#gaspard haurtefert

[squaffle]

a half awake giraffe and @averdantsoul! kekeke

[jancisstuff]

Looking Back: The Next Victim

With Killian taking care of Bonnebell and Bonnebell taking care of Killian, the others of the cleansing group notice one part of the destroyed village that isn’t corrupted.

Under a bed in an old shack is a stone that helped the corner of the shack survive. Realizing it’s the mark of the village up the hill, the group travels there to see a modest and prosperous farming village in the windy slopes. Nervous about the death below, they’ve all apparently been given charms from a priest wandering through to protect them.

The only problem is, these are the same charms found in the dead village below.

I said it would not happen again, and right there in mine hands I saw the starting of more.

((This was the first adventure I had hosted in quite some time. It was a bit rocky and I had some work to do on keeping the plot moving, but overall it was a lot of fun and I’m so grateful to those that came along.))

October 2019

[uncojoe]

This seems like fun! If the offer is still up, could I have my fortune read, mister? The name's Gaspard Haurtefert, born on the 4th sun of the 4th Astral Moon.

Lightning seems to be a popular element today. In any case.. ahem!

Child of Byregot, Blessed of Thunder. Born under the grace of the Builder, you are one who understands both the artistry and functionality of craftsmanship. You seek to make something both lasting and inspiring, your hard work ethic and creative mind pulling ideas out of the aether and helping others do the same. It would not be odd for you to be called a muse by some.

And now, the reading.

The Cards (Astral means Upright, Umbral means Reverse)

1. Umbral Two of Rings - Disorganization. Financial disarray.

2. Astral Six of Rings - Generosity. Sharing wealth. Charity. Prosperity.

3. Umbral Lady of Cups - A woman who is emotionally insecure and can only function in a codependent relationship.

4. Umbral Lady of Crowns - A gaudy woman who wears power like she does baubles, flaunting it around and always expecting more.

5. Umbral Three of Cups - An affair. Three’s a crowd. Stifled creativity.

6. Astral Two of Knives - Choices. Truce. Stalemate. Blocked emotions.

The Interpretation

By the Two of Rings, you are experiencing financial problems. The Six of Rings says the reason for this is you are too generous with your money, handing it this way and that to aid those around you. While this is an attractive trait, this has attracted the attention of a couple women who see you as a means to an end. The first is the Lady of Cups, someone who believes she can only live if she has someone taking care of her. With the charity you show others, she feels you would be ideal to take this role. The other is the Lady of Crowns, one who believes wealth and power are the be all, end all. Instead of seeing the wealth you share as a way of providing for her, instead she sees someone who will act as a coin purse to help her continue living at the level of lifestyle she believes she deserves. The Three of Cups says the two will constantly hound you, trying to vie for your attention, consistently getting in the way of your personal relationships. In the end, the Two of Knives suggests a choice needs to be made. Just remember… said choice needn’t be one or the other. You can just as easily choose to cut them both off from your life, though it all depends on what form of bonds you form with them. 

[jancisstuff]

Sewn into my book of letters, among their pages is a lily.

Like the sunrise I bring it up behind the paper to mine eyes and smile. Though I am up before the dawn, I have light to guide me.

The fond thoughts of the dead that come with me, a recollection for myself that brings pride to my actions knowing I do them as much for myself as those not left behind.

Inspirations of the living that make me happy for what I do for them is helping and my actions echo my words exponentially.

The lily returns to those pages for another time. A prayer in its petals.

May mine days be as bright as this flower.

[jancisstuff]

Looking Back: Cleansing the Village

Rare that I had seen power that killed all life before. Oddly enough, Killian was present for the last time. We both had witnessed the horror from an airship above before landing to be knee-deep in it.

This time was different. We arrived after everyone was gone. When there were no memories to be had.

It was the first I had met Bonnebell, Primrose, Gaspard, and Q’lin. Fast friends to make it through what was to come. Cleansing the land from fulms deep of decay and dark magics. Not dark. Foul. Death. Unnatural.

The corpses ran for Primrose and Killian when the cleansing started. Mindless, frantic. They fell easily enough, but with the threat of the boils bursting and infecting us with the same life-draining force range was a priority.

I would spend the next moon there for all the horror to come.

Sept 25 2019

Raw Log

[jancisstuff]

"Nice to meet you,"