Resting Room Location: For several months preceding the Advocate Oracle, Link and Drizzt have been camping together at the border of the Beyond, just to the south of the Manor, instead of living in Highstorm itself. When the Bearers fell asleep at the start of the Oracle, both Link and Drizzt were at their camp — and since the only people who ever visited them there were Shard-Bearers, none of the locals actually knew where to look for them. Because of this, Link and Drizzt were not discovered until almost a year later when the ruins of the Manor began to flood, and only because workers surveying the extent of the flood happened across the remains of their camp, right on the edge of where the flooding stopped. News of their discovery spread quickly, and those who worked at the Manor identified the two men as relatively new Zenites who had nonetheless demonstrated their commitment to Highstorm's cause shortly before the Repose began.
After finding the two missing Bearers, their bodies and belongings were moved to the northwest, still in the Beyond but at the edge of the Fields of Fantasia, which is a much more accessible area than the woods they had been living in. A small log cabin was constructed to protect and enshrine them.
Description: The cabin is fairly small and rustic, having been built with wood and other materials from the surrounding area. The front entrance opens to a small receiving room, which splits off into two separate rooms, one for each of the Bearers sleeping inside.
To the left is Link's room, where he sleeps on a small pedestal constructed from wood and cushioned with grass and leaves. Link's belongings hang from the wall behind the pedestal, including his painted Hylian Shield and a small pan flute that he received from Kathova shortly before the Repose began. Over the years, it became customary during the winter to dress Link in the Frostbite Armor that was given to him by the Tree itself, probably on account of the way the fabric glows with mysterious snowflake imagery when the weather is sufficiently cold. During the rest of the year, Link is dressed in the same tunic, boots and shawl that he was first found wearing.
The most notable feature of Link's room are the hundreds of softly glowing blue flowers that sprung up across the bare dirt floors and clay-caulked walls of the cabin. These are Silent Princess flowers, all of which had propagated from a single bloom that Link once kept in a flowerpot at his camp. The plant is notoriously sensitive and was well-known in Hyrule for its refusal to grow in captivity; Link's attempts to have the botanists at Greenwood Yards take care of the plant were not successful for that reason and he had resorted to keeping it alive with his basic Druidcraft magic. However, when Link's body was found, it was surrounded by these flowers, as if protecting him and Drizzt from the floodwaters. Some of the flowers were transported to the Resting Room after it was constructed, where they continued to flourish beyond explanation in Link's half of the cabin.
To the right is Drizzt's room, where he has been placed on a comfortable, reed-woven frame. Somehow, word of his humility has manifested into a passion for the most simple of lifestyles and the embodiment of ensuring one's basic needs are met for survival. Like Link, the majority of his belongings have been hung on the wall over the simple bed, and even then he has few things to his name: a pair of swords, a green woolen cloak and the simple linen tunic and pants upon his body. The most precious artifact, kept on his person and interred with his sleeping form, is the onyx figurine of a panther that has been placed between his hands.
The most notable feature of Drizzt's room are the luminous, pale stones mined from the depths of Highstorm's island that have been handcrafted into the shape of a Rhumbline network on the ceiling that illuminates the windowless room. Parchment litters the floor around him in various states of use, ink and paint used to create maps of structures and the inroads made into the Beyond now and again, as offerings to one of the two. Various black cats have also been left to breed and live within his room, resulting in a thriving colony of spoiled kitties that enjoy napping and tending to the simple house, hunting and accompanying all visitors who come!
Purpose: When Link and Drizzt were found, it caused a mild buzz among the Highstorm populace, as most of the other Resting Rooms had already been constructed by that time. This led to a revived interest in the men among a small but devoted minority of the city, including both the well-documented events of the Harbinger Oracle and the lesser-known events that occurred prior to the attack on the Manor. The general public felt a sense of admiration and appreciation for all they had done in the short time they fought for the Zenith, but what the average person found most impressive was the two men's ability to traverse through the Beyond for as long as they did, surviving on nothing but their own skills and knowledge. After all, the Beyond remains a frightening and highly dangerous place for anyone unprepared to venture into it... which is most people!
As a result, over the decades, Link and Drizzt became akin to patrons or protectors of travelers and wanderers. The two are thought of as the Astral and Lunar Longstriders, not only because they were found together but because of the strange duality that seemed to exist between them: light and dark, young and old, north and south, moon and stars. Their Resting Room is a small shrine devoted to safe travels; anyone venturing into the Beyond or the wilds of Alenroux will typically visit the Bearers to pray for a safe voyage into the unknown and a safe return home. Visitors typically leave small gifts in their honor, such as dried flowers and herbs, arrows, tools, and other traveling gear, along with customary donations of money and food/drink. Link and Drizzt can sometimes attract unique donations of their own, based on how they came to be remembered within Highstorm: in Link's case, his famous sacrifice of the Master Sword to the Harbinger Oracle has given rise to a casual tradition of offering him pocket knives and other small blades, and in Drizzt's case, compass roses and star charts.
Caretaker(s): A singular individual known as Elaith Dasatra, who was among the workers who discovered the two Bearers during the flood survey. A long-time resident of Highstorm, he had also been among those who felt particularly sympathetic to Link when the entirety of his backstory and switch to the Zenith had been broadcasted to the city at large and reported on in the newspapers. Perhaps because of that, and because of his own elf-like appearance, Elaith had a sense of kinship with the two Bearers and became their dutiful caretaker, living in a small hut built behind the cabin. It is said that he sustains himself on the surplus offerings made at the shrine, but this is true only recently, as he has become unable to live off the land in his old age.
Link and Drizzt (Zenith)
After finding the two missing Bearers, their bodies and belongings were moved to the northwest, still in the Beyond but at the edge of the Fields of Fantasia, which is a much more accessible area than the woods they had been living in. A small log cabin was constructed to protect and enshrine them.
Description: The cabin is fairly small and rustic, having been built with wood and other materials from the surrounding area. The front entrance opens to a small receiving room, which splits off into two separate rooms, one for each of the Bearers sleeping inside.
To the left is Link's room, where he sleeps on a small pedestal constructed from wood and cushioned with grass and leaves. Link's belongings hang from the wall behind the pedestal, including his painted Hylian Shield and a small pan flute that he received from Kathova shortly before the Repose began. Over the years, it became customary during the winter to dress Link in the Frostbite Armor that was given to him by the Tree itself, probably on account of the way the fabric glows with mysterious snowflake imagery when the weather is sufficiently cold. During the rest of the year, Link is dressed in the same tunic, boots and shawl that he was first found wearing.
The most notable feature of Link's room are the hundreds of softly glowing blue flowers that sprung up across the bare dirt floors and clay-caulked walls of the cabin. These are Silent Princess flowers, all of which had propagated from a single bloom that Link once kept in a flowerpot at his camp. The plant is notoriously sensitive and was well-known in Hyrule for its refusal to grow in captivity; Link's attempts to have the botanists at Greenwood Yards take care of the plant were not successful for that reason and he had resorted to keeping it alive with his basic Druidcraft magic. However, when Link's body was found, it was surrounded by these flowers, as if protecting him and Drizzt from the floodwaters. Some of the flowers were transported to the Resting Room after it was constructed, where they continued to flourish beyond explanation in Link's half of the cabin.
To the right is Drizzt's room, where he has been placed on a comfortable, reed-woven frame. Somehow, word of his humility has manifested into a passion for the most simple of lifestyles and the embodiment of ensuring one's basic needs are met for survival. Like Link, the majority of his belongings have been hung on the wall over the simple bed, and even then he has few things to his name: a pair of swords, a green woolen cloak and the simple linen tunic and pants upon his body. The most precious artifact, kept on his person and interred with his sleeping form, is the onyx figurine of a panther that has been placed between his hands.
The most notable feature of Drizzt's room are the luminous, pale stones mined from the depths of Highstorm's island that have been handcrafted into the shape of a Rhumbline network on the ceiling that illuminates the windowless room. Parchment litters the floor around him in various states of use, ink and paint used to create maps of structures and the inroads made into the Beyond now and again, as offerings to one of the two. Various black cats have also been left to breed and live within his room, resulting in a thriving colony of spoiled kitties that enjoy napping and tending to the simple house, hunting and accompanying all visitors who come!
Purpose: When Link and Drizzt were found, it caused a mild buzz among the Highstorm populace, as most of the other Resting Rooms had already been constructed by that time. This led to a revived interest in the men among a small but devoted minority of the city, including both the well-documented events of the Harbinger Oracle and the lesser-known events that occurred prior to the attack on the Manor. The general public felt a sense of admiration and appreciation for all they had done in the short time they fought for the Zenith, but what the average person found most impressive was the two men's ability to traverse through the Beyond for as long as they did, surviving on nothing but their own skills and knowledge. After all, the Beyond remains a frightening and highly dangerous place for anyone unprepared to venture into it... which is most people!
As a result, over the decades, Link and Drizzt became akin to patrons or protectors of travelers and wanderers. The two are thought of as the Astral and Lunar Longstriders, not only because they were found together but because of the strange duality that seemed to exist between them: light and dark, young and old, north and south, moon and stars. Their Resting Room is a small shrine devoted to safe travels; anyone venturing into the Beyond or the wilds of Alenroux will typically visit the Bearers to pray for a safe voyage into the unknown and a safe return home. Visitors typically leave small gifts in their honor, such as dried flowers and herbs, arrows, tools, and other traveling gear, along with customary donations of money and food/drink. Link and Drizzt can sometimes attract unique donations of their own, based on how they came to be remembered within Highstorm: in Link's case, his famous sacrifice of the Master Sword to the Harbinger Oracle has given rise to a casual tradition of offering him pocket knives and other small blades, and in Drizzt's case, compass roses and star charts.
Caretaker(s): A singular individual known as Elaith Dasatra, who was among the workers who discovered the two Bearers during the flood survey. A long-time resident of Highstorm, he had also been among those who felt particularly sympathetic to Link when the entirety of his backstory and switch to the Zenith had been broadcasted to the city at large and reported on in the newspapers. Perhaps because of that, and because of his own elf-like appearance, Elaith had a sense of kinship with the two Bearers and became their dutiful caretaker, living in a small hut built behind the cabin. It is said that he sustains himself on the surplus offerings made at the shrine, but this is true only recently, as he has become unable to live off the land in his old age.