Dialogue[]
| “ | A delegation from the <Rider> ask for your help. Eight of their herdsmen have been captured by the <Wheels>, a charioteer clan. The charioteers accuse them of violating a taboo of solar worship. Unless the <Riders> pay an exorbitant ransom worth 90 cows, the Wheel People will subject their captives to execution by fire cage. <The <Wheel People/charioteers>, whose nobles ride great rattling death carts, share a history, language, and most of the same gods with you. Relations with them tend to be strained at best.>
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— Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind | ||
Consequences[]
If you have a strong war leader to send, a war party can successfully rescue the captives. Though you are likely to incur some injuries, you will earn the <Rider> clan's esteem and possibly the fear of the Wheel clan.
Advice[]
- "Wheels can't hunt." - Dostal worshiper
- "Charioteers did not bargain with Gamari, so she shows them only her rear end." - Gamari worshiper
- "As you can probably guess, a fire cage is a structure they set aflame with prisoners inside." - Relandar worshiper
- "Wheels always open with a ridiculous demand. We can bargain them down to a normal ransom price of around 40 cows." - Ekarna-worshiper/Bargainer
- "The Wheel are driving up the price of ransoms." - Raven trickster
- "A war party might work." - Warrior
- "Send me. I'll make the <Wheels> regret this." - Warrior, alternate
- "Send me to lead the war party. I know the way of the hated Wheels." - Wheel-hating circle member
- "Our Sacred Time rites favor fighting or intimidation over talking."
- "The people will cheer us if we rescue the captives."
- "There are old stories about Hyalorings using fire cages. But none of us here do it."
- "Charioteers believe the survival requires fanatical adherance to yesterday's rules."
- "The Wheels are distant cousins whose brains have broiled in the sun."
- "One day Elmal will come here, and shoe them that the harsh face they put on him is wrong."
- "Wheels trammel the earth, calling her the sun’s captive bride."
- "We don't have to stick our nose in this."
- "I don't have an opinion on this."
- "The Wheels aren't the enemy. The Rams, on the other hand..." - Ram-hating circle member
Notes[]
Riders used to use fire cages as well as Wheels, although the valley Riders all stopped doing so long ago.
Fire cages are mentioned in Wheel Adoption, and during the Cenala schism you may have the option of using one yourself...