(YBA) Cait Sith in the Passage of Death (Pt. 2)

[Wicht]

"Most interesting," says Cait Sith, "I can help you travel south, but first I must do something in these wastelands. Tell me, have you seen signs of a powerful elemental spirit dwelling in the burning sands?"

 

[tleilaxu]

"Our mullah warned us that a demonic spirit haunted these wastes, but luckily i didn't run into it. Perhaps when we find the caravan you will be able to learn more from him."

 

[Wicht]

"Very Well, I will accompany you south to see if we might perchance find your people."

Cait orients himself with the sun and then starts south.

 

[tleilaxu]

Cait and the girl (whose name is Yari) continue south for about a day. Looking to his right, Cait can see the high mountains of the pass of death. He isn't sure if this wasteland is part of the pass or on the other side of it. The sandstorm continues intermittently, but when the wind is calm Cait see that to the left (east) the wasteland is strewn with large boulders, as though a great giant hurdled them randomly about. Occasionally, Cait hears a voice in his head urging him to slay the girl and not to trust her. As night falls on the second day Cait sees a line of dust rising from along the south eastern horizon.

 

[Wicht]

As night falls and they make camp, Cait keeps his eye on the south-east horizon, wondering if the line of dust he sees is another storm.

 

[tleilaxu]

The night passes uneventfully. It is now the dawn of the east wind.

When Cait wakes, he notices the the line of dust closer.

When Yari stirs from her slumber she looks toward the dust "That may be the caravan!" she exclaims

 

[Wicht]

"We shall hope so," says Cait with a smile and he breaks camp and sets a course in the direction of the rising dust.

 

[tleilaxu]

As Cait approaches the line of dust he sees that it is indeed the caravan of which Yari spoke. They greet her warmly. She tells everyone the story of how you saved her from certain death. The members of the caravan praise your bravery. There are over 100 people here all told. Cait has the opportunity to buy and sell things at this point if he wishes....

 

[Wicht]

When he finds out that the caravan is willing to buy some of the things he is carrying, Cait sells the five daggers and two extra swords he has been carrying for a total of 7 yen.

Then with 6 of the yen he buys an envenomed scythe.

After which he attempts to ask whether or not anyone might have information regarding the elemental that dwells in the sands.


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Cait Sith
Total Hits: 9
Natural Hits: 6

Experience: 3.5
Saved Experience: 2
Yen: 1

Equipment:
Leather Armor, Shield, Lizard Cloak;
Emerald Sword (+4 Sword, +2 Emerald, Unholy Strike)
Envenomed Scythe (+1 to scythe, spider, scorpion)
Spear, dagger, Staff, Kama, Hammer
Power:
Fated,
Dirty Trick,
Shove
Master of the Fox
Student of the Lightning
Student of the Volcano

 

[tleilaxu]

The mullah of the tribe:

We are merely travellers in this area, and so I am not as familiar with the spirits here as I might be elsewhere. However, it is strange that you ask of this spirit. Not more than two nights ago we broke bread with another traveller wielding a bright spear who was also interested what he called "the demon of the wild". We have just recently returned from the fortress of the King Meng Huo, off further East and South. His scholars told us of the rough spirits of this land and told us to stay away from them. According to the wise men, there is a wandering whirlwind of fire that roams this desert, consuming any life that stays in one place for too long. This is what we told the warrior of the spear, and beyond that I cannot help you more in this issue...