[HQ Ignorance] Scene Six: Namesless Secrets

[Sam Elliot]

> When the silence had lasted so long it had become uncomfortable Aalmon
> spoke "It seems we should make our way to Bad Deal as soon as we have
> relayed our news, it is the nearest of the three places and the one
> where at least one of us should be welcome and able to deal with the
> locals."
> "We should ask about the other two holders of the weapons and the places
> that they reside at the library. Even so I would prefer to speak with
> the scholars at Eastpoint before venturing after Mrs Flint, they carried
> many scrolls with them when they fled the Empire and they may know much
> about the Blue Moon that is not in other books. They may even have
> records of traders to Kralorela but any such news is most likely old and
> of questionable value."
> "We have some journeying ahead of us, across the whole face of the
> world. Such a journey is time consuming, difficult and dangerous. I do
> have magics for those of strong heart that could take us by another
> route, still difficult and dangerous but not so time consuming. We can
> talk of this later, you should have time to think of such things before
> venturing amongst the stars."

Icthya was feeling very glum. The dim and insipid light of the early
afternoon, the terrible effort it took to trudge through the mud, conspired
to turn her mood foul. She contained herself though, for Aalmon's last words
piqued her curiosity.

"Aalmon, you have a means to travel to the stars and back? Would you like to
explain more?"

"In the meantime, none of these places fills me with joy. Bad Deal, from
what I have heard, is what it sounds, a place where the stone men vend their
poisons to the world. But at least to travel there, I would see my home
again. The Blue Moon is not a place to visit in Dark Season, so we would do
best to leave it to later."

"As for the East, I have been there myself, travelling by sea, and my Tanuki
is from there. It is far. I have heard the name Yao Fune, for the sages with
whom I sat mentioned his name. It would be wise to obtain more knowledge of
the East, but in some respects, I can act as guide once there."

OOC: I guess there is a chance that Icthya knows more about the East. The
sage(s) with whom she spoke while there could of course include Yao Fune,
but I suspect that Lev has thought more about the sages there than I ever
have Peter Metcalfe wrote this:
http://www.rpglist.org/pipermail/glorantha/2005-January/007409.html
So, might be best to leave all that for closer to the time.

Meanwhile, Bad Deal...I can't work out where it is, beyond being in the
Ralios section of one of the books...?

Sam.