Episode: Lodge of Petrichor, Part 3
Posted by Story on 11/18/18
The Lodge has been by turns a haven and a battlefield. So many lives lost. But slowly the Compact has gained a little ground. The caves have been cleared of those heretic cultists. The grounds of the Lodge have been kept safe, the pastures protected, the Watchtower reinforced. Shaman whisper of a new Grove, the Grove of Renewal, and those who witnessed its birth in battle and rite are popular guests to tell their tale.
The constant attacks have been repulsed. At first they were frequent, but as the Compact continued to rise to the occasion they were less so. Less and less, and now the duties of guarding the Lodge are important - for all the duties relative to the security of the Compact are important - but no longer quite so urgent.
And then a note is left at the Lodge. "The high cultists are dead. Gargantuans will no longer walk. The Forest is your duty now. Hold the line." The note is burned on the bark of an ash tree and held down by a polished octagon of copper.
And the Lodge stands.
The constant attacks have been repulsed. At first they were frequent, but as the Compact continued to rise to the occasion they were less so. Less and less, and now the duties of guarding the Lodge are important - for all the duties relative to the security of the Compact are important - but no longer quite so urgent.
And then a note is left at the Lodge. "The high cultists are dead. Gargantuans will no longer walk. The Forest is your duty now. Hold the line." The note is burned on the bark of an ash tree and held down by a polished octagon of copper.
And the Lodge stands.