Itinerant: A Pilgrim Quest
[X] Nothing, for the house had lost enough, and you would not take from it what could serve it in the time to come.
Got to at least give it a shot.
Got to at least give it a shot.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Hm. Risking the Book of Wisdom is a non-issue, since no treasure is worth more to us than a miracle we seek. Still, let's see if we can handle this on our own.
[X] Nothing, for the house had lost enough, and you would not take from it what could serve it in the time to come.
[X] Nothing, for the house had lost enough, and you would not take from it what could serve it in the time to come.
Gargulec
impact!
- Location
- a garden
Just to note, since your character should be aware of it: a book is easily worth several times the value of a sword. However, it is also significantly more difficult to actually sell. Also, there should be an update later today, but I am leaving the voting open for now.
- Location
- Brittany, France
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[ ] Nothing, for the house had lost enough, and you would not take from it what could serve it in the time to come.
PERFECT DAUGHTER QUEST
PERFECT DAUGHTER QUEST
- Location
- Brittany, France
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Very well then, for the sake of moving forward:
[X] Book of Wisdom.
[X] Book of Wisdom.
0.3 The Book of Roots
Gargulec
impact!
- Location
- a garden
So, after an unexpectedly close race, the Book of Wisdom won. Also, I am sorry if the text if of lower quality than usual, I am currently away from home and have to write in distinctly unfavourable conditions.
It seemed that no one among the gathered found your request surprising, and so presently was the book delivered into your hands, from the chest of war-spoils in which it was stored. It was a tome of considerable size and weight, bound in wood and leather, with a deep gash cut across its front, as if a blade had been wielded against it. Yet, the text was well-preserved, and, with some difficulty (for the scribe's hand seemed to you an unsteady one), you read from one of the pages:
"Pollio first made libraries, Eastern as well as in the popular language, for public use at White Wall, with statues of the authors added in an atrium that he had built most magnificently from spoils."
At that, you finished and rummaged through the tome some more, to uncover that it was truly filled with wealth wisdom and knowledge, concerning all manner of things: from the nature of lands and cities to an enumeration of beasts of the wild. Furthermore, you had also noticed that on the margins of many pages, there were notes, written by a different hand, of the kind that you knew to be classed glossa in the language of White Wall, and which were often authored by learned men who wished their knowledge and observations to the tomes that were in their possession, for posterity. And so, the book seemed to you a great treasure, and though you thought about how would it be a no small burden to carry it on your back to all the way to the city of Step, it still cheered you to have in your hands.
There were some among the Saints you knew that seemed particularly well suited to your task. First among them was Saint Mavo, who was the patron of the itinerant, and was often invoked by priests and monks who had to make long journeys; Ethal was among his followers. Then was Saint Atharius the Martyr, who was the patron of the learned and who gave blessings of rhetoric and dialectic. Then was Saint Odo of Grace, who was the one to care for the unfortunate and ill-fated, and to whom the hopeless and the desperate often guided their prayers. And finally, there was also Saint Corvo the Exile, the patron of the crooked and banished, of those who are known to be like rabid wolves, unfit to live among men of good fame, but need their patron all the same.
On the eve of your pilgrimage's start, you found your way to a small shrine that was raised from stone by Rada, in thanks for having his son delivered from a deathly illness. There, before the altar-stone, you knelt and asked for a blessing from…
[ ] Saint Mavo.
[ ] Saint Atharius the Martyr.
[ ] Saint Odo of Grace.
[ ] Saint Corvo the Exile.
0.3 The Book of Roots
It seemed that no one among the gathered found your request surprising, and so presently was the book delivered into your hands, from the chest of war-spoils in which it was stored. It was a tome of considerable size and weight, bound in wood and leather, with a deep gash cut across its front, as if a blade had been wielded against it. Yet, the text was well-preserved, and, with some difficulty (for the scribe's hand seemed to you an unsteady one), you read from one of the pages:
"Pollio first made libraries, Eastern as well as in the popular language, for public use at White Wall, with statues of the authors added in an atrium that he had built most magnificently from spoils."
At that, you finished and rummaged through the tome some more, to uncover that it was truly filled with wealth wisdom and knowledge, concerning all manner of things: from the nature of lands and cities to an enumeration of beasts of the wild. Furthermore, you had also noticed that on the margins of many pages, there were notes, written by a different hand, of the kind that you knew to be classed glossa in the language of White Wall, and which were often authored by learned men who wished their knowledge and observations to the tomes that were in their possession, for posterity. And so, the book seemed to you a great treasure, and though you thought about how would it be a no small burden to carry it on your back to all the way to the city of Step, it still cheered you to have in your hands.
***
You have unlocked the Book of Roots, written by the servant of the Saints Desiderius. The book holds many secrets, and although large and unwieldy, it can be used to gleam information about the world! Once per update, you may now try to ask for a word or term and see if it is explained in the book. It also includes many a gloss, which may contain secrets and wisdom beyond what the holy author had himself written!
***
Over the course of the next few days, you undertook more preparations for your pilgrimage, eagerly awaiting the tell-tale signs of spring that would indicate to you the right time to embark on your quest. However, the thaw had receded, and the winter was returned, and it continued almost to the day of Saint Gerulf's Ascension. However, Saint Gerulf, watching over those who provide for their families, decided in his grace to grant you some good fortune, and so on the day of his feast first snow-drops were spotted among the snows and within days, the arrival of spring was indisputable. With it, only one thing remained before you could commence your pilgrimage, and that was to dedicate your efforts to a Saint, so that you would not be thrust onto your way without protection and guidance.
There were some among the Saints you knew that seemed particularly well suited to your task. First among them was Saint Mavo, who was the patron of the itinerant, and was often invoked by priests and monks who had to make long journeys; Ethal was among his followers. Then was Saint Atharius the Martyr, who was the patron of the learned and who gave blessings of rhetoric and dialectic. Then was Saint Odo of Grace, who was the one to care for the unfortunate and ill-fated, and to whom the hopeless and the desperate often guided their prayers. And finally, there was also Saint Corvo the Exile, the patron of the crooked and banished, of those who are known to be like rabid wolves, unfit to live among men of good fame, but need their patron all the same.
On the eve of your pilgrimage's start, you found your way to a small shrine that was raised from stone by Rada, in thanks for having his son delivered from a deathly illness. There, before the altar-stone, you knelt and asked for a blessing from…
[ ] Saint Mavo.
[ ] Saint Atharius the Martyr.
[ ] Saint Odo of Grace.
[ ] Saint Corvo the Exile.
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- Location
- scrabbling
[X] Saint Odo of Grace.
- Location
- The Great Beyond
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
[X] Saint Atharius the Martyr.
[X] Saint Odo of Grace.
- Location
- Brittany, France
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Saint Corvo the Exile.
So when do we unlock Blink
So when do we unlock Blink
Gargulec
impact!
- Location
- a garden
Unrelated, but a bit grim and interesting.
While trying to actually make sure I have the value of of a solidus right, I was flicking through one of the books I use as a reference for this quest (Julia M. H. Smith's Europe After Rome. A New Cultural History 500-1000, for the curious), and although I did not actually find the info I needed (I remember it is somewhere there, but cursed be poor indexes, thousand times cursed), I found something that you may find a bit foreboding, as you lead your pilgrim through the forest-shrouded lands of the Liefs.
This is the index entry for women in this book:
women
-options for women 42-44
-lower status 113, 119, 122
-role in the ethnic identity reproduction 249
-sexual conduct 97-99
-in Irish origin mythology 250, 251
-in Longobad law 115
-as widows 112, 134, 135
-entering covens 112
-high value as slaves 150, 198
-sexual exploitation 147, 151
-importance for a given society's reproduction 89, 98, 110, 249
see also: queens, marriage, gender
While trying to actually make sure I have the value of of a solidus right, I was flicking through one of the books I use as a reference for this quest (Julia M. H. Smith's Europe After Rome. A New Cultural History 500-1000, for the curious), and although I did not actually find the info I needed (I remember it is somewhere there, but cursed be poor indexes, thousand times cursed), I found something that you may find a bit foreboding, as you lead your pilgrim through the forest-shrouded lands of the Liefs.
This is the index entry for women in this book:
women
-options for women 42-44
-lower status 113, 119, 122
-role in the ethnic identity reproduction 249
-sexual conduct 97-99
-in Irish origin mythology 250, 251
-in Longobad law 115
-as widows 112, 134, 135
-entering covens 112
-high value as slaves 150, 198
-sexual exploitation 147, 151
-importance for a given society's reproduction 89, 98, 110, 249
see also: queens, marriage, gender
I'm thinking the same.
I think I'll change my vote to the option that involves rhetoric.