The booming voice echoes similar sentiments, and a fourth image appears in bas-relief on another wall of the hexagonal chamber: a monstrously fat hill giant chief.
"SHE'S a looker... We heard word of a hill giant chieftain causing trouble to the south - it's a female chieftain if my memory of our encounter with that hill giant female is on point," Ink replies.
"And I'm SURE that that Mithril spearhead is a stone giant artifact."
The spear head disappears like the rest, and the Oracle's voice booms once more. "You have accomplished many great deeds, avenging giantkin of the thievery committed against their ancestors. Now, you must choose your path, and all will be made clear." The fifth wall, next to the portal that lead you here, remains bare.
Eigeron’s ghost answers Ink, “I believe you simply step into the circle and state your chosen path together. That is what the oracle said.”
Harshnag speaks up in answer to Matrix in common: “...I could be wrong, but I do seem to remember that the Oracle said that to foil one giant lord was to foil them all. Something about the path becoming clear? The goal should be restoring the Ordening, I suspect.”
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"Harshnag speaks the truth... Fixing one will lead to fixing them all. We don't know what the hill, cloud or frost giants are up to... but the stone giants are trying to wipe any sign of small person civilization off of Faerun and the fire giants are trying to build a massive adamantium construct."
After a pause, Ink continues," I wanted to visit the stone giants on behalf of Rip, but since that's no longer the case..."
Ink takes out a small pyramidal die and tosses it on the ground...
(1 hill, 2 frost, 3 fire, 4 cloud)
It stops rolling and shows a 3 on its highest point.
"Well, cloud giants it is."
Ink steps into the circle and states, "I wish to face the countess leading the cloud giants."
After the majority of you utter the words to the effect that you wish to pursue the "Hill Giants" path, every other bas-relief disappears but for that of Chief Guh. The Oracle speaks in its thunderous giant voice:
"Travel south over tree, hill, and vale. Let the great river be your guide. There, on one of its eastern arms, you’ll find Grudd Haug—the den of the hill giant chief. The conch you seek is close to her."
Each of you suddenly realize that you seem to innately know the shortest, most direct physical route to Grudd Haug. This is obviously a magical effect. You don't know how long it's going to last, but the knowledge seems as intrinsic to you as knowing which way is up.
// YOU MAY NOW ADVANCE TO CHARACTER LEVEL 8! //
Harshnag, meanwhile, scratches his chin and frowns. "The great river. Would that be the Dessarin? It makes sense, with all the hill giant activity focused on that area. You'd think the Oracle would have drawn a map...or something?"
Ink pulls out Harshnag's map and follows the route in his head through the map, drawing where Chief Guh's location is and the route suggested by the oracle.
Ink comments to the Harshnag, "The Oracle put the map in my head."
Ink looks up at the ghost, and as if suddenly inspired, steps back into the mithral circle and asks in giantish, "Help us put good Eigeron’s spirit to rest... Where can we find Blagothkus?"
Looking around and seeing no one else approach the ring for questions Matrix steps up next to Ink ''no more then two questions, could you translate for me?" after getting an affirmative he steps in front of Ink "If you are an oracle you will know of what I speak. Do their spirits rest in piece?"
The booming voice echoes similar sentiments, and a fourth image appears in bas-relief on another wall of the hexagonal chamber: a monstrously fat hill giant chief.
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Oh he’s a ... looker.
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Ink turns to Flint, "Throw in the spear - there's one giant clan missing... Maybe that spear tip is the key."
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"SHE'S a looker... We heard word of a hill giant chieftain causing trouble to the south - it's a female chieftain if my memory of our encounter with that hill giant female is on point," Ink replies.
"And I'm SURE that that Mithril spearhead is a stone giant artifact."
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After several moments, the disembodied Oracle speaks once more. "Step forward now, champions, and declare your chosen path."
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Ink translates and nudges Flint... "So what are you going to do with that?"
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Flint places the speartip in the ring.
The spear head disappears like the rest, and the Oracle's voice booms once more. "You have accomplished many great deeds, avenging giantkin of the thievery committed against their ancestors. Now, you must choose your path, and all will be made clear." The fifth wall, next to the portal that lead you here, remains bare.
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Ink sighs, "Well... We'll find that stone giant clan on our own time and avenge Rip's family, friends and home."
"How do we choose a path?"
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"which clans misdeeds are the most direct threat to the most people?"
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Eigeron’s ghost answers Ink, “I believe you simply step into the circle and state your chosen path together. That is what the oracle said.”
Harshnag speaks up in answer to Matrix in common: “...I could be wrong, but I do seem to remember that the Oracle said that to foil one giant lord was to foil them all. Something about the path becoming clear? The goal should be restoring the Ordening, I suspect.”
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"Harshnag speaks the truth... Fixing one will lead to fixing them all. We don't know what the hill, cloud or frost giants are up to... but the stone giants are trying to wipe any sign of small person civilization off of Faerun and the fire giants are trying to build a massive adamantium construct."
After a pause, Ink continues," I wanted to visit the stone giants on behalf of Rip, but since that's no longer the case..."
Ink takes out a small pyramidal die and tosses it on the ground...
(1 hill, 2 frost, 3 fire, 4 cloud)
It stops rolling and shows a 3 on its highest point.
"Well, cloud giants it is."
Ink steps into the circle and states, "I wish to face the countess leading the cloud giants."
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Flint steps forward "ah s-say wwe f-f-face hhill."
Ink takes off his cloak and places it on Flint, commenting, "You need new winter clothes."
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After the majority of you utter the words to the effect that you wish to pursue the "Hill Giants" path, every other bas-relief disappears but for that of Chief Guh. The Oracle speaks in its thunderous giant voice:
"Travel south over tree, hill, and vale. Let the great river be your guide. There, on one of its eastern arms, you’ll find Grudd Haug—the den of the hill giant chief. The conch you seek is close to her."
Each of you suddenly realize that you seem to innately know the shortest, most direct physical route to Grudd Haug. This is obviously a magical effect. You don't know how long it's going to last, but the knowledge seems as intrinsic to you as knowing which way is up.
// YOU MAY NOW ADVANCE TO CHARACTER LEVEL 8! //
Harshnag, meanwhile, scratches his chin and frowns. "The great river. Would that be the Dessarin? It makes sense, with all the hill giant activity focused on that area. You'd think the Oracle would have drawn a map...or something?"
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Ink pulls out Harshnag's map and follows the route in his head through the map, drawing where Chief Guh's location is and the route suggested by the oracle.
Ink comments to the Harshnag, "The Oracle put the map in my head."
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Ink looks up at the ghost, and as if suddenly inspired, steps back into the mithral circle and asks in giantish, "Help us put good Eigeron’s spirit to rest... Where can we find Blagothkus?"
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“His shadow falls on Parnast.”
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Crownsguard picks up Flint in a bear hug, “Do not worry, Flint. I will warm you. I have seen fellow organics doing this ‘hug.’”
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Looking around and seeing no one else approach the ring for questions Matrix steps up next to Ink ''no more then two questions, could you translate for me?" after getting an affirmative he steps in front of Ink "If you are an oracle you will know of what I speak. Do their spirits rest in piece?"
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