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Ibitta watched as a small tribe of odd creatures entered her domain. A mix, humans, orcs even some nagas mixed in. Displaced and searching for refuge they were hunted for no reason other than desiring peace and quiet. It took her months of observing their actions, watching them suffer harder and hard. The river seemed like the perfect place, but it also proved to be their undoing. One mishap saw them poisoning themselves as someone was careless. Their suffering brought her nothing but discomfort, a pain she couldn't bare watching it unfold and her sitting idle. Once she stood and started to spread her wings, she set in motion the largest journey of her young life. 40 years young the brave sphinxling descended to them. It took some talking, explaining why she could even speak their tongue, even when her lips did not move.

She wasn't powerful, she was barely able to even gain the respect of her own pride of which her mother was queen. But on that day, these foreigners taught her one thing. Compassion, makes one not weak but strong. She taught them how to re-arrange their hovels, moved them closer to her own home, and was quick to chide any who opposed. In the end the foreigners made the sphinxes lives easier to show gratitude. This proceeded for two of their lifetimes, so fleeting it was heartbreaking. However, every new generation brought a kin smile to her face.

It was them, their needs, their smiles that made her start another event, unification. By no means where they powerful, but her actions convinced the tribes in the deserts to the east to listen, and the tribes to the west to embrace her. She is now the queen of the midland mountains, her actions have repercussions far and wide. But with the help of her new friends, her... self proclaimed mother, this too can be lifted with time.

Here now, she stands unaware of the epic she is about to begin. Just the reality in front of her. The now, the decision to help those unable to do so themselves.

Story
Just amazing, this piece took my breath away when I finally saw the finished piece. No jokes... this has been a story i had only in my mind with no ability to portray and  Vashaa just put it there... in beautiful colors.
Art by  Vashaa
honestly go watch her, right now!
Ibitta is mine  Artificer