Woops - sorry I sent this to the wrong list! Well, enjoy the myth!!!
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> Howdy gang - just a reminder that the next game is tomorrow, Monday
> the 6th. We will start at 7 pm. Feel free to show up anytime after 6
> pm. Bring your own food and your characters.
>
> Here is the myth of Tarahelera and Niskis - you will be performing a
> magical ritual this session to reenact this myth. You will need to
> figure out who will be cast as what in the ritual - many characters
> will just be helpers of the hero.
>
> THE SEDUCTION OF TARAHELERA
> Tarahelera the Blue Woman is a lovely and desired Water goddess whose
> gentle rains bring fertility. She was one of the many Water gods that
> followed in the wake of the invasion of the Sky during the Gods War.
>
> When Jagrekriand - the evil Red God - defeated the Water Gods, his
> brother, the Sky God Venebain, captured Tarahelera and took her as his
> concubine. As a result, Tarahelera stopped bringing her gentle rain
> to our ancestors. Ernalda knew that without her rains, the people of
> the Storm Tribe would suffer and she told her lover Niskis to steal
> Tarahelera and bring her to the Storm Tribe.
>
> Niskis and his companion Yinkin the Cat went to the Sky and snuck into
> the Golden Hall of the Sky Gods. With Yinkin's help he avoided the
> guards - and bypassed the terrible baying hound Rowdril. He made his
> way through the labyrinth of chambers and apartments and made his way
> to Tarahelera's chamber.
>
> Hidden, Niskis saw the beautiful Blue Woman dance and was smitten with
> her. Niskis emerged from his hiding place and sang her a poem he had
> composed. The young god seduced the Blue Woman and charmed into
> coming with him willingly. Tarahelera showed Niskis a secret way out
> of the palace and the three fled the Golden Hall together.
>
> When Jenebain discovered that Tarahelera was gone, he charged out
> after Niskis. However, Jenebain did not summon his master
> Jagrekriand, and Niskis defeated him and his companions. Niskis then
> fled the Sky and returned to the Storm Tribe with Tarahelera, who
> blessed the people of the Storm Tribe with her gentle summer rains.
>
> Jeff
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