[HQ Ignorance] Scene 36: The Chamber of the Broken King

Tue Nov 13 02:24:20 UTC 2007

Kalen concentrates and sends his missive through to
the Guardian banner, telling the banner holder that he
is in within the chamber of the King of Seshnela to
bring much food for a clan of bazak.

Many leagues to the west and some time after the
missive is sent, Anzhur has to read the missive twice,
thinking that perhaps the Mostal himself is
temporarily "out of order".

Moving as cautiously as a stone man can, Kalen
Ironhand looks at the corpulent body of the King and
unemotionally considered the psychic state of such a
being. "Clearly broken and due for repair", he mutters
as he drives his axe hard into to the body of the King
(being careful to avoid the young women).

To his shock and horror, the axe bounces from the
King, who wakes up in a start. The young girls scream
in horror and flee the chamber, upturning tables and
pitchers as they go.

The King rises from his bed and surveys the Mostal,
who again strikes at him and again with the blow
bouncing off his side.

"I have survived fifteen asassination attempts in my
time", the King mutters. "Did you seriously think I
would sleep unprotected?"

Not waiting for an answer he mutters words of Power
and a great force knocks Kalen off his feet, a mighty
blow that would surely fell any other being into
unconsciousness. The King appears genuinely surprised
that Kalen did not pass out at this strike, and so
summons eldritch tendrils which wrap themselves around
Kalen Ironhand.

As Kalen shouts insults and empty threats at the King,
he has somehow summoned guards. The heavily sounds of
shod boots come up the stairs and they drag him away.
The last image Kalen remembers is the double-chinned
King smiling wickedly: "You'll be dinner for the
rats!" as he is dragged away and dumped
unceremoniously deep in a dungeon.

--- Erica Hoehn <caseopaya at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Kalen tries to get in touch with the banner holders
> to ask
> them to bring much food for the Rotterex and his
> clan, as
> he has no desire to become a meal for the bazak, and
> he
> wants to know that they will receive something for
> the
> assistance.
> 
> Kalen thanks Rotterex for his assistance, "I shall
> see you
> again soon, I hope".
> 
> Kalen wrinkles his nose (if he can, being stone and
> all) in
> distaste at the signs of debauchery.
> 
> As he peers into the domain of Guimarn The Fat and
> sees him
> with those poor young children, his mind is made up
> and he
> takes the weapon given to him by Ithic... (sorry
> can't
> remember how to spell it) and quietly moves in to
> strike at
> the broken king.
> 
> --- Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > With promises of better, well-fed days, the bazak
> led
> > by Rotterex took the stoneman Mostal through the
> maze
> > of secret passages of Seguarane's hill. Noone but
> the
> > rats themselves new of these passages, and apart
> from
> > Rotterex none could tell. From underneath the
> > gatehouse of the Inner Keep where the great
> > wizard-warriors of Seshnela guarded their King,
> and
> > then into the tower of his private quarters.
> > 
> > "Here is where we leave you Stoneman", Rotterex
> > chittered. "Do the work you have to and return
> within
> > the hour. We can then lead out the way you came.
> > Assuming your promises of food and shelter are
> true."
> > 
> > Kalen gave his leave to the bazak and ventured up
> the
> > circular stairs. The inside tower itself seemed
> > unguarded as Guilmarn the Fat evidently prefered
> > privacy in his debauchery. Signs of feasting and
> > loving were evident, most inappropriate for a city
> > under seige. At one stage Kalen found a
> > blood-encrusted dagger, evidently one who had
> fallen
> > afoul of Guilmarn's notorious temper and plotting.
> > Along the walls were various potraits of the great
> > victories of Seshnela over its foes, including one
> > which has a number of knights and wizards driving
> back
> > a horde of wolves led by a strange man dressed in
> > white carrying a bloody greataxe.
> > 
> > The tower staircase exits into a chapel, lit by
> > candles, sombre and quiet. Kalen cares not for the
> > invisible and atheistic god of Seshnela, but is
> > impressed by the austere stonework. With a bit of
> > machinery and clockwork, he thinks, it could make
> a
> > fine temple to Mostal.
> > 
> > Beyond the chapel lies the King's chamber. Kalen,
> with
> > as much caution as a Dwarf can muster, carefully
> > entered the room. Inside, there was the gentle
> smell
> > of incense, an enormous poster bed, covered in
> white
> > silk, and fantastic furnishings. Lit by a thousand
> > candles which seemed to cover every corner of the
> room
> > they waver in the gentle breeze that enters the
> open
> > window. And in the bed the corpulent body of
> Guimarn
> > The Fat lay, breathing heavily with his arms
> draped
> > over two young girls barely of age.
> > 
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