Brotherhood of the Stone Fields

[Ancalagon]

5.

Most of my brothers and cousins are knights. As a lad, I imagined serving my House, protecting its holdings, and ensuring the well-being of the peasants who toiled on our behalf. I imagined jousting at tournaments, accruing renown, and winning the favor of Ladies of the Court. I imagined following my elders in whose wise judgement fealty was given and in turn rewarded with honor and love. The dreams of youth!

Through the generations, a few in the family line, always those who stood to inherit nothing, turned to religion and became warrior-priests who smashed whatever folk were named by those in authority as heretics and heathens. I stand to inherit nothing. Had the gods seen fit to grant me strength of frame, I would have followed my brothers along the knightly path. Noble service rendered with aid given to those deserving seems a life better spent than “defending the faith” against unseen, quite possibly imaginary, powers and principalities.

I am no knight. But I can still judge when others are in need and render aid when possible. The mistreatment inflicted upon Eva could not be reversed but her outward appearance was restored easily enough. A wave of my hand over her torn garments was sufficient to mend and smooth the cloth as another hand might smooth disturbed sand upon a beach. Eva stared in awe at the restored clothing. I shared with her some of my own food and drink as reassurance of her safety. It felt like the right and honorable thing to do.

~ D ~

[alester]

Tiberius reminiscing on his childhood jousting adventures.

[alester]

While returning to the party and avoiding a filthy alleyway, Tiberius is challenged to a drinking contents by a donkey named Apuleius. He raises the stakes, if Tiberius can finish three drinks before Apuleius finishes one, he will follow and serve Tiberius.

Tiberius' nightmare has become reality as the party enters a sewer. His faithful donkey remains above ground guarding the entrance.

[Necron 99]

This is, indeed, our adventure. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but a thing it is.