[Jaunt] Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake!

[willyousee]

[Usually Alcuin sticks to thoughts only on the Network, so his urgent voice live-streaming in Investigator's minds may be the first time they have ever heard him do this - but the message is more important than the method.]

The Sun Temple will be under attack within the day! Soldiers - Sentinels they are calling them - march on the Temple and are killing any they come across, villager or monk. Messages are being sent conventionally, but there is little hope they will get through. We're rallying all that we have, but I fear we will be too few with so many gone to the summit.

Please, someone carry word to the heads of the provinces at the summit and prepare them! I doubt they are meant to emerge from that place alive.

Comments

[dino_zarf]

I'm going with 'too gorram many'. I can move anyone who's around Suzuki for now.

But even if we could get everyone there, just us isn't going to do the trick. You're right, we need the locals moving on that.

There might be routes that aren't watched as closely... pirates might be the place to look, for that.

[willyousee]

Yes... yes you may be right about that. They will be unlikely to wish to stay and fight on behalf of the peninsula. They may be able to smuggle people around the blockades, but I do not know how many will be able to pay their prices.

[dino_zarf]

No, don't imagine they're keen to fight. But if this plays out the way the Empire wants, their usual trade's liable to run into trouble. Shouldn't be too hard to convince them to use the old tricks for new reasons. At least that way there's something that won't vanish without warning.

[willyousee]

From what has been observed, infiltrators' overlays stay in place after we are pulled from these worlds. Do you think you would be able to convince Lady Zoe to implement such a plan?

[dino_zarf]

She's pretty keen to get away from all this with Rosie, but I might have some luck getting her to talk to some people. She'll have connections, I'm sure.

[willyousee]

Anything might be of help to these people. I would be grateful if you would speak to her.

[dino_zarf]

I'll pitch it as a business matter. Probably the best bet, with her overlay.

[willyousee]

I leave that to your judgement, my lord. You know her best of all of us.