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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7951467" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 259, Part Four</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Epic Destinies</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>King Baldrey</strong></p><p>With a flourish, King Baldrey signs into the law the Baldrian Codes, just one of many works that would go on to cement his reputation long after he stepped down from public life. He is surrounded by his ceremonial guard, the <em>maustin caji, </em>who have rededicated themselves to the kings of Risur. Among many proud onlookers, Korrigan’s fiancé, Lya Jierre. Their whirlwind romance took everyone by surprise, not least of all themselves, and their subsequent marriage becomes a symbol of reconciliation.</p><p></p><p>Baldrianism goes on to supplant Millerism as the preeminent humanist philosophy of Lanjyr. Generations hence, the name Baldrey Korrigan is a byword for justice, thoughtfulness and intellectual rigour.</p><p></p><p><strong>The World Spirit</strong></p><p>The Fists of Pala come down from the mountains and devote themselves to the defence and maintenance of the Axis Seal. Angus Perasmus speaks of a dream visitation from the World Spirit – the very being who, as the deva Uriel, brought the Truth of Miller’s downfall to their misguided order. Now they served the spirit itself, and would do so until their last breath.</p><p></p><p>As they guard the ritual site, so their patron guards the world forever more. Outsiders must face a formidable foe before they attempt to infiltrate or conquer Lanjyr.</p><p></p><p><strong>Avatar</strong></p><p>Not an icy end for Rumdoom, after all, but a very good one. Can there be many heroes whose journey has ended with their transformation into a sun?</p><p></p><p>Sadly, the schism between his followers become the cause of a great deal of strife over the years and eventually provokes a violent civil war in Drakr.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Big Brothers</strong></p><p>Still able to grow to incredible size (thanks to Conquo’s wish) the two brothers travel Lanjyr helping to mend things. “You almost broke the world,” says Conquo to Borne. “Now you can help me to fix it. We’d better go to Crisillyir first. I’ve heard that Alais Primos is a terrible mess.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Mother Q</strong></p><p>The Green Knight would go on to bear a strong, healthy son. Following her confinement, she returns to the role of guardian to the king until his retirement many years later, but in the new, peaceful post-Ob age, and with the return of Matunaaga and the <em>maustin caji</em>, the role is largely ceremonial. Most of her attention is focused on raising her son to be as brave and stalwart as King Baldrey. This will be greatly aided by Thunder's fairy godmother, who takes a great interest in his upbringing. A fey titan for a father, and the patronage of the 'risen demon' Ashima-Shimtu, would help make the Metal Minotaur one of the greatest heroes of his age.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Unhidden Valley</strong></p><p>With his family reunited at long last, Matunaaga stood at the head of the valley, gazing down over the steep, wooded slopes that converged on the long, deep mountain lake that stretches many, many miles, almost as far as the sea to the east of the Anthras. Although it was sad that all of the gith elders were dead, their passing meant that his people could change their isolated ways and live free from fear of the gidim. The valley was finally free and at peace. Matunaaga could return to his old life once again, and take up fishing and net-mending, safe in the knowledge that the world would not need his fighting skills any time soon. </p><p></p><p><strong>Uncle Uru</strong></p><p>Ensconced in the mountains, Uncle Uru becomes the titan of peaks and caverns, valleys and hills, as well as the Lord of creeping, crawling fey, gremlins and spirits. Quite the portfolio! Under his auspices, and with the new planar alignment, gremlins become<em>creators</em>, not destroyers, of technology. With the help of El Extrano (as payment for his services), it does not take long for the fey titan to create his new Vault, and imprison all the evil things the clergy couldn’t contain. At its heart sits a liturgical clock, continually fed with holy water, which on certain days of the year (the significance of which eventually pass from memory) cause the Vault to echo with the screams of the demon Tokoloshe.</p><p></p><p>Shortly after his withdrawal to the mountains, Uncle Uru is visited by Mista Knyves, who has come to pledge service. Uncle Uru is overjoyed that the ettercap is not dead after all. Nor, it turns out, is Knyves’ companion, whom he nervously introduces by drawning him out of an inside pocket: it is Copperhat the Headless – not the one who got his throat slit, but a reflected version – nonetheless aware of the grudge and prostrate before the vengeful titan.</p><p></p><p>“Everything I did I did out of fear of my master,” squeaks the diminutive fey. “Allow me to serve and I will be equally devoted to you.”</p><p></p><p>Uncle Uru hands him his inexplicable naughty word list of 78 names and tells him to get to work.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wayfarer</strong></p><p></p><p>Leon bids a final farewell to King Baldrey, and they share a wry joke about his almost-betrayal in the final battle, before putting all that behind them. Leon has already travelled to the near planes, bringing refugees from Dunkelweiss and ambassadors from Etheax and Caeloon. But now he plans to travel further afield, to put some distance between himself and all the complexities of the world, and explore what’s out there in the vastness of space. It’s an ambition he’s been nursing for a while, since his plane-hopping powers developed and the world was opened up. He’d hoped Kasvarina would go with him, but she’s got her family back now, so she declined.</p><p></p><p>Leon didn’t know what he would find out there, and couldn’t be sure if he would return. “So this is goodbye,” he says. Korrigan says a few wise words in response and they shake hands. </p><p></p><p>Then Leon vanishes. </p><p></p><p><strong>Plain Old Gupta</strong></p><p></p><p>After a few months of settling in to life with her family – who had to get used to the fact that she was fully five years older than when they had last met – Gupta decided it was time to return to work. At the launch of the <em>RNS Possible</em>, Delft had suggested that she might return to work with the RHC in any capacity she so chose – build a team, answer only to herself, not as his subordinate in any way. She liked the sound of that.</p><p></p><p>Gupta met with Delft at RHC HQ. Xambria was there too. She no longer occupied a steel body, but the body she had wished for herself was as tough and fast as anything Alden Wondermaker could fashion. She and Gupta had put their differences aside and agreed that they would work in partnership again. </p><p></p><p>“Let’s keep it small to begin with,” said Xambria. “Something local.”</p><p></p><p>“Hopefully the world won’t need to be saved again for a while,” said Dima.</p><p></p><p>Delft thought for a moment, chewing furiously. Then he stood, reached into a cabinet and produced a file, which he threw on the table between them.</p><p></p><p>“Well, the Ragman Case still needs solving,” he said.</p><p></p><p><strong>And now for the obligatory soft-rock tune, with tangentially connected lyrics, to play out over the end credits:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[MEDIA=youtube]id=D2xar8DwKi0;list=OLAK5uy_nJ2goglnezX5Maa0gUiUI1gMpKBSBF74A[/MEDIA]</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>End of Campaign</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7951467, member: 79141"] [B]Session 259, Part Four Epic Destinies King Baldrey[/B] With a flourish, King Baldrey signs into the law the Baldrian Codes, just one of many works that would go on to cement his reputation long after he stepped down from public life. He is surrounded by his ceremonial guard, the [I]maustin caji, [/I]who have rededicated themselves to the kings of Risur. Among many proud onlookers, Korrigan’s fiancé, Lya Jierre. Their whirlwind romance took everyone by surprise, not least of all themselves, and their subsequent marriage becomes a symbol of reconciliation. Baldrianism goes on to supplant Millerism as the preeminent humanist philosophy of Lanjyr. Generations hence, the name Baldrey Korrigan is a byword for justice, thoughtfulness and intellectual rigour. [B]The World Spirit[/B] The Fists of Pala come down from the mountains and devote themselves to the defence and maintenance of the Axis Seal. Angus Perasmus speaks of a dream visitation from the World Spirit – the very being who, as the deva Uriel, brought the Truth of Miller’s downfall to their misguided order. Now they served the spirit itself, and would do so until their last breath. As they guard the ritual site, so their patron guards the world forever more. Outsiders must face a formidable foe before they attempt to infiltrate or conquer Lanjyr. [B]Avatar[/B] Not an icy end for Rumdoom, after all, but a very good one. Can there be many heroes whose journey has ended with their transformation into a sun? Sadly, the schism between his followers become the cause of a great deal of strife over the years and eventually provokes a violent civil war in Drakr. [B]The Big Brothers[/B] Still able to grow to incredible size (thanks to Conquo’s wish) the two brothers travel Lanjyr helping to mend things. “You almost broke the world,” says Conquo to Borne. “Now you can help me to fix it. We’d better go to Crisillyir first. I’ve heard that Alais Primos is a terrible mess.” [B]Mother Q[/B] The Green Knight would go on to bear a strong, healthy son. Following her confinement, she returns to the role of guardian to the king until his retirement many years later, but in the new, peaceful post-Ob age, and with the return of Matunaaga and the [I]maustin caji[/I], the role is largely ceremonial. Most of her attention is focused on raising her son to be as brave and stalwart as King Baldrey. This will be greatly aided by Thunder's fairy godmother, who takes a great interest in his upbringing. A fey titan for a father, and the patronage of the 'risen demon' Ashima-Shimtu, would help make the Metal Minotaur one of the greatest heroes of his age. [B]The Unhidden Valley[/B] With his family reunited at long last, Matunaaga stood at the head of the valley, gazing down over the steep, wooded slopes that converged on the long, deep mountain lake that stretches many, many miles, almost as far as the sea to the east of the Anthras. Although it was sad that all of the gith elders were dead, their passing meant that his people could change their isolated ways and live free from fear of the gidim. The valley was finally free and at peace. Matunaaga could return to his old life once again, and take up fishing and net-mending, safe in the knowledge that the world would not need his fighting skills any time soon. [B]Uncle Uru[/B] Ensconced in the mountains, Uncle Uru becomes the titan of peaks and caverns, valleys and hills, as well as the Lord of creeping, crawling fey, gremlins and spirits. Quite the portfolio! Under his auspices, and with the new planar alignment, gremlins become[I]creators[/I], not destroyers, of technology. With the help of El Extrano (as payment for his services), it does not take long for the fey titan to create his new Vault, and imprison all the evil things the clergy couldn’t contain. At its heart sits a liturgical clock, continually fed with holy water, which on certain days of the year (the significance of which eventually pass from memory) cause the Vault to echo with the screams of the demon Tokoloshe. Shortly after his withdrawal to the mountains, Uncle Uru is visited by Mista Knyves, who has come to pledge service. Uncle Uru is overjoyed that the ettercap is not dead after all. Nor, it turns out, is Knyves’ companion, whom he nervously introduces by drawning him out of an inside pocket: it is Copperhat the Headless – not the one who got his throat slit, but a reflected version – nonetheless aware of the grudge and prostrate before the vengeful titan. “Everything I did I did out of fear of my master,” squeaks the diminutive fey. “Allow me to serve and I will be equally devoted to you.” Uncle Uru hands him his inexplicable naughty word list of 78 names and tells him to get to work. [B]Wayfarer[/B] Leon bids a final farewell to King Baldrey, and they share a wry joke about his almost-betrayal in the final battle, before putting all that behind them. Leon has already travelled to the near planes, bringing refugees from Dunkelweiss and ambassadors from Etheax and Caeloon. But now he plans to travel further afield, to put some distance between himself and all the complexities of the world, and explore what’s out there in the vastness of space. It’s an ambition he’s been nursing for a while, since his plane-hopping powers developed and the world was opened up. He’d hoped Kasvarina would go with him, but she’s got her family back now, so she declined. Leon didn’t know what he would find out there, and couldn’t be sure if he would return. “So this is goodbye,” he says. Korrigan says a few wise words in response and they shake hands. Then Leon vanishes. [B]Plain Old Gupta[/B] After a few months of settling in to life with her family – who had to get used to the fact that she was fully five years older than when they had last met – Gupta decided it was time to return to work. At the launch of the [I]RNS Possible[/I], Delft had suggested that she might return to work with the RHC in any capacity she so chose – build a team, answer only to herself, not as his subordinate in any way. She liked the sound of that. Gupta met with Delft at RHC HQ. Xambria was there too. She no longer occupied a steel body, but the body she had wished for herself was as tough and fast as anything Alden Wondermaker could fashion. She and Gupta had put their differences aside and agreed that they would work in partnership again. “Let’s keep it small to begin with,” said Xambria. “Something local.” “Hopefully the world won’t need to be saved again for a while,” said Dima. Delft thought for a moment, chewing furiously. Then he stood, reached into a cabinet and produced a file, which he threw on the table between them. “Well, the Ragman Case still needs solving,” he said. [B]And now for the obligatory soft-rock tune, with tangentially connected lyrics, to play out over the end credits: [MEDIA=youtube]id=D2xar8DwKi0;list=OLAK5uy_nJ2goglnezX5Maa0gUiUI1gMpKBSBF74A[/MEDIA] End of Campaign[/B] [/QUOTE]
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