magaambya:ibex [Pathfinder]

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Ibex, the flourishing field, was a person (unknown race and gender), who focused heavily on herbal medicine and healing.

There is a story of Ibex officially published in the books. The story is crazy long though, so I'm going to drastically shorten it to the point it is losing a lot of its flavor.

//One day, a warrior took his two spear and settled down. They pierced the dirt and planted seeds for plantains. Their knowledge of farming and plants let them grow a great many plantains. They called out to their neighbors and asked who wanted food. Soon, the village was fed and Ibex had two plantains left over. A hippo and an ant approached him. They both said that they were very hungry. The hippo said, "Great and kind Ibex, I would love but one of your plantains. Surely, I can survive on only one." The ant said, "Great Ibex, I am a mighty ant and I too would love but one of your plantains." Ibex, being fair, gave one to the hippo and one to the ant. After a year, Ibex once again grew many plantains, more than the previous year. After feeding the village, Ibex had twelve extra plantains. Once again, the hippo and the ant approached, but the ant had grown and been fruitful, and brought ten of his children. Once again, the hippo asked for but one plantain and the ant asked for but one plantain, per child. Ibex, being fair, gave one plantain to the hippo and eleven to the eleven ants. After many years, the hippo was very lean and weak while the ants numbered in the thousands. Ibex was confused for they had only desired to be fair and give to each what they had asked for. He consulted the land and asked for advice. The land said "to the humble, asking for less than what is needed is still too great a burden. To the prideful, asking for more than what is needed is what they are owed." Ibex, seeking to do what is right, gave many plantains to the hippo and only one plantain to the thousands of ants. In their pride and arrogance, the father of the ants charged at Ibex seeking to take the plantains for themselves. Ibex called upon the river to destroy the haughty ant and put him in his place.//

//Soon, hippo and ant took their rightful places in the world. Ant, with wounded pride, sought to take and steal more than what is needed while hippo took the food from Ibex and she grew great and strong and soon had her own children. Ibex learned a powerful lesson that day. Sometimes, what people ask for is not what they need.//