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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daztur" data-source="post: 6065760" data-attributes="member: 55680">The Stairs of the SunHex 22.00When the light of the sun on Lion's Day falls on this remote valley a strange thing happens. The rays of light form steps and ladders that are easy to climb on and that rise directly from the ground towards the sun. The heavens are far too to reach before the sun hits the western peaks, but these ladders of sunlight are the only known way to reach the summit of the great peak that lies to the west of this valley.However, there are dangers here in this Vale of Tirandelle (besides clouds passing between climbers and the sun). Chief among them is a great hearth beast, a squat golden-scaled lizard that likes to sun itself on rocks in the valley and can leap with surprising agility at intruders. It has eaten more than a few of those who have wished to climb the stairway to heaven.Connections:-Carvings can be seen all around the Vale of Tirandelle that are unlike those seen anywhere else in these lands, except in the Old City (29.14.25). They seem to be spell formulae written in an ancient script. (eek, just noticed that some of the hex numbers aren't entered correctly in the Shuttered subhex listing, will have to fix that in the next update)-Dwarf monks from the west (03.04) have begun systematically vandalizing these carvings but there are many that are still intact.Hooks:-Why do the rays of light form ladders that can be climbed on?-What's on the summit of the great peak to the west that makes it worth climbing to on sunbeams to get to? Why can't you just climb it or fly up?-Why is the valley called the Vale of Tirandelle?-What's a hearth beast exactly?-What are the ancient carvings? Who made them? Are they really spells? Why are the dwarves defacing them?I like the idea of a spellbook that is actually massive rock carvings that are difficult/impossible to copy down into a normal spell book, so that anyone can go and memorize them, but only in that one spot.New map: <a href="http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1594/dec27map.png" target="_blank">http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1594/dec27map.png</a></blockquote>

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