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<blockquote data-quote="skotothalamos" data-source="post: 6499338" data-attributes="member: 83398"><p><strong>Welcome to the Jungle</strong></p><p></p><p>A month after the banishing of the Colossus of Cauldron Hill, these news stories were featured in the pages of the rebuilt Flint Tribune:</p><p></p><p><strong>Colossus.</strong> The world reacts to news of the colossus attack in Flint. Archmissionary Cornelius Eboracum of the Clergy offers exorcism aid for evil spirits unleashed from Cauldron Hill. The Drakran military has ordered the production of extremely massive cannons to repel the colossus if it should make it to their shores. Beran peasants report local nature spirits wreaking havoc and mysterious massive footprints tracing a path from the Anthras Mountains toward Seobriga. The sovereign of Danor continues to rattle sabers at home, rallying his nation against Risur, but widespread accusations that his nation is actually to blame have hampered his efforts.</p><p></p><p><strong>Consort.</strong> King Aodhan seems to have recovered from his aborted nuptials. Sources near Torfeld Palace have reported seeing a mysterious Tiefling woman leaving in the middle of the night, though she has never been seen to enter. Is his highness courting a new devil lady? Should citizens of Risur be concerned about our King’s choice of lovers with impending war against Danor on the horizon?</p><p></p><p><strong>Curses.</strong> Cauldron Hill has been interdicted by the Risuri military. The side of the mountain is in flux, sometimes showing a hole that leads to the Bleak Gate, sometimes solid rock. Soldiers have been equipped with magical weapons from the nation’s vaults to combat spectral monsters that emerge each night.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sedition.</strong> Sparse reports come from Danor of university students filing formal petitions against the government and even talking of repeating the riots of a generation ago. These protests come in response to a crackdown on broadsheet journalism. The leadership in Cherage has forbidden publication of conspiracy theories that link Danor to the colossus in Risur, and several writers have been thrown into oubliettes for undermining the sovereign’s denials.</p><p></p><p><strong>Stagnation.</strong> Rear Admiral of the Risuri Navy Morris Dawkins was found dancing through Central District by the light of the full moon wearing nothing but an ancient carved stag mask and singing the Dirge of Vekesh. Even after Flint Police arrested the admiral, he would not accept clothing or stop singing and so had to be removed to the custody of the Roland Stanfield Memorial Sanitarium in Pine Island. RHC terrorism expert Stover Delft said that the Admiral showed signs of being a leader in a Vekeshi terrorist cell in Flint. Further scandal! One of the king’s closest associates behind terrorist plots? One hopes the loss of their leader will hurt the Vekeshi capabilities in Flint.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shipwrights.</strong> The city of Shale, once governed by the king’s sister Ethelyn, has ordered a rapid increase in ship construction in preparation for possible war with Danor. Heightened logging activities throughout Risur have been stymied by fey activity. The city of Bole is suffering an encroachment of trees, which have been walking into the streets when people aren’t looking.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sibilance.</strong> Colonists in Elfaivar talk of eerie whispers in the woods. Near the Sharavathi Falls, a site claimed to be sacred to the fallen Eladrin empire, several caravans have disappeared except for a single survivor each. All have reported their compatriots vanishing, hearing only whispers and seeing only foot prints of mighty jungle cats.</p><p></p><p>The gossip amongst the RHC gossipmongers was mostly focused on King Aodhan’s new consort. Was Alienor making a power play, or was it just some other Tiefling woman who happened to be living in Risur? The fact that the papers identified the king’s consort as a Tiefling when Alienor was trying to live in disguise as a human was all the more interesting.</p><p></p><p>The gossip was delayed by the arrival at RHC Headquarters of a mysterious package addressed to Summer. Inside was a letter from her forgotten husband Asrabey Varal and an ancient Eladrin text. The letter said that Asrabey had been researching a way to get Summer’s memories back. The book had information on an ancient item known as the Arc of Reida, one of the few unlooted Elfaivaran artifacts remaining. </p><p></p><p>The book told that the Arc was a crown said to have been shaped from a piece of the Plane of Time that fell to the world and was a holy relic of the god Ingatan. According the the text, any who wore it and returned to the site of a memory was able to make that memory come to life. It was used in holy rites to pass on memories that must not be forgotten. Handwritten notes in the margin of the book say that the Eladrin of Elfaivar “all know” that the arc was taken for safe-keeping after the Great Malice, and the first Vekeshi Mystics used it to pass along the memory of Srasama’s fall, but eventually it was returned to a site known as Ingatan’s Refuge.</p><p></p><p>Asrabey’s letter implored Summer to go to Ingatan’s Refuge and find the Arc so that she could get back her memories of her past. Summer at first was unwilling to find memories of her past, not wanting to know what horrible things she might have done, but the others convinced her that her memories would probably hold vital clues to the schemes of the Obscurati. If her recovered memories could help stop the Obscurati, it might be worth the personal trauma.</p><p></p><p>Before they left, Stover Delft caught the team up on some developing news from Cauldron Hill. Captain Dale’s team had unearthed some documents from the ruins of the Bleak Gate facility. It seemed there was a missing member of the colossus design team: a gnome by the name of Tinker Oddcog (“The Gearbuilder”) had been heavily involved in the mechanical design. This gnome was nowhere to be found, but Delft asked the constables to be on the lookout for him. </p><p></p><p>The Knight-Constables decided that Summer’s memories were a higher priority, so they called in a favor with Captain Rutger Smith and he brought his ship, the RNS Impossible, to shuttle them to Elfaivar. It would take about a week to journey to the Crisillyiri colony of Vigilia on the north shore of Elfaivar, which now controlled the area where Ingatan’s Refuge should be. </p><p></p><p>During the trip, Summer took advantage of the opportunity to ask the stars many questions. She found out the truth about the King’s consort (it’s Alienor) on the first night. She also found out that the main dangers that faced her group in Elfaivar were from men and beasts; not very helpful. She also divined that Tinker Oddcog was currently somewhere in Ber; again, not very helpful, but at least it was a direction.</p><p></p><p>After a week of luxury cruising on the fastest ship in the fleet, the constables unloaded in Vigilia. Some asking around informed them that the nearest settlement to the supposed location of Ingatan’s Refuge was a Clergy outpost known as Vigli Longis, about a week’s overland travel through the jungle. The group set out into the wilds of what was once the most powerful nation in the world.</p><p></p><p>The journey to Vigil Longis was safe enough, but featured several strange events. One morning, when dawn arrived, they found themselves next to a lovely grotto with a beautiful waterfall. Summer warned the others the the borders between worlds were weaker in Elfaivar, and this was likely a bit of the Dreaming that had slipped into reality. In her estimation, it was probably a trap that wanted to seduce mortals, have its carnal way with them, and then devour their bodies. She advised against bathing. </p><p></p><p>The next morning, a series of bloody totems surrounded their camp, someone’s warning about trespassing in their territory. A few days later, Cazara noticed that they were being stalked by a dire tiger, but nothing came of it. Finally, the group arrived within sight of Vigil Longis. With a decent idea of where to find Ingatan’s Refuge, the group decided to skirt the perimeter of the Clergy stockade fort, but they were picked up by a picket patrol.</p><p></p><p>The patrol chaplain asked their business in Elfaivar, and Cazara channeled Xambria by saying that they were an archaeological expedition from Pardwight University who were trying to find Ingatan’s Refuge. The chaplain asked if they had the paperwork to back that up, and Summer produced it from her pockets. Clearly she had foreseen this possibility and just happened to bring along some forged archaeological permits. The chaplain told the constables that their patrols had been having increasing trouble with aggressive savages. If they came to the fort with him he could arrange an escort for their protection. When the group refused this offer, the chaplain produced some paperwork of his own: some standard risk indemnification waivers absolving the Clergy from any responsibility for the group’s future injury and/or death. The group happily signed their lives away and made their way deeper into the jungle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skotothalamos, post: 6499338, member: 83398"] [b]Welcome to the Jungle[/b] A month after the banishing of the Colossus of Cauldron Hill, these news stories were featured in the pages of the rebuilt Flint Tribune: [B]Colossus.[/B] The world reacts to news of the colossus attack in Flint. Archmissionary Cornelius Eboracum of the Clergy offers exorcism aid for evil spirits unleashed from Cauldron Hill. The Drakran military has ordered the production of extremely massive cannons to repel the colossus if it should make it to their shores. Beran peasants report local nature spirits wreaking havoc and mysterious massive footprints tracing a path from the Anthras Mountains toward Seobriga. The sovereign of Danor continues to rattle sabers at home, rallying his nation against Risur, but widespread accusations that his nation is actually to blame have hampered his efforts. [B]Consort.[/B] King Aodhan seems to have recovered from his aborted nuptials. Sources near Torfeld Palace have reported seeing a mysterious Tiefling woman leaving in the middle of the night, though she has never been seen to enter. Is his highness courting a new devil lady? Should citizens of Risur be concerned about our King’s choice of lovers with impending war against Danor on the horizon? [B]Curses.[/B] Cauldron Hill has been interdicted by the Risuri military. The side of the mountain is in flux, sometimes showing a hole that leads to the Bleak Gate, sometimes solid rock. Soldiers have been equipped with magical weapons from the nation’s vaults to combat spectral monsters that emerge each night. [B]Sedition.[/B] Sparse reports come from Danor of university students filing formal petitions against the government and even talking of repeating the riots of a generation ago. These protests come in response to a crackdown on broadsheet journalism. The leadership in Cherage has forbidden publication of conspiracy theories that link Danor to the colossus in Risur, and several writers have been thrown into oubliettes for undermining the sovereign’s denials. [B]Stagnation.[/B] Rear Admiral of the Risuri Navy Morris Dawkins was found dancing through Central District by the light of the full moon wearing nothing but an ancient carved stag mask and singing the Dirge of Vekesh. Even after Flint Police arrested the admiral, he would not accept clothing or stop singing and so had to be removed to the custody of the Roland Stanfield Memorial Sanitarium in Pine Island. RHC terrorism expert Stover Delft said that the Admiral showed signs of being a leader in a Vekeshi terrorist cell in Flint. Further scandal! One of the king’s closest associates behind terrorist plots? One hopes the loss of their leader will hurt the Vekeshi capabilities in Flint. [B]Shipwrights.[/B] The city of Shale, once governed by the king’s sister Ethelyn, has ordered a rapid increase in ship construction in preparation for possible war with Danor. Heightened logging activities throughout Risur have been stymied by fey activity. The city of Bole is suffering an encroachment of trees, which have been walking into the streets when people aren’t looking. [B]Sibilance.[/B] Colonists in Elfaivar talk of eerie whispers in the woods. Near the Sharavathi Falls, a site claimed to be sacred to the fallen Eladrin empire, several caravans have disappeared except for a single survivor each. All have reported their compatriots vanishing, hearing only whispers and seeing only foot prints of mighty jungle cats. The gossip amongst the RHC gossipmongers was mostly focused on King Aodhan’s new consort. Was Alienor making a power play, or was it just some other Tiefling woman who happened to be living in Risur? The fact that the papers identified the king’s consort as a Tiefling when Alienor was trying to live in disguise as a human was all the more interesting. The gossip was delayed by the arrival at RHC Headquarters of a mysterious package addressed to Summer. Inside was a letter from her forgotten husband Asrabey Varal and an ancient Eladrin text. The letter said that Asrabey had been researching a way to get Summer’s memories back. The book had information on an ancient item known as the Arc of Reida, one of the few unlooted Elfaivaran artifacts remaining. The book told that the Arc was a crown said to have been shaped from a piece of the Plane of Time that fell to the world and was a holy relic of the god Ingatan. According the the text, any who wore it and returned to the site of a memory was able to make that memory come to life. It was used in holy rites to pass on memories that must not be forgotten. Handwritten notes in the margin of the book say that the Eladrin of Elfaivar “all know” that the arc was taken for safe-keeping after the Great Malice, and the first Vekeshi Mystics used it to pass along the memory of Srasama’s fall, but eventually it was returned to a site known as Ingatan’s Refuge. Asrabey’s letter implored Summer to go to Ingatan’s Refuge and find the Arc so that she could get back her memories of her past. Summer at first was unwilling to find memories of her past, not wanting to know what horrible things she might have done, but the others convinced her that her memories would probably hold vital clues to the schemes of the Obscurati. If her recovered memories could help stop the Obscurati, it might be worth the personal trauma. Before they left, Stover Delft caught the team up on some developing news from Cauldron Hill. Captain Dale’s team had unearthed some documents from the ruins of the Bleak Gate facility. It seemed there was a missing member of the colossus design team: a gnome by the name of Tinker Oddcog (“The Gearbuilder”) had been heavily involved in the mechanical design. This gnome was nowhere to be found, but Delft asked the constables to be on the lookout for him. The Knight-Constables decided that Summer’s memories were a higher priority, so they called in a favor with Captain Rutger Smith and he brought his ship, the RNS Impossible, to shuttle them to Elfaivar. It would take about a week to journey to the Crisillyiri colony of Vigilia on the north shore of Elfaivar, which now controlled the area where Ingatan’s Refuge should be. During the trip, Summer took advantage of the opportunity to ask the stars many questions. She found out the truth about the King’s consort (it’s Alienor) on the first night. She also found out that the main dangers that faced her group in Elfaivar were from men and beasts; not very helpful. She also divined that Tinker Oddcog was currently somewhere in Ber; again, not very helpful, but at least it was a direction. After a week of luxury cruising on the fastest ship in the fleet, the constables unloaded in Vigilia. Some asking around informed them that the nearest settlement to the supposed location of Ingatan’s Refuge was a Clergy outpost known as Vigli Longis, about a week’s overland travel through the jungle. The group set out into the wilds of what was once the most powerful nation in the world. The journey to Vigil Longis was safe enough, but featured several strange events. One morning, when dawn arrived, they found themselves next to a lovely grotto with a beautiful waterfall. Summer warned the others the the borders between worlds were weaker in Elfaivar, and this was likely a bit of the Dreaming that had slipped into reality. In her estimation, it was probably a trap that wanted to seduce mortals, have its carnal way with them, and then devour their bodies. She advised against bathing. The next morning, a series of bloody totems surrounded their camp, someone’s warning about trespassing in their territory. A few days later, Cazara noticed that they were being stalked by a dire tiger, but nothing came of it. Finally, the group arrived within sight of Vigil Longis. With a decent idea of where to find Ingatan’s Refuge, the group decided to skirt the perimeter of the Clergy stockade fort, but they were picked up by a picket patrol. The patrol chaplain asked their business in Elfaivar, and Cazara channeled Xambria by saying that they were an archaeological expedition from Pardwight University who were trying to find Ingatan’s Refuge. The chaplain asked if they had the paperwork to back that up, and Summer produced it from her pockets. Clearly she had foreseen this possibility and just happened to bring along some forged archaeological permits. The chaplain told the constables that their patrols had been having increasing trouble with aggressive savages. If they came to the fort with him he could arrange an escort for their protection. When the group refused this offer, the chaplain produced some paperwork of his own: some standard risk indemnification waivers absolving the Clergy from any responsibility for the group’s future injury and/or death. The group happily signed their lives away and made their way deeper into the jungle. [/QUOTE]
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