Under The Eclipse: Updated May 19th!
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Broccli_Head
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Very cool fight scene Zubavich!
Now what will the baddies beyond the veil come up with to take Karen out?
Now what will the baddies beyond the veil come up with to take Karen out?
Zubkavich
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Session Nine: Quiet Time
Tired and still extremely sore from her injuries, Karen questions Tupilak about his nature and why he’s chosen to posses Conroy’s body. The spirit answers simply and honestly, telling her that it is meant to assist Onan and help the group defeat the evil that they have encountered. The spirit has no qualms about sacrificing Conroy or anyone else in the group to achieve this end; it believes that the future is far more important than any individual. Karen tries to explain that Conroy wasn’t a willing body the spirit should have possessed, but it is unswayed by her. The spirit has a mission and it will complete it.
Onan meanwhile, is a bit of a basket case. Seeing one of the totem spirits that he worships made manifest in front of him and talking to it directly has made him extremely uptight. Karen can see that the amateur shaman is trying to make everything simple and traditional for Tupilak, but is completely unsure of how to treat the spirit at all. While Onan is administering healing ointments to Karen’s wounds, she tries to get him to calm down, to little avail.
“You can just talk to him, you know. He’s not freaked out. Why should you be?”
“Yeah, sure. I’ll just be all buddy-buddy with a little piece of the Gods.”
Setakawa, on the other hand, is fascinated by the Inuit possessor. Both have extreme personal drive to see the mission through which Tupilak finds quite pleasing. The more Setakawa talks informally with the spirit, the more Onan seems to become irritated and soon the tension in the bookstore is thick enough to cut with a knife.
Karen tries to ignore it all by poring over ‘Properties of Universal Truths’ and trying to get more in touch with her magical nature. After she explains to Sedrick about the magical effect she felt during the battle with the Hooded Figure, he surmises that this was inadvertently her first real spell. He prompts her to go through the book again, while thinking clearly about this spell and its effect. Once again, the pages turn by themselves and she can see words flash before her. This time, they read in depth about the ability to suppress noise and become stealthy. Her face lights up as she comprehends the incantations and gestures needed to reproduce it. When the book is finished, she has fully absorbed her first spell.
Sedrick is pleased with Karen’s progress and he asks her to try looking for some simple detection spells in the book. Flipping through the pages again, she’s disappointed to see only vague descriptions of possible effects, but no specific information. Sedrick is confused that she isn’t able to gather more from it. He tells her to keep trying and heads off to feed his owl.
Pondering over the book some more, she eventually decides to get some extra sleep and regain some more of her strength. As soon as she drifts off, she has another dream encounter with Regina. As before, she recalls her encounter with Regina perfectly, but the sounds and voices are totally changed. When Regina’s mouth opens, she’s saying completely different things, this time about the nature of magic itself. She explains that time is tight and Karen has much to learn. But even under such pressure, she can’t just force the magic to come forth.
“Magic isn’t a tool you wield or something you push along. It’s inside of you and around you; a part of yourself and a reflection of your soul.”
“But how can I make it grow?”
“Just do what you feel most strongly about and be yourself in every way. It will build naturally from there.”
Karen asks Regina how she’s able to contact her from beyond the grave. The old fortuneteller tells her that her soul is being summoned by someone else to help give Karen advice.
She wants to ask Regina more, but she’s suddenly awakened by Onan as he tends to her burns again. After he finishes changing her bandages, they talk about his fears and his faith in the spirits. Onan wanted to go back to his normal day-to-day life after killing the hooded figure, but the mission is too big now and he knows he can’t just walk away from it. Karen agrees, but wishes there was another way.
While Onan tries to meditate to relieve tension, Karen puts out more candy for the faerie folk and happily watches them play amongst themselves. It’s some quiet time after the difficulties the group has been through these past few weeks.
Just as she is able to forget the pressing problems in her life, Setakawa enters the room with important news. The ancestor bird he sent away to find guidance for them over a week ago has finally returned and it may have some of the answers they are looking for.
Tired and still extremely sore from her injuries, Karen questions Tupilak about his nature and why he’s chosen to posses Conroy’s body. The spirit answers simply and honestly, telling her that it is meant to assist Onan and help the group defeat the evil that they have encountered. The spirit has no qualms about sacrificing Conroy or anyone else in the group to achieve this end; it believes that the future is far more important than any individual. Karen tries to explain that Conroy wasn’t a willing body the spirit should have possessed, but it is unswayed by her. The spirit has a mission and it will complete it.
Onan meanwhile, is a bit of a basket case. Seeing one of the totem spirits that he worships made manifest in front of him and talking to it directly has made him extremely uptight. Karen can see that the amateur shaman is trying to make everything simple and traditional for Tupilak, but is completely unsure of how to treat the spirit at all. While Onan is administering healing ointments to Karen’s wounds, she tries to get him to calm down, to little avail.
“You can just talk to him, you know. He’s not freaked out. Why should you be?”
“Yeah, sure. I’ll just be all buddy-buddy with a little piece of the Gods.”
Setakawa, on the other hand, is fascinated by the Inuit possessor. Both have extreme personal drive to see the mission through which Tupilak finds quite pleasing. The more Setakawa talks informally with the spirit, the more Onan seems to become irritated and soon the tension in the bookstore is thick enough to cut with a knife.
Karen tries to ignore it all by poring over ‘Properties of Universal Truths’ and trying to get more in touch with her magical nature. After she explains to Sedrick about the magical effect she felt during the battle with the Hooded Figure, he surmises that this was inadvertently her first real spell. He prompts her to go through the book again, while thinking clearly about this spell and its effect. Once again, the pages turn by themselves and she can see words flash before her. This time, they read in depth about the ability to suppress noise and become stealthy. Her face lights up as she comprehends the incantations and gestures needed to reproduce it. When the book is finished, she has fully absorbed her first spell.
Sedrick is pleased with Karen’s progress and he asks her to try looking for some simple detection spells in the book. Flipping through the pages again, she’s disappointed to see only vague descriptions of possible effects, but no specific information. Sedrick is confused that she isn’t able to gather more from it. He tells her to keep trying and heads off to feed his owl.
Pondering over the book some more, she eventually decides to get some extra sleep and regain some more of her strength. As soon as she drifts off, she has another dream encounter with Regina. As before, she recalls her encounter with Regina perfectly, but the sounds and voices are totally changed. When Regina’s mouth opens, she’s saying completely different things, this time about the nature of magic itself. She explains that time is tight and Karen has much to learn. But even under such pressure, she can’t just force the magic to come forth.
“Magic isn’t a tool you wield or something you push along. It’s inside of you and around you; a part of yourself and a reflection of your soul.”
“But how can I make it grow?”
“Just do what you feel most strongly about and be yourself in every way. It will build naturally from there.”
Karen asks Regina how she’s able to contact her from beyond the grave. The old fortuneteller tells her that her soul is being summoned by someone else to help give Karen advice.
She wants to ask Regina more, but she’s suddenly awakened by Onan as he tends to her burns again. After he finishes changing her bandages, they talk about his fears and his faith in the spirits. Onan wanted to go back to his normal day-to-day life after killing the hooded figure, but the mission is too big now and he knows he can’t just walk away from it. Karen agrees, but wishes there was another way.
While Onan tries to meditate to relieve tension, Karen puts out more candy for the faerie folk and happily watches them play amongst themselves. It’s some quiet time after the difficulties the group has been through these past few weeks.
Just as she is able to forget the pressing problems in her life, Setakawa enters the room with important news. The ancestor bird he sent away to find guidance for them over a week ago has finally returned and it may have some of the answers they are looking for.
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Broccli_Head
Explorer
Yah! It's really good. Sometimes a low action session is neccessary especially when you are able to develop the characters.
Zubkavich
First Post
Finally got around to doing the artwork and write-up for the Snapdragon Box. As before, I've uploaded it in pdf format for people to check out:
Snapdragon Box FX Item (127 kb pdf)
Here's the picture of it to grab your attention:
Comments, as always, are welcome.
Thanks.
Snapdragon Box FX Item (127 kb pdf)
Here's the picture of it to grab your attention:
Comments, as always, are welcome.
Thanks.
