[HQ Ignorance] Scene 22: The City of Glass and Bronze

[Lev Lafayette]

--- Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:

> 
> When the messenger is gone he gathers a few things
> together to leave "It 
> has been a hard few weeks. I suggest that to lighten
> the mood a little 
> we each bring one thing that we like to share a
> feast together before we 
> speak with the overlord.

What a fine idea.

> Even though we have spent
> time together the 
> past days have shown me how little I know about you
> - its not always 
> easy to know where to start learning about one
> another so I suggest we 
> start with our stomachs. With that in mind I will
> take your leave to go 
> about my business and to do a little shopping. Oh
> and I won't be the 
> least bit insulted if not everyone's tastes are like
> my own."
> 
> Wearing his least travel-worn set of clothes he sets
> off into the city. 
> Passing through markets he replaces a few of his
> most worn-out 
> possessions and those belongings which have been
> lost or broken in his 
> travels, at each stall seeking word of one who
> speaks of the red moon. 
> Taking a few of his precious silver coins out he
> approaches some foreign 
> merchants seeking out the sorts of flavoursome spicy
> foods that the 
> Pelorian refugees had brought with them to Arrolia
> and that he had begun 
> to miss, along with a couple of skins of wine that
> could perhaps pass 
> for Arrolian. After this he seeks out a speaker for
> the Goddess - as 
> passionate and uncouth as to be expected in this
> faraway place - he 
> humbly requests time to pray and to speak together.

Such an offer is granted, for there are Pelorian
travellers. "She watches over us, and her reach is
far. Warm glow to you good Aalmon Far Rider!"

> He listens to the news of the Empire with only mild
> interest, yet is 
> strangely disturbed by the tale of the dead storm
> god of a frozen 
> people. For all the enthusiasm of the demagogue he
> cannot help but 
> shudder slightly at the thought of the Dead Emperor
> and his minions 
> turning to god killing, as if the essence of the
> Kingdom of War were 
> everywhere making each hand turn to war rather than
> peace and each 
> conflict worse than it need be.

The interesting synchronicity of this news with your
Heroquest does not escape Aalmon's attention.

> At last he asks a favour of the preacher "A cousin
> of mine had a silver 
> charm which gave him good fortune whenever he tried
> to find something 
> that was lost or mislaid. As we quest to find things
> left lost for many 
> lifetimes a charm of this sort would help me and my
> fellow questers in 
> our long quest against War itself. Would you do me
> the honour of helping 
> me to gain such a charm, so that the blessings of
> the Goddess can be 
> upon us in our task?"
> 
> OOC: Aalmon has 6HP set aside for this which would
> be a pretty powerful 
> charm (somewhere in the W2 range), if the Demagogue
> can't call down so 
> powerful a Lune then Aalmon will be happy with
> whatever help he can get.

Indeed, there is such a merchant-priest who can
fashion such an item; at a discount rate for a fellow
traveller so far away, and especially in reference to
your piety. It will be completed after you meeting
with the Overlord.


       
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