From 88509799f7fde28cdee1bc942f9558c474c97e22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Deepak Mallubhotla Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:51:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] moves redgrove story a bit --- lore/etymologies.txt | 1 + lore/places.txt | 10 +++- sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-redgrove.txt | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-whitewood.txt | 1 - 4 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-redgrove.txt delete mode 100644 sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-whitewood.txt diff --git a/lore/etymologies.txt b/lore/etymologies.txt index 090de22..066ba91 100644 --- a/lore/etymologies.txt +++ b/lore/etymologies.txt @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ Whitewood: named for cottonwoods Ennearch Simeon: Named for st Simeon Stylites Ennearch Isidor: gift of isis, gifts charity it's a bit meh but I asked mallory for a letter and she said i. +Brody: https://www.reddit.com/r/askgaybros/comments/4zpe82/generally_speaking_what_are_some_fuckboy_names/ diff --git a/lore/places.txt b/lore/places.txt index a0ab9d6..e0bc75d 100644 --- a/lore/places.txt +++ b/lore/places.txt @@ -1,2 +1,10 @@ the City Eternal: The seat of the Hierarchy, region in north west Haven, delineated by the Shining Walls. - Includes the G + Includes the Meeting Hall, a great outdoor auditorium for Council meetings, + +Redgrove -> real life counterpart is by espanola (nice coordination between red of redgrove and spain maybe idk) + +Hall of Roots: + A great hall in the City Eternal, housing the Office of Charity as well as many of the acolytes. + +Palace of skies: + The great palace made of a pure white stone and preserved holly, which contains the Hierarch's offices among others diff --git a/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-redgrove.txt b/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-redgrove.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b28be4a --- /dev/null +++ b/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-redgrove.txt @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +The Office of Charity took up the greater part of the third and fourth floors of the Hall of Roots. +Panels of black stone lined the walls, inlaid with white and red wood in lines that tapered to feather thin points. +Sarla thought it would have required Dwarven assistance to create the seamless gaps between stone and wood. +The panels depicted the Lord of the Mountain in the process of creating the Hidden Lands: the creation of a new space separate from the Outer Lands, the creation of Beasts, Birds and Dwarves, the Tripartition of the Voices. +Sarla knew Auroklos wasn't part of any Office, but the beauty of the halls in the Office of Charity brought home how out of favour her mentor was. + +Sarla made her way to the antechamber before the Ennearch's office. +Two assistants stood stiffly by the door, wearing brown Renunciate robes with a gold sash over a shoulder +The Ennearch was busy, as one of them told Sarla, so she sat and waited. +The opulent room smelled of peat and mist, and the gold and white themes around her looked gaudy and overdone, nothing like Auroklos's cosy dark woods. +The yak on the left fidgeted, and as time went on seemed less comfortable with his post. +They both looked very young, and the effect was less an honour guard for the Ennearch than a few teenagers pretending to be tough. +Sarla sighed, and continued to wait. +Eventually, at some signal the yak on the right opened the door to the inner chamber and let Sarla in. + +His Exalted Grace Ennearch Isidor, Paragon of Charity and Patron of the Northern Realms was, in Sarla's estimation, a colossal dick. +In just a few minutes, he made it clear that Sarla's presence was a great favour to Auroklos, and that Isidor would tolerate no embarrassment. +Sarla's role was simple: remain quiet and use the Meadowlark exactly as instructed. +When Sarla asked what precisely she might be instructed to do, the Ennearch gave her a withering glance, and dismissed her to wait outside again. + +Outside, the fidgety yak gave her a sympathetic glance. +―He can be a bit overbearing. + Don't take it too personally though. + +The one on the right attempted to give Fidgetboy a menacing glance, which on the young Renunciate's face looked more like particularly troublesome gas. +―The Practicants in our Office who would go on this trip are both unavailable, Grumpyface told Sarla. + Redgrove's Flocks follow Ennearch Isidor, so you will be there to grant petitions. + Fertilising the grove and so on. + Understand? + +―Both sick at the same time? + That's unlucky. + Why aren't there more Practicants in Charity? + +Grumpyface frowned at her and didn't seem to answer, and when Fidgetboy started to open his mouth, Grumpyface cleared his throat loudly. + +―I'm sorry, Practicant Sarla, but that is the business of the Office of Charity. + If you're so curious, I'm sure you can ask Isidor. + The coach will leave as soon as he's ready. + Until then, you can wait here. + +After a while, the Ennearch emerged from his office, dressed in the full robes of office; red as Ennearch with a gold sash to represent Charity. +―Brody, carry this for me, he said. + +He handed a small bag to Grumpyface, whose name was apparently Brody. + +―We're going to arrive late. + Come, move quickly, Isidor said, starting to head outside. + +The four of them exited the building in relative silence. +Outside, a large coach hummed with activity, with another yak standing outside gesturing them in. +Sarla had heard about the transport coaches that moved without rails, but she'd never actually seen them in action. +It was only worthwhile when leaving the Haven for faraway towns, and that too only if there were no other modes of transport. +Ennearch Isidor boarded the coach first, entering the large enclosed compartment in the back. +The others followed, and Sarla saw the yak waiting outside enter the smaller front compartment. + +Inside, the compartment was ringed with windows, with three rows of seats spaced closely together. +It looked as though six yaks could squeeze in. +The Ennearch took a row to himself, and Brody the next, leaving Fidgetboy and Sarla to squeeze into the back. + +―This is all Dwarf-made, Fidgetboy whispered to Sarla, presumably because she was looking around too much at the unfamiliar vehicle. + Ottowan design for the body, or something. + The engine is commissioned from Mountberg. + +―Brody, did you ask Sarla her full range of capabilities?, Isidor said loudly, cutting off the discussion on the coach. + I would find it very displeasing if we reach diff --git a/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-whitewood.txt b/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-whitewood.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 905b4f2..0000000 --- a/sarlastory/sarla-goes-to-whitewood.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -The Office of Charity took up a great part of