Lord Argenthar and his dragon companion Silverain deliver the group and the head of Flame to the Council of Dragonborn. Cyrukk, once again ashamed, departs swearing vengeance. The Council releases Zephyra's parents, and togheter they travel back to the Oasis Town of the Blue tribe.
The dragon head is kept in Lord Argenthar castle, to be disposed of as the heroes prefer. Lord Argenthar and Rudd have a long discussion and a quick sparring match, after which Argenthar asks Rudd to train him in the Sublime Way. As other tasks await him, Rudd draws a map of how to reach the Temple of the Sublime Way, so that Argenthar can reach it on dragonback. To mantain the balance, Rudd ask that also a member of the Chormatic Tribes must join Argenthat. Alas, it seems the only one up to the task is Cyrukk. Time will tell.
In the Oasis, Zephyra has a last confrontation with her parents, who do not support in her choice to bond with humans. Alas, Zephyra's mind is set, and togheter with her friends she travels to the town of the Oracle.
Oracle Stone is a semi-permanent town of tents and wooden buildings, where many heroes await that the Oracle's call. Unfortunately, no one can force a calling, or open the doors of the Oracle, unless the Oracle itself decides so. Many heroes wait months and months at the stone, without ever being called.
As our heroes enter the town, the many noises of the bazaar seem to still, as a chorus voice of men, women, angels and fiends echoes throughout the landscape.
"Lady Gyllenn" the voices sing "step forward".
The Oracle has called. Upon entering, the heroes find themselves in a vast and dark hall. A few runes illuminate the floor, bringing the party to a platform. From high above, they witness a colossal mechanism lifting a mass of stone and crystal faces out of an abyssal well.
The faces, mounts and eyes of stone, crystal and flesh, are the famous Oracle!
Gully asks to know about the Weapon and the Emperor, and the Oracle answers by showing them the Past, the Present, and the Future. The responses are shown as illusions on the majestic walls of the Hall.
The Past. Far away in the starry sky, a purple light, Caiphon, the star of dreams, drops nine cold tears and one red-hot. The tears fall on Tyrrah, and are eventually found by mortals, who forge the Nine Swords of the Sublime Way, and the Weapon, an artifact looking like a metallic-living war-glove. The Weapon brings great suffering to the world, until the wielders of the Nine Swords manage to secure into the Temple of the Sublime Way.
The Present. Deep into Hammerborg, the Emperor and the High Clergy of Athun observe the weapon on an altar, surrounded by protective magic. The Emperor wears the Glove, and madness fills his eyes.
The Future. The Emperor, completely clad in the Weapon, faces the Nine Wielders of the Sublime Swords. A few faces are recognizable... Rudd, Argenthar, Cyrukk, Tharod, Ghalan, the Master. The Master of Nine stirs the other to fight togheter, as "only the combined power of the Nine Swords can face the Weapon".
The Oracle retires, and our heroes return to Hammerborg through Gully's word of recall.
The dragon head is kept in Lord Argenthar castle, to be disposed of as the heroes prefer. Lord Argenthar and Rudd have a long discussion and a quick sparring match, after which Argenthar asks Rudd to train him in the Sublime Way. As other tasks await him, Rudd draws a map of how to reach the Temple of the Sublime Way, so that Argenthar can reach it on dragonback. To mantain the balance, Rudd ask that also a member of the Chormatic Tribes must join Argenthat. Alas, it seems the only one up to the task is Cyrukk. Time will tell.
In the Oasis, Zephyra has a last confrontation with her parents, who do not support in her choice to bond with humans. Alas, Zephyra's mind is set, and togheter with her friends she travels to the town of the Oracle.
Oracle Stone is a semi-permanent town of tents and wooden buildings, where many heroes await that the Oracle's call. Unfortunately, no one can force a calling, or open the doors of the Oracle, unless the Oracle itself decides so. Many heroes wait months and months at the stone, without ever being called.
As our heroes enter the town, the many noises of the bazaar seem to still, as a chorus voice of men, women, angels and fiends echoes throughout the landscape.
"Lady Gyllenn" the voices sing "step forward".
The Oracle has called. Upon entering, the heroes find themselves in a vast and dark hall. A few runes illuminate the floor, bringing the party to a platform. From high above, they witness a colossal mechanism lifting a mass of stone and crystal faces out of an abyssal well.
The faces, mounts and eyes of stone, crystal and flesh, are the famous Oracle!
Gully asks to know about the Weapon and the Emperor, and the Oracle answers by showing them the Past, the Present, and the Future. The responses are shown as illusions on the majestic walls of the Hall.
The Past. Far away in the starry sky, a purple light, Caiphon, the star of dreams, drops nine cold tears and one red-hot. The tears fall on Tyrrah, and are eventually found by mortals, who forge the Nine Swords of the Sublime Way, and the Weapon, an artifact looking like a metallic-living war-glove. The Weapon brings great suffering to the world, until the wielders of the Nine Swords manage to secure into the Temple of the Sublime Way.
The Present. Deep into Hammerborg, the Emperor and the High Clergy of Athun observe the weapon on an altar, surrounded by protective magic. The Emperor wears the Glove, and madness fills his eyes.
The Future. The Emperor, completely clad in the Weapon, faces the Nine Wielders of the Sublime Swords. A few faces are recognizable... Rudd, Argenthar, Cyrukk, Tharod, Ghalan, the Master. The Master of Nine stirs the other to fight togheter, as "only the combined power of the Nine Swords can face the Weapon".
The Oracle retires, and our heroes return to Hammerborg through Gully's word of recall.
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