Dialogue[]
| “ | A great elk wanders onto your lands. Your hunters are about to kill it when it speaks to them, requesting a favor from your clan. “I come as emissary from the creatures of the wild,” it intones. If you are willing to forgo game hunting for a period of two years, it will grant you a blessing ensuring that the following four years of hunting will prove especially fruitful. “We have too few young now, and need sanctuary so that they will live to adulthood.”
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— Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind | ||
Consequences[]
If you agree, you will be asked whether or not you want to uphold your end of the bargain. If you do, you will indeed receive the hunting bounty promised.
If your Antler shamans approach the elk, it will run from them, which they consider a success. However, other shamans find this a little alarming...
If you perform a ritual to repopulate your wildlands, you must choose between calling on Dostal or spirits. A successful sacrifice may satisfy the elk without forgoing hunting for two years; Mood may improve.
Notes[]
Obviously, the Antlers only appear as an option if you have already experienced Antler Society: Initiation.
The Dark Age event Speaking Elk is similar, but not identical.
Advice[]
- "Sometimes an awakened animal spirit resides in a physical animal body." - Shaman
- "The people are in an expansive mood. They will not cheer us for ill-treating this magnificent beast."
- "Zarlen wandered for many months in the company of a talking bear. One day it bared its claws and said, 'All in all, I am still a bear.'"
- "We can afford the short term loss of game, in exchange for bountiful hunting a couple of years from now."
- "Don't anger talking beasts."
- "Doesn't it look delicious?"
- "Don't let him trample the goats." - Goat-loving circle member
- "People don't like it when animals put on airs."
- "I hate elk! I've always hated elk!"
- "Build trust with the Rams by telling them of this."
- "We will have the best chance of gaining a friend by currying favor with the <Other Clans>."