Old Stories

by Kyllikki Särkeäkivi

The party traveled to Racine on foot from Naphio. The road was unmaintained, and the days grew shorter and chillier. They passed other travelers leaving Racine behind, but met no one else headed toward the city.

As the party approached Racine, they saw that the abyss had expanded and was spewing dark miasma, pushing Northward. The part of the city where Yrjänä's workshop used to be had been completely consumed by the pit, leaving Kyllikki feeling even more shattered than before. She had not spoken a single word in Common since Nyx's warning. The party made camp on the outskirts of the city, and Eli told the party a story she had learned from her mother, about a group of legendary Guardians.

The eight princes and princesses protected the world with their powers, conquering even death itself. She learned the end of the story from a book found in the library in Roi. The guardians were called the Court of Eight, and fought back twenty-two devils, saving the world from impending doom. One of the eight, the Queen of Disks, betrayed the others. She killed them, and shrouded the land in a dark fog that pulled the life out of everything it touched. When an Elven sage eventually cleared the dark mist, it left behind a crater that would become the Saria Sea.

Pella then revealed that she had done some reading in the library as well, where she learned of an item called the Carkwhal, which had been used to imprison the Universe. Eren confirmed its existence, saying that Nikoleta had found it in Racine and sent it to the the Sorcerer's Institute. However, it was found in Varvaren's chambers the night he was deposed.

Sah-Ghan proposed trying to make contact with a group called the Nur, but didn't have much information about how to find them. Eren proposed that the Carkwhal might still be at Nikoleta's place, saying that he could get past the magic preventing anyone from entering, since it was once his home. The party agreed to go to Nikoleta's, but to try to find the Nur along the way.

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Strange Marks, Stranger Company
Saturday, 14 August 2281

A Friend and a Fiend
Sunday, 15 August 2281

Memories of Racine
Monday, 16 August 2281

Painful Subjects
Friday, 20 August 2281

Unwelcome Surprises
Sunday, 22 August 2281

Sickness and Suspicion
Tuesday, 31 August 2281

Shattered Stone
Wednesday, 1 September 2281

The Hanged Man
Friday, 3 September 2281

Recovery
Friday, 3 September - Thursday, 21 October 2281

A Warning
Friday, 22 October 2281

Old Stories
Friday, 29 October 2281

The Living Past
Saturday, 30 October 2281

Restless Nights
Tuesday, 2 November - Monday, 8 November 2281

A Pact
Wednesday, 17 November 2281

Desecrated Ground
Thursday, 18 November - Friday 3 December 2281

The Hermit
Sunday, 5 December 2281

Across the Wastes
Monday, 6 December 2281 - Sunday, 9 January 2282

Shifting Alliances
Monday, 10 January - Tuesday, 27 January 2282

Old Stories

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