Tehr let his surprise show on his face.  He'd read that blinding beauty was one of a nymphs abilities, but there were few confirmations and he hadn't known that it was a fact.  "Please forgive my ignorance mother," he said bowing his head again.  "I knew not the dangers of seeking out a nymph.  I had read that they were as beautiful as nature itself, but I find beauty in many things.  You yourself for example have the power and grace that goes along with your name, as well as the elegance and beauty of the tree from which you just emerged."<br/><br/>"My father was a follower of the old ways, and a true lover of nature.  He raised me to respect and follow the old ways as well, though I admit that I am not the outdoorsman that he, nor my brother were."  He gestured to his body, healthy and hale, but thin and not overly musculed, "As you can see, I was not graced with the type of body that lends itself to life in the outdoors, but instead, sadly, to the library and bedroom."<br/><br/>He smiled and shot a wink at Tera, "I would never deign to request that you complete my task for me, though I would gladly accept the help.  Maybe if you were to help us find the nymph, I could bind my eyes with cloth and plead my case to her?  Of course, if you would rather us not traipse about your woods, we would gladly follow your directions and wait here if you were to retrieve the lock of hair for us.  In either case, I would be glad to make restitution for your help."<br/><br/>Tehr heard that the fey and that spirits of this nature never gave help up for free, but he hoped that his sincereness for the love of nature would make the cost none too high.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">As someone who's been DMing for over 25 years, I did of course know about the nymph's abilities.  BUT Tehr didn't.  So I'm trying to keep from metagaming.  :)<br/>Also, I'm going to use a diplomacy roll here to see how well he was trying to show his respect to mother dryad.<br/>http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=35690 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=35690)<br/>diplomacy 1d20 + 10 = 27<br/></div></div>