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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7640488" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Session 233, Part Four - Up & Running</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Before they left Etheax, Uru suggested that Korrigan leave the slaves with a copy of his manifesto, which Korrigan thought was a jolly good idea. That should see them through the tough times ahead.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The next step was to return the enslaved monks to Caeloon, but Calily intervened and said that wasn’t necessary. She knew that Leon could take her back their alone and was certain that would suffice. When they asked why she would not be drawn, but gave a wry smile and said, “You’ll see.” It was decided to let her have her fun, so Leon teleported back to Caeloon with the unit even while the Coaltongue was still recharging. Calily asked him to return to the edge of the clearing around her monastery, not to the monastery itself.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">When they arrived, she whispered a phrase in the language Gupta knew had been written all over the building. With a crackle of paper, the small, humble, shabby place grew into a majestic, well-tended full monastery. Three dozen monks came out, bowed, and then follow Calily’s lead in a brief martial kata to showcase their fighting technique. When they were done, Calily said that they would all fight alongside the unit against the Golden Legion. Uru muttered sceptically, but Leon discreetly reassured him that Calily had held her own in the fight against the pirates. Meanwhile, Korrigan had already accepted with gracious thanks. The other monks showed serene approval, then return to the monastery, with an injunction from Calily to return to their meditations in preparation for the fight ahead. Then she folded the monastery down to the size of an origami bird, which she slipped into a pocket in her robes. “Now we must go and find more allies!” she said optimistically.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">This done, Kai was easily able to create a Golden Icon of Caeloon, whereupon they returned to the Coaltongue.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Again, Uru was keen stay focused and head straight for Egalitrix, but Korrigan insisted that they had come here to explore, and would first check out the southern Gyre and see what planes were on offer. To this end, they crossed Hunlow again and headed for Thrag, despite Calily’s warnings.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Remote viewing of the plane showed a jungle landscape. Up close, the treetops seem to be writhing in a chaotic wind. Uru flew down to scout. The first think he noticed as he drew closer to the plane was the screaming. It seemed to be coming from everywhere at once. He passed through the canopy and found that the flora beneath was constantly moving and ambulatory, but too slowly to present an imminent threat. Finding a relatively clear spot, he called the others in, and while he waited for them to reach him, took a quick soil sample. (He would slip it in Hildegaard’s drink later.)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">When the rest arrived they formed a protective circle around Kai who began to attempt to read the planar traits.Uriel performed location loresight; Uru tried to contact the spirits of the plane.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Leon noticed a pattern to the movement of the foliage to the north and peered more closely to see if he could interpret it. The brush had become more dense, although it had not moved towards them. He stepped closer himself to get a better look, relying on his teleportation powers to keep him out of trouble. The brush took up a horrible wailing.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Despite this eerie distraction, Uriel’s reading yielded results: he paled and said, “Something terrible happened here.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Kai looked up at his father and asked, “Is it possible for someone to be born again?” Then he looked at Uriel and answered his own question. “Of course it is!”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">As more information came to him, Uriel went on: “Mortals here slew a divine child who had been born to the god of death and the goddess of life. The mourning deities altered the cycle of reincarnation so that no one would ever die again. No new people were born, but souls remembered their past lives as they took on new forms."</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“Everything here was once a person,” Uru added, then his ears twitched and he scanned the wailing undergrowth where Leon was standing.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“Every being on this world recalls thousands of births, thousands of lifetimes, and thousands of savage deaths,” said Uriel.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Deaths from what? they all wondered.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“Something’s coming!” said Uru. But the warning came too late. At that very moment ‘something’ burst out of the undergrowth and pounced…</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">End of Session</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7640488, member: 79141"] [B][COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)]Session 233, Part Four - Up & Running[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)] [FONT=Calibri]Before they left Etheax, Uru suggested that Korrigan leave the slaves with a copy of his manifesto, which Korrigan thought was a jolly good idea. That should see them through the tough times ahead. The next step was to return the enslaved monks to Caeloon, but Calily intervened and said that wasn’t necessary. She knew that Leon could take her back their alone and was certain that would suffice. When they asked why she would not be drawn, but gave a wry smile and said, “You’ll see.” It was decided to let her have her fun, so Leon teleported back to Caeloon with the unit even while the Coaltongue was still recharging. Calily asked him to return to the edge of the clearing around her monastery, not to the monastery itself. When they arrived, she whispered a phrase in the language Gupta knew had been written all over the building. With a crackle of paper, the small, humble, shabby place grew into a majestic, well-tended full monastery. Three dozen monks came out, bowed, and then follow Calily’s lead in a brief martial kata to showcase their fighting technique. When they were done, Calily said that they would all fight alongside the unit against the Golden Legion. Uru muttered sceptically, but Leon discreetly reassured him that Calily had held her own in the fight against the pirates. Meanwhile, Korrigan had already accepted with gracious thanks. The other monks showed serene approval, then return to the monastery, with an injunction from Calily to return to their meditations in preparation for the fight ahead. Then she folded the monastery down to the size of an origami bird, which she slipped into a pocket in her robes. “Now we must go and find more allies!” she said optimistically. This done, Kai was easily able to create a Golden Icon of Caeloon, whereupon they returned to the Coaltongue. Again, Uru was keen stay focused and head straight for Egalitrix, but Korrigan insisted that they had come here to explore, and would first check out the southern Gyre and see what planes were on offer. To this end, they crossed Hunlow again and headed for Thrag, despite Calily’s warnings. Remote viewing of the plane showed a jungle landscape. Up close, the treetops seem to be writhing in a chaotic wind. Uru flew down to scout. The first think he noticed as he drew closer to the plane was the screaming. It seemed to be coming from everywhere at once. He passed through the canopy and found that the flora beneath was constantly moving and ambulatory, but too slowly to present an imminent threat. Finding a relatively clear spot, he called the others in, and while he waited for them to reach him, took a quick soil sample. (He would slip it in Hildegaard’s drink later.) When the rest arrived they formed a protective circle around Kai who began to attempt to read the planar traits.Uriel performed location loresight; Uru tried to contact the spirits of the plane. Leon noticed a pattern to the movement of the foliage to the north and peered more closely to see if he could interpret it. The brush had become more dense, although it had not moved towards them. He stepped closer himself to get a better look, relying on his teleportation powers to keep him out of trouble. The brush took up a horrible wailing. Despite this eerie distraction, Uriel’s reading yielded results: he paled and said, “Something terrible happened here.” Kai looked up at his father and asked, “Is it possible for someone to be born again?” Then he looked at Uriel and answered his own question. “Of course it is!” As more information came to him, Uriel went on: “Mortals here slew a divine child who had been born to the god of death and the goddess of life. The mourning deities altered the cycle of reincarnation so that no one would ever die again. No new people were born, but souls remembered their past lives as they took on new forms." “Everything here was once a person,” Uru added, then his ears twitched and he scanned the wailing undergrowth where Leon was standing. “Every being on this world recalls thousands of births, thousands of lifetimes, and thousands of savage deaths,” said Uriel. Deaths from what? they all wondered. “Something’s coming!” said Uru. But the warning came too late. At that very moment ‘something’ burst out of the undergrowth and pounced…[/FONT] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)]End of Session[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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