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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5240150" data-attributes="member: 92305">-- Idiosyncrasies --    * None of the beds, in any of the homes and buildings of Seven Stones Ridge, sit facing the Seven Stones. When homes are built, orientation and bedrooms are considered with respect to the standing stones. This tradition is also respected when sleeping outdoors.    ** The full moon is called the "Titan's Moon", and it's cycle is 28 days. Every 27th day, a wine flask of pig's blood is poured at the foot of each standing stone. Not only is "27" one of the three sacred numbers (along with 3 and 9), but the act symbolizes the titans' blood seeping into the land. This ritual is linked with a woman's menstral cycle, symbolizing the cleansing of the soul and the refertilization of the body and the soil. Only women who have have seen their first blood and are young enough, still receiving their blood, perform this act for the community. If a woman will be recieving her blood exactly on the 28th day, then it is considered a double blessing if she is the one to enact the ritual.  The type of blood used is not specific. That of a horse or a mountain boar could be used as well as a pig. But, blood of enemies (Vanir, Picts, even predatory animals) is not used as it is feared that their blood, used in the ritual, will taint the land and bring dooms among the people of Seven Stones.    *** Standing at 45 feet, the tallest standing stone is Thrallan. Moving to the right of that stone around the circle is the shortest stone, reaching 40 feet, Padrang. Continuing to the right and now almost opposite Thrallan is the 44 foot Caelis stone. Next is Foilloch, at 43 feet. Then the Duncohr family stone, Daollcohr, stands 41 feet. The last two stones, the Huogh and Silaigne stones, stand equally, at 42 feet. Thrallan sits between Padrang to the right and Silaigne to the left, if standing in the center of the stones, looking northeast, into Grath territory.    **** At the edge of town, closest to the standing stones, is one cabin that is left alone. No one in the entire clan will build next to it--they will not allow the building's shadow to rest on theirs. The cabin is called Erabolgh (Ear-ah-bowl), and it is the home of Rutcrana, the Oracle of the Blue Fox clan. The building is exactly 100 paces out of the town proper. If you stand in the exact center of town, a straight line can be drawn from you, to Erabolgh, then to the prachaun grule--to the southeast, at the edge of the plateau on which the town was built.  Erabolgh is a ragged building surrounded by a weathered pinewood fence. It is adorned in fetishes, carcasses and strange objects, most of which are painted, pierced or tied in unique and interesting ways. This building is a terrifying and secretive place that most Seven Stones residents avoid looking at directly.  On one of the few Cimmerian warm nights, not so long ago, Thrallan, Caelis, and Branoc slept in Erabolgh's shadow. As boys will do, they were dareing each other to see who could sleep the night so close to the Oracle. The three brothers found bravery together, and all three laid their heads to spend the night, and once asleep, all three were awakened with nightmares that they cannot remember--only knowing that they had experienced the most frightening dreams they'd ever had.  None of the three made it through the night. When they returned to their own beds in the Duncohr home near the forge at the center of town, each had thought he'd spent most of the night in Erabolgh's shadow. They were surprised to realize it had been less than an hour.  In fact, it was only 27 minutes.</blockquote>

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