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<blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 6329989" data-attributes="member: 83822"><p><strong>Before the Lords of the Sky</strong> (25.01)</p><p>An orc boychild - or girlchild prepared to shoulder the Double Duty - who feels drawn to great things can supplicate before the ikons erected to represent the lords of the sky.</p><p></p><p>These ikons, delicately painted with fine brushes and gilt with gold, depict many-tentacled, boggled-eyed, toothed and re-toothed beings staring at the viewer with a benevolent hunger. An orc might commit himself to the lords, begging them to come forth from the sky on their steeds of iron and light, burning the land, and making it fit only for the growing of potatoes.</p><p></p><p>Or an orc might commit herself to the lords, begging them to spare the Lands one more year, and give the orcs an opportunity to capture and hold the five fastnesses, push down to Grumluda and reunite the orc race under orc rule for the first time in history. </p><p></p><p>Either way, the lords of the sky will sometimes hear the begging and make a sign - an eye may blink out of the moon, or an octopus will be birthed by a cow, or all orcs will feel a stirring to stare at the skies.</p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are the lords of the sky linked to Alberon’s Spear and Shield?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do the lords of the sky exist? Are they connected with the plane of dreams?</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>After the Lords of the Sky</strong> (27.01)</p><p>Perhaps an orc who is young and brash will see eyes, tentacles, teeth and ooze everywhere, even in the sky, but as orcs approach their maturity these things seem to say more about youthful vigour than they do about the mystical beings who guide the orc race. </p><p></p><p>Orc elders are inclined to retire peacefully to fortresses on mountaintops or huts built across ice-cold streams, like those found in this hex. There they can relax, needing only to fight off wolves and giant eagles, endure freezing temperatures and convince potatoes and berries to grow in the inhospitable terrain. There are no buttery shortcrust pies for these ascetics.</p><p></p><p>In return, the ascetics come closer to the lords of the sky. Vague whisps and flashes slowly coalesce into voices and fierce fire-winged orc maidens in horned helmets prophesying war. The orc elders return from their religious retreat reinvigorated for battle - if they do not die of exposure on the slopes. </p><p></p><p>The dead are eaten by vultures and crows, and so each vulture and crow is called “Grandfather” or “Grandmother” by the orcs and treated with the respect that they deserve. It’s even been said that in the throes of hunger and exposure, a vulture circling ahead might be mistaken for a orc maiden, and the cries of crows for prophecies of war. </p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Which theory about the lords of the sky is correct? Neither? Both?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What other roles do vultures and crows play in orc culture?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can these fire-winged orc valkyries be summoned for war?</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanglorian, post: 6329989, member: 83822"] [B]Before the Lords of the Sky[/B] (25.01) An orc boychild - or girlchild prepared to shoulder the Double Duty - who feels drawn to great things can supplicate before the ikons erected to represent the lords of the sky. These ikons, delicately painted with fine brushes and gilt with gold, depict many-tentacled, boggled-eyed, toothed and re-toothed beings staring at the viewer with a benevolent hunger. An orc might commit himself to the lords, begging them to come forth from the sky on their steeds of iron and light, burning the land, and making it fit only for the growing of potatoes. Or an orc might commit herself to the lords, begging them to spare the Lands one more year, and give the orcs an opportunity to capture and hold the five fastnesses, push down to Grumluda and reunite the orc race under orc rule for the first time in history. Either way, the lords of the sky will sometimes hear the begging and make a sign - an eye may blink out of the moon, or an octopus will be birthed by a cow, or all orcs will feel a stirring to stare at the skies. [I]Hooks[/I] [LIST] [*]Are the lords of the sky linked to Alberon’s Spear and Shield? [*]Do the lords of the sky exist? Are they connected with the plane of dreams? [/LIST] [B]After the Lords of the Sky[/B] (27.01) Perhaps an orc who is young and brash will see eyes, tentacles, teeth and ooze everywhere, even in the sky, but as orcs approach their maturity these things seem to say more about youthful vigour than they do about the mystical beings who guide the orc race. Orc elders are inclined to retire peacefully to fortresses on mountaintops or huts built across ice-cold streams, like those found in this hex. There they can relax, needing only to fight off wolves and giant eagles, endure freezing temperatures and convince potatoes and berries to grow in the inhospitable terrain. There are no buttery shortcrust pies for these ascetics. In return, the ascetics come closer to the lords of the sky. Vague whisps and flashes slowly coalesce into voices and fierce fire-winged orc maidens in horned helmets prophesying war. The orc elders return from their religious retreat reinvigorated for battle - if they do not die of exposure on the slopes. The dead are eaten by vultures and crows, and so each vulture and crow is called “Grandfather” or “Grandmother” by the orcs and treated with the respect that they deserve. It’s even been said that in the throes of hunger and exposure, a vulture circling ahead might be mistaken for a orc maiden, and the cries of crows for prophecies of war. [I]Hooks[/I] [LIST] [*]Which theory about the lords of the sky is correct? Neither? Both? [*]What other roles do vultures and crows play in orc culture? [*]Can these fire-winged orc valkyries be summoned for war? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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