LINESII- Into the Darkness- Part II

[Lord_Iggy]

Nice story Thlay!

@NK- Your orders are fine.

@alex- Check and resend your orders, one of the maps doesn't work.

 

[Thlayli]

Orders sent. I'm exhausted.

 

[LittleBoots]

Iggy, as I'm isolated and don't have much to say, mind if I post orders in the thread?

Spoiler Gerougia Orders :

- All EP into Project.

I'll try to get a story up soon.

 

[North King]

@NK- Your orders are fine.

No they aren't! If I say my orders are bad, then my orders are bad, dangit.

 

[Cuivienen]

Red Iris​

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Every year, the pilgrims gather around the Cenotaph. It is not yet complete. It’s dome does not yet rise over a grand and rebuilt city. Yet the challenge stands.

The Revered of Aldis commands the people in their devotions.

“To the world upon which we walk, to the stones with which we build, to the waters which we drink, to the plants and animals which we eat, to the people who we serve, we thank you.”

The service is long, held in the open air of the warm summer. Winds blow across the hilltops. Aldis was always known as the windy city.

And now, the challenge is brought forth once more, as it has been for years past and perhaps years to come.

“And now, I ask you gathered here to search far and wide, in Kelios and beyond, for the greatest treasure the world will know. I ask you to bring a red iris to the city of Aldis, that it may be reborn.”

Red irises do not exist, or so some people have mumbled. Legends of their existence are few and far between. Amath of Kelios is the last known to have observed a red iris, and she lived four centuries past.

“The hidden garden holds the key. Do not look for the red iris in lofty places, in the halls of the wealthy or the gardens of the people. Look for the red iris in humble places, and be humbled.”

The hidden garden. The garden of the ancient kings, if such tyrannical rulers might be called as tame a name as kings.

“It is an internal quest, a quest for your own souls. Can you find the hidden garden and bear forth the red iris? Only the calm of mind and selfless shall find it, and then Aldis may be rebuilt.”

“And then Aldis may be rebuilt.”


[1]Red irises are IRL nonexistant. Irises do contain some genes that can make them red, but no iris has yet been bred with purely red-color genes. In this case, of course, someone did own red irises, once.

 

[Silver Steak]

So Keliosians will continue to search for the red iris until they research genetic engineering? Happy hunting! Nice story, anyway.

 

[Cuivienen]

So Keliosians will continue to search for the red iris until they research genetic engineering? Happy hunting! Nice story, anyway.

No, red irises exist in this world, they're just really rare. Theoretically, red irises could occur even in our own world naturally, though they don't.

 

[Contempt]

Heh, totally forgot about orders with vacation starting. Oh well, I can't say I was that interested in this again except for Ken's initial reaction.

 

[Swissempire]

Or Derssen Tlor Diggy

 

[Wubba360]

Iggy keep my ruler alive one more turn, I want to right a story about him after this update

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Will do Wubbs.

 

[Thlayli]

Hmm, that means he's pushing 150, I think.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

He's probably a puppet now.

Literally.

 

[Wubba360]

Actually he is still a strong man. Wrinkly and croutched over he appears weak, but he still can captivate an audience, I have plans for a story about his final days and then the first days of his son as king Thranduil.

 

[~Darkening~]

God, if he's that old- how old is his son? 95?

 

[alex994]

There should be a rule against unnaturally long living leaders I mean, all of my leaders have NORMAL ages unlike the great "Strategius", "Wilipo" and etc etc

 

[The Farow]

I believe I sent orders, right?

 

[~Darkening~]

Mine used to die off every turn, through I made one live partly into a new one last time. I mean, if they're over 120, they shouldn't be able to even speak anymore

 

[Lord_Iggy]

@Farow- I have your orders.

 

[~Darkening~]

Orders in progress, chances of doom = 99%.