Loss: Pyres

Dialogue[]

“	Understanding that the end of Berenstead also meant the end of the world, the last of the <Our Clan> worked furiously to build fire horses before Sacred Time came, and what remained of their fortress crumbled. Singing the Elmal songs Redalda taught their ancestors while still a mortal, they entered the wooden structures—young and old, noble and commoner. Faces stoic, they set the horses alight.	”
— Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out

Consequences[]

Although you have already lost the game, there are two branches:

“	Alas, it was already too late. Chaos had also infested the heavens. Insubstantial entities of corruption devoured our people’s burning spirits before they could reach Orlanth’s stead, and the eternity of the afterlife. <Number> years before all else ended, the <Player Clan> were erased utterly from existence.	”
— "Bad" branch

“	Their souls rode to the polluted sky and fought their way to Orlanth’s stead. At its door stood Elmal. “Take up a shield,” he said. Though the <Player> clan had been wiped out, there was still hope for the world. When the final confrontation came <number> years later, they were there to lend aid to Orlanth and his mortal counterparts. Though without their direct participation, Glorantha might still be brought back from the dead.	”
— "Good" branch

Notes[]

While the royal line must be extinct for this event to happen, the royal characters still have advice.

Advice[]

"I assure you, this is the only way." - Iverlantho
"The rest of you think this is right, so I must go along." - Venef
"We’ll fight for Orlanth and Elmal forever in the heavens." - Erenlanth
"I hope the sky is not yet full of things that eat." - Dresta
"Well, this is our last ride." - Reda
"All is ephemeral." - Sereden
"Our deaths shall be ours, and not belong to our enemies." - Kerenna
"A harsh conclusion to harsh lives." - Hanth
"Our path through the sky may be impeded." - Doresa
"Think of this not as the end of one journey, but as the beginning of another." - Rodene
"As my father would say, “All is ephemeral.”" - Serestev
"Father, this is no time for enigmatic phrases." - Serestev, if his father is also on the ring.
"Before I burn, I shall fall on my sword." - Korestene
"This way we won’t be food for <Chaos Foe>." - Hanvan
"My own ancestors were born in fire." - Agimori Adoptee
"When the world began to die, Riders turned their fire cages into fire horses. We adopted the tradition through our Hyalor side."
"How can you all be so calm about this?"
"This way we all go together."
"For once in my life, I am certain. We have chosen the only possible path."
"No foreigner would be brave enough to do this."
"If only we hadn’t wasted so much effort worrying about regalia."
"The sacred flames will ensure than no one gets up again after death."
"So my life will end where it begun, in Berenstead."
"I would like my own fire cage. This is too important to share."
"Our Rider ancestors fought to keep people out of fire cages."
"I can’t help but weep." - Chalana Arroy worshipper
"Our ancestors beckon." - Ancestor worshipper
"Our mortal bodies will not long survive, but we can still aid Elmal in the defense of Orlanth’s stead." - Elmal worshipper
"We must be brave, for the children." - Ernalda worshipper
"When I agreed to do this, I was joking." - Eurmal trickster
"An ordeal to test our courage." - Humakt worshipper
"Be sure to burn up all of our food, so that Chaos beasts can’t nourish themselves on it." - Inilla worshipper
"I look forward to meeting Dostal, in the hunting grounds near Orlanth’s stead." - Dostal worshipper
"Orlanth said to Elmal, “Place me on your pyre, that I might fight in another form.”" - Orlanth worshipper
"This tradition began as a means of sacrificing foes." - Redalda worshipper
"This is cowardly. We should have fought to the last warrior. - Urox worshipper
"Refugee life would have offered at least a chance of survival." - Voriof worshipper
"So this how our saga ends."