Herbs and Stuff

OOC : Yay, epic turn out! Just to keep things orginized, we are going to post in the order that everyone posted in. Please no skipping, unless you got permission. But really, I would rather not, cause it can get confusing. So, posting order is as follows : Bass, Gossamir, Harmony, Faolan, Novel, Wren, Devin, Katja, Kassander, Ellis, Orchid, Sorrel, Callisto, and finally Maximous. If there is anyone new who wants to hop in, please ask the person who is due next to post if you can butt in, and then this posting order will be updated. If you have any questions or anything, feel free to shoot me a PM on Bass's account, catch me in the cbox or on skype.

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After the brutes song was sung, he had rested himself on his haunches by the river to wait for everyone to show up. He had no idea how many wolves were going to show up, or even if there was anyone who had planned on it. He had brought it up in the meetings he had had with a few packs, although he had not been able to make it to all like he had planed for. However, soon after his call was heard his ears perked, catching the notice of a wolf coming in for the meeting. Bass's pale tail thumped a few times on the earth as he waited to spot the creature, eager to see who had come. When the wolf emerged, he smiled at her. She seemed to bring her own supplies, and for that he was grateful for. He hadn't specified, but he was rather dull when it came to herbs, he didn't know what they would need. The dame introduced herself as Gossamir, and stated she was from Tortuga. Ah, so that was the scent he had picked up. He was still committing them all to memory, and he had yet to make it to their borders.

Bass was about too introduce himself when his mocha cloaked sister roamed in, introducing the both of them. Nodding along with her, he allowed his golden gaze to shift back to the blue eyed babe. "Welcome to Abaven, Gossamir of Tortuga. We are pleased to have you here today." Giving his tail a short wag, he smiled softly at the dame. "I have called for healers to gather here upon our lands for a mass healing training of sorts, for everyone to share and learn from each other. If you are interested, you are more than welcome to stay. If this is not something you wish to do, then you may leave in peace." His words were soft, there was no hostility in them, it was merely the truth. He was not going to force anyone to stay here and do something that they held no interest for. That, in his mind, was a form of torture.

He was about to address the two females when another howl sounded, drawing his attention towards it. He watched the spot where it came from, his head dipping in a greeting when a gray male advanced towards the growing group. His scent was that of Ludicael, his grandparents pack. At the boys question, a soft chuckle slipped past his black lips. "All are welcome, member of Ludicael. You may join us if you wish." Bass was unsure if this male was a healer himself, or one who aspired to have their knowledge of herbs grow. Ludicael was a scholarly pack, so either way he knew that he would most likely be interested. After all, he had answered his summon. "Come, join us." He said, waving the gray brute over with an ivory paw. All could join them, to just sit and learn, ot to reach as well.

The next wolf to arrive was from Ludicael as well, and by her somewhat familiar scent she was a member of the Destruction family as well. It was not surprising to him, they did seem to breed like rabbits within the lands of Alacrita. She seemed to know his sister, her nuzzle falling upon Harmony's shoulder. Ah, so that must be Novel, their cousin who had given Harmony one of her first training lessons. A nod was sent in her direction, that smile ever present on his maw. "Welcome Novel of Ludicael." He said softly, winking at her. He was unsure how much Harmony had told her of him, if at all. Looking at his multi hued sister now he stuck his tongue out, chuckling softly before the next wolves caught his attention.

Wren bounded into the clearing, dipping her head at him before finding a seat to his right. Bass chuckled, touching his nose to her shoulder as he had on their first meeting. She teased him, asking how he was doing with much more colourful words. "Better now." He said softly, playfully bumping his shoulder into hers. He still didn't understand the concept of flirting, to him it was all a game, all a tease. "Did you come here just to tease and mock me? Last time I checked, Wren of Ludicael, you had no interest on herbs." Not that he was going to make her leave, of course she was welcome to stay. It was just the game that they played, that silly back and forth. It was similar to the games that him and Motif played, that banter that was in every meeting they held.

His attention was called away from his friend as yet another wolf entered, this one throwing him off guard. The brown beast looked more like a fighter to him than a healer, and he wondered if he was simply escorting wolves here. By his scent he was a member of Glaciem, and he knew that he had come a long way down here. He had made that march himself, shivering as he remembered the biting change in temperature, even in the tail end of winter. He introduced himself as Devin, dipping his head to Bass. The Azat did the same, his smile reforming on his maw. "Welcome Devin of Glaciem." He said, making a point to welcome each wolf as they arrived. He said that he was a healer, still shocking the ivory beast. He was made for fighting indeed, it was rather interesting that the brute had chosen to delve into the art of healing. But to each their own, he supposed.

He didn't have too much time to digest that information, because a familiar black masked wolf joined them with two little ones coming in behind her. He dipped his head to the dame as he greeted her. "Welcome Katja, thank you for bringing your healers in training. I do hope that they leave this meeting with a lot of knowledge to benefit your pack." His words were not bitter, but sweet and welcoming. He was glad that there were ones that were here to learn, just as he was learning of the healing arts. They could grow together, the whole lot of them. He gestured with a paw that the Ebony members were more than welcome to find a seat, he was about to address everyone. Enough time had passed since he howled, but all other wolves were welcome to join in late. He nodded at the two trainee's, a male and a female. They both looked eager, although the girl seemed calmer than her male counterpart. Bass chuckled softly, waiting a little bit longer until he stood.

A small female came in next, her scent that of Covari. She introduced herself and he dipped his head as well, his neck beginning to get sore from all this head dipping. He must look like a broken toy, his head bobbing up and down as each wolf entered. "Welcome Ellis of Covari. It was not needed for you to bring your own herbs, so there is no need to apologize. If anything is needed, Harmony has some herbs stored in her den that is not too far off from here, we would be pleased to supply you with your needs." He noted, gesturing to Harmony with his nose as he spoke her name. That is why he had chosen this place to call the meeting, he hadn't expected anyone at all to bring their own herbs. For those who did, he was rather grateful.

Orchid, who had been seated behind him the whole time, rose and took her turn to speak. He deflated somewhat when she offered to train some one on one, but knew that it made more sense. He had a game plan though, and hoped that it all worked out. He was thankful for Orchid being here though, and would not argue her words. All these wolves were welcome to stay as long as they needed, maybe they could even break off into rotating groups after the mass one was over. Admittedly, Bass had not thought quite that far ahead. His golden eyes followed her steps as he rose from behind, taking a seat beside the other Covari healer. He smiled once more, nodding his acceptance at her words. Not that he really had a choice, he had a feeling that the strong willed girl would do as she pleased. He couldn't help but chuckle at that, he wouldn't attempt to stop her. She was family after all, he knew that she wouldn't do anything that was harmful to Abaven, or any of these wolves.

A creamy male slipped into the crowd, again another member of Ludicael. He wasn't surprised though, his grandparents pack did share borders with him. Nothing slipped from the young boys maw, and he seemed to be rather shy. Because of this Bass did not call him out, just smiled at him if he happened to look his way. He was quite nervous looking, but he hoped that the boy didn't feel uncomfortable around him and all these wolves. He wanted everyone to be comfortable, and to feel well at home.

One more wolf slipped in, his scent that of Ebony as well. He was slightly disappointing that no wolves from Valhalla, Arcanium, or Olympus had shown up. Although for Valhalla just changing leaders, he couldn't be too surprised. It was a hard thing to do, to settle everything down once a pack challenge happened. And with Olympus, he had heard that they rather kept to themselves unless there was something that they wanted, and clearly this was not one of them. He hadn't heard anything on Arcanium, but the boy kept his chin up. A number of wolves had shown up already, he needed to be thankful for all that he had. So the brute stood up and padded into a bald spot in the clearing that was not surrounding any wolf, waiting a few more moments to allow everyone to settle down. Clearing his throat, he awaited silence to speak.

Once the area grew quiet, Bass smiled as his golden eyes traveled around all who had come. "Welcome wolves of all packs and ages, Abaven welcomes you into our lands. For those of you who do not know, I am Bass Destruction and I am Azat of these lands. I want to thank you all for showing up, I hope that this is beneficial for all those around you." His tail swung slowly behind him as he paused, gathering his thoughts for how he was going to organize this. He was not sure of everyone's skill level, so he needed to work around this. Looking from Harmony to Wren for comfort, he opened his maw once more to speak his plan. "I am unsure of where everyone lays in their training in the art of healing, so I will work in a manner that will, err, I at least hope it will, work for everyone. If we could all form a half moon around where I am standing, that would be perfect. Please leave enough room on either side of me to allow for room to work, and please do not block the view of those wolves around you." Again he fell silent, waiting until everyone had shuffled until he spoke again.

Once everyone was in their placed, Bass smiled once more. "I would like it for everyone who is studying healers to come up here one at a time, perhaps in the order in which we showed up. Not everyone has to come up, if you wish to skip your turn simply wave on the next wolf. We will be doing two rounds of that, and the first round if each healer could show everyone a different basic healing process, that would be best. Anything that everyone learning healing should know. Even if you know it, pay close attention, we may learn something from how other healers handle things." Winking, the Azat continued. "For the second round, I would love it if each healer or healer in training would all teach us something special. It could be a more advanced healing knowledge, or even something that you feel you are best at. After all these rounds we can ask questions, or maybe even break off into groups to do more one on one healing like Orchid had suggested." Bass paused, making sure all his information had sunk in.

After a small pause, Bass nodded his head slowly. "Well then. If anyone needs herbs, Harmony's den is not far off from our meeting, you are more than welcome to borrow our supplies if needed." He looked at Harmony then, wondering if she would speak up and ask that they go with her or simply follow their nose. "Because Gossamir showed up first, the floor is all yours." Bass left his position at the head of the half moon, joining Wren wherever she had settled, choosing the seat to her left.

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OOC again : Holy balls, I apologize for this massive wall of text. Again, if you have any questions just try to catch me. To make it more simple, we will be having two rounds of posting. First off, healers can pick any skill that they feel every healer should know, a simple poultice or even how to dress a wound. The second round is a bit more special, the healer or even healer in training can show their favorite mix or even something that they feel is their specialty. Or even something that not many wolves know.

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