"The mind is a doorway...
...one that you can walk through if you wish."
Summaries from Nathan's interactive storytelling sessions (otherwise known as DnD)
"The mind is a doorway...
...one that you can walk through if you wish."
- the group awakens to the sounds of gunshots
- Tineye and Blay are being arrested - Tineye is screaming that one of the guards caught his bullet and that it’s unnatural - the Sudari in long robes hold Tineye easily - the Elxa walks into the room, holding Blays ring - he says that it means she has high standing in Dwelle and she has been using it to communicate with the Exalted Peoples - Blay is to be interrogated, while Tineye will be executed for shooting at a Sudari guard - the group is given a morning to relax and then invited to witness the Sudari Legion - they meet with the Elxa on a balcony overlooking a very neatly made camp - there are 800,000 professional Sudari soldiers in perfect formation - the Elxa gives a short speech and they begin to march - as they march they sing the Sudari national anthem, keeping perfect time with their marching pace - the Elxa and his guards rides to the front of the column, along with Jaques, Kirra, Greer, Treasure, and Lucy - they are heading north to Dragonsden - a Sudari monk is sent with 25 Sudari soldiers to march with Raven, Derfel, Alana, and Fi - they are heading south to the Wall of Teeth Act 1 The Wildelands -Sesha is the name of the monk sent south with them -she is one of the Shashurak monks who guard the Elxa, and she has been sent to guard the group(and make sure Raven doesn’t betray them) -They all head to the Wall of Teeth -The Wall of Teeth is a wall of giant humanoid jawbones, that guards the border of Sudar and the Wildelands -They pass through the Teeth with no problems(there is a giant sand snake in the distance, but it is very far away) -The Wildelands is mainly an arid plain, and the team makes good time -soon they are attacked by their first group of Urom-No-Manda -The Sudari shield wall stops the worst of the damage, but a few are killed or wounded -Sesha helps by actually catching the arrows out of the air -as the archers ride away the group pursues quickly -Derfel fires an arrow of smoke at them -It misses but the riders are fascinated and turn around -Derfel, Fi, Alana, and Raven approach -Derfel makes all the Sudari drop their weapons -Derfel tries to pet the leader’s horse but gets an arrow shot through his hand -after trying many diplomatic tactics(Alana drawing stick figures, Derfel miming, Fi offering food) they try one last thing -Raven begins to sing to the Umon-No-Mandan riders, and they instantly react -The riders grab Raven(and Fi who is in Raven’s backpack) and ride away with them -Derfel begins to track the horses -Fi and Raven are taken to the village where they are made to sing(and dance in Fi’s case) in front of the whole village -then they are put in a small hut which is under guard -Fi makes friends with the guard(named Candula) by giving him a candle which changes the color of its flame -Derfel is tracking them this whole time, and starts to notice a lot of hoof traffick -he and the Sudari are ambushed two more times, losing a few soldiers each time(Derfel is shot as well) -then as he is nearing the source of all the traffick he is hit by a massive ambush of the nomads -normally they attack in groups of 6 - 12, this gorup is 25 - 40 -and instead of hitting and running, the horsemen circle the sudari formations, firing arrow after arrow at them -the sudari formation collapses under the pressure(they are not Legion after all and their numbers were low) -Sesha saves Derfel and Alana’s life and gets them out of the situation -meanwhile Fi and Raven keep preforming, and meet a crazy old Alweni man who lives in the village -This man is quite mad, and he is tolerated by the villagers, but he does speak their language -Fi picks his pocket and finds the man’s journal -The man was a missionary from the Divine Temple in Alwen, who went south to convert the Sudar with his chapter -his chapter secured some Pearls of Speaking from the Senate to allow them to learn new languages instantly -They were ignored in Sudar(a primarily atheist nation) and got lost in the desert -the chapter wandered into the wildelands and was slaughtered by some “terrifying beast” -the attack of this creature drove this missionary mad -Fi sneaks out of his hut to return the journal, but is caught and taken to the CHief -The Chief decides to hold a trial in the morning -In the trial everyone is furious at Fi -Just before the final decision is made, Raven sings a heartwrenching Shae song about the destruction at Sanctuary -The entire village weeps in sadness, and forgives Fi as long as the journal is returned -The old missionary however is unstable and attacks Fi -Everyone who can hold a bow(which is every Umon-No-Mandan past age 10) aims an arrow at the old man -The old man crushes some item, and with a puff of smoke he is changed to look exactly like Fi -The situation is at a standstill -Derfel. Alana, and Sesha recovering nearby hear the commotion -they sneak over and Derfel fires a flash arrow at the feet of the goblins -Both exclaim at the flash of light, but the old man didn’t change his voice so he doesn’t sound anything like Fi -The Umon-No-Manda kill him, and turn their bows on Derfel -As they are about to shoot him he taps into his past lives, and speaks with all of their voices, telling everyone to calm down -As this conflict is going on, Fi steals into the missionary’s house and steals the last Pearl of Speaking, -Fi runs up to Derfel and gives him the Pearl -Derfel takes it, and can speak Umon-No-Mandan now -he begins negotiations with the Umon-No-Manda -It is quickly apparent that they are highly emotional peoples who are attatched to their horses -Derfel tells them about the Dweller horse killers to the north -The Umon-No-Manda agree to fight on two conditions -First Raven must become one of them and be their envoy -Second the group must prove it by hunting an Anganthrope -Anganthropes are creatures that become whatever thing you most fear -They are dangerous predators -One has been spotted to the south near the grazing grounds of a small tribe, -That tribe hasn’t been seen for a while, and the group is sent to investigate -First though, Raven is made Umon-No-Mandan -Both of his arms are cut, and his blood is painted onto his horse -After an hour of painting, he is linked with his horse(Bonnie) and they are as one -He can sense and feel what Bonnie does from Bonnie’s perspective -Then the group(led by Candula) rides south -They enter the dead forrest where the Anganthrope is prowling -Fi has time to set up some traps before the battle -As the Anganthrope charges the group its leg gets shorn off by a bear trap -This confuses the creature and the group finishes it off, with Derfel getting badly bitten in the process -The group returns to find that the Umon-No-Manda have mustered every single resident of the Wildelands -7000 are ready to ride and fight, with those too old or young to fight being brought along anyways, they also have shamans from the south who have captured five Anganthropes, who can be released onto the enemies -They all ride north to Dragonsden Act 2 The North -Jaques, Treasure, Greer, Kirra, and Lucy are at the head of the Legion with Elxa Quen and his bodyguards -Treasure, and Kirra talk medicine with the Elxa -Greer practices Sudar with him -Jaques, Greer, and Treasure spar with the Elxa -Quen(the Elxa) is master swordfighter, learned scholar, brilliant tactician, and leader of an empire at the young age of 28 -Lucy also spends some time throwing coins in lakes -they arrive at the border to Dragonsden -The ragtag Alweni militia faces the uniformly deadly Sudari Legion -The Commandant meets them, carrying a white flag with gold rings(the Aliance of humans flag) -The team meets in Dragonsden and preps for war -afterwards the group goes to Lucy’s warehouse to check on his business -when they arrive Lucy’s clerk is dead, with an A carved into his chest -The vigilante is waiting there, waiting for Lucy -Jaques recognizes the man’s eyes, it is Arthur -Arthur reveals he has been killing criminals, and protecting the commandant from assassination -the group squares up against him but Artur promises he will just slaughter them all -Treasure and Lucy try to unleash a dangerous spirit at Arthur but he avoids it and stabs Treasure -Jaques tries to challenge Arthur to a duel but Arthur refuses, saying he wouldn;t want to kill the Kapitan -The group leaves Lucy to his fate, but not willingly -Lucy uses all his skill to battle Arthur, but in the end is slain -Lucy is given a military funeral with a speech from the Commandant -Then the team sets of to Norren, with a group of Alweni and Sudari soldiers -They are interested by an old swordmaster who lives alone in Norren] -She offers to train someone but they are too busy and promise to return -They meet up with Ink, and a girl Ink has been taking care of -He has been spending time in a grove and has mande friends with lots of animals -He decides to travel with them -They arrive at Norren and are stopped at the city gates by a pair of familiar faces -It is Jordan with a wall of muscle named Bryce to back him up -Jaques and Greer handily beat them, to the cheers of Norren onlookers -Then they head to the longhouse and meet up with High King Torrig, who they instantly take a liking to -Torrig is excited for war and agrees to the alliance easily -He rallies 200,000 warriors and sets sail back to Dragonsden -But jsut before the fleet arrives they are ambushed by Dweller sumbarines - torpedoes tear through the wooden longboats, and thousands are slain - Only 10,000 make it to shore - The Battle is near Comments are closed.
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