[HQ Ignorance] Scene 22: The City of Glass and Bronze

[Nic Hughes]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
>
> As can be expected, members of the town guard question
> the Fellowship, especially given their grandiose
> entrance. When they are satisified that the heroes
> mean not ill towards the city, they let them on their
> way. Soon, after finding accomadation, they receive a
> messanger boy, who informs them that Judge Kraken has
> joined the army of Tinaros, which is marching on
> Seshnela! You consider this strange, for the Kingdom
> of Seshnela is at least somewhat close to the rigid
> rules of the Brithini, which Kraken follows.
>
> The messanger boy, somewhat agog at the importance of
> his missive, also mentions that the Overlord of
> Senatos, the Princess Erengazor, seeks audience with
> the Fellowship after sunset.
>
> In the mean, enjoy what the Syran has to offer!
>   

Aalmon listens calmly to what the messenger has to say, although he is 
clearly upset at the news about Kraken for some reason.

When the messenger is gone he gathers a few things together to leave "It 
has been a hard few weeks. I suggest that to lighten the mood a little 
we each bring one thing that we like to share a feast together before we 
speak with the overlord. Even though we have spent time together the 
past days have shown me how little I know about you - its not always 
easy to know where to start learning about one another so I suggest we 
start with our stomachs. With that in mind I will take your leave to go 
about my business and to do a little shopping. Oh and I won't be the 
least bit insulted if not everyone's tastes are like my own."

Wearing his least travel-worn set of clothes he sets off into the city. 
Passing through markets he replaces a few of his most worn-out 
possessions and those belongings which have been lost or broken in his 
travels, at each stall seeking word of one who speaks of the red moon. 
Taking a few of his precious silver coins out he approaches some foreign 
merchants seeking out the sorts of flavoursome spicy foods that the 
Pelorian refugees had brought with them to Arrolia and that he had begun 
to miss, along with a couple of skins of wine that could perhaps pass 
for Arrolian. After this he seeks out a speaker for the Goddess - as 
passionate and uncouth as to be expected in this faraway place - he 
humbly requests time to pray and to speak together.

He listens to the news of the Empire with only mild interest, yet is 
strangely disturbed by the tale of the dead storm god of a frozen 
people. For all the enthusiasm of the demagogue he cannot help but 
shudder slightly at the thought of the Dead Emperor and his minions 
turning to god killing, as if the essence of the Kingdom of War were 
everywhere making each hand turn to war rather than peace and each 
conflict worse than it need be.

At last he asks a favour of the preacher "A cousin of mine had a silver 
charm which gave him good fortune whenever he tried to find something 
that was lost or mislaid. As we quest to find things left lost for many 
lifetimes a charm of this sort would help me and my fellow questers in 
our long quest against War itself. Would you do me the honour of helping 
me to gain such a charm, so that the blessings of the Goddess can be 
upon us in our task?"



OOC: Aalmon has 6HP set aside for this which would be a pretty powerful 
charm (somewhere in the W2 range), if the Demagogue can't call down so 
powerful a Lune then Aalmon will be happy with whatever help he can get.

Nic

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