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Forthright: Created page with "{{logtoc|Nemnosti|4}} ==Summary== ==Session== : Session date: March 17, 2024 : Negili Reckoning date: IE 768, Khurar ===Prologue=== Greetings, acolytes! Strange as it..."

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Created page with "{{logtoc|Nemnosti|4}} ==Summary== ==Session== : Session date: March 17, 2024 : Negili Reckoning date: IE 768, Khurar ===Prologue=== Greetings, acolytes! Strange as it..."

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-Greetings, acolytes! Strange as it may be to think, every one of the Lady's acolytes here, no matter how many grey hairs or wrinkles, was once a new acolyte here at the ulajeta.  Perhaps they were raised here from birth, but until they began to study the [[Courses]], they were not an acolyte. And of course, for every Nemni raised in the iftibal here, there are many more acolytes who still remember their first day crossing the threshold at the West Gate.  Coming to a place like this, it can be hard to know who to trust. You may remember - as it was not so long ago - how you first met those who would become your fellow acolytes, who now sit beside you, hands clasped in the flickering shadows.  Those first, faltering days where everything was new. We can think of trust as a well-worn groove in the soil, worn by the flow of rivers, earned through time and labor.  We trust our community here not because we blindly follow the river's course, but because we learn to trust that this path is one we share together. We know, still, that there is always a risk.  Trust earned can be broken, just as the river can overflow its banks.  So we always have an obligation to one another, because once the flood has begun, it is hard to contain it. Learn that lesson, and you will live a fruitful life here.
+Greetings, acolytes! Strange as it may be to think, every one of the Lady's acolytes here, no matter how many grey hairs or wrinkles, was once a new acolyte here at the ulajeta.  Perhaps they were raised here from birth, but until they began to study [[the Courses]], they were not an acolyte. And of course, for every Nemni raised in the iftibal here, there are many more acolytes who still remember their first day crossing the threshold at the West Gate.  Coming to a place like this, it can be hard to know who to trust. You may remember - as it was not so long ago - how you first met those who would become your fellow acolytes, who now sit beside you, hands clasped in the flickering shadows.  Those first, faltering days where everything was new. We can think of trust as a well-worn groove in the soil, worn by the flow of rivers, earned through time and labor.  We trust our community here not because we blindly follow the river's course, but because we learn to trust that this path is one we share together. We know, still, that there is always a risk.  Trust earned can be broken, just as the river can overflow its banks.  So we always have an obligation to one another, because once the flood has begun, it is hard to contain it. Learn that lesson, and you will live a fruitful life here.
 It has been a couple weeks since you returned from your trip to [[the Ghengom]] and [[Gil Hargush]], and now on to the month of Khurar.  Here in the [[Pardopasu]] the mornings are foggy but it burns off in the warm spring sun. [[Rechegoko Naznaz|Rechegoko]] headed off to wherever he spends his time as soon as he had healed up, without much of a word to anyone other than Marga.   As for the rest of things, it would be hardly fair to say that things are normal here at [[Nemnosti]], but by and large, the activities of the cloister have continued without interruption.  There have been visitors in and out from some of the major noble lineages of the Empire, to pay respects to their Ancestors here, and of course to leave an appropriate donation. But nonetheless the spectre of your investigation lies upon the ulajeta, like the Khurar morning fog...

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 Greetings, acolytes! Strange as it may be to think, every one of the Lady's acolytes here, no matter how many grey hairs or wrinkles, was once a new acolyte here at the ulajeta.  Perhaps they were raised here from birth, but until they began to study the [[Courses]], they were not an acolyte. And of course, for every Nemni raised in the iftibal here, there are many more acolytes who still remember their first day crossing the threshold at the West Gate.  Coming to a place like this, it can be hard to know who to trust. You may remember - as it was not so long ago - how you first met those who would become your fellow acolytes, who now sit beside you, hands clasped in the flickering shadows.  Those first, faltering days where everything was new. We can think of trust as a well-worn groove in the soil, worn by the flow of rivers, earned through time and labor.  We trust our community here not because we blindly follow the river's course, but because we learn to trust that this path is one we share together. We know, still, that there is always a risk.  Trust earned can be broken, just as the river can overflow its banks.  So we always have an obligation to one another, because once the flood has begun, it is hard to contain it. Learn that lesson, and you will live a fruitful life here.
-It has been a couple weeks since you returned from your trip to the [[Ghengom]] and [[Gil Hargush]], and now on to the month of Khurar.  Here in the [[Pardopasu]] the mornings are foggy but it burns off in the warm spring sun. [[Rechegoko Naznaz|Rechegoko]] headed off to wherever he spends his time as soon as he had healed up, without much of a word to anyone other than Marga.   As for the rest of things, it would be hardly fair to say that things are normal here at [[Nemnosti]], but by and large, the activities of the cloister have continued without interruption.  There have been visitors in and out from some of the major noble lineages of the Empire, to pay respects to their Ancestors here, and of course to leave an appropriate donation. But nonetheless the spectre of your investigation lies upon the ulajeta, like the Khurar morning fog...
+It has been a couple weeks since you returned from your trip to [[the Ghengom]] and [[Gil Hargush]], and now on to the month of Khurar.  Here in the [[Pardopasu]] the mornings are foggy but it burns off in the warm spring sun. [[Rechegoko Naznaz|Rechegoko]] headed off to wherever he spends his time as soon as he had healed up, without much of a word to anyone other than Marga.   As for the rest of things, it would be hardly fair to say that things are normal here at [[Nemnosti]], but by and large, the activities of the cloister have continued without interruption.  There have been visitors in and out from some of the major noble lineages of the Empire, to pay respects to their Ancestors here, and of course to leave an appropriate donation. But nonetheless the spectre of your investigation lies upon the ulajeta, like the Khurar morning fog...
 ===Kuspir meets his sentinel friend Pomirabe Sortusai who has come to assist with security at Nemnosti===

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 ===Kuspir meets his sentinel friend Pomirabe Sortusai who has come to assist with security at Nemnosti===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Kuspir, you hold your wife's latest missive in your pocket ([[Zurusha's correspondence]]), feeling against your finger the thin channel where her quill indents the page.  It is at times like these that you remember all the more keenly what it is here that you defend.
+[NemnostiGM] Kuspir, you hold your wife's latest missive in your pocket ([[Zurusha's correspondence]]), feeling against your finger the thin channel where her quill indents the page.  It is at times like these that you remember all the more keenly what it is here that you defend.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] Ghorgimbe and Rubo were unsurprisingly eager to increase the security here at the ulajeta, with fewer idle drills and more patrols around the walls and gates.   It is hard with so many visitors coming to the ulajeta in spring to visit ancestors, but this is nothing compared to how this place will be during Romokh at summer's end.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] They were slightly more reluctant, but ultimately willing, to concede that they need more people here in the defense of the ulajeta than can be provided by the stoneguards in place.  And while the ultimate goal might be to train more of the same, that is a project of years.
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 ===Marga gets a visit from her mother and her stepbrother Dodemozh, who is coming to hopefully study at Nemnosti as an acolyte===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Marga, you were a little sad to see Rechegoko go, but you could tell how antsy he was getting the day he was healed up fully.
+[NemnostiGM] Marga, you were a little sad to see Rechegoko go, but you could tell how antsy he was getting the day he was healed up fully.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] You'll see him again soon enough, probably.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] As for things at the ulajeta, Meze and the other vultures have been increasing the intensity of scouting trips, but there hasn't been any sign of strange masked figures or ritual sacrifices or anything else.  You're starting to wonder whether maybe this person has left.
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 ===Alai speaks to Elof Losturi about her research, and he leads her to talk to Pavavi about Hulti and shamanic powers===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Alai, you have been making yourself busy since your return, trying to make sense of the situation and learn what you can.  There's only so much there is likely to be in books, though, and many misleading paths.
+[NemnostiGM] Alai, you have been making yourself busy since your return, trying to make sense of the situation and learn what you can.  There's only so much there is likely to be in books, though, and many misleading paths.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] One afternoon you're in the library when Elof Losturi, the keeper of Nemnu's magical spells, approaches you.
 <br>* Elof is a tiny, thin little bald man in his middle years.
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 ===Ifa meets with Jorota and Bura, and they make decisions regarding some incoming acolytes===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Ifa, the Hand serves in many ways.  In times of war, you lead bubun into battle.  In peace, you help forge the marriages that keep communities and alliances strong.  And it is through the Hand that the fields are seeded and harvested each year.
+[NemnostiGM] Ifa, the Hand serves in many ways.  In times of war, you lead bubun into battle.  In peace, you help forge the marriages that keep communities and alliances strong.  And it is through the Hand that the fields are seeded and harvested each year.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] But here at Nemnosti, of course one of your key duties is keeping good order among the community.   The Voices may be more numerous and more prominent given Nemnosti's special role, but you are well aware that many of them, not to mention any names, are so lost in their books sometimes that important things get missed.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] In the wake of Surgu's death and your investigation, things have certainly been tense, made moreso by the fact that Nemnu has not spoken publicly to the ulajeta about the matter.  But for now, things must go on.
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 ===Izu talks to Rupun Lurusiri about his patron saint, and learns an important secret===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Izu, in the aftermath of the conversation you and Kuspir had with Nemnu, now a couple weeks ago, things around the ulajeta and your responsibilities in particular have been tense.
+[NemnostiGM] Izu, in the aftermath of the conversation you and Kuspir had with Nemnu, now a couple weeks ago, things around the ulajeta and your responsibilities in particular have been tense.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] Nemnu is seeing far few visitors than would normally be the case, and is clearly ill-at-ease.  You can sense it now clearly, despite Her emotionless face and centuries of practice at giving little away.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] You continue the little routines that make Her happy, but anything that even comes close to an inquiry on your part has been shut down.  She is spending more time than usual with Veruve, Her Vessel, but otherwise, little with anyone else.
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 ===Jevai keeps her brother Pughan from killing Echu Pekai, who he suspects is a Hulti===
-<br>[NemnostiGM] Jevai, you have been very contemplative of late.  You may not have any solutions to the various problems, but your head is swimming with information that you are trying to make sense of.
+[NemnostiGM] Jevai, you have been very contemplative of late.  You may not have any solutions to the various problems, but your head is swimming with information that you are trying to make sense of.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] Today, you have made the trip up to the Nadenigh caves, a place for you to clear your head and reflect, to spend time in the places of your ancestors, up to Sharusila and then onward to you.
 <br>[NemnostiGM] You have been there for around an hour, spending time with ancient dislodged glyphs, and with those like the Fingerprint that are active still.
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 <br>* Jevai is gonna go back to her caves and have a Sit until someone with more actualy authority comes to talk to her
 <br>[NemnostiGM] Until next we gather by the firelight, young acolytes ...
 ===Ifa and Alai talk about Alai's research as well as attractive older men===
-<br>* Ifa will be making tea early one morning in the lower levels of the Carver's Hall.
+* Ifa will be making tea early one morning in the lower levels of the Carver's Hall.
 <br>* Alai will wander down, a little bleary eyed in the morning, bracelets clattering.
 <br>[Ifa] Good morning, Alai. Tea?
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 ===Ifa talks to Jevai about whether to intervene between Alai and Nemnu===
-<br>* Ifa will go find Jevai in the reliquarium a bit later.
+* Ifa will go find Jevai in the reliquarium a bit later.
 <br>* Jevai is putting away some things that had been pulled ut for some pilgrims a few months ago, and seems lost in her thoughts
 <br>[Ifa] Hey Sifri, anything I can help with?

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 ==Summary==
+A group of sentinels led by [[Pomirabe Sortusai]] arrives to help secure Nemnosti; [[Kuspir Vabaseli|Kuspir]], Pomirabe's longtime friend, greets him and learns that his son [[Rembes Sortusai|Rembes]] is coming to train as an acolyte. [[Marga Gago|Marga]] gets a visit from her mother [[Vaika Zainai]] and her stepbrother [[Dodemozh Vegru]]; the latter is coming to Nemnosti to seek admission for study.  [[Alai Vegru|Alai]], researching [[Hulti]] temples and powers, consults both [[Elof Losturi]] and [[Tamandu Sempi]] (Pavavi) and learns about shamanic beliefs. [[Ifa Nemni|Ifa]] helps in making admissions decisions for the new class of acolytes, along with [[Jorota Vuvrugh]] and [[Bura Hazh]].  Izu talks to [[Rupun Lurusiri]], only follower of [[Lurusiru Ula]], about his patron, and learns a vital secret about the saint.  [[Jevai Nadenigh|Jevai]] is interrupted to learn that her brother [[Pughan Nadenigh|Pughan]] is attacking a man, who turns out to be [[Echu Pekai]], whom he suspects is a Hulti.
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