Jacque stumbled towards the temple in a less than graceful manner. A hangover from one to many pints of ale coupled with much less sleep than he would have liked left the man in poor shape as he held up his hand to shield his eyes from the rays of the sun. With the hand not being used to protect his eyes, Jacque began to slowly pat himself to make sure that he'd remembered to bring all op his belongings from the inn that he'd spent the night in. Herb pouch: Check. Short sword: Check. Dagger: Check. Bow: Check. Quiver and the twenty arrows that came with it? Jacque reached back awkwardly to count each arrow by giving them all a light tap. Yup. All arrows accounted for. Everything seemed to be accounted for, everything but... "Gods be damned, where did I leave my coin pouch. I could've sworn-". Jacque was cut off by a scratching on his right pants leg. The hunter looked down to find his partner Titan holding a small leather bag between his jaws. "Titan you really are my angel somedays." Jacque murmured before he removed his coin pouch from the lizard's jaws and gave it a scratch on the head.

After sparring a moment to tie the bag to his belt -easier said than done since he had to close one eye to keep the sunlight out-, Jacque entered the temple with Titan in tow, eager to find out how he'd play a role in recovering the missing pieces of the statue of Lazuli.

Feon was already in the temple. Due to her being a paladin she was regularly often doing some kind of important work. Feon had her hammer with her like always. Though it was sitting at the entrance, most people thought it was just a statue or something due to it being immovable, they couldn't even push it due to it's weight. Feon was excited to meet the others she was almost hopping up and down.

Greg was on Feon's head at the moment, atleast he was untill he saw the lizard come in with the man. Greg quickly flew towards it and then oddly enough started to dance around the lizard as a sort of Mating Dance his kind commonly did. Others may have seen it very strange for a pigeon to being trying to get the attention of a lizard like this. Though Feon found it hilariouse. As this dance continued to started to laugh at the two, she laughed to the point of tears. "Oh that is great Greg! Try your mating dance on the lizard see what happens!" Feon said wiping a tear from her face.

Feon walked up to the man who had just entered still giggling a bit from all the laughing she was doing. "I guess I should introduce myself since Greg is already introducing himself, I'm Feon!" Feon said to the man. Feon didn't actually know if this man was one of the people called or just a bystander or tourist.

As Jacque and Titan entered the temple, the duo were met with a sight that was interesting to say the least. There was a young and rather excitable looking woman already inside with a pigeon resting on her head. Jacque thought nothing of the sight at first, however this quickly changed when the bird chose to fly over to Titan and begin to...was it preforming a mating ritual!? "Oh my gods...", Jacque watched the bird hop around Titan -whom was currently trying to get a bead on the bird to snap at it- and found himself clasping a hand over his mouth to stifle a laugh as the little bird enthusiastically danced around Titan. Hangover or not, watching a creature attempt to woo what would normally be its natural predator was not something that could be easily watched in silence.

Titan, believing himself to have gotten a good idea of the pattern of the dance, looked up to Jacque and flicked his tongue several times as he awaited permission to go after Greg. Jacque responded to this with a wagging of his finger -as shaking it his would have caused more pain- and a soft chuckle, "Sorry bud, but you can't eat it. Don't want to go ruffling feathers.". If lizards could understand human speech Titan would have probably shaken his head in disgust at the poorly made pun, however as this was not the case, the lizard simply let out an aggravated hiss and flopped onto the floor.

No sooner than after Jacque had taken his eyes of Titan was he face to face with the bubbly looking girl who seemed to be the owner of the peculiar pigeon. The hunter was a bit startled a first, but he recovered quickly and offered his hand to shake "A pleasure to meet you Feon. I'm Jacque.".

Aliaah entered the temple, her face partially covered by her mask. A sword hung at her hip. it was black with a leather handle that seemed to absorb light around it. She looked around, seeing a gruff man, a large lizard, a paladin, and.... a pigeon? Why was it dancing. Aliaah uncovered her face and was almost knocked over when Nyra came loping in from outside. She circled around her master, then spotted the other animals. Nyra yipped playfully and ran over to the lizard and the bird. She put her paw on the lizard's head.
"Nyra!" Aliaah shouted at the fuzzball. She facepalmed. "First impressions, Nyra..."

Lali walked into the temple with her father and Tier shortly after the woman with the wolf. She had been hoping that she would be the first one so that she could do at least a little cleaning, but her father had delayed them long enough that she was now the last to show up.

The first thing the group noticed was the pigeon dancing around a monitor lizard, and the wolf with it's paw on the lizard's head. Lala and her father couldn't help but laugh at the sight, but Tier just wanted to join in on the fun. So, the wildcat started playfully stalking the pigeons.

Lala said goodbye to her father, and walked over to where the others were standing. She recognized the paladin as having been at the temple on business a few times, but she didn't know any of the others. She smiled to the woman that had come in with the wolf. "You have a beautiful wolf, and I love her name."

Greg soon finished his dance after realizing that he would not be able to woo this beautiful lizard. Greg then turned his attention to the rather pretty looking wild cat that had come in. He started to promptly dance around the Wildcat now trying to woo it with his lovely grey feathers and beautiful dance.

Feon smiled at Jacque after shaking his hand. She had noticed the person with the wolf but Feon decided to try and keep her distance. Feon had a strong dislike of wolves due to them constantly going after her families sheep and cows and such. "I think that's enough for today Greg, you should stop before you actually succeed in wooing something." Feon said with a smile as she picked up Greg by a wing and threw him towards her hammer. Greg quickly recovered and landed on the hilt of the hammer that was facing towards the sky. He then promptly started to clean his wings. "I guess this is everyone, so what was it we were here for again?" Feon asked the others. Feon didn't have the greatest memory. Feon had recognized the girl who had worked in the temple often, though she didn't know her name.

As with all coastal monitors Titan was known for three things: Intelligence, a thick hide, and a fiery disposition, the last of which he began to display somewhere between the time he was pawed on the head and the arrival of two more newcomers. The monitor squirmed out from under the wolf's paw and opened his mouth to let out a throaty hiss of warning. Following this Titan began to suck in air to make himself look bigger and stand as tall as he could whilst arching his back to complete his threat display.

Jacque, after releasing Feon's hand, looked at his partner out of the corner of his eye and growled to catch Titan's attention, "Stand down.". Titan continued to huff and puff for a few seconds, but eventually the reptile reluctantly shut his mouth and blew out the excess air he was holding in. Jacque debated greeting Lali and Aliaah as he'd done Feon, however Feon's question was something he believed to take precedence. The hunter sparred a moment to rub his temples to speed along his dissipating hangover headache and cleared his throat "Well, unless that announcement I heard prior to the competition was wrong, we're here to help...rebuild a god I guess...".

Aliaah smiled at the girl's comment. "Thank you. Nyra!" She quickly grabbed Nyra's leather collar and pulled her pack to her side. She tapped the wolf on the nose, making her sit. Aliaah brushed a strand of hair away from her face. "Sorry, she is still a pup." After the statement, she crossed her arms, nodding. "And yes, that is what we are here to do I believe."

The head priest came into the room as the group was discussing why they were there, and he nodded smiling. "that is correct my children. You were all chosen to help find the missing pieces of our Deity's statue." he said as he pulled a piece of paper out of his robe sleeve. He offered the paper to Feon as he continued. "On this map, I have marked the four towns you need to visit. The order you visit them in is completely up to you, but in each town you will need to visit the temple where the priest will make sure that you are the seekers. Once he is satisfied he will take you to the path or road that leads to one of the pieces." he pauses for a moment, thinking. "I must warn you. Malo knows about our search, and is sending someone to try and keep us from waking Lazuli."

The priest turns to Lali, and reaches into his robe sleeve again. This time he pulls out an amulet on a chain. The amulet is a moderately sized piece of sliver with Latin writing along the edge and a lapis Lazuli triangle in the middle. He handed the amulet to Lala. "My dear, I know that you are almost done with your spell training. This ambulance has been known to respond to prayers and spell. So, I am giving it to you for safe keeping, but this amulet is required for waking up our deity."

Lala nodded, proud that head priest trusted her with such an important item. "I promise to protect it with my life."

"Any questions?"

Jacque listened quietly to the priest's words, his face an unreadable mask as he wondered what exactly he'd be going up against. Jacque had faced many a beast in his day and a few of his fellow man as well, but this? A literal god? This was in a whole different league. He stepped forward and cleared his throat, "How long do we have to complete this task?".

Feon looked at the map she was given over a bit. She figured that going to the closet town would be best for now. "I guess Shale Town is first then." Feon said as she looked at the map in front of her. "Unless any of you have any arguments against it I suggest Shale Town." Feon added showing everyone the map in her hands. Feon figured that the amount of time it took to complete the task wouldn't matter and honestly she didn't like being rushed.

Alex was hidden in a cart that was riding into town. Alex then dropped and rolled into a alleyway where he stood up and then began to sneak around town looking for the town. When he finally found the temple he saw the door shut. "I guess they are all inside now." He said as he could feel his arm burning from sensing the other magic users in the temple. He then just hid and waited for them to leave. "All I need to do is find one of the pieces before they do and that should be enough" He muttered to himself.

Aliiah nodded.
"Shale Town it is, then."
She tightened the straps on her backpack. She pulled a leather strip from her belt and tied it on Nyra's collar and onto her backpack so Nyra doesn't run off.

Upon realizing his comrade's lack of interest in finding out whether or not there would be a time limit on their quest, Jacque gave a heavy sigh and a shrug before placing his hands on his hips, "I suppose i'm ready to go. Would rather know how quickly we need to get this done, but I suppose it'd just be added stress." he grunted before snapping his fingers twice. Titan immediately perked up at the sound and lugged himself up and over to Jacque to wait expectantly at the hunter's feet, "To Shale town we go, yeah?".

Nyra pulled against her leash in protest, making Aliaah lean back to resist. "We need to leave now. There are other people looking for these pieces, too." She erected herself after Nyra calmed down and pointed to the door, making her way out.

When Alex saw the door open he smiled and said "showtime" He then climbed up onto the roof and stayed out of sight.