"Thank you. It will be good to know that my warrior is only a short summoning away..." She kisses you a second time, then tilts your head down so that she can kiss the paradise flower in your hair. You feel a faint, magical tingling. "There. It is not much, but it is my hope that my favor will protect you. The plant will call on the earth itself to protect you in times of need. It can also imbue a spell with a bit of power from my very core, granting that spell a shard of my own longevity."<br/><br/>She smiles and winks. "It won't have any negative effects on me, so don't worry yourself much. I've been around long enough that the shards of energy it takes to power mortal magic are easily replaced."<br/><br/>With that, she retreats to her tree and lets you go on your way.<br/><br/>------------------<br/><br/>You arrive back in Tuyan just as the sun is starting to set in the sky. At this point, it's probably a fair assumption that Gioria is at home. As you arrive, you see a green-haired head poke out the window.<br/><br/>"LIS!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Technical Information:<br/>The long awaited Flower of Paradise! Once per day, this flower can call upon the earth itself to support you, casting a "Selected" Entangle spell in a 45' radius around you. You can walk through the vines easily, but anything else gains the Entangled condition and is considered to be in Difficult Terrain. Also once per day, this item can treat one spell as if it had the Extended metamagic feat without adding to the spell's level. You choose to apply this effect when casting the spell. </div></div>