Flicker briefly awoke to a dark environment. He closed his eyes, and some time passed before he opened them again. For all he knew, that time might have been a minute, five minutes, or an hour. Every sense was clouded by a thick haze. His sight was a blur. Only a few muffled sounds could manage to penetrate the blockage in his ear holes. And all he could feel was a dull, throbbing pain from the impact.
-- blueys45
Haestil came from a beautiful land of lakes and meadows to the west of what would become Neopia City. There, she used her mastery of earth magic to tend to the land and ensure that crops were always bountiful. Her abilities did not escape Xantan’s notice, and he asked her to join the Circle as soon as he happened upon the idea of the Great Empire.