[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re: Scene 48: Outside the Thrice-Walled City

[Lev Lafayette]

Durham, the Aldryami who has been assigned to you to
approach Seguarane, responds. "The stories told to you
are indeed true; the Aldryami themselves can hide
among their brethren the immobile ones. However hiding
those who lack the spirit of Flamal, Father of Seeds,
is a little different and especially in such great
numbers."

"We could organise the runners once to make false
tracks, however they will exhausted and useless after
two such activities in such a short space of Time.
Their constitution is not great", it explains.


--- Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr> wrote:

> [OOC]
> Dougie, you mean bedragled "rokari" knight or did
> Azhur miss a bath?
> (my globish was at stakes here, but the books
> suggested me this possibility)
> 
> [IC]
> - "Surely the best help you can bring, Dear Karala"
> Added Azhur. I just fear that the telmori could be
> discovered while being in a passive meditative
> state. Do we have time to prepare false tracks that
> would delay any scouts behind us? Could the elves
> guide them to hidden places, known only from them or
> their forest allies... I mean perhaps caves, dens or
> any hollow trunks... In the stories that my nanny
> was reading for me, elves were always able to hide
> among an human army without being watched, if it was
> in a forest... but these stories were just nanny
> stories perhaps... "
> 
> Loran
> 
> ----- Message d'origine ----
> De : Dougie <dougiepunk at gmail.com>
> À : HeroQuest Glorantha <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
> Envoyé le : Jeudi, 10 Janvier 2008, 22h23mn 47s
> Objet : [HQ Ignorance] ***SPAM*** Re: Scene 48:
> Outside the Thrice-Walled City
> 
> Thaneora Wolf-Woman fretted over the use of her
> herbs, terrified by  
> the responsibility she would hold if they did not
> work as planned.  
> Karala touched her shoulder,
> 
> "Come now, fear not. The concoction has been made
> using the finest  
> Aldryami ingredients and, more importantly surely,
> is the fact that  
> while you used your techniques to delay the onset of
> the Curse  
> indefinitely, we need now only delay the onset by a
> few hours.
> 
> If the wolf warriors Rampage at the moment that the
> monstrous undead  
> reach the peak of their power, then all will surely 
> be lost and the  
> warriors Spirits sucked from them. Such would be
> madness. Only by  
> hiding from their full strength and taking them by
> surprise with our  
> full strength do we stand a chance. It is a good
> plan for any other  
> option is a terrible plan. If fate does not favour
> us then we shall  
> mingle with the spirits of the Cosmic Dragon knowing
> that we did our  
> best. Now is not the time for second thoughts.
> 
>   We need to keep the Wolf Brethren safe during the
> hours of their  
> greatest danger. Surely the safest place would be
> deep in the woods  
> of our Leafy allies where there cunning snares and
> magics have held  
> them safe since the birth of Time. If the knights
> and men of the One  
> God can hold to their stone defences then we can
> sweep down upon the  
> filthy undead as dawn brings the Suns cleansing
> rays. If possible we  
> must try and stay informed of how fares Segurane and
> be ready to  
> leave our safety and save it if would fall if need
> be - but we must  
> leave such a gambit to the last moment..."
> 
> Turning to face the rest of her companions (and
> casting a lingering  
> eye on the bedragled Loskalmi knight), Karala asks
> "what think you my  
> freinds?"
> 
> On 10 Jan 2008, at 00:14, Lev Lafayette wrote:
> 
> >
> > Deep in Segurane Forest, looking at the
> thrice-walled
> > city, the rump of the Fellowship (Jareena, Karala,
> The
> > Beast and Anzhur) and the Telmori meet with the
> > Aldyrami who have laid siege. With the assistance
> of
> > the Aldryami, the runners have collected the
> necessary
> > herbs to develop the Theonara's concotion that
> will
> > put the Telmori into a sedate and meditative state
> > "treading the woods of Fer" on the night of
> Wildday,
> > despite her concerns [Dougie, feel free to
> contribute
> > Theonara's point of view if you like].
> >
> >> From good fortune [and the expenditure of a Hero
> Point
> > by Loran] a Seshnelean knight is brought before
> the
> > Telmori and the Fellowship by the Aldryami. This
> one,
> > they explained, was caught in a dishevelled state
> on
> > the southern outskirts of the Forest. He had been
> > hiding in the woods, burying himself under logs
> and
> > feeding on grubs, like a hedgehog. The Knight,
> hung
> > his head low in shame.
> >
> > "I am Aarolin, Knight of the Southern Army of the
> > Kingdom of Seshnela, and I have seen the Undead
> Army
> > of Nolos. The battle was great, but they were more
> > plentiful than us, and their magic was greater.
> They
> > created dissent and discord among our number by
> > carrying the banners of the Holy Church. Their
> magics
> > blasted ours away. The Vampires fell upon the
> flower
> > of our force and many a noble young man was
> drained of
> > Power only to rise again the following day in a
> new
> > and horrid mockery of their former self."
> >
> > "For two days the battle raged; we used our
> > maneuverability as best we could, taking down the
> > militia, confronting their mercenaries, charging
> their
> > Undead leadership. But they were strong, too
> strong,
> > and eventually our forces were dispersed,
> scattered
> > and through sheer weight of numbers they were able
> to
> > surround our companies and fall upon them. Malkion
> > knows how I survived; my steed was wounded and I
> > fought from the ground as the undead fell upon us.
> My
> > own brother was dragged from his horse by a ghoul,
> and
> > the animal bolted towards me. I mounted it and saw
> a
> > gap in their forces and headed towards it; looking
> > over my shoulder I watched my brother shredded by
> > their wicked claws, crying out for me to rescue
> him as
> > well."
> >
> > "I sought the safety of Segurane, but instead I
> found
> > this forest. I let the steed go, and took refuge
> under
> > the green canopy, but I could not find refuge for
> the
> > shame I felt in my soul. You see before you a
> broken
> > man; I am Aarolin, former Knight of the Southern
> Army
> > of the Kingdom of Seshnela."
> >
> >
> >
> >        
> >
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