I wonder. Is this the means to getting around the Enemy's obfuscation?
I could see it, yeah.
Risky to try, but maybe worth a shot at some point.
Yes
That aside, man, for all it was a giant research sink? "You have unlocked the idea of writing things down" is a game changer. Well worth the time and investment involved.
Even Runestones are more turns of phrases and sentences then something intended to put a lot of information forward. The only downside is that the Runes are... Well, too magical to be something you can write a lot in.
Which means we're going to need to develop a simplified version that isn't magical.
Yup.
It will take time... But once we iron the steps, we can leave behind riddles to help others, even if it's coded/hidden in poems.
We also need a practical writing medium, which probably means importing parchment.
Perhaps a trip to China or Egypt?
I mean, it was literally in the first of Halla's updates too. Doesn't require Odr at all, technically. As long as something is giving you a Foundation.
We also know that Seidr has a price attached, though that Price can vary. (Like how the Seeress wants Horra's head in exchange for teaching us).
Perhaps the great price is because whoever teaches you seidr pays the first few steps?
A personal sacrifice for a persona service rendered?
A wandering albatross, not exactly very common in these parts
Huh, interesting.
I just hope he don't start acting like a garbage can too.
In a somewhat similar manner of jumping at the slightest sudden movement.
...they are on the edge as a group so makes sense...
But twitchy just reminds me of the nisse...
Just as a bit of a heads up from me. So, a guy I knew might have died. I wasn't the closest to him, but it's definitely robbed me of the writing mood.
I dunno if it'll come back tonight, but we'll see.
Dang, take care and my condolences.
Take whatever time you need man, we can wait.
Sten frowns. "Without the blessing of the Headsman, any action we take will have to be in secret. Which means we'll have to eat some nid to do that."
Guess it's time to drop the pole next turn.... And our findings so far.
Sure, it's not a magical silver bullet, not a sunshine dagger against trolls, but it starts things up.
"Still, dying would be better than," The first glances over his shoulder, a flash of fear in his eyes, "...ending up like that."
Yeeeep, definitely shapecrafted monstrosity
... can we steal whatever it is they're transporting maybe?
Oooh, better idea, we use the glue
To elaborate, we use the Glue from our Tree, we place it secretly on the road before them, and it means they can't bring the cart.
Which means their 'Insurance Plan' goes up in the air. Might even wake up whatever beastie they're bringing, which means that whatshisface the Raider blames Horra for the bullshit and attacks him.
...do we have free space in our fylgja? If yes, it's worth a try.
Glue would not work though.
I don't think out fylgja could teleport it from the tree not would it stop the delivery.
The earth would just stick to the wheels. Or the raiders lose their boots and the game is up.
They can also just pick up the whole wagon and carry it.
We maybe could, but that would maybe call off this meeting. We really want this meeting to occur, I think. It's almost certainly the first incontrovertible evidence of Horra's farm being in league with bandits (and claiming Horra is orchestrating it) and we need that.
And apparently Horra can make berserks, but maybe not very well or without terrible side effects. That seems worth noting. His magic being shapecrafting but more messed up definitely fits what we know of it.
Yeah, definitely need to steal it after the meeting if we do that.
He is a shaoecrafter or dabbles in it.
But I doubt he made one or the clocked one is all too happy to have been worked on.
The problem is that they're practicing some pretty damn good Opsec for the most part too, and it seems to be suggesting that Horra's daughter is trying to pull a fast one as well on everyone involved.
Hrm, that being said, like, if we actually see all this go on, is that actual Evidence? Or would they just close ranks anyway without something to actually nail him to the ground with?
I think his daughter is the security/insurance that the opsec is kept up.
Seems likely they're transporting some fleshcrafted monstrosity ala the nisse, but made out of human corpses. 🤔 And taking it to the raiders... As a gift? Something to sell?
The clocked one definitely is one, but more a guard, I think.....
No idea what's on the cart thou, could be siege weapons or additional weapons and stuff too, but flesh/shapecrafted monstrosities work fine for those, yeah.
Later was clarified as an Albatross, which is pretty neat.
Yeah, saw thatthanks though!
Probably helps with luck, travel, or both, though the details are completely unclear.
Hm... That's the superstition surrounding them. Let's hope it's so then.
Nothing is unbeatable and neither is Frenzy. Judging things by if they're unbeatable or not does not a very good standard make.
I know that's not what you mean, but I just want to make it clear that there is no skeleton key move that counters everything always no matter what.
With seidr and nit, and magic in general, not being there in the first place doesn't work either, huh?
An addition to the plan, if you don't mind it ...
Take care of our owl's claws when setting in to listen, so they don't scrap on whatever it lands on (nor whatever it sits on gives a noise from the added weight)
