[HQ Ignorance] Scene 47: The Ritual at Asgolan Valley

[Nic Hughes]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
> --- Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Kevin Johnston wrote:
>>     
>>> Knarl grabs Aalmon and says to him.  We must get
>>>       
>> back to the others.  
>>     
>>> There is no way we can interfere with these rites
>>>       
>> without dying.  He 
>>     
>>> then turns and starts back to headquarters.
>>>       
>> Aalmon watches in horror as the ritual slowly
>> unfolds and mutters in 
>> reply "There are worse things than dying and may be
>> one of them. Let me 
>> think a moment."
>>
>> OOC: Lev, this has to be pretty potent stuff - can
>> Aalmon tell with his 
>> Moon Eye roughly the order of magnitude of what is
>> going on here. 
>> Heroic, Superheroic, Godlike?
>>     
>
> Superheroic. Theoblanc is himself certainly a
> well-above average character of HeroQuest level and he
> has his inner circle along with scores of vampires and
> some pretty tough followers as well. Combined with ,
> this particular ritual at this particular location...
>
>   

Aalmon turns and follows Knarl, for a moment the scene is transformed in 
his mind into a giant chessboard and he thinks to himself "We need a few 
more white pieces after this night"

As the pair slip away he speaks to the Telmori "I think you should get 
word back to your people. It looks like I have business in the city, 
someone must let them know that something deeply darkly wicked is coming 
their way and its going to be hungry by the time it reaches them. When 
we cross water I will try to use my magic to travel there as quickly as 
I can and catch up with the others of my group. If you see the elf-woman 
ask her if to defeat this evil the plant people are willing to sacrifice 
part of their new forest, I do not think water alone will suffice 
anymore but such evil magics might be at least a little vulnerable to 
certain fires I know of."

He pauses for a moment and closes his eyes, inside his mind he tries to 
feel for their guardian and let it know that he is coming to meet its 
carrier.

OOC: I think Aalmon is done here, if all the leaders are exhausted its 
their best moment to slip away. Once they are clear Aalmon will try to 
find some stars reflected in water and then use his Star Walking to step 
across to the same stars reflected near the city. I'm not sure what the 
distances involved are but as its the full moon he should have a decent 
chance of pulling this particular magical trick off - although all that 
really matters is that he is trying to get there to help with the task 
of persuasion now that he is a direct eye-witness of the evils unfolding.

> For Seshnela, this is what the Hero Wars looks like.
>
>   

Eeeeeuw!

Nic

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