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Runequest 2nd Ed: Tale of Flameshot - Glory of Yelmalio [FINAL UPDATE 6th Jun]
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<blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 3552656" data-attributes="member: 18108"><p><strong>Khaki’s Expedition</strong></p><p></p><p>My latest step on the path to glory in Yelmalio’s name is a humble one. Lead by a short and temperamental lay-member of Savanka, journeying alongside comrades I grew to know on the road to troll lands. We do not go to root out great evil, or battle the foes of Johnstown. We search for the corpses of the dead, to find and return their valued goods to greedy priests who rule our temples.</p><p></p><p>Of all of our cults, only mine granted us any boons, supplying potent healing elixirs to keep us going should great harm befall us. Our journey took us a week and a half on horseback, with wagons following several days behind us, to carry back the temple treasures we are hunting for. The time was uneventful, almost tedious, leaving many of us in the mood to work bloody violence on any who stand in our path.</p><p></p><p>In the weeks since our sojourn into troll lands, my companions have also been busy. Hoisin and Liverpate spent much of their time improving their swordplay, an obsession among their kind. The larger of the two has yet to be made an initiate of the Humakt cult, but needs more time to prove himself.</p><p></p><p>Khaki attempted to guide us using a map from her cult, but her navigational skills are scarce at best. It fell to me and Liverpate to guide our small group to the caves where the priests we hunted had fallen, ignoring Hoisin’s unhelpful suggestions as we went. Together we uncovered the hidden entrance, whose two large doors had been taken from their hinges and left to the side.</p><p></p><p>I lead the way forward, bow and arrow at the ready, Khaki following with a torch, Hoisin with a lantern and lastly Liverpate with his sword and shield. What awaited us were smooth stone walls, worked with fine precision and craftsmanship, several collapsed cells and dark alcoves. We paused to search through a large room of rock debris, following Khaki’s instructions. It was clear to me that there would be little to find, but my companions are full of avarice and greed.</p><p></p><p>Our thorough investigations were disturbed by scuttling sounds from the way we had come. Instead of instantly investigating, we wasted time as first Khaki told us how she had once almost been killed by large rats, and then Hoisin spent several minutes regaling us with the full details. It still amazes me that both have survived so much danger in the past. Eventually we moved to investigate the sounds, following them to an intersection with three unexplored exits.</p><p></p><p>Choosing the left-hand tunnel, which sloped before us, we prepared for trouble. I rolled two bolgs, troll coins made from iron, along the ground to determine ahead of us, checking for any irregularities they might reveal. Liverpate warned us of foes about, his keen ears sensitive to sounds we missed. Hoisin spoke a prayer to Hemakt and pin-pointed several creatures nearby. Hearing chanting from the end of the passage, we readied weapons and advanced, searching for more signs of the inhabitants of the complex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PieAndDragon, post: 3552656, member: 18108"] [B]Khaki’s Expedition[/B] My latest step on the path to glory in Yelmalio’s name is a humble one. Lead by a short and temperamental lay-member of Savanka, journeying alongside comrades I grew to know on the road to troll lands. We do not go to root out great evil, or battle the foes of Johnstown. We search for the corpses of the dead, to find and return their valued goods to greedy priests who rule our temples. Of all of our cults, only mine granted us any boons, supplying potent healing elixirs to keep us going should great harm befall us. Our journey took us a week and a half on horseback, with wagons following several days behind us, to carry back the temple treasures we are hunting for. The time was uneventful, almost tedious, leaving many of us in the mood to work bloody violence on any who stand in our path. In the weeks since our sojourn into troll lands, my companions have also been busy. Hoisin and Liverpate spent much of their time improving their swordplay, an obsession among their kind. The larger of the two has yet to be made an initiate of the Humakt cult, but needs more time to prove himself. Khaki attempted to guide us using a map from her cult, but her navigational skills are scarce at best. It fell to me and Liverpate to guide our small group to the caves where the priests we hunted had fallen, ignoring Hoisin’s unhelpful suggestions as we went. Together we uncovered the hidden entrance, whose two large doors had been taken from their hinges and left to the side. I lead the way forward, bow and arrow at the ready, Khaki following with a torch, Hoisin with a lantern and lastly Liverpate with his sword and shield. What awaited us were smooth stone walls, worked with fine precision and craftsmanship, several collapsed cells and dark alcoves. We paused to search through a large room of rock debris, following Khaki’s instructions. It was clear to me that there would be little to find, but my companions are full of avarice and greed. Our thorough investigations were disturbed by scuttling sounds from the way we had come. Instead of instantly investigating, we wasted time as first Khaki told us how she had once almost been killed by large rats, and then Hoisin spent several minutes regaling us with the full details. It still amazes me that both have survived so much danger in the past. Eventually we moved to investigate the sounds, following them to an intersection with three unexplored exits. Choosing the left-hand tunnel, which sloped before us, we prepared for trouble. I rolled two bolgs, troll coins made from iron, along the ground to determine ahead of us, checking for any irregularities they might reveal. Liverpate warned us of foes about, his keen ears sensitive to sounds we missed. Hoisin spoke a prayer to Hemakt and pin-pointed several creatures nearby. Hearing chanting from the end of the passage, we readied weapons and advanced, searching for more signs of the inhabitants of the complex. [/QUOTE]
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