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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9069197" data-attributes="member: 1282">IBHEA unshoulders his traveling pack, withdraws the copy of the sacred text, and unveils it from its protective wrappings. He raises the gorgeous, illuminated tome in both hands above his head, then lowers it, riffles through its pages, clears his voice, and begins to read."And lo, then did Dendar, The Night Serpent, swallow the sun and the moons, the greater sphere becoming black and then silver, and then red as blood, while the lesser spheres transformed icy blue, then indigo, and finally violet as they passed through its great maw and along its sinewy form."But Delban's ruse went undetected, for he did not share his plan even with Mother or Beloved, so vital was his secret. His black flames burned and concentrated within the gut of the Beast, and so did he burn a mighty hole through Dendar's tail, forging escape back into the sky after a time."Omthala's Lucent Messenger stops and closes the book. The text is a parable of the necessity of change and transformation. The Celestial Spheres allow themselves to be swallowed in darkness for just the same reasons your fields must lie fallow for a time, or why the caterpillar must sleep within its cocoon before emerging as the emperor moth. Without the eclipse, there can be no change in the mortal world, and this is also why they are so infrequent; to allow us mortal creatures time to adapt to new dispensations. Xin Mae, sign that to their Chono Sarantuya (1).[HR][/HR]Ibhea makes a Primary Skill Religion check, augmented with the +2 item bonus from The Shadowed Sun, +15 +2 = autosuccess vs 16 Moderate DC. Success.[HR][/HR]When the scrivener has finished making the arcane signs to the veiled figure behind the shutters, IBHEA turns back to the speaker. "You ask what Delban offers you in return for your worship. Omthala's Searing Voice has answered that for you already." He turns and looks at Arunny, who gives him a reassuring nod. "Delban's black flames illuminate that which is hidden, and someone or something is hidden within Dolg Hana, a malevolent agent of Dread Caiphon, that sickly purple star that infected your girls. For surely they could not have been taken from you without the aid of someone within this village. Give praise and thanks where it is due, rededicate this temple to shared glory between Her Brilliant Radiance and Her Son, and the black flame will illuminate the subterfuge within our midst."[HR][/HR]Ibhea uses Beguiling Tongue (Encounter Power) for a +5 bonus to a Primary Skill Diplomacy check, r(18) +7 (untrained) +5 +1 (Group Diplomacy) = 31 vs 16 Moderate DC. Success.[HR][/HR]Oh, by the way, we decided it's fictionally most appropriate for Arunny to receive the Boon Divine Deliverance.</blockquote>

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