Loose threads: none
Participants: Theta, Thelison, Deanne, Credens
Locations: Elemental Portal Shrine and surrounding area
Short summary:
Shrine guardians scatter to search for the dead Earth; we find Thunderclap and Landslide, Wildfire, and finally Waterfall; Landslide felt the call to become a guardian of the shrine, but was rejected by the others. After reuniting them, we managed to nudge them to accepting Landslide.
Full Report
Having encountered Elemental Cores that formed concerningly far from the Elemental Shrine, I gathered a group of volunteers to investigate. Thelison, Credens, Deanne and her canine companion, and of course myself, set down the track leading to Greenside, as on that very track was where I had spotted the Cores previously. Soon, we were assaulted by a peculiar storm. Out of nowhere, lightning began to strike all around us. Some of us took minor damage, but we persisted and eventually located the source of the storm; it was Thunderclap, one of the Guardians of the Shrine, who had left his post. He was involved in a conversation with another - an Earth Elemental, Landslide. We soon learned that the two were not on good terms, despite Landslide's pleas for Thunderclap to calm down.
We learned that the shrine's guardians had scattered after the death of the previous Earth, something they do not acknowledge, believing them to still be out there somewhere. Another crucial bit of knowledge we learned - Landslide heard the call to protect the shrine. Alas, they were rejected by the others. With our help, however, Landslide managed to convince Thunderclap to help us locate Wildfire and Waterfall - the other two guardians. It was not hard to find Wildfire, as the trail of destruction they had left in their wake, was quite evident. After a short scuffle with minor elementals - brought to existence by Wildfire's rage - we managed to calm him and talk.
The search for the final elemental began, and we found ourselves wandering into a colder region - unnaturally cold. Soon, we were asked to leave in Aquan. We did not comply, which caused a wyvern of frost to attack us, along with other minor ice elementals. Thunderclap, Landslide and Wildfire aided us in the battle, and we emerged victorious. Moving up the stream, we found Waterfall - by the statue of the fallen Earth.
After a very emotional scene, Landslide managed to connect with Wildfire, and that made Waterfall realize they were wrong to reject them.