OOC Kingdom of Ashes V - Brood city, baby!

[Laurel]

Oh - somebody roll Knowledge: Nature, and tell me what you get.

16 + 8 = 24

Archy should roll too though as I thought he had some ranks in this too.....

 

[The_Universe]

Okay so investigating the river that appears both in the mural and seems to be a way around this level and could be a constant supply of power should for some reason the ward need it is out. There has to be some specific reason why Quarion chose here to build this thing. What is different about here from any place else?

Yes - there has to be a reason he chose this place. Part of it is almost certainly that it is defensible, and relatively close to the wall, a necessity for powering the shield between the deathlands and the Falcon Kingdom. It was already a fortified city...what better place to hide the thing that keeps the Bluestar imprisoned?

We just move forward knocking on doors and sensing evil till we just happen across something that could be 'the switch'.....

The "switch" itself is probably not evil, but nor is it good. The energy that keeps the unliving (and the blood of the Bluestar) on the other side of the wall is not holy in origin...it is something else.

 

[The_Universe]

16 + 8 = 24

Archy should roll too though as I thought he had some ranks in this too.....

The river is probably ground water runoff from the freeze and thaw cycle above. The snow falls, melts, is covered by other snows, etc. You're too close to ground level at this point for there to be an underground lake or aquifer that feeds it, and you didn't see an above-ground lake or reservoir anywhere.

However, if it is groundwater runoff, it is unusually clear. Even where the Kraken hid, there's hardly any sign of impurity in the water. The ink was washed away almost instantly, returning the water to a crystal clarity that only allows depth and darkness to hide things.

 

[Laurel]

The river is probably ground water runoff from the freeze and thaw cycle above. The snow falls, melts, is covered by other snows, etc. You're too close to ground level at this point for there to be an underground lake or aquifer that feeds it, and you didn't see an above-ground lake or reservoir anywhere.

However, if it is groundwater runoff, it is unusually clear. Even where the Kraken hid, there's hardly any sign of impurity in the water. The ink was washed away almost instantly, returning the water to a crystal clarity that only allows depth and darkness to hide things.

So it is not quite exactly in the perfectly normal seeming- hmmmmmmmmm......

L'Aurel washes down Dara's blood with some cool stream water....

Just in case, by the way, L'Aurel does pop a note/ask someone to get her through the ring gate for a small vile of her blood.

 

[Xath]

Where the heck would we get a vial of Dara Goldenblade's blood?

 

[The_Universe]

Dara Goldenblade's blood?

Who on the other side of the ring gate in Hyrwl would have a vial of Dara's blood (did I forget something I told someone?)?

 

[Xath]

Remember, Dara Goldenblade isn't just hanging out in Hyrwl. She's a servant of the Bluestar, and I believe the only person to see her has been Archon. Once when we fought the Jade Forest assassins, and once when she was trying to persuade the Oceanus Bluemages to sell their souls to Big Blue.

 

[Laurel]

Dara Goldenblade's blood?

Who on the other side of the ring gate in Hyrwl would have a vial of Dara's blood (did I forget something I told someone?)?

Sorry for a sec I got all of archy's women mixed up. Nevermind on that one.

 

[The_Universe]

Sorry for a sec I got all of archy's women mixed up. Nevermind on that one.

Heh - yeah, he's got one in every port.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Using the boat, even with oars, will require for us to make Sail checks, I believe. We may get a bonus for the oars... but, sailing will still be *very* difficult. Doesn't mean it's a bad thing... but, it does mean that it will be incredibly challenging.

However, if something seems off about the source of the river, we should probably find that.