Sagiro's Story Hour Returns (new thread started on 5/18/08)

[blargney the second]

Clearly you need to have fewer people in the game trying to kill us.

I think that's your job. I recommend hiring Wulf Ratbane.
-blarg

 

[Joshua Randall]

Hopefully this hasn't already been discussed, making me look foolish, but...

“What kind of creature is the Emperor, anyway?” asks Dranko.

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen him. But I’ve heard the story of his father, Hagdan – King Hagdan the Just. A couple hundred years ago, I’ve read, King Hagdan of Harkran was seemingly overnight transformed. He was a good man, running the kingdom wisely. The next morning he was a monster, larger, changed in some way. From that moment on, he sought to wage war. And while he was killed by Queen Daynell Kalkas, his son Naloric took up his reign. Naloric was like his father, I hear, and his armies have since conquered all of the Charagan Islands.”

Umm, wow. Did we know this? I don't remember knowing it. (Maybe it's the Masking affecting me.)

So Naloric's father was originally good, then became evil. How? Just your run-of-the-mill demonic temptation / illithid domination / helm of opposite alignment? Or maybe something more... convoluted, like... time-traveling Sharshun swapping the good king with an evil imposter.

Also, have we ever heard of Queen Daynell Kalkas before? If so, what role did / does / will she play in the story?

 

[Piratecat]

Umm, wow. Did we know this? I don't remember knowing it. (Maybe it's the Masking affecting me.)

We didn't; this was the first The Company had heard of it as well.

Our current theory is that someone used something akin to the black fluid on him, transforming him into an evil monster. We don't know this for a fact, but it's our leading theory.

We also haven't heard of the Queen before or since. You know, it might be interesting to find out exactly how she managed to kill him. You know, just in case.*

* in case we're absolutely screwed and the Emperor breaks through, that is!

 

[Hammerhead]

Kalkas? As in the Kalkas Peaks?

 

[Everett]

I believe that's it, yes.

 

[Sagiro]

Hammerhead and Everett are correct: the "Kalkas" in "Daynell Kalkas" is the same as in "Hae Kalkas," "The Kalkas Peaks," etc.

It's probably not spoiling things to point out that in the future the Company comes from, in which the Emperor had long ago been defeated and driven into Exile on the "Prison Prime" of Volpos, many place names had been renamed. For instance, "Pyke Vale" was renamed "Tal Hae," "Poal Cathan" was renamed "Hae Charagan," "Kinnet Vulthani" became "Verdshane," etc.

It's a safe bet that when the renaming happened, many famous personages were given the honor of having new places named after them. Who better to honor than Queen Daynell Kalkas of Nahalm, the mighty warrior queen who slew the monstrous Hagdan Skewn on the field of battle?

-Sagiro

 

[Brogarn]

Thanks for further clarifying the clarification, Sagiro.

You players really need to get on the ball! There's lots of evil afoot, yet. Slackers.

*ducks and runs for cover*

 

[Everett]

:\ bah. You're not funny.

/trods back into cave.

 

[Joshua Randall]

Our current theory is that someone used something akin to the black fluid on him, transforming him into an evil monster. We don't know this for a fact, but it's our leading theory.

Hmm... I'll s-block this in case the players don't want to let an outsider's speculation spoil their game.
[sblock]The black fluid that spilled on Aravis and Ernie didn't make them monstrous, just evil. But King Hagdan became a monster (literally?). Which seems to indicate that the black fluid the Company is carrying* is not exactly what was used.

* They are still carrying it, right? It's too dangerous to leave lying around.[/sblock]

We also haven't heard of the Queen before or since. You know, it might be interesting to find out exactly how she managed to kill him. You know, just in case.

Indeed, how did she kill him?[sblock]If the Company had traveled further back in time, it might be that they were the ones who joined with the queen to kill Hagdan! [/sblock]

 

[Everett]

I think those are unlikely.

Somehow, neither one gels with the colors you see in Sagiro's world.