[HQ Ignorance] Scene 98 cont... at the Blue Moon plateau

[Lev Lafayette]

On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 23:16 +0100, Nic Hughes wrote:
> The lunar wizard looked up at the mighty cliffs and picked up a rough 
> rock in his hand, seemingly amused "One day the shimmering walls of 
> Glamour will be like this. Blue moon, Red moon, this is how they end."
> 
Aalmon feels a strange sensation as he grasps the blue rock. It is cold
and smooth to touch, but it is almost like it has warmth emanating from
within. As he releases his grasp, for a moment there is a white
afterglow on the rock, which then fades back to blue.


> "So we have two ways to find this great devotee of the Blue Moon. We can 
> go in as normal folk and take the risks of the plateau and ask the 
> locals where we can find him. Or we can follow the heroquest path onto 
> the moon and seek out its champion.
> 
> If we had a congregation praying for our success I might think that the 
> heroquest path was the best way. But we don't. So I guess we go in the 
> way of traders and diplomats rather than the way of the heroes of 
> legends. If this is stuff of the moon then I have the eyes to see it, to 
> find a way between the places of power and danger. Then there is always 
> trade, the empire will trade with anyone and anything and where there is 
> trade there are trade routes - although not always easy ones.  So now I 
> have their map and its just the same old story as the rest of my life, 
> find a way in to deliver the message and hope we get out again without 
> having our vitals eaten. If I am distracted by my moon-sight trying to 
> avoid the lunar power that makes the plateau poison then I might need 
> you to look out for spirits and stuff. So let's try that and if we 
> cannot make it through maybe we will have to enter as heroes after all."
> 
> OOC: Some combination of Moon Eye, Assess Quickest Route and Map of 
> Northern Peloria. Either of the first two might be the active ability 
> depending on exactly what the main challenge is.

Aalmon's eyes sparkle with a blue light, his ability to perceive the lay
of the cliff greater than that of mortal folk. The path is not easy for
the cliff is steep, and burns to the touch. Icthya struggles on the
journey, and seems particularly affected by the touch of the soil.
Although she eventually makes it to the top of the Plateau, her leaves
have wilted and she seems to breathing and coughing heavily.

(Roll 12 with Moon Eye 19 + Assess Quickest Route augment +4 = 23 versus
Cliff 3W, roll 16, marginal success to Aalmon, Roll 17, with Climb Tree
-5, 12 vs Roll 11 with Cliff 3W, minor defeat to Icthya. Wounded, -3 to
all Physical actions until healed.).