VANARA

[soulping]

You are the rabble, the downtrodden minor lords and peasants of the Princely States, the original owners of this land.

However, recently, a confederation of states made up of peasant rabble and local lords who worship the Devas in opposition to the Holy Emperor, and have staunchly refused the influence of your shining culture have risen up in revolt, spitting in the face of the freedoms and goodwill provided to them.

It's time for you to rise up.

Let the trumpets call out freedom -- let your marching shake the ground! Let the cannons be your voices and may redemption soon be found.

The road to revolution is long and bloody, but liberty is worth dying for. Fight and win, for the good of all Jambudvipa.

Before you go on -- decide the name of your regiment.

Comments

VANARA NAMING

[soulping]

Re: VANARA NAMING

[artesmagicae]

Uhwaaah... So many options!

Re: VANARA NAMING

[allergictostairs]

Do you have any ideas?

[he doesn't know any cool mythological words to use, alas.]

Re: VANARA NAMING

[artesmagicae]

Sun Wukong?

[wittlich]

...in Greek mythology, the Olympians overthrew the reign of the Titans.

Re: VANARA NAMING

[allergictostairs]

[...well, he didn't actually like those guys anyway.]

NAME

[artesmagicae]

Sun Wukong!

Re: NAME

[soulping]

REGISTERED.

START

[soulping]

You are in Meerut, the principal village of the area -- and now, the headquarters of the brewing revolution. Of course, you'd never be able to tell just from looking -- the village life continues as normal, villagers living their lives and tending to their livestock and cultivating their plants.

Things have advanced quite a bit in the years since landfall -- the people of Meerut even now have electricity thanks to a group of heroes, symbolized by a statue of a garishly bright green boar in the village's plaza.

To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.
To the SOUTHEAST is some jungle.
In the EAST of Meerut, there is a hut of a HEALER that you are acquainted with.

Re: START

[artesmagicae]

Which way or witch way?

[wittlich]

The shrine? Investigating it might be useful.

TURN IN

[artesmagicae]

[ VANARA is heading to the SHRINE OF THE EARTH. ]

Re: TURN IN

[soulping]

boop

[ THE TERRIBLE ADVENTURES OF SPHINX ]

[artesmagicae]

[ Sphinx is hitting up the SHRINE OF THE EARTH and then through to THE SHRINE OF THE SKY. ]

Re: [ THE TERRIBLE ADVENTURES OF SPHINX ]

[soulping]

boop

SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[soulping]

The Shrine of the Earth is dedicated to the deva POUSAN, and is appropriately the crossroads between the network of shrines dedicated to the various Devas that have recently returned to Jambudvipa.

The reconstruction and restoration of the network and shrines, as well as the patronage of POUSAN is symbolized by a statue of a blue horse trampling a leopard on a raised platform in the shrine's center.

Attendants to the shrine hurry about, going about their various rituals.

To the SOUTH is the village of MEERUT.
To the EAST is the SHRINE OF THE SEA.
To the WEST is the SHRINE OF FIRE.
To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF THE SKY.

Re: SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[unquailified]

...I wonder what those attendants are doing.

Re: SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[allergictostairs]

...We could look for someone who isn't busy so we can ask some questions?

Re: SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[artesmagicae]

Too many shrines, each sounding more stereotypical than the last! A tragic religion.

HEALER'S HUT

[soulping]

The healer welcomes you in, recognizing you as fellow revolutionaries. Of course, you're welcome to take anything you would like.

There are:

FIRST AID SUPPLIES
OPIUM
MEDICINAL HERBS
SALVE
BLUE PILL
LOVE POTION
BONG

The village is back to the EAST.

Re: HEALER'S HUT

[unquailified]

I doubt we'll be needing the drugs...

[THERE ARE CHILDREN PRESENT THIS IS SO INAPPROPRIATE]

Re: HEALER'S HUT

[allergictostairs]

Some of it might be useful... let's "take" an interest in the healer herself first, though?

SHRINE OF THE SKY

[soulping]

This shrine is dedicated to the deva, Vaiyu -- overseer of the skies. A series of propellers surrounds the center, concealing what appears to be a gilded cage. The propellers seem like they should move, but they aren't...

To the SOUTH is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.
To the NORTHEAST are the CITY GATES.
To the EAST is the SHRINE OF LIGHT.
To the WEST is the SHRINE OF DARKNESS.

Re: SHRINE OF THE SKY

[artesmagicae]

[ IMMEDIATELY APPROACHES THE PROPELLERS LIKE SOMEONE WITH SANE SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCT. ]

Re: SHRINE OF THE SKY

[soulping]

[ well, they don't seem dangerous? there are runes on them, written in Jambud, which you cannot read. ]