Dialogue[]
“ | Your ancestral spirits have returned to the royal hall, and are now locked in battle with one another. The ancestors of the oldest bloodlines, dating back to before the exodus, square off against your Orlanthi forebears, who married into the clan after Beren and Redalda wed. <Chief> says that your people awakened them with their bitter arguments for and against a full revival of Beren's tribe.
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Consequences[]
If you tell them: "The conditions are not yet right for tribe revival," and the clan is mostly realist, the people may be won over by these words. Realism becomes even more entrenched. Mood may improve.
If you invite the ancestors to join you at a feast, you must first decide on its size: small, moderate, or generous. A generous amount will see you lose some Food, but make everyone remember that they, both the living and the dead, belong the same clan before anything else. The ancestral spirits may then depart, leaving you a gift of +1 Magic.
Advice[]
- "I have had enough of merely symbolic authority." - Iverlantho
- "Our Beren clan neighbors show no appetite for a resumption of our authority over them." - Rodene/Diplomat
- "Hyalor, guardian hero of early Riders, taught them that kings were unnecessary. To have an Elmali king, we had to become Rams." - Sereden/Lhankor Mhy devotee/Lore-expert
- "Ancestral ghosts cannot comprehend present circumstances." - Hanvan
- "They are ghosts, I suppose, but not the kind I am pledged to destroy." - Korestene/Humakt devotee
- "When Elmal joined Orlanth's court, the storm god had a crown waiting for Beren." - Elmal devotee
- "I, who often speak with our ancestors, can smooth this over at a feast." - Ancestors worshiper
- "They haven't had a drink in centuries. They might grant us magic in return for beer." - Magician
- "We must come together, to be united, no divided." - Agimori Adoptee
- "It's not merely Iverlantho's temperament, but also the times, that make revival impracticable." - if Iverlantho is king
- "Ask ancestors of King Vinglanth's era where the royal regalia was last seen." - royalist ring-member
- "The original ancestors think us foolish for seeking the lost regalia."
- "The valley, and this clan, must unite under <King>."
- "Old families are more skeptical of tribal revival than newer lineages, but bloodline doesn't tell the whole story."