RE: Re: Summons of Evil

From: John Hughes <john.hughes_at_...>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:28:22 +1000


My personal take on the Summons was that it was carried out, not by Bryan and 'central command' but by a bored, petty, not-too-bright dissident group who don't understand walls and seiges and strategy and want to go out and hit things like heroes should. These are Orlanthi after all, and the siege has just begun. The hard unity lessons are still ahead.

So Thrud Who-Uses-The-Red-Emperor-To-Wipe-His-Bottom and his mangy band of Pavis County mauraders (insert obligatory dumb neighbours from own campaign) start up a bonfire in the Shambleshur cattle yards and entertain the various petty hero bands and mercs with their colourful native dances, chest thumping chants and ritual flourishes. In time, folk realise its a Summons of Evil ritual. Someone will eventually wander up to Kings Rock and let the weaponthanes know. The Volsaxi are unsure whether to stop the ritual midway (bad mojo), but intervene to limit the power of the assembled supporters and hence of the ritual itself.

Thrud expects a couple of Heartland hopites or a minor sorcerer to assault the walls. Instead, that night, there's a new glowspot detaching from the moon.

Major bummer, dudes. :(

Thrud hurriedly packs his loincloth and returns to his usual career of hijacking Sun County Lokarnos mule trains. The Bat cometh.

Was the ritual successful - too successful - or is this just coincidence? Who knows? Its a farce, its a horrible farce, and it enters the lore of the seige and the Hero Wars.

Afterwards, people will laugh at the sheer *stupidity* of it all over a beer and a boast.

But not for a while yet.

The Bat Cometh.

Cheers

John

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