Dialogue[]
“ | The clan performs King Venef’s funeral ritual. Fire consumes his mortal shell, sending his spirit riding skyward to Orlanth’s stormy stead. This recapitulates the final rites performed for King Beren, then King Ulvargar, all the way down to Venef’s father Iverlantho, <number> years ago. The prince, now king, Erenlanth, lights the first torch.
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— Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out |
Consequences[]
Notes[]
Your ring members may - correctly - warn you that your clan is doomed if Erenlanth dies (see Dead Lineage).
Advice[]
- "My grandfather was certain of everything; my father, of nothing. I must rule with Iverlantho’s resolution and Venef’s agility." - Erenlanth
- "I’m not saying we should solve our king problems permanently. But my son could, if that’s where we take it." - Hanth
- "If the rest of you decide to solve our king problems permanently, I can take care of it." - Hanvan
- "We would be safer if Venef had killed more." - Kerenna
- "More death is on the way." - Korestene
- "He stepped out of his father’s shadow and into his own." - Sereden
- "To live with an overpowering parent can be difficult." - Serestev
- "Venef never rode up a ridge without looking in all directions." - Reda
- "Venef was always looking for something." - Rodene
- "The poor boy was made for a brighter time." - Dresta
- "Venef thought too much." - Doresa
- "Our neighbors regard Erenlanth as rash and, um, unsubtle of mind."
- "Unlike his father, Venef was always ambivalent about a tribal revival."
- "Erenlanth must marry immediately. If he dies without a male heir, the magics keeping our fortress intact will fail."
- "We survived the deaths of Iverlantho and now Venef. Losing Erenlanth will end us."
- "Our obsession with kings and lost regalia is choking us all."
- "Is anyone still even in Orlanth’s stead?"
- "We must be rid of kings for good."
- "Erenlanth, you’ll get your fool head torn off in some silly stunt, dooming us all."
- "Until Erenlanth sires an heir, our fortress will teeter, one heartbeat from destruction."
- "Venef never came out and said what he thought."
- "Young kings can be cruel."
- "Wise Vingkot decreed that sons should succeed fathers."
- "I can’t say I am optimistic at the thought of Erenlanth as king. But killing him would be worse."
- "Young pups bark twice."
- "The kings of his line will greet Venef in Orlanth’s citadel, handing him a shield." - Ancestor worshipper
- "Regicide is our only hope. <Character> will do it." - Eurmal trickster
- "A burning body smells like a feast." - Humakt worshipper