Ik be a haaard bitch. HILL TEMPLE lets.

Suggestion 2011/11/01(Tue)17:51 No. 363116 ID: 742815
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Irol and Ik go to the HILL TEMPLE, which resides in the hill directly below the WINDMILL. The mill is not accessible from the hill temple.

It is uncomfortable for both of them, and Ik feels close to vomiting.

Irol is more worried about his family than before.

You should probably tell Ik to wait outside while you inspect everyhting and look for anyone you recognize. Maybne tell her it's super important for somebody to stand guard outside the door (also this is super important) tell her to come get you immediately if she shees anything

>>363116
There's nothing for us here. Briefly check behind the altar to see if anyone's hiding back there, then let's move on to the distant houses.

What's the relevance of the word Lomari?

>>363116
ponder meaning of the scratchings on the wall.

do you know of any compartments or cabinets or anything like that the priests would know about but not tell anyone about? i.e.: somewhere to safeguard religious artifacts or possibly more journals? I hope those scribblings on the walls weren't the only messages they left behind.

Suggestion 2011/11/01(Tue)19:37 No. 363149 ID: 742815
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"Lomari" means nothing to either of the peeps.

Irol checks behind the altar while Ik keeps watch. The only things in the cabinet behind are a WOODEN TALUN-MEN NECKLACE and a transcript of the GOSPEL OF JEREM.

Please explain what these things are. Especially if the amulet signifies anything for people wearing it or if these are things it would be useful to take.

>>363149
take both. wear the necklace. gain divine blessing.

if this is all you can find, swipe them and leave. look for more survivors.

>>363149
Examine the peeping of the good brother Jerem.

Check if those wounds are self inflicted

does that amulet mean anything to either of you? if so, the more religious one of you should wear it.

stash the book; it'll make good reading material in case you get bored. oh, and flip through the pages in case there's something in it.

next up: examine the bodies.

Suggestion 2011/11/02(Wed)14:30 No. 363262 ID: 742815
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The temple is an important part of daily life in the village. Both Ik and Irol are deeply religious. The TALUN-MEN is the symbol of Talun, the one true god. Variants are found ubiquitously in the east.

Irol decides to give the necklace to Ik due to her recent distress. Ik is still angry at Irol.

>>363167
Jerem says Look to the poor for the face of a legion. It is not them but they will not let you forget.

Suggestion 2011/11/02(Wed)14:33 No. 363263 ID: 742815
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>examine the bodies, wounds

Irol examines each of the bodies with great distaste. He is no surgeon, but he can tell that none of the wounds are self-inflicted.

The shaman looks to have been shot twice in the chest. The arrows are broken, and the blood is in trails.

The young altar steward was cut cleanly through the neck with a large blade, probably in one stroke.

The shamaness was cleaved multiple times in the back.

Irol would prefer not to take anything from the corpses.

say a quick prayer at the alter.

go back to cat and bury axe in his head

>>363266
not until we are about to leave town and have yet to find any clues.

>>363265

this. and then I guess you'll be off to the distant houses.

The houses then.

Oh and explain that you're only keeping that guy alive so you can get revenge on all of his people for what they did. If you just kill him, more of them may get away.

Suggestion 2011/11/04(Fri)10:47 No. 363591 ID: 742815
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"HEY, WHO'S IN HERE? Hands where I can see 'em!"

Old Man Lopsan, the mill owner, comes through the entrance hall of the Hill Temple.

"Oh, Irol! Little Ik! I thought that I heard noise down here. Thank GOD you two are alright."

Irol and Ik are shaken in their skin, but relieved to see him.

>>363591
Ask him if he put the captive up there. Tell him that Ik wants him dead.

>>363591
"I'm not completely alright, have a BIGASS wound in my stomach. I woke up with it in front of my destroyed house, whatever the hell happened last night. Honestly surprised it hasn't opened up by now and bled me out."

>>363591
Tell him you found the captive in the windmill, and Ik says he's the one that did something to Wailahn.

Explain she wants him dead, but you'd like to make him show you where he left Wailahn first.

Suggestion 2011/11/10(Thu)13:12 No. 364880 ID: 742815
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>>363595
Lopsan looks at Irol's wound and tells him that it is probably not life-threatening, but he thinks that it would be wise to put alcohol on it.

>>363621
Lopsan is alarmed by Ik's anger, but understands when Irol and Ik compete to describe what they saw in the barn cellar.

Lopsan is well acquainted with Ik and Wailahn because they provided each other with subsistence resources. He was greatly saddened when Ik and Wailahn's parents died in the flu.

Back at the MILLSTONE, Lopsan threatens the prisoner to tell him what he can about Wailahn. He points to Ik to indicate Wailahn.

The prisoner barely understands. He replies: "Prandakun je, nat verdje lapurta." His voice sounds dry and thirsty.

Losan strikes the prisoner, and the prisoner begins to laugh, even with his constricted breathing. "Lapurta!" he repeats. He only repeats this word when Lopsan tries to persuade him.

Finally, the prisoner says, "Lapurta. Slave." He apparently knows at least one word of Irol's language.

beat some more language out of him

beating him probably won't make him talk more

>>364880
Irol, how much of an actor do you think you can be?

get done next to him, and point in his face. wisper "lapurta".

then hit him with something and leave.

You should try to find out where they took her. Afterwards, let Lopsan decide if the prisoner dies or not.

wait, sorry, you cant pronounce the letter P, can you...

>>364880
Lapurta might be a place where they sell slaves rather then the word means slave. We'd need a really bigass map to determine that. But it probably just means slave.

Uggggh, this fucking language barrier. We'd need a translator for this guy to be of any real use to us. But I don't see us coming across one without heading to a city with a lot of mixed culture. Maaaybe if we find a merchant that has to travel a lot between these cultures. Wailen's boyfriend! If we find him, we might be able to translate! To the Distant Huts or Ik's house for more clues on where to find him, or just ask Ik his name.

bring him some water. refuse to be like him and more importantly, refuse to act in an easily predictable manner.

I think the cat is saying that the survivors were taken as slaves.

Suggestion 2011/11/14(Mon)14:02 No. 365617 ID: 742815
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>>364882
>>364885
The prisoner does not speak Irol's language. Further beatings will only worsen his condition and possibly kill him.

>>364905
>>364925
>>365236
Irol decides to continue to search the town.

"Good idea. I don't want t'go too far from this guy. You two go look for survivors and see if you can find out anything about the attackers."

Irol asks Ik what Wailahn's boyfriend's name was. Ik does not answer, but interrupts by asking Lopsan if he will kill the prisoner.

Lopsan says that he will not kill him until he feels necessary. Ik is angry again.

Irol asks about Wailahn's boyfriend once more, and Ik replies, "Donwar. His name is Donwar. He is an orange broad-beak man and he plays the dan nguyet."

Suggestion 2011/11/14(Mon)14:04 No. 365618 ID: 742815
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Ik and Irol travel to the DISTANT HUTS. This place is also the TOWN FORUM, where people gather to get water and talk of the region's affairs.

There are tremendous pools of blood in the dirt, and many arrows. The arrows have red and yellow fletching, like the ones in the temple.

Look in the well. Then in the huts, counter-clockwise starting with the one on the right.

>>365617
Tell her you think the prisoner said Wailahn's a slave, which means she's still alive and can be rescued.
If she kills him now then you can't make him lead you to her. His death will be an act of mercy when he's outlived his usefulness.

Take an arrow with you. When you go to another village they might be able to identify the type or colors.

Suggestion 2011/11/14(Mon)15:13 No. 365629 ID: 742815
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>>365621
Irol questions whether it is wise to get Ik's hopes up like that.

Suggestion 2011/11/14(Mon)15:15 No. 365631 ID: 742815
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A body has been dumped carelessly into the well.

The body is of Irol's good friend Gamazan. Irol feels very nauseous. He tells Ik not to look into the well.

You should probably get the body out of there or it will contaminate your water supply. Not the most pleasant task but might be worth looking into.

>>365631

Get him out, not only because he was your friend, but >>365632 also has a valid concern.

Be sure to make sure there are not dangers in any of the houses beforehand, however.

Check huts and then remove corpse if able. Make sure Ik is somewhere where she won't be all exposed to the horrid corpse first.

Uh, wait for your stomach to settle first, so you don't puke. How would we get the body out in the first place though? It's not like we can just climb down there. Let's save that task for later, after we decide if we're even going to stay here.

Check the rightmost hut.

>>365631
Have Lopsan retrieve the body from the well, if he's still around.

if we can, remove him from the well for the various reasons above

otherwise, let's go through the huts in whatever order other people have said

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)11:14 No. 365786 ID: 742815
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>get Gamazan out of the well
Irol will need to think of a way to do that. Gamazan weighs as much as he does. In the meantime, he and Ik will have a look through the huts.

Irol remembers the first hut as the home of Sanong the Weaver and her family. The loom as well as the family's rug and tapestry have been stripped from the hut.

Check the pot and also the light spot where the rug was?

and under the bed.

>>365786
hone latent psychic abilities as evidenced by miraculously knowing where the rug and tapestry used to go

but seriously, search through what's left for clues. anything in the pot? maybe we can glean some information – unfinished/uncooked dinner = the ransacking happened approximately in the evening, rotting food = it's been quite a while, note = whatever the note says, boiled head = shit wtf, etc.

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)12:22 No. 365799 ID: 742815
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>>365789
Irol does not have any psychic abilities. He has been to Sanong the Weaver's house before (her family makes most of the clothes for the village. There are also much less grimy spots on the floor and wall where the articles hung for decades.

>>365787
There is some stew and hard rice in the pot. It is not rotten, but old.

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)12:23 No. 365800 ID: 742815
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>and under the bed

Ik checks under the bed. Instead of a corpse, Ik finds two bolts of CHEAP LINEN and a pair of SHEARS.

use the linen to make a sturdy bandage around your gut so you don't need to worry about breaking it open again.

>>365801
Yes, do this, this is a good idea. Also keep the shears and as much of the linen as you can, because for all we may know there may be further injuries requiring more bandages, slings, etc.

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)13:57 No. 365814 ID: 742815
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>>365801
>>365803
These are perhaps Irol's best ideas yet!

Ik helps Irol apply the CHEAP LINEN around his wounds while Irol peeps loudly.

Irol and Ik hear peeping in response from one of the other huts.

go to the peeping hut.

Go to it. Peep. Peep all the way there.

Peep all the way there, while coming to the realization that Ik has seen your naked birdlike chest.

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)14:39 No. 365825 ID: 742815
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Ik shoves the CHEAP LINEN and the SHEARS into her bag with the PYUNZIN MUSHROOMS, the GOSPEL OF JEREM, and WAILAHN'S DIARY. The back is getting kind of heavy for her tinyarms now.

Irol and Ik peep on over, using peepolocation in order to determine the source of the peeps.

Suggestion 2011/11/15(Tue)14:43 No. 365826 ID: 742815
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Irol and Ik enter the hut.

great your fellow peeps. explain that the cats seem to be gone.

>>365826
peep gratuitously at finding others of the mongol horde village!

do you know any of these guys? are those two hunter-green guys brothers?

Inform them that the battle is over. acquire weapon.

Dump the heavy stuff on the ground. Tell them about everything you've learned so far.

Ask them what the butts happened and explain that you don't know what the butts happened. Peep.

Suggestion 2011/11/16(Wed)14:00 No. 366089 ID: 742815
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>>365830
Irol peeps cordially to each of the young men. He is very glad to see them!

He knows all three of the peeps. Two years prior, the village saw the gradual corruption of its defensive militia. The soldiers began to abuse the villagers and coerce them into offering tribute. Eventually, they took political control of the village's affairs. The villagers became exhausted and aggravated by this treatment, and staged a successful uprising that drove a majority of the militia out.

A portion of the militia itself opposed the corruption, but was afraid to speak out until the uprising empowered them. They joined the villagers and helped to banish the unruly soldiers from the village. These three were among the portion that joined the village, and were later regarded as heroes for their loyalty, and pardoned for the actions of their brothers in arms.

Aside from that, Irol knows most people in the village. Any time paper must be supplied to anyone, they come to Irol's family to buy it. Their names are, from left to right: Kinpat, Toh, and Vimán. Toh and Vimán are indeed brothers.

>>365828
>>365954
Irol tells the warriors that he woke up near the huts on the other end of the village and that the strange creatures seem to be gone. He tells them that Lopsan captured one of them alive.

Irol asks them what happened here.

Suggestion 2011/11/16(Wed)14:10 No. 366094 ID: 742815
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Toh answers Irol.

"There was a great massacre. Last week the merchant Donwar came to us from the west telling us of strange people that landed on the far western shore. He couldn't have known that they would come in force.

We managed to kill three of the monsters before coming to hide here. We were outnumbered, and all of the villagers were either hidden or dead. When they found us here, they talked at us in a strange language and then left. They went east."

Vimán says in his deep, weepy voice, "I'm afraid that they left us alive just to tell the story."

explain you have reason to believe they were slavers. they most likely captured many in the village. and a sneaking mission may be in order to save them.

Tell them Gamazan is in the well. Also inform them that Wailahn is missing, and her dress was found with blood on it.

Finally...

Tell them the best revenge you could have on the cats over this disaster is to rebuild. To show the world that they can't break you peeps.

Of course, you'd need to find some way to prevent it happening again...

Suggestion 2011/11/16(Wed)16:43 No. 366142 ID: 742815
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>>366098
Toh explains that he saw some people being hauled away in a line. He says that the monsters left long before the sunrise, so it would be-

Ik interrupts Toh, saying that Wailahn MUST be rescued!

Irol is becoming irritated with Ik's attitude, and tells her not to interrupt. He also says that He wants to rescue his family as well.

Irol then tells them about Gamazan in the well, and the three warriors agree to get him out and give him a proper burial. Irol thanks them. When he tells them about Wailahn's dress, they are disheartened.

"Poor Donwar will have a fit," Vimár says drearily, "he came all the way from Dipti just to see her. Hope they didn't catch him too."

>Tell them the best revenge you could have on the cats over this disaster is to rebuild. To show the world that they can't break you peeps.

Toh tells Irol, "We were meaning to talk to you before all of this, Irol. With your parents, too." The three warriors nod amongst themselves, "it doesn't matter so much now that all of this's happened I s'pose. We just was wondering if you could teach us to read is all. We know you can, so..."

Irol thinks that this is not a good time to be talking about this, but he tells them that he would have been very happy to teach them before, but he does not have time now. Toh tells Irol that they will accompany him if he will teach them. Toh says that they all look up to Irol.

Irol needs to make a decision. He does not plan on returning to the town himself. Does he accept the accompaniment of the soldiers, or leave them to stay behind with Lopsan and the others to begin to rebuild the village?

>>366142
I'm not sure the cats will be coming back, so for now, soldiers aren't the first thing the town needs. Take them with you. You might need some muscle yourself.

If there's more than a few peeple left they might do better staying behind and training them to fight, or at least coming up with a better evacuation strategy.

go with the soldiers

The soldiers should stay behind and help rebuild the town a bit.

>>366142
Take two soldiers with you (the brothers), but leave Ik behind with other. Ik's alright, but... she still is a child and you have no idea what else you might see.

We should rebuild somewhere else. There's little for us here. Gather your followers and look for more survivors. Then set out, you'll need a full force to rescue everybody.

Don't take the soldiers. They are better here to rebuild.

Take the soldiers.
They shall be the very first of your GLORIOUS ARMY.

The soldiers should stay and help rebuild the village and make sure the other survivors are tended too. If at all, you should only take one with you for protection. Since two of them are brothers, maybe you should take the orange one.

Suggestion 2011/11/27(Sun)10:43 No. 368414 ID: 742815
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Go with the soldiers: 5 votes. Leave the soldiers behind: 4 votes.

Irol tells the soldiers that he is honored by their regards, and would gladly teach them to read and write in exchange for their company.

The three of them begin their work exhuming Gamazan's body from the well. It looks like it might take a while.

What will Irol and Ik do in the meantime? As the afternoon sun passes its peak in the sky, the remaining survivors of the attack are emerging from hiding.

NOTE: Irol may now provide orders for the warriors.

Tally your people.

>>368416
This, and go search and inspect the corpses of those monsters the soldiers killed. Take a look at the material and quality of their equipment (and how it compares to that of your people), any emblems or symbols on their armor/clothing, that sort of thing. Might find something to give us an idea of their plans or origins, like a map or a letter, if you're lucky.

Look in the other huts!

>>368414
Whether you plan on staying here or traveling somewhere else it's too late to set out now, so you'll have to stay here, at least for tonight. A second attack is unlikely, but you'd be a fool to not prepare. Get all the survivors to a defensible area; somewhere with walls or other barriers in place. Piling up any carts, doors or just anything at hand in gaps (i.e. between buildings) will limit the directions anyone could attack from. You'll also want to get some people on watch duty. Teams of two would be best, but that depends on how many people you have, and if any of them are willing and able.

agreed, gather everyone around. take names and skills. suggest actions accordingly.

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)13:29 No. 369159 ID: 742815
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>>368424
Irol can not see any definite symbols on the armor, however the red and yellow color scheme is distinctive. It was also seen in the fletching of the arrows.

The most marked difference that Irol notices between the armor of the strangers and the armor of his people is the weight. The strangers' armor is made of metal and heavy leather, while his people's is made from local woods. The local wood is very strong and light, but it can not withstand nearly as much as metal can and will break with sufficient impact.

The cat armor consists of a tabard tunic, a cuirass, shin-guards, bracers, boots, and a feathered helmet. The feather does not look like something from one of his people.

The bird armor consists of a wooden plank vest, bracers, shin-guards, a banded buckler, and a loincloth. The people of this village do not have the expertise to make armor out of metal, though they do forge weapons and tools from what little they can find.

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)13:33 No. 369161 ID: 742815
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Irol and Ik walk around town to gather the rest of the survivors. He does not find his family among them, but he will not allow himself to cry publicly!

Irol and Ik are hungry and thirsty.

Irol tells the people to find and bury their dead, which takes several hours with he, Ik, and the warriors helping. When he has the town together, Irol notices that they are looking at him and waiting for him to say something to them.

What should Irol say?

Okay, you are apparently the least derpy, so that means you are apparently now in charge. Speech?

I guess the bullet points should be: The village survived. They tried to kill you and failed. So, a lot of people died, but they didn't win, and now we make sure nothing like this happens again.

Check to see if anybody has any medical know-how so they can check your wound. We probably want that to heal and not get worse.

Otherwise, I guess the plan should be to post guards, and in the morning we'll see about connecting up with other villages.

>>369161
"Peeple of my village, what has happened today is almost beyond belief. So much has been taken from us, and there is nothing that can ever truly fill the gaps left in our hearts. Why, you might think, has this happened? What did we do to deserve this? Nothing, but evil has still came to our homes, and it has stained them with blood. I do not know what you should do now, but these invaders, these damned cats have killed so many. And they have stolen many more still.
They have stolen my family.
I don't know how, but I plan to save them, and as many others as I can. Tomorrow I will be setting out to find help from other villages. Hopefully they will offer their aid. You can do whatever you want, but if you say here there is no way to guarantee your safety. It will be dangerous to travel, but if we can join our fellow peeps, warn them of this threat, we will gain safety in numbers, and maybe we can stop this from happening again."

Unless your not planning on going after your family, in which case just do whatever I guess :V

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)15:40 No. 369200 ID: 742815
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Cutscene.

"PEEPle of my village, what has happened today is almost beyond belief. So much has been taken from us, and there is nothing that can ever truly fill the gaps left in our hearts. Why, you might think, has this happened? What did we do to deserve this? Nothing, but evil has still came to our homes, and it has stained them with blood."

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)15:40 No. 369201 ID: 742815
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"For those who are unaware, those who were unable to hide from the ferocity of the attack or escape the grace death were taken as slaves. Tomorrow I will be setting out to find help from other villages. Hopefully they will offer their aid in rescuing our lost ones. If you choose to stay here there is no way to guarantee your safety, but you who remain and rebuild this village in greater prosperity than it has yet seen will be regarded as heroes."

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)15:41 No. 369203 ID: 742815
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"Those who choose to consume and exploit the defenseless must be met with equal ferocity but greater justice. Those who seek to enslave the innocent must in turn be made to serve their dues. We who have suffered at the hands of unspeakable cruelty must not only expel it from our lands but spare any who may fall victim to it in the future."

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)15:41 No. 369204 ID: 742815
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"The very decency of God's will has been spat upon by furry brigands in red. An army of thieves curses this beautiful land with its vile footsteps. It is our duty to sever the chain of tyranny over the meek by overthrowing this criminal force. This is not empty space! They have no claim to our home! They are cowardly and opportunistic strangers in a foreign land, and we...

Suggestion 2011/12/01(Thu)15:42 No. 369205 ID: 742815
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"are the locals."

PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP

End Chapter 1

*slow clap

YEEEEAH!

They will feel the might of our conviction, the truth of our steel.

Winston 2011/12/02(Fri)07:12 No. 369316 ID: 0d7a83
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Goddamn yes.

Shall we march forth? Or shall we hold our village, a venerable fortress of power?

If we are setting up here, let's take stock of our village supplies and containers. *Sniff*

Such a fantastic speech.

>>374549
Chapter 2 is here:
http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/res/371920.html