Dialogue[]
| “ | A punishing <rain/rainstorm> lashes your home, Berenstead. Weeks of <rain/rainfall> have turned the world to mud. When the rain hits the skin, it burns until wiped off. You thought your people had grown inured to the hardships of your darkening world, but now they sink to new depths of despair. "This is how the world dies," said <Noble>. "Not with fire, not with earthquakes, but drowned like a <rat/drunk in a ditch>."
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— Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out | ||
Consequences[]
At the start of the event, Mood will fall.
If you defy the rain with a kite-flying contest, and fail, the kites will be ruined and the people bemoan the foolishness of their leaders. Someone might even be wounded, badly burned by the rain. If so, Mood drops further.
Asserting the sun will soon return may give the people solace. Or not.
If you say, "Never fear. The sun will soon return," then the people may take solace in these words. If so, Mood improves.
If you throw a feast, choose whether you feast on a generous amount, a cautious amount, or neither too much or too little. The people may change their concerns about the rain to concerns about food supply.
Saying "Yes, the world is doomed. We must face this bravely," may not be what your clan wants to hear and its mood may fail to rise. Alternatively, in a move of bold defiance, the people may shake their fists at the corrupted sky together, causing Mood to rise.
If you do nothing, the rain eventually runs its course and stops. Mood may or may not rise afterwards.
Advice[]
- "The rain hurts the spirits too." - Shaman
- "Tell me who to kill." - Humakt devotee
- "Ernalda no longer commands the earth to soak up the rain." - Ernalda devotee
- "Elmal, the guarding sun, might protect kites against rain." - Elmal devotee
- "This will kill many game animals, which are already scarce." - Dostal devotee
- "Because air no longer moves, storms have been corrupted, and can linger for weeks at a time." - Orlanth devotee
- "These thick clouds block us from contacting our horse-side ancestors, who live in the sky." - Ancestors worshiper
- "When the rain stops, we should make sure it hasn't eaten away at our fortress walls." - Wall-loving ring memebr
- "Kite-flying is good, because women can do it too." - Misandrist ring member
- "Orlanth once had a rain god in his tribe, named Heler. I wonder what happened to him."
- "If Orlanth was alive, he would command his thane Heler Rain-Maker to take this downpour elsewhere."
- "Before his death, Orlanth realized he should not have slain the Sun Emperor."
- "This is only the beginning."
- "You can tell it's Chaos rain by the way it burns."
- "The people must know we understand the gravity of this crisis."
- "Taken to excess, honesty becomes callousness."
- "Cruel truths are no truths at all."
- "When water burns, heroes shout."
- "Kite-flying contests replaced archery bouts when we recognized Orlanth. That doesn't mean they're a good idea now, though."
- "Our Fire ancestors held archery contests to improve morale. When we recognized Orlanth, we switched to kite flying."
- "We should either fly kites, feast, say something inspiring, or wait and see."
- "We must all pull together."
- "King Beren threw many great feasts."
- "Until crops start thriving again, feasting is wasteful and stupid."
- "Darkness portends the coming light."