Chpt 1.3 - Ghelves Locks
One moment, Filimena is with Marik and Raszire and Ghelve in the room behind Ghelve's shop, the next there is a gentle sucking noise, and Filimena finds herself floating in a field of white. All is silent at first, then the voices begin, whispering quietly and serenely all around her. This is different, Filimena thinks. They're not usually this... Calm. All of a sudden, she feels a tap on her right shoulder. She tries to turn to look, but at that moment, it's as if time has frozen, and she cannot move. Her pupils widen, though. Somehow, she knows who it is.
Finneas? She wants to say his name, but her lips won't move, and her lungs won't breathe.
"Filimena..." comes a voice from behind her, not her brother's, but her own, whispering.
Finneas, where are you? She wants to say. Finneas, I'm looking for you!
"Find them, Filimena..." The voice responds.
Filimena pauses, confused. Find them? Find who? She tries to ask.
"Find them..." The voice continues.
Filimena begins to panic. Tears are welling up in her eyes. The children? I'm looking for them now. Filimena struggles. She desperately wants to turn around, to see her baby brother again. But I'm looking for you too, Finneas. Please, let me find you!
Silence. Filimena begins to weep.
"The Korim..." The voice reappears. Filimena stops struggling.
What?
"The Korim..." The voice says again. The millions of other voices around her begin to join in. "The Korim... Cousins... Deep" The voices are getting louder and louder. "THE COUSINS... DEEP... SPIDER ELVES... DEEP... VANISHED..." Filimena begins to struggle again. The voices are deafening now. She wants to hear him again, but they drown him out. "THE COUSINS... DEEP... SPIDER ELVES... VANISHED..."
Then, as suddenly as the vision began, it ends. With another sucking noise, Filimena is back in the room. She sees Marik standing over the body of the creature that had nearly killed her. She breathes a deep sigh.
[Private to GM: Hope you don't mind me taking liberties with the voices. Just thought it was time I brought back some of the drama of when Filimena was first introduced. Also, I noticed a parallel between Filimena's missing brother and the missing children, and thought it might be interesting to bring that up.
Can I do a history check to see what Filimena knows about the Karim?
19:55, Today: Filimena the Gentle rolled 19 using 1d20+2. History check.]
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