<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3507" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3506">"Let it be so" Azhur concludes bowing. "Prince, it has been an honor and a joy to meet your hospitable people on our way back to our distant home. We will depart as soon as we will have gathered all our people and goods. Long live to you and your people!"</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3616" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3621" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3635">After having left the Prince, Azhur goes to Kalen and asks : "Would you be ready to leave for our next destination? It is still a long way back to home... " and after a short moment of introspection he asks to the consciousness of the walking castle "have you ever though about your return Kalen? More than any of us, you have been changed by this journey. Isn't your heart troubled by apprehension of your return, of what you will find there and what you will bring back there with you?" </span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3508"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3480" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3479" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3478" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3477" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3476" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3734"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">De :</span></b> Lev Lafayette <lev@mimesisrpg.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">À :</span></b> HeroQuest Glorantha <ignorance@mimesisrpg.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Envoyé le :</span></b> Vendredi 28 avril 2017 4h36<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objet :</span></b> Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Re: Scene 157: Celebrations and Choices<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3736"><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493736967854_3735" dir="ltr">On Tue, April 11, 2017 9:09 pm, Loran wrote:<br clear="none">> blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px<br clear="none">> #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important;<br clear="none">> background-color:white !important; } With his limited knowledges of the<br clear="none">> local customs, but with his education about noble courts, Azhur prepared<br clear="none">> himself to honor the prince. He dressed himself in a fashion that showed<br clear="none">> he could truly be a king but without ostentation to not take the risk of<br clear="none">> creating envy or jealousy. He didn't wanted to inspire the prince with<br clear="none">> greedy treason feelings. He also checked in his room, to see if some<br clear="none">> minor plundered item could make a convenient gift to thank the prince for<br clear="none">> his hospitality. Then he prepared his reasoning: warn against a possible<br clear="none">> arrival of pursuers, indicate the possibility of plunder with a weaken<br clear="none">> border city, remember the prince to honor the old duty with the local<br clear="none">> supernatural forces, ask for a possible experimentation of cure of his<br clear="none">> people from black lotus with hazia, obtain as much supply as possible for<br clear="none">> the next journey with the castle... He hoped that the support they brought<br clear="none">> during the attack will help him to achieve at least some of these<br clear="none">> goals...<br clear="none">><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Prince Dadas and his entourage - including the original Pentians that the<br clear="none">Fellowship rescued - visit King-elect Azhur in the Walking Castle, who is<br clear="none">dressed in the sumptuary, appropriate to his standing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The Prince listens carefully to Azhur's words, as the minds of East and<br clear="none">West meet. He informs the King-elect however, that they have little fear<br clear="none">of pursuers and his people are safe but vigilant from the forces of the<br clear="none">Bliss of Ignorance.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The issue of the old agreements does cause concern, and the Prince again<br clear="none">thanks the group for their intervention. He points out that they have<br clear="none">continued the rituals of the past, but perhaps some modifications are<br clear="none">required. They will talk to their shaman and priests about this.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">As for experimentation, the Prince respectfully declines and suggests that<br clear="none">the King-elect has many trollkin that would be a more appropriate subject.<br clear="none">The Prince is happy to exchange a modest amount of Black Lotus flowers and<br clear="none">seeds in exchange for a like quantity of Hazia.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">As for an exchange of gifts, the Prince mentions that they are simple folk<br clear="none">but the Dragonnewt and The Forth were very fond of their salted and dried<br clear="none">fish. Two baskets of such foodstuff is provided, enough for any lengthy<br clear="none">journey.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Rotterex's suggestion the most appropriate gift in return is a crate of<br clear="none">tinned Dwarf food. Perhaps not for eating, except in desperation, but a<br clear="none">useful objet d'art.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Envoyé depuis Yahoo Mail pour iPad<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Le mardi, avril 11, 2017, 12:41 PM, Lev Lafayette <<a href="mailto:lev@mimesisrpg.com" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lev@mimesisrpg.com">lev@mimesisrpg.com</a>> a<br clear="none">> écrit :<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> On Wed, April 5, 2017 3:52 am, Loran wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>> No answer means agreement ? then ok, let's go.<br clear="none">>> Having encounter no counterproposal, Azhur turned toward Othor and<br clear="none">>> requested him : "Go to the prince and ask for an audience, I will come<br clear="none">>> as soon as he wishes to see me, but I need first to go to the command<br clear="none">>> center of the walking castle and have a discussion with our friend<br clear="none">>> Kalen, maybe<br clear="none">>> he will be able to give us a technical diagnostic and a<br clear="none">>> possible repair plan." and after a short hesitation, he added: "And<br clear="none">>> then check also that the trollkins are guarding the castle against any<br clear="none">>> intruders and are spotting the horizon for any possible pursuers. If<br clear="none">>> they want to remain free, it is their best interest." As he was walking<br clear="none">>> toward the mostali castle, his thoughs were, as always, for his distant<br clear="none">>> wife and he wondered how she was dealing with the political and military<br clear="none">>> situation in New Seshnela. He hoped that the Kingdom of War was still<br clear="none">>> kept far away from Loskalm. "We need to hurry, it would be a<br clear="none">>> shameful error to bring the weapons of Talor too late..."<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> A message is sent to the Prince, and he is prepared to meet the King<br clear="none">> Elect<br clear="none">> as soon as he is ready. Indeed there is rewards for the strangers who have<br clear="none">> saved the village from the beast from the deep. Your leadership,<br clear="none">> Jareena's<br clear="none">> protection of the fallen, Rikku's heroics.. Oh there would be great songs.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> In the Castle, all is well. The trollkin have been, in their own<br clear="none">> unorthodox way, very good at managing the castle. Indeed, they seem to have<br clear="none">> made a bit of game of it.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> As for Kalen, yes the Castle has suffered some moderate damage. It could<br clear="none">> be fixed with mortar, but a magical design like this would do well with<br clear="none">> additional protections.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> [What preparations do you have for the son of the Khan?]<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> --<br clear="none">> Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech<br clear="none">> Mngmnt) (Chifley)<br clear="none">> mobile: 0432 255 208<br clear="none">> RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines<br clear="none">> <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt</a><br clear="none">> <a href="http://www.quicksales.com.au/shop/RPG-Review.aspx" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.quicksales.com.au/shop/RPG-Review.aspx</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Ignorance mailing list<br clear="none">> <a href="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com">Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com</a><br clear="none">> <a href="http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Ignorance mailing list<br clear="none">> <a href="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com">Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com</a><br clear="none">> <a href="http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com</a><div class="yqt6776557941" id="yqtfd60451"><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech<br clear="none">Mngmnt) (Chifley)<br clear="none">mobile: 0432 255 208<br clear="none">RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines<br clear="none"><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt</a><br clear="none"><a href="http://www.quicksales.com.au/shop/RPG-Review.aspx" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.quicksales.com.au/shop/RPG-Review.aspx</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Ignorance mailing list<br clear="none"><a href="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com">Ignorance@mimesisrpg.com</a><br clear="none"><a href="http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://mail.mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/ignorance_mimesisrpg.com</a></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>