TIGER'S EYE

[dramatispersonae]

There is cauldron in the center over your area. The walls are tinged in your team's colors, but besides the cauldron, it's bare.

The water in the cauldron is glowing faintly.

Then, Nimue speaks, and as she speaks, the cauldron begins to reflect her vision.

"There lies a kingdom in ruin... Through no fault of its own. All of its inhabitants dead, or lost to the world. Though it lies in ruin, you can see the the faint remnants of the beauty it once contained."

A pause, her voice sounds fainter now.

"Heroes... you have choices that we do not. How... would you use them...?"

Comments

Scenario One

[dramatispersonae]

"What would you do for this kingdom now?"

"You may choose as you see fit the fate that you would believe... it deserves."

"You may ask me any questions."

"And I, in turn, may ask you questions for your answer."

Re: Scenario One

[deadlyfurniture]

Is this "kingdom" Aather?

Re: Scenario One

[dramatispersonae]

"Mm... Its name matters not, I should think."

Re: Scenario One

[deadlyfurniture]

It does, a bit. I mean, I know Aather can be restored. But the ruins of any old kingdom are just ruins. The kingdom itself's got to be long gone, nothing to be done about it.

Re: Scenario One

[dramatispersonae]

"Is Aather alone in this quality...?"

Re: Scenario One

[deadlyfurniture]

Probably, yeah. I mean, I've never heard of anything else like it.

So I guess I'd let people know about the ruins, so they could go see them for themselves and archaeologists and whatever could tell us about what happened there.

Re: Scenario One

[dramatispersonae]

"I see..."

Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"The kingdom was once a great kingdom, filled with loyal subjects, and guarded by a fair king and his chivalrous knights."

The cauldron begins to reflect this, rewinding in time.

"However, there is a traitor in their midst, who seeks to destroy them. How would you prevent this?"

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

I'm guessing "figure out who the traitor is" would be too easy.

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"It begs the questions of how."

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

Alright, if the King's fair then it can't be him, and I'm also gonna guess he's a decent judge, since he's so fair. So let's start with questioning all the knights individually to see if it's any of them.

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"What would you ask them?"

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

We'd just have a little chat. About the kingdom and what they think of it, whether they've seen anyone acting suspicious, who they think could be a traitor.

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"I see... and once you find this traitor?"

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

That depends. Was it a knight or one of the common folk?

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"He was close to the king."

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

Yeah, but did people know that? What sort of position did he have?

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"He is someone who has regular access to the king... that is, even for this king, impossible for a commoner."

Re: Scenario two

[deadlyfurniture]

Execute him, then.

Re: Scenario two

[dramatispersonae]

"I see..."

Final Question

[dramatispersonae]

"Our king is but a young boy-- barely able to lift a sword... and yet he now bears the weight of a mighty kingdom on his shoulders."

The image in the cauldron is of a young boy, awkward and gawky, yet he wears a crown upon his head, even as he seems a bit ill at ease.

"What... would you tell this young boy?"

Re: Final Question

[deadlyfurniture]

[god what is it with the place and making kids do things kids shouldn't do] I'd tell him to find an adult he trusts to help him rule until he's old enough to do it himself.

Re: Final Question

[dramatispersonae]

You are able to return to the ring...