Session: Season 6, Prax 5
1629, Earth Season, Harmony Week, Clayday to Death Week, Windsday
Dramatis Personae
PCs
Berra
Kolyey
Maalira
Varanis
Xenofos
NPCs
High Sword Gorak/Kargan Tor
Squark/Yelm
Various gods
Events
Gorak had been busy doing something when an Impala messenger came to report that there was an undead walktapus and some foreign heroes had killed it. Gorak figured he should probably confirm that they had done it right. The messenger gave him a bronze dagger.
The pyre had been burning well. There had been plenty of Impala clan members supervising too. Berra and Varanis noticed a hawk sunning itself on the rock, arms wide in the last of the evening sun. Berra and the hawk had a staring contest, then Berra rode up to it. There was some huffing between the hawk and Varanis, and the hawk flew off as the sun set.
We then made our way to Tourney Altar. Xenofos read the building correctly, understanding that there had been several building phases, and many separate episodes of great damage. There were fewer repair phases than there should have been. Varanis went to make an offering in the space set aside for lay members. Berra went to ask for the protection of the temple as a Wyter Priest. She was introduced to High Sword Gorak. She asked for a safe place for the sword and it was granted. Gorak turned out to be twice as tall as an Impala rider ought to have been.
Varanis decided to do her early, early watch shift.
Gorak was woken by an initiate before dawn on Windsday, to be told that the sun hadn’t risen yet. He leapt out of bed and ordered the hawk to get up, but it wailed about being too old. Orlanth wouldn’t even challenge him.
Gorak went to find an Orlanthi and found Varanis. She offered to try greeting and saluting Yelm and he blasted her arm off with sunspear.1How many times can one person lose an arm anyway??? Berra went off to look to see if everything was dark, returning only when a lot of decisions were made.
The bird was impressively dim and was demanding offerings and apologies, while refusing to rise up out of its chimney. Maalira healed Varanis, but the Vingan was enraged and not a lot of use. Squawk suggested that Xenofos could figure it out and Gorak said it would likely be a Celestial Court HeroQuest sort of thing. Xenofos began composing a song about the hawk and its lack of intelligence. It was not bad.
Kolyey woke up to find everyone gone. The Impalas said Berra and the others were likely with the High Sword and that the sun hadn’t come up yet. Kolyey decided to go hunting for sparkly rocks. Gorak spotted Kolyey and went to greet her.
Once they agreed that a HeroQuest might do the trick, Gorak set things into motion. Berra offered to be Humakt, but also said that she might not be a good choice for it. There was some discussion about what might happen if there were two Humakts. Berra seemed uncertain but Gorak figured it’d be fine.
Kolyey offered her Yelmic crystal as a sacrifice.
Varanis/Vinga/Orlanth just began to stroll up the hill toward the Spike. Xenofos/LM closed his eyes and followed. Maalira/CA had difficulties, so Varanis went to collect her and help her up.
Gorak/Kargan Tor dealt with one challenger and then saw the party approaching. He greeted Lhankor Mhy and Chalana Arroy. They said they had some companions who needed to talk to Yelm.
They greeted Yelm and Kolyey offered him snackies. Varanis speechified and offered a gold ring. Yelm gave everyone a wheel. Kolyey gave Yelm a sparkly stone. Apologies were exchanged and Yelm gave Varanis a “gold bracer”/copper bangle with a light matrix. Kolyey/Humakt asked for training in Fireblade. Everyone was content.
Yelm offered them the use of his personal stairs.2The chimney Varanis and Chalana Arroy strolled down the spiral stairs. Xenofos jumped, so did Kolyey, who fell and broke her leg. Chalana Arroy patched her up.
Up on the rooftop, young Humakt/Berra challenged Kargan Tor again, this time with greatswords. She lost again.
Over the following week, they mostly rested, except for Kolyey who received training in Fireblade, coupled with lectures on Truth and Honour. Varanis joined Gorak for discussions of Honour. Berra may have sulked over her swords.
Session Quotes
“Oh. Xenofos took a vow of invisibility.” – GM, as Xenofos is briefly absent
“I see that!” – Varanis
“Pretty architecture… Oh that was not a building.” – Xenofos
“I think the hawk wants your attention.” – Maalira
“It’s got my/her attention!” – Berra and Varanis
“Am I… old?” – Squark the bird
“Not to be alarmed, but the sun isn’t rising.” – Gorak
“Orlanth hardly ever stabs Yelm on meeting him. It was just that one time.” – Berra
“That is when the sunspear hits.” – GM
“At least it will be cauterized instantly.” – Xenofos
“Someone else type. Can’t do it. My hand was burnt off.” – Varanis
“Now I don’t know about you lot, but I think he’s going to take a lot more convincing than this, which means we have to do a Heroquest in the dark.” – Gorak
“Can’t we just blast his feathery arse?” – Varanis
“Is he the sun around here?” – Berra
“Well, not now.” – Gorak
“Insight Varanis: She is in a prideful mood, is now furious, and might just lose it.” – Varanis
“So business as usual.” – Maalira
“You need to bring gifts… and you need to bring yourselves.” – Gorak
“He failed to get the point again,
and fizzled in the cooling rain…” – GM writes a bit
“You would have to sacrifice a thing in a real way…” – Gorak
“How about a hawk?” – Varanis
“Where would you find one of those?” – Gorak
Varanis looks meaningfully at the chimney.
“While I’d love that…” – Gorak, Truthfully
“Is this particular Yelm bright enough to understand and do the right thing?” – Xenofos
“It depends on your definition of bright.” – Gorak
“It’s really hard to pack Yelm’s wisdom into a bird brain.” – GM
“Use short words.” – Gorak
Maalira does not say: “Berra”
“I should ask [about Gorak the tall impala rider].” – Berra
“I think that might be Impalite.” – Maalira
“Sorry guys, it’s just the bird again.” – Gorak
“We probably have a bird brigade for this sort of thing.” – Gorak, OOC
“Berra is genuinely nervous of Gorak.” – GM
“I’m impressed.” – Kolyey
“I’ve come to challenge you!” – Berra/Humakt
“Young Humakt, you need to learn about swords. For one thing, you should not wield a greatsword in either hand.” – Kargan Torak
“Oh, yes. And this one’s for you. You don’t have one here and it would be wrong to ask you to abandon your post to get one.” – Berra/Humakt
“You make a good point.” – Kargan Torak
“It’s wise, but stupid.” – Gorak
“I heard that!” – Squark
“I meant every word of it.” – Gorak
“Oh, alright.” – Squark
- 1How many times can one person lose an arm anyway???
- 2The chimney
