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Aphonion Tales: The Archducal Council -- Unedited notes; later posts are edited transcripts (posts MWF, update 3/1/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8533367" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 87, cont'd]</p><p>The Council meets with the senior midwife of Gunnora. They tell her about Berta, Arthranax, the Blue Star, and the One Other.</p><p></p><p>"The records say that we fought them for thousands of years, for the gods stood with us. When we needed warriors, she increased the birthing rates and the maturing rates. When we needed food, the fields overflowed. But we could not stop them when all three came. And she came through bringing her people, and only her people, for she said that some of her divine servitors had been corrupted. Sytry brought his servitors; he said that they could not be corrupted, for he is Truth. Gunnora has always wondered; that is why there has always been some tension between the temples here. This is grave news, but if he is bound here to a vessel, he is less powerful, for he cannot change the rules without the other two. This is what the Protector of Paranswarm warned us about, although her words were not discerned. She always said that the greatest danger is a traitor on the Council. We thought her merely paranoid.</p><p></p><p>"The One Beside deliberately tried to consume the Horned Rat; that was what ultimately caused the ratpeople to flee. There were a handful of lizardfolk that fled into the underdark as well. They were extremely good agents and spies. Their god did not make it.</p><p></p><p>The Council tells her about the idea that the Creator and Morgrath could, together, defeat Arthranax.</p><p></p><p>"Have you considered reaching out to the Overqueen?"</p><p></p><p>"We have, but the process is slow."</p><p></p><p>"In the case of Morgrath—have someone of strong stomach reach out to Thumanatose, the Animator of Dread. He is a great balrog in the service of Morgrath, a semi-deity himself. He is very rational. If you can explain the stakes, he will understand. Whether he can reach his master… I do not know."</p><p></p><p>She promises to inform Grandmother (the matriarch of the faith). She also offers to have them assigned an “Aunt”—"they keep our records."</p><p></p><p>The Council meets with the Fey Lord from Hanal.</p><p></p><p>"Many servants of the Order of the Ram, but they’d been changed. Something has been stealing away some of the energy from them, so they have no energy to conceal the things within them. It’s likely the horrible thing up north—it’s warping the ice up north. I was good friends with the Doge—the despot that they elect, strange system. I and my few knights went to protect the city. They were attacking the commoners very fierce.</p><p></p><p>"I can’t tell if there will be more of those things or not.</p><p></p><p>"He couldn’t take another wave like that. The Doge thinks he could take two, but they would break. They lost a whole field army, and another two legions from a neighboring city. The second wave… they’d break before the last beast went down.</p><p></p><p>"See, Pools and Chimes—Chimes are pretty cool people, but I’m friends with Pools. The City of Crystal has a three-quarters wall of crystal. Chimes and Pools have a complete wall. Crystal has a weak point. Its master is there, but he did not take the field. I’m not sure how mobile he is now.</p><p></p><p>"Here, have a flask of the burning mind. Very tasty—there’s about 8 doses in there. Doubles your mental power for about 8 minutes."</p><p></p><p>(The Council resolves to find some human child who’s interested in weaving and talented enough to learn magic; if they learn the weaving magic, the fey will teach them to weave spider silk.)</p><p>[End Session 87]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8533367, member: 7030144"] [Session 87, cont'd] The Council meets with the senior midwife of Gunnora. They tell her about Berta, Arthranax, the Blue Star, and the One Other. "The records say that we fought them for thousands of years, for the gods stood with us. When we needed warriors, she increased the birthing rates and the maturing rates. When we needed food, the fields overflowed. But we could not stop them when all three came. And she came through bringing her people, and only her people, for she said that some of her divine servitors had been corrupted. Sytry brought his servitors; he said that they could not be corrupted, for he is Truth. Gunnora has always wondered; that is why there has always been some tension between the temples here. This is grave news, but if he is bound here to a vessel, he is less powerful, for he cannot change the rules without the other two. This is what the Protector of Paranswarm warned us about, although her words were not discerned. She always said that the greatest danger is a traitor on the Council. We thought her merely paranoid. "The One Beside deliberately tried to consume the Horned Rat; that was what ultimately caused the ratpeople to flee. There were a handful of lizardfolk that fled into the underdark as well. They were extremely good agents and spies. Their god did not make it. The Council tells her about the idea that the Creator and Morgrath could, together, defeat Arthranax. "Have you considered reaching out to the Overqueen?" "We have, but the process is slow." "In the case of Morgrath—have someone of strong stomach reach out to Thumanatose, the Animator of Dread. He is a great balrog in the service of Morgrath, a semi-deity himself. He is very rational. If you can explain the stakes, he will understand. Whether he can reach his master… I do not know." She promises to inform Grandmother (the matriarch of the faith). She also offers to have them assigned an “Aunt”—"they keep our records." The Council meets with the Fey Lord from Hanal. "Many servants of the Order of the Ram, but they’d been changed. Something has been stealing away some of the energy from them, so they have no energy to conceal the things within them. It’s likely the horrible thing up north—it’s warping the ice up north. I was good friends with the Doge—the despot that they elect, strange system. I and my few knights went to protect the city. They were attacking the commoners very fierce. "I can’t tell if there will be more of those things or not. "He couldn’t take another wave like that. The Doge thinks he could take two, but they would break. They lost a whole field army, and another two legions from a neighboring city. The second wave… they’d break before the last beast went down. "See, Pools and Chimes—Chimes are pretty cool people, but I’m friends with Pools. The City of Crystal has a three-quarters wall of crystal. Chimes and Pools have a complete wall. Crystal has a weak point. Its master is there, but he did not take the field. I’m not sure how mobile he is now. "Here, have a flask of the burning mind. Very tasty—there’s about 8 doses in there. Doubles your mental power for about 8 minutes." (The Council resolves to find some human child who’s interested in weaving and talented enough to learn magic; if they learn the weaving magic, the fey will teach them to weave spider silk.) [End Session 87] [/QUOTE]
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