It was a calm starlit night. The clouds that so normally covered the Celtic Land had cleared for the evening- a sign from the divine ancients that tonight's ritual would be a powerful one- One as was about to be performed by the Druid Priestess Baylii. The spot had been found on a hill overlooking the rolling country, topped with a single tree and a toppled monolith dragged here an age ago the old ones- bad spirits in the form of lions and vicious badgers kept the farm folk out of the area.
Baylii could feel it in the Earth, the marching of 50,000 boots, smell the smoke the pillage of the Celtic lands, and know in her heart the scourge of destiny descending upon her long before it would appear to her eyes over the horizon. The Roman's were coming. Tonight's Sacrifice would have to be a great one.
She turned away from the Tide of devastation and looked back, right on time she saw Diramatix approaching, a the celtic war chief who was hoping to win favour of her tribe and it's warriors for the coming battle, she hoped the signs to be favourable to his impending victory as well or else her stubborn tribal manager would not see the importance of a unified front against the roman's when only last summer had Diramatix been raiding his lands. Like I said this ritual is important- Now, let's get to the good stuff.
Diramatix came alone, with out his body guard or slaves accompanying him as promised, dressed in his simple tartan cloak held together by the sword belt he wore arming him at his waist he left his helmet at home and his course mane of hair flowed out behind him, bleached by the sun and salt water and lye, he approached the hill and came upon the first of the torches, illuminating from below the Druid Priestess he was here to see.
She was tall with pale skin and hair as dark as the night. She like him was dressed modestly. A cape of Black Bear fur was draped over her, shoulders and eclipsed her whole body, and so warm the she could be naked underneath and still keep the cool night air off her body and pon her head a crown made of deer antlers, still young and soft with velvet. Okay, maybe not as modest.
Diramatix came to her and bowed at her feet, on the battlefield he was leader of the furious charge, but he knew that here where nature and divine ritual met she was ultimate. He kissed Baylii's bare feet. Having acknowledged her appropriately she bade him stand she raised her hands above her head and began to pray in the old language calling for a sacrifice suitable to give the Celts assured victory.
Then from a leather bag at he side she pulled out large handfuls off wild mushrooms, the kind only druids knew how to find and began to feed them to her Companion, she ate a handful herself before returning the bag and renew her incantations with a fervour breaking the stillness of the night. The warrior stood transfixed by her intensity.