[HQ Ignorance] Scene Six: Namesless Secrets

[Nic Hughes]

Sam Elliot wrote:
> 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?"
>
>   

Aalmon did not reply at the time, preferring let others react to the 
momentous events. Yet later when they were settling themselves and their 
gear for the night he sat down next to Icthya, when he had her attention 
he pointed to a point above the horizon where two stars could be seen 
above the distant hills.

"These two stars are Erelia and Verelia, they are different colours and 
yet they are twins. Just as Baros and I look different yet are joined. 
The magic to take us up to the sky dome is not easy and I confess that 
to take all of us with our companions and horses together I would want 
the full aid of the moon at her strongest, although we two visit the sky 
alone more easily. The Twin Stars are wanderers and so are we, able to 
travel across the dome of the stars."

"Baros would take you there just to see the sparkle in your eyes as you 
look down on the world below but each world has its hazards and the dome 
of the stars is no different. I would not take us across it unless the 
alternatives are worse and even then only at night when the magic of the 
stars is greater than that of the more fiery daytime beings, who are 
haughty and intolerant of mere mortals such as us."

His gaze left the stars at last and he looked back at Icthya "When it 
comes time to travel to the Blue Moon I hope to persuade our fellowship 
to go to Eastpoint where we can seek both knowledge and aid. They are 
masters of travel there, so much so that they were the first to evade 
the clutches of the Ban. If we can persuade them to help us then the 
journey to the Blue Moon need not be hard or dangerous. I wish they knew 
ways to sail across the sky all the way to the land of the rising sun 
but I doubt if they do, they could take us to any place in the Empire if 
they choose but probably no further."

OOC: Lev, I am kinda running with the idea that they have moon-boats at 
Eastpoint and that this is how they broke out of the Ban. Just say if 
that's not true in your Glorantha.

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Nic