"Matthias, it's been a while! What brings you back?" One of the village elders, an old halfling woman, greets him when he leads the way for the other Corsairs into the village hall where the elders normally meet to discuss concerns. Her chest is covered in numerous beaded necklaces that clink when she moves. Other elders wear similar necklaces but none quite as exquisite. It would seem that she is the leader among them.
Matt smiles and steps forward. "Hello, Gisela. I wish I was here to catch up, but I come with a warning instead."
"I had a bad feeling when I saw all those airships hovering in the sky. What's going on?" Gisela asks, eyes narrowing.
"We don't have much time, so I'll get right to it," Matt replies. He tells the elders about his foresight and the landslide, that it will happen later today, and that the scale is large enough to wipe out the village.
"Our village has stood safe for centuries," Gisela insists, "We have fortified the mountainside with a wall that has kept us safe. Why would this time be different?"
Matt lets out a quiet sigh that the Corsairs standing near him can hear. He might have to give his full story about the Will of Hades after all, unless someone can convince them with another approach.
The Landslide
For Matt, his effort to protect the village itself comes down to the raw power of his new abilities. He hadn't been much of a spellcaster in his first life outside religious ceremonies and first aid in a group effort, but he's determined to try. Dark plumes burst from the ground around his feet as he starts to summon forth the power of Hades, and he sprints for the mountainside edge of the village, cane left behind.
The old wall that had protected the village from old avalanches will only do so much, but it makes a good marker for his senses of where the village edge is and how wide. He raises his arms and wills a barrier of magic energy to begin forming from somewhere under the ground up, as if the underworld below was leaking energy up into the living world.
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Date: 2025-03-29 02:30 am (UTC)"Matthias, it's been a while! What brings you back?" One of the village elders, an old halfling woman, greets him when he leads the way for the other Corsairs into the village hall where the elders normally meet to discuss concerns. Her chest is covered in numerous beaded necklaces that clink when she moves. Other elders wear similar necklaces but none quite as exquisite. It would seem that she is the leader among them.
Matt smiles and steps forward. "Hello, Gisela. I wish I was here to catch up, but I come with a warning instead."
"I had a bad feeling when I saw all those airships hovering in the sky. What's going on?" Gisela asks, eyes narrowing.
"We don't have much time, so I'll get right to it," Matt replies. He tells the elders about his foresight and the landslide, that it will happen later today, and that the scale is large enough to wipe out the village.
"Our village has stood safe for centuries," Gisela insists, "We have fortified the mountainside with a wall that has kept us safe. Why would this time be different?"
Matt lets out a quiet sigh that the Corsairs standing near him can hear. He might have to give his full story about the Will of Hades after all, unless someone can convince them with another approach.
The Landslide
For Matt, his effort to protect the village itself comes down to the raw power of his new abilities. He hadn't been much of a spellcaster in his first life outside religious ceremonies and first aid in a group effort, but he's determined to try. Dark plumes burst from the ground around his feet as he starts to summon forth the power of Hades, and he sprints for the mountainside edge of the village, cane left behind.
The old wall that had protected the village from old avalanches will only do so much, but it makes a good marker for his senses of where the village edge is and how wide. He raises his arms and wills a barrier of magic energy to begin forming from somewhere under the ground up, as if the underworld below was leaking energy up into the living world.