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Ask the sleazy little man with the shades if he knows anything about caravan traffic in the region. He's a trader, it's his calling to be worldly about these things.
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A, C If we're going to go looking for strangers to trade with, might as well be the ones right in front of us instead of hypothetical caravans that may never appear, and are just as likely to be unfriendly. Also, it's been generations since the Pol Joni left Sartar, and who's to say what their architecture looks like now?
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Food for a week? Marching on half-rations with a hungry trollkin? Through a sunny waste-land? This doesn't sound very good. Good thing that, as hard up as we are, a lot of others are up a lot harder. We can't be the only ones with a mind to head to Pavis. Moonbroth's probably a refugee camp by now. Temporary structures, filled with people. All of them hungry. I don't think we'll get very good food prices, but it looks like it could be a seller's market. Oilyfish seems oily enough to get us the best price from the desperate. Enough to outfit ourselves as thanes to guard any caravans heading to Pavis. They're gonna need protection. Awful lot of desperates around. If he can't find merchants willing to feed us to Pavis, maybe it'll be enough that he outfits us. Then, maybe we can take what we need.
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Tran posted:Ask the sleazy little man with the shades if he knows anything about caravan traffic in the region. He's a trader, it's his calling to be worldly about these things. "Ah, well" starst Lionfish as he strokes his beard. "This is kind of a tough question. In general there's been quite a few caravans going through and fro, ever since the Lunars took over Prax, but let's not forget we're still in the middle of Earth season. People are still busy gathering the produce for the year, so there's not that much to sell yet." He shrugs and leans on his spear. "Thus, we have two options. We could find a caravan that's heading to Pavis right now, which is pretty likely, and probably is selling cloth or other such items, or we could wait in Moonbroth for an unspecified amount of time, and latch onto a food caravan. Those should probably start showing up in a week or so." He gives you one of his trademarked slimy grins. "However, considering you seem to despise the Lunars this much, I doubt you'll be too happy to be around them for so long."
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A, C It's really risky, but so is everything else in a way, so might as well take the risk which gives a higher chance of food. Also, what is The Block?
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GoneWithTheTornado posted:Also, what is The Block? Geographically, the Block is that big..well, block that you can see on the image I showed to illustrate Prax. It is half a mile wide on each side and a mile tall. Mythologically it's a bit more complicated. Before Time, during what is called the Gods War or the Great Darkness, Prax was the place of the final battle between the Storm Bull, Urox and his foe Wakboth the Devil. Although Storm Bull was born to fight against Chaos, Wakboth had become too strong and Urox could not keep fighting him for much longer. As Urox fell to the Earth, she gave him some of her strength, so he could keep fighting. As he leaped back on his feet, Urox called out to the world itself to aid him, and as a result an enormous piece of Truestone, the material of which the World Mountain was made out of, landed on top of the Devil, crushing him. That piece of Truestone is known known as the Block, and it is probably the most sacred place of Urox's followers.
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B, D It sounds like Lionfish is saying that Moonbroth is a Lunar settlement, and that we stand a good chance of finding a caravan on the road. It's a risk, but so is heading into a Lunar settlement.
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Mar 25, 2014 17:33
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A & E: Join up with a caravan heading to Pavis, trade work for supplies. I'm guessing Yrsa and Rostala would be welcome as additional guards, and the others have their own talents. Though in Lionfish's case I imagine those mostly involve beating Grag into working in his place.
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1. Where do you go from here? A. We will head to Moonbroth and get on the Pavis Road from there. - 7 B. We will avoid Moonbroth and get on the Pavis Road further north. - 1 C. We will head south of Moonbroth and cross the river there, traveling through the open plains until we reach the Road. - 2 2. What are your plans to get food for your trip? A. We will hunt it yourselves. B. We will steal some if we can. C. We will buy some from Moonbroth. - 6 D. We will buy some from a caravan we hopefully meet on the road. - 3 E. Something else? - 1 Well, no change of plans. We're still going to Moonbroth!
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IV. Out on the Praxian Plains. After an uneventful night your party wakes up early in the morning and you all head off towards Moonbroth. After a short while, you finally reach a proper (dirt) road and, to Esrolare's delight, move out of the rough scrubland you have been traveling ever since you left the Telmori woodlands. Along the road several groups of people pass you by, but going towards Moonbroth and departing from it. Most seem like merchants, although a small contingent of Lunar soldiers also heads out back to Sartar. Thankfully for everyone, they don't seem to pay you (or anyone else, for that matter) any mind and seem concentrated on their marching. As you near the bridge across the river, you see a gathering of people. As you get closer you quickly realize that Lunar soldiers are stopping people and talking to them before letting them pass the bridge. Most of the soldiers are on foot, though you see a few people riding sable antelopes staying nearby as well.  It is too late to try and run, as you get funneled towards the bridge. After the merchant wagons in front of you finish passing the bridge one of the antelope riders comes close to you and says something in a language you don't understand, but strongly suspect to be New Pelorian. After noticing you didn't seem to understand him, eh sighs with annoyance and switches to a rather choppy Tradetalk. "Where are you go, and what business?". As you are about to reply to the man, you realize your grasp of Tradetalk is even worse than his, and you turn towards Lionfish. He gives you one of the most horribly sleazy grins you have seen from him so far, and you must fight the urge to punch the man in the face right there and then. "Greetings to you, dear Soldier" Lionfish says, as he rides closer to the Lunar. "I am a merchant, and these two ladies are my escort in my travels. The good lady in the Wagon is a friend of mine who is traveling with me. We are hoping to rest at Moonbroth before going to Pavis." You feel like strangling the little poo poo for giving away your intended location, but the Lunar's reaction seems to be to just raise his eyebrow at you, scowl at Rostala (which she returns right back at him) and wave you to move along. "Well, I'd say this is going rather well, wouldn't you, Yrsa?" says Lionfish as you cross the bridge and head towards the town. You just reply to him without even giving him a look "There will be talk about your actions, Golden-Eyes, but not here and not now."   The Oasis of Moonbroth, and most of the town around it are located on the inside of a depression in the earth some 2 kilometers across, as far as you can tell. As you look to your right, you see something you did not expect to ever meet in Prax - a fortress in what is clearly Sartarite style of building. You guess this would be the Pol Joni stronghold from which they oversaw the oasis. As you squint your eyes in the glaring daylight, you notice flags with the symbol of the Moon weaving over it's towers and walls. As you continue down the road you slowly start descending the slopes into the oasis proper, you can see the town itself more clearly. Around you there are fields of various grains, maize and fields of melons, as well as quite heavy clumps of date palms, pomegranate, olive and apricot trees, all heaving with fruit and various people working on the fields and the orchards. You can see a lot of construction going on towards the north-easter end of the town, with buildings out of red bricks and covered in scaffolding litter the view. A large temple is also being constructed towards the center of the depression where you see the pools of hot water and geysers that Moonbroth is famed for. That, however, is not where you seem to be headed, as the road veers to the north and towards a large gathering of shacks, tents and other buildings surrounding what you would guess is the market, judging by the smells of people, animals and spices, and the noise that emanates from it. Lionfish turns towards you once again. "My ladies, as loathe as I am to abandon you, I am afraid I do have business to attend to at the market, and I must go and pay my respects at the market shrine. Let us meet later today at the caravansarai over there, beyond the market" he finishes, pointing out a large square building you sort of make out in the distance. "Before I go, would you have me pick up any supplies you might require, beyond the rations of food we would need to replace, obviously?" 1. Do you have any requests that Lionfish should look to buy/trade. (Pick two) A. Extra food, just to be safe. B. Weapons and armor. (Yours and Rostala's are in pretty good condition, but you never know) C. Charms or amulets to help for a faster and safer travel. D. Animals or livestock that you might want to take with you. E. Something else. (Like what?) He nods and rides off into the beehive of the market square, dragging Grag along with him. You, Esrolare and Rostala head further north, and you soon arive at the caravansarai. It's a square building (also in what you have now dubbed a Pol Joni architectural style) that has a large, open inner yard that has all kinds of wagons, tents and other such things littered all over it. People walk around you, talking to each other or going about their business.  As you arrive, a young man that appears to be neither Sartarite nor Lunar approaches you and greets you in New Pelorian. As you shake your head, he quickly grins and nods and switches to Tradetalk. "Welcome, friends! How may we serve you? There is free space for you to stop your wagon, and we shall provide food and water for your animals for you!" 2. What sort of accommodations do you order? A. A room for each of you, Rostala and Esrolare plus her daughter, as well as one for Lionfish. B. A common sleeping quarters for you, Rostala and Esrolare, and another one for Lionfish C. A room where all of you can sleep together. D. None, you will sleep in the yard. (you can see quite a lot of people having set up tents around the square) E. Food and drink (He points you towards several taverns you can find along the inner sides of the building) F. Information (Mind you, your Tradetalk is quite bad) G. Something else? As you get settled in, you find that you suddenly have quite a lot of free time on your hands. Lionfish probably won't be back until way after dark (It is now noon), and most people around the caravansarai seem to be traders and busy talking amongst themselves. You sigh a sight of relief that there don't seem to be too many soldiers about the place, though several small groups do patrol around the yard, making sure nobody's trying to steal anything or cause trouble. 3. What will you do for the rest of the day? (You really have time for only two) A. Read some of the documents and scrolls you've taken with you from your clan temple. B. Just rest and talk with Esrolare and Rostala. C. Go and explore the town. E. Something else?
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1E, buy something that our trader says we can transport to Pavis and sell profitably there. And also extra ox, wheel, axle and tongue. 2D 3AB lets not split up We aren't so rich that we can afford to throw our wealth around. Just get the food, read some scrolls and get to know the group better. And keep watches at night. Hogge Wild fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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Hogge Wild posted:1E nothing Just keep in mind - you're not really poor either. You were a Thane in your clan and so you have quite a bit of wealth on yourself. Lionfish seems to be pretty well off, and so is Esrolare. Rostala is the only one who could be said to be lacking in money, but that doesn't seem to bother her at all.
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1 E. A native guide. We're uniquely qualified to find an honest one, after all. 2 B. 3 A, B . Let's learn about what's in front of us first. Haystack fucked around with this message at 14:00 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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Mar 27, 2014 13:58
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1. E Perhaps the man could get himself some courtesy. 2. B We shouldn't sleep in the yard, we're better than that. Let's get separate rooms though, so we won't have to sleep through Grag's whimperings. 3. B&E I want to know more about the people in our group, Esrolare is probably the easiest to get along with. We can also spend some time talking to the other travellers dotted around, we can get some tips about getting about Prax or just have a good time meeting someone new.
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1. A & D; Both make sure we arrive at our destination alive, and can be sold once we get there as well 2. C; We need to watch our stuff together in case of Lunar attack 3. C & B; Lets figure out the town in case we need to flee and our partners for later
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Mar 27, 2014 15:22
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1.E: Have Lionfish buy maps, if he can find any of worth. I suspect our own aren't exactly up to date for Prax. 2.B: We can afford to sleep indoors. 3.A&B: Let's not wander around the town full of hostile soldiers without cause.
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Slaan posted:1. A & D; Both make sure we arrive at our destination alive, and can be sold once we get there as well I'm down with this.
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Mar 27, 2014 19:06
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Slaan posted:1. A & D; Both make sure we arrive at our destination alive, and can be sold once we get there as well
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Jenx posted:Just keep in mind - you're not really poor either. You were a Thane in your clan and so you have quite a bit of wealth on yourself. Lionfish seems to be pretty well off, and so is Esrolare. Rostala is the only one who could be said to be lacking in money, but that doesn't seem to bother her at all. Ok, edited the original post.
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1. A & C 2. B 3. A & B Do we or Esrolare know any rituals for divining the intentions of people? I'd like to use something like that on Lionfish, since I'm worried he might backstab us as soon as he might gain something from it, although that might be a bit too predictable and I'm just paranoid.
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GoneWithTheTornado posted:1. A & C As an initiate of the Knowning God, you specialize in divination and in figuring out what people actually think and know. Though without a shrine to Lhankor Mhy where you can perform the needed sacrifices, you will have to wing it and the results might be a lot more varied and vague.
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1. A and D 2. B 3. A, and B Preferably, whatever herd animals we pick up should be something easy to care for and not too large. No bison, cattle or anything like that. And we really need to check out our scrolls before we really need them.
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1. Do you have any requests that Lionfish should look to buy/trade. (Pick two) A. Extra food, just to be safe. - 5 B. Weapons and armor. (Yours and Rostala's are in pretty good condition, but you never know) C. Charms or amulets to help for a faster and safer travel. - 1 D. Animals or livestock that you might want to take with you. - 4 E. Something else. (Like what?) E.1 - Profitable goods. Also extra ox and cart parts - 1 E.2 - A native guide - 1 E.3 - I haven't the slightest clue what Chatrapati is talking about, sorry. - 1 E.4 - Maps! - 1 2. What sort of accommodations do you order? A. A room for each of you, Rostala and Esrolare plus her daughter, as well as one for Lionfish. B. A common sleeping quarters for you, Rostala and Esrolare, and another one for Lionfish - 5 C. A room where all of you can sleep together. - 3 D. None, you will sleep in the yard. - 1 E. Food and drink (He points you towards several taverns you can find along the inner sides of the building) F. Information (Mind you, your Tradetalk is quite bad) G. Something else? 3. What will you do for the rest of the day? (You really have time for only two) A. Read some of the documents and scrolls you've taken with you from your clan temple. - 5 B. Just rest and talk with Esrolare and Rostala. - 9 C. Go and explore the town. - 3 E. Something else? E.1 - Talk to the other travelers - 1 Right, here's the votes counted up. Sorry for the delay. I'll try to write up everything tomorrow!
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((Incoming Wall-o-Text!)) "You should do well to get some extra food, just to be on the safe side" you explain to Lionfish "And I've read that horses are not much welcomed around Prax, so we might need to get rid of them." Lionfish nods with what you assume is approval. "Ah, yes indeed! Lady Yrsa's connection to the Knowing God is indeed obvious, beyond the sheep beard of course." He grins at you "Would there be any other requests before I depart?" You give Esrolare and Rostala a questioning glance. They both just shake their heads. "Nothing for now, no. We will arrange for your stay at the caravansarai." Lionfish gives you a bow and a smile "Then I shall be off, for I have sacred duties to fulfill!" Rostala shakes her head and turns towards you "I still don't realize why you let this slimy little toad of a man talk to you like that, Paper-Cut. If it was up to me, I would have smashed his beady little head already." "Yes, and if it were up to you all of us might have ended up wolf food by now" says Esrolare in a business-like tone, which seems to shut Rostala up for the moment and make Darasin giggle. (And which, in turn, makes Rostala just hang her head and mutter something under her breath)  In very shaky Tradetalk you explain to the young man that you would want a private room for the four of you, as well as reserve a room for another person, who will join you later. The young man seems to understand what you mean, since he smiles and bows at you, then directs you towards the left side of the gate you entered through, explaining there is an inn there that has free rooms and would be suitable for your needs. You thank him and give him a silver guilder, asking him to direct Lionfish (whom you describe as best as you can) towards your inn when he arrives. The Sleeping Alynx seems to take up a large portion of the gate-side space in the caravansarai, reaching all the way from the gate to the bend in the wall and taking up both floors of the building. You leave Rostala to guard your horse and the cart and head into the cool shade of the inn. It is well lit by light coming from holes in the ceiling as well as candles on the walls. The walls themselves are painted in colorful frescoes depicting alynxes and the floor is covered in woven reed mats.  As you enter, an elderly woman of obvious Sartarite origin welcomes you, and after a bit of language testing she smiles as you start talking to each other in Sartarite (for a moment you panic at people noticing you and reporting you to the Lunars, but it seems none of the people gathered in the eating hall seem to care for you). "Welcome, my dear friends! Welcome to my humble inn, the Sleeping Alynx. I offer all of you my hospitality." You arrange your sleeping quarters, and Esrolare pats you on the shoulder, speaking in a quiet voice. "Paper-Cut, we must find a safe place for the idol of the Goddess, it will not be safe out in the yard." As the innkeeper (who identified herself as Aslora Silverhaired) overhears you, she gives a deep bow to Esrolare. "Mistress, do not worry yourself! No true Orlanthi woman would let anyone harm an image of the Allmother! I will store it in my personal safe, and you can be assured it will not be touched by anyone." Esrolare seems doubtful for a few moments, but you say that the innkeeper is being honest, plus she already offered you Hospitality and you accepted. She smiles and calls for a burly young man, explains to him what the situation is and then accompanies him and Esrolare outside. In a few moments you see the youth and Rostala bending over under the weight of the copper idol as they bring it into the inn. A few people stop talking and stare in awe at the sight. Esrolare seems pleased with the attention and gives instructions to the pair with an air of authority you have not really seen in her since the encounter with the Telmori. The statue disappears behind one of the doors and Esrolare and Rostala soon re-appear and you three, plus Darasin, head upstairs into your room. There are niches in the walls with your sleeping mats, as well as a small table and chest, where you put your cargo from your horse and cart. There is also a weapon rack where you and Rostala leave your armor, though you both still keep your swords. At this point Darasin mentions she is hungry and she, her mother and Rostala head off to eat. You decline to join them, and say you will meet them downstairs afterwards. Once you are finally alone, you take your travel bag and pull out some of the scrolls and books you managed to save as you fled your Library. There is the map of Prax that you found, on which you dutifully note that Moonbroth is now under Lunar control, and you check through most of the other things, you realize that in one of the books (Notes On My Travels Through Dragon Pass and The Holy Country: Observations Into The Life Of Our People originally penned by Rostandos of Jonstown) you find several scrolls written in a language you do not recognize at first, but thinking it through you deduce it is Auld Wyrmish - The dead language of the Empire of Wyrms Friends that once ruled Dragon Pass until they were all betrayed by their draconic allies. While you certainly don't know how to read this language, the way the text is written ,as well as some of the symbols used, suggest to you that this might be some kind of EWF magic, somehow survived through to the modern age. The implications of this discovery shake you up quite a bit. You had always seen the priest and his apprentices in the Temple Library as stiff and conservative, damning anything from the bygone eras as "dangerous" and "corrupting". And yet here they were with possible Draconic magic hiding in their books. Did they know it was there? Did any of them secretly know how to write and read this dead language? As you ponder these concepts, your heart sinks - you may never know, and you are not even sure if any of your fellow cultists survived the Lunar raid. You are sure that Barim and his sister did not live, for you saw them struck down by soldiers. Deep in your thoughts of the raid, you don't even realize you have reached into your bag and taken out your Alien Combination Machine. As you stare down into the interconnecting metal plates and disks, you sigh - It, after all, is in all likelihood the reason the Library and the priest kept tolerating your wanderlust and your constant expeditions. At the time he was amazed and joyous that you had discovered such a rare and sacred item, for your small village temple had no hopes of ever mustering the magic and people required to attain one from the Other World. 1. What will you do with these Auld Wyrmish notes? A. Destroy them, they are dangerous! B. Keep them, but leave them alone. C. Use the Alien Combination Machine in an attempt to figure out what the writing is. D. Forget about them, and continue looking through your other documents. Jenx fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Mar 31, 2014 |
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Mar 31, 2014 19:16
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Incredibly dangerous ancient knowledge? I see no possible downside to this! Decipher the scrolls!
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Mar 31, 2014 19:26
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I don't think we can run from the Truth. Do we have a leather sheet? (C)
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Wentley posted:I don't think we can run from the Truth. Do we have a leather sheet? (C) Obviously, what kind of a Lhankoring wouldn't?
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I foreC nothing wrong happening in the future by deciphering the scrolls.
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I was just trying to be snide and snarky! C Let's learn some things. It isn't wrong if we can learn the truth behind whatever blasphemies are written. Chatrapati fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Mar 31, 2014 |
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Mar 31, 2014 20:56
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C, of course.
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C. As if we'd turn down a chance for knowledge.
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C. MORE KNOWLEDGE, MORE POWER
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Looks like Moon Design is selling their Glorantha rights to Games Workshop. 
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Now listen here - I'm not having any of this trickster nonsense in my thread, got it? Good! Back to the game! You take in a deep breath and take out your leather sheet from your bag. You chant a prayer to Lhankor Mhy to help your mind be filled with understanding and put the sheet over your head. Slowly, as you lose track of time your mind clears, your thoughts concentrate and you can feel your mind expanding and opening up. Throwing the sheet away on your bedding, you take the Alien Combination Machine in your hands and spread out the draconic srolls in front of you. Working the various disks and mechanisms of the Machine, you start to slowly translate the text.  The text seems to be a narrative about the birth of Stone, though you quickly realize it is a metaphorical explanation of how to awaken the spirits that inhibit dormant stone. The author cautions strongly against using this without being fully aware of what awakening the Stone would cause... The author. Your eyes widen and your breath stops in your throat (and your beard almost falls off from your face, but you refasten it with a shaky hand) The name at the end of the narrative is that of Lord Pavis himself. You conclude that this must be related in some way to his most famous feat - the awakening and commanding of the Faceless Statue. 1. Do you attempt to learn the Awaken Dormant Stone Spirits spell from these notes? A. Yes! B. No! (Be warned that such knowledge can not be easily unlearned, and sharing it with anyone who is not part of your cult might be a threat to your well being.)
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YES! Lore question: Has Lhankor Mhy ever turned down knowledge? Was there things he did not try to know?
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Yes!. If nothing else, this probably means that we can get a job working with the flintnail cult for life.
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Wentley posted:YES! Lhankor Mhy has not turned down knowledge for he Knows Everything already. He doesn't really learn, he just Knows. However Yrsa is not Lhankor Mhy, she is just his initiate. And Lhankorings are pretty torn about this whole issue. Some are Completionists who try to gather all knowledge, even one deemed dangerous by others, and some are Ivalists who destroy anything even vaguely related to sorcery. Most temples are somewhere in the middle of the two extremes - Yrsa had always thought hers were on the more conservative side, until now.
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