Thanks Xynwen. I am curious as to why so many briar raffles recently. We had them at festival of the fallen last week and now more this weekend at the CHE anniversay.

Can you tell us what happens at the end of the loresong story?

>>Can you tell us what happens at the end of the loresong story?

Of course! Lyrarose & Nikhail were Velathae merchants, so ghosts, of course. It's a tragic love story of mistrust and betrayal, death and regret. There are 2 loresongs -- one on all briarflare weapons, and 1 on the 4 forehead gems released at EG09.


Their story was inspired by the song "Crazy Man Michael" by Fairport Convention.


Briarflare loresong:
https://gswiki.play.net/Briar_flare#Loresong

EG09 forehead gem loresong:
https://gswiki.play.net/Forehead_gem#Loresong_.282.29

Here's what her cottage and garden looked like (she was confined to the cottage, he to the garden area...Velathae was harsh).

[Dark Rose Cottage, Interior]
Small and cozy, the cottage centerpiece is a large, riverstone fireplace flanked with open-shuttered windows. An overstuffed leather couch rests in front of the fireplace, atop a polished rosewood floor. Matching rosewood shelves and a crystal-encased table display an artist's wealth of wrought metal roses, gleaming in the moonlight. A small sign sits on the fireplace mantel which is flanked by a small marble-topped table and a rosewood weapon rack.

[Dark Rose Cottage, Garden]
Hundreds of rose bushes, each overflowing with roses, fill this garden, which is spacious but enclosed with tall stone walls. Lilac trees, entwined together like lovers, add shady bowers, and fairy primroses encircle raised clumps of wild irises lining the edges of a brilliant green-black pond. Almost covered by moonflower vines is a tiny cottage with a rose-and-ivy carved door. You also see a series of vining roses and a riverstone wall with a series of briars and vines on it.

>l bush
The roses come in several dark hues with lush, velvety petals, glistening sharp thorns, and dark viridian leaves. Small bushes, with miniature blossoms, cluster around ones taller than even the tallest giantman, and several varieties of vining roses loop through lilac trees and climb the large stone walls.
>l tree
Throughout the garden, pairs of lilac trees are twined together into miniature bowers, inviting guests to step into the shade and rest. In the far corner of the garden abutting the wall, surrounded by moonflower vines wrestling with climbing roses, several lilac trees lean conspiratorially together, and a gap just large enough for a person leads inside.
>l pond
The green-black water of the pond glimmers in the ambient light, but no hint of the pond's depth can be seen. Dark green grass grows right up to the edge of the pond, scattered with several varieties of flowers. Crimson water lilies with emerald pads float next to pink-flushed yellow lotuses, and a bronze mermaid fountain covered in verdigris rises unused from the center of the pond
>l wall
A series of briars and vines climbs the garden wall, which is made of riverstone to match a rose-covered riverstone cottage. The edges of lilac trees can be seen over the high wall, and with each tiny movement of air, the smell of roses carries from the garden beyond.

[Inside the Lilac Trees]
Several lilac trees have grown together, their upper limbs interlocking high above to form a nearly impenetrable roof. Just enough light filters through to see by, and the denseness of the lilac thicket mutes the sounds from the outside world. Branches reach invitingly out to serve as benches, and a series of small shelves hold a few small items. Resting on the springy grass, at the center of the bower, is a small marble altar carved with a rose-and-ivy intaglio.


--Xynwen--
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Oh wow, had no idea there was another half of the story on the forehead gems. Very nice! And sad!

I don't enter raffles myself, simply because quite a few require you to be paying attention when the raffle is drawn. Also, I don't actually hold interest in most of them.

However, having the option of staying ingame just in case you win is a definite plus.

Kudos and Cheers,
FehMe.