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<blockquote data-quote="Shieldhaven" data-source="post: 2862832" data-attributes="member: 23427"><p>The plan, I am relieved to say, has changed. The morning after the battle, Karaka ate some seeds and reported this vision to us: as he was flying, burning snow fell from the sky. There was a creature of blackness overhead that shut out all light. The wind pierced his wings and he fell. He was caught by talons. He saw a bright tower of ice thrust up from a frozen lake. Then the eagle released him and his wings worked again. The eagle flew into the tower. The lake cracked, and a silver fish flew out of the lake, banishing the darkness. As light returned, so did hope, and the vision passed.</p><p></p><p>Maeve mentioned that a lone tower frequently represents Aureon. Karaka told us also of a flock of giant eagles that dwell nearby, and suggested that we go to them to seek aid or direction. In the meantime, the aarakocra of Tigetijara will move to the village of Xixikoaca; if we are victorious over their enemies, we will light signal fires at Tigetijara so they will know to return home. Maybe this way there will still be some aarakocra left to save by the time we’re done.</p><p></p><p>Storms were brewing as we sailed out to where the giant eagles nested. I saw – felt – recognized, anyway – in this storm the signs of Kythri, the Churning Chaos. I am not certain, but it would certainly stand to reason that it was connected in some fashion to the Storm Castle. A quasi-elemental of lightning attacked us as we sailed near the stormcloud. I saw ball lightning swarming around it, and mistook it at first for lesser elementals of the same kind. Unsure of how to proceed, I cast a Scorching Ray, which proved to have been wasted as Maeve dismissed it back to Kythri with a single spell. The battle abruptly concluded, we sailed onward.</p><p></p><p>It turns out that giant eagles are telepathic. Who knew? It’s a good thing, too, because none of us could possibly speak with animals by magic. I don’t believe that the eagle that “spoke” to us gave me a name for itself. It was, suffice to say, magnificent to behold. I read my transcription of Karaka’s dream. It knew of the Tower of Ice, built by a mage who lived there long ago. It is now empty, in the mountains called the Peaks of Light that are only a few days of sailing from the eagles’ eyrie.</p><p></p><p>As we approached, we saw a glow coming from the saddle between two peaks. The Tower of Ice is appropriately named, a huge spike of ice jutting out of green mist. I have, as yet, no idea what the mist is or how we will enter the Tower. The mist suggests to me the devastation of the Mournland, though I’ve never seen it for comparison. It also twists the visual imagery of Karaka’s dream in a confusing way. But then, there’s a lot that I don’t understand about divine insight and mysticism, though I’m passably comfortable with accepting that rigid arcane logic patterns ought not be applied to such matters. We have spent no small amount of time wondering if the five of us, in our skyboat, are the eagle in the vision. This would make sense, except that the eagle was also literal, guiding us to the tower. Unless it is concealed by the green mist, the lake of ice is not literal, but it certainly makes sense as a symbol of imprisonment. The tower can reasonably be both a symbol of Aureon – knowledge and magic – and place to which we must go to find those things.</p><p></p><p>Or maybe we’re way off. Who knows?</p><p></p><p>Some questions that remain:</p><p>How will we get inside the Tower of Ice, and what will we find there? What do all these symbols represent? How will any of this lead us to a victory over the Storm Castle and its inhabitants?</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------</p><p></p><p>So it turns out that Jill isn't leaving the party. This makes me happy. But I might be. This makes me sad. But I might be leaving to get a really good job. This makes me happy. But this job is far away from most-but-not-all of my friends. This makes me sad. So I'm not sure what my emotional state should be.</p><p></p><p>In more game-related foo, Maeve did indeed solve the encounter with the lightning elemental in a single spell. I'm not sure how badly the elemental had to roll to get banished, but it was cool - she doesn't personally throw down against the bad guys often. I'm don't know what stats the GM was using for the elemental, but he mentioned afterward that all of our nice metal weapons would have really made that fight suck for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shieldhaven, post: 2862832, member: 23427"] The plan, I am relieved to say, has changed. The morning after the battle, Karaka ate some seeds and reported this vision to us: as he was flying, burning snow fell from the sky. There was a creature of blackness overhead that shut out all light. The wind pierced his wings and he fell. He was caught by talons. He saw a bright tower of ice thrust up from a frozen lake. Then the eagle released him and his wings worked again. The eagle flew into the tower. The lake cracked, and a silver fish flew out of the lake, banishing the darkness. As light returned, so did hope, and the vision passed. Maeve mentioned that a lone tower frequently represents Aureon. Karaka told us also of a flock of giant eagles that dwell nearby, and suggested that we go to them to seek aid or direction. In the meantime, the aarakocra of Tigetijara will move to the village of Xixikoaca; if we are victorious over their enemies, we will light signal fires at Tigetijara so they will know to return home. Maybe this way there will still be some aarakocra left to save by the time we’re done. Storms were brewing as we sailed out to where the giant eagles nested. I saw – felt – recognized, anyway – in this storm the signs of Kythri, the Churning Chaos. I am not certain, but it would certainly stand to reason that it was connected in some fashion to the Storm Castle. A quasi-elemental of lightning attacked us as we sailed near the stormcloud. I saw ball lightning swarming around it, and mistook it at first for lesser elementals of the same kind. Unsure of how to proceed, I cast a Scorching Ray, which proved to have been wasted as Maeve dismissed it back to Kythri with a single spell. The battle abruptly concluded, we sailed onward. It turns out that giant eagles are telepathic. Who knew? It’s a good thing, too, because none of us could possibly speak with animals by magic. I don’t believe that the eagle that “spoke” to us gave me a name for itself. It was, suffice to say, magnificent to behold. I read my transcription of Karaka’s dream. It knew of the Tower of Ice, built by a mage who lived there long ago. It is now empty, in the mountains called the Peaks of Light that are only a few days of sailing from the eagles’ eyrie. As we approached, we saw a glow coming from the saddle between two peaks. The Tower of Ice is appropriately named, a huge spike of ice jutting out of green mist. I have, as yet, no idea what the mist is or how we will enter the Tower. The mist suggests to me the devastation of the Mournland, though I’ve never seen it for comparison. It also twists the visual imagery of Karaka’s dream in a confusing way. But then, there’s a lot that I don’t understand about divine insight and mysticism, though I’m passably comfortable with accepting that rigid arcane logic patterns ought not be applied to such matters. We have spent no small amount of time wondering if the five of us, in our skyboat, are the eagle in the vision. This would make sense, except that the eagle was also literal, guiding us to the tower. Unless it is concealed by the green mist, the lake of ice is not literal, but it certainly makes sense as a symbol of imprisonment. The tower can reasonably be both a symbol of Aureon – knowledge and magic – and place to which we must go to find those things. Or maybe we’re way off. Who knows? Some questions that remain: How will we get inside the Tower of Ice, and what will we find there? What do all these symbols represent? How will any of this lead us to a victory over the Storm Castle and its inhabitants? ----------------------------- So it turns out that Jill isn't leaving the party. This makes me happy. But I might be. This makes me sad. But I might be leaving to get a really good job. This makes me happy. But this job is far away from most-but-not-all of my friends. This makes me sad. So I'm not sure what my emotional state should be. In more game-related foo, Maeve did indeed solve the encounter with the lightning elemental in a single spell. I'm not sure how badly the elemental had to roll to get banished, but it was cool - she doesn't personally throw down against the bad guys often. I'm don't know what stats the GM was using for the elemental, but he mentioned afterward that all of our nice metal weapons would have really made that fight suck for us. [/QUOTE]
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