The placing of the stones in Haji.
Roleplay from Orchalchon (4 days, 12 hours ago)
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Orchalchon took the 8 stones from his bottomless rucksack and brushed off the goat faeces concealing their power. Carefully he arranged them as directed.
Strange Lights (4 days, 12 hours ago)
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A column of light shoots up into the sky from somewhere in Haji, and there is a strange humming sound. Beasts behave bizarrely. Nothing else seems to happen...for now.
Roleplay from Orchalchon (4 days, 4 hours ago)
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The bloody goat screamer had said to make a sacrifice to the light, so Orchalchon looked through his bottomless ruck sack looking for the most valuable item he had. He took out 8 kegs of beer and goat ale and pierced them with a ceremonial dagger letting the contents run over the ground flooded with light. He then decided to sacrifice more items: A bar of soap, never had a use for that, a rare mountain flower and a rare woodland flower, a creepy severed hand that was rotting away, a couple pieces of junk, a tiny insect in a piece of amber. Surely the more items he fed to the light the better the result. He continued to search his bag for more useless junk to sacrifice.
Roleplay from Zurk Steele (3 days, 2 hours ago)
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Zurk followed by a small group of soldiers and his herd of mountain goats approached the area beaming with light. Zurk gestured to the light "Toss the chest of gold into the light."
The soldiers carry a chest subtly exchanged glances then tossed the chest with 150 gold pieces into the light.
Zurk took a scroll from his belt and tossed the summon undead scroll into light. Then Zurk walked to his herd of mountain goats and gravely spoke to them.
"One must sacrifice to save the rest of the herd. You are the wisest and greatest of creatures in the land. Will you give the ultimate sacrifice?"
The herd stirred and some neighed as long a mountain goat can. Finally, the herd split and one mountain goat confidently strode forth.
"Thank you for your sacrifice Tauernsheck" short Zurk did not need to kneel to gently butt heads with Tauernsheck before the brave mountain goat walked into the light.
Zurk's eye let a tear go... it dried quickly though!
Roleplay from Frank Marcomanni (2 days, 12 hours ago)
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Frank went about kicking the troopers awake. It had been days and nights of non stop drinking and they had been unstoppable. Everybody admires the ability to hold your liquor, the Haji peasants included, and the goats easily won them over. No boozing today, but they do get paid their gold.
Maybe they will begin to notice the beam of light going up into the sky. Frank had done drinky duty, too, and hadn't given the light serious consideration until today. He had gone along with the goats' insistence that it was a party beacon. And on the rumors of sacrifices he would intentionally spill a gulp of his drink. Peasants get nervous about sacrifice talk and that gesture calmed them.
But, the beam of light was still a mystery. How does one actually make a sacrifice to it? Frank had some gold and old goats he would throw in, but none of his entourage of staff and clerks were of any help. He had told them even before now "I can't be a goat but you could be." Frank wasn't a kid anymore, nobles must be men, he was nearly certain of that. The connections between goat, man, and nobility were still mysterious, but he knew what do.
"Captain Xena, tell off some goats to find the sacrifice station. Send a scribe along to get the gift registry. We have a few stacks of hooch left to spill, lets hope that isn't on the list."
As he walked away still wondering about the beam of light, a runner found him and then Frank sent him on to pass the word. What if the light marks a wagon sale extravaganza?
Letter from Thesseus Polytus (3 days, 2 hours ago)
(Personal message to Ballantine Harkle)
Lord Ballantine,
I'd like to ask you a favor.
I have a prisoner here that needs to be kept here for a while.
Can you keep her with you for as long as i am gone?
I will return from the capital as a Priest of the Herd as soon as the stones are placed in the Temple of Gethsemene.
We need her for once the portals open up.
By the GG's Mercy,
Thesseus Polytus
Bloodscreamer of Gotland
Royal of Gotland
Duke of Gethsemene
Margrave of Gethsemene
Roleplay from Ballantine Harkle (1 day, 19 hours ago)
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Upon the request of the Bloodscreamer, the young warpriest Ballantine arrives at the royal camp in Haji. The bloodscreamer is not present but he was informed there was a prisoner waiting for him. He waits impatiently, shifting this way and that in his jet plate armor. There are wagons to distribute in Haji.. and they won't distribute themselves.
Roleplay from Thesseus Polytus (1 day, 18 hours ago)
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Lord Ballatine was greeted by two guards at the entrance who where clearly expecting him.
"Welcome Lord Whipmaster Ballantine, please come with us."
Another guard held the main tent door open as Ballantine and the other guards entered, probably Thesseus personal tent.
Inside was the oracle, tied to a chair with a clear cut on her right cheek and a piece of cloth in front of her mouth, the blood had already dried but the wound wasnt cut very long ago.
An uncomfortable silence followed as one of the two guards gestured towards the women.
"This is the prisoner Lord Ballantine, Lord Bloodscreamer Thesseus insisted at keeping her safe and her imprisonment silent. will you take the prisoner from here?"
The guard asked as the gagged women struggled to get the Whipmasters attention, desperately trying to say something.
Roleplay from Ballantine Harkle (1 day, 15 hours ago)
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Ballantine looked at the tied up woman and nodded. If the woman had something to say he didn't care.
The guards escorted the oracle out and Ballantine ordered them to throw her into a cart. Two guards rode with her as Ballantine's warband returned to the village if Haji to encourage the peasants to be happy.
