Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Lord Shemek, ha...If I were the Baron, I too would be very upset with the Empire after my loyal service. I will let Uncle answer as he knows best...I find the Baron an interesting character. Ald's fair in Love and War...Be well.

H;0)

Mighty Hrugga,

Are you saying Ald's well that ends well?

Shemek

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

That's great! Thanks for the info.
The Hekellu Underworld sounds intriguing, and just what I'm looking for. I seem to recall from one of Phil's (?) posts on the Blue Room that this city was an important (primary?) staging area for the Empire's eastern trade routes in Engsvanyalli times. This will give me a lot of freedom and flexibility when mapping out the "dungeon."

One more question, in what year did this take place, i.e., when was the governor Lord Ssunim appointed to office, and when did you and Lord Takodai go to Hekellu to investigate? It predates Dhichune's usurpation of the Petal Throne?

Shemek

Yep; it's an odd Underworld, as they go on Tekumel, because it's all mostly one flat level that's pretty close to the surface. Any stairways leading down end either in water-logged dead ends - you'd need diving gear to explore them - or in what I can only describe as 'dry upside-down islands' of small dry areas that are usually a lot better built and maintained then the rest of the place. Which means that they are also a lot more active and populated, which is why I thought that the place was more of a challenge then Jakalla is.

Hekellu was a huge trade center, being at the gateway to the hinterlands, and being on the lake. So, lots of ancient activity, and lots of ruins and stuff to explore. Mayhem always ensued, despite our usually having a lot of troops.

Ah, beginning of the 2360s, into 2363 or so; this was indeed right before the coup. Lord Ssunim had been in office for years, he came in with the original creation of the 1,500 NPCs that Phil did in 1974 / 2354. We had to fight our way into town, things had gotten so bad.

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Chirine,

I also have some questions about Baron Ald.
1. Which legion did he command while in Tsolyani service?
2. When did he "fall out" with the Imperium, and what caused him to leave Tsolyanu.
3. Was he a former boon companion of Emperor Hirkane before he ascended to the Petal Throne?

Shemek

This is in EPT, I think. Let me look...

Nope; It's all in S&G I, The Sourcebook, section 1.381:

Scarlet Plume, 19th Imperial Heavy Infantry;

Political intrigue; they hung his and his legion's ass out to dry at Kaidrach Field;

Not really, no, not of Hirkane; of Kettukal, actually.

He's also a 'friend of the family', being Vrisa's clan-brother. So, we go back a ways, you might say.

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Friend, not so sure in this case...Uncle knows best!!!

H:0)

I do, but I promised not to tell.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

From AsenRG:
The Lords of Humanspace were not Nice People.
There's an understatement!!!

I'm into careful statements, Uncle! Sometimes that reads as understatement.
What can I say? One can't commit too much, lest one's actions reflect negatively upon the honour of one's clan...
That's why last year's incident is an incident! I wonder why people still come to me with demands to repeat what I did as a result of hastily said words!
I mean, I understand they have the same issue, but seriously, now, what do you think I am? Some kind of adventurer?
That's why I've been into careful statements, lately!

No, he did play one in his Crusader-era campaign, though.

What we know has just been added to!
And I'm not even going to ask how good of a fit he was for the role.

I'd agree with this. One of the very nicest things I've ever had happen to me occurred yesterday; I was given a standing invitation to join any of the D&D groups that play at The Source as a player. I guess I'm considered some sort of Elder Statesman, and people really enjoyed improving their game using some of the 'lessons' and anecdotes that I come up with. I'm looking forward to it; I'm now on the mailing list for their games, and will spend a Saturday or two a month imparting my hard-won experience...

Those people in your area have finally begun to see wisdom, and no doubt would profit from your experience!

Agreed. It's not a play style I like, but I can understand it from a business standpoint.

I think Gronan is most sorry he didn't think of the TCG paradigm himself...

Chum those waters. Kill any "approved games" crocodiles that appear, and take their stuff - they tend to have nice stuff (skin and teeth from the crocodiles; dice from the "approved games" ones).

Yep. Luckily, I am not playing in anything like that; this set of players is all about the challenge and the run. And they've indicated that a return trip to see Lord Chirine and his family is being considered! Wow!

Smart players recognise a good Patron when they see one!

It's a thought. I usually run paint-and-takes by letting people pick a primed figure, then learning how I paint them by painting it themselves; they get to keep the figure afterwards, and I like to hand out cards with the name of the company that did the figure. What I'm trying to do is show people that anyone can paint figures, and that they don't have to be a Da Vinci or anything. I've got so much spare metal lying around, it's no cost to me; same on the paint, which was all paid for decades ago.

As long as they're not a Picasso, it should all be fine!
And well, my logic was simple. If your free lead is Herself's and you have paints and the know-how, why not order a mini the customer picks and do a painting session?
Just a thought, as I said.