In which a Coyote catches a Sparrow, or perhaps some species of Thrush, and what happened next.

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In which a Coyote catches a Sparrow, or perhaps some species of Thrush, and what happened next.

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[Clearveil Peak] (OutMtRk) Late Evening, Mild, Clear, Calm
A small flat spot tops the mountain peak, the sky above clear and dark as deepest night regardless of the time of day. Shimmering stars dot the heavens with cold, pale light, inspiring thoughts about matters greater than those of the world of mortals. Contrasting the quiet serenity of the clear peak is a raging maelstrom of wind and snow below a sheer ledge, unnaturally quiet despite its nearness to the summit.
The area is very noisy.
The area is warmed by a lit campfire.
You also notice a large wicker back-basket with a burned leather emblem fixed to it (open), a lit campfire, and a tigerstripe-orange wool blanket (occupied by a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes, a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes, and Rosaleen).
Also here: a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes (group, lightly-armored, sitting on a tigerstripe-orange wool blanket, snow-covered), ?Hreidun? (group Second, kneeling, lightly-armored, carrying a glaive, disguised, snow-covered), an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes (GROUP LEADER, sitting, moderately-armored, carrying a javelin, snow-covered), a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes (group, sitting, sweaty, snow-covered), Roen (group, sitting, moderately-armored, snow-covered), a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes (group, lightly-armored, sitting on a tigerstripe-orange wool blanket, snow-covered), Dylan (group, sitting, lightly-armored, snow-covered), Tharron (group, lying down, lightly-armored, snow-covered), Kiari (group, kneeling, lightly-armored, snow-covered), Florenza (group, sitting), Suma (group, lightly-armored, snow-covered), a very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes (group, heavily-armored, snow-covered), Rosaleen (group, lightly-armored, sitting on a tigerstripe-orange wool blanket, smells of lavender, snow-covered), and a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.
Obvious paths: none.

Speaking to ?Hreidun?, a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes says, "Average-built dark-brown-haired youthful man with dark olive skin and amber eyes I do."

?Hreidun? shakes herself before staring upwards "Gave me some goosebumps and not just from the cold".

Lionel makes a face. Very briefly.

Suma glances at you.

Suma sits down on a tigerstripe-orange wool blanket.

Tharron gazes up at the night sky.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Grab a seat around the Campfire, folks. I ain't a bard, but, I'll tell ya the tail, past down from...heck, ancient times!"

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes amusedly says, "I be feelin blessed."

Rosaleen grins.

Dylan takes off an embroidered dirty-gray sheep wool blanket.

Dylan drops an embroidered dirty-gray sheep wool blanket.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes stands up.


A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes agrees with a very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes.

Dylan sits down on an embroidered dirty-gray sheep wool blanket.

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes says, "I was dropped and landed on my feet."

Tharron sits cross-legged near the fire.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes waddles over to the campfire, before plopping down.

Dylan smiles at an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Suma grins at a very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes.


Roen wipes a thick compound of blood, mushy snow, and sweat from his bow. He shifts to sit near Dylan and Florenza.

Kiari makes her way to sit beside Tharron.



Dylan leans toward Florenza and whispers something.

Florenza smiles at Dylan.

Dylan smiles at Florenza.

"I hope them Wechuge don't get sniffin' around yer cart," a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes points out to an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes before she settles down onto the bare floor, legs folded and palms resting on her knees.

?Hreidun? shuffles closer to the fire and Dylan's grouping before remaining kneeling.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes strokes his mustache, looking up at the dark sky above, pensive. "This story was told to me and a group of us by an elder woman who lives out in the Plains, near Shadgard. It was told to her by her Mother, on and on down from who knows when." he explains.

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes nods.

Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Well, Chub ain't pulling it. And in the End, if they do, I can grab another."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes chuckles.


Florenza focuses more of her attention on an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes as he starts speaking.

Offering space to ?Hreidun? on the blanket, Dylan scoots over but remains close to the fire, listening to an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Now, this Ol' ladies people used to live out in them plains, way before even the old Kingdom of Aetgard."

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes nods slowly.

?Hreidun? tilts her mask to grin at Dylan before shuffling onto the blanket, focusing on Hoss.

Tharron wraps an arm around Kiari's shoulders, expression half distracted for a moment. He gives his head a little shake and gives his full attention to an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "They ain't around no more. Ol' lady says ahe might be the last. And if she didn't tell us the story, it couldda been lost. But, she shared it, and asked us to pass it along. I promised that ol' lady I would...and so, here we are!"

Florenza nods.

Rosaleen nods.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes nods slowly.


A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes curls up by huncing forward to listen to the story.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Now, this is a story about Ommin-Di. But! Before we get to her, we begin with a feller goes by the name of Baktu."


A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes glances at an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes nods.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Now, Baktu was sittin' on a rock, pondering if he was gonna be good or bad that day. He was living a pretty good life. Chasing critters, running around, having fun."

Florenza carefully examines a lit campfire.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "As he was chasin' critters around, livin' his life, he spots some smoke off on the horizon, and the smell of delicious cooking meat. Mmm! When he seen and smelled that, he knew he was gonna be bad that day."

Kiari leans into Tharron's side and tucks her legs underneath herself. Her eyes move to the faces gathered around the fire and come to rest finally on an average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Florenza nods her head thoughtfully.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "So, he sneaks on up closer to where the smoke is coming from, and he sees a tribe of folks, and smack dab in the middle is their cooking fire, where they are cooking that delicious meat from their hunts."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes removes a leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe from her tooled hard black leather case (open).


A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes raises her leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe to her mouth and clenches it between her teeth, looking thoughtful.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Baktu comes up with a cunning plan to snatch this meat. He decides he's gonna sneak into their tents, and steal their blankets! And when he has em all, he's gonna toss em all into the branches of trees!"

Tharron opens a vine-etched silver drinking flask.

Tharron takes a drink from his vine-etched silver drinking flask of steaming hot cocoa (open).


Tharron offers to give a vine-etched silver drinking flask (closed) to Kiari.

Lionel unobtrusively mutters from the background, "Shame!"

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Then he was gonna be all "Oh no! Somebody done stole the blankets and tossed em in these here branches!" And when folks came running out to see, he would just snat h him some meat. Real smoothe like."

Kiari takes a drink from her vine-etched silver drinking flask of steaming hot cocoa (open).

Florenza glances at you.

Kiari closes a vine-etched silver drinking flask of steaming hot cocoa.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes chuckles.

Dylan removes a jolly-carved briarwood smoking-pipe from his thick leather back-pouch (open).

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes nods.

Suma grins at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.


A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes takes a bite of some seared elk meat.

Tharron removes a leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe from his canvas belt pouch (open).

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "So! Baktu sneaks himself into a tent, and grabs some blankets. He starts to go about his plan, and toss em into some branches. As he is doin' so, he comes on near a tree, when he hears some Chirping."

Kiari smiles.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Baktu is lookin' all around, pondering where this chirping all is coming from, when he looks down, and sees a baby snowbird who done fell out her nest!"


Following a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes's example, Dylan places the stem of a jolly-carved briarwood smoking-pipe in his mouth, though he doesn't light it. He continues listening to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, his brows knit together in an expression of thought.


A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes smiles softly, with a faraway look in his eyes.



An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "That Bird is just chirping and chirping, and Baktu, well he's a thief, but he ain't a bad guy, if ya know what I mean."

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes nods.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes nods.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes chuckles.

Florenza smiles.

A very short muscular auburn-haired youthful man with tanned skin and baby blue eyes says, "Some jus' try teh survive."

Snatching a short twig that's alight from the campfire, a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes uses it to light her pipe as she listens to the story, puffing away and settling the miniature brand on the edge of the campfire for anyone else that may need it. "Aye, Baktu's just mischievous sometimes."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes carefully examines a leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "He's lookin' up, but he can't find the nest. And night is coming along fast, and that won't do to have this baby bird chirping all alone in the dark."


Tharron leans forward and plucks it up, lighting his own leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe.


Dylan leans toward a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes and whispers something.

Dylan very subtly inclines his head in ?Hreidun?'s direction, smiling at a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes grins at Dylan.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "So, he decides to pick up the baby bird, and bring it on home to his cave. The bird is just chirping away all this time, not really knowing what all is going on I imagine."



A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes blinks.

Florenza closes a thick leather back-pouch.



?Hreidun? shrugs.


?Hreidun? looks intently towards An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes her head tilted to the side while listening.

Tharron puffs a few times at his leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe, releasing small smoke-rings into the air as he exhales.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "So, Baktu walks on back to his cave and sets the bird down. But this baby bird wants her parents, so she keeps on chirping, all through the night. Poor ol' Baktu was already hungry, but now he can't sleep well either."

Florenza nods.

Lionel unobtrusively observes, "Decided to try to be good after all. After a fashion. To small animals, at least. With some guidance."


A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes chuckles.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes shakes his head.


Lionel subsides and disappears into the crowd as best he can.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Dawn comes, and Baktu gets on up, and picks up the loud baby bird. He's tired as anything, but he trudges on back to the tree he found her, and sets her back down. He figures her parents will be able to find her and care for her better then he would."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Of course she is still chirping away as he sets her back down. She was making all kinds of noise all night, and still going. Baktu, now he's pretty tired. So, he goes back to his cave to finish catching some shut eye."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Now, he had barely closed his eyes, when he wakes up, shivering. He's blinking and yawning, groggy and confused. He notices there is frost on his body. That's when he looks outside his cave and realizes it's snowing! Then he realizes he done left that baby bird in the snow!"

Florenza winces.

Suma sighs.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes flicks his eyes up from the fire, seemingly surprised.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes frowns.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes gasps!

Kiari leans forward.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "He runs on off back to that tree to check on the baby bird. And, sad enough, he sees the body of that baby bird. She ain't chirping no more, she's just laying cold in the snow."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes sighs, shaking his head.

Dylan frowns deeply and wrinkles appear on his forehead.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes frowns.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes looks down again, this time studying the ground sadly.

?Hreidun? sighs as she holds the edge of her mask, humming a sad sound.

Lionel apparently has not subsided at all, possibly to everyone's annoyance. "May the rogue be amply rewarded for his damn'd, wicked negligence!"

Suma glances at you.

You nod to Suma.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Now Baktu, well, this didn't sit right with him at all. It was early in the season, real early for it to be snowing."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes rubs idly at her nose, a plume of smoke creeping out from the side of her mouth as she listens to the story.

You lean toward Suma and whisper, "Sorry! Is this meant to be a campfire story or a sermon? It's my first time!"

Suma leans toward you and whispers, "More of a story, I think."

Suma smiles at you.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "He reckoned he was gonna get to the bottom of this tragedy. And so, Ol' Baktu decided he was gonna Climb the tallest mountain he could find, and speak with the spirit of the Storm herself, Piwala."

You lean toward Suma and whisper, "Well, then! Why is everyone just staring and -- Never mind. It's a good story. Everyone's in rapt attention. I shall endeavour to follow their example."

Suma nods to you.

Speaking to you, Suma agrees, "Exactly that. Excellent."

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes says, "Bold, can appreciate that."

Kiari softly says, "That is what you call determination."

Florenza nods.

You nod.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes agrees with Kiari.

Dylan nods in agreement.

Kiari looks briefly embarrassed at having spoken out loud.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "So, off he goes, climbing up a mountain. And when he does? He commences to hollering. And when Baktu Hollers, everybody knows it! He's Hollerin', and all the coyotes in the plains here him, so they start hollering too!"

?Hreidun? laughs quietly at the coyotes joining in.

Dylan chuckles quietly to himself.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Baktu is hollering and yelling, making a furious ruckus. So much noise is coming off the top of this mountain, Piwala herself decides to come to the mountain, and find out what the heck is going on."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "When Piwala comes, Baktu commences to tell her about the poor baby snowbird, and accuses Piwala of bringing in the Snows early."

Kiari arches an eyebrow.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes sucks in a light breath, clearly impressed.

You exclaim, "Bold fellow!"

Suma nods.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes quietly mutters, "Ya don't mess with powers like that."

Tharron says, "Good for Baktu."

Dylan agrees with Tharron.

Speaking to Tharron, you say, "Maybe. We'll find out presently, if I'm any judge."

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes shakes his head.

Lionel subsides again!

Suma rubs her chin thoughtfully.

Kiari quietly comments, "But half of the responsibility is his."

"Ye do if yer Baktu," a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes points out quietly to a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes with a grin.

Florenza chuckles quietly to herself.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes chuckles at a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

?Hreidun? says (muffled by a mask), "Usually ye put the baby birds back where ye found them, best chance of the parents to find them again."

Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes quietly says, "If only we could all be that brave."

Kiari rubs her chin thoughtfully.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Piwala is sitting there, listening to Baktu rant and rave. When Baktu is finished, Piwala commences to answer him like this - Some storms are early, some are late. Some storms are big, and some are small. Some storms bring life, causing crops to grow and bringing water to all, and some storms being death. Why should one bird be spared? Why would this bird even be the target of my attention? Storms don't care about individuals."


A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes nods slowly.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Piwala told him this, and just floats on off. Now, Baktu? He didn't really care for this answer. So, what does he do? He bites off one of his toes!"

Suma quietly agrees, "...correct."

Tharron says, "Uh."

You laugh!

Kiari blinks.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes asks, "Uh?"

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes grimaces, a pained expression crossing his face.

Suma says, "Wait --."

Tharron shakes his head, looking clearly surprised.

Tharron says, "That was perhaps the last thing I was expecting."

Rosaleen giggles!

Kiari leans toward Tharron and whispers something.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes says, "The ice, near the pillar."

?Hreidun? nods to a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes.

Tharron leans toward Kiari and whispers something.

Florenza nods to a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes chuckles.

Dylan nods to a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes.

Suma sympathetically says, "That poor toe."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Baktu bites off one of his toes, and sets it down on the mountain. He says "This will be in memory of that Snowbird I should have taken better care of. And I will name her Ommin-Di"."

This has a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes grinning wide and nodding, idly puffing away at her pipe.

Kiari smiles.

You exclaim, "Oh, bravo! Bravo for the rogue!"

Suma decides, "Maybe not, then."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "He sets his toe down, and gets to naming some starts after Ommin-Di too. And when he climbs down the mountain, he goes around telling everyone he can about Ommin-Di, so she'll never be forgotten."

Kiari chuckles and looks fondly at you.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes coughs.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Stars, I mean."

You nod.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes chuckles softly.

?Hreidun? gazes up at the night sky.

Dylan glances up.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Soon, the story of Ommin-Di is spreading like a breeze across the plains, getting passed along from tribe to tribe."


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Pretty soon, whenever a storm was coming through, people would remember the story of Ommin-Di, and pray to her for protection and mercy from the storm, and the winter winds."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes puffs a few times at her leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe, releasing small smoke-rings into the air as she exhales.

Suma smiles.

Florenza nods.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes rubs his chin thoughtfully.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "And, wouldn't ya know it... Ommin-Di started answering!"

Florenza smiles.

?Hreidun? tilts her mask to grin "I'll certainly be remembering that and how we got here."

You nod to ?Hreidun?.

Dylan nods emphatically.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Folks would be trapped in a Snowbird, or freezing as they tried to make their way home, and they would pray to Ommin-Di, and ask for her Mercy. And the Snowbird would spread her wings, and keep the worst of the cold away."

Tharron takes a deep pull on his leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe and holds it in for several moments before releasing a long plume of smoke.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "And how did Ommin-Di come to do this? Nobody really knows! Maybe Baktu and his ritual on the mountain did something. Or, maybe the people praying did something. Heck, maybe even Piwala felt a little bad, and did something."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "All folks know is, Ommin-Di was dead, but now she's not, and she protects folks from the winters cold."

Florenza nods.

Suma nods.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Now, the thing with Baktu is, he's a forgetful fella."

Tharron says, "Ahh. there's more."

Dylan raises his jolly-carved briarwood smoking-pipe to his mouth and clenches it between his teeth, looking thoughtful.

Florenza agrees with Tharron.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes asks, "He had went around telling folk about Ommin-Di, right?"

Kiari nods.

Tharron says, "Right."

You nod to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "But, eventually, he done forgot about Ommin-Di himself, cause...well, he's a forgetful fella."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes agrees with An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Tharron dryly says, "Of course he did."

Kiari sadly says, "OH."

?Hreidun? giggles!

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes adds, "He ain't even remember why he's missin' that toe anymore."

You exclaim, "OH! The dastard! I retract every good thing I said about him!"

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes mutters.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Now, Ommin-Di doesn't like being forgotten. Baktu forgot her twice now already. And so, we gotta remember Ommin-Di!"

?Hreidun? says (muffled by a mask), "Flittering like the winds, sounds like his mind was."

Florenza agrees with An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

?Hreidun? nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Suma just makes a sympathetic face.

Suma nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "And here I was thinking he was a good guy for cuttin off that toe. never forget, I say."

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes's tattoos flare with a brief pale luminescence.

You ask, "Well, hang on. What's the story about him forgetting about -- or am I getting ahead of you?"

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes quietly says, "I remember."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "I ain't the best storyteller, but, that there is the story of Ommin-Di, and why we made this Pilgrimage today."

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes shifts to a kneeling position.

Dylan agrees with An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

You nod.
A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.


Kiari smiles at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.


A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "And I pledge to do this every year."

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes nods.

Tharron says, "May she keep us warm on the way home and throughout the rest of the night."

You exclaim, "Well told, that man! Well told!"

You point at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes smiles at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes says, "A fine tale, plenty of lesson one could take away from the telling."

Roen slips off his gloves, applauding An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Dylan applauds An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

?Hreidun? applauds An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes applauds An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "We remember her, and thank her for watching out for us!"

Florenza smiles.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes chuckles.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Rosaleen applauds An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Kiari claps her hands, a muted thumping sounding as she does so.

Rosaleen smiles.

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes says, "I'll always remember her when there's a chill in the air."

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes says, "We remember her, and thank her for watching out for us."

"Baktu ain't good, nor bad," a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes points out to the couple of dissenters, gesturing with her leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe as she does so. "That all was back in the day when spirits walked alongside folks. Baktu's just Baktu," She says, pausing to puff on the pipe. "Coyote."

Suma smiles at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "I almost forgot. Them old tribes on the plains had a tradition. They would give eachother gifts when they remembered her during festivals and such."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes gets up off an embroidered dirty-gray sheep wool blanket.


Florenza nods to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes transfers the following from a large wicker back-basket with a burned leather emblem fixed to it (open) to the ground:
a fine rose-gray wool jacket (x3)
a fine brown wool jacket
a fine silver-gray wool jacket (x3)
a fine laurel-green wool jacket (x3)
a fine apple-green wool jacket (x3)
a fine bright-red wool jacket (x3)
a fine silver-blue wool jacket (x3)
a fine dark-red wool jacket (x3)
a fine bright-maroon wool jacket (x3)
(25 item(s) total)


?Hreidun? hums a tune.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Blankets, and Jackets! Stuff to keep ya warm this winter."

Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, you say, "Ah."

Dylan beams happily!

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes chuckles.


Speaking to Florenza, Roen distractedly notes, "You have been busy."

Rosaleen beams happily!

Florenza nods to Roen.

?Hreidun? tilts her mask to smile at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Tharron says, "Thank you."


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Grab one and keep yerself warm this winter. Or take one for a friend! I reckon we got enough."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes chuckles.

Rosaleen smiles.


Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, Dylan appreciatively says, "Thank ya, Hoss, for tellin' the story and for keepin' us warm. Whenever the snows are fallin' and the wind's are blowin', I'll remember Ommin-Di, that's for sure."


Rosaleen exclaims, "Thank you, very much appreciated!"

?Hreidun? carefully examines a fine silver-blue wool jacket.

Tharron says, "Well said, Dylan."

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes says, "A fine way to remember."

You smile.


Speaking to Dylan, An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Thanks, pard. I do my best!"


?Hreidun? puts a fine silver-blue wool jacket into her thick leather back-pouch (open).


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes chuckles.


Dylan smiles at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes says, "Aye, thank ye kindly fer organizing this, and tellin' the tale. I get a long winded with it, and I weren't up fer speakin' it in full tonight, meself. But next year if I'm about and we ain't got a proper bard, I can do it fer ye if ye like."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "I'ma say a quick prayer to the Snowbird, and then we can relax a bit before heading on back."

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes nods to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

Florenza nods to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Kiari smiles.


Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "That works!"

Tharron takes the last hit off from his pipe, packing it away.


Tharron opens a canvas belt pouch.


Dylan grins at a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "I want to thank you for organizing this trip, and Iappreciate you for tellin that story. Truly, it is a tale to remember."


Movement at the edge of vision draws attention skyward briefly. Difficult to make out, a faraway winged shadow passes across the star-speckled darkness. You can't shake the feeling that whatever it was took note of your presence here before disappearing into the night.

Florenza gazes up at the night sky.

Tharron says, "Huh."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes gazes up at the night sky.

Dylan gazes up at the night sky.

Tharron says, "Anyone else see that."

?Hreidun? hums a tune.


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes gazes up at the night sky.

Suma uncertainly asks, "...good or bad?"

?Hreidun? hums at she peers upwards, giggling.

Suma gazes up at the night sky.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Huh, thought I seen something."

Kiari blinks and glances up to the sky.

Roen realizes, "No. My mind did not play tricks upon me a year past. Ommin-Di exists without a sliver of doubt."

?Hreidun? picks up a fine dark-red wool jacket.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes squints.

Florenza agrees with Roen.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes gazes up at the night sky.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "I think she knows were here tonight."

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes nods.

Dylan glances at Roen.

Kiari says, "Good."

Kiari smiles.

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes gazes up at the night sky.

Dylan smiles at Roen.

"Ain't good nor bad," a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes reminds Suma as she looks up into the sky. "Just what it is. The Snowbird, Ommin-di. Watchin' us from her place up amongst the stars. We gots to remember her. And we can't never forget her name, 'lest she grow bitter and cold and dark."

Suma smiles at a short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes stretches his arms into the night air, before uttering a prayer into the sky.

Suma smiles at a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "Aye."

You glance at An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Speaking to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes, Suma agrees, "Right you are, yes."

Dylan agrees with a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.

Lionel makes a religious gesture, looking briefly upward, and briefly downward.

Roen returns to staring into the campfire.

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes adds, "And, it ain't a bad idea to remember Baktu, too. We don't need a bitter Coyote stalkin' the shadows."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes taps a leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe which she is holding.

Suma nods.

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes turns her leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe upside down and taps it a few times, knocking some loose ash free to fall to the ground.

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes opens a tooled hard black leather case.
An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes prays:

Ommin-Di! Thank you for watching over us on our Pilgrimage! Keep us safe from the worst of Winter this year. Keep Shadgard safe too! We remember you!

Tharron gazes up at the night sky.

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes puts a leaf-etched briarwood smoking-pipe in her tooled hard black leather case (open).

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes closes a tooled hard black leather case.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes slowly empties his lungs.

Florenza nods to a short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes.


A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes prays:

We remember you, Ommin-Di!

?Hreidun? prays:

Thank you Ommin-di for all ye have given safe passage to. I will remember ye

Dylan mumbles, "We remember ya, Ommin-Di."

Kiari simply says, "Thank you, Ommin-Di.

Florenza smiles at Dylan.

Dylan smiles at Florenza.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes prays:

Ommin-di, we will always remember you, thank youfor all you do for the people, and of course for Shadgard. You will never be forgotten.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes closes his eyes and sits silently for a moment.

?Hreidun? quietly says (muffled by a mask), "And thank ye Baktu, for being yourself."

Florenza chuckles at ?Hreidun?.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes smiles at ?Hreidun?.

Kiari smiles.

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes adopts an agreeable expression.


Lionel echoes the prayer. Glancing strangely at the pipe-smoking woman, he mentions, "I will remember this Coyote, for His interesting example."

A short wiry amber-haired adult woman with ruddy skin and blue-green eyes grins at ?Hreidun?.

Dylan chuckles at ?Hreidun?.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes asks, "If nothing else, the climb, and the sight of the world from up here? It's something to tell yer friends eh?"


Suma looks upwards silently.

Florenza says, "Definitely."

Tharron says, "That it is."

You nod to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

A short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes says, "I choose to remember Baktu as well. For if he didn't have the heart to stand up, and spread the word, the world would be adifferent place."

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, a very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes says, "Assuming we return in one piece."

A very tall muscular blond-haired youthful man with fair skin and green eyes chuckles.

Speaking to An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes, Dylan quietly agrees, "Aye."

Dylan agrees with a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes nods to a short muscular blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-green eyes.

Kiari leans toward you and whispers, "Will you carry my jacket in your pack so I can use my sling?"

Suma says, "I do wish people were seeing this, yes. But they are.. far away."


An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes says, "Even just knowing the story is knowing a bit of History about these Lands."

Suma shrugs.

Suma agrees with An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes.

Rosaleen says quietly but firmly: Ommin-Di, we remember you, this winter and every winter that is to come.

An average-height broad amber-haired adult man with ruddy skin and hazel eyes exclaims, "Now, everyone got a Jacket? I love the view, but I got a hankering for some Hot cocoa too!"

A short wiry golden-blond-haired adult man with tanned skin and blue-gray eyes nods.

Rosaleen says quietly but firmly: Ommin-Di, we remember you, this winter and every winter that is to come. May you keep all of us safe and warm, and may no mother ever become seperated from child in these harsh winters.
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