[HQ Ignorance] Scene 85: The Elf Sea and Merchants

[Lev Lafayette]

On Sun, 2009-04-26 at 08:14 +0100, Nic Hughes wrote:
> Aalmon moves his pawn and begins to talk of faraway kingdoms, of the 
> deaths of kings and the downfall of bishops. He allows himself to dwell 
> on the gruesome details of hordes of undead along with their vampiric 
> masters. In proper formal storytelling style he concludes with the 
> crowning and marriage of the new king. As he talks he makes his moves to 
> continue the game.

Xigxag shows some interest in this. "They say that the God the Vampires,
Vivamort himself, had a castle in the woods to the north and east of
here. He might even still be there, hiding among the plants." He casts a
distrustful eye at Icthya. "Do Vampires drink sap?"

> "I have news of king Azhur much closer to here but I will let you tell 
> me more of the local lands first."

"What's there to say? This is wilderness and old wilderness at that.
Trolls, giants, and assorted monsters with primitive humans eking out an
existence. The Giants are perhaps the most fascinating of the creatures
here, yes, even more so than the darkmen. The first humans they call
themselves. The most serious landmark is Griffin Mountain, and you may
be surprised to discover that there are Griffins there. Now the Blue
Moon Plateau - there's a place of magic and wonder to visit! But how are
you intending to climb it? What will you say to the guardians when you
reach it? How you breathe the air, what will you eat?"