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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7267618" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 29, Part One - Kanta Mahala</strong></p><p></p><p>Fine rain and thin mist accompanied their departure from Vigil Longis. The clergy detachment turned out in full regalia, in what might have been a sign of respect, an expression of determination, a show of strength, or all three. Aulus Atticus appeared in his golden armour – puissant and palpable, even from a distance. (Uriel felt strongly that he must have worn that sort of armour at some point in the past.) Aulus and Korrigan saluted one another and exchanged a few words. Aulus said bluntly that he hoped Korrigan would not pursue a dishonourable path in order to get to the artefact, and Korrigan said he would not. </p><p></p><p>Feeling very much in tune with his godhand persona, Uru paused on the threshold to say a few uplifting words, but they felt hollow in the face of the deflated soldiers, whose hope of reinforcements had been dashed. And so it was that they left the stockade and headed back into the jungle. All that remained of their presence was a single rune Gupta had etched into a hidden spot in the rec room. It was the elvish rune for Hewanharimau.</p><p></p><p>Leon ‘ported them back to the spot where they had run into the patrol. Uriel created an inverted circle of protection against fey creatures, and they released Talios from the absurdist web. Snarling, she sought to escape, and found herself penned in, whereupon Gupta muttered an incantation and erased her memories. She was confused, but they were able to explain the circumstances, and gloss over the sudden transition. They once again won her trust and at length she set off towards Bramblehome as originally planned. Gupta stuck close to the young weretiger, feeling very protective while they remained in the vicinity of the stockade. Talios seemed equally protective of her new charges, warning Uru and Matunaaga not to range too far from her, for fear their approach might meet a hostile response from other weretiger scouts.</p><p></p><p>So they stuck together, even when it became obvious that they were being stalked. Uru also noticed songbirds behaving strangely overhead, following the group from tree to tree before wheeling away in unison. At last, not far from Kanta Mahala, they were challenged by a pair of weretigers who stepped out onto the trail in hybrid form, raising a pair of stone axes that an ordinary eladrin would not have the strength to wield. They demanded to know where Talios had been, who these strangers were, and why she had brought them so close to Bramblehome. Talios said haughtily that these were questions only Betronga should ask of her and that she was taking these allies of the Unseen Court to see him. With that, she pushed past them, and led the unit out of the brush, where they were greeted by a splendid sight:</p><p></p><p>Twin waterfalls cascaded down from a point a hundred feet above, where an unnamed river was bisected by a natural awning of stone that loomed over a shallow cave. A switchback trail led up the cave where Ingatan’s Refuge was situated: a spacious temple carved from the rock itself, with a massive statue of Ingatan sitting atop it, barely visible in the shadows and mist, his four arms held palm-upwards, expectantly. </p><p> </p><p>The Children of Hewanharimau had built huts in a tangle of massive thorny vines that had grown up around Ingatan’s Refuge. It was evident why the clergy had struggled to mount an assault on the temple: they needed greater mobility and a lot more men.</p><p></p><p>The unit was now treated to its second show of force that day. Fighters appeared on every level of the refuge, and stepped out of the jungle to form a semicircle around them as they approached the switchback. The sky above them began to roil and rumble, churned up by the magic of four shamans who stood atop the temple, joined now by their songbird companions. Rain fell even more heavily and the air was charged with the threat of lightning.</p><p></p><p>Before they could set foot on the switchback, another eladrin appeared at the very top. Though he was difficult to make out at this distance, his poise was evident, as was the huge black longbow he wielded. This was Betronga and he was flanked by two enormous dire tigers that prowled around him and rubbed against him affectionately. After just a moment he raised the bow and fired. When the arrow struck the path at the foot of the switchback trail, one of the dire tigers immediately appeared there and raised itself up threateningly. They came to a halt, and Talios held out a warding arm. Then Betronga mounted the second tiger and slowly sauntered down to meet them. He stopped on the first and lowest bend of the switchback and began to parley from there. His manner was brash and gruff.</p><p></p><p>“Where have you been?” he demanded of Talios, “vanishing for days and then leading these strangers into our midst?” </p><p></p><p>To avoid further pursuit of this line of questioning, Korrigan stepped in and greeted Betronga respectfully. He told them they had come seeking the aid of the Children of Hewanharimau and had been at great pains to avoid the nearby human encampment. He asked for permission to access Ingatan’s Refuge. Betronga sneered and asked why he should help outsiders, whose allegiance he could not know. Korrigan said that there was a great war going on elsewhere, that would see the Dreaming wrenched from Lanjyr, and asked for help in averting this threat. Betronga had heard rumors of war, and of a black monster crashing through the woods to the south, visible only by the shadow it cast. “Scouts say the monster heads for Crisillyir, and I want to fight alongside it to drive away all the humans I can.” They told him the monster was a foe, and that they sought the Lost Arc of Reida in order to stop it. Betronga sniffed the air. “You say you come peacefully, but I smell silver.” Uriel piped up: “We said we came peacefully, not stupidly.” This blunt approach appeared to chime with Betronga, who nodded and sneered appreciatively. Then he said, equally bluntly, that they could gain access to the refuge by helping him to drive the clergy away. “You humans come to eladrin lands and do nothing but take. You must earn our favour by helping us to slay the priests, or you will leave empty handed.”</p><p></p><p>Korrigan asked for time to think about this, to which Betronga responded with a harsh bark of forced laughter. “You have until tonight, when my clan awakes. Until then, you must remain down here.” He set guards to keep an eye on them, and left his dire tigers outside the entrance to Ingatan’s Refuge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7267618, member: 79141"] [b]Session 29, Part One - Kanta Mahala[/b] Fine rain and thin mist accompanied their departure from Vigil Longis. The clergy detachment turned out in full regalia, in what might have been a sign of respect, an expression of determination, a show of strength, or all three. Aulus Atticus appeared in his golden armour – puissant and palpable, even from a distance. (Uriel felt strongly that he must have worn that sort of armour at some point in the past.) Aulus and Korrigan saluted one another and exchanged a few words. Aulus said bluntly that he hoped Korrigan would not pursue a dishonourable path in order to get to the artefact, and Korrigan said he would not. Feeling very much in tune with his godhand persona, Uru paused on the threshold to say a few uplifting words, but they felt hollow in the face of the deflated soldiers, whose hope of reinforcements had been dashed. And so it was that they left the stockade and headed back into the jungle. All that remained of their presence was a single rune Gupta had etched into a hidden spot in the rec room. It was the elvish rune for Hewanharimau. Leon ‘ported them back to the spot where they had run into the patrol. Uriel created an inverted circle of protection against fey creatures, and they released Talios from the absurdist web. Snarling, she sought to escape, and found herself penned in, whereupon Gupta muttered an incantation and erased her memories. She was confused, but they were able to explain the circumstances, and gloss over the sudden transition. They once again won her trust and at length she set off towards Bramblehome as originally planned. Gupta stuck close to the young weretiger, feeling very protective while they remained in the vicinity of the stockade. Talios seemed equally protective of her new charges, warning Uru and Matunaaga not to range too far from her, for fear their approach might meet a hostile response from other weretiger scouts. So they stuck together, even when it became obvious that they were being stalked. Uru also noticed songbirds behaving strangely overhead, following the group from tree to tree before wheeling away in unison. At last, not far from Kanta Mahala, they were challenged by a pair of weretigers who stepped out onto the trail in hybrid form, raising a pair of stone axes that an ordinary eladrin would not have the strength to wield. They demanded to know where Talios had been, who these strangers were, and why she had brought them so close to Bramblehome. Talios said haughtily that these were questions only Betronga should ask of her and that she was taking these allies of the Unseen Court to see him. With that, she pushed past them, and led the unit out of the brush, where they were greeted by a splendid sight: Twin waterfalls cascaded down from a point a hundred feet above, where an unnamed river was bisected by a natural awning of stone that loomed over a shallow cave. A switchback trail led up the cave where Ingatan’s Refuge was situated: a spacious temple carved from the rock itself, with a massive statue of Ingatan sitting atop it, barely visible in the shadows and mist, his four arms held palm-upwards, expectantly. The Children of Hewanharimau had built huts in a tangle of massive thorny vines that had grown up around Ingatan’s Refuge. It was evident why the clergy had struggled to mount an assault on the temple: they needed greater mobility and a lot more men. The unit was now treated to its second show of force that day. Fighters appeared on every level of the refuge, and stepped out of the jungle to form a semicircle around them as they approached the switchback. The sky above them began to roil and rumble, churned up by the magic of four shamans who stood atop the temple, joined now by their songbird companions. Rain fell even more heavily and the air was charged with the threat of lightning. Before they could set foot on the switchback, another eladrin appeared at the very top. Though he was difficult to make out at this distance, his poise was evident, as was the huge black longbow he wielded. This was Betronga and he was flanked by two enormous dire tigers that prowled around him and rubbed against him affectionately. After just a moment he raised the bow and fired. When the arrow struck the path at the foot of the switchback trail, one of the dire tigers immediately appeared there and raised itself up threateningly. They came to a halt, and Talios held out a warding arm. Then Betronga mounted the second tiger and slowly sauntered down to meet them. He stopped on the first and lowest bend of the switchback and began to parley from there. His manner was brash and gruff. “Where have you been?” he demanded of Talios, “vanishing for days and then leading these strangers into our midst?” To avoid further pursuit of this line of questioning, Korrigan stepped in and greeted Betronga respectfully. He told them they had come seeking the aid of the Children of Hewanharimau and had been at great pains to avoid the nearby human encampment. He asked for permission to access Ingatan’s Refuge. Betronga sneered and asked why he should help outsiders, whose allegiance he could not know. Korrigan said that there was a great war going on elsewhere, that would see the Dreaming wrenched from Lanjyr, and asked for help in averting this threat. Betronga had heard rumors of war, and of a black monster crashing through the woods to the south, visible only by the shadow it cast. “Scouts say the monster heads for Crisillyir, and I want to fight alongside it to drive away all the humans I can.” They told him the monster was a foe, and that they sought the Lost Arc of Reida in order to stop it. Betronga sniffed the air. “You say you come peacefully, but I smell silver.” Uriel piped up: “We said we came peacefully, not stupidly.” This blunt approach appeared to chime with Betronga, who nodded and sneered appreciatively. Then he said, equally bluntly, that they could gain access to the refuge by helping him to drive the clergy away. “You humans come to eladrin lands and do nothing but take. You must earn our favour by helping us to slay the priests, or you will leave empty handed.” Korrigan asked for time to think about this, to which Betronga responded with a harsh bark of forced laughter. “You have until tonight, when my clan awakes. Until then, you must remain down here.” He set guards to keep an eye on them, and left his dire tigers outside the entrance to Ingatan’s Refuge. [/QUOTE]
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