[HQ Ignorance] Scene Eight: The High Llama Pass

[Sam Elliot]

OOC: Eye for an eye, hey Dougie? ;-)

IC:
Icthya stepped forward, hissing in a warning fashion at one of the high
llamas which looked ready to spit at her, and addressed the giants. Choosing
the one with the finest clothing, she complemented him[her?] on his[her?]
embroidery and proposed that she and the human with the wolf, all of whom
are hunters like the giants, challenge the grotarons to a hunt, to allow the
whole group to pass.


OOC:
If the grotarons listen (and have a language in common), then she quite
happily ignores the high llama riders (whether this helps her case or no we
shall see) and lays out the terms, dismissing the financial rewards the
llama-riders may be seeking but glorifying the hunt which must surely
interest the giants more. She and Karala get a short headstart, then the
rest of the night until the next dusk.

She doesn't try to make it a "we win" vs. "you win" but rather a gift of a
hunt, an act of worship - a Green Age thing. If conditions are required then
"we win" - everyone can pass; if "they win" then when Icthya returns, he
will take the grotarons to hunt the great Shkuka Monster of Erontree with
her. Something like that.

I'm assuming of course that she knows something about the grotarons and they
are similar to the write-up, including the not being especially fond of
killing business and the embroidery. Erontree isn't far off, so...

And finally...this is not to preclude group bargaining or whatever. It could
even be a part of the price. I just like the idea of trying to avoid being
caught by a bunch of giants :)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ignorance-bounces at mimesisrpg.com
> [mailto:ignorance-bounces at mimesisrpg.com]On Behalf Of Dougie Punk
> Sent: 24 February 2007 13:15
> To: HeroQuest Glorantha
> Subject: Re: [HQ Ignorance] Scene Eight: The High Llama Pass
>
>
> Karala matched the Tree Woman's eyes with a level gaze, the ever-
> changing colours of her own eyes skittering like a storm. With an
> impish grin (which she quietly noted seemed to alarm the Tree), she
> piped the reply "well, one thing we Reindeer know how to do, of
> course, is run, but my Predator here, prefers to hunt..." Then, to
> her wolf who was sniffing about the Tree Woman's feet (roots?) "don't
> even think about it!"..
>
> -:)
>
> Dougie.
>
>
> On 23 Feb 2007, at 23:06, Sam Elliot wrote:
>
> >> Karala pulls a few bits of bone and animal teeth from under her fur
> >> and hide clothing. Erm, perhaps a charm or fetish bound into this,
> >> er, soon to be beautifully carved antler, might please them?
> >
> > "I know nothing of these riders," Icthya whispered intensely to the
> > buck-toothed Uncoling*, "and I think they do not know the Green Age**,
> > though their steeds might. But we might do better with their
> > companions.
> > They are renowned hunters, in this world and the other, and we could
> > challenge them to a hunt."
> >
> > Icthya looked at the Uncoling in the eye for the first time on this
> > voyage,
> > "with ourselves as the quarry. I would consider it an act of
> > worship to
> > Velhara to do this and we might buy passage for the entire
> > Fellowship. They
> > have, too, one fatal weakness," Icthya's violet eyes burned
> > brightly into
> > Karala's, "They dislike killing. What say you? One cycle of the sun
> > to catch
> > us."
> >
> >
> > * Sorry Dougie, I just had to :)
> > ** Not knowing the Green Age is elvish for uncouth, I just decided.
> > *** Lev - all I could discover is that Yelm sets in Luathela.
> > That's west so
> > far as I know.
> >
> >
> >>> The High Llama Guards require payment for travel
> >>> through the pass. The stated price is exhoribitant,
> >>> like most things here. Only Donalari, Azhur, and
> >>> Aalmon have sufficient funds. Kalen of course is only
> >>> required to make a token payment. How do you respond?
> >>>
> >>
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