The sun at midday is baking the rocks around you, and steam arises from wet splotches atop the nearest ones. Something caused a lot of water to splash out of the lake nearby, not too long ago. You look around: a trail of puddled mud spots leads behind a pile of boulders and up along the cliff. From thirty feet above you, a birdlike Serian meets your gaze. It opens its huge wings and waves them in greeting, sending large clumps of lazy water falling to the sand below.

"I'm Nova," the pretty Serian calls down in her thin, kind voice. The spikes on her wings tremble as she stretches her neck and lets her forward left leg drop down over the side of the rock. "Have you come far? Ready for a break? I'm taking my siesta after my swim."

Smiling, you shade your eyes with your right hand to look up into her face. Brilliant green hair falls over her muzzle, and two healthy horns frame the top of your head. "I don't need to stay long," you say to the sweet yellow mare. "I'll burn in the sunlight. It's nice to meet you, though! I love your lake."

Nova laughs. "Thank you, traveler. Yes--it is a good, lake, with a good history. It was formed by the keepers to be the wellspring of life in these mountains, and we Serians are keeping watch for the summer."

Name: Nova
Gender: Female
Age: Adult
Altar: Eternal Sun
Circle: Circle of the Nova's Light
Special Stats: None