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

[Lev Lafayette]

Aha! So the concotion here is to delay the onset of
the Rampage.. That's GREAT! Certainly worthy of
putting into the history books.

The Aldyrami say they can find places for you to hide.
Not perfect, but if the Knights and Wizards of
Segurane join in and the Aldryami engage in some
skirmish warfare they should be able to hold out for a
day.

Thaneora and the Telmori take the Aldryami's lead with
their bundles of herbs carried by Runners. "Karala, do
you and your White Wolf wish to walk with us, to join
us in our rest, or will you remain with the
Fellowship?"

--- Dougie <dougiepunk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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