wow, i did not expect this.
now, on to the comments!
Hardir clears his throat after adding his blood to the Oathring. "Veny, as my father-in-law said — " Harald has to visibly stifle a scoff at that — "has the gift of Shroudsight and, with said gift, she saw the fylgja of Halla Longstride spying on my father-in-law's home under a magical shroud."
hm... interesting, guess she could also track the Fyjhla back to Halla?
guess we will see how this plays out...
Blackhand helpfully takes the time to explain as Hardir makes his oaths. 'Shroudsight is one of several ways that Seeing Eyes can develop. It allows the holder to See through disguises and magical shrouds, like your Hidden in Rags.'
oh, neat. more safety options for the kids! Also...
"Hey, Blackhand, what types of developments do you know of the Seeing Eyes?and how many can be had by the same person? Also, can they be helped in developing or its up to the person?"
A collective gasp slips from the wide-eyed faces of the judges and audience alike as you raise the Scorn-Pole high above your head. Curiously, Horra's eyes show no signs of recognition as his brows furrow into a deep valley — he's as confused as you're feeling now.
huh... could it have been one of his sons?
Horra's eye twitches violently as his son's brows furrow in confusion. You get the impression that he either wasn't aware of the horse-siring or the Scorn-Pole being raised — maybe even both! But, by the looks of things, neither was Hasvir.
Yeah, i am calling bullshit! No was Hasvir wouldn't know the racing. His horse might have been sired by one of his siblings though.
'I... did not see that one coming.'
neither did we, Hallr, neither did we.....
Hasvir takes to the stand, his head already shaking as he makes his denials. "I swear on the name I bear that I have never even touched Stronghoof, let alone brought him out to horse fights. I hate horses, can't stand the things. Whoever did this could not have been me."
BULLSHITT!!!!
Nothing happens as he speaks, no oaths have been broken. Whether that's because he's telling the truth or because he's snaked his way through you don't know.
wha...
Why would he bring it to the race then?
You're on the offensive right now, initiative is yours. Horra is planning on counterattacking with how he and his had nothing to do with the Scorn-Pole. Afterwards, he'll move into reiterating that, despite appearances, you are not above using underhanded tactics.
hpf, good luck with that.
Also, this is confirmation that Seersight and its siblings are legal evidence as long as a woman possessing it has a man to represent her in court.
oh, could WE testify for the seer then? Sure, not a man, but we are standing as our own in a legal battle, which is only possibly because of the warrior-woman thing.
Yep. Victory is not in overpowering a foe, it's ensuring that they have no move that doesn't play into your hands.
Just like the enemy, huh?
Joke aside, we should learn and use one enemy's trick against others if we can, keeps the guessing game interesting!
'You should be proud,' Blackhand's normally surreal nonchalance provides a rock to lean on, 'Not many people can even blink let alone breathe after getting hit with that much weight at once, not if it's their first time experiencing it. Look at how everyone else is reacting, that will tell you much. Not as much as their Aspects, but a great deal more than appearances alone.'
I wante to ask what this is and how we can get it from blackhand, but Shard already beat me to it.
The Headsman looks more annoyed than anything else, though his eldest is focused entirely on keeping his breathing level. Folkmarr had been taking a drink when Logi threw his weight around and is currently on the floor, sputtering like a dying fish.
heh, comedic relief!
Audrikr is furious, his coldly burning eyes darting from your gasping form to the other young people in attendance. Few are faring nearly as well as you are. Abjorn was knocked unconscious and his eyelids are fluttering back to life. Hasvir's stood as still as a statue, not a part of him moving.
You scoff, happy that you're doing better than he is. That cocky grin fades as you realize that he's not moving at all. As in, you can't see the subtle rise and fall of his chest, the thing that indicates that one's heart is working.
...did we just made an enemy by being better than the many of the man in attendance or.... something else?
huh, guess he got frightened to death?
It's just your heart stopping, stupid thing.
A swift blow to your chest solves that — though you do have to crack a few ribs in the process. No biggie, a small price to not be numb all over.
oh.... we were as well.
Lmao.
All at once, his entire body pops like a soap bubble before falling in on itself. There's nothing left but a puddle of gunk and meat on the ground.
uhm... i am sure this should have not happened, even with a true death, so, what the fuck?
Before you're given a chance to do anything at all to defend yourself — which would've amounted to Standstill most likely, given your lack of any real armaments — an arcing crescent of hardened fire carves through the air and lops both of Horra's hands off at the wrist.
huh... neat.
Audrikr is the one who gives the sentence. "Horra Hasvisson, for the crime of breaking the peace of the Thing, you have been sentenced with a three year lesser outlawing. Pick three locations, these shall be your places of immunity for the first year. After that, you are on your own. Your lands will be returned to you if you return alive and, if not, will be inherited in accordance with your will."
...Uhm... Mission failed successfully?
Horra's barely moving as he kneels in his own blood, his wet eyes locked to the puddle of once-son.
There could be a joke in that, but well, he definitelly got a Muna from this.
[ ] Muna: Horra on Trial (Gives a passive resistance to Weight)
Yeah, passive defenses are great, so, lets take this.
How the hell did Horra not know is own son was really a fleshpuppet, though?
Just what kind of fuckery is going on here?
This is especially interesting what with her daughter having shroud sight to see through illusions and disguises.
So, when did this happen?
Get the guy with the dead brother involved, get the Elephant merchant involved, then get our murderball to raid Horra's Sanctum and burn it to the ground? If he's there? Bonus! If not, well, we've cost him the center of his power and his army of Draugr.
Wouldn't it be enough to just tell it to the headmaster? Like, we did the after action report with the twins and such?
Screw it, you can have 4 free extra actions.
Quick! He let his defense down! Amass personal power now!
Joke aside, very generous of you! Thank you!
-[X] (Crafting) Try to make something
why spend an action on making a rune for this when the Seeress is here though?
--[X] The Elephant Merchant
...Again, wouldn't it be enough to give a group briefing to them with the headsman?
I don't think I did?
Like, you guys triggered a hidden, secret possibility (that, for the record, would've happened had you mentioned Drysalt at any time around someone with roots in the Valley/Asvir, it just so worked out in this way for the trial.)
oh... interesting.... Was Aki this much out of the loop or its something else?
He is allowed to travel on the roads as long as he moves a spear's length away when encountering travelers. None of the locations can be more than a bow's shot away from each other(which, to be fair, is not a rule that was accounting for cultivation shenanigans, so we'll say an orthstirr-less bowshot.)
They are a campsite in the hills, a fishing shack in the woods, and a rain shelter on the road to Asvir.
Does the bow also need to be unenchanted with runes? or is that fair game?
No, but I'll tell you.
He's sitting pretty at 30-ish
wow.
So, he comes through when he is needed, but is the last person you want to deal with, huh?
Having higher odrengskapr means that people will be more inclined towards trying to hinder you or even may straight up try to kill you.
...was someone from his family trying to clean house?
[X] Muna: Horra on Trial (Gives a passive resistance to Weight)
[X] Plan Dealing With Fallout
