Post by hubertbartels on Jul 13, 2019 13:07:30 GMT -5
Talking to Paeytr
How did you come to be here? “I came from the River Kingdoms to protect Nature. A few years later, the Butchers came and started to corrupt the world - I went to confront them and they captured me.”
What happened to you? “The Butchers from the Dark Tapestry did these things to me. They gave me to the flayer, and she remade me and unmade me and when I escaped, I recovered through the strength of my own will.”
Who are these “Butchers?” “The deep darkness birthed the Butchers, disgorged their malevolence. The stars wink at horrors mercifully beyond our ken.”
Where are these “Butchers?” “The river flows from the west. It is from this source they have come. Their drop ship rots yet on the banks of the river source, and their hive lies beyond its remains.”
Who is the flayer? “One of the Butchers’ agents. She is not like them. She is from the shadows beyond, a minion of pain and darkness, yet she works with them as a mercenary. She alone is not from the Dark Tapestry, yet her capacity for cruelty might be even greater.”
Can you help us against the Butchers? “I will not return to them. I can give you food to bolster yourselves against them, but I will not risk my mind and body. There may be others nearby who can provide you aid, though... but them I do not trust. You might, though. You seem to be trusting folks.”
Who else dwells in the Scar/Who else can help us? “There are some people who live in a cave to the southwest—at the end of a narrow gorge. They are strange, but their distrust of the machines marks them as trustworthy, I think. Another man has come recently as well, but he has the stink of brimstone and Hell on him. He visited me shortly and asked about some Technic League agents who visited the Scar many months ago. He was seeking them, but as an ally or enemy I cannot say—he may still be within the valley, or may have left. He made me nervous.
But the four-armed lady, though... she is the strangest of the non-Butchers. She fights against the Butchers. This marks her as an ally, yet she works with the machines as well. She uses them. She wears them. She lives in the machine cave. I do not trust her, yet you might. She seems eager to kill the Butchers and destroyed one of their metal pets. You saw that already, though.”
What is the four-armed lady? “She is from the stars as well. She fights with weapons from the stars. She is not from the Dark Tapestry, but she is not from here. I do not trust her alliance with the machines, but her hatred of the Butchers tells me she could be an ally.”
Where is she? “She dwells in the machine caves. I can show you but I will not go within.” (At this point, Paeytr sketches a map of the Scar of the Spider in the dirt and indicates the location of the machine caves.)
Who defeated the robot? “Those machines have dwelt here since I first arrived, and now they serve the Butchers. They gather victims from afar and bring them back, but the four-armed lady blew one up. There is one other, but I haven’t seen it since it hobbled back to its masters. I hope it died.”
What did the Technic League agents want? “They came here months ago and they had questions about the machines. They were uncouth guests and overstayed their welcome, but left me alone once I told them the machines served the Butchers deeper in the Scar. They seemed intrigued and angry that the Butchers now controlled the machines. They spoke of confronting the Butchers, but they have not returned since. I suspect they found the Butchers to be more than they could handle. I hope so. They were rude to me.”
Have you seen a neurocam anywhere? Paeytr can’t help them. He hasn’t seen one of these in his time in the Scar, but he does suggest the PCs head north to the Machine Caves. “There’s entire caves in there filled with junk. Maybe you’ll find one of those neurocams in there?”
How did you come to be here? “I came from the River Kingdoms to protect Nature. A few years later, the Butchers came and started to corrupt the world - I went to confront them and they captured me.”
What happened to you? “The Butchers from the Dark Tapestry did these things to me. They gave me to the flayer, and she remade me and unmade me and when I escaped, I recovered through the strength of my own will.”
Who are these “Butchers?” “The deep darkness birthed the Butchers, disgorged their malevolence. The stars wink at horrors mercifully beyond our ken.”
Where are these “Butchers?” “The river flows from the west. It is from this source they have come. Their drop ship rots yet on the banks of the river source, and their hive lies beyond its remains.”
Who is the flayer? “One of the Butchers’ agents. She is not like them. She is from the shadows beyond, a minion of pain and darkness, yet she works with them as a mercenary. She alone is not from the Dark Tapestry, yet her capacity for cruelty might be even greater.”
Can you help us against the Butchers? “I will not return to them. I can give you food to bolster yourselves against them, but I will not risk my mind and body. There may be others nearby who can provide you aid, though... but them I do not trust. You might, though. You seem to be trusting folks.”
Who else dwells in the Scar/Who else can help us? “There are some people who live in a cave to the southwest—at the end of a narrow gorge. They are strange, but their distrust of the machines marks them as trustworthy, I think. Another man has come recently as well, but he has the stink of brimstone and Hell on him. He visited me shortly and asked about some Technic League agents who visited the Scar many months ago. He was seeking them, but as an ally or enemy I cannot say—he may still be within the valley, or may have left. He made me nervous.
But the four-armed lady, though... she is the strangest of the non-Butchers. She fights against the Butchers. This marks her as an ally, yet she works with the machines as well. She uses them. She wears them. She lives in the machine cave. I do not trust her, yet you might. She seems eager to kill the Butchers and destroyed one of their metal pets. You saw that already, though.”
What is the four-armed lady? “She is from the stars as well. She fights with weapons from the stars. She is not from the Dark Tapestry, but she is not from here. I do not trust her alliance with the machines, but her hatred of the Butchers tells me she could be an ally.”
Where is she? “She dwells in the machine caves. I can show you but I will not go within.” (At this point, Paeytr sketches a map of the Scar of the Spider in the dirt and indicates the location of the machine caves.)
Who defeated the robot? “Those machines have dwelt here since I first arrived, and now they serve the Butchers. They gather victims from afar and bring them back, but the four-armed lady blew one up. There is one other, but I haven’t seen it since it hobbled back to its masters. I hope it died.”
What did the Technic League agents want? “They came here months ago and they had questions about the machines. They were uncouth guests and overstayed their welcome, but left me alone once I told them the machines served the Butchers deeper in the Scar. They seemed intrigued and angry that the Butchers now controlled the machines. They spoke of confronting the Butchers, but they have not returned since. I suspect they found the Butchers to be more than they could handle. I hope so. They were rude to me.”
Have you seen a neurocam anywhere? Paeytr can’t help them. He hasn’t seen one of these in his time in the Scar, but he does suggest the PCs head north to the Machine Caves. “There’s entire caves in there filled with junk. Maybe you’ll find one of those neurocams in there?”