least bit armored. She was short and slender, with pale skin, her hair and eyes the color of the purest gold. Delicate looking wings that somewhat resembled those of a dragonfly, also gold in color, sprouted from between her shoulder blades. Her top was a simple rectangle of clean white cloth, wrapped around her chest from the back, the ends not quite meeting in the front and then clasped together with a small silver chain, and topped with a strip of scarlet silk tied into a bow just above her modest cleavage. A white skirt was tied somewhat elaborately around her waist well below her midriff, and her feet were completely bare. She carried with her a leather satchel, open with the top of a leather bound tome peeking out.<br/><br/>"Sorry if I'm late," she said to the already mostly assembled group. Her common had a lilting, musical accent to it, and her expression was pleasant enough if not still entirely comfortable with her surroundings. "Is that the relic you mentioned?" she asked, pointing to the bundle that the dwarven priest carried with him. Then as if suddenly remembering her manners, she swallowed nervously and addressed the group. "I am Amerynth Galanodel, I come from the village of Meadowvale. It is a pleasure to be in your company, and I look forward to assisting Brother Rufus and his charge in arriving safely to the Abbey."