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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7257625" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 27, Part Two - The Enclave Sentosa</strong></p><p></p><p>While the others took their leave of Kasvarina and went outside, Kasvarina called Leon back and wondered if he might find time to help her understand more about his people and the history of Danor. She was perplexed to meet a tiefling in the service of Risur, and in possession of a Dreaming Blade. Leon’s accustomed suavity abandoned him and he fudged an attempt to charm her. (He had been unusually quiet during the whole meeting, in fact.) Her response was a patient smile and an acknowledgement of his discomfort. He added only that he would be happy to help if he could, but that he wasn’t really a tiefling. Then he left.</p><p></p><p>Outside, they found Matunaaga in conversation with Kieran Sentacore, who had lingered in order to accost the others. He wanted to know if their meeting had gone well, and hoped that his role as tutor might soon be over. The old half-elf was originally from Orithea, studied eladrin culture in Danor and came to the colony Rationalis to try to help the Danorans reduce tensions with the natives. Though his efforts broadly failed, the eladrin knew enough about him that when Kasvarina demanded to learn about the five centuries she could not remember, they sent out rajputs to kidnap him. They had been polite but unyielding in their insistence that he remain here, forgetting perhaps that half-elf lives were not as long as eladrin ones! Kieran lived in a nearby building as an ‘honored guest’, always ‘protected’ by several rajputs. Every day he came to Kasvarina to answer her questions and suggest reading. While she was thus absorbed, or on days when she was fatigued, he did his own reading. For three whole years! He waved his books in frustration. Korrigan saw that one was a book on Miller and, feeling sorry for Kieran, struck up a conversation with him.</p><p></p><p>A young and enthusiastic Rajput approached and introduced himself as Desok. He had been assigned to them as a formality, to guide them throughout the enclave, and – to begin with, at least – escort them to their lodgings. He seemed a little awe-struck, having heard of their many exploits and eagerly asked them to recount details of their many battles. Thus they headed down the steps and along the street, with Kieran Sentacore in tow. </p><p></p><p>They were taken to a building formed from the trunk of a great tree that snaked around a huge statue depicting the maiden, one of the three aspects of Srasma. It was known as the Akela Sathi (or ‘lonely companion’). The roots of the tree formed part of a larger complex. While the central part was reserved for eladrin only, and was guarded by many rajput in ceremonial armour, honoured guests were invited to make use of exterior buildings. They were shown into a suite of rooms where they found food, soft beds and female servants who offered to draw baths, and spend time in their company. Desok seemed a little surprised when they demurred: For now, Gupta’s condition was a priority. They took her out of the absurdist web. Uriel offered to perform the relevant ritual but Korrigan stopped him and took care of it himself, with Uriel’s assistance. Though restored from stone to flesh and blood, Gupta was still very weak and had to be helped to her chambers (where she may or may not have regained sufficient strength to partake of the full range of services offered by the Akela Sathi…)</p><p></p><p>By now, Rumdoom had arrived at Sentosa and soon joined them. He was feeling better, he said, though he still appeared tired and wan. Hildegaard looked askance at their accommodation and insisted that she and her husband would join those who intended to explore the enclave. Rumdoom and Thurgid had only just slumped into plump cushions when they reluctantly fought their way out and followed Leon, Uru and Uriel back out into the streets, accompanied by Desok. Korrigan and Matunaaga stayed behind with Sentacore and Gupta rested up in bed. </p><p></p><p>Uriel set off to find a counterpart to the ‘evil’ temple he had found himself drawn to. There was no counterpart, it turned out. The site was empty. Disturbed by their interest, Desok told them the sealed temple was abandoned long before the fall of Srasma. It was dedicated to Hewanharimau, a Seedism deity who embodied the vitality of animals, but who was cast out of the pantheon for afflicting elves with a curse that turned them into half-beasts. As punishment Hewanharimau was turned into a tiger that walked as a man: a rakshasa. Not wishing to attract the attention and ire of the rakshasa, the elves of Rumah Terakhir left the simple temple, closed it off and enchanted it with a powerful guardian who would punish any who sought to praise the reviled god.</p><p></p><p>Uriel was suddenly beset by a vision in which he fought with a rakshasa; or perhaps he <em>was </em>the rakshasa, it was difficult to tell. The others recognised this as a vision experienced by Malthusius in the Ziggurat of Apet. “Either become or fight,” murmured Uriel. He meditated on the matter.</p><p></p><p>They moved on to the temple of Ingatan, which did have a counterpart here. Leon and Uriel studied the runes. Uriel received Ingatan’s blessing in the form of the clergy spell sanctuary. Leon decided not to dwell here, and instead went to investigate the War Monastery, where Desok told him he could learn the art of the mageblade. (Desok was happy to let him go, as he felt uncomfortable restricting the movements of an emissary of the Unseen Court.) Rumdoom sought advice from an eladrin priest. Rumdoom carried a burden of knowledge that he was finding hard to bear. The priest told him that Ingatan always shared his foresight with others. “Beware of he who would seek to deny you knowledge,” he said. “For in his heart he dreams himself your master.” The priest and Rumdoom talked about eschatology and the priest asked if Rumdoom had heard of Bhalu, who led a sect of eladrin eschatologists based in Trekhom. Rumdoom had heard of him, vaguely. Later, Hildegaard reminded him that Bhalu and his sect were infamous assassins (at least that was the rumour). Kieran Sentacore told them he was one of Kasvarina’s husbands.</p><p></p><p>At the war monastery, the monks were initially hostile to Leon, but again his possession of a Dreaming Blade won them over. They told Leon it would take a long time and much practice to learn how to use his blade as a true <em>athame</em>. But he did learn the basic principles of the martial technique <em>bullet slice</em>, which he hoped to put into practice. Still feeling unaccountably discombobulated, Leon made the sudden decision to return to speak with Kasvarina. He stopped on her threshold, decided now was too soon, and left. Instead, he investigated the location of the jaiur seeds Kasvarina had mentioned – an ingredient in her daughter Dala’s favourite dish. He learned that they grew in an area now claimed by the Danorans as part of the colony Rationalis, and a plan formed in his mind...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7257625, member: 79141"] [b]Session 27, Part Two - The Enclave Sentosa[/b] While the others took their leave of Kasvarina and went outside, Kasvarina called Leon back and wondered if he might find time to help her understand more about his people and the history of Danor. She was perplexed to meet a tiefling in the service of Risur, and in possession of a Dreaming Blade. Leon’s accustomed suavity abandoned him and he fudged an attempt to charm her. (He had been unusually quiet during the whole meeting, in fact.) Her response was a patient smile and an acknowledgement of his discomfort. He added only that he would be happy to help if he could, but that he wasn’t really a tiefling. Then he left. Outside, they found Matunaaga in conversation with Kieran Sentacore, who had lingered in order to accost the others. He wanted to know if their meeting had gone well, and hoped that his role as tutor might soon be over. The old half-elf was originally from Orithea, studied eladrin culture in Danor and came to the colony Rationalis to try to help the Danorans reduce tensions with the natives. Though his efforts broadly failed, the eladrin knew enough about him that when Kasvarina demanded to learn about the five centuries she could not remember, they sent out rajputs to kidnap him. They had been polite but unyielding in their insistence that he remain here, forgetting perhaps that half-elf lives were not as long as eladrin ones! Kieran lived in a nearby building as an ‘honored guest’, always ‘protected’ by several rajputs. Every day he came to Kasvarina to answer her questions and suggest reading. While she was thus absorbed, or on days when she was fatigued, he did his own reading. For three whole years! He waved his books in frustration. Korrigan saw that one was a book on Miller and, feeling sorry for Kieran, struck up a conversation with him. A young and enthusiastic Rajput approached and introduced himself as Desok. He had been assigned to them as a formality, to guide them throughout the enclave, and – to begin with, at least – escort them to their lodgings. He seemed a little awe-struck, having heard of their many exploits and eagerly asked them to recount details of their many battles. Thus they headed down the steps and along the street, with Kieran Sentacore in tow. They were taken to a building formed from the trunk of a great tree that snaked around a huge statue depicting the maiden, one of the three aspects of Srasma. It was known as the Akela Sathi (or ‘lonely companion’). The roots of the tree formed part of a larger complex. While the central part was reserved for eladrin only, and was guarded by many rajput in ceremonial armour, honoured guests were invited to make use of exterior buildings. They were shown into a suite of rooms where they found food, soft beds and female servants who offered to draw baths, and spend time in their company. Desok seemed a little surprised when they demurred: For now, Gupta’s condition was a priority. They took her out of the absurdist web. Uriel offered to perform the relevant ritual but Korrigan stopped him and took care of it himself, with Uriel’s assistance. Though restored from stone to flesh and blood, Gupta was still very weak and had to be helped to her chambers (where she may or may not have regained sufficient strength to partake of the full range of services offered by the Akela Sathi…) By now, Rumdoom had arrived at Sentosa and soon joined them. He was feeling better, he said, though he still appeared tired and wan. Hildegaard looked askance at their accommodation and insisted that she and her husband would join those who intended to explore the enclave. Rumdoom and Thurgid had only just slumped into plump cushions when they reluctantly fought their way out and followed Leon, Uru and Uriel back out into the streets, accompanied by Desok. Korrigan and Matunaaga stayed behind with Sentacore and Gupta rested up in bed. Uriel set off to find a counterpart to the ‘evil’ temple he had found himself drawn to. There was no counterpart, it turned out. The site was empty. Disturbed by their interest, Desok told them the sealed temple was abandoned long before the fall of Srasma. It was dedicated to Hewanharimau, a Seedism deity who embodied the vitality of animals, but who was cast out of the pantheon for afflicting elves with a curse that turned them into half-beasts. As punishment Hewanharimau was turned into a tiger that walked as a man: a rakshasa. Not wishing to attract the attention and ire of the rakshasa, the elves of Rumah Terakhir left the simple temple, closed it off and enchanted it with a powerful guardian who would punish any who sought to praise the reviled god. Uriel was suddenly beset by a vision in which he fought with a rakshasa; or perhaps he [I]was [/I]the rakshasa, it was difficult to tell. The others recognised this as a vision experienced by Malthusius in the Ziggurat of Apet. “Either become or fight,” murmured Uriel. He meditated on the matter. They moved on to the temple of Ingatan, which did have a counterpart here. Leon and Uriel studied the runes. Uriel received Ingatan’s blessing in the form of the clergy spell sanctuary. Leon decided not to dwell here, and instead went to investigate the War Monastery, where Desok told him he could learn the art of the mageblade. (Desok was happy to let him go, as he felt uncomfortable restricting the movements of an emissary of the Unseen Court.) Rumdoom sought advice from an eladrin priest. Rumdoom carried a burden of knowledge that he was finding hard to bear. The priest told him that Ingatan always shared his foresight with others. “Beware of he who would seek to deny you knowledge,” he said. “For in his heart he dreams himself your master.” The priest and Rumdoom talked about eschatology and the priest asked if Rumdoom had heard of Bhalu, who led a sect of eladrin eschatologists based in Trekhom. Rumdoom had heard of him, vaguely. Later, Hildegaard reminded him that Bhalu and his sect were infamous assassins (at least that was the rumour). Kieran Sentacore told them he was one of Kasvarina’s husbands. At the war monastery, the monks were initially hostile to Leon, but again his possession of a Dreaming Blade won them over. They told Leon it would take a long time and much practice to learn how to use his blade as a true [I]athame[/I]. But he did learn the basic principles of the martial technique [I]bullet slice[/I], which he hoped to put into practice. Still feeling unaccountably discombobulated, Leon made the sudden decision to return to speak with Kasvarina. He stopped on her threshold, decided now was too soon, and left. Instead, he investigated the location of the jaiur seeds Kasvarina had mentioned – an ingredient in her daughter Dala’s favourite dish. He learned that they grew in an area now claimed by the Danorans as part of the colony Rationalis, and a plan formed in his mind... [/QUOTE]
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