[Perilouslands] Denouement

[Scott M]

Excellent epilogue Mr. Hooten.

Very nice piece of work.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM, J Hooten <jhooten at binary.net> wrote:

>  Meanwhile in the Lower World, the soul of Romidar is welcomed by his gods,
> a hero of his people for his work in eliminating major Kotothi forces.
>  A shining being allows his approach, "You used my gift to good effect even
> though it made you an outcast of your people. Know that your efforts have
> greatly damaged plans Kototh had in place for centuries and will delay them
> or even prevent them from ever occurring. More, Kototh has lost some of his
> most powerful creatures and is very wroth with you and your friends. Overall
> it was a fine prank to have so much damage done by a Faerry, though had you
> dropped the Dragon yourself it would have been even better. You have earned
> great praise, yet I am disappointed for you could have done much more. You
> failed to anticipate your needs and prepare yourself and others. That nearly
> caused the failure of your mission and contributed to the deaths of you and
> your friends. But what was worse is it allowed the treachery of the dwarves
> to overcome the survivors. For that failure you will be given the task of
> planning an appropriate punishment for those Dwarves involved in your foul
> murder. Be sure the chain of events can be triggered simply, perhaps by a
> gift or a visitor. It would be best if you do not take too much time, no
> more than a few years so that the memory of their deeds will still be
> fresh."
>  Romidar bows and replies simply "I will not fail you again." and flutters
> off to start his task.
>  After Romidar has gone another shinning being asks "Are you sure about
> this? What he will plan could cause a war."
>  The first replies, "A brief war could be allowed but it would change his
> people greatly. I am still weighing his effectiveness but I think he showed
> that the Faerry could rightfully earn some respect. Their magic alone would
> be enough to cause the ruin of that Dwarven city, though it cannot be
> allowed to weaken either side or Kototh would gain back some of what he
> lost. Few think about how powerful of magic the Faerry possess simply
> because they do not fight so it is used only for play or art. Kototh had
> forgotten that as well, even though he tried long ago to gain it through
> corruption. Sprites lost what he hoped to gain for it was how their minds
> worked that allowed such magic. The Faerry cannot long support a desire for
> war or they will also loose their magic. Thus they are best used for
> emergencies where a sudden application of magic will be devastating. No,
> this is not the time of such an emergency, but a little training for it may
> be useful. We must not forget about Kototh's allies, especially Balance.
> Since Kototh was weakened they could side with him again. We do not want to
> start another War between the Gods after all."
>
> <An interesting finish, such greed and treachery by the Dwarves, though it
> may only be by a few.>
>
>
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