To the root

[Iron Dragoon]

"I... have... a vast amount of questions. I want to learn everything I can about you and your people, but... perhaps things in order. Thank you for your guidance."

[Anastasia]

Castel taps the ground here ten times. At the tenth, the root slowly opens, a path within seen. "Here," he says, going in. "I will explain what you can do within the Roots, but it will be up to you to find what you need."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "Please, lead on."

[Anastasia]

As you step in things expand. Around you is a great visage, a vast root hollowed out. On the ground and in the air streams of colored, glowing water. They wind and twist in the air. The ground is fairly smooth otherwise as here Castel stops.

"Think of what you seek and look into one of the streams. It will guide you along. But you must never touch the streams or you will be lost," Castel says, "There is no return from that."

[Iron Dragoon]

"What are they?"

Alyssa dips into her new senses and tries to see if one of the streams will offer a clearer path to her objective than the others.

[Anastasia]

K:P check as well real quick.

[Iron Dragoon]

Take 10 for 77 K:P

[Anastasia]

It is the Roots. It is the plane itself, currents of memories and knowledge. To go into one would to become one with the plane's memories and knowledge. No mortal creature would survive such a contact unharmed (and almost certainly be rendered mad or destroyed, or both). For you, you believe it would just be highly harmful but you honestly aren't sure yet. You're still learning all of this.

"It is the Blood of the Roots," Is the answer you get, "Think of what you wish to learn and watch your reflection in the waters, it will guide you."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa focuses on the seed in the astral, looking for a path to it, focusing on the feeling of it and her instinct to find paths to her objectives.

[Anastasia]

You see nothing in your reflection.

Meanwhile Emily looks to hers, eyes narrowed carefully, "Oh, I think I see it," she says.

I see a way to the Ordial Gate, or at least it's reacting to it. Do you see it?

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eyebrow, "No..."

She frowns and tries again, focusing on the Gate.

[Anastasia]

This time you see a flicker of images - you walk ahea dand then turn left, right, right, right left, left, left, right and go straight ahead.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa blinks.

"I... Got a set of turn directions?"

Alyssa tries to focus on getting a clearer answer.

[Anastasia]

"I got the same," Emily confesses, "Um, left, right three times, left three times, right and then straight ahead."

Meanwhile you see the same thing as before.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Yes, the same..."

Alyssa steps back and looks around, thinking...

"I wonder if... it's one of those pattern things.. focus one the destination, close your eyes and use your intent. The turns end up being more of a password..."

I'm just spitballing here. Is there any way to use my portfolio and the minotaur sense to figure out something here?