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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7601637" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 225, Part One - Recall to Risur</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Recall to Risur</strong></p><p></p><p>Though the diplomatic mission to Drakr had been successful in the short term, Korrigan was well aware that the Ob retained overall control and would regain the initiative in time. (The same applied to Ber, with the whimsical Bruse Shantus liable to change his tune at any minute. Korrigan had never liked him, and couldn’t help a slight twinge of regret that they had saved him. But for that, the altogether more reasonable Corta Nariz De Guerra might be Bruse.) Still, for the time being at least – with both Danor and Crisillyir in turmoil – they had fended off the immediate threat of invasion. Harkover had been begging the king to return to Risur as soon as he was able, and now Korrigan was content to leave matters in the hands of his trusted allies, and do as his Principal Minister advised. He teleported to Slate with Kai, Kieran Sentacore, Ayesha and Ayesha’s children. (Who doubled as playmates and bodyguards for Kai.) Amielle Latimer had offered to serve as an invisible bodyguard to the king, in Quratulain’s absence, but Korrigan decided that the risk was too great, and left her aboard the Coaltongue.</p><p></p><p>Harkover was concerned that the king’s ‘global gallivanting’, however warranted, undermined his position as king. A tour of the regions was suggested – not just for appearances; Harkover urged him to remember Aodhan’s advice: “The small things matter.” Especially in Risur, where the monarch drew literal, magical strength from his bond with the people. “You are very popular in Flint, and well-known throughout the civilised world. But you have almost no genuine connection with any other part of the country.”</p><p></p><p>Before he embarked on this tour, Korrigan met with his senior advisors at Torfeld Palace. The foremost item on the agenda were:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ongoing preparations for the defence of Risur. Much of the conversation focused on these tireless efforts before time was given over to the rest of the items.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The date for the gubernatorial elections in Flint was drawing near. Thames Grimsley was a clear lead. Again, Korrigan could not help but sense that his advisors considered this election to be an ill-advised whim, and Grimsley’s poll position was cited as some sort of proof, for reasons that escaped him. Lauryn Cyneburg said that “less than reputable individuals with Family connections are working hard to get him elected, and are funding his campaign”. Beyond this simple fact, there was nothing to link them, nor any evidence of wrongdoing on Grimsley’s part.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first draft of the Baldrian Codes would be available for the king’s approval when he returned from his tour. Alderic Woodrow had been working on them for years, never dreaming that they would see the light of day. Korrigan was gratified that his old friend would be rewarded for his hard work and dedication, and the nation as a whole would benefit.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">To his surprise, an abridged version of his own treatise Risur: Our Land & Nation, had already been printed. Korrigan had expected that Dialogues by the Pyre would be published first, or Letters from Tomorrow. But Harkover had interceded and identified the Our Land & Nation, as the ideal tome to accompany the king’s tour of the regions, and cement his status as force for change.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Other items included: the persistence of the hivemind phenomenon; a strange disease afflicting young children throughout Risur; an increase in superstitious practices, and violence predicated on superstition. Korrigan queried the hiveminds’ persistence in particular. Wasn’t it a side-effect of the gidim’s presence? And hadn’t they put an end to that? Harkover theorised that the psychic energy generating the hiveminds must be independent of the gidim, having flooded Lanjyr from Apet or beyond when the planar barriers were removed.</li> </ul><p>During the meeting, the latest word on the nature of the Gyre was also discussed: Following Asher Henton’s revelation that the Gyre was a destructive ‘graveyard of the planes’, much Skyseer attention had been focused upon it. Of growing concern was the fact that the world and its attendant planes were gradually drawing closer to the Gyre itself. In a matter of a year or two, it might risk being consumed. Korrigan asked about Av and how it came to be in the Gyre. This was clearly another side-effect of the Ob’s failure. And what of the strange phenomenon on Cauldron Hill? That too could be explained by the fact that the Hill was so closely linked to the Bleak Gate that it was almost more a part of that plane than it was the real world. Isaac, Mayor of the Nettles had been studying the Hill (which was now something like ten metres shorter) and felt that it was being drawn to Av when the Gyre was overhead. In a few months the hill would be gone entirely. “I’m guessing because Av is the new plane of death,” said Korrigan (demonstrating a faulty understanding of the planes, which no one was present was able to correct). “Oh well, I don’t suppose anyone will miss it.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7601637, member: 79141"] [b]Session 225, Part One - Recall to Risur[/b] [B]Recall to Risur[/B] Though the diplomatic mission to Drakr had been successful in the short term, Korrigan was well aware that the Ob retained overall control and would regain the initiative in time. (The same applied to Ber, with the whimsical Bruse Shantus liable to change his tune at any minute. Korrigan had never liked him, and couldn’t help a slight twinge of regret that they had saved him. But for that, the altogether more reasonable Corta Nariz De Guerra might be Bruse.) Still, for the time being at least – with both Danor and Crisillyir in turmoil – they had fended off the immediate threat of invasion. Harkover had been begging the king to return to Risur as soon as he was able, and now Korrigan was content to leave matters in the hands of his trusted allies, and do as his Principal Minister advised. He teleported to Slate with Kai, Kieran Sentacore, Ayesha and Ayesha’s children. (Who doubled as playmates and bodyguards for Kai.) Amielle Latimer had offered to serve as an invisible bodyguard to the king, in Quratulain’s absence, but Korrigan decided that the risk was too great, and left her aboard the Coaltongue. Harkover was concerned that the king’s ‘global gallivanting’, however warranted, undermined his position as king. A tour of the regions was suggested – not just for appearances; Harkover urged him to remember Aodhan’s advice: “The small things matter.” Especially in Risur, where the monarch drew literal, magical strength from his bond with the people. “You are very popular in Flint, and well-known throughout the civilised world. But you have almost no genuine connection with any other part of the country.” Before he embarked on this tour, Korrigan met with his senior advisors at Torfeld Palace. The foremost item on the agenda were: [LIST] [*]Ongoing preparations for the defence of Risur. Much of the conversation focused on these tireless efforts before time was given over to the rest of the items. [*]The date for the gubernatorial elections in Flint was drawing near. Thames Grimsley was a clear lead. Again, Korrigan could not help but sense that his advisors considered this election to be an ill-advised whim, and Grimsley’s poll position was cited as some sort of proof, for reasons that escaped him. Lauryn Cyneburg said that “less than reputable individuals with Family connections are working hard to get him elected, and are funding his campaign”. Beyond this simple fact, there was nothing to link them, nor any evidence of wrongdoing on Grimsley’s part. [*]The first draft of the Baldrian Codes would be available for the king’s approval when he returned from his tour. Alderic Woodrow had been working on them for years, never dreaming that they would see the light of day. Korrigan was gratified that his old friend would be rewarded for his hard work and dedication, and the nation as a whole would benefit. [*]To his surprise, an abridged version of his own treatise Risur: Our Land & Nation, had already been printed. Korrigan had expected that Dialogues by the Pyre would be published first, or Letters from Tomorrow. But Harkover had interceded and identified the Our Land & Nation, as the ideal tome to accompany the king’s tour of the regions, and cement his status as force for change. [*]Other items included: the persistence of the hivemind phenomenon; a strange disease afflicting young children throughout Risur; an increase in superstitious practices, and violence predicated on superstition. Korrigan queried the hiveminds’ persistence in particular. Wasn’t it a side-effect of the gidim’s presence? And hadn’t they put an end to that? Harkover theorised that the psychic energy generating the hiveminds must be independent of the gidim, having flooded Lanjyr from Apet or beyond when the planar barriers were removed. [/LIST] During the meeting, the latest word on the nature of the Gyre was also discussed: Following Asher Henton’s revelation that the Gyre was a destructive ‘graveyard of the planes’, much Skyseer attention had been focused upon it. Of growing concern was the fact that the world and its attendant planes were gradually drawing closer to the Gyre itself. In a matter of a year or two, it might risk being consumed. Korrigan asked about Av and how it came to be in the Gyre. This was clearly another side-effect of the Ob’s failure. And what of the strange phenomenon on Cauldron Hill? That too could be explained by the fact that the Hill was so closely linked to the Bleak Gate that it was almost more a part of that plane than it was the real world. Isaac, Mayor of the Nettles had been studying the Hill (which was now something like ten metres shorter) and felt that it was being drawn to Av when the Gyre was overhead. In a few months the hill would be gone entirely. “I’m guessing because Av is the new plane of death,” said Korrigan (demonstrating a faulty understanding of the planes, which no one was present was able to correct). “Oh well, I don’t suppose anyone will miss it.” [/QUOTE]
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