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Battle Mage Baird of the Hollow (#9930)

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The Lore of Battle Mage Baird of the Hollow

The sun was rising above the forest treetop horizon when Baird walked out to the balcony of his treehouse in The Fey forests. His treehouse was craved into the trunk of City Tree close to the very top. He enjoyed the endless view of the treetops that were under his care. He could even see some of the forests of Hedge Wizard Woods and The Thorn forests that borders with The Fey. As High Council of the Forests, Baird had oversight over all the forests in the Wizards lands. All aspects of the forests were his concern: the health, growth, protection, uses and everything in between. It was a burden that sat heavy on his shoulders but seeing the beauty before him makes it all worthwhile.

As he looked down, he could see the stirring of the community starting up its day. The City Tree is literally the heart of The Fey, both in location and community activity. The treehouses available on City Tree itself was prime real estate, and many of the wealthy and most influential wizards made their homes here. Baird was fully cognizant of the privilege (but never prideful) that his treehouse is the only one craved into the truck while all other houses were built on the boughs of the tree. The City Tree was also the center of commerce where stores and stalls were setup for trading and bartering. People brought their home grown produce and setup stalls to barter for other goods. Craftsmen had stores where they performed their amazing workmanship to serve the needs of the community. Traders brought in items from other Wizard Lands to sell here and similarly bought goods from here to sell in other lands. The City Tree served as a social, cultural and economic place of exchange that brought different cultures together.

Baird closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the fresh morning air. He went into his morning routine of meditation before the start of the day. The meditation practice has helps him to clear his mind and settle his spirit for the start of a new day. He listened to the natural sounds of forest and allowed it to wash over him, and for his body to sync with its frequency. “Looks like another beautiful day in the forest!” Baird thought to himself. He sensed his hummingbird familiar flying back and slowly re-opened his eyes to see Pariko making its way toward him. Pariko had chosen to be with Baird after an adventure in his young days. It was so long ago that the number of years did not matter anymore.

Pariko flew out to different forests and brought a piece of that forest everyday. It could be anything from a twig, leaf, flower, insect or fruit. Baird had never commanded Pariko to do that, but Pariko knew Baird loved this daily exercise to get a sense of the health and the on-goings across the different forests by each of these pieces.

Pariko glided and landed softly on Baird’s shoulder. Pariko dropped the leaf it had been carrying into Baird’s hand and happily picked up a flower seed in return. Baird picked up the leaf and gently rubbed the Kakou plant leaf and smelt its unique aroma. He then chewed it in his mouth and fully enjoyed the aroma with its slight sweet taste. He declared “This should be a good harvest year for the Kakou! We will have lots of Kakou tea to enjoy. This is will be a great update in the Forest Council!”

Baird had a full day of council meetings ahead and started making his way down the City Tree. The stairway circled around the thick trunk and was sufficiently wide for three to four people to cross abreast at any point. Baird greeted everyone by name and stopped for short catch-up conversations along the way down. That always made the journey down significantly longer than expected! He wanted to stop by Charmer Sonja (FRWC #9938) place to get updates on developments of some new potions. That was the fun and exciting stuff! Not the council meetings……

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