[Player Event] By Hakad Sorcery and Petrine Sword

[Minuvas 3193]

 

 

[Player Event - Initial Context and Dates]

Chamber of Earth Field Report given to the Chamber of Water

made public within enclave

 

"The earth must be wrought with our hands, the skies and its winds channeled for our needs. A Sorcerer cannot gain without sacrifice." - Grand Magister Razad the Fatebinder

 

Having departed Failor our scouts discovered a river inlet that would lead to what is now known as the Silent Valley, and we landed on the shores between the western rocky cliffs of the area until finding suitable stone for building.  The Chamber of Earth had begun building for some days upon the mountain meadowlands which was supposed to be a great Ziggurat to Hohkmat and the people of the Hakad. Follow-on boats brought more sorcerers further downstream to setup a temporary encampment.

 

We had been settling earth in columns upon each other for about three days when the distant sound of beaten wing and caw seemed to come about us. Without delay, we called the Chamber of Fire to help secure the perimeter - but the action was too late. A great nest of what we came to learn were called 'Regalis Gryphons' had been disturbed, their location deceived to us until too late. Beak and claw had set upon us rapidly and without time for preparation. 

 

 

Magi from the Chamber of Earth ambushed by Gryphons

 

We discontinued our construction as the small contingent of atronachs and fire magi attempted to beat back the nest. A fiery gale of magic stunned the coming swarm but we soon realized it would be impossible to stand and fight. Having not expected nature here to be so ferocious, we mounted our horses and Yisar in retreat. An earthen blast fell some of the pursuing birds, and we watched in the distance as the simple foundations we had begun to construct were being picked clean by the beasts as they pecked at our comrades left behind. 

 

Wounded and defeated we began to pass blame between us. The situation would have been dire, had we not come upon a gate with a sentry of a group of knights. They began to ride towards us once we were spotted and while we wanted to conjure great magics, we were too fatigued to make a great display of sorcery. It is fortunate, in this instance, that we did not strike first. The contingent of heavily armed knights and horsemen that rode towards us treated our wounded and took us in - though fully capable of killing us and taking our belongings in our current state. 

 

Delegation from the Chamber of Wind and a Petrine Knight

 

We dispatched a letter back to the Hohkmat camp proper, in which a delegation from the Chamber of Wind came shortly afterwards. Whatever they discussed with these Knights called Petrine is a matter for the Chamber of Wind, but shortly afterwards their people allowed us to erect a temporary abode in their city to which the Chamber of Wind has called the 'Enclave of Hohkmat' - and more magi begin to arrive within the facility each passing day.  

 

I have yet to see the Grand-Magister, but one of the Lady-Magisters arrived soon after on a Yisar and told me to get my earthen magics ready once more - that we shall sally forth again to meet these Harpies in force, and to take what is ours. 

 

I have also not seen the leader of the Petrine Knights. Rumor is she and the Grand-Magister are due to meet. Does that bode well or ill for us? I have heard Razad is a rather mysterious and ephemeral figure. Oh.. this interrogation is over?

 

 

End Report

Archived within the Chamber of Water

Written on the Bottom, the author's handwriting is unknown.  

 

Lady-Magister Valindra is to be named Commander of all Hohkmati forces in the field to liberate our territory from these monstrous birds called Regalis Gryphons.  They are to be dispersed - through extreme prejudice or other method without delay and our dead avenged.  We expect her and the first cohort of our forces to be deployed within the next elven month. We expect results, failure shall result in re-assignment but victory will be met with laurels. Valindra may negotiate with the Petrine Knights for additional help and recruit magi directly from the enclave to support her, but she will do so with her own resources until there is something tangible to report

 

Unsigned 

 

[OOC: Player ran CRP Event, 10JUN23, 8:00 PM EST - Hohkmat, Petra, and friends of those communities invited. Morigung (Valindra) is the Hohkmat player event lead. Player NPCs, or those who want to be a player NPC for this event, can get the quest details in our discord. Our goal is a 2:1 ratio for player to NPC for this event.  Mundane player-signed items such as claws and feathers will be dropped from the DYI event monsters, one NPC player will be the lead working through loot drops. 

 

This information is considered public knowledge and interactable]

 

(OOC: Interested in our little Mageocracy -  come on down! )

 

 https://discord.gg/rteb7Nt6eA