Ira:
In reply to GM (msg # 31):
Ira rolled a 6 using a d20
You left the Kharian Theocracy to expand your knowledge, to meet other philosophers and deep thinkers. Whether this was to expand your knowledge of your own religion or to find a Truth that isn't considered or mentioned in your nations teachings is only known to you.
In your travels, you arrived in the city of Pheze. It wasn't long after the ship docked that you headed into the West District seeking out any information concerning the libraries in the city and perhaps those who have delved into the greater histories therein.
A name kept popping up during these endeavors, Orcor San Chugem Ava Dyaku. An Elladani man said to be the most knowledgeable sage in the West District, if not the city. You eventually met with him and were immediately taken by his charisma, his charm, and his deep understanding of the world. Over time, you forgot about your travels, concerned only with learning from Dyaku and his students.
As you learned more, you soon began to suspect the motivations of this guru. His truth's were dark, filled with lusts, perversions and nihilism. It took you several years, but eventually you found your way clear of his charms and made a desperate escape. As you did, you stole an enchanted compass from his rooms, pressing its disconcerting number of buttons and switches in a panicked frenzy. Just as his followers broke through the locked doors, the compass activated a portal that you blindly ran through.
You ended up somewhere in the sewers beneath the city. Holding the compass and the certain knowledge that you would now be hunted for it...but why? What is so important about this device?
The Compass: This funny-looking compass is formed of sterling silver with a sliver of transparent glass used to provide a peek inside at its face. Its exterior has lots of small buttons, dials, and switches on it, which are used to configure the device into its different modes of use. Many of these are completely unnecessary and aren't linked to any function whatsoever, as if its inventor intended on adding features to it that ultimately never saw inclusion. Though, to a creature not versed in spellcasting, even the buttons it has are perfectly redundant.