Yeah Brannon, whadyer phinc?

I don't quite understand it:( but I get the feeling the man isn't good. Killing deer! Oh well if you guys gonna declare war, let me know. I send my fey to loot all their magic first :)

Yeah, was thinking of a two handed sword, but I just flogged several of them off so I'll wait a while before I upgrade....  Just feels weird to buy a new one because I didn't like the porcine smell....

If I were to make totally uninformed, wild, meta-gaming guesses, I’d say the lord IS serving kilnded (the large beast in the darkness) but that Kilnded himself is serving some greater evil.

I’ve no clue who Danwe is, but I’m assuming it’s some servent of kilnded sacrificing the lord’s blood (his brother?) upon the alter of brigabtia to corrupt it.

I’m guessing the great stag is Colm, and Killmann and what’s his lord are going to try and kill him again, because somebody probably knows Collm is alive by now. (We’ve told enough people that it’s not exactly the best kept secret.)


But again, all complete guesses without ANY knowledge of the religious symbols of yalls wierd celtic paganism. ;)

Yeah he's a level 10 darkness elementalist with two barbarians plus many escorts. Maybe we can find thee king's son. Still just before we tear face with the clan, let me loot it clean.

The air in the hollow grows still and the scent of leather and the heavy musk of bear settles about Aphails shoulders.
This is a sign of the presence of Artia, the Bear Goddess

His vision grows dark and he is vaguely aware of a falling sensation...the blackness fades a little...he is crawling through a dark cave...ochre hand prints dot the walls and ahead something huge is breathing.
An ancient being, from stone age times, thousands of years old maybe?  Fomorian maybe?

He sees a crown of gold glinting in the darkness and spies Laird Taran kneeling before it, behind the crown stands a dark pale faced figure but Taran does not seem to notice it.
Lairn Taran is taking a payment/bribe from a secretive figure.  Laird Taran maybe being manipulated so strongly, that he is not even fully aware who, what or why he is being bribed?  If a lord was simply executing his kings legitimate orders, why would he need payment for this, and why the secrecy?

Darkness closes about and he sees Taran again baring his throat before the shrine of Brigantia, Danwe runs the blunt edge of a dagger across his throat and red wildflowers are laid onto the shrine... a great cheer goes up... Taran looks pleased but unsettled....
"Danwe is the midwife, or Hearth Warden, for Clan Hewell, which is a kind of cleric for the Goddess Brigantia.  Brannon is our Hearth Warden.  Blood letting is a common sacrificial ritual in many cultures.  This simulated sacrifice could represent the lip service the Taran and Danwe are paying to Brigantia, the cheers could represent the people of Hewell who are loyal servants of Brigantia, and not part of the conspiracy?

The darkness lifts suddenly Taran and Kilmann lie behind a pile of stones and sight towards a huge stag, Kilmann draws back his bow and the animal falls...together the two men hurry to the corpse....the sunlight fades the darkness becomes almost all-encompassing, hot breath is on his face it smells of honey and pine...
This does look like a murder, or persecution, of a single significant person who has the ability, or authority to restore the balance.  This might be Colm Cernach, or it might be Prince Doron, the king's errant son and rightful heir.

So in conclusion, Laird Taran, his son Kilmann and the Hearth Warden Danwe appear to be the instrument of corruption here.  The author of the piece is suspected to be Kilnded, but remains in shadow.

META:  Steward Kilnded is a powerful Darkness Elementalist and servant of Balor, the Prince of Darkness!
This message was last updated by the player at 15:23, Sun 28 Oct 2018.

Nice! So the citizenry of Hewell may not necessarily be evil, but simply being led by corrupted folks who pretend to still be serving brigantia. So proof of some kind that they’re actually serving some other god or leader would be important to have before we try to confront them directly.

Hey, can I have some of that, whatever Aphail is smoking?  It sounds good....

In reply to Colm Cernach (msg # 905):

Yeah he can cast Balor's eyes. Haha I think when we are level 10, we will be able to crush him easily. haha.. ask kores cast hecatomb. Mayb I steal his orb of darkness?

In reply to Toirneach Lann (msg # 908):

Ok, get Aphail back to the manor and we'll move to the nights festivities.

Might change my name given my new status?

Aphail-in-the-Hood?

Aphail sa Chochall?

Fixed your post re. The Lairds family. :)

Maybe I can cast oracle to divine their true intentions?

Its an option.

Lol, I’m just tuckin in. If they want us dead we’re probably dead. :P

I m already eating n drinking ;) anyway I only can divine after aphail tells us wad he saw. I m not afraid of poison I can cast neutralize toxins.

Lets do that one IC.

Brannon and Aphail are NOT in the Feasting Hall, out of sight and sound by all...

Usopi doesn’t really have anything else to say. He’ll spend the night in whatever hut they assign to the boy to keep the kid company, and then in the morning he, get his gear, mount the horse these folks give him, and then have the kid lead him and anyone else coming along to their home so as to battle the winged beast.

After which he’ll come back and give the surviving horses back, and pick up the barding he bought (cause by my reading comprehension not enough time has passed for the barding to get finished.$

In reply to Usopi Venia (msg # 918):

Winged beast...  we better all equip ourselves with missile weapons, in case it decides to keep its distance.  Wonder if we'll run into a whole flock of em'....

Haha I hope it’s not a flock. But yall shoot them and I’ll stand in front of you to get in the way if they swoop down.

Yes ranged weapons are essential l. I have my bow and arrows.

In reply to Toirneach Lann (msg # 921):

Ok...lets pretend Aphail and Brannon remain missing for the rest of the evening.

is it possible to conjure a fey creature to escort us or is there a spell expiry roll?

One task. If that task is 'escort us' or some variant there of then that will be done to a maximum of 24 hours or til the journey ends..whichever is shorter.