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

[Dougie]

Pondering her desire to see her plan through and her loyalty to the  
Fellowship, Karala decides

"ah, we ah a Fellowship, so I think I should stad with my  Fellows.  
May the Spirits be with you Thaneora.."

-:).


On 13 Jan 2008, at 12:04, Lev Lafayette wrote:

>
> 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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